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

"What did you feed us?" Fang Qiuhuan's expression changed, and she shouted loudly.

Ying Yufu looked at them coldly and said, "Don't worry, it's not poison, nor is it medicine that will harm your health."

It's just a pill to make you tell the truth!

Fang Qiuhuan's eyes widened, and she said angrily, "What truth-telling pill? I think you're just using this as an excuse to get revenge and harm me and my mother!"

Fang Qiuhuan shrieked.

Yuan Mengli also said, "Princess Anguo, you and I are relatives, and according to seniority, I am your elder."

"Your rudeness towards me is hardly befitting of your status as a princess and future crown princess."

"Elder? Who do you consider an elder to me?"

Even if my second aunt is from the same family, she's the only one who can be considered my elder. Who are you?

Ying Yufu frowned in disapproval.

"you--"

Yuan Mengli's eyes reddened, and tears fell.

She looked in Yuan Fuhai's direction, "Father, I knew long ago that my sister disliked me, but I never expected that even Princess Anguo would be influenced by her..."

Yuan Fuhai's face was extremely ugly. "Your Highness, you saw it, didn't you?"

That rebellious daughter, Yuan Mengtong, not only couldn't tolerate Mengli herself, but she even instigated Shangguan Hong and Princess Anguo to bully Mengli like this.

"Lord Yuan, are you saying that my Crown Princess is unable to distinguish right from wrong, and is a fool who easily believes what others say?"

"This... Your Highness, that's not what I meant."

Yuan Fuhai's expression changed again, and he quickly explained.

Cang Mingze then spoke up, saying, "Your Highness, in my opinion, Lord Yuan did not mean that."

"Oh? Then, in your opinion, Second Prince, what did Lord Yuan mean by what he just said?"

The Crown Prince looked at Cang Mingze.

Cang Mingze looked at the Crown Prince, a sharp glint in his eyes, and said, "Crown Prince, you simply don't believe Lord Yuan's words."

They felt that Lord Yuan was biased towards Yuan Mengli and her daughter, and that he was framing Yuan Mengtong and Shangguan Hong.

"Why don't we ask others whether Shangguan Hong actually pushed any girls into the room?"

Ying Yufu had already returned to her seat and was looking towards the center of the hall.

The Crown Prince exchanged a glance with Ying Yufu and nodded, saying, "Alright, Lord Yuan, this is also your family matter, why don't you ask him yourself?"

Yuan Fuhai replied, "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Second Prince."

Yuan Fuhai stood up and looked at his two daughters-in-law who had been standing with Yuan Mengli and Fang Qiuhuan.

"Wang, He, you were right there, did you see clearly who pushed Huan'er?"

Wang and He exchanged a glance, both remaining silent.

Yuan Fuhai frowned.

Upon seeing this, both Hara Yoshiyuki and Hara Tomohiro frowned and showed impatience.

Yuan Pengyi, in particular, directly reprimanded He Shi, saying, "He Shi, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Madam He glanced at Yuan Pengyi, a hint of resentment in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Although I was right next to Mengli and Qiuhuan just now, I was looking at something else and didn't see how Qiuhuan fell."

"Ms. He! You—"

Yuan Pengyi stared at her with wide eyes, his face full of anger and disbelief.

In a situation like this, how can you say something that she doesn't understand? Even if you didn't see it, you have to say you did.

She didn't even know to protect Mengli!

Seeing his expression, Madam He knew exactly what he was thinking, and her eyes grew even colder.

Seeing this, Madam Wang also smiled sarcastically and said, "Like my sister-in-law, I didn't even notice how Qiu Huan fell."

Yuan Liangyi's face also darkened, and he stared intently at Wang Shi.

Wang didn't look at him, but exchanged a glance with He, both of them looking delighted.

Their maternal families were local noble families and they did not fear the Yuan family.

In order to maintain harmony between husband and wife, they usually tolerated Yuan Mengli.

