After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

She wore a golden Shu brocade skirt, with two hair bags adorned with pure gold and gemstone-encrusted pearl flowers. On her feet were two-tone hibiscus shoes with pale yellow lotus embroidery, and a ruyi purse embroidered with gold thread hung from her waist.

When Tang Rui looked in the bronze mirror, she was almost blinded by the tiny figure inside.

Everyone says that domineering CEOs are great, but ultimately, their greatness comes down to their powerful financial resources.

How much less financially capable is Li's stepmother compared to the domineering CEO?

It's no exaggeration to say that with all these clothes, she could wear a different outfit for six months straight.

Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a cosmetics shop called Shuyulou.

Tang Rui was led inside by Consort Li when she saw a familiar face.

Situ Qiang was holding a box of rouge, her eyes looking discerning.

The shopkeeper stood beside her, bowing low, his smile obsequious: "Little Princess, this is a new arrival, made from the juice of a flower called 'Assassin' from the Southern Barbarians. Smell this, isn't it fragrant? With this, you can even forgo face powder."

Situ Qiang glanced at him lazily, her eyes full of arrogance: "You dog of a servant, how dare you give me, a princess, things from a fallen kingdom? How dare you!"

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. "Oh dear, Princess, I didn't mean that at all! This flower called 'Assassin's Flower' has a strong fragrance, and each bloom costs a hundred taels of silver. I thought it was very precious, which is why I brought it to you, Princess! I felt that those cheap flowers were not worthy of your status!"

"Hmph! You know how to talk!" Situ Qiang closed the rouge box and said casually, "I'll take all of this rouge. Wrap it up for me."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll pack it right away. Your Highness has excellent taste." The shopkeeper breathed a huge sigh of relief and quickly got up to pack the items.

That was fine, but Tang Rui saw it clearly: Situ Qiang took it and left without paying at all.

The shopkeeper didn't ask her for money!

ha?

What are you doing?

Tang Rui couldn't sit still any longer. She released Consort Li and immediately blocked Situ Qiang's path, hands on her hips, launching into a sarcastic remark: "Oh dear, Princess, why don't you pay for your purchases? Are you trying to rob someone in broad daylight?"

"Tang Rui! It's you!" Situ Qiang's face flushed red the moment she saw Tang Rui.

Ignoring the embarrassment of being caught impersonating a princess, she glared at her fiercely: "How come I run into you everywhere? What bad luck!"

The shopkeeper, quite perceptive, said, "Where did this little brat come from? The princess is the owner of our shop. Why would she need to pay for things she takes from her own home?"

Upon hearing this, Situ Qiang straightened her back and sneered, "Tang Rui, did you hear that? If you did, then get lost."

As soon as she finished speaking, the waiter ran over and gestured to Tang Rui, "Sir, you are not welcome here. Please leave."

Consort Li's face darkened, and she stepped forward to shield Tang Rui behind her.

Granny Rong also produced the shop's land deed and spoke up at the opportune moment: "How dare you! Open your dog eyes and see who she is! She is Princess Zhaohua, the true owner of this shop!"

The waiter was dumbfounded and looked blankly at his manager.

The shopkeeper glanced at the land deed, then rubbed his eyes, looking again. His face gradually drained of color, and his legs gave way, causing him to kneel with a thud. "Your Highness, I was blind to your greatness! Please don't hold it against me!"

He wasn't unaware that the shop had changed owners, but... Situ Qiang got most of her cosmetics from him without ever paying him.

Given Situ Qiang's status, he... he wouldn't dare to accept her!

Tang Rui glanced at him indifferently: "How much stuff has Situ Qiang taken for free here all this time? Tell me, and I might consider sparing your life. Otherwise... if you embezzle the master's property, this princess will have no choice but to send you to Shuntian Prefecture."

"..." Is it even more deadly?

"Yes, yes, I have a record. I'll go get it right away, I'll go get it right away..."

The shopkeeper was sweating profusely. He quickly went back to the counter, grabbed an account book, and respectfully handed it to Tang Rui.

Tang Rui took the ledger and started flipping through it.

Situ Qiang felt a little embarrassed and walked past her, saying, "I'm in a hurry to get back to the palace, I don't want to waste my breath on you."

Before Tang Rui could even speak, Da Ge and Er Ge stopped her at the door.

Situ Qiang gritted her teeth, stopped, and turned to glare at Tang Rui: "What are you going to do? Go and accuse me of impersonating a princess in front of the Emperor? Tang Rui, aren't you disgusting? What else can you do besides accuse others?"

Tang Rui had no desire to argue with her. She flipped through the account book and said to herself, "You took a total of 1,367 taels of goods from this shop. I'll give you two choices: either pay up, or I'll send you to Shuntian Prefecture. You choose."

Situ Qiang was stunned: "You dare send me to Shuntian Prefecture? Are you crazy?"

Tang Rui glanced at her indifferently, her expression full of contempt and disdain: "A poor bastard who pretends to be a princess to cheat people out of things, why wouldn't I dare send you to Shuntian Prefecture? Even if your father came, he would have to pay for things. What are you anyway? You're not that old, but you've already done one shameless thing after another. I don't think your father is this shameless. I don't know who you got these bad habits from."

At this point, Tang Rui stroked her chin, scrutinizing her, and said in a way that was sure to infuriate her, "I say, you're not some kind of mixed-race person, are you? It seems necessary to have Grandpa Emperor do a blood test on you too, otherwise, with your appearance, you don't look like someone with the surname Situ at all!"

Situ Wei trembled with rage, pointing a shaking finger at Tang Rui: "You...you...you're going too far!"

She didn't understand what "cross" meant, but she understood the phrase "impure bloodline".

Situ Qiang roared, "I'm not like you. My bloodline is pure. You're slandering me!"

"Oh. Think what you want!" Who the hell cares if you're a purebred dog or not!

Tang Rui stretched out her small hand: "A total of one thousand three hundred and sixty-seven taels of silver. Would you like to pay in silver or silver notes?"

Situ Qiang choked for a moment, then forcefully withdrew her hand, gritting her teeth as she said, "I didn't bring that much silver."

Tang Rui let out an exaggerated "Wow!" and her voice instantly rose in volume: "You dare say something like 'Wrap them all up' when you don't have any money? Are you alright?"

People passing by stopped and craned their necks to look inside.

Situ Wei's face flushed red. Reluctantly, she put down the rouge in her hand, gritted her teeth, and whispered, "Tang Rui, it won't look good if this gets out of hand. I'll just go back and get it for you."

"Okay!" That's exactly what I've been waiting for!

Want to take her things? No way! There's no way you can get them.

"Granny, you must go to the palace with her and get this person..."

Tang Rui paused, gestured a few times towards Situ Qiang, and finally found a suitable word: "We must get the money that this fake princess has owed us for many years."