Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

After chatting with the young men and women for a while, Linlang felt her mouth was getting tired, so she wandered around to take a break.

She had her own maids and servants with her, so she wasn't worried about any unexpected incidents at the banquet.

Of course, Linlang is capable herself, so she wasn't afraid.

However, a small accident still occurred.

As she turned a corner in a courtyard, she was jostled and laughing with someone who was running very fast when she bumped into them.

Linlang wanted to move aside, but the old woman was right behind her. With her abilities, she could move aside, but with the old woman's abilities, she probably couldn't. If she pulled the old woman aside, she would bump into the maid behind her. So Linlang didn't dodge and took the bump head-on.

Actually, Linlang would be fine after being bumped, but she's only a twelve-year-old girl. It would be abnormal if she were bumped so badly and still be alright. So, Linlang could only pretend to have been knocked down, and with a "ouch," she fell down.

Soon the boys gathered around. The boy who bumped into her was startled to see someone had been knocked down and rushed forward, asking anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Linlang knew that everyone attending the banquet was either rich or powerful. As an orphan, where would she get the confidence to hold someone back? Besides, she was afraid that she might bump into someone with a powerful background. If she held onto the matter, it might cause trouble that even the old lady couldn't handle, and she would only add to the old lady's burden. So she shook her head and said, "It's alright."

If anything really happens, I'll just secretly beat that brat up afterwards.

Yes, he's a young boy, probably only twelve or thirteen years old.

The others are about the same size.

That makes sense. Older people don't play around like that; only younger people do.

She then speculated that these young boys were pampered at home, or that they had low status at home and would be taught to behave themselves outside and not cause trouble, even if they were young.

Knowing that these people were influential, Linlang was even less likely to cause trouble.

When the boy heard that she was alright, he asked, "Whose family are you from?"

Linlang didn't know why he asked this, so she said, "I am a cousin of the Duke of Chengen's family."

Linlang naturally wanted to clarify her identity, lest if she didn't, this person might go looking for Song Yuanniang and the others, and upset the Lady of Cheng'en, who might say that she had brought trouble.

The young man said, "Okay, I'll send a doctor to check on you later, so you don't get hurt."

Linlang saw that although the boy should be pampered and still mischievous at his young age, he knew how to handle the trouble he caused, which improved her impression of him. She quickly said, "I'm fine, no need to trouble yourself."

This person was too young and not within her target range, so she naturally preferred to avoid trouble.

But the young man insisted, and then said, "I am Chu Yue from the Zhou Prince's Mansion. If anything is amiss, just send someone to talk to me."

Linlang then learned of the boy's background and immediately said there was no problem. This Zhou Prince's Mansion, like the Rongchang Prince's Mansion of Madam Song and Princess Yongning, came from the same lineage.

However, unlike the Prince of Zhou and the Prince of Rongchang, whose sons were only granted the title of Prince of the Second Rank, the Prince of Zhou of the Prince of Zhou was the eldest son of the previous Prince of Zhou, and thus inherited the title of Prince.

Linlang simply didn't know who Chu Yue was. There were too many members of the royal family, and Chu Yue was too young to be on Linlang's radar, so she didn't know anything about him.

Linlang was naturally fine, so after parting ways with Chu Yue, she didn't take it seriously and went home after dinner.

Not long after they returned, the steward of the Prince Zhou's mansion arrived with a doctor, saying he wanted to take a look at Linlang.

Lady Cheng'en was asking about her daughter's banquet, whether any young master had taken a liking to her, when she heard that the steward of the Prince of Zhou's mansion had come looking for Linlang. She was still confused about what it was about. Linlang didn't think it was a big deal at the time and didn't take it to heart, so she didn't tell the old Duchess to avoid worrying her. Since she hadn't told anyone about it, Lady Cheng'en naturally didn't know.

Lady Cheng'en sent someone to inquire about Linlang's situation and learned that the young master of the Zhou Prince's Mansion had bumped into Linlang at the Anguo Duke's Mansion. Fearing that Linlang might have been injured, she sent a doctor to check on her.

Not only did they send a doctor to check on the situation, but when Linlang was summoned by the Duchess of Cheng'en, the steward also presented her with an apology gift—a set of gold-inlaid jade jewelry, which he said was chosen by the Crown Princess.

After the doctor confirmed that Linlang was alright, he took his leave.

Lady Cheng'en inquired about Linlang's situation and learned that the boy was only twelve or thirteen years old, not yet of marriageable age. Of course, even if he were of marriageable age, his family was of high social standing and probably wouldn't be interested in Linlang. So she sent Linlang away, but she thought to herself that Linlang had actually benefited from the misfortune. That set of gold and jade jewelry must be very valuable, and she got a good deal.

Linlang had already learned the identity of the young boy.

His father was the heir apparent of the Zhou Dynasty, and he was the second son of the heir apparent. In the future, when his father inherited the title of Zhou King, he, as the second son of a prince, would not be able to inherit the title of prince, but he would definitely get the title of a county prince. Obviously, this was not something that someone like Linlang was worthy of. He was a county prince, so he was not short of money and did not need to marry a girl with a large dowry. In addition, his age was not suitable, so Linlang gave up on him and naturally did not pay much attention to him.

Seeing that the Duchess of Chengen had heard about what happened between her and Chu Yue, she immediately sent her away with little interest. She must have known about Chu Yue's identity and knew that there was no possibility between them, so she had no interest in caring anymore.

Linlang knew what she was thinking, but even though she knew, she didn't want to do anything with Chu Yue to embarrass the wife of the Duke of Chengen. Chu Yue was too young and probably just beginning to understand matters between men and women. She had no interest in him and preferred to focus on members of the royal family who were three years older or more and already understood the meaning of marriage.

When Linlang came out of the courtyard of the Duke of Chengen's wife, she ran into the heir of the Duke of Chengen, who had come to see the Duke of Chengen's wife.

Linlang simply bowed to him and left without saying a word to him.

If the female lead is a bad person, then the heir of the Duke of Chengen is no better.

Doesn't he know that the original owner of this body doesn't have those kinds of feelings for him? Since he knows that, why does he still cooperate with his fiancée to cause trouble for the original owner, just to show off his love for his fiancée?

The original owner of this body was not part of their romantic play, but someone they could bully at will.

Because she remembered what the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en had done to her in the original world to please his fiancée, Linlang felt disgusted by him and naturally had no interest in talking to him. (End of Chapter)