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

Because the scholar surnamed Sun kept referring to himself as Princess Anguo's cousin, Ying Yufu's mood for morning tea completely vanished.

Seeing her looking so ashamed, Yao Guang and the other two wanted to laugh but dared not actually laugh.

Ying Yufu looked at them resentfully and said, "You three can laugh if you want."

"puff!"

"Giggle!"

Yao Guang and Lin Shuqi couldn't help but laugh out loud, while Wu Ziyue, being more considerate, also curled up her lips.

She comforted her considerately, saying, "Fu'er, every family has a few troublesome relatives. It's nothing to worry about."

Ying Yufu felt comforted.

She also knew that the Mu family was a large and powerful family with many intertwined branches and relatives from all over the world.

If we're talking about the world, even the truly powerful families that have dominated for thousands of years are no more than this.

After leaving the restaurant, Ying Yufu and the others boarded a carriage and headed to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

When the group of scholars surnamed Sun saw that Ying Yufu and her companions' carriage was heading in the same direction as theirs, they couldn't help but cast scrutinizing glances at them.

"Seeing that these young ladies are heading in the same direction as us, could it be that their homes are next to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

The scholar surnamed Tong stepped forward with a smile and inquired.

"Men and women should not touch each other. You scholars, so well-versed in poetry and literature, are it not appropriate for you to strike up a conversation with us for no reason?"

Wu Ziyue rolled down the car window, her eyes revealing a hint of anti-interrogation.

The scholar surnamed Tong who had asked the question immediately looked embarrassed and retreated awkwardly.

"Brother Tong, they're just a few young girls, no need to worry about them. Once we both achieve the highest honors in the imperial examinations, there will be plenty of noble people vying to marry us."

The scholar surnamed Sun smiled and offered words of comfort.

The scholar surnamed Tong immediately smiled and said, "Brother Sun is absolutely right."

The other scholars offered their compliments repeatedly.

Outside the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Ying Yufu and her companions' carriage stopped not far from the mansion's gate, waiting.

Several scholars arrived a step behind, and the scholar surnamed Sun stepped forward and knocked on the lion-head bronze ring on the gate.

After three calls, the scholar surnamed Sun stepped back and waited quietly. Before long, the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was opened from the inside.

An elderly man with one eye missing, one leg crippled, and one arm missing appeared before the crowd.

He exuded an aura of menace and sharpness that lingered. When the scholar surnamed Sun and the other scholars saw him for the first time, they gasped in surprise and took several steps back.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?" The old man didn't care about their reaction at all, glanced at them, and asked casually.

However, his eyes were drawn to the carriage not far away.

A hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes. Wasn't that the princess's carriage? Why was the princess's carriage parked there instead of coming in?

As he pondered this, he kept a close eye on the scholars.

The scholar surnamed Sun stepped forward, clasped his hands in a slight bow, and then took out a redwood token from his bosom, saying, "I am Sun Boyan, a native of Jinzhou."

My mother's surname is Tang, and my maternal aunt is the matriarch of a branch of the Mu family in Suzhou. I have come to the capital to participate in the imperial examinations and have come specifically to pay my respects to the elders of the Mu family.

The old gatekeeper understood. This young man was a relative of the Mu family. He said he had come to pay his respects to the elders of the Mu family, but in reality, he wanted to take the opportunity to establish a relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

The old gatekeeper didn't expose him. He took the token and glanced at it. Sure enough, it was a token of the Suzhou Mu family branch.

The old gatekeeper glanced at the scholar surnamed Sun, then at the carriage not far away, and said to the scholar, "Wait a moment."

Having said that, he nimbly descended the steps with his cane and headed towards the carriage.

The scholar surnamed Sun was slightly surprised and said, "Sir, is there something you need? I can help you."

The old gatekeeper ignored him and went straight to the carriage, bowing respectfully and saying, "Princess, why don't you go inside now that you've arrived at your door? Is there some inconvenience?"

