After leaving the rock garden, Wei Changjuan looked back in fear. But she was relieved as she didn't see Princess Anji regretting she had let her go and running after her. Crying, she hid among flowers to tidy herself up. As her mirror and comb were with her maidservant, there was nothing more she could do other than straighten her skirt and pat the dust from her head.

She spent a long time settling down before she was brave enough to leave the flowers. Trying really hard to act as if nothing had happened, she returned to the corridor outside the living room. The maidservants who had been left behind by them were confronting each other. Seeing her coming, the maidservant who served her ran to her, "The Seventh Miss, you're finally back! The First Miss had sent someone here to call you back. But when she knew you went out with the Third Miss, she was extremely worried!"

"Pinglv, you should be careful about what you say!" As the maidservant had just finished talking, Qin'ge disagreed, raising her voice, "Our young madam went out with the Seventh Miss together. But why did the Seventh Miss come back alone? Where is our young madam?"

Wei Changjuan instinctively wanted to reprimand Qin'ge. But when the words came to the tip of her tongue, she recalled what Princess Anji had said. She had said, "Don't forget that today is my cousin Chengxian's wedding day. If you cause one more trouble after you return, I will strip you naked and throw you out on the street today." Thinking of that, she couldn't help but tremble. If Wei Changying had said this, she would have gambled on her luck. However, Princess Anji had stripped an imperial madam!

She was so scared that she swallowed her anger, saying, "I fell over in the garden just. My third sister met Princess Anji, so I came back on my own."

"The Seventh Miss, you fell over?" Pinglv knew that Wei Changjuan liked making trouble for Wei Changying. Thinking that this was a good time to create the opportunity for her mistress, she tried to make a mountain out of a molehill, shouting, "How could the Third Miss let you come back alone? It was the Third Miss who told us, the maidservants, to stay here earlier! Did the Third Miss leave you behind just because she saw Princess Anji?"

Qin'ge and the others frowned. As they knew about Wei Changying, they believed even if she had gone to teach Wei Changjuan a lesson, she would not have done anything so obvious. Besides, seeing that Wei Changjuan had wanted to say something just but then stopped, Qin'ge thought perhaps she had been beaten by Princess Anji and she didn't want to lose face so she said so. Qin'ge said coldly, "That's right, the Seventh Miss. Please tell us everything. You went out with our young madam, but now you came back alone and left our young madam there to speak with Princess Anji. What happened?"

There were other maidservants waiting in the corridor. On hearing what they had said, they gave Qin'ge and the others a sympathetic look. If they had met other princesses, they would have guessed that Wei Changying wanted to flatter the princess alone so she deliberately sent her cousin back. But they had met Princess Anji... Everybody knew that Princess Anji was someone who they should avoid when they saw her from afar!

So, the cousins of the Wei Family had gone out together and now only Wei Changjuan had come back, saying that they had met Princess Anji. Probably, they had annoyed Princess Anji. Wei Changjuan had been beaten but then she had had a chance to escape back. But that poor Third Miss of the Wei Family, the third young madam of the Shen family, was still in Princess Anji's hand. A miserable fate must be awaiting her!

Wei Changjuan saw everyone's face, realizing what they were thinking immediately. She felt ashamed and angry, biting on her lip hard and saying, "We met Princess Anji, and then... I saw my third sister and Princess Anji chatting happily, so I came back first. I just accidentally fell over on the way. My third sister probably doesn't know it."

She just about made her words believable, but how many people truly believed it was still in question. Anyway, Qin'ge and the other three looked at each other, saying, "Let's go and see."

Although Princess Anji was fierce, she couldn't beat Wei Changying up. However, she was a princess!

When Qin'ge and the other three left, people were convinced that Wei Changjuan had abandoned her cousin and run away after seeing Anji. Wei Changjuan had a complicated feeling, standing still in the corridor and not knowing immediately how to explain. Thankfully, Wei Changwan knew her sister had been taken away by Wei Changying, so she had been waiting in the living room. She heard what had happened, coming out to see her sister. Seeing that her sister's clothes were untidy, her hair clasps had slipped and there was dirt on her face though it was barely noticeable. On hearing that maidservants in the corridor whispering "Princess Anji", she was shocked. She held her, saying, "How did you fall? Let's go to the room at the back to clean you up. We shouldn't be late for the banquet later."

She held Wei Changjuan and got into the room. Having told her maidservant to check that no one was around, she almost closed the door, asking in a low voice, "What happened? Did Wei Changying hit you?"

Wei Changjuan was in tears, saying in a choked voice, "So did Princess Anji."

Wei Changwan was surprised, "Princess Anji? Wei Changying has only met Princess Anji a few times. Why did she and Princess Anji team up?"

