"Xie Jinhuan, what are you doing?" Sun Yun asked rudely.

Xie Jinhuan slowly turned around, her face, which was still relatively normal, grinned. Zhao Shu and the others took two steps back. "It seems that even the fearless Princess Jun is afraid." She laughed maniacally, her eyes dull, vicious, and arrogant, as if she had given up hope and wanted to perish with the whole world.

"Xie Jinhuan, I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless." Xie Jinhuan is the eldest daughter of the Xie family, and Zhao Shushi doesn't want to have any conflicts with her. Nowadays, the New Party is too weak to compete with the Old Party. The fact that the New Party has managed to struggle for so many years without being overthrown by the Old Party truly shows that the members of the New Party are extraordinary people.

Women's affairs are trivial matters in terms of national affairs, but they are major matters for the family. A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. Zhao Shu has never dared to underestimate the power of women.

The Xie family is just too important, just too important.

"I told you, you would beg me." Xie Jinhuan's eyes, which seemed to be filled with vengeance for society, made Zhao Shu's heart tremble. This woman's personality was twisted, she was possessed.

However, in the blink of an eye, she returned to normal, her composure so effortless. No wonder she was allowed to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet. No, she was deliberately let in.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shu's expression changed instantly, and she gestured to Xiao Guozi and the others, "Sister Xie must be tired, why don't you take her back to the Xie residence!"

"Princess, you must be mistaken. You were away just now, and Sister Xie had just rested. How could she be tired? Could it be that you're not thinking straight?" Yang Mengxian walked over from the other end of the corridor and stood beside Xie Jinhuan with a gentle smile.

Seeing Yang Mengxian, Zhao Shu sneered, "It seems that Sister Yang is also exhausted and her mind is not clear. Go, escort the two sisters back to their residence!"

"Does the Princess intend to send us all back to the manor as well?" Sun Ying and Wei Yunshu walked over hand in hand. "Sixth Sister, what are you doing here? Fourth Sister was assassinated, shouldn't you go and see her? We are all sisters, and Fourth Sister is usually the closest to you. Don't let outsiders alienate your loved ones! Gentlemen befriend each other based on shared principles, while petty people befriend each other based on shared interests. Sixth Sister, don't let yourself be tainted by such vulgarity!"

As soon as Sun Ying arrived, she adopted the demeanor of an elder sister, lecturing her sternly and assertively, her tone full of certainty that Sun Yun was a treacherous ingrate! And Zhao Shu was a vulgar and uncouth person, a petty person who puts profit first.

"Heh." Zhao Shu chuckled, "Those who speak sweet words and harbor treacherous intentions will turn into enemies in the blink of an eye. Today I'll show you what it means for petty people to befriend each other based on shared interests."

"I'm afraid the princess won't have that opportunity." Yang Mengxian smiled mysteriously, exchanged a glance with Wei Yunshu and Sun Ying, and then left together. Before leaving, Sun Ying deliberately said to Sun Yun, "Sixth sister, Fourth Aunt is still waiting for you in the mansion. You should go home quickly."

Sun Yun had already rescued Madam Sun, and only responded with a cold laugh.

Zhao Shu instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was.

However, she soon realized that several young ladies were walking towards the corridor. As soon as they saw Xie Jinhuan and the others there, they immediately ran away, as if they did not want to cause trouble.

Xie Jinhuan smiled smugly and said, "Princess, how about it? I didn't lie to you, did I? You'll be begging me."

Zhao Shu already knew what she was up to. It turned out that Xie Jinhuan was the real trump card, the fuse, and their primary target wasn't the Huo family! It was the Xie family!

"The Xie family is gone, what good can you possibly gain?" Zhao Shu couldn't understand. A woman without a family, her only path is probably the road to the underworld, what good can she possibly gain?

"All I want is revenge, that's all." Xie Jinhuan's eyes were glazed over, her face contorted. "If it weren't for you, my father and grandfather would never have colluded with Huo Baichuan and Yan Shiren! If it weren't for you, the Sun family wouldn't have broken off the engagement, and I wouldn't have become an unfortunate widow! It's all because of you! I'll destroy you, destroy you all!"

Young men and women, as well as some court officials, their wives, noble families, and members of the royal family, passed by one after another. They all kept their distance and naturally couldn't hear what Xie Jinhuan was saying. They just looked at Zhao Shu and the other two with strange eyes, and then lowered their heads to discuss with the people around them.

Huo Baichuan had just turned the corner from behind the artificial hill when he overheard several people whispering, "The Xie family actually produced such a daughter, really... tsk tsk." They then shook their heads to indicate their disbelief.

"Being jilted is already shameful enough, but to have a husband who has died is an omen of bad luck. The Xie family has only reached this generation. With a daughter like this, what hope does the Xie family have? It's all over. What a pity for a family that has been passed down for generations. What a pity." The person who said this was a woman in her forties, heavily made up, and her eyes were filled with disdain as she spoke, as if she were so noble.

Birds of a feather flock together. Another woman beside her nodded in agreement, "That's right. Didn't you see it just now? Her grandfather's life or death was unknown, and she pretended to twist her ankle and fell into Prince Yong's arms. Luckily, His Highness the Crown Prince acted quickly, otherwise Prince Yong would have had to marry a widow. Tsk tsk."

"It has also harmed the Tenth Prince. The Tenth Prince is probably in big trouble now. You say this woman who doesn't follow the proper conduct of a wife is a real jinx. The Xie family's daughter is not someone to marry."

History is repeating itself in an astonishing way. A few years ago, Zhao Shu warned people not to marry a daughter of the Wang family. Now, someone wants to follow the same pattern and dismantle the Xie family from within, causing trouble from within.

Huo Baichuan looked around. Everyone was talking about this matter, how shameless, unchaste, and disrespectful to elders Xie Jinhuan was... If the eldest daughter of the Xie family was like this, how could the other daughters of the Xie family be any better? All the words that used to praise the virtuous and gentle women of the Xie family had long been forgotten.

These discussions were all made by members of minor, low-ranking families. Whether for the sake of their families' interests or simply because of their nature, they all embellished the stories and started talking about it.

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