Ying Yufu and the others who were watching the commotion from inside the carriage no longer hid and simply got off the carriage.

Ying Yufu smiled at the old gatekeeper and said, "Uncle Wen, we just arrived. We saw a few scholars coming to recognize their relatives, so we came to see them first."

The old gatekeeper was a shrewd man. After hearing these words, he smiled and understood everything.

Ying Yufu and her companions followed the old gatekeeper inside. The scholar surnamed Sun and his group watched them with rather interesting expressions.

"Brother Sun, they've actually come to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion too. Are they here to cause trouble?"

A scholar standing behind Sun Boyan whispered.

Sun Boyan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, because a suspicion suddenly arose in his mind.

A...very bad guess.

The young scholar also realized something, and stared at Ying Yufu and the others with great fear in his eyes.

"Princess, shall we invite them in?" Old Man Wen asked as he passed by the scholars.

It was as if it were questioning the master of nature.

Sun Boyan and several other scholars stood frozen in place.

"You, you are Princess Anguo!" a scholar screamed like a rooster.

Ying Yufu glanced at the scholars' varied expressions, then asked Old Man Wen, "Is the token genuine?"

Old Man Wen replied, "Your Highness, the token is correct."

Ying Yufu said, "Then let them come in with us. I also need to visit my maternal grandparents."

Old Man Wen smiled kindly and replied, "Yes."

Yao Guang and the other two girls also looked on with amusement at the scholars' varied expressions.

"Scholar, didn't you say that even Princess Anguo should call you cousin? You're a distant relative!" Lin Shuqi teased mercilessly.

Sun Boyan's face instantly turned bright red.

Ying Yufu ignored her, but then she suddenly remembered something and looked at Old Man Wen.

Seeing her staring at him, Old Man Wen couldn't help but smile kindly. "Does Your Highness have any instructions for this old servant?"

Ying Yufu shook her head and said, "It's alright, Uncle Wen, here you go."

Ying Yufu handed a bottle of life essence to Uncle Wen.

In the past, whenever Ying Yufu visited the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she would bring him some small gifts.

For example, she would give him delicious pastries, sugar figurines, novelties, and medicinal herbs.

He was used to it, and without thinking, he took it without even looking at what it was.

But when he took it, the cool and warm touch in his hand startled him. Looking down, he saw that it was a green liquid in a glass bottle.

He had naturally heard of the elixir that had allowed the Duke of Zhenguo to regenerate his severed arm, but precisely because he had heard of it, he was dumbfounded as he stared at the small green bottle in his hand.

When he realized what the princess had given him, Old Man Wen's eyes widened. His lips trembled as he tried to say something to Ying Yufu, but no sound came out.

Ying Yufu had already left, saying, "Uncle Wen, you can drink it."

"Princess..." Old Wen stared at Ying Yufu's back, tears welling up in his remaining cloudy eyes.

"How could the princess give me something so precious?"

He murmured something and carefully put the small green bottle into his pocket to put it away.

Sun Boyan and the others followed Ying Yufu and the others like quails, not daring to breathe, silently walking towards the main hall.

As they turned through the hanging flower gate, Sun Boyan and his companions suddenly saw another figure striding towards them.

She was dressed in a scarlet outfit, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, looking dashing and heroic.

Sun Boyan and the other scholars widened their eyes instantly, their expressions filled with utter terror.

is her.

They had offended Mei Songyao severely at the post station before.

But when she appeared at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and considering that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo was as heroic as her father, brothers and grandfather, they immediately understood Shangguan Fei's identity.

This is the real eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!

The scholars were stunned. The people they had offended were actually Princess Anguo and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo!

What incredible luck they have!

Shangguan Fei first saw Ying Yufu and her group, but at the same time she glanced at Sun Boyan and his group, and she looked surprised.

"Fu'er, why did you bring these scholars with you?"