Ruan Xihe picked up the yellow scroll at his feet, took a look at it, then raised the corners of his lips slightly and walked in.

The atmosphere in the room was solemn. The highest seat was empty, but below the high seat, on the chairs on the left, sat four elders with grim faces.

Below the right side of the high seat, sat many elders of the Ruan family, and the one who had just hit her with the scroll was her second uncle Ruan Du.

"You evil girl, you have only been in the palace for one day, but the emperor has already broken off your engagement with you. Tell me the truth, what did you do in the palace to anger the emperor?"

Ruan Du slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, and the tea spilled out, soaking the tabletop.

"It's not good for Second Uncle to be so angry. After all, anger can easily blind a person's mind. You are already blind, so don't blind your heart anymore..."

Ruan Xihe walked in from the door without looking around, walked up to the highest seat step by step, lifted her cloak lightly with her jade hand, and sat down.

"Also, Second Uncle, you must remember your identity. I am the daughter of the head of the family, the legitimate daughter of the Ruan family! Not everyone can use their connections to suppress me!"

In the lobby, when everyone saw Ruan Xihe's appearance, they were shocked for a moment, but soon, their faces were covered with a hint of sadness.

"You... are so naughty! I only disciplined you because my elder brother was not in good health. Once you leave this house, you just want others to discipline you, but no one wants to discipline you! Humph!"

Ruan Xihe smiled and pretended to be ignorant: "Why? Since Second Uncle has no daughter to discipline, do you want to discipline me?"

Hearing this, Ruan Du instantly crushed the teacup in his hand.

Ruan Xizhi was beaten to death by her, and Ruan Jingzhi was sent back to Fengyi Valley because of her...

“Although the Second Master’s words were a bit harsh, he was right. Now that your engagement has been broken off by the royal family, even if you can practice cultivation, no one will want a woman whose engagement has been broken off.” The Second Elder said, “Besides, the Crown Prince is a young genius and is now a first-class alchemist. His future is limitless. You were actually broken off at this time…”

The Third Elder thought for a moment and said, "The only solution now is to go and ask the Emperor as soon as possible. You can say that you were confused before and are now willing to give in and become the Crown Prince's concubine. Please ask the Emperor to take back his decision."

"I didn't expect that not only my second uncle is blind, but also the two elders are blind." Ruan Xihe tapped his fingers on the table and said nonchalantly, "The imperial edict that we brought clearly stated that both parties voluntarily canceled the engagement. How come no one saw it?"

"I also want to tell you a piece of news. I personally proposed to His Majesty to cancel the engagement."

The faces of everyone in the seats changed slightly. They didn't expect that she was the one who proposed to cancel the engagement.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has outstanding looks and great talent. At a young age, he is already a first-class alchemist and the dream lover of countless girls in Zishang Country. How could anyone want to cancel their engagement with him?

So when they saw the words "canceling the engagement" on the imperial edict, they naturally thought that this loser had done something in the palace that caused the emperor to cancel the engagement. Unexpectedly...

"You...now is the best opportunity for the Ruan family to curry favor with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What is your intention? You are still speaking nonsense in the hall and have no respect for the elders!" After hearing this, the second elder slammed the table in anger.

The third elder's face darkened, and he echoed angrily, "That's right, a little girl ruined the Ruan family's future with her own hands, and she is still speaking shamelessly here, showing no regrets! The clan leader also handed over most of the property to her. I think the family's future is over!"

At this time, the fourth elder, who had been silent, spoke.

"It seems that there is no point for us to continue staying in the clan. If we have to watch her ruin the family's future and refuse to hand over the assets, then we might as well resign from our positions as elders!"

The implication is that either they leave, or Ruan Xihe hands over his property.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the elders of the family started to criticize Ruan Xihe, saying that she was young and could not manage the property, that she had little experience and did not understand the ins and outs of it, and asked her to divide the property among the elders.

Ruan Xihe had a hint of coldness in his eyes as he glanced around the lobby indifferently.

At this time, the voices of the crowd gradually weakened, and she slowly spoke.

"Since when...the future of our Ruan family has anything to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"I would like to ask the elders, if there is no His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how can you win a good future for your family?"

The elders who had just spoken were choked by the question, "This..."

Ruan Xihe chuckled and continued, "Because you never thought about it, when my father was away, earning treasures and resources for the family, the situation in the mansion became worse and worse!"

"Because you only know how to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, and then eat up all the wealth you have accumulated, that's why you are so intent on targeting me, the legitimate daughter who is engaged to the crown prince!"

The elders' secrets were exposed and they all lowered their heads for a moment, not daring to say a word.

Ruan Du retorted, "Humph, Brother went out to find a way for you to practice. You said it was for the family, that sounds good!"

"Oh? Didn't everyone in the family enjoy the resources and treasures that father brought back? Didn't you enjoy them, uncle? If you did, how much did you use? Was it 98% or 99%?"

"This...even if I used it, his purpose was still for you!" Ruan Du still said unconvinced.

"You can't say that. The head of the family has worked hard, and every time he comes back he is injured. We have accepted his favor, but we cannot say that we have not received any favor..." The Great Elder suddenly spoke with a serious face.

He then paused and continued, "The family's future really cannot be pinned on a single marriage. I think there is no need to continue making a fuss about today's matter."

"this......"

The remaining elders looked at each other, and after weighing it for a long time, they wanted to agree with the opinion of the chief elder.

At this moment, a few people came in again.

The leading young man was dressed in yellow and wore a jade crown, which made his face look even more handsome. The people behind him were holding trays covered with red cloth.

Seeing the white jade pendant hanging around the boy's waist, everyone reacted quickly and shouted in unison, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Mo Hanyu ignored them and walked straight towards the girl in the red cloak with a smile on his face.

"Although Miss Ruan asked the emperor to cancel the engagement, if it gets out to outsiders, they will inevitably say that I took the initiative to cancel the engagement, which will damage Miss's reputation."

"Now I am thinking, if I can't stop everyone from talking, then I can only compensate Miss with some gifts in advance. I hope Miss won't despise it."

After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand, and the servants behind him lifted the red cloth, revealing the contents of the tray.

After seeing clearly what was on the tray, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

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