She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

These words were spoken bluntly. Chu Tingyu understood what she meant and lowered his eyes slightly. "Let's solve the Northwest issue first."

The eldest princess did not stop there, but went a step further.

"Ting Yu, it is the royal family's responsibility to pacify the northwest and defend the country, but as a prince, it is also your responsibility to expand the royal family."

"When you return victorious, you will have fulfilled your vow. By then, I will personally escort you to the wedding without your mother even asking me to do so."

Although the eldest princess spoke in a joking tone, her eyes showed that she would indeed do so.

Chu Tingyu listened attentively, but his eyes were fixed on the bottom of the attic.

"When the time comes, Auntie will definitely choose the most suitable princess for you, you just need to..."

"Aunt, that's not necessary." Chu Tingyu suddenly interrupted.

The princess paused, thinking that he was unwilling, and softly advised, "Ting Yu, you are a prince, and you must get married..."

Chu Tingyu looked at Li Jingwan and her group who walked in, and took his gaze away from her.

He turned his head, with a hint of smile in his eyes.

"Aunt, it's not that I don't want to get married, but I don't need you to choose for me. I already have someone I like."

"Ah?" The usually calm princess showed a look of surprise, "Ting Yu, you are not trying to coax me, are you?"

Her wooden nephew was usually busy with military affairs and spent most of his time in the barracks or the Ministry of War. Even Concubine Zhong had difficulty seeing him. How could he still have a woman he loved?

"Of course not." Chu Tingyu said seriously, "My nephew never speaks nonsense in front of you."

"Who is that?" The eldest princess' curiosity was aroused.

Chu Tingyu said, "Aunt, it's not the right time yet."

It was impossible to get Chu Tingyu to say something that he didn't want to say, so the princess had to give up.

"If the time comes, be sure to tell me first."

She wanted to see what kind of woman could win Chu Tingyu's heart.

Chu Tingyu nodded slightly, hoping that this day would come soon.

-

In addition to Li Jingwan, Yao also brought Li Huirou and Li Langqing to the Chrysanthemum Banquet.

After entering the Princess's Mansion, Yao felt the gazes from all around and became a little worried. "Jingwan, you should stay with your mother later."

Li Jingwan smiled and said, "Mom, since I dare to come here, I naturally don't care what others say."

After receiving the invitation a few days ago, Yao didn't want Li Jingwan to come.

The incident at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion happened not long ago, and coupled with Li Jingwan's heroic act of divorcing her husband, the discussion about her in the capital has not stopped until now.

Yao was worried that Li Jingwan would be sad after hearing the gossip, so she initially advised her not to come.

Li Jingwan said that the more this was the case, the more she wanted to come.

She can prove that she is living a good life and doesn't care about what others think. People who gossip about her will stop when they get bored.

Li Langqing also said, "Mother, don't worry, if anyone dares to say something bad about my elder sister, I will..."

He said, pumping his fist.

Li Jingwan tapped him on the head, "What do you want to do? This is the Princess's residence, not the training ground."

"Eldest sister, you misunderstood." Li Langqing said with a chuckle, "I will compete with them... arm wrestling..."

"Don't do anything stupid." Li Jingwan warned in a serious tone, "Otherwise I'll punish you by not letting you go to the training ground for a month when you get back."

Li Langqing had a sad face, "I know..."

Asking him not to practice archery or horse riding for a month is more painful than asking him to recite a hundred articles in a row.

Li Huirou covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed, "Eldest sister is the one who has the solution."

As she was talking, a woman not far away waved at Li Huirou, "Huirou, come quickly."

Li Jingwan looked over and saw that the person was Mei Yueying, the daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, and a close friend of Li Huirou.

Unmarried young ladies in the capital city had many common topics, and sometimes they would visit each other or hold poetry gatherings and other gatherings.

Now that we have met at the Chrysanthemum Banquet, it is natural for us to get together.

Of course, Li Langqing also wanted to play with the young masters from wealthy families that he was familiar with.

"Go ahead, Huirou." Yao said with a smile, "Your elder sister and I will go for a walk over there."

The familiar lady from an aristocratic family had arrived, and Yao wanted to go over to say hello.

Although they were all in the Princess's residence, Li Jingwan did not forget to instruct, "If you have anything, ask Baoqin to come to me. Come over after the banquet starts."

"Yes." Li Huirou nodded and walked over with her personal maid holding the zither.

Mei Yueying held her arm affectionately and said, "We haven't seen each other for almost a month. I wanted to come earlier today so that I could talk to you more."

She is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Xuanping's family, but has a good relationship with Li Huirou.

Although Li Jingwan was born out of wedlock, the Zhenyuan General's Mansion was prestigious, and the Yao family treated her like their own daughter and raised her as a legitimate daughter. Naturally, the ladies from other noble families did not dare to look down on her.

