The news that Lin Ranran had returned quickly spread throughout Beigong family.

After all, Lin Ranran was the eldest legitimate daughter of Beigong family, who had been missing for many years. She had finally returned these days, it was time for her to go back and take a look.

It was the butler of Beigong family who informed her of this. When he saw Lin Ranran, he was so excited that he burst into tears.

Lin Ranran had no impression of this butler. She had been stranded outside for 16 years. However, she married the prince in less than three months after returning and died in the wilderness.

Why didn't she hear that Beigong family went to get even with the prince at that time? But now, he was crying so hard in front of her.

Her intuition told her that the butler of Beigong family was acting.

"Second Miss, Second Master and Second Madam miss you so much. When will you go back and have a look?"

Lin Ranran' s eyes were cold and seemed to have the magical power of insight into people's hearts. When her eyes fell on the butler, his heart instinctively skipped a beat.

"Second Miss?"

"I am now the crown princess. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to call me Second Miss? And when was there a First Miss Beigong family? Don't we know?"

"Second Miss, Beigong Xue is First Miss. Have you forgotten?"

"How could an illegitimate child be worthy of it?"

When the butler heard what Lin Ranran said, he quickly knelt on the ground.

"Please forgive me for speaking without thinking, Your Highness."

Lin Ranran scoffed. This butler sure knew how to put on an act. Fortunately, she was not the previous Lin Ranran, or she would have been fooled.

The crown princess, the eldest legitimate daughter of Beigong family, was called Second Miss by this butler?

It turned out that he only saw Beigong Xue and did not take her seriously at all.

Lin Ranran looked at butler and said proudly, "I just came back. There are still a lot of people and things to deal with in the Eastern Palace. As for visiting Uncle and Aunt in the Beigong's Residence, let's talk about it later. Besides, isn't it enough for Aunt to have Beigong Xue by her side to show her filial piety?"

Lin Ranran knew how much her Uncle and Aunt loved Beigong Xue. They treated her like their own daughter. As for her, their niece? They didn't care about her at all.

In that case, why should she ask for a snub.

The butler had thought that Lin Ranran would be very happy if he were to invite her back on behalf of Beigong family.

It should be noted that Beigong family was the leader of the Four Great Families. The existence of it was extraordinary. If Lin Ranran wanted to maintain her current status, she would have to rely on the power of Beigong family. Otherwise, she would not be able to keep her position.

"Your Highness, are you sure you don't want to meet Second Master? You can't bear the consequences. You have to think about it carefully."

Lin Ranran smiled. "Are you threatening me?"

Yes.

But the butler hesitated when he saw that Lin Ranran wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"I dare not."

Didn't he dare?

She saw that he was quite bold.

"Go back and tell Uncle that if he wants to see me, he should come in person. Otherwise, forget about it."

He was the head of Beigong family. Did he still need to visit Lin Ranran in person? Was this the attitude of a junior?

"Your Highness, you can't afford to offend the Second Master."

"Alright."

The woman smiled slightly, like the spring breeze in March. It should have been very comfortable, but it was mixed with a little coldness.

The butler couldn't help shivering.

Lin Ranran didn't know what was good for her. Just wait for Second Master to deal with her!

After the butler went back, he told Beigong Qingyun about this matter, Beigong Qingyun directly smashed the teacup on the table.

"Well done, Lin Ranran. You really don't know what's good for you. Tell Beigong Xue to act faster. I don't want to see Lin Ranran alive anymore."

Originally, Beigong Qingyun did not intend to see his niece, but because Lin Ranran had given birth to a royal grandson, who was the first royal grandson of the emperor. His appearance would greatly change the court.

After Lin Ranran had an accident, Beigong Xue also married the prince. He thought that she would give birth to a child as soon as possible. Now three years had passed, but there was still no sign of pregnancy. Even Beigong Qingyun was getting anxious and was preparing to send two more women from the Beigong family to the prince.

Lin Ranran had given birth to a royal grandson, Beigong Qingyun was naturally a little anxious, wanting to get close to Lin Ranran. If Lin Ranran could be used by him, it would be a win-win situation. If not, the same thing that happened three years ago would happen again.

But now, this woman didn't know what was good for her, so she was useless.

Beigong Xue didn't look too good after receiving Second Master's message. She also wanted to deal with Lin Ranran, but she had spent a lot of money hiring assassins and still couldn't get rid of this woman. What else could she do?

Now that the prince was no longer on her side, which made Beigong Xue have a headache.

The only one left who could deal with Lin Ranran was the emperor.

Lin Ranran' s child was not the prince's offspring, but she had also heard that the emperor had confirmed it through a blood test, and the child was indeed the prince's. It was obvious that she could use this to harm Lin Ranran.

It seemed that she had to wait for an opportunity.

