But as soon as these two stood beside her, many eyes began to turn towards them.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan silently took a step back and spoke:

"Your Highnesses must have not seen each other for a long time. Please continue your conversation. My father and I will find a place to sit down!"

The two were a sight to behold, but she didn't want to be the center of attention.

Anyway, she came from a garbage dump, so she doesn't know any manners yet.

Yes, she doesn't understand anything right now.

After saying that, he pulled Situ Ze aside and walked away.

Situ Ze looked at Fang Yuan with affection, then could only bow slightly to the two of them:

"Excuse me, Your Highnesses, we must take our leave!"

He had lived in the sanatorium for over ten years and was somewhat unaccustomed to this kind of social interaction.

The female cub didn't like it, and neither did he.

The father and daughter ignored the stares from their surroundings and found a corner to sit down.

Seeing that their rivals had left, Jiang Nancheng and Jiang Nanqing lost their desire to talk and instead became somewhat confrontational.

"Seventh brother, are you sure you want to compete with your older brother for the same female?"

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on the wine glass in his hand, as if his words were nothing more than a casual remark.

"Fifth Brother, it's not that I want to, it's that Father and Mother want to. The Crown Prince is their precious treasure, and we are just weeds!"

Jiang Nanqing also lost her previous innocent tone, becoming lazy and somewhat nonchalant.

"He was faking it all after all!" Fang Yuan chuckled to himself.

On the surface, she didn't seem to care about the two of them, but she kept her divine sense outward, and she knew exactly what they were talking about.

"Fifth Brother, the imperial law stipulates that she can marry at least five men, so one more won't make a difference!" Jiang Nanqing wanted to persuade her fifth brother.

“She can have anyone else, but the royal family can only have me,” Jiang Nancheng said, showing no intention of backing down.

He had no need for things like two brothers sharing one wife.

"Hmph! Your words make me even more curious. I really want to get to know her and see what she's really like," Jiang Nanqing said defiantly.

Fifth Brother is always good at finding good things; the more he says that, the better the female is.

Since he doesn't have a female he likes anyway, why not give it a try?

The two brothers parted on bad terms, but both were quite self-aware and did not go looking for Fang Yuan.

As expected of someone from the royal family, their ability to read people and understand situations is top-notch.

Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to tell his father that the wine in his space was ready and he planned to take some out to try.

Situ Ze refused, saying it was at a royal banquet and he would try again when they got back.

Unexpectedly, a woman walked over with a man who looked somewhat like Situ Ze and sat down on the sofa next to them.

The woman sized them up twice, then turned to Situ Ze and spoke:

"I didn't expect you to actually come out? Is everything alright? She's my sister's offspring?"

The woman looked at the two people sitting there, and her attitude towards Situ Ze was very arrogant.

This caused Fang Yuan's expression to turn cold.

When Situ Ze saw the two people who suddenly appeared, his relaxed expression turned cold as well.

He didn't get up, and replied indifferently:

"Yes, thanks to Patriarch Fang, it's all healed now."

Turning to look at the man, she pursed her lips and said, "Big brother, long time no see!"

One of these two men was his deceased wife's older sister, and the other was his sister's brother-in-law.

But he has nothing to do with either of them anymore.

I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking, that he actually let them come as well.

Fang Yuan glanced at the two of them and deliberately asked:

"Father, are they your relatives?"

Of course she knew who those two people were.

This woman is Fang Xinru, her mother's older sister. Her daughter is Fang Rou, who was lucky enough to pick up the pieces of her space without having awakened it.

This man appears to be Fang Rou's father, Situ Hao.

To be honest, the two do look quite alike.

No wonder Fang Rou looks somewhat similar to her; after all, their parents are very close.

"Long time no see, little brother!"

After glancing at Fang Xinru, Situ Hao also greeted Situ Ze.

Because of Fang Jingru's death, Fang Xinru blamed her brother and disliked him as a result.

If he hadn't been lucky enough to have Fang Rou with her before, he might have already been divorced by Fang Xinru.

So all these years, Fang Xinru has been targeting Situ Ze, and he has always pretended not to know.

"You're Fang Yuan? I'm your aunt Fang Xinru. You're the daughter of the Fang family. Come back to the Fang family with me after the banquet!"

Fang Xinru looked at Fang Yuan and said without any politeness.

“The Fang family? No need. I’ll just stay with my father. Besides, His Majesty gave me a house, which I heard is quite large and big enough to live in.”

Fang Yuan refused without hesitation.

What a joke! You bullied my own father and I still live with you? Am I stupid or are you stupid?

Besides, you're the head of the Fang family, why would you stay at your house and live under someone else's roof?

Are you out of your mind?

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Fang Xinru was somewhat unhappy.

“My Fang family has been counts for generations in the empire, and we are considered a prominent family in the empire. You are a female member of my Fang family, how can you live outside?”

"Is an earl that powerful? But His Majesty just bestowed upon me the title of duke and gave me a ducal mansion. Can't I live in my own ducal mansion?"

Fang Yuan looked innocent and turned to Situ Ze: "Father, isn't the Duke good enough?"

“A duke is good, he’s two ranks higher than a count!” Situ Ze replied, suppressing a smile.

Upon hearing this, both Fang Xinru and Situ Hao were stunned.

Fang Xinru's expression shifted like a palette of colors for a long time before she finally found her voice and spoke again:

"His Majesty bestowed upon you the title of Duke?"

"Yes, it was only sealed off today."

As Fang Yuan spoke, she opened her hand, and a golden badge representing the Duke gleamed in her palm.

"I never expected His Majesty to value you so much!" Fang Xinru didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Unexpectedly, this niece would directly receive the title of duke.

It should be noted that the empire bestowed titles upon females to demonstrate their nobility, but generally, only lower-ranking titles were granted.

Only those whose space reaches S-level can potentially obtain the title of Earl.

Is this little girl's spatial ability even more powerful than an S-class one?

But in that case, it seems we won't be able to bring this person back.

Sure enough, Fang Yuan continued:

“When I was on the garbage planet, my mother stayed with me for ten years. Now I want to be with my father.”

So she did experience maternal love, and she didn't lack maternal love from her aunt.

"Your mother has been with you for ten years???" Fang Xinru's face was full of disbelief.

Then, his expression changed when he looked at Situ Ze.

If... if she hadn't suppressed Situ Ze back then.

We should take advantage of his mental confusion and lock him in a sanatorium.

Will my sister be found?

Did she really do something wrong?

"Yes? It's just that my mother has amnesia, otherwise we would have come back long ago." Fang Yuan said, sounding somewhat sad.

Even though her mother had lost her memory all those years ago, she still knew how to take care of her.

She certainly doesn't lack maternal love; she does have a mother who loves her.

"Excuse me, I'd like to speak with my father alone. If you two have nothing else to do, could you please leave?"

She was already being very lenient by not publicly attacking these people who were causing trouble, whether directly or indirectly.

"Alright, then... remember to visit the Fang family when you have time!"

Fang Xinru said dejectedly.

At this moment, their previous determination to win had vanished.

Especially after discovering that her stubbornness and prejudice had led to the death of her sister...