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

"Yes, I knew it all along." Zhuang Cuiluo said with a disdainful look.

Meng Dongpei, as if grasping at a last straw, pleaded, "Cui Luo, we truly love each other! Please help me! Please plead with Princess Anguo for me! If she's willing, she'll definitely help me!"

Zhuang Cuiluo looked at him with disgust. "Who's in love with you? You're still indulging in wishful thinking. If I had known you were such a disgusting person back then, I definitely wouldn't have saved you."

In this world, excessive kindness is the worst thing you can do.

Yu Hai clasped his hands in a fist and said, "The commander is waiting for me to return and report, so I will take my leave now."

Ying Yufu nodded.

Yu Hai and his Thousand Feather Army then escorted Meng Dongpei, Zhuang Dali, and Zhuang Dagang away.

They left, and the commotion here subsided.

Ying Yufu and her group returned to the restaurant they had just visited and ordered tea and snacks again.

"Wow, Cuiluo, you've got a knack for that!"

Yao Guang looked at Cui Luo with great curiosity. This Cui Luo girl had clearly tricked her two brothers badly earlier.

Beautiful! This girl's methods are brilliant!

Zhuang Cuiluo felt a chill run down her spine under Yao Guang's gaze and immediately hid behind Ying Yufu.

"Why are you dodging? Weren't you so fierce just now?"

Yao Guang followed Cui Luo's gaze.

Cuiluo looked at Ying Yufu with a look of help.

Ying Yufu slapped Yao Guang's eyes shut. "Yao Yao, that's enough, you scared her!"

"How could that be? Fu'er, this Cuiluo girl is incredibly bold, don't be fooled by her!"

As she spoke, she pressed on, asking, "Miss Cuiluo, was the method you used to trick those two your own idea, or did Fu'er teach you?"

"You must have come up with this yourself, right? Fu'er didn't have that idea."

Cuiluo wanted to cry but had no tears.

The princess's friend is far too enthusiastic.

The little insect whispered in her ear, "Princess Yaoguang is our princess's elder brother's fiancée, and also our princess's future sister-in-law!"

Zhuang Cuiluo's eyes widened in surprise.

This frighteningly enthusiastic princess is actually her future sister-in-law.

Then she should be even more careful not to offend her.

So she braced herself and replied, "Your Highness, it was my own idea. I am not a good person, but I am loyal to Your Highness."

"Indeed, Miss Cuiluo, you are truly remarkable!"

Yao Guang's eyes were full of praise: "Not only were you not deceived by that hypocritical man Meng Dongpei, but you were also able to get revenge. You are really good. With you by Fu'er's side, I am very gratified."

She then looked at Ying Yufu and said, "Fu'er, with this girl by your side, let's see who dares to bully you in the future!"

Ying Yufu blinked, her eyes gentle and innocent. "Now, who would dare to bully me?"

Yao Guang blinked at her, then slapped her forehead. "Oh dear, you're so cute, I always feel like you're easy to bully."

As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Ying Yufu's cheek.

Ying Yufu said reproachfully, "Yueyue, Qiqi, look, isn't Yaoyao the one who bullied me?"

Wu Ziyue and Lin Shuqi laughed heartily and chimed in, "Yes, yes, that's right, it's Yao Yao!"

"You two little traitors!" Yao Guang pinched the two of them in dissatisfaction.

The four of them burst into laughter.

Just then, a group of young scholars walked in from outside.

"Hey, Brother Sun, it's quite lively here," the young man said with a smile.

"Yes, it's certainly lively. Waiter, bring us a few pots of good tea and a few plates of your signature snacks!"

Ying Yufu turned around and saw that, what a coincidence, these were the scholars she had met at the post station before.

The two scholars leading the group were none other than the scholar surnamed Tong and the scholar surnamed Sun.

Several scholars sat down at a table not far from Ying Yufu and the others, and ordered tea and snacks from the waiter.

After ordering tea and snacks, the scholars couldn't help but glance at Ying Yufu and the others' table.

Unexpectedly, he met Ying Yufu's gaze.

The scholars were momentarily taken aback.

"Princess, we meet again!" Several scholars bowed and greeted her.

Ying Yufu nodded slightly in response.

The scholar surnamed Sun said, "Princess, you are all young ladies from the inner chambers of this imperial city. How can you so often come out and show your faces in public?"

Ying Yufu laughed. "You scholar, are you lecturing this princess?"

"Women are expected to obey the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. Although you, Princess, are of noble birth,..."

"Fu'er, where did this hothead come from? Do you know him?" Yao Guang spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and looked at the scholars with an unfriendly gaze.

Wu Ziyue and Lin Shuqi were also quite hostile.

Especially Lin Shuqi, the only daughter of the Marquis of Anding, who has the same military bearing as her father and is quite fierce.

Ying Yufu said, "When I returned yesterday, I met several scholars who were coming to participate in the imperial examinations at the official post station."

"With such a pedantic attitude, even if he passes the imperial examination, he's not a wise or good official, hmph." Yao Guang sneered.

Ying Yufu largely agreed.

"Miss, we were just trying to advise you out of kindness, we meant no harm. It is indeed inappropriate for you ladies to show yourselves in this restaurant..." the scholar surnamed Tong said, bowing slightly.

They seem to have good intentions.

Lin Shuqi scoffed, "Our Northern Xuan people are open-minded. His Majesty has never forbidden women from going out. It's you bunch of pedantic scholars who have wasted your time reading the classics and uttering such absurd words. Do you even deserve to take the imperial examinations!"

"Young lady, what you say is truly heretical. If word gets out, who would dare to marry you?" said another scholar.

Lin Shuqi scoffed, quite disdainfully, "That's not something a scholar like you should worry about."

A scholar should act like a scholar. Stop talking nonsense, or don't blame me for breaking your arms and legs so you won't be able to take the imperial examinations.

The scholar immediately shut his mouth.

The scholar surnamed Tong quickly apologized, "Please don't be angry, young lady. It was our fault for being so talkative."

After saying this, he said to the scholars traveling with him, "Let's not say any more. This is the imperial city, and every girl here is a noblewoman from an official family."

"So what? No matter how capable they are, can they compare to Princess Anguo?"

The scholar surnamed Sun spoke calmly.

Ying Yufu and her group immediately perked up their ears.

Ying Yufu, in particular, felt quite ashamed.

"Brother Sun is absolutely right. According to seniority, Princess Anguo should call you cousin!"

One of the admissions officers flattered him.

The man surnamed Sun laughed and said, "That's true. I am a few years older than the Princess of Chang'an."

"Brother Sun, you'll be royalty soon! Princess Anguo is the Crown Princess, and as her cousin, Brother Sun, we'll have to rely on your guidance in the future!"

"Of course, of course! After this tea and refreshments, I shall proceed to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence to pay my respects to my elders!"

The scholar surnamed Sun said with considerable pride.

"That's the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!" The scholars traveling with him exclaimed with envy.

At another table, Yao Guang and the others stared at Ying Yufu with strange looks.

Ying Yufu's cheeks flushed red, feeling quite embarrassed.

"I don't know him!" Ying Yufu quickly proved her innocence.

Yao Guang and the others couldn't help but laugh, feeling quite sorry for her: "Fu'er, let's go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion later and see if he really is your 'cousin'!"