But no amount of tolerance could overcome the fact that their husbands only had eyes for Yuan Mengli, their "younger sister," and even they were at Yuan Mengli's mercy.

Hara Yoshiyoshi and Hara Tomohiro never expected that their usually virtuous wives would be so disrespectful to them at this moment.

They had watched Qiu Huan grow up, yet they showed no intention of protecting her whatsoever.

The two of them had faces so dark they looked like they were about to burst with water, and they couldn't help but look at Yuan Yingshuang and Yuan Yingxue again.

Yuan Yingshuang shook her head, "Father, Second Uncle, I really didn't notice Cousin Qiuhuan's side just now."

She wasn't lying; her attention had been focused on the Crown Prince and Ying Yufu.

Yuan Yingxue's eyes flickered slightly as she said, "Uncle, Father, I just saw it. It was indeed Cousin Hong who pushed Qiu Huan."

A look of satisfaction immediately appeared in Yuan Pengyi's eyes.

Yingxue is the most sensible one.

Madam He couldn't help but glance at her daughter. Yuan Yingxue met her gaze, her eyes showing a hint of guilt.

Ms. He fell silent.

Fang Qiuhuan immediately looked smug.

Yuan Fuhai also said, "Your Highness, you heard it yourself, Yingxue confirmed it..."

The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then let's hear what Yuan Mengli and Fang Qiuhuan have to say."

Yuan Fuhai, unaware of the gravity of the situation, immediately said, "Qiu Huan, describe in detail what just happened. How did Shangguan Hong push you?"

Fang Qiuhuan straightened her chest, stepped forward and said, "Of course... I only pretended to trip over Shangguan Hong and fall on him."

Not only did he not know how to be gentle and catch me, but he also deliberately avoided me, causing me to fall. He is utterly despicable!

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall fell silent.

"Qiu Huan!" Yuan Mengli looked at her daughter with a look of horror.

Fang Qiuhuan was also stunned, and she realized what she had just said.

She quickly tried to defend herself, saying, "I...I didn't lie, I just wanted to frame Shangguan Hong!"

His mother was just lucky to marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, which is why he became the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

In my opinion, the person who should have married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was my mother. It's all because Shangguan Cheng was blind that he actually took a liking to that good-for-nothing Yuan Mengtong.

Otherwise, I would be the young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and perhaps, I would be the one marrying the Crown Prince and becoming his consort!

Fang Qiuhuan said with a face full of indignation.

"Qiu Huan, stop talking!"

Yuan Mengli stepped forward and covered Fang Qiuhuan's mouth.

Yuan Fuhai's face froze completely at this moment.

He knelt down again with a thud and said, "Your Highness, Qiu Huan is still young. She doesn't understand and is just talking nonsense!"

The crown prince chuckled, "Then let the eldest speak."

He looked at Yuan Mengli with great interest.

Yuan Mengli knew her daughter had gotten into trouble, so she quickly said, "Your Highness, Huan'er...what she said is all true!"

Everyone: "?"

Apart from Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince, who were watching the spectacle with amusement, everyone else stared at her in disbelief.

Yuan Mengli quickly covered her mouth. Why did her mouth seem to be disobeying her?

But the more she tried to cover it up, the more she wanted to tell.

Then she heard her mouth say triumphantly and loudly, "So what if I'm jealous of Yuan Mengtong?"

Why is she the Yuan family's biological daughter, while I can only be an adopted daughter?

Why is she allowed to marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, while I can only marry into a lowly merchant family like the Fang family?

Why should she be better off than me?

I want everyone to believe that it is she who cannot tolerate me, and that I am the one who is loved and adored by everyone!

I also want my daughter to marry her son, and after my daughter gives birth to her son, I will kill Yuan Mengtong and Shangguan Hong.

"Once everyone in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is dead, my daughter will become the mistress of the mansion, and her children will be the heirs."