ly the Emperor's masterpiece!""Yes, I thought it was just ignorant women spreading rumors, but I didn't expect..."Two middle-aged men stood at the doorstep, whispering in hushed tones, their expressio...At this moment, everyone looked at Mrs. Wu Er with strange expressions.

Bully those who don't understand, and be speechless when confronted. It's simply too embarrassing.

"You, you..." Mrs. Wu Er was exasperated, kicking a maidservant, "Get up quickly and go to the Jingzhao Mansion to call for officials! Throw these blind fools in jail..."

Before she could finish her words, Jiayin giggled and pulled out a jade pendant from her bosom.

The jade pendant wasn't large, it was carved with a dragon design. Sunlight streamed in from the window, making it clear to everyone, and causing gasps of surprise.

Carving Dragon Pendant

This is something only the emperor can wear!

Jia Yin swayed her jade pendant, a look of pure joy on her face. "The Second Madam Wu is going to report us to the authorities! This is great! I've never been to the government office before! You just insulted my parents and called me a bastard, threatening to beat me up. Well, I want someone to hear about this too!"

“But reporting this to the authorities would be a hassle. Why don't we just go find Uncle Emperor ourselves and ask him to help settle this! This jade pendant was given to me by Uncle Emperor, it allows me to enter the palace at any time!”

With that, she grinned, revealing a small gap between her teeth, and smiled even more brilliantly at Madam Wu.

“Oh, I forgot to mention earlier, I'm Princess Kangle, bestowed by Imperial Uncle! My foster father is the Marquis of Xinting, my second uncle is the Marquis of Zhongshan, my grandmother is a First Rank誥命, and my father is a Fourth Rank martial general! Aren’t any of them higher in rank than your husband!”

Princess Kangle

The shopkeeper immediately straightened his back, suddenly feeling that his earlier worries were ridiculous.

The Empress's maternal family, sounds quite impressive.

But all things considered, this Wu Second Madam is the wife of the second son of the marquis's manor. If there was no support from the marquis's manor, just relying on their own family, they wouldn't amount to anything.

On the other hand, the Li family, even if you randomly picked someone from them, they would all be officials with titles, easily crushing this Wu Second Mistress.

Especially Princess Kangle, it is said that she is very much favored by the Emperor, even more so than the princesses...

At this awkward moment, someone suddenly came up from downstairs.

A young maiden, accompanied by two maidservants, carrying two bolts of silk, suddenly saw the eerie scene on the second floor and was startled.

Seeing Lady Wu Er in such a disheveled state, she quickly stepped forward and frowned, asking, "Mother, what happened"

Mrs. Wu Er seemed to have seen a savior, she grabbed the young girl and shouted: " Lian'er, they are bullying people! I don't like foxes in the shop, so they attacked me and my mother-in-law!"

"Look, this is the Li family. It's Kang Le County Princess! You don't fight to marry the Marquis, and the Marquis' mansion will fall into this dead girl's hands!"

"Don't you like the Marquis Would you let the Marquis be deceived by these commoners Go to your cousin, and you must become the Marchioness, trample them underfoot!"

Needless to say, this young lady is Wu Bi-lian.

Her mother's words were unrestrained, and her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. When she looked up, she saw Li Lao Si and his wife staring at her, their eyes filled with curious scrutiny. Jia Yin was especially eager, her eyes gleaming with interest.

It was obvious that this family of three knew her identity and about her unrequited love for the Marquis being rejected. She became increasingly embarrassed, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

She disregarded propriety and desperately tried to cover her mother's mouth, whispering, "Mother, if you don't want me to die from hitting my head, just keep quiet! Let's go, hurry!"

"Where are you going You go, and it's them who should leave! You useless girl! It's all because of your incompetence!" Mrs. Wu Er broke free from her daughter's grasp and continued to berate her.

Wu Bi-lien couldn't stop herself. Thinking about today's events, she worried they would reach the Marquis' ears...

She was truly desperate, she actually lifted her skirt and ran toward the window!

"Lien'er!" Mrs. Wu Er was terrified, wanting to stop her, but she was a step too late.

Luckily, Jia Yin threw the little fox out in an emergency.

The little fox dashed against Wu Bi-lian's shoulder, and Wu Bi-lian swayed. Instead of jumping out the window, she bumped into the chair beside her.

