The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

In the tea room, Gu Mingzhao was planning to take Liao Qinglan back home.

The three of them walked to the door and heard a series of footsteps coming from outside, which gradually became clearer as they got closer.

Gu Mingzhao frowned slightly, turned his head and whispered to Liao Qinglan, "Someone is coming."

Liao Qinglan's heart tightened.

Compared to being found alone in the room with Wang Tingzhi, Gu Mingzhao's appearance here was more problematic.

He was still under house arrest at this time, and if he was caught going out without permission, it would definitely cause more trouble.

She hurriedly urged, "A Zhao, hide quickly. Don't let others find out that you have left the house!"

Gu Mingzhao nodded, and with a flash of his body, he jumped onto the beam nimbly and hid in the dark.

Qin Yanran led a large group of people into the tea room.

The door opened and everyone ran into Liao Qinglan and Wang Tingzhi.

Qin Yanran covered her mouth in surprise: "Oh, Princess Qin, Prince Wang, how come the two of you meet here? This... this is..."

The noble ladies around began to whisper, revealing curious and gossipy expressions.

Some people who were good at observing people's expressions understood Qin Yanran's intention and immediately rushed to her side: "Oh my God, you two are alone in this teahouse, what on earth are you doing?"

Liao Qinglan remained calm and responded, "Lord Wang and I are just old acquaintances. Besides, Madam Wang and my prince are sworn brothers and sisters. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Is it worth making a fuss about getting together to reminisce about the past?"

What she said was so perfect that there was nothing to fault with it.

The ladies looked at each other and fell silent.

Qin Yanran gave Chuntao a wink.

Chun Tao understood, bowed her head slightly, and said respectfully: "What the princess said is very true, but I did see Madam Wang crying as she left. Maybe she was crying because she hadn't seen him for a long time and was so happy."

"Chun Tao, don't talk nonsense." Qin Yanran sighed and said helplessly, "Although there were indeed some rumors about Lord Wang and Princess Qin in the early years, and they were almost engaged, but that was all in the past after all. Now they have both started their own families, and we shouldn't speculate rashly."

Qin Yanran's words seemed to be speaking for Liao Qinglan, but in fact they told everyone that Liao Qinglan and Wang Tingzhi had a past relationship.

Many of the people who came with her were still young and didn't know much about what happened back then. But after listening to her story, everyone knew it.

The ladies were talking to each other, and the voices of discussion were rising one after another.

"Oh my god, could it be that Princess Qin and Prince Wang have rekindled their old love?"

"Yes, Madam Wang also attended the palace banquet today. If it was really just a reunion, why wasn't she there?"

"This Princess Qin is too unruly. She actually dared to meet her old lover at the palace banquet."

……

All kinds of unbearable words came flooding in like a tide.

Wang Tingzhi's face was pale. He was eloquent, but he never thought that he would be involved in such a love entanglement.

"There is nothing wrong between me and the Princess of Qin. Stop talking nonsense!"

Wang Tingzhi's rebuttal seemed weak.

Liao Qinglan sat down leisurely and said slowly, "I have been staying at home for the past few years and have never interacted with anyone. I didn't expect that the atmosphere in the capital is so conservative now? Do you sisters only talk to your brothers at home and never talk to men outside your family?"

"Don't confuse the concepts. We always interact with our friends in public and never give or take anything privately," someone retorted.

"How can it be considered a secret transaction? The door here is not locked, and someone saw us. Madam Wang was also in this tea room just now. Madam Wang didn't say anything, so why are you so anxious?"

"You have a father who is the prime minister, so Madam Wang can only swallow this anger! We just feel it's not worth it for His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"

"That's right! His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has been so devoted to you and has waited for you for so many years, and this is how you repay him?"

"Do you think that since His Highness is under house arrest, this matter won't reach his ears?"

When Liao Qinglan heard them mention Gu Mingzhao, she found it even funnier and couldn't help but look up in the direction where Gu Mingzhao was hiding.

Liao Qinglan chuckled and said, "You all know that this matter is ultimately only related to Madam Wang and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. You are so excited to stand up for His Royal Highness. Do you want him to divorce me so that you can vacate the position of the Princess of Qin?"

Qin Yanran was hit on the heart of the matter, and an unnatural look flashed across her face: "Ms. Liao, they just can't tolerate any sand in their eyes. You are being too harsh."

Liao Qinglan glanced at her.

It was her. After the decree of marriage came down, Qin Yanran came to her and said that she had used despicable means to get the position of Princess Qin.

After so many years, he still has the evil intention.

"Ms. Qin, according to the rules, you should call me 'Princess Qin'."

This was what Gu Mingzhao had just said to Wang Tingzhi, and she borrowed it for reference.

Qin Yanran was so angry at this "Princess Qin" that her expression changed again and again.

How could she possibly admit that Liao Qinglan was the Princess of Qin!

Qin Yanran snorted coldly and left the tea room with her sisters.

The summer night was a little chilly, and the pine wind in the yard blew hard, making the branches tremble.

They soon reached the center of the courtyard.

Liao Qinglan suddenly sensed something strange and her eyes unconsciously turned to the beams of the house.

I saw a black shadow passing quickly across the beams, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch its trace.

With a loud "crack", a thick tree seemed to be hit by an invisible sharp blade and fell down, landing right in front of Qin Yanran and others.

Everyone was frightened by this sudden change and screamed in panic, "Oh my God! What's going on?"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

No one knew what was happening and they were screaming and trying to escape. The scene was in chaos.

Qin Yanran was also shocked by this sudden change and turned pale. She turned back angrily, her eyes burning with anger, and her gaze was directed at Liao Qinglan: "What did you do?"

Liao Qinglan looked innocent. She spread her hands and said casually, "I didn't do anything. How could the tree fall down by itself?"

Seeing that Liao Qinglan acted as if it had nothing to do with her, Qin Yanran became even more angry, but she had no place to vent.

She glared at the trembling followers behind her and shouted angrily, "What bad luck! All of you have done is to follow me and cause trouble! Now, even the trees dare to bully us! Get out of here now!"

The noble ladies were confused by Qin Yanran's groundless scolding and felt extremely aggrieved.

They were already frightened, and now being scolded by Qin Yanran, they felt that they had no place to complain about their grievances.

However, Qin Yanran was furious at the moment, so they could only be angry but not say anything. They all lowered their heads and silently stepped aside.