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

The scene was absolutely explosive.

I never expected that the Duan woman would be so unrestrained.

All the ladies and gentlemen present were dumbfounded.

The empress swayed and was supported by a palace maid.

Her eyes widened, and she growled in shock, "Quick, someone come quick! Knock her out!"

A eunuch stepped forward and struck Duan Linglong on the back of the neck with a palm strike, causing Duan Linglong's body to immediately go limp and collapse.

As for Old Lady Liu, she finally calmed down after the imperial physician administered acupuncture.

The Empress looked at the unconscious Duan Linglong with an uncertain expression, her gaze sweeping over a palace maid in the corner.

The palace maid turned pale and trembled. Suddenly, someone covered her mouth and dragged her away.

The Empress glanced at Madam Duan again.

Madam Duan, whose face had already turned deathly pale, immediately understood. She stood up and explained, "Ladies, Linglong fell ill last night and still has a fever. She insisted on coming to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet today. I'm afraid she's a little delirious from the fever."

"Madam Duan, are you trying to fool us all?"

You should just let it go, since your son has someone he loves. That way, you won't ruin a good young man's life.

Grandmother, do you think what I said makes sense?

The second wife of the Hai family looked at the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo with a smile.

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo sighed and echoed, "Yes, although it has been the custom since ancient times for parents to arrange marriages, a woman who has someone in her heart and acts so freely cannot be kept in our Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."

"Perhaps we should call off this marriage!"

"What the old lady says is very true." The second wife of the Hai family nodded with a smile, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes.

It seems she guessed right; the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion no longer wants the marriage with the Duan family.

The Empress and Madam Duan's faces both darkened.

They wanted to annul the engagement, but certainly not in this way.

The Empress glanced in the direction of the people from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

The Chaos God Wine was clearly poured into Shangguan Hong's wine cup; there's no way it could have gone wrong.

But why did Linglong go mad in the end?

Shangguan Hong suddenly stood up, knelt down and bowed, saying, "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Today, Shangguan Hong begs Her Majesty the Empress and my grandmother to make the decision and annul this engagement for me."

The old lady of the Yongle Duke's household smiled and said, "It's good that it's absolved. We're not old-fashioned people. I don't think that Duan girl is a good match. Sister Mu, please grant the child's wish!"

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo sighed, "In the end, it was my Hong'er who saved Duan's life back then. From beginning to end, my Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has never wronged the Duan family."

"Your Majesty, Lady Duan is morally flawed and unfit to be our match. We are not worthy of her!"

The Empress's expression changed.

Ying Yufu felt a surge of pleasure as she looked at the scene.

In the dream, the second cousin went mad on the spot, and a palace maid took the opportunity to falsely accuse him of molesting her. The second cousin was irrational and had no idea what was happening.

Upon waking up, he was labeled as morally deficient and unworthy of being a match.

The Empress said, "Madam, this is just a misunderstanding..."

"Your Majesty the Empress!"

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo interrupted her with a strong voice.

"Your Majesty, I know that Lady Duan is related to you, but Lady Duan's words and deeds are known to all. Although my Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is not a noble family from the previous dynasty, we still require our granddaughter-in-law to be of good character."

Shangguan Hong also said, "I, Shangguan Hong, would rather die than be humiliated."

The Empress's face turned somewhat pale.

Madam Duan gritted her teeth, her eyes fixed on Shangguan Hong as if she wanted to devour him.

You brat, how dare you!

But in the end, she only dared to say it in her heart.

The Empress's eyes churned. She stared intently at the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo and Shangguan Hong, then sighed, "Very well, let's call off this marriage between the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the Duan family."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is just!" Shangguan Hong immediately bowed in gratitude with great joy.

Seeing the joy on his face, Madam Duan and the Empress's expressions turned ugly again.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo also expressed her gratitude.

With things having reached this point, and everyone having seen the spectacle, the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet simply could not continue.

On the way back in the carriage, Shangguan Tang and Madam Yuan both had smiles on their faces.

Shangguan Hong felt a wave of fear. "Fu'er, thanks to you, otherwise, I would have been the one going crazy today."

Ying Yufu said, "Second cousin, from now on, I wish you a bright future and that you will meet a good man."

"Thank you for your kind words, Fu'er." Shangguan Hong clenched his fist.

"It's good that they've all been withdrawn, it's good that they've all been withdrawn," the old lady sighed.

Her expression was somewhat wistful.

Their Zhenguo Duke's Mansion has no historical foundation; their current immense power was all gained by following the late emperor in conquering the country.

They were founding heroes, favored by the late emperor and His Majesty, but in terms of their cunning and scheming, they were different from those nobles who had inherited their positions for hundreds of years.

They're too straightforward.

Even she, a businesswoman who had spent her life in the business, though aware of Yu's cunning, had always been upright and honest, never imagined that her children's marriages would involve so much scheming.

"Grandmother, nothing can be built without destruction. Fortunately, we have a chance to change our fate. If it were really like the dream, that would be true despair."

Ying Yufu offered words of comfort.

"Yes, Grandmother, Fu'er is right. We are already changing our destiny, aren't we?" Shangguan Hong's eyes showed determination.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully slapping Old Liu in the face! System reward: 200 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully slapping the Cheng family in the face! System reward: 500 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully slapping the Duan family in the face! System reward: 500 points!]

The host's previous point balance was 969 points, and the current point balance is 2169 points, meeting the doubling reward mechanism. The host's current final point balance is 4338!

Ying Yufu was immediately excited by the continuous notifications of points rewards.

[Little Dian, I can buy so many things now, right!]

【Yes, host, but you should spend your points wisely! Please be rational in your spending!】

[Little Dian, your teamwork is actually pretty good!]

Ying Yufu was very happy, and her eyes and brows were filled with joy.

After all, the more points she accumulates, the more confident she becomes in changing her family's fate.

Seeing her expression, Shangguan Tang asked with a smile, "Fu'er, is something good happening?"

Ying Yufu nodded repeatedly with bright eyes, "Mother, we will definitely be able to change our family's fate."

She was full of confidence.

Ying Yufu suddenly remembered something else: "Princess Huaxi and Yaoguang didn't come to today's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet!"

Shangguan Tang had noticed this long ago, and now looked worried. "Although Hua Xi doesn't like the Empress, she wouldn't be so indifferent as to not put on a show. Her absence today might be due to something happening at the Grand Princess's residence."

Ying Yufu frowned in thought, and after a moment, her expression suddenly changed.

"In the dream, it seemed that it was mentioned that the eldest son of the Grand Princess Huaxi, Prince Yuheng, fell off a cliff on his way back from a study tour, breaking both his legs and becoming unable to take care of himself."

From then on, Feng Yuheng became despondent, his personality changed drastically, and he eventually committed suicide on the eve of New Year's Eve.

Let's calculate the time...

Ying Yufu's expression changed. "It seems to be this time."

Inside the carriage, everyone's expression changed.

Shangguan Tang immediately said, "I have a dragon's saliva herb in my dowry, which might be of help."

"Mother, then we need to go to East Street," Ying Yufu said.

Previously, my mother's dowry was not carried back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, but was carried to Shangguan Tang's residence on East Street.

The Dowager Lady of Zhenguo did not express any opinion on this.