Seeing Lin Mengli bowing to her, Ning Xihua just nodded at her coldly, without any intention of asking her to excuse herself or helping her up.

After Lin Mengli stood up, Ning Xihua spoke coldly.

"Miss Lin, you are too polite. As everyone knows, I am the only princess in Prince Ning's mansion. I don't have any sisters. Miss Lin, you should just call me princess."

What Sister Ning? That sound so disgusting.

Lin Mengli was used to Ning Xihua making things difficult for her, so she didn't mind that she didn't let her off the hook. But her words made her feel uncomfortable.

Is Ning Xihua mocking me for being a concubine's daughter with a low status and being unworthy of calling her sister?

Lin Mengli lowered her head, her eyes sparkling.

"I am rude, please forgive me, Your Highness."

She had heard this kind of sarcasm countless times before, but what was the result? Aren't those high-ranking sisters in her family now fawning over her?

Lin Mengli sneered in her heart. A waste like Ning Xihua can only use her status to show off. Apart from her status, what else does she have!

She didn't care about Ning Xihua's useless display of power in front of her. What she cared more about was whether Ning Xihua's return to Beijing would disrupt her peaceful life.

After waiting for a while and seeing that Ning Xihua didn't say anything directed at her, she couldn't help but speak after much hesitation.

"The princess has returned to the capital this time, so she must have stayed there for a long time. The prince must have chosen a good son-in-law. I wonder which young man is so lucky to be favored by the princess?"

Although Xiao Baihua had an envious look on her face and spoke in a teasing tone with the gossipy and intimate tone of good friends, Ning Xihua could still hear her uneasiness.

Ning Xihua turned her head and smiled at Lin Mengli, but there was a hint of arrogance in her brows.

After she went to Yizhou, the plot deviated for three years.

The emperor did not grant her a marriage with Su Xu, and she did not play tricks between Su Xu and Lin Mengli after the engagement.

Lin Mengli has been in a stable relationship with Su Xu for the past three years without experiencing any setbacks.

Therefore, Lin Mengli did not grow up with Su Xu by abusing each other in this engagement, nor did she hone the subtle disguise and hidden means in the later part of the original book.

Little White Flower's current scheming level was revealed as soon as she spoke.

Ning Xihua glanced at her and replied with a smile, "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. I am not like Miss Lin, who is so interested in other people's husbands. I wonder if Master Lin has found a suitable husband for Miss Lin?"

This is just short of pointing at Little White Flower's nose and telling her to mind her own business.

Lin Mengli was dazzled by Ning Xihua's smile at first, but when she came to her senses, her face looked a little ugly.

She is only one year younger than Ning Xihua, but she is still not engaged.

It's not like she didn't hint it to Su Xu, but her father was only a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel. Although he had some real power, he was not ranked high in the capital city where there were many third-rank officials.

The Lin family had no noble title, and she was a concubine's daughter. Concubine Sun looked down on her father's official position and her status as a concubine's daughter.

Su Xu begged and pleaded, but finally Concubine Sun allowed him to take her as a concubine after the wedding. Su Xu also tried to persuade Concubine Sun to marry him, but she still did not agree.

So when Ning Xihua returned to Beijing this time, she was even more nervous.

Three years ago, everyone in the city knew that Ning Xihua was pursuing Su Xu, and Concubine Sun Guifei also looked happy to see it happen.

Now Su Xu has not married yet. In addition to her reasons, it is hard not to think that Concubine Sun Guifei is targeting Ning Xihua.

In the past, although Ning Xihua was of a higher status than her, she was prettier, more educated, and more popular than her. Although she was a concubine's daughter, every time she stood with Ning Xihua, she would receive praise from others.

Ning Xihua, on the other hand, had nothing except the title of Princess. She was confident that she could compete with Ning Xihua in front of Concubine Sun Guifei.

But now? For the first time, she began to doubt her confidence.

Lin Mengli lowered her eyes, habitually put on an aggrieved look of being misunderstood, and gave Ning Xihua compensation.

"It's my fault. Although I just genuinely care about the princess's recent situation, I shouldn't have made irresponsible comments on her marriage."

Based on her previous experience, whenever she acted like this, Ning Xihua would be furious and lose all her composure. If she said something provocative again, Ning Xihua would definitely not give in.

By then, other people will be attracted to watch. If the news gets out that Ning Xihua caused trouble in a quiet place like Lingshan Temple as soon as she returned to Beijing, Concubine Sun will probably not have a good impression of her, and the selection of a son-in-law for the Ning Palace will not be so smooth.

Unexpectedly, Ning Xihua just glanced at her indifferently and said, "It's good that Miss Lin knows it."

Lin Mengli felt a little embarrassed, and her eyes instantly filled with tears that were about to fall but didn't.

"Our lady was just concerned about you. Not only did you not appreciate it, but you also blamed her. Do you think you are so great just because you are a princess? Are you so aggressive?"

It seems that what was shown in previous TV dramas was correct. For every weak female protagonist like Marie Sue, there is always a loyal girl who stands up for her and fights for her. This girl can always say things that the weak and kind-hearted female protagonist cannot say.

Look, Lin Mengli was still feeling aggrieved and about to cry, but the maid in pink behind her spoke up first.

Ning Xihua didn't even look at the girl, but lowered her head and started playing with her nails.

Well, Song Yi painted her nails yesterday. The color is even, her fingers are slender, and the fingertips are pink, like ten pink unopened crabapple buds, which is quite beautiful.

"Did you hear me? You must apologize to my lady today!"

Seeing that Ning Xihua didn't say anything, the little maid became even more arrogant, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and she was just about to put her hands on her hips and point at someone and curse.

"Hongniang, stop talking!" Lin Mengli hurriedly grabbed the maid in pink, looking timid and apologetic.

Ning Xihua couldn't figure it out. In a feudal dynasty, what gave a maidservant who was the daughter of a minister of the Ministry of Personnel the courage to point at the princess of the dynasty and call her to task? Was it Fish Leong? Or were all the heroines in Marie Sue's novels so brave?

Ning Xihua was too lazy to pay attention to her before, but now seeing the little white flower in front of her still looking weak and innocent, a feeling of disgust suddenly arose in her heart.

She obviously didn't want to get involved in the heroine's mess, but she had to come to her door. Was she bullying the original body because she had only talked a lot before and never really did anything?

But she was not the original one. She grew up in an orphanage and knew that people like her would push their luck if they were given face. Moreover, the three years of Ruyi's life as a princess had really cultivated her arrogance.

If she doesn't show some respect, not only will it be unworthy of the effort that Prince Ning's Mansion has spent on her in the past three years, but it will also be a waste of her original identity as a vicious female supporting role.