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

Zhenguo Duke's Mansion

The physician from the prefecture came early in the morning to examine Ying Yutan's pulse.

Yesterday, Ying Yufu gave Ying Yutan a bottle of innate nutritional liquid. When Shangguan Tang woke up early this morning, he couldn't wait to call the family doctor.

"Huh? That's strange. Last night when I took her pulse, the young lady's pulse was extremely weak. How come she's so much stronger today?"

The physician was completely baffled.

He was once a military doctor who served with the Duke of Zhenguo at the border. Due to his advanced age, he retired to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and became the mansion's physician.

He had treated countless patients in his life, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a strange pulse.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo was overjoyed. "That's wonderful, really wonderful! Old Ye, my little Tan'er is so lucky. Don't tell anyone about this yet."

Old Ye immediately replied, "Don't worry, I will never tell."

He didn't ask any more questions, but his eyes were full of excitement.

"The world is vast and full of wonders. Miss is blessed with great fortune. Even a celestial being descending to earth could not match such good fortune."

"Fu'er, this is wonderful!"

Shangguan Tang was overjoyed.

Ying Yufu smiled, her eyes crinkling. "Mother, things will get better and better for us."

"Yes, we will get better and better." She now feels as if she has been reborn.

Leaving the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence, I feel great everywhere I go.

The bright smile on her face was the first one she had seen in eighteen years.

The old lady looked at them with satisfaction, a hint of moisture flashing in her loving eyes.

She composed herself and said gently, "Alright, this is good news. We can talk about it when we get back. Get ready and let's go."

Today is the Empress's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, and her whole family has been invited.

Of course, Shangguan Tang and Ying Yufu were invited in their capacity as members of the Marquis of Weiyuan's household.

Today, however, they will be staying by the side of the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo.

Ying Yufu and Shangguan Tang had already dressed themselves and were about to leave when they heard what the old lady said. Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Ying Yufu's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully proven someone wrong. The system rewards you with 50 points. Your current balance is 940 points.]

Host, a special reminder: once you reach 1000 points, you can unlock the double points reward mode. Keep it up, host!

Ying Yufu's heart instantly became excited.

Previously, she had bought two bottles of innate nutrient solution for Tan'er, leaving her with only 190 points.

Yesterday, the moment the Flying Tigers completely moved her mother's dowry out of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, she received a reward of 500 points.

Around midnight, the system rewarded her with another 200 points, saying that the Second Prince and Ying Nanyao had fallen off a cliff and were injured.

[Little Dian, what was the 50-point reward just now?]

[Host, there's some activity coming from Huabao Pavilion!]

It turned out to be the case.

A smile appeared on Ying Yufu's face. "Little Dian, do you mean that if I earn another 60 points, the reward points will double?"

[Great, host! Once your points reach 1000, the system reward will be doubled immediately, turning 1000 into 2000!]

Ying Yufu's eyes widened slightly, filled with joy.

[Little Dian, the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet is definitely not going to be peaceful. In my dream, the Duan family is plotting against my second cousin today. Let's see how I deal with them!]

[Host, hang in there! I'll help you when it counts!]

Ying Yufu strode out the door with her head held high, and before getting into the carriage, she saw her second cousin, Shangguan Hong, preparing to ride a horse.

She waved to him: "Second cousin, don't ride your horse. Come with us in the carriage. I have something to tell you."

Shangguan Hong thought of the dream Fu'er had mentioned, and realized that the Duan family would definitely make some moves at today's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet.

His eyes darkened, he dismounted, and then jumped into the carriage.

Ying Yufu smiled so hard her eyes crinkled, and her second cousin listened to her advice.

[Little Dian, in your dream, how did your second cousin go berserk at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet?]

[Host, the wine that the Empress bestowed upon your second brother contained a rare poison from the Southern Frontier called "Chaos Poison." After ingestion, it causes a temporary state of mania, rendering the person unable to control themselves.]

"[Disorderly gods? What a fine excuse! They ruined my second cousin with this!]" Ying Yufu said angrily.

[Host, do you remember that rebound skill?]

Ying Yufu's eyes lit up. "Little Dian, you mean I can use my reflection skill to help my second cousin reflect the medicine's effects back onto the target?"

[That's right! But host, if you want to use this skill on someone else, you'll need to purchase an intermediate-level rebound skill. Each rebound costs 10 points!]

Was my previous one a beginner level?

【Yes host. 】

Okay, I'll buy it now.

In an instant, her points decreased again, and her balance dropped from 940 to 930.

Ying Yufu didn't care at all, and with a wave of her hand, she threw the rebound skill at her second cousin.

Shangguan Hong trembled and looked at Ying Yufu in surprise.

"Fu'er, did you do something to me? I felt like something fell on me just now, and it felt really nice."

He raised his hand and groped in the air in front of him.

Ying Yufu said seriously, "Second cousin, at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet later, after you drink the wine bestowed by the Empress, silently recite the word 'rebound,' and the medicinal properties in the tea will rebound onto your opposing target."

Shangguan Hong nodded and said seriously, "Okay, I understand."

"It's the Empress."

Yuan gripped her sleeves tightly, her face contorted with anger.

Shangguan Tang's face turned cold, her eyes surging with intense hatred: "I trusted her all these years, it seems I was naive. She is not the Empress Yuan after all."

Both the former empress and the current empress are from the Hai family.

The original empress was the legitimate daughter, while the current empress is merely a concubine's daughter.

Back then, she was on good terms with Hua Xi and the Empress Yuan, who was then the eldest daughter of the Hai family. The concubine's daughter of the Hai family would occasionally come to join them.

Empress Yuan was kind and forgiving, and did not ostracize her half-sister, so she allowed her to play with them occasionally.

Over time, they became familiar with each other.

Although Hua Xi disapproved of the Hai family's concubine daughter's obsequious behavior, he didn't say anything out of respect for the Hai family's legitimate daughter.

Later, less than a month after giving birth to the crown prince, Empress Yuan passed away due to physical weakness.

Considering the young age of the crown prince, the emperor married a second empress, who was a concubine's daughter from the Hai family.

Later, the Empress gave birth to the Second Prince and arranged a marriage between him and Fu'er.

Over the years, she would occasionally bring Fu'er to the palace. The Empress Dowager still had the same gentle and harmless demeanor as before. Occasionally, when she did something wrong, she would show a charming and innocent expression.

It was precisely her harmless appearance that gradually made the emperor lower his guard and accept her.

She really didn't expect that this empress was no ordinary person.

If it weren't for the recent incident at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she wouldn't have been able to see through her true character.

She had been so good at pretending all these years that she thought she really liked Fu'er.

Unexpectedly, they had already made connections with the first wife.

He also wanted her daughter to be his concubine.

That's not all; even the Duan family dared to scheme against Hong'er's marriage.

It is worth mentioning that not long after Empress Yuan passed away, Lady Hai also passed away. Because of the Empress Dowager, the concubine surnamed Duan was promoted to the position of principal wife.

She was born out of wedlock in the Duan family and was not favored.

Unexpectedly, he turned his life around because of the empress.