Hua Yuanzhao sneered. It was really hard for her, such a good half sister. She really spared no effort to harm her!

Fuling had just brought back a lot of fish and meat, and she brought so many people to the house right after that. It was obvious to everyone what she was thinking.

"Since my sister has apologized sincerely, Fuling, put the things away." Hua Yuanzhao ordered.

"Yes." Fuling hurried forward to put away the brocade box, her heart pounding.

Fortunately, the lady had just ordered her to change the food, otherwise she would have been caught red-handed now.

Seeing that Hua Yuanzhao accepted the things so easily, Princess Lin'an curled her lips in disdain.

This woman is so shortsighted that she can be bribed by such a small thing!

If she was wronged, she would definitely skin Hua Yuanshan alive!

"Elder sister." Hua Yuanshan was secretly happy when she saw her handing over the things.

"There is no hatred between sisters. My eldest sister loved me the most!" Hua Yuanshan said softly and coquettishly.

"I'm in a hurry to bring my sisters here to apologize to my eldest sister, and I haven't even eaten yet! My eldest sister..." She said, looking at Hua Yuanzhao eagerly.

But Hua Yuanzhao just pretended that she didn't understand. She said gently: "Then sister, go back and eat quickly! Don't starve yourself."

Hua Yuanshan was choking on her words. She gritted her teeth before continuing, "Eldest sister, can you invite the sisters to have dinner together?"

"If you don't mind, of course you can." Hua Yuanzhao turned around and told Fuling to bring some bowls and chopsticks.

Hua Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief and continued to say politely: "How could my younger sister dislike it? Being able to eat with my elder sister, even the simple food is a delicacy."

She glanced at the covered plate on the table and held her breath.

My aunt is really biased. She gave all the meat she sent here to this side!

She had to tell the emperor about Hua Yuanzhao's extravagant taste!

Hua Yuanshan quietly winked at Princess Lin'an, who frowned impatiently and said to the little maid beside her: "What are you standing there for? Why don't you help Miss Hua tidy up the table?"

The little maid hurried forward to help open the bamboo cover on the plate. After she saw what was on the plate, she was stunned and thought something was wrong. She quickly turned around and looked at Princess Lin'an.

Before she could speak, Hua Yuanshan screamed.

"Sister, the emperor is still worshiping Buddha and eating vegetarian meals, how can you eat these things?" Hua Yuanshan said in surprise.

Hua Yuanzhao sat at the table and looked over indifferently, "It seems that my concubine sister is extremely hungry. She left home without even taking her brain and eyes with her."

"Princess, it's vegetarian food." The little maid said hurriedly.

Hua Yuanshan's eyes widened immediately and he stood up abruptly to look over.

"How is this possible!?"

Princess Lin'an glared at Hua Yuanshan unhappily: "Is this the delicious fish and meat you were talking about?"

If this man hadn't vowed that she could watch a good show, she would not have come to thank this woman!

Hua Yuanshan's face turned pale and blue. She untied the bamboo covers one by one in disbelief, but she only saw plates of lush green vegetable leaves.

The heaviest-smelling thing on the table is probably the pot of overnight tea that has not been replaced in time.

"What are you all standing there for? Come and eat!" Hua Yuanzhao greeted them hypocritically and was the first to raise his chopsticks.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all ladies from prominent families and were always fond of fine food.

Although you need to eat vegetarian food when you come to the temple, you still need to blanch the boiled cabbage in broth, and the same goes for stir-fried seasonal vegetables. The result is a meaty taste without the appearance of meat.

Who can eat these shriveled vegetables?

Only Hua Yuanzhao ate with gusto, and his mouth was filled with freshness.

Princess Lin'an left the table in anger, and as soon as she left the courtyard, she started cursing: "Look at her lowly appearance, she is only fit to eat pig grass!"

Seeing her furious look, the people who followed her out were speechless and dissatisfied.

Not only were they hungry, but they were almost used as guns. If someone else had treated them like this, they would have left long ago!

Hua Yuanshan hurriedly pulled Princess Lin'an forward a few steps and whispered to comfort her: "Princess, don't be angry, the best is yet to come."

"Whose show is it? Yours or mine?" Princess Lin'an rolled her eyes and retorted unexpectedly.

Don’t you think it’s not embarrassing enough?

"Of course it belongs to that pig!" Hua Yuanshan said gritting her teeth. She looked around and whispered in Princess Lin'an's ear.

"The Queen will host a Spring Banquet this afternoon. I ordered someone to stop the maid who was going to tell her that she needed to prepare a gift."

"So what?" Princess Lin'an said with a hint of sarcasm. She sneered, "This is Huguo Temple. She can break the impasse by simply handing over a handwritten Buddhist scripture to show her sincerity!"

But this person in front of me is really bold! He even dares to stop the people sent by the Queen!

