Winter comes and summer goes, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On both sides of the wide streets of Shangjing City are all kinds of shops, bustling with people and traffic.

Lin Tingwan watched all this in the carriage and felt familiar, yet somewhat strange.

In her previous life, she had stayed in Shangjing City for twenty years, and she was familiar with every tree and blade of grass here.

What was different this time was that she stayed in Liangzhou for three more years and came back after she reached the age of 15. Lin Yuehong saw her sticking her head out and rode to her side. "Yangyang, you haven't seen your mother for a long time. Are you a little shy?"

Three years ago, after Lin Yuehong sent the Crown Prince back to Shangjing, he wanted to secretly bring Song Yingyue back to Liangzhou and execute her first and report later.

But he met Lin Tangning's family. After all, his second uncle was also an official appointed by the court, and he stopped Song Yingyue in the name of His Majesty.

Seeing that the matter was exposed, Lin Yuehong had no choice but to return to Liangzhou alone.

What should have been three years of family happiness were broken up. Lin Mingqian had a good relationship with his younger brother since childhood, but this incident created a rift between them. Lin Tingwan was happy to see this happen, because she knew that her second uncle was not a good person anyway.

A group of people were standing outside the general's mansion. When they saw Lin Yuehong riding a tall horse, they came up to him one after another, surrounded him, and started asking him questions.

This was the scene that Lin Tingwan saw after getting off the carriage, but she felt no ripples in her heart. These people were just trying to curry favor with the powerful. It was only because she was a woman that she had not been favored by Old Madam Lin since she was a child.

The women in the backyard had never seen the world. Although they lived in General Lin's mansion, Lin Mingqian was not in the capital all year round. The one who made the decisions was Old Lady Lin, and even the general's wife was respectful to her.

However, Lin Tingwan's identity as the future Crown Princess still made everyone want to curry favor with her.

But after all, they lived in the general's mansion. No matter how they tried to curry favor with Lin Tingwan, once she married into the Eastern Palace, she would be the prince's person. No matter how noble her status was, she was still an outsider.

Since Old Madam Lin was here, everyone naturally didn't dare to be too friendly, for fear of angering her and kicking them out.

Lin Tingwan looked around but didn't see Song Yingyue, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Second Miss, are you looking for the madam?" asked the nanny who had been following Song Yingyue.

"Where is my mother?"

"Madam had a high fever this morning. She was afraid of passing the disease to you and the young master, so she didn't come. She said she would come to see you when she is better."

Only then did Lin Tingwan react. When did a young lady come to the mansion? How did she become the second young lady?

As soon as the nanny finished speaking, Lin Tangning started to explain, "Sister, you don't know, something happened to our uncle's family, so grandmother took him and his family here. Now you are no longer the second lady."

After she finished speaking, she covered her lips and smiled, "That's good. We have three more sisters and two more brothers. Now our family is very lively."

Lin Tingwan couldn't help but feel a little strange. She had heard of her uncle's family in her previous life, but had never seen them. How could they have entered the house before her?

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Old Lady Lin snorted coldly, "You really have no manners. You don't even know how to greet your aunt and your elder sister."

After she finished speaking, Lin Tingwan saw a woman of the same age standing next to her. She looked gentle and considerate. "Auntie, please don't say that. Second sister is the master of this house. It is against the rules to greet me."

There was nothing wrong with what she said, but she sounded pitiful when she said it, as if Lin Tingwan had bullied her even though he hadn't done anything to her.

Lin Ting looked her up and down in the evening. After all, she had fought with those women in the palace. Her little tricks were not enough to deal with her.

Although she didn't know why this cousin was so hostile to her when they first met, she didn't care much. She thought such petty tricks were just a way to counter them.

"My cousin is surprised by what you said. The masters of the general's mansion are naturally my father and mother. How can I be considered a master?" After saying this, she looked her up and down.

"Look at what you are wearing. They are all made of the finest materials. Are these clothes prepared by mother for you? This shows that mother must like you very much. For mother's sake, I should greet you." After saying this, Lin Tingwan walked forward.

"That being said, I am the future Crown Princess after all. It is my duty to greet the elders in my family on a daily basis. But cousin, you are of the same generation as me after all. I am afraid that if this matter gets out, I will be criticized."

Lin Tingwan looked as if he was thinking about her.

These few words clearly stated that the owners of the general's mansion were Song Yingyue and Lin Mingqian, and she was only considering the face of these two people and had nothing to do with that old lady Lin.

Everyone standing there was a smart person, so how could they not hear the hidden meaning in her words? However, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at them.

Yes, they were really confused. After all, Lin Tingwan was the future Crown Princess. Who knows, she might become the mother of the country someday. It was really a mistake for them to go against her just for Old Lady Lin.

When everyone reacted, they felt a layer of cold sweat on their backs. They quickly stepped away from Old Lady Lin and stood in a circle around Lin Tingwan.

"Yes, Miss Lin is right. You are of noble status. Who here can accept your greeting? This is really against the rules."

"Yeah yeah."

Lin Tingwan glanced at the people around her. She didn't recognize any of them. They were all strangers. Thinking about what Lin Tangning had just said, she had an idea in her mind that these people might be from her uncle's family.

But it seems that her cousin is not very popular either.

After saying this, Old Madam Lin was not happy, "Lin Tingwan! I haven't seen you for three years. You have really grown wings. Now you dare to challenge me? Why didn't those nannies teach you the rules?"

Mentioning this Lin Tingwan makes one angry. Those nannies were indeed sent by Old Madam Lin. They are all very arrogant.

She agreed to study with them for a few days just for Lin Mingqian's sake, but she didn't expect that those maids didn't come to teach her the rules, but to set rules for her.

She was taught implicitly that she should listen to what Old Lady Lin said, and if she said east, she couldn't go west.

What's the use of learning such rules? You will just become a puppet in the hands of Old Lady Lin.

"Grandma, you are wrong. If I want to learn, I must learn the rules of the palace. Those maids teach me, but do they want your granddaughter to lose her head when she sees a noble in the future?"

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