Moreover, Li Huirou is kind and gentle, and has talent, so others are willing to get along with her.

The two talked as they walked, admiring the flowers along the way until they arrived at the lake.

In order not to disturb their conversation, their maids followed behind them at a distance.

The lake water is emerald green and clear, the surface of the lake is rippling, and the sunlight shining on it is dazzling.

The willow branches on the shore also swayed in the wind, making people feel relaxed and happy.

There was a pavilion not far away. When the two were about to go over and sit down, a group of people came out from the corridor next to them. They were all unmarried young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital.

The person surrounded by them was Song Qingyan.

Although Song Qingyan had only been in the capital for a short time, she immediately became the object of everyone's pursuit due to her background as Chu Tingyu's cousin's niece.

This time when she attended the Chrysanthemum Banquet was no exception. As soon as she entered the mansion, several young ladies from aristocratic families took the initiative to find her and invited her to join them.

Song Qingyan was feeling proud, and when she saw Li Huirou in front of her, she recognized her at a glance.

Thinking about the humiliation she suffered last time at the hot spring villa, she naturally would not let it go as she finally had the chance to take revenge.

So, she pointed at Li Huirou and asked, "Who are those two people?"

Qi Xinyu, who was standing next to her, took a closer look and introduced herself first.

"Miss Song, the one wearing the pink dress is Mei Yueying, the second daughter of Marquis Xuanping, and the woman next to her is Li Huirou, the concubine's daughter of General Zhenyuan's mansion."

"Oh, it's our first meeting, we should get to know each other."

Qi Xinyou seized this opportunity to get close to her, "Miss Song, wait a moment. I'll go call them over."

She walked over quickly, stopped Li Huirou and the other person, and said a few words.

Li Huirou looked over and recognized Song Qingyan who was smiling at her with some ill intent, and then followed Qi Xinyu over.

"Hello, Miss Song." Li Huirou greeted without changing her expression, "I am Li Huirou from the Zhenyuan General's Mansion."

Mei Yueying also introduced herself.

Song Qingyan only looked at Li Huirou, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Ms. Li, nice to meet you."

Li Huirou just nodded slightly.

"I heard that you are a concubine's daughter, but this dress is really nice." She raised her hand, as if to touch Li Huirou's clothes.

Li Huirou couldn't help but take a step back to avoid it.

But Song Qingyan continued to reach out her hand, and when she was about to touch her, she let go.

The handkerchief fell from her hand to the ground.

"Miss Li, what do you mean?" Song Qingyan frowned.

"I was just trying to help you brush the bugs off your clothes, but you dodged and my handkerchief fell off my chest."

This is really unreasonable. It was obviously she who let go of her hand.

Mei Yueying explained on behalf of her friend, "Ms. Song, it was you who dropped the handkerchief. It has nothing to do with Huirou."

"Really?" Song Qingyan smiled and asked the people around her, "Did you see Miss Li just now, or did I drop my handkerchief?"

The other young ladies from aristocratic families showed embarrassment and hesitation on their faces.

Song Qingyan has a noble status, her grandmother is the biological sister of Concubine Zhong, but although Li Huirou is a concubine's daughter, the general's mansion also attaches great importance to her, and she also has Li Jingwan, who was conferred the title of county lord, as her backer.

They don't want to offend anyone.

"What? You didn't see it?" Song Qingyan asked again, sighing and saying with some regret.

"This handkerchief was given to me by the Imperial Concubine. I like it very much and I always bring it with me whenever I go to the palace to see the Imperial Concubine."

After weighing the pros and cons, Qi Xinyou was the first to speak, "Ms. Li, I just saw that you dropped Miss Song's handkerchief."

Before attending the banquet, her father specifically instructed her to build a good relationship with Song Qingyan as a way of showing goodwill to Concubine Zhong.

As soon as Qi Xinyuo said this, several people immediately agreed.

Mei Yueying was very surprised and a little flustered. She didn't know why Song Qingyan targeted Li Huirou.

She wanted to help, but she was weak and her family background was not the best among them. She was worried that if she went against them, she would be isolated or even retaliated against.

Just when they were in trouble, Li Huirou spoke up, and her expression remained unchanged even after being slandered.

She was actually a little panicked, but her eldest sister said that she should stay calm in the face of difficulties, and she couldn't always hide behind her family.

"Ms. Song, I certainly didn't drop your handkerchief. Everyone saw it. But if you insist on putting the blame on me, please just tell me your purpose."

Song Qingyan saw how fragile she looked, but she didn't expect that she could remain calm and speak so bluntly. The mockery in her eyes turned into hatred.

"Since you dropped it, pick it up."

Li Huirou had already guessed that Song Qingyan was deliberately taking revenge for what happened last time at the hot spring villa.

She just wanted to reach out to pick up the handkerchief, and she thought it was better to mind her own business, so she bent down and reached out to pick it up, but Song Qingyan stepped on the handkerchief with one foot.

