"Princess An is joking."

“Speak? This princess never jokes.”

Yan An put a grape in her mouth without even glancing at her, but Liu Xuening felt deeply insulted.

Yan An could clearly see out of the corner of her eye that her cheeks were twitching with anger, as if her temples were throbbing, but she clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to control her emotions.

We can't tease her anymore. What if she gets angry and forgets about today's plan...?

"Haha, I was just joking. I have heard that the concubine's daughter of the Liu family has become the legitimate daughter in just a few days."

"You!" You just said you weren't joking, and now you're saying you are joking. Aren't you just making a fool of me?

"Sister! I've been looking for you for so long, I never expected you to come and toast Princess An first."

Liu Xuening looked at Liu Ruyan, her hatred growing stronger. She wondered what method this bitch had used to cure the poison of "Beauty's Intoxication" and restore her father's former affection for her.

"Today is Princess An's birthday. Xue Ning and her sister are here to offer you a toast."

Liu Xuening picked up Yan An's wine glass and, when no one was looking, sprinkled the medicinal powder from between her fingers into Yan An's wine glass, then presented it with both hands.

Yan An remained motionless, staring at Liu Xuening without drinking or replying, just watching her.

Liu Xuening felt a little guilty. Had she discovered something? "Princess An, Xuening is offering you a toast. Won't you give Xuening some face?"

Who do you think you are? Why should I give you face?

Yan An's mocking expression was quite jarring. She was just a little princess, what was there to be so arrogant about? When she became the regent's wife, she would deal with this bitch first.

To Yan An, the princess was indeed insignificant. She was the divine physician Luo Zhi, the daughter of General Yan who commanded the Yue Kingdom's army, the niece of the current Empress Dowager, the disciple of Venerable Bai Qing, the disciple of Divine Physician Mei, the Regent's fiancée, the owner of Beiming Manor, and Su Jingzhan's junior sister...

They don't have many identities, but any one of them could easily run rampant in the Moon Kingdom.

"But I'm in a good mood today, so I'll just have to drink it."

Although Yan An drank it all in one gulp, it greatly angered Liu Xuening. She had suffered a great deal of humiliation today, but soon her reputation would be ruined.

Liu Xuening's smugness was already laid bare on her hypocritical smiling face.

"Miss Liu, did you perhaps slip something into my drink? Why are you so happy after I drank this cup of wine?"

“Princess An, what are you saying? This wine is Princess An’s.”

Liu Xuening kept telling herself that she hadn't realized she had already drunk the wine, and that her task was complete.

"But this wine was indeed served to me by Miss Liu!"

Yan An looked at Liu Xuening, who seemed a little flustered. This person was really easy to tease and had extremely poor mental fortitude. She was not worthy of being her opponent.

"Princess An, you mustn't speak carelessly, I..."

Liu Xuening was about to step forward to explain when she was tripped by Liu Ruyan, knocking over a maid who was serving wine.

"This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die."

The maid was new and didn't know the usual customs of the Yan family. When she saw that she had offended Liu Xuening, she knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"Get up. The Yan family has its own rules. If you don't understand the rules, learn them before you start working. Go down."

Before Liu Xuening could even react, the maid had already left.

"The maids in Princess An's residence are ignorant, but doesn't Princess An understand? Your maids have made me look like this, so why did you let her leave?"

"So, according to Miss Liu, how should this be handled?"

"He should apologize to me, give me a few dozen lashes, and throw me out of the mansion."

She was really unlucky today. Not only was she constantly insulted by Yan An, but she was also made into such a sorry state by a maid. If the Regent saw her, it would definitely leave a bad impression.

"Leaving aside who hit whom first, is a human life so worthless in the eyes of the Minister's Mansion? If the Emperor knew that the Minister's Mansion treated the people of Yue Kingdom in this way, what would he think?"

Liu Xuening was so frightened that she took a few steps back. If the Emperor found out, he would surely punish her father, and she would also be implicated. Moreover, the poison she had given Yan An was about to take effect.

"Xue Ning spoke without thinking. I hope the princess will not take offense. Xue Ning asked the maid to fetch some clothes from the carriage. Would the princess be so kind as to take Xue Ning to change her clothes?"

Since things have come to this, we might as well turn the tables and use this opportunity to bring Yan An to her courtyard, thus helping Prince Xiao once again.

"Miss Liu, please."

Yan An led Liu Xuening to a small courtyard near the banquet, and Liu Xuening looked around.

"Princess An, this is not your courtyard!"

"Of course not. This place is closer to the front hall, so Miss Liu can change her clothes and go back quickly. Could it be that Miss Liu has something to do in my courtyard?"

"It's nothing, thank you Princess An."

Liu Xuening was filled with anxiety. They had originally agreed to meet at Yan An's courtyard, but now they were at an unknown place. She wondered if Prince Xiao could still find them.

"Since there's nothing else, I'll go to the front hall to greet the guests. You can go straight back after you've changed."

"Now that Princess An has arrived, why not wait a little longer? What's the rush?"

Upon hearing Yue Zhixiao's voice, Liu Xuening instantly stopped worrying. It was good that she had found him; let's see how long she can remain arrogant.

"This is the backyard. It's not appropriate for Prince Xiao to come here."

"Inappropriate? I don't see anything inappropriate about it."

Perfect timing! All the main characters have arrived. Yue Zhixiao was able to come here because of Yan An. Yan An had Liu Ruyan stay in the front hall to guide him if necessary. Otherwise, how would Yue Zhixiao know that the two of them were here?

“In that case, Prince Xiao must be here to see Miss Liu. I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave now.”

"I'm here to find someone, but not Liu Xuening, it's you, Yan An. Yan An, you can't leave now."

Yan An scoffed at this, "Why can't this princess leave?"

"I wonder how Princess An is feeling right now? Is she thirsty? Feeling hot? Itchy all over?"

A sinister smile played on Yue Zhixiao's face. According to the timing of the drug administration, it should have taken effect by now.

"Is the aphrodisiac Your Highness referring to? I'm sorry, I wasn't affected."

Yue Zhixiao glared angrily at Liu Xuening, wishing he could strangle her.

“Your Highness, I really did give her the medicine. She really drank that cup of wine. Otherwise, you can ask Liu Ruyan. Liu Ruyan was there at the time.”

Liu Xuening was terrified and stood frozen in place, her palms sweating profusely.

The smile on Yue Zhixiao's face gradually faded, and his expression became increasingly serious.