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

The old lady said, "Back then, that concubine's daughter of the Duan family used tricks to get pregnant with the child of the head of the Hai family, who is now the empress."

The head of the Hai family and his wife had a very close relationship. They originally did not want to take concubines, but the Hai family had no choice but to accept her because she was pregnant with the Hai family's child.

However, because of this, Madam Hai developed a heart ailment, and her health deteriorated from then on.

"It seems to be a lineage. With such a birth mother, how could she be a naive little white rabbit?"

Shangguan Tang gritted her teeth and said angrily, "I was so out of my mind before, how could I have trusted her!"

Ying Yufu said, "Mother, she disguised herself too well. Even His Majesty accepted her and has doted on her for so many years. He even tacitly accepted the Second Prince's identity as the hidden crown prince. How much more so for us?"

Shangguan Tang said with a sneer, "But what's the use of pretending? When the Second Prince got together with the First Prince's wife, her true character was already exposed."

Furthermore, Duan's actions were nothing more than a pre-planned scheme.

The carriage, which was moving forward, suddenly stopped. Ying Yufu called out, "What happened outside?"

The coachman said, "Miss, there's a carriage that's stopped and blocking our way."

"Can we go around it?"

"There's no way around it; there are other carriages on the side road."

Because it was a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, there were an unusually large number of carriages heading to the palace today.

Yuan said, "Ask the carriage ahead if something happened and why it's stopped moving."

A moment later, the coachman's voice rang out from outside. He said, "Miss, the carriage in front deliberately walked ahead to wait for us."

The other party said their surname was Cheng, they had just returned yesterday, and wanted to say hello to the young lady.

The coachman was referring to Shangguan Tang as "Miss."

Shangguan Tang's expression darkened slightly. His surname was Cheng?

"Surname Cheng? Could it be...?" Yuan's eyes widened in surprise.

I haven't heard anything about that family coming back!

Shangguan Tang unconsciously clenched her handkerchief. She took a deep breath and, with a grim expression, lifted the carriage curtain.

Inside the carriage ahead, a woman was lifting the curtain and looking at her.

When Madam Cheng saw Shangguan Tang, she thought that she must have had a hard time after marrying into the Marquis of Weiyuan's family, and that she might have aged and become very tired.

Unexpectedly, she was still so radiant.

The sense of superiority on Mrs. Cheng's face vanished instantly.

"Sister Shangguan, it's been so many years! How have you been?"

Her words were quite profound.

Shangguan Tang frowned and said coldly, "Better than you."

Madam Cheng covered her mouth and laughed, "Whatever Sister Shangguan says goes. Whether it's good or bad, only she knows."

Oh, by the way, how's your mentally challenged son doing?

"Shouldn't you, the Cheng family, be the one to ask how my son contracted madness?" Shangguan Tang retorted coldly.

"What does this have to do with the Cheng family? Sister Shangguan, don't make baseless accusations. My daughter was also a victim back then. It's really hard to say who harmed whom," Madam Cheng sneered.

Shangguan Tang flung down the carriage curtain, his face extremely gloomy.

"The Cheng family has returned."

"They've actually returned. It seems His Majesty has transferred Cheng Xu'an back from Yunzhou. I wonder what position Cheng Xu'an will be given this time."

Yuan said indignantly.

"Grandmother, what positions do you think they want?"

Ying Yufu looked at the old lady.

"Does Fu'er have some guesses?" the old lady asked with a smile.

Ying Yufu nodded. "I guess they've got their eyes on my second uncle's position as Minister of Revenue."

Yuan said, "How could that be? They can't just take any official position they want; everything is decided by His Majesty."

Ying Yufu smiled and shook her head.

"Because of what happened back then, the Cheng family was sent to Yunzhou by His Majesty. They have held a grudge all these years, and they will definitely give us a hard time this time they come back."

"This is outrageous! If the Cheng family hadn't pushed Cousin Xiu into the snake pit back then, would he have developed madness and insanity?"

Shangguan Hong said angrily.

The carriage ahead stopped blocking the road and quickly moved forward.

A group of carriages drove into the palace.

At this moment, Madam Duan and Duan Linglong had already arrived at the Empress's palace.

Lady Duan was the Empress's cousin-in-law, and the Empress treated her with even greater affection than she treated the Hai family.

"I understand what my cousin-in-law means, and that is also my opinion. The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is no longer worthy of Linglong. Our Linglong deserves better."

The Queen said softly.

When she said these words, the expression on her face was even extremely gentle and harmless.

Madam Duan's face lit up with joy. "Your Majesty, however, annuling the engagement is not so easy."

The Empress glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, there's a way to resolve this matter."

Duan Linglong's face was full of joy. "Empress Aunt, Linglong thanks you."

The Empress looked at her gently, "Silly child, what are you thanking me for? When I help you and the Duan family, I am helping myself and Mingze."

"Aunt Empress, where is Brother Mingze?" Duan Linglong asked, her face slightly flushed.

The Empress naturally noticed her girlish coquettishness, but she pretended not to see it.

Because the second prince will not marry her.

Even if I were to marry, it wouldn't be now.

She has found a suitable candidate to be the Second Prince's consort.

"Mingze was injured yesterday, but it's nothing serious. He's probably already in the Imperial Garden by now."

Just then, a maid from the Empress's palace came to report that the guests had already arrived at the Imperial Garden.

The Empress smiled and rose, saying to Duan Linglong, "Linglong, you will soon be able to annul the engagement."

After saying that, they went together to the Imperial Garden.

At this moment, in the Imperial Garden, the Second Prince was talking to Ying Hengzhi, whose face looked haggard.

"Zhi'er, how is Lord Ying's injury? You look so pale, is it because of Lord Ying's injury?" The Second Prince looked at the girl in front of him with concern, his eyes full of heartache.

Upon hearing the Second Prince's question, a bitter expression appeared on Ying Hengzhi's face. "Second Uncle's leg injury is very serious. The royal physician said that he needs a dragon's saliva herb to recover."

"Ambergris?" The Second Prince frowned. "Ambergris is indeed rare. Father Emperor had one in his younger days, but it was given to the Crown Prince when he was injured."

Ying Hengzhi said, "Brother Mingze, actually, Second Aunt has a dragon's saliva grass, but... Second Aunt is still sulking and doesn't want to see us."

So… Brother Mingze, could you go and talk to Fu'er? Second Uncle is her father; she can't just stand by and watch him abandon her.”

The second prince immediately understood. "That's easy. I'll just tell Fu'er."

"But, my second sister's personality these days..."

The Second Prince sighed, "Zhi'er, although Fu'er is not as gentle and kind as you, she is still lovely and innocent. If I talk to her, she will definitely listen."

Ying Hengzhi lowered her eyes to hide the expression in them, and said shyly, "Yes, Second Sister listens to Brother Mingze the most. Brother Mingze, I will definitely give in to Second Sister more often. Even if she suffers some grievances, it doesn't matter. I will properly advise her to be a good woman to Brother Mingze."

The Second Prince's heart swelled with sweetness. He was moved and pulled Ying Hengzhi into his arms. "If only Fu'er were half as sensible as you. She's been a bit willful lately."

Not far away, Cheng Zhier watched the two embracing each other and immediately smiled.

"Mother, look," she whispered to Madam Cheng.

Madam Cheng glanced at it and immediately smiled.

She laughed wildly, "They really are mother and daughter with the same fate, her mother is, and so is she."