My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 60 The Princess Drives Away Her Guests, and the Solitary Walk Approaches

Faced with Chu Lin and Chu Wen'er's aggressive approach, Xu Ruoruo finally couldn't hold back and retorted with sharp words.

The Jiang siblings and Rong Chun, who were by the window, heard this and smiled in unison.

Xu Ruoruo may look weak and easy to bully, but she has the sharpest tongue among them. Everyone in the aristocratic circle knows that you should never mess with Xu Ruoruo, because in addition to being ruthless in her retorts, she also has an aunt who is the Empress, so she's not afraid of getting into trouble even if she makes a scene.

However, she was much more restrained in her words today.

The Chu siblings' faces both froze, revealing incredulous anger.

"Hmph." Chu Lin was extremely arrogant, still believing he could easily force Xu Ruoruo to back down. "You have to give up this seat today, whether you like it or not!"

Xu Ruoruo sneered and said, "Is this the style of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion? No wonder your people rarely show their faces in public. It turns out you're afraid of making a fool of yourselves."

Just then, a commotion arose downstairs, followed by a notification:

"Princess Jin'an has arrived!"

Everyone immediately straightened their clothes, preparing to welcome the princess's arrival.

A moment later, Princess Jin'an hurriedly went up to the fifth floor, her phoenix eyes filled with anger, and walked straight toward the Chu siblings.

Chu Lin assumed she had come to see him, and was both flattered and taken for granted, given his handsome appearance and extraordinary demeanor. He was overjoyed, believing the princess had come specifically for him, and immediately became quite elated.

Chu Wen'er remembered the princess's power and immediately forgot the unpleasantness of yesterday.

She rushed forward and said warmly, "Princess, you've finally arrived! You must uphold justice for us!"

Fairness? Princess Jin'an glanced at her, sneering repeatedly: "Before that, I'd like to ask the two of you from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Why did you deceive me yesterday? Did you think that because I'm young, you could disregard me?!"

"What do you mean by that, Princess?" Chu Lin asked, puzzled.

“Yesterday, I personally visited Miss Chu Lengyu to inquire about her well-being, but you lied and said she was recuperating at her residence. Today, I learned that she has already moved out of the mansion and is living outside the city. You even deceived the palace maids, having a maid impersonate Miss Chu Lengyu and steal my gifts!”

The princess's rebuke turned the Chu siblings pale.

"I originally thought the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was a prestigious family, but I never expected them to do such a despicable and shameless thing!"

Princess Jin'an grew angrier as she spoke. Yesterday, she had come to visit with sincerity, only to be mocked by this family. How could she not be furious?

She had been extremely polite to the people from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion yesterday, never expecting that they would conspire to deceive her.

If it weren't for his father sending Eunuch Hong to inform him, Jin'an would never have known that he had been completely fooled and made such a fool of himself.

Even the invitations he sent to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion were intercepted and never reached the recipient.

She thought she had made thorough preparations, but in reality, she was completely unaware.

I never imagined I was wrong from the very beginning!

Other guests overheard the princess's scolding.

They started whispering about it.

"Miss Chu, the princess seems to have invited her to the banquet, but she didn't come."

"How dare the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion deceive Her Highness the Princess! Look how angry they've made Princess Jin'an!"

"But Chu Lengyu is just an adopted daughter. Is it really necessary for the princess to get so angry over an adopted daughter...?"

"Miss Chu has not yet arrived, but she is probably just like those two siblings. The people of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion are extremely rude and disappointing."

……

Jin An calmed himself down and, seeing the Xu siblings beside him, asked, "What are you all doing gathered here?"

Xu Ruoruo, accompanied by her younger brother Xu Yun, bowed to the princess and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Chu Lin finally came to his senses. He really didn't know anything about what was going on in the inner quarters and couldn't get a word in edgewise. At this moment, he spoke first: "Princess, those two have taken our places. We are discussing this matter."

Even little Xu Yun couldn't stand it anymore: "We were here first, and all the older brothers and sisters can testify to that. These two older brothers and sisters came later. They wanted Sister Ruoruo to give up her table and even wanted to pay for her seat."

Princess Jin'an was speechless after hearing this.

Chu Lin argued, "We were indeed late, but the invitation from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion meant we had priority to choose seats on the fifth floor, so they took our seats!"

“Those two look so poor, how can they be worthy of sitting here? Princess, you should send them away,” Chu Wen’er added.

"The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion withheld the invitation, deceiving me first. Then they arrived late and scrambled for seats. Since that's the case, I think you two don't need to participate in the snow-viewing banquet," Princess Jin'an said calmly.

As soon as the words were spoken, the Chu siblings froze on the spot.

"Princess, do you believe what they said?" Chu Lin asked.

Princess Jin'an was puzzled by his statement, but replied without hesitation, "Of course I believe them. Do you expect me to believe both of you?"

The princess's tone and eyes revealed undisguised disgust and contempt, deeply wounding the hearts of the Chu siblings.

Chu Lin glared at Xu Ruoruo with hatred. He was convinced that it was because this person had disrespected them and deliberately made things difficult for them, which had upset the princess.

The female official scolded, "Since the princess has given the order, why don't you leave at once?"

"Princess," Chu Lin said angrily, "they're just a young girl and a child, yet you choose to protect them?"

"Princess, you'll regret this!" Chu Wen'er said through gritted teeth.

Xu Ruoruo said calmly, "I will relay everything that Young Master Chu and Miss Chu said today to Her Majesty the Empress. Not a single word will be changed."

At this moment, the brother and sister finally realized that this seemingly ordinary pair of siblings were not as easy targets as they thought.

……

The sword light fell upon the capital city.

Chu Lengyu chose a place with a wide view, put Lin Jiuxiao, Lou Qing and the others down, and set up a simple formation for them to keep out the wind and snow and keep them from the cold.

Green Bamboo couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what are you going to do?"

The north wind blew her black hair and ruffled her clothes. She was aloof and proud, standing alone in the frost and snow, like a crane that had been resting for a long time and was about to take flight.

"I've kept a low profile for too long, so let me be willful for once today."

"Let's go, Dubu." She proudly recited the name of her sword, the girl's ambition never concealed from beginning to end.