Gao Gege is not smart, but she is not too stupid either.

The current emperor is extremely stingy. The tribute is either given to his favorite concubines or rewarded to his children. How could he be willing to give it to a lowly minister?

If Princess Gao said that she was tired of paying tribute, then her father was either in collusion with other countries or had embezzled the tribute.

"How dare you make up stories about my father!" Gao Gege stood up and pointed at Chen Wanyin angrily, obviously very angry.

But Chen Wanyin just took a sip of her tea and was too lazy to even look at her.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.

Fortunately, other princesses came in one after another, and Princess Jin also spoke to comfort Princess Gao, "Princess Chen was joking with Sister Xiyue, don't take it seriously, please sit down."

Someone handed her a ladder. Gao Gege was not an ungrateful person, and she did not want others to laugh at her, so she had to sit back. However, she was thinking in her heart that she would teach Chen Wanyin a lesson in the future.

The other princesses were more or less envious and jealous of Chen Wanyin's appearance, except Su Gege, who had a lot of question marks in her mind. However, now was not the time to talk, so Su Gege could only suppress the shock in her heart and planned to ask her after paying her respects.

Slowly, Qingying came in with her dowry Aruo, and Fu Jin finally came out from behind the screen.

"As all of you sisters know, we have Su Gege and Chen Gege in our house this time. You have met Su Gege a few days ago. Chen Gege was in the emperor's bed yesterday. Today, she can officially meet us sisters. Chen Gege, please come out and pay your respects first."

Because she was facing away from the light and was far away, Fu Jin could not see Chen Wanyin's face clearly. After she walked forward step by step and blocked the glaring sunlight, Fu Jin finally saw her appearance clearly.

"You...you are Chen Gege?"

"Yes, I, Princess Chen, pay my respects to Madam Madam." Chen Wanyin knelt down to pay her respects, regardless of Madam Madam's surprise.

Fu Jin was stunned for a moment before she asked Chen Wanyin to stand up after being reminded by her dowry maid Su Lian.

"Mrs. Chen's appearance is very different from when you and I first met her," Fu Jin asked meaningfully.

"I just arrived in the capital, and I'm not used to the climate there. Not only is my skin darker, but my face is also swollen. I woke up from a nap the day before yesterday and my appearance has returned to normal. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Madam."

Fu Jin did not believe what she said at all, after all, her face was not swollen before. However, Fu Jin automatically imagined that she was covering up her appearance before.

Although he felt a little unhappy that another beauty had entered the backyard, he did not care about it when he thought that this beauty was just a commoner and a Han Chinese.

"Since Chen Gege has come to the mansion, she is the prince's woman. From now on, you must work hard to have children for the prince. You must also get along well with the other sisters and don't be jealous."

"Yes, I will remember Fu Jin's teachings."

"Su Lian, take Chen Gege with you to greet everyone."

Su Lian came out from behind the concubine and guided Chen Wanyin to greet Qing Fu Jin first, "Chen Gege, this is Qing Fu Jin."

"I pay my respects to Concubine Qing."

"Get up." Qingying's voice was almost cold to the bone. Although she relied on her childhood sweetheart relationship with Hongli, she was worried that her brother Hongli would transfer his feelings to Chen Wanyin after seeing such a beautiful woman and thinking about the news she heard, so her attitude was not very good. "Chen Gege, you still have to take care of the prince's health. You can't let the prince fool around with you too late and delay the prince's business."

As soon as Qingying said this, everyone's eyes swept towards Chen Wanyin. If their gazes could be turned into sharp swords, she would be pierced into a sieve.

"I didn't know that Concubine Qing was so sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. She even knew the news from my room last night so quickly. I wonder if it was someone from my Yueyin Hall who informed you, or someone from the prince's side who leaked the news to you? If it was someone from my courtyard, it would be fine. If you think there are not enough servants in Qingfeng Garden, you can just transfer people from my courtyard. There's no need to keep people in my courtyard and take up space. If it was someone from the prince's side who said it, I must report it to the prince. Such a servant who can't control his mouth must not be kept by the prince's side."

Everyone then figured out where Qingying got the information from.

Even Fu Jin looked at Fu Jin Qing with suspicion. She, a Fu Jin, had not yet put anyone in Chen Wanyin's courtyard. Could it be that Ulanara Qingying, a concubine, had already made such preparations?

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't get any information. I just thought of this after seeing the prince this morning and felt that he didn't look well."

"Oh?" Chen Wanyin looked at Fu Jin pretending to be puzzled. "Fu Jin, I'm new here and I'm not very familiar with the way to Chonghua Palace. From my Yueyin Hall to the front yard where the prince rests, or to the main gate of Chonghua Palace, will I pass by Fu Jin Qing's Qingfeng Garden?"

Before the concubine could speak, Gao Gege rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Oh, maybe the prince is not in a hurry to go to court early in the morning, so he has to go around a long way to Qingfeng Garden to see Concubine Qing first."

"So that's how it is," Chen Wanyin nodded as if she had suddenly realized something, "Then the prince and Concubine Qing are truly deeply in love, which makes me far behind them."

Everyone who heard Gao Gege's words didn't know that it was the information that Qing Fujin had inquired about privately, and when they saw that her lie was exposed, they all pursed their lips and tried not to smile.

The same is true for Fu Jin. She originally disliked Chen Wanyin because of her appearance, but now she really likes her mouth. She hopes that she can make Qingying speechless every day in the future.

Seeing Qingying's face turning pale and blue, Fu Jin said, "Okay, Su Lian, you can continue."

So next, Su Lian introduced the other princesses to her one by one. Except for Hai Gege who looked indignant, the others were all nice to her. After everyone greeted each other, Chen Wanyin took a seat.

Everyone talked about a bunch of nonsense, and then Fu Jin dispersed.

After Qingying left first, everyone took their maids out.

As soon as she walked out of the main courtyard, Chen Wanyin heard a woman shouting, "Oh, he's just relying on his looks. The prince and our wife have been friends since childhood. How can he be compared to those guys who are only good-looking?"

At this time, everyone had not yet dispersed, so they naturally heard these remarks and looked towards Chen Wanyin, who followed the voice.

Seeing that the person who spoke was the maidservant beside Qingying, she knew without guessing that it was Qingying who spoke for Ah Ruo. She walked forward and bowed to Qingying. Without waiting for her to call, she stood up and looked at Qingying, "Is this the rule for the people around Concubine Qing?"

Qingying acted condescendingly and glanced at Chen Wanyin. "Aruo is a quick-witted person and has no malice in her words. Please don't mind it, Miss Chen."

"If Concubine Qing thinks there is no malice in these words, then I will follow suit."

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