A strange silence fell over the room, then Mrs. Wu rushed up and began frantically shaking her daughter, "Unfilial wretch! You've gotten into trouble, how am I supposed to live!"

Wu Bi Lian's face turned pale. After a moment of shame and anger, she came to her senses and felt a chill run down her spine. Her hands trembled, "Mother, let's go home. If you keep this up, I really won't live anymore. Save some face for yourself, and give me a way out!

"Everyone you've agitated knows about this, so our family is defying the imperial decree. When the Duke of Zhen Guo finds out, I won't be able to live!"

She grabbed her mother's arm, tears welling in her eyes, "Mother, it's just a title of Houfu, right I'm marrying into the Duke's mansion, and I'll be the Duke's wife! Please don't always worry about your face and give me a chance!"

Perhaps she was persuaded by her daughter, or perhaps she genuinely feared for her daughter's safety, but Madame Wu Er surprisingly stopped making a fuss.

Wu Bi-lian stood up and bowed to the three members of the Li family, apologizing in a low voice, "I'm sorry, my mother has a quick temper and just now offended you. I apologize on her behalf."

After that, she turned to Jiayin, a deep envy flashing in her eyes. She then bowed her head and said gratefully, "I lost my composure for a moment just now. Thank you, County Princess, for your help."

Li Laosi didn't feel comfortable talking to the same girl, so he took a step back, leaving Tao Hongying to deal with her.

She recalled the earlier scene and still felt a touch of anger. She said, "Miss Wu, the current Emperor is most wise and intelligent. If your family always acts so arrogantly when doing things outside the palace, I'm afraid even the Empress would lose face because of it"

"Today, we still have some backbone, so we managed to avoid being bullied. Our children haven't been scolded. If it were someone else, they would probably be half dead by now!"

When Mrs. Wu the Second heard this, she naturally wouldn't accept it and wanted to retort, but her daughter gave her a sharp look, which made her swallow her words back down.

Wu Bi-lian bowed her head again and said to the three members of the Li family, "Thank you, Madam, for your kind advice. Today, I was truly in the wrong. In the future, I will definitely visit to apologize."

Then, she took her mother's hand and led her grandmother and maids downstairs.

Several onlookers, perhaps fearing retribution, also left with nervous laughter.

Li Lao Si paid the money, Tao Hong Ying took the thing.

Li Laosì hadn't forgotten to apologize to the shopkeeper, "I'm sorry, shopkeeper, I've delayed business in the shop."

The shopkeeper was frightened and quickly bowed, smiling: "Noble guest, you are too kind. We open the door to do business, always encountering all sorts of things. Today I have indeed affected your enjoyment, it is a great sin. In the future, when the noble guest has free time, please come again. I will certainly treat the noble guest well."

Li Lao Si and Tao Hong Ying nodded, called Jia Yin down the stairs.

Jia Yin nodded at the old shopkeeper with a smile and thanked him, "Shopkeeper, thank you so much just now! I'll definitely come here often in the future!"

Even the little fox ran up to the old shopkeeper and chirped at him twice.

The old shopkeeper smiled and quickly agreed, “Then the young man just wait for the County Princess’s esteemed arrival.”

A family of three left the silver shop, bought some food and then went out of the city to Lu'an.

Jia Yin impatiently sat in the carriage, Tao Hongying picked her up and sat her on the other side of the carriage pole, chatting with Lao Si Li.

Just now, that girl was the one blocking the door to marry the Marquis. She looks pretty good and is quite sensible. To come to the front of the Marquis's mansion is quite bold.

"If she hadn't been born into the Jiangning Houfu and had such an arrogant and selfish mother, perhaps marrying the marquis would have been a good match. It's a pity!"

Jia Yin also nodded in agreement. Although Tian Wu wasn't strictly bound by traditional etiquette, women were mostly expected to be quiet, gentle, and obedient, like puppets who followed their families' every command.

This Wu girl acts eccentric and impulsive, she's not perfect, but she has her own ideas.

And she seemed to genuinely have some affection for her stepfather. Unlike the scheming of those in her family, this was quite rare...ked a few times. During the flower-viewing party, she took me and some of her friends for another smoke...Last night I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking about smoking, and I still want a drag rig...