"How should I know?" Wei Changjuan cried, saying, "Wei Changying dragged me behind the rocks, beat me up, and intimidated me. When she had just let me go, I bumped into Princess Anji. Before I could curtsy, she kicked me and made me fall over on the ground. She even stomped on my skirt, stopping me from getting up..." She was loved by her people at home and she was honored by Princess Linchuan and Princess Qingxin in the palace. But today she had been bullied by Princess Anji brutally. With all of these, Wei Changjuan's heart was filled with hatred.

Wei Changwan looked serious, saying, "Do you know? How did Wei Changying get out of it after you instigated Princess Qingxin to make things difficult for her today?"

Wei Changjuan still didn't know that Princess Anji had beaten Princess Qingxin, so she said, "I heard that Queen Dowager Run and the Queen Run rushed over there together, so perhaps it was they who eased the situation."

"Princess Anji scolded Princess Qingxin, and the two princesses fought in public." Wei Changwan sighed, saying, "During their fight, Princess Qingxin forgot about your thing with Wei Changying. Then the Queen Run coaxed her to get some medication, so she didn't come to the living room."

Wei Changjuan was stunned, "How was it Princess Anji again?"

"Princess Anji seems to be fierce and reckless but actually she is very clever." Wei Changwan sneered, saying, "Otherwise, as she isn't favored much by His Majesty and His Majesty doesn't like Madam Zhenyi anymore, she wouldn't have been able to make all the ladies in the capital scared of her! She isn't familiar with Wei Changying. Actually, this princess isn't familiar with any imperial madam. She is not an easy-going person! She suddenly helped Wei Changying, suggesting that there must be something good in doing so."

Wei Changwan said in a cold voice, "And it isn't something small. It is something worthy of beating up Princess Qingxin and offending Her Imperial Highness!"

Wei Changjuan was dumbfounded, saying unthinkingly, "Has grandfather decided to give Ruiyu Hall..." Whether her father Wei Shengyi could take over Ruiyu Hall was what she was concerned about the most. But halfway through what she was saying, she felt something was wrong, murmuring, "Even so, what's the benefit for Princess Anji?"

"Princess Anji is old enough to get married." Wei Changwan was older and more experienced. She rolled her eyes and immediately thought of a possibility, "Isn't Wei Changfeng about the same age as Princess Anji and not married yet?"

Wei Changjuan said, "But, sister, Princess Anji is not favored by His Majesty! If it were Princess Linchuan, this might be possible."

Wei Changwan shook her head, saying, "You can't just judge her by whether she is favored. Princess Linchuan and Princess Qingxin do have a better chance than Princess Anji, but have you thought about this? Everyone in the capital says that Princess Linchuan is talented and virtuous while Princess Qingxin is beautiful and lovely. But almost no one praises Princess Anji. However, among the three princesses, nobody dares to disrespect Princess Anji!"

She said slowly, "Princess Anji is calculating. Princess Linchuan and Princess Qingxin would be no match for her! Everyone in the capital knows that His Majesty doesn't like her and Madam Zhenyi, but she is still doing fine... People inside and outside of the palace don't dare to disrespect people from the Doujin Palace where her mother and she live! You see, Princess Lingxian isn't favored by His Majesty either and she is almost one generation older than Princess Anji. But how quietly she lives, let alone the many imperial concubines who are in fact in disgrace with His Majesty! Our lineal grandmother has always planned for the long term. His Majesty's favor, of course, is very important. But to be honest, His Majesty is very old..."

"It isn't certain that Wei Changfeng is brave enough to come to the capital now. Even if he comes, he won't stay in the capital for the rest of his life. If he goes to a place far away from the capital, he won't be able to ask for much help. Relying on others is not as reliable as doing things yourself. Our eldest uncle has only two children, Wei Changying and him. Wei Changying is married and Wei Changfeng is now sixteen, but he isn't married. Because grandmother only has one grandson, so she really wants to find a nice girl for him. But what she did has delayed him being married!"

Wei Changjuan quickly asked, "Sister, Princess Anji is very fierce. If Changfeng marries her, everything will be wrong! We must stop it!" What a joke it would be! Princess Anji wasn't even close to her now but she beat her like this. If she became her cousin's wife and became the Family Head's wife of the Wei Family in Fengzhou, Wei Changjuan could imagine how miserable her life would be!

Wei Changwan nodded her head, saying, "We will."

"Then what should we do?" Wei Changjuan asked.

Wei Changwan looked at her, wiped the dust off her face with a handkerchief, and reproached her, "In terms of how to do it, I will discuss with our mother when I return. You are the youngest, so we will be the ones worrying about it. You just leave it!" She then said, "You have kept on causing trouble for Changying recently and dragged Princess Qingxin through the mud. It was really unnecessary!"

