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Chapter 5150: 5.0902 Losing Face and Substance

The maid whimpered pitifully, "Crown Princess, Eldest Young Lady, our Young Lady came with good intentions to invite you."

"All the young ladies are also waiting in the pavilion for the Crown Princess and Eldest Young Lady to arrive. If you two don't go, won't that disappoint all the young ladies and their sincere intentions?" Saying this, she began to cry, sounding very wronged.

Qiao Mu stepped out, her gaze sharp as it fell on the little maid. She hooked her lips coldly. "Are you sure?"

Are you sure those young ladies from noble families truly wish to see this Crown Princess arrive??

Her purpose for coming today was actually just to accompany her mother to visit a friend. If no one provoked her, she might even return with her mother after the noon banquet. But if someone, not knowing their place, wanted to provoke her… then they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless!

Fang Liuying also couldn't help but frown. She thought of the little Crown Princess's words, connecting them to the chronic poison in her mother's body. Now, looking at this cunning maid by her second sister's side, she found her increasingly displeasing.

Could Mother's chronic poison be related to the Second Concubine and her daughter? For all these years, the Second Concubine has controlled the household finances, long eager to kick Mother out and take her place as the matriarch. It's just that her status was always slightly lower, unable to overshadow Mother. But if Mother's health gradually declined, or even passed away…

Fang Liuying couldn't help but shiver, snapping back to reality. The look in her eyes as she gazed at the maid Xiaomian instantly turned extremely cold, with a sharp glint.

Xiaomian was startled for a moment, thinking she had seen things. She couldn't help but look up again, meeting Fang Liuying's cold, desolate eyes, their sharp edge visible. Xiaomian was quite frightened.

Although this Eldest Young Lady wasn't someone to be easily bullied in the past, she was often engrossed in alchemy and never quite grasped the fundamentals of the Dao of Alchemy, making her seem a bit foolish overall. But seeing her today, it seems… the Eldest Young Lady's aura has grown considerably stronger?

Could it be because…

Xiaomian furtively glanced at Qiao Mu, sensing something and secretly growing wary: Is it because the Crown Princess is backing her? This is bad news.

If the Crown Princess supports the Eldest Young Lady and her mother, then our Young Lady's future days will be difficult.

"What? You? You invited the Crown Princess to Willow Garden to admire the fish?!" An exclamation broke the young ladies' laughter.

"Plop." Miss Gao, from the Right Chancellor's family, nervously dropped the remaining half-bag of fish food into the water. The fish food scattered like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, and many koi gathered, continuously fighting over the food.

Fang Mingyue, with a slight smile, turned to the young lady who had exclaimed. "Miss Li, what are you doing?"

Miss Li coughed awkwardly a couple of times. "No, nothing. I, I just found it strange. Yes, yes, haha." She gave a dry laugh, her gaze slightly complex as she looked at Fang Mingyue. "The previous few times there were palace gatherings, Miss Fang, you… you didn't seem to come, did you?"

Fang Mingyue's expression stiffened slightly.

The noble lady beside Miss Li subtly nudged her. Miss Li immediately understood, and awkwardly laughed again. "Yes, yes, that… that was for inviting legitimate daughters."

Her explanation only made things worse; Fang Mingyue's face darkened further. The noble lady beside Miss Li couldn't help but roll her eyes.