The girl looked terrified, afraid that the princess would punish her and implicate her parents. Her parents were only fifth-rank imperial physicians; if the princess wanted to deal with them, it would be a piece of cake.
The madam of the Imperial Censor was still in a daze, thinking her daughter had gotten into trouble. Just as she was about to get up to plead for her daughter, she heard Princess Pingning, chin in hand, say lazily:
"Is Princess Shuhe scolding me? I wonder what I have done to offend Princess Shuhe?"
"You bitch, you know what you just said."
Princess Shuhe roared ferociously.
"What is the princess saying? I was just watching this young lady's performance perfectly fine, when did I say anything?"
Lin Yuxin said with an innocent look on her face.
"I saw you say it! You shameless woman, still trying to deny it!"
Shuhe was furious. She couldn't believe that this bitch would still deny it!
"Since Princess Shuhe says I spoke, then tell me, what did I say?"
Lin Yuxin raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a provocative expression.
"You say...you say...!"
Shuhe blushed and raised her hand, pointing at Lin Yuxin for a long time without saying anything, because Lin Yuxin asked: "Is Yanhonglou fun?"
She couldn't bring herself to say it, which made her even more certain that the murder of her at Yanhonglou was the work of that vile woman, Lin Yuxin.
"What did I say? Shuhejun, just say it! If you can't say it, then you're framing me. I think I'd better leave. This banquet was probably set up specifically to target me."
Lin Yuxin was initially aggressive, asking Princess Shuhe what she had said. Seeing that Shuhe couldn't answer, she then began to back down, becoming sad as she spoke.
"I have to go to the palace to ask the Emperor if bestowing this title of Princess upon me is an act of being bullied. If so, then I'd rather not have this title! Waaah!!"
After Lin Yuxin finished speaking, she still looked heartbroken and pulled Zhao Hanyya aside to leave.
Zhao Hanyue obediently stood up, took a few steps, walked to Lin Yuxin's side, put her arm around Lin Yuxin's shoulder, and let her lean against her. She also looked at the princess with a sad expression and questioned her:
"Your Highness! You invited my daughter and me here today, but you've made things difficult for us at every turn. I really want to know, what did we do to offend Prince Gong's mansion? Why are we being treated like this today?"
"Since Prince Gong's mansion cannot accommodate my daughter and me, then I, your humble servant, will not accompany you any longer. I must go back and ask my father, and have him go and inquire with the Emperor."
After Zhao Hanyue finished speaking with a sorrowful expression, she didn't give anyone a chance to react and pulled Lin Yuxin away.
The princess was the first to react. If the two of them were allowed to leave and then went to the emperor to complain, what would happen?
So she quickly had someone stop the two of them, and Lin Yuxin and Zhao Hanyue also stopped and turned to look at the princess in confusion.
"What does Your Highness mean by this?"
Zhao Hanyue asked, puzzled.
Lin Yuxin stood aside, pretending to be sad. With her mother leading the charge, she could rest for a while, knowing there would be more drama later.
She never really intended to leave. The mother and daughter had always disliked her. Although they hadn't gotten the better of her, Lin Yuxin was very annoyed. At the same time, she had a feeling that they would definitely plot something bigger to scheme against the mother and daughter.
Before provoking Shuhe, she had already figured it out: the Prince Gong's mansion might not be targeting just her today.
She had a premonition that the princess had come prepared when she first touched on her mother's wounds.
She herself is fine. She knows pharmacology and has the elixir and those pills to protect herself. At worst, she will only suffer some superficial injuries.
But my mother doesn't know any of those skills; she only knows some that she hasn't used in many years. If she were to fall victim to a trick, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.
Therefore, she plans to take the initiative. They certainly won't dare to openly plot against them, but there will definitely be many hidden attacks.
She has to test them one by one. If they dare to scheme against her and her daughter, she will turn the Prince Gong's Mansion upside down today. Otherwise, she is not Lin Yuxin!
"Madam Lin and Pingning are overthinking things. Our Prince Gong's Mansion is holding this event today for Shuhe, how could it be aimed at the two of you? You're just overthinking it. Pingning, stop crying. Here, I really like you. This is for you, please accept it!"
The princess walked forward with a stiff smile, took Lin Yuxin's hand, and said affectionately, even taking a jade bracelet off her own hand and putting it on Lin Yuxin's wrist.
"Your Highness, this is too precious, I cannot accept it!"
Lin Yuxin rubbed her fake crying eyes, then pretended to delay a couple more times before falling silent.
princess:……?
If you delay any longer, I, the princess, will take it back!
Even if it hurts the princess, she has to give it to them; otherwise, nothing will be accomplished today, all they'll do is bicker, and they'll have to leave.
Then he could go to the Emperor to complain. Lin Yuxin is currently a favorite of the Emperor. If he were to get on the Emperor's good side, the Prince would definitely be scolded by the Emperor, which would be a loss for him.
"Hehe, what I give you is yours, keep it safe! Now that you've accepted my things, you're not allowed to say anything hurtful, like 'leaving' or 'going away'! Go sit down quickly,"
The princess gave an awkward smile, insisted on putting it on her, and then patted Lin Yuxin's hand to show affection.
Lin Yuxin stopped faking her tears and smiled through her tears as she spoke to the princess:
"Really? Then I misunderstood the Princess, I was overthinking it! Alright, today is Sister Shuhe's wedding day, I can't upset her, I will definitely go back with Mother to sit down."
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