She didn't dare stand up and say such disobedient words, for she was afraid of being beheaded.

The neck is thin and cannot withstand being cut.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the ladies went from being crazy to being confused.

You've been talking for so long, could it be that you're not satisfied with the candidate for the Crown Princess?

More and more inquiring eyes were looking at Tang Ruozhi and Yu Qinglan.

Tang Ruozhi glared back, and no one dared to say a word, not even to look at him.

Yu Qinglan was much gentler. She neither listened nor looked, but just sat quietly, sitting upright.

After a while, Guo's mother came out.

The noisy sounds stopped immediately and there was silence.

You can hear a pin drop.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Regarding the final candidates for the Crown Princess, there are three people. I will announce them again—" The Queen Mother's majestic voice echoed in Zuixian Tower. When Tang Ruozhi heard that she had to re-announce, he tensed up, fearing that he would lose.

"Miss Sun from the Yu family in the Grand Tutor's Mansion is Yu Qinglan; the eldest daughter from the Tang family in the Prime Minister's Mansion is Tang Ruozhi." The Queen Mother paused here, not only to whet people's appetite on purpose but also because she didn't want to continue reading. In short, Tang Ruozhi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her name.

There was one last chance, one last chance. All the noble ladies waited with bated breath, but Jin Suting was the only one who didn't care.

He drank his tea leisurely, threw a candied fruit into his mouth, and chewed and chewed.

The Queen Mother coughed before continuing, "The eldest daughter of the Jin family in the General's Mansion, Jin Suting."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the building was stunned, and even Jin Ting herself bit her tongue.

Everyone in the building had more or less heard the rumors about Jin Suting. How could such a bad-behaved woman be the Crown Princess? Stop joking.

In addition to the voices of disbelief, there are naturally also voices of ridicule.

It was the two girls behind Jin Suting again. They must have never seen the world and were gossiping in such an occasion.

"How could it be her?"

"Did you pronounce the name wrong?"

"Fu Ning's general's family's surname is Jin, how could they pronounce it wrong!"

"Ah! I don't want to live any longer. I'm outshined by Jin Suting..."

Jin Suting's face darkened. What's wrong? Is it embarrassing to be compared to her? Is she that bad?

There is another point that people with insight quickly realized. If the man behind the curtain was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then it meant that Jin Suting was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's favorite princess.

Did you hear the heartbreaking sound of Lady Funing?

The Queen Mother coughed twice again, and Zuixianlou returned to calm.

"These three children are the candidates I decided after careful consideration. From today on, you will all be the prince's women in the future. Even if you cannot become the crown princess, you will be named Liang Di. Therefore, I don't want to hear any dissatisfied voices anymore. If you are not as good as others, go home and practice hard!" After the Queen Mother's words came down, no one dared to have any opinions and all obeyed obediently.

In fact, the Queen Mother didn't need to bother saying these words. As long as she gave the order, whoever was the Crown Princess would be the Crown Princess. Who would dare to disagree?

However, Fuding follows a semi-democratic social order, where public opinion comes first in everything, even in matters like the Crown Prince choosing a Crown Princess.

Others had no objection, but Jin Suting was stunned by this bombshell news.

She looked at Yu Qinglan with an expression that looked like she was about to cry. How could she not cry? This was how she got rid of the marriage with Yu Jingfeng, rejected the "true love confession" of the Ninth Prince, and even swore that she would not get involved in the royal family's mess.

Now, it’s great to have a slap in the face with strength...

Since ancient times, beauties have married early. Does that mean she has to start a life of taking care of her husband and children and become a yellow-faced woman so early?

And, the worst thing is, she is the woman of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace!

This is truly fatal! Couldn't she have lived two more years, to see more of this beautiful world that, while it loves to abuse her, also occasionally gives her sweets?

Although Yu Qinglan was easy to get along with, it was hard to say about Tang Ruozhi.

The thought of being beaten up, secretly framed, and other palace fighting scenes in the future made her scalp tingle.

"Sister Su, this is a good thing." Yu Qinglan didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only guide her in the direction of good things.

"How can this be a good thing? I still want to live a few more years." Jin Suting complained in a low voice, feeling aggrieved.

"Well, didn't I come to accompany you?" Yu Qinglan rubbed Jin Suting's head.

"It would be great if you didn't accompany me. At least one of us can pursue our own happiness." Jin Suting murmured softly.

Yu Qinglan didn't reply to her, but sighed, "It's not that easy. This is fate, and we have no control over it."

Jin Suting and Yu Qinglan sympathized with each other, while Tang Ruozhi and Jin Xiyan were furious.

Tang Ruozhi recognized Helan Ruizhe, and his back made her haunted. He concluded that the man behind the curtain was Helan Ruizhe. He never thought that he would do such a thing just for a woman.

She had thought that he had always been so unkind and would not stop until he had worn away all of a person's pride.

Today, just for a woman, he was able to talk to the Mother of the Nation for such a long time. Could it be that the weight of growing up together is not as great as that of a woman with such a bad reputation?

When Tang Ruozhi thought of this, all his pride and pretense collapsed.

She glared at Jin Ting fiercely, "I will deal with you sooner or later!"

After making these harsh remarks, he left the table openly.

This made Jin Suting stand there confused and crying.

Yu Qinglan explained, "Don't bother with her. She has a weird temper. Among us, she only cares about A Rui."

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