This action was so insulting that no one around dared to speak.

Li Huirou withdrew her hand and stood up straight.

Song Qingyan challenged, "Pick it up, why are you still standing there?"

Li Huirou looked at her without saying anything, but her face had darkened.

Then she turned around without saying a word, not wanting to get entangled with such a person.

"Stop!" Song Qingyan shouted.

"Did I let you go? You can't leave until you pick up the handkerchief, otherwise I will tell the imperial concubine that you deliberately damaged the things she gave me."

Mei Yueying was a little scared, "Hui Rou..."

Li Huirou turned back, her tightly pursed lips showing her anger.

Seeing that she really didn't dare to leave, Song Qingyan threatened her proudly, "Pick it up, or I will say that the General's Mansion is bullying others and disrespecting the Imperial Concubine."

The atmosphere became more tense. Li Huirou lowered her head and looked at the handkerchief at her feet.

Song Qingyan smiled contemptuously, "Don't waste my time, they all saw it, you dropped it..."

"No." A voice sounded at the same time.

Then, Qi Ming, dressed in casual clothes, walked over.

He was one of the guards who came to the princess's mansion with Chu Tingyu.

The mansion was very safe. When Chu Tingyu was talking to the princess, he only left two guards by his side and asked the others to go for a walk first.

As soon as Li Jingwan and her group came in, Qi Ming saw Li Huirou, but he didn't dare to go up to her and talk. He just followed behind them not far away.

So he saw the whole scene just now.

But seeing that Li Huirou could handle it and he was a man, he did not show up.

But Song Qingyan became more and more excessive and bullied others by taking advantage of her power. He could no longer tolerate it and stood up for her.

When she saw him, Li Huirou's eyes showed surprise and a hint of joy.

Qi Ming walked up to her and looked directly at Song Qingyan, "I just saw that it was you who dropped the handkerchief on your own initiative and deliberately wronged Miss Li."

Song Qingyan was refuted in public and was immediately embarrassed.

"Who are you? Who told you to speak?" Seeing that Qi Ming did not look like a pure Sheng Dynasty person, she spoke with contempt.

"Which foreign country are you from? How dare you speak so arrogantly in front of me?"

Qi Xinyuo, who was standing next to her, looked ugly and looked at Qi Ming with disgust.

"Qi Ming, you are so brave to speak to Miss Song like that! Why don't you apologize to Miss Song now!"

"Is he from your house?" Song Qingyan looked at her.

Qi Xinyou was reluctant to say that they were half-siblings, "They are just... the inferior offspring of a barbarian slave in the mansion."

Qi Ming had suffered so much humiliation that he no longer cared about it, but Li Huirou frowned and looked serious.

"Miss Qi, you have also studied and learned etiquette, how can you say such a thing?"

"I'm telling the truth." Qi Xinyuo glared at her and urged Qi Ming to apologize to Song Qingyan.

"I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize?" Qi Ming straightened his chest, "She should apologize to Miss Li because she is the one who made trouble out of nothing."

Qi Xinyou's face changed at the indifferent tone, and he pointed at his nose, "I'll tell my father and see how he'll deal with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a master and servant rushed over.

The one walking in front was Qi Xinyu's brother, Qi Lingjun, the eldest son of the Qi family.

He and several young masters from aristocratic families passed by and saw Qi Xinyu in the crowd with a bad look on his face, yelling at Qi Ming, so he brought his servant over to take a look.

"Xinyou, why are you making such a fuss here?"

Qi Xinyu hurriedly told the story of Qi Ming offending Song Qingyan, adding fuel to the fire.

Qi Lingjun apologized to Song Qingyan first, "Miss Song, the Qi Mansion is not good at managing people, and I am sorry for offending you."

Song Qingyan snorted, "Mr. Qi, you are too polite, but the people in your house are really amazing. As soon as they came, they accused me of making trouble out of nothing..."

"Don't worry, Miss Song. I will make him apologize right now. It will not affect your reputation in any way."

Qi Lingjun looked at Qi Ming with disgust and disdain in his eyes, as if he was looking at a dead dog on the side of the road, and scolded, "Kneel down and apologize to Miss Song."

Qi Ming had been driven out of the Qi Mansion a long time ago. After not seeing this barbarian bastard for many days, he actually became a bit tougher.

"Why?" Li Huirou asked anxiously, "He did nothing wrong, he was just explaining for me."

"He wronged Miss Song, and that was wrong." Qi Lingjun said in a bad tone, "Miss Li, this is my Qi family's family affair, it's not your turn to interfere."

Seeing Qi Ming didn't move, Qi Lingjun raised his voice.

"Qi Ming, you are doing evil things and damaging the reputation of the Qi family, but your mother is still in the Qi family. If a son is not well-educated, it is the mother's fault. Do you want her to be punished in your place?"