Chapter 368 The eldest princess and Chen Suizhu sing in unison!

A pink pearl!

The round beads evoked her memories; she had indeed given Zhou Yunxue a handkerchief adorned with pink pearls.

This handkerchief was obtained as tribute and then sent to the Empress Dowager. Coincidentally, the princesses saw it when they paid their respects to the Empress Dowager and all wanted it. Since there was only one handkerchief, the Empress Dowager gave it to one of them.

Previously, Zhou Yunxue often stayed by her side, so the princesses didn't dare to bully her openly.

It is estimated that this handkerchief came into Zhou Yunshang's hands when the Shen family was exiled.

"Prepare men's clothing; we'll go to the flower viewing banquet tomorrow."

The score of the fifty charges against them hasn't been settled yet.

All those invited this time were women. Zhou Yunshang specially sent someone to the Shen family to mention that the Tenth Princess would be attending. Originally, the Shen family wanted to avoid the limelight and only let Liu Shi take Hu Jinyu out for a walk. Now they had no choice but to bring all the women in the mansion.

Given the several misfortunes that had befallen the Shen family, the elders of the Shen family repeatedly warned the female members of the family before they left home.

"Don't get separated! No matter who sends someone to call you, don't go!"

"If there is really no way to refuse, you must inform the elders in your family."

"Always remember to avoid making mistakes!"

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Shen Lanxi went with the women in her family. Of course, she had already reported to Emperor Renxiao in the palace the day before.

Emperor Renxiao was most averse to interference in politics by the harem; this was forbidden even by empresses and concubines, let alone princesses.

Zhou Yunshang has already registered with Emperor Renxiao.

After getting off the carriage and searching around, the Crown Prince's wife also arrived.

Today is sure to be lively.

"Lanxi, why are you dressed as a man? From afar, I thought you were some handsome young man." Zhou Yunshang called out when she saw Shen Lanxi, drawing everyone's attention.

Shen Lanxi smiled gently: "I'm already used to wearing them, men's clothing is more convenient."

"So, Miss Shen finds it inconvenient for us women to serve her?" a woman with her hair styled in a bun asked, standing next to Zhou Yunshang.

Shen Lanxi's eyes were dark as she casually said, "Neither His Majesty nor the Empress have said anything to me, yet you are quite good at finding fault."

The woman's face stiffened, then she forced a smile and said, "That's not what I meant."

Shen Lanxi: "I'm not used to people calling me Miss Shen. Please call me Lord Juding, or Lord Shen!"

The woman froze again, her smile beginning to fade and she could no longer maintain it.

"Lanxi, Suizhu can't speak properly. She used to play with us. She's tongue-tied. Have you forgotten?"

Shen Lanxi had no recollection of it and wouldn't bother to think about it.

"I never care about unimportant people!"

The smile on Chen Suizhu's face was so distorted that it was unbearable to look at.

“Shen Lanxi, I am the wife of the Marquis of Yong’an, from a family of meritorious officials bestowed by His Majesty.”

Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow at her, then suddenly seemed to recall something and said, "You wouldn't happen to be that little tagalong who used to follow the eldest princess around, would you?"

Chen Suizhu was so angry she was practically spitting fire.

She's not a tagalong; Shen Lanxi is the real effeminate bastard.

Zhou Yunshang's smile began to falter.

The moment she entered, Shen Lanxi ridiculed her guest, which was a slap in the face to her.

"Lanxi, it's good that you remember. She is now the Lady of Yong'an Marquis. The Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is a family of merit bestowed by His Majesty, so you must be careful with your words."

Shen Lanxi didn't respond, but changed the subject, saying, "I remember the highest official position in the Chen family was only a compiler in the Ministry of Rites, which was either the sixth or fifth rank?"

"With such a family background, how did she manage to marry into a family of meritorious officials? Wasn't she the legal wife?"

Many people covered their mouths and chuckled.

The fact that the eldest princess's cousin became someone's concubine is more than just an insult to the eldest princess!

With just one sentence, Shen Lanxi offended the Chen family, the Yong'an Marquis's family, and the eldest princess—three powerful factions in total!

Chen Suizhu was no longer a minor figure who ran errands and flattered the eldest princess. Having been praised for many years, the Lady of Yong'an Marquis could no longer tolerate such ridicule from Shen Lanxi.

“I am Shen Lanxi, the legal wife of the Marquis of Yong’an. Your words of insulting me are an insult to the Marquis of Yong’an’s mansion. Do you want to be our enemy?”

Shen Lanxi feigned innocence: "What did I say? Did I insult you? Did I insult the Yong'an Marquis's residence?"

Hu Jinyu: "Of course not."

Shen Lanxi raised the corner of her mouth: "If you represent the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion to be an enemy of my Juding Duke's Mansion, then I, Shen Lanxi, will accept it. Tomorrow I will definitely report today's interesting events to His Majesty truthfully."

Chen Suizhu's expression immediately changed. What did she mean by representing the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion? What did this have to do with the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion?

She was just saying it casually, it was at most a quarrel, how did it get dragged into a power struggle between the two mansions and even involve His Majesty?

“Princess, that’s not what I meant. How could Shen Lanxi make such a fuss and falsely accuse me?”

Zhou Yunshang already sensed that Shen Lanxi was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

I never expected that even after the Empress Dowager is gone, she would still dare to be so arrogant?

In front of so many people, they didn't respect her, the eldest princess, at all.

"Lanxi, please forgive Sui Zhu for my sake. She didn't mean it."

Shen Lanxi: "Since the princess has said so, let's just let this matter drop."

"If she dares to speak ill of me again, I will definitely storm the Yong'an Marquis's residence and ask him how he raised his wife. Then I will storm the Chen residence and ask him how he raised his daughter. In such an important occasion, just bring your mouth and eat; otherwise, you might offend someone with your words and then feel smug thinking you've gained a great advantage!"

Chen Suizhu was furious.

Shen Lanxi, how dare she? Her father is no longer a compiler or editor.

Her father is currently a fourth-rank official (Ge Shi Lang).

Zhou Yunshang could no longer even force a smile. The Chen family was her maternal family, and Shen Lanxi's insult to the Chen family was an insult to her.

How dare she?

"The eldest princess doesn't seem very happy. I only recently heard that she was confined to her quarters. If I had known earlier, I would definitely have pleaded for her before His Majesty."

Zhou Yunshang's face darkened as she struggled to suppress the urge to kick Shen Lanxi out.

"It's all because a court official accused me of fifty crimes in court before. These days I've been busy digging deep into the people behind those officials, so busy that I'm dizzy and almost unable to report to His Majesty!"

Zhou Yunshang froze, then coldly glanced at Shen Lanxi.

Did she find out?

She definitely knows.

She had always been fighting behind people's backs, never being pushed to the front to be torn apart. Zhou Yunshang clenched her hands, somewhat afraid that Shen Lanxi would act unpredictably and expose her in front of everyone.

"Lanxi, come in and sit down. It's so sunny and dry outside, don't let your face get tanned!"

"You two, hurry up and fan Master Shen."

Zhou Yunshang's sudden enthusiasm caught the people following her off guard.

Especially Chen Suizhu.

This is different from what they said at the beginning, isn't it?

What's wrong with the eldest princess? Could it be that she's afraid of Shen Lanxi?

“The eldest princess is right. I am a martial artist and am not afraid of the sun, but the ladies who have come today are different from a rough man like me. Let’s go inside quickly!”