"Princess, the Fujin said that you must not be lazy today, or you will be punished by copying scriptures."

Tong Cheng'er felt a little annoyed: "I know, I know what I'm doing."

She's not stupid; she knows perfectly well that today isn't the time to slack off. If it were anything else, it wouldn't matter, but today is the day she's choosing a future wife for her second brother.

Her future sister-in-law might be among them, so she naturally wouldn't be careless.

"Princess, which outfit are you wearing today?"

"Let's find something more festive! For good luck."

"What do you think of this one, Princess?"

Looking at Tong Cheng'er, she saw a red cheongsam with a front opening, which had just been made a few days ago.

She nodded: "This one will do!"

After getting dressed, Tong Cheng'er had her hair styled in two buns and went directly to Shumulu's courtyard without needing to put on makeup.

In the main courtyard, Tong Cheng'er had breakfast with her mother and sister-in-law, listened to a lot of precautions, and then finally felt a little relieved.

Soon the guests will arrive, and she'll be busy.

After breakfast, Tong Cheng'er went to prepare. But there wasn't much to prepare; she had trained her subordinates to be very responsible, and all she had to do was sit in the pavilion and listen to the reports.

He would nod from time to time to show that he was listening and not asleep.

"Princess, everything is fine here, you should go to the main courtyard now."

"Okay, let's go!"

Tong Cheng'er went to Shumulu's place and started accompanying and entertaining guests. The unmarried women of the same age basically just said a few words in front of the elders, exchanged some pleasantries, and were then taken away by her.

Although she didn't know many people, the Tong family had a lot of influence, and the people who came were all quite polite to her.

Of course, some people gave the Tong family face, while others did not.

For example, there's Tong Yunyao, another princess from the Tong family who lives on the next street.

The two families are actually related; Tong Cheng'er's maternal grandfather and Tong Yunyao's maternal grandfather are the same person.

Tong Yunyao's maternal grandfather is Tong Guowei, who is also the father of Empress Tong.

Tong Yunyao is the Empress's niece, and the Tong family is the Emperor's maternal and paternal relatives, so she is quite arrogant.

As for why he had a grudge against Tong Cheng'er, it all started when they were children. Although the Tong family had long since separated, they still shared the same surname. In ancient times, clans were very important, and the Tong family would gather together every year during the Spring Festival.

Tong Cheng'er was a lazy person, and she happened to meet Tong Yunyao, who was a troublemaker. They had different values, and at that time Tong Guowei was at the height of his power, so Tong Yunyao actually wanted to put Tong Cheng'er to work as a maid.

Tong Yunyao was skilled at this and had done it many times before, but Tong Cheng'er didn't appreciate it, so the two started arguing.

Tong Yunyao was clearly in the wrong. Although Tong Cheng'er's family wasn't as well-regarded as Tong Guowei's, who relied on his sister and daughter, they weren't lacking in anything. As a result, Tong Yunyao naturally had to apologize.

An apology alone wasn't enough. When she got back, Tong Yunyao was severely punished by her stepmother. The punishment was so harsh that she held a grudge against Tong Cheng'er.

Whenever we bumped into each other at a banquet, she would inevitably say sarcastic or sarcastic things, which really made people feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Tong Cheng'er didn't like going out, so I didn't run into her many times.

"Isn't this Tong Cheng'er? What's wrong? You're the one who hates hanging out with us the most. Now you'd better find a way to hide somewhere."

It's often said that the person who knows you best is your enemy, and that's certainly true. Tong Yunyao revealed Tong Cheng'er's true nature as soon as she opened her mouth, knowing that she was lazy.

Tong Cheng'er wasn't surprised at all that the person speaking was Tong Yunyao; it would be strange if she spoke to her calmly and evenly!

"You're not right. I just don't like hanging out with you. You're taking yourself way too seriously!"

Tong Yunyao: "What do you mean?"

What do you think?

Tong Cheng'er's nonchalant and indifferent attitude infuriated Tong Yunyao, but she couldn't very well take action against her.

Tong Cheng'er looked at Tong Yunyao with satisfaction, then said to Ruxue, "Go and serve our Princess Yunyao a cup of tea to cool her down."

Ru Xue smiled and accepted the order: "Yes, Princess."

When the tea meant to cool her down was placed in front of Tong Yunyao, she almost smashed the teacup, showing just how angry she was.

After leaving Tong Yunyao's side, Rulan sighed, "I don't know why Yunyao always picks on the princess. She always has to find fault with her." The key is that she always gets annoyed by the princess. She's not good enough, but she still likes to push her way in. Rulan thinks that Yunyao really has a self-destructive habit.

Tong Cheng'er: "It's just the same two things anyway, nothing new. If she's willing to make things difficult for herself, we can't stop her, can we?"

If she didn't tease Tong Yunyao a bit when she met her, she felt like something was missing. In fact, Tong Yunyao was the only one who caught her eye!

Otherwise, they wouldn't be "thinking about" it!

After her usual sharp rebuke, Tong Cheng'er felt that was enough, so she stopped wasting her energy on her and went to entertain the others.

Thinking about her future sister-in-law, Tong Cheng'er put a lot of effort into the hospitality today. She was more mature than many of the other princesses who were only ten years old. She wasn't unwilling to entertain them before, but she knew how to handle social situations.

After a series of social engagements, she actually got to know quite a few people.

Moreover, many people have also come to know her in a new light.

She used to dislike going out, and when she did, she would make herself seem invisible, so people didn't know much about her. Plus, with Tong Yunyao "promoting" and "famous" her, many people heard that she was a lazy princess with no talent and no ability to manage a household...

Now that she has said all this, everyone has a new understanding of her.

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