Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

In front of a stick of incense.

The Cheng siblings walked into the middle of the laughing and joking crowd.

The group, who had been making a lot of noise, suddenly fell silent.

Cheng Zhier stared intently in Ying Zhuoxiu's direction.

"Young Master Ying, may I have a word with you in private?" Cheng Yunjing asked with a smile.

Beside her, Cheng Zhier looked at Ying Zhuoxiu with expectant eyes.

She hurt him deeply, and he must be utterly disappointed in her.

But so what? She just didn't know the truth. If she had known the truth earlier, she would have protected him in everything.

This time, she wanted to explain clearly what happened back then.

Ying Zhuoxiu glanced in their direction and said, "Young Master Cheng, you might as well speak frankly."

Ying Zhuoxiu's eyes were indifferent. Among the people who harmed him back then, Cheng Yunjing had not shown his face. As ignorant as he was, he naturally knew who these people were acting on his orders.

Cheng Yunjing sighed, "Young Master Ying, there is indeed some misunderstanding between us. I hope you can give us this opportunity to clarify things."

Ying Zhuoxiu's expression grew even more indifferent. "There is no misunderstanding between us. If Young Master Cheng came here to say this, then please leave my house."

Even someone as mild-mannered as Ying Zhuoxiu would directly tell someone to leave.

This shows just how strong his dislike for the Cheng siblings was.

Cheng Yunjing's eyes darkened slightly, revealing a hint of displeasure.

Just then, Cheng Zhier suddenly pulled out a pendant from her bosom. The silver crescent moon immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Ying Zhuoxiu's expression changed the moment he saw the pendant.

Cheng Zhier saw his expression and her eyes grew even deeper. "Young Master Ying, do you still remember this pendant?"

That year during the Lantern Festival, the Jade Palace caught fire. You were the one who rescued me from the Jade Palace. This pendant is the one I pulled from you back then.

Ying Zhuoxiu's face was visibly grim. It turned out that the pendant he had lost was in Cheng Zhier's hands.

This pendant was a gift from his uncle years ago.

His father disliked him from a young age. When he was five, he did not receive a birthday gift from his father. Instead, his uncle made this pendant by hand and sent it to him.

He cherished it dearly; it was not just a pendant, but also a token of affection from an elder male figure.

At first, he still had expectations for Ying Nanyao as his father, but day after day, year after year, Ying Nanyao only had eyes for the children of the eldest son's family.

The uncle, whom Ying Nanyao had hardly ever met, was more like a father to him than Ying Nanyao.

He was very sad when he lost the pendant back then.

But now, he watched it reappear before his eyes.

Ying Yufu also stared at the pendant. She leaned closer and whispered, "Brother, isn't that the pendant your uncle gave you?"

Ying Zhuoxiu's eyes darkened slightly, and he finally said indifferently, "It's dirty. When my uncle comes back, I'll ask him for another one. This one is already lost."

Ying Yufu immediately understood his intentions.

She looked coldly at the Cheng siblings, "Miss Cheng, Ying Chengting is dead. You're not going to try to get back at my brother again, are you?"

This pendant doesn't belong to my brother; don't try to tarnish his reputation here.

Cheng Zhier's expression changed; she hadn't expected the Ying siblings to deny it.

He loathed himself to this extent.

Cheng Zhier felt as if her heart was being twisted by a dull knife, the pain suffocating her.

Her eyes reddened. "Young Master Ying, I know I made many mistakes when I was young, but it was all because I mistook the person who saved my life. If I had known that you were the one who saved me from the fire at Yuxiao Tower, I would never have made such a big mistake."

She thought that if she told him the truth, he would forgive her.

Na He and Ying Zhuoxiu's disgust became even more obvious. "Miss Cheng, I don't know anything about the fire at Yuxiao Tower that you mentioned, and I have never saved you."

Even if you mistook your savior for someone else, you shouldn't have hurt innocent people. If you were unhappy with our engagement back then, you could have just broken it off. Why did you have to harm me?

Miss Cheng, Mr. Cheng, please let us leave.

Cheng Zhier stood frozen in place, her heart filled with surging hatred.

"Who would like a poisonous snake!"

Yao Guang said angrily.

Back then, Ying Zhuoxiu was thrown into a snake pit by the Cheng family, which shocked the entire imperial city. Several members of the Cheng family were punished at the time, but Cheng Zhier was spared punishment because she was still young. However, the entire Cheng family was sent to Yunzhou by Emperor Cangxuan.

The mastermind at the time was Cheng Zhier, and Cheng Yunjing's involvement was undoubtedly involved, but neither of them had direct evidence.

However, Cheng Zhier actually ordered people to use those poisonous snakes to harm Ying Zhuoxiu.

Cheng Zhier immediately looked in Yao Guang's direction, her eyes were dark and her lips curled into a cold smile.

She suddenly remembered that back then, Yao Guang had greatly admired Ying Zhuoxiu.

Yes, back then, Ying Zhuoxiu was as radiant as the moonlight; who wouldn't admire him?

She recalled the moment when Ying Zhuoxiu caught Feng Yaoguang, and a murderous intent suddenly welled up in her eyes.

Meanwhile, as their conflict was unfolding, Cang Mingze quietly approached Hai Mujin from the side.

"Miss Hai, it's too noisy here. Why don't you sit in the pavilion over there?"

Cang Mingze wore a warm, gentle smile.

Hai Mujin was immediately horrified. She took a step back without showing any emotion. "Your Highness, I just like staying here. I hope you will forgive me."

After saying that, she stepped back into the crowd, moving further away from Cang Mingze.

A flash of anger crossed Cang Mingze's eyes. How dare she look down on him?

Once he marries her, he will make sure she knows that offending him was the biggest mistake she ever made.

Cang Mingze didn't say anything more, but instead gave a look to a certain direction in the crowd.

The next moment, a little maid suddenly ran forward recklessly, originally heading in another direction, but when she passed Hai Mujin, she suddenly turned and bumped Hai Mujin backward.

Hai Mujin was knocked backward and fell directly into the lake.

At the same moment, Yao Guang's maid suddenly screamed, "Help! The princess has fallen into the water!"

Even Ying Yufu didn't expect Cheng Zhier to be so crazy; she actually pushed Yao Guang into the lake.

Almost the instant Yao Guang fell into the water, Ying Zhuoxiu's expression changed.

In his view, he had implicated Yao Guang, so he instinctively jumped into the water to save her.

When Cheng Zhier saw that Ying Zhuoxiu was disregarding his own safety for Feng Yaoguang, his eyes became increasingly resentful. Without even blinking, she jumped into the water and swam directly towards Ying Zhuoxiu.

A look of madness flashed in her eyes.

Immediately afterward, there was another splash, and Hai Mujin's maid screamed, "Oh no! Miss has fallen into the water!"

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Host, please protect Hai Mujin from being schemed against by Cang Mingze.]

"Miss Hai, I'm here to save you!"

Cang Mingze roared and jumped down after Hai Mujin.

His goal was clear: he wanted to destroy Hai Mujin's innocence.

Ying Yufu was furious. This person's true colors were truly disgusting!

She picked up a pebble from the ground and headed towards Cang Mingze.

Cang Mingze's vision went black and he sank to the bottom of the lake.

Meanwhile, chaos erupted in the lake.

It was at this moment that Feng Yuheng jumped into the lake.

The crown prince exclaimed in shock, "Are they scattering people like dumplings? One after another? A feint to the east while attacking in the west! Quickly, go rescue them!"