"It's just a flower. I can pick it if I want."
Ruan Hezhu spoke arrogantly, her smile full of sarcasm. In her opinion, since she had traveled through time, she was the protagonist of this world.
These evil people who bully others by taking advantage of their power can't do anything to me.
Besides, she and Jiang Qingluo didn't get along well.
"Are you crazy? This peony is priceless. Even if you sell your entire Ruan Mansion, it won't be enough to compensate you."
Jiang Qingluo was furious. If Wanwan hadn't repeatedly warned her not to fight, she would have lost control long ago.
"Priceless?"
Ruan Hezhu shook the peony in his hand and looked at the huge general's mansion.
“I don’t know how much money General Jiang embezzled and how much of the people’s blood and sweat he extorted to decorate his mansion so luxuriously.
This is the hard-earned money of the people.”
Ruan Hezhu had no idea what the background of a family was like in ancient times. In her opinion, these officials were all corrupt officials like those on TV.
Their silver is not clean at all.
"Miss Ruan, please be careful with your words and actions. General Jiang is a well-known honest official. You are slandering an official appointed by the court."
Ye Ronger looked serious. She never expected that Ruan Hezhu would dare to say anything.
But Ruan Hezhu was really fearless. She snorted coldly and raised her hand.
"Honest officials, they all protect each other. Not a single good person exists. You eat the people's salary but do nothing for the people. Sooner or later, I will expose the true colors of you all."
Looking at Jiang Qingluo and Ye Ronger who were dressed exquisitely and wearing gold and silver jewelry, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. With so little salary, she probably couldn't even afford to buy them a piece of jewelry.
"You're just reincarnated as rich ladies, enjoying a privileged life, yet you don't know how to be grateful. You act so high and mighty, like you're indistinguishable from everyone else. It's truly disgusting."
Hearing this, Jiang Qingluo couldn't bear it anymore and slapped her in the face.
"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to point fingers at us?"
"You dare to hit me? Ruan Hezhu was bullied by you. I will avenge her now."
As Ruan Hezhu said this, he grabbed Jiang Qingluo's hair and the two of them started fighting.
Ye Ronger was so scared that she didn't know what to do.
When the people in the front and back yards heard the noise, they all rushed over.
"Luo'er, quickly separate the two of them."
Yu Shulan was horrified and quickly ordered her servants to pull the two men apart.
【What's wrong with this heroine again? 】
"Are you okay?"
The prince rushed over and hurried forward to check if Jiang Qingluo was injured.
As her fiancé, Song Yu looked at the two of them with disgust.
"What's going on?" Yu Shulan asked in a deep voice.
Jiang Qingluo angrily recounted everything that had just happened.
Ye Ronger also testified on the side.
Such outrageous words frightened everyone.
Madam Ruan's legs went weak and she knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, Madam Jiang, I have lost my mind and am talking nonsense. Please spare my life, Your Highness."
"Mom, I was just picking a peony, but Jiang Qingluo was unreasonable and attacked me first."
Ruan Hezhu said this with tears in her eyes. She had also learned to act pitiful. But if she could normally act pitiful, now with her red and swollen cheeks, it just looked funny.
"This Yaohuang peony is a gift from the emperor. If you damage it, you will be beheaded."
The prince's cold voice sounded, and everyone gasped in shock.
The prince has always been gentle and rarely gets angry.
"Your Highness, I didn't know this was a gift from the Emperor. The Jiang family placed it here so casually, obviously not paying much attention to it. This is not my fault."
"I clearly warned you."
Seeing Ruan Hezhu still quibbling, Jiang Qingluo became very angry.
"I didn't hear it. Ignorance is not a crime. Madam Jiang is very tolerant and generous. I'm sure she won't bother with a little girl like me."
As she spoke, she looked at Yu Shulan with a provocative look.
[This heroine is so shameless, she's not as smart as described in the book.]
Yu Shulan curled her lips and said coldly, "It seems that Miss Ruan feels that she is not wrong?"
"I was not wrong at all."
"Really? Miss Ruan is here to attend the full moon banquet. Everyone is sitting in the front hall. Why did you sneak into this garden without even a maid?"
"I..." Ruan Hezhu lowered his head guiltily.
"Even if you don't understand the preciousness of this peony, after Luo'er told you, why didn't you apologize and admit your mistake? Instead, you confidently accused our Jiang family of being rich because of corruption."
"Everyone knows that my sons and daughters have fought bravely on the battlefield, killed the enemy bravely, and guarded the borders, all for the purpose of ensuring that the people live a stable life. Your claim of eating the people's salary but doing nothing for them is truly empty talk, slandering the innocence of my Jiang family."
"Madam, please spare my life. My daughter is young and naive. Please forgive her this time."
Mrs. Ruan kowtowed continuously. If they admitted to the charges, beheading the entire Ruan family would be the least they could get.
"Today is a happy day. It's just a small matter. Why make such a fuss? Madam Jiang is tolerant and generous. She will definitely not bother with a little girl."
For some unknown reason, Song Yu, who had been silent all this time, spoke.
If it were in the past, Yu Shulan might have given him face, but now.
"I don't think it's a small matter to slander the reputation of our Jiang family."
Song Yu choked and became angry. "What does Madam Jiang want? Kill the Ruan family? Just a few words and they want to kill people. I never thought the Jiang family is so cruel."
[Cruel, that's easy to say, but if we talk about cruelty, who can be as cruel as you?]
"Why are you so anxious, my lord? I just scolded him a few times, why did you get so excited?"
As she spoke, Yu Shulan's expression wandered between Song Yu and Ruan Hezhu, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Everyone remembered that the last time Jiang Qingluo bullied Ruan Hezhu, he accused her of seducing the prince, and now it seems that she was not wronged.
"What does this have to do with me? I'm just speaking the truth."
Song Yu's face turned pale. He didn't expect that he would get into such trouble.
But even so, his words made the heroine Ruan Hezhu's eyes sparkle.
She knew that Song Yu was different from others.
[Oh, the heroine and the hero are attracted to each other. 】
The heroine is a person who judges people by their appearance. She likes Song Yu entirely because of his looks and background. She thinks only a man like him is worthy of her status.
The prince secretly glanced at Jiang Qingluo beside him, and seeing her gloomy expression, he didn't feel any pain in his heart.
He said in a deep voice, "Ruan Hezhu, you damaged the imperial gift and slandered the imperial officials. Do you admit your guilt?"
Ruan Hezhu looked up in shock. She had been explaining herself for so long, but the prince hadn't heard her? He was clearly deliberately defending the Jiang family. A prince who couldn't distinguish right from wrong was truly unworthy of being the crown prince.
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