Wei Changjuan said unconvincingly, "You all set me aside every time when discussing how to deal with grandmother and the eldest branch. To be honest, I haven't spoken any nonsense like the second brother!"

On hearing what she said, Wei Changwan frowned slightly and said with a serious look, "Don't say that ever again! You don't know how many years the second brother has regretted it! Up until now, he still feels guilty when thinking of father and the third brother!"

Having said it, Wei Changjuan also felt that she was out of line, biting her lip and saying, "Sure." She added, "Honestly, it's grandmother's fault. The eldest uncle had always been unwell. Who would have thought that he could have biological children back then? Father wanted to give the third brother to the eldest uncle, which was out of good intention! Grandmother not only didn't appreciate it but also suspected father. She is really unreasonable!"

The issue with Wei Changyun’s indiscreet remark they mentioned just had happened when Wei Shengyi tried to hide from Old Madam Song that he wanted to talk to Wei Huan and give his second son, Wei Changsui, to Wei Zhenghong. Old Madam Song had found out about it quickly, which was a bit of a coincidence. Back then, Wei Shengyi's lineal eldest son, Wei Changyun, was still young and innocent but he could already walk. So, he played and ran around in the mansion all day.

He had happened to hear his father say that they would give his younger brother to his eldest uncle. As Wei Zhenghong had been sick all the time and his place always had a smell of herbal medicine, Wei Changyun, who was just a child afraid of taking medicine, thought if his brother was given to the eldest uncle, he might have to take medicine every day and that would be so sad. He was so worried that he talked about it to people around.

In the end, Old Madam Song's spy had heard it and reported it to her. Old Madam Song was furious when she heard it.

After that, if Wei Shengyi wanted to discuss something important, he would check anything that could hide a person both inside and outside of the room. He also didn't allow young children to participate in or listen to it. Wei Changjuan was pampered by her family, but no exceptions were allowed.

However, Wei Changjuan showed filial obedience to her parents. Since she knew that her father's future was worrying as her grandmother, Old Madam Song, showed favoritism, she always wanted to share her parents' burdens. However, no matter how she expressed her determination, Wei Shengyi always used an excuse that she was too young to think about these... The more he forbad, the more unconvinced she was and the more she wanted to interfere. This was one of the reasons why she kept causing trouble for Wei Changying.

Wei Changwan was also aware of this. Having seen that Wei Changjuan annoyed Wei Changying twice, she knew that her sister had enthusiasm but no wisdom. As the saying went, parents knew their children well. Wei Shengyi and his wife brought up their youngest daughter, so they knew she was clever but she couldn't see the big picture. She was not a person with which people would discuss something important.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have given her everything but said nothing to her about how to deal with Old Madam Song and how to get the position of Family Head.

At this moment, Wei Changwan didn't want to say more to her sister, just saying, "Grandmother has only one grandson. Unless the person is forced, he or she will never stop his or her male heir from being successful to fulfill others' dreams. It is said that Wei Changfeng is very intelligent and is the disciple of Wei Zhijiao. He is a disciple of a famous teacher now and he will probably gain a reputation after two years. This process will be like how our uncle who passed away last year gained his reputation. Grandmother allows our family to live freely in the capital because Ruiyu Hall's influence is weak and there must be someone from the Wei Family in the court to provide support. When Changfeng becomes independent, grandmother will get rid of us! Wei Changfeng has great potential. If he has a capable talented wife to support him, our father will lose his place! If our father didn't do well, our family wouldn't be in a good situation. Therefore, stopping Princess Anji from marrying Wei Changfeng can’t fail! From now on you are not allowed to decide what you do about it in case things go wrong. I will discuss everything with our father and mother when I return. Do you understand?"

Wei Changjuan said yes reluctantly and then muttered, "You say I messed it up. If I hadn't been capricious this time, how would you have known that Princess Anji will marry Wei Changfeng?"

"You got lucky." Wei Changwan frowned, saying, "Can you depend on your luck every time?!" She reproached her again, "Liu Ruoye clearly keeps encouraging you to go against Wei Changying. Don't be fooled by her every time and still think she is a good person!"

Wei Changjuan disagreed, saying, "Sister, you don't know. Sister Liu had said if I did it, I would feel better but it would do more harm than good to me. But I just don't like Wei Changying! Even if I have to go to the palace to plead my guilt to Her Imperial Highness, I will make her life difficult!"

Wei Changwan froze for a moment, thinking that Liu Ruoye had made her sister so obedient to her. She became serious, "You believe in Liu Ruoye but you don't believe in me?!"