At this time, Lin Ranran still didn't know that she had attracted a lot of hatred. She was really sitting at home and making trouble for herself.

In the evening, when Lin Ranran was about to go to bed after freshening up, she heard the servant outside the door announce that the Crown Prince had arrived.

Lin Ranran frowned. "What is he doing here?"

She went to the hall with Mumu in her arms and saw Di Dongheng walking over leisurely. He was followed by more than a dozen palace servants, who were holding a lot of things in their hands.

When Di Dongheng saw Lin Ranran, he immediately smiled.

"Ranran."

"Prince, what are you doing?"

"You gave birth to the royal grandson for me, and the emperor rewarded you with some tonics, so I wanted to send some to you."

She looked at the boxes behind her, and then the palace maids opened them one by one.

Saussurea involucrata, a thousand-year-old ginseng? A formed polygonum multiflorum? …

So many precious medicinal herbs?

Although she had these things, she still liked them.

She couldn't get enough of this kind of thing. It seemed that Di Dongheng was really here to deliver something.

"Thank you very much, prince. I'll accept them. If there's nothing else, please leave first!"

Di Dongheng was stunned. Did this woman really not know, or did she pretend not to know?

The prince's appearance at this time was obviously not just for giving gifts, but more importantly...

"I will be staying here tonight. You've been back for a few days. I've indeed neglected you."

The prince disliked this woman because of the thing in those days. Being unclean and impure, how could she become crown princess?

But now, he had tasted the sweetness, so he didn't think it was a bad thing.

The emperor thought more highly of him. Some ministers, who looked down on him, now tried to please him, making the prince's position more stable.

Compared to these benefits, admitting this child was not out of the question. He had come to Lin Ranran just to make this matter real.

Lin Ranran only had one feeling, was this man in front of her out of his mind? Did he actually want to stay overnight?

"Di Dongheng, do you still remember how you disliked me on our wedding night? You thought I was dirty, and now you want to stay overnight? Is this still you?"

Di Dongheng looked affectionate.

"I have realized my mistake, Ranran. I don't want it to happen back then either. I hope you can give me a chance to turn over a new leaf, will you?"

"Oh no, it's getting late. The prince, please go back and rest early. I believe that you my sister is still waiting for you to stay overnight. I won't keep you here any longer."

She winked at the palace maid beside her and asked her to send the guest away.

But the palace maid didn't dare to move. This was the prince. If they drove the prince out of the Peony Garden, Wasn't this staking their lives as a bet? No one wanted to die.

Lin Ranran knew that these maids were afraid of the prince, so she didn't force them. Since they didn't want to drive him away, she would leave by herself.

Lin Ranran bent down and hugged Mumu in her arms.

"Mumu, go back to the room and sleep with mom."

"Go to sleep."

Mumu was lying on the shoulder of Lin Ranran, making a face at Di Dongheng as if provoking him.

But since Di Dongheng had come, he had no intention of leaving.

He looked at the palace maid beside him and said, "Clean up a side room for me."

The palace maid was puzzled. This was the prince. How could he sleep in the side room?

"Your Highness, shall I go and tell the crown princess again?"

He refused her directly. Forget it. Lin Ranran seemed to dislike him. He couldn't be too hasty about this.

Di Dongheng was very confident in his appearance. He was able to captivate Lin Ranran' s heart in the past, and now he could once again attract her attention.

It was just a matter of time.

Lin Ranran held Mumu in her arms and sang a nursery rhyme for him. Then, she heard the palace maids rustling outside and woke up Mumu, who had finally felt sleepy.

"Mumu, I'm going out to have a look. Don't run around!"

"Mom, come back quickly."

Lin Ranran opened the door and saw the maid tidying up the room next door.

"What are you doing?"

"The prince will be staying in the side room tonight, and instruct me to clean it up."

Did Di Dongheng really insist on staying overnight?

However, since he lived in the side room, she let him do it as long as he did not bother her.

"Be gentle. The royal grandson is going to rest. Don't disturb him."

Lin Ranran returned to the room with confusion and continued to coax Mumu to rest. Fortunately, those palace maids were obedient, and the volume did decrease a lot. Only then could Mu Mu fall asleep peacefully.

She yawned and was about to lie down when she felt movement on the roof.

She didn't have time to pack up and went straight out in her underwear.

"Stop!"

The man in black on the roof heard the sound and stopped. He stood his ground with his back to her.

"Who are you?"

"A passerby."

The voice of the man in black was very hoarse. Lin Ranran felt that it was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it.

"It's not a good habit to eavesdrop in the middle of the night. You're unlucky to have fallen into my hands today."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Ranran swiftly attacked the man with one hand and took off his veil with the other.

This voice was too familiar. Just by seeing the appearance, she would definitely remember it.

The man dodged her killer move, but his veil was taken off, and an ordinary face flashed by...