The tyrannical father was so intimidated when his own daughter was found during the raid.

"How dare you! What are you doing!"

Lin Wan'er gasped