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Chapter 80 Lessons
Tang Zhao looked at Bai Rouyin who was standing stiffly in the same place.

Bai Rouyin's eyes widened. This was the first time she faced the majesty of Princess Tang Zhao, and it was also the first time she realized that their identities were as different as heaven and earth.

Even if Tang Zhao has no one to rely on and no power to depend on, as long as she becomes a princess, she will have to obey orders in front of others.

Bai Rouyin saw Gu Ci's figure through the window that had never been closed tightly: Gu Ci, are you just going to watch and condone Tang Zhao humiliating your own sister, humiliating your maternal family, and humiliating her?
Bai Rouyin was in great pain. She clenched her fists and slowly knelt on the ground, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Princess."

It doesn’t matter. Let Tang Zhao be proud for a while. She will watch carefully how Tang Zhao’s reputation is ruined and he hides back in the palace like a stray dog.

Tang Zhao raised his hand, "No need to be polite."

Everyone stood up, "Thank you, Princess!"

The monk then stepped back and stood behind Tang Zhao.

Without the shackles, Gu Xuan took the bun out of her mouth and threw it aside. She stood up and rushed forward, raising her hands and shouting, "Bitch!"

Tang Zhao remained sitting motionless, and when Gu Xuan's hand was less than a foot away from her, she suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

The hand on the wrist was as white as jade, and the five fingers were slender and long. They looked soft as if they had no bones, but they were incredibly strong.

Gu Xuan tried her best but couldn't move the hand on her wrist at all, "Tang Zhao, let me go!"

Tang Zhao turned a deaf ear to it.

Gu Xuan was furious and raised her other hand to hit.

Tang Zhao exerted slight force with his right hand.

"Ah!" The severe pain from her wrist made Gu Xuan scream.

As Tang Zhao slowly moved his right arm, Gu Xuan's face twisted in pain and he was forced to bend down and kneel on one knee on the ground.

Tang Zhao leaned forward slightly, "Seventh sister, do you know how to address me as the princess now?"

"You!" Gu Xuan had never had even a scratch on her skin since she was a child. She had never felt such pain before. She stubbornly begged for mercy in less than a cup of tea, "Princess, Fifth Sister-in-law! I was wrong."

"Be good," Tang Zhao let go, "You're a good kid if you can admit your mistakes and correct them. Your sister-in-law will forgive you."

Her eyes fell on the maid who had been struggling but was suppressed by Dongmei, "Take your young lady back to her room to rest."

Dongmei let go of her hand, and the maid quickly stepped forward, first knelt down and bowed to Tang Zhao, then helped Gu Xuan up.

Seeing that Gu Xuan was about to leave, Meng Shuer quickly said, "Sister Xuan, you can't leave. The matter of lard is not over yet!"

"If you leave now, no one will hold onto this matter anymore. Tang Zhao can easily cover it up with a few words."

"By then, everyone will say that you are arrogant, unreasonable, and willful, and even dared to cause trouble in Jing'an Temple! Your reputation will be completely ruined."

Tang Zhao sneered. After today's incident, what reputation did Gu Xuan have left?

Gu Xuan stopped hesitantly, holding her wrist, and stood still, biting her lip, despite the maid's earnest persuasion.

Gu Ci sighed, came in, took Gu Xuan's hand and was about to leave.

"Fifth Master Gu, where are you taking Sister Xuan?" Bai Rouyin asked anxiously, "Could it be that Fifth Master Gu has been outside the courtyard just now?"

"Since the Fifth Young Master has always been here, why can he just watch his sister suffer injustice and humiliation for no reason?"

"The Fifth Young Master is Sister Xuan's biological brother! Is Princess Zhaoshan so important to the Fifth Young Master?"

If there weren't outsiders around, Bai Rouyin would have wanted to ask Gu Ci: Is she less important to him than Tang Zhao? Bai Rouyin's words made Gu Xuan feel extremely aggrieved. She clung to the door frame while desperately shaking off Gu Ci's hand, "I don't need your fake kindness!"

Gu Ci ignored Bai Rouyin's questioning and Gu Xuan's struggle, and forcibly pushed Gu Xuan down the mountain.

Bai Rouyin's face was blue and red.

Meng Shuer looked at Gu Ci's back as he left, her nails almost piercing her palms.

With the shield removed, Doctor Meng had no choice but to take the stage himself. "Even if Miss Gu Qi isn't here, Princess Zhaoshan shouldn't try to smooth things over with a few words! Jing'an Temple is a sacred Buddhist site. Princess Zhaoshan deliberately deceived Master Qingning, leading the monks and devout pilgrims to consume animal oil in a Buddhist temple, a blasphemy against the gods and Buddhas!"

"Princess Zhaoshan has no respect for Buddha, but we pilgrims are devout Buddhists. Princess Zhaoshan has caused us to break our vows and blaspheme the gods. If the gods and Buddhas blame us and bring down disasters, wouldn't we have been guilty in vain?"

"Yes, what if the Buddha knew we had eaten meat in the temple and punished us?"

"But we didn't do it on purpose. Buddha, be merciful. If anyone is to be punished, it should be the culprit."

The lady, wearing a green brocade embroidered with lotus flowers and twirling a rosary made of golden nanmu wood, chanted, "Even if the Buddha is merciful, we have violated the Buddhist precepts. I'm afraid we won't be reborn in a good way in the next life."

Tang Zhao:.
You are already so rich, what else can you ask for?
The wealthy lady's eyes were sharp. "Princess Zhaoshan, please give us a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, even if you bring the case before the Emperor, we will not let it go."

Meng Shu'er was delighted, and the grievance in her heart eased a little. Even the Crown Princess's aunt was on their side. She wanted to see how Tang Zhao could turn things around.

"Madam Yang's sincere devotion to Buddha is something I admire. Although I don't believe in Buddhism, I do respect it and would never do something that Madam Meng calls blasphemous."

"Master Qingning, is there any remaining incense oil that this princess donated to your temple?"

Master Qingning, who had been chanting with his eyes closed, finally opened his eyes. "The gift from donor Tang is precious. Our temple treasures it very much. Therefore, we only took a small half of the jar."

Tang Zhao raised his eyes and said, "Master Qingning, please bring the remaining incense oil over."

Master Qingning nodded, and the two monks turned and left, returning a short while later with a black jar.

Tang Zhao personally removed the sealing cloth.

"Hey, this is the fragrant oil that this princess donated to Jing'an Temple." Tang Zhao picked up a spoonful from the jar and walked to Madam Yang's side. "Please take a look, Madam. Is this fragrant oil lard?"

Madam Yang lowered her eyes. The liquid in the spoon was transparent and light yellow. It did not smell greasy at all, but instead had a faint fragrance.

Neither its color nor its smell is the same as lard.

Tang Zhao raised an eyebrow. "According to Madam Yang, is this lard?"

"No," Mrs. Yang said truthfully.

Meng Shuer stepped forward and stared at the liquid in the spoon. Even though she had never set foot in the kitchen, she could tell that it was definitely not lard.

This oil does not have that nauseating meaty smell.

Tang Zhao poured the oil back into the jar, "This is the new oil developed by this princess."

Meng Shuer kept shaking her head, "Impossible, impossible."

"You are lying, you must be lying!"

Tang Zhao uttered an "oh," "Miss Meng, are you saying that this princess colluded with Jing'an Temple to deceive you?"

Meng Shu'er was speechless. She did think so, but even that idiot Gu Xuan knew that she couldn't slander Jing'an Temple so easily. How could she dare to say what was in her heart?

But if I deny it, then what happened today will become a joke, right?
(End of this chapter)