The little boy's eyes lit up when he saw the silver ingots, and he was overjoyed to see how generous Song Tangxue was with her rewards. He stepped forward and knelt down in front of Song Tangxue.

"The Crown Princess is beautiful and kind-hearted. It is a blessing for Chang Le Palace to have her stay here today..." He uttered those auspicious words in a flash.

This was in stark contrast to his previous demeanor.

Song Tangxue listened with a smile for a long time, until Xiao Xunzi was speechless and couldn't say anything more. Song Tangxue didn't say anything, which made Xiao Xunzi anxious.

"You're not bad either." Song Tangxue directed people to carry the dowry chests into the room next door, which would temporarily serve as a storeroom.

Xiao Xunzi was so anxious, and that's how it ended up?

Song Tangxue got up and walked outside. Xiao Xunzi was still kneeling on the ground, so Song Tangxue pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Why is Grandpa Xun still kneeling?"

This means they have no intention of rewarding him. Xiao Xunzi was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. He had just gone to all that trouble to say so much!

Song Tangxue went out, with Cuixi and Xiaoxizi following closely behind. Inside Chang Le Palace, Xiaoxunzi clapped his hands and got up with a resentful expression.

As a result, he knelt for too long, his knees went weak, and he accidentally fell to the side. The palace maids and eunuchs rushed over to help him up.

Xiao Xunzi stared at Song Tangxue's retreating figure with a gloomy expression. She had looked down on him, and today she would make her pay the price.

"Eunuch Xun, this Crown Princess is really difficult to deal with," a young palace maid whispered, "Are we just going to be manipulated by her like this?"

"You've cleaned for so long today, and all you got was that little Xizi? Don't you know you're the head eunuch? This is a complete disregard for you."

"Hmph." Xiao Xunzi snorted coldly, "Come on, let's prepare a grand gift to welcome the Crown Princess to Chang Le Palace!"

Xiao Xunzi's voice was sharp and piercing, and several palace maids went out to buy things at his command.

Song Tangxue was going to the shop to check things out. The Crown Prince's residence was to the east of the palace, quite far from the shop. By the time she returned from her trip, it was already dusk.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the three of them. Little Xizi patted his round belly and said, "It's so good to be with my master. My belly is so full I can't fit anything else in it."

Cui Xi felt honored: "Of course! Our master is the most soft-hearted!"

Song Tangxue listened to the two of them talking in a rare calm.

As soon as they stepped into Chang Le Palace, the lax palace servants immediately straightened up, and one of them even jumped down from a tree.

It turned out that the eunuch they had sent to keep watch had also fallen asleep. It was utterly lawless. Song Tangxue looked coldly at the crowd in front of her.

Xiao Xunzi shook the brim of his hat and walked up to the Crown Princess with a smile: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess has already had the Imperial Kitchen send over the food. This servant has already placed it in the room, and it's still warm."

Looking at this group of people, Song Tangxue felt disdain and thought she would find a chance to teach them a lesson.

After checking the accounts all afternoon, Song Tangxue rubbed her temples wearily and walked into the house. Xiao Xunzi raised an eyebrow as she watched her back.

Hopefully, the Crown Princess will like the gifts they prepared.

"Oh, sister just got back?" Song Tangli rushed over to see Song Tangxue as soon as she received the news from the gatekeeper.

Song Tangxue stopped in her tracks.

“Sister, things are different now. You are a married woman, so you should take care of your family and stop running around outside all day.” Song Tangli came to find fault with her, and she was still unwilling to accept it that afternoon.

That dowry clearly belonged to her; why should Song Tangxue take it away as she pleased?

"Don't try to bind me with your demands." Song Tangxue turned around and looked at the person who was still veiled: "Besides, there is no law in the court that says women can't do business. Go and reason with His Majesty."

"Who knows if she's out doing business or meeting someone?" Song Tangli subtly implied that she had something on Song Tangxue.

What gives Song Tangxue the right to be arrogant?

"So what if you met a few shopkeepers? Is that something to be ashamed of?" Song Tangxue knew, of course, that Song Tangli knew about her affair with Xie Qianzhong, and that she had deliberately leaked it.

She has no evidence to prove it. Anyone can say what they want. If words could come true, there would be countless emperors in the world.

Seeing that Song Tangxue was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, Song Tangli was so anxious she was about to jump up and down. She thought that one day Song Tangxue would skin her alive.

"The Crown Prince has arrived!"

Just as Song Tangli was thinking about her response, the Crown Prince also returned from the palace. He had been taken to the Imperial Study by his father as soon as court was over and had not come out all day.

After court, she ran into Granny Geng, who was by the Empress Dowager's side. Her words were a subtle reminder to her to take good care of her Crown Princess.

Upon returning to his residence, he remembered this and immediately went to Chang Le Palace.

The Crown Princess was in charge of assigning accommodations. He had just received the location, and Chang Le Palace seemed to be quite remote.

Thinking of Song Tangli, the body he had seen last night resurfaced in his mind, and the Crown Prince, who hadn't even had lunch yet, almost vomited up his bile.

Upon arriving at Chang Le Palace and seeing Song Tangxue's beautiful face, his day's unpleasantness dissipated considerably, and he even momentarily ignored the masked Crown Princess beside him.

Song Tangli and Song Tangxue bowed simultaneously: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects."

"Family, get up quickly." Li Zhaoxian walked up to Song Tangxue and helped her up. Song Tangxue took a small step back, barely touching Li Zhaoxian's hand.

"Why is Ah Li wearing a veil today?" After many years of habit, Li Zhaoxian still noticed the difference in Song Tangli.

Song Tangli gritted her teeth inwardly; she had just been praying that Li Zhaoxian would forget her.

She couldn't let the Crown Prince see her current appearance. Facing the Crown Prince's gaze, Song Tangli subconsciously turned her head away: "I know that I offended you, my elder sister, yesterday. Today, I have come here with a veil to apologize to you."

Song Tangli lowered her head obediently, her eyes downcast.

“I know that Ah Li has always been kind-hearted.” Li Zhaoxian unconsciously thought of Song Tangli from the past, who was gentle and virtuous. If it weren’t for what happened last night, she would have been a qualified and satisfactory wife.

His heart immediately turned to the wrong side: "Tang Xue is your sister, so she probably won't mind your unintentional mistake."

Song Tangxue watched silently from the side, just as Song Tangli had done many times in her previous life, showing off in front of her with Li Zhaoxian.

Song Tangxue felt nothing; in fact, she felt only disgust.

“My sister is beautiful and kind-hearted, so she won’t hold it against me.” Song Tangli could only smooth things over by saying, “But I know that the damage I caused to my sister yesterday is irreversible, so I’ve been trying to cover my face and apologize to her these past few days.”

Song Tangxue glanced at the face noncommittally. She knew best the effects of the medicine she had prepared herself, and Song Tangli dared not remove her veil now: "I have already forgiven you for this matter, so please remove your veil."