"There's more." Hua Yuanshan laughed softly: "I put poison in the jewelry and cosmetics I sent -"

"How dare you hurt others--" Princess Lin'an screamed.

"It's just a harmless little joke!" Hua Yuanshan said hurriedly, "It won't hurt anyone's life!"

Hua Yuanshan lowered her voice and said, "If they touch it, they will definitely get rashes all over their bodies, and it will take three days to subside!"

"If they misbehave in front of the palace, they will be in trouble!" Hua Yuanshan smiled maliciously.

"Besides, who knows if they have offended the gods or Buddhas, and that's why they were punished?"

On the other side, after all the young ladies from the aristocratic families left, Fuling patted her chest with lingering fear and looked at Hua Yuanzhao with admiration.

"The Second Miss actually brought people to arrest you! Fortunately, the Miss was smart enough to discover it in advance!"

"Miss, what should we do with these things?" Fuling turned to look at the things Cai Yuanshan had just brought, and reached out to open the brocade box.

"etc."

Seeing Fuling was about to take action, Hua Yuanzhao hurriedly stopped her.

She learned to identify medicines at a young age, and each medicine has a different taste.

She felt something was wrong the moment Cai Yuanshan took the things out.

At this moment, the scent of powder in the room dissipated, and she felt a strange smell in the room.

Putting down his chopsticks, he walked over and sniffed through the brocade box. Hua Yuanzhao reached out and took the handkerchief to pad his hand before carefully opening the brocade box.

The rouge in the box had a faint floral scent, and it was obviously top quality, and the headpiece was also elegant, but there was something extra in the scent.

Knowing what was going on, Hua Yuanzhao couldn't help but sneer.

"It's been poisoned. It's not deadly, but it will cause a rash."

"Ah..." Fuling was stunned, and after a while she managed to utter: "How can the Second Miss be so cruel!"

"It's the Spring Festival this afternoon. If you get a rash from using rouge and lose your manners in front of the Empress, you'll be finished!"

Hua Yuanzhao looked at the things in the box, his eyes dark and filled with anger.

She glanced at the rouge in the brocade box, hooked her finger at Fuling and said, "Come closer to my ear..."

Since Hua Yuanshan was so "kind" to hand the tool to her, how could she justify the anger she had endured from yesterday to now if she didn't give him a taste of his own medicine?

Fuling listened to her plan, nodded with red eyes, and patted her chest to assure: "Miss, rest assured, I can definitely do it!"

After noon, it was time for the Spring Banquet.

Fuling's hands were very dexterous. Although she clearly didn't have any rouge on, she still used fresh flower juice to paint Hua Yuanzhao's lips and blush after dinner.

By the time the two of them hurriedly finished packing, it was almost time.

"Go and tell your father first, I'll change my clothes." Hua Yuanzhao ordered.

Fuling sighed and hurriedly retreated.

On the other side, Hua Yuanshan also followed Prime Minister Hua out of the door. The two of them seemed to have forgotten Hua Yuanzhao and walked towards the top of the mountain on their own.

Before they had walked far, Hua Yuanshan spotted a maid sneaking around in the bushes on the road. After seeing the person's appearance, she became suspicious.

"Isn't that the maidservant beside my elder sister?" Hua Yuanshan covered her lips and said in surprise, "Why is she here? And sneaking around?"

Prime Minister Hua snorted coldly and said nothing.

"Is my elder sister going to the Spring Banquet without Dad?" Hua Yuanshan sighed.

"How dare she! That's totally unruly!" Prime Minister Hua scolded.

"Haitang, go ask." Hua Yuanshan gave the order with satisfaction.

Haitang, the maid behind her, hurried forward and walked up to Fuling, asking bluntly, "What are you doing here? Where's the young lady?"

Fuling clutched the rouge box, shrank her neck timidly when she heard the voice, and whispered: "The young lady is changing her clothes, and she asked me to come and tell you."

As she spoke, she tried to hide the things in her hand behind her.

"What are you holding in your hand?" Haitang asked suspiciously.

Fuling's eyes suddenly turned red, and she stammered, "I picked up this rouge...it must be something that some young lady didn't want anymore."

Haitang was just asking casually, but she didn't expect her to be so flustered. She immediately frowned and held out her hand: "Give it to me! Let me see!"

Fuling handed the thing to her reluctantly. Haitang saw that the box was exquisite but had cracks, and was not the one they sent at noon, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

When I opened the box, I saw that it was half filled with brightly colored rouge. The powder was delicate and had a floral scent. It was obviously of the highest quality.

Haitang's heart was moved for a moment. She couldn't afford such good rouge with her monthly salary.

After closing the box with a snap, Haitang said seriously, "This is my rouge. I was wondering why I couldn't find it. It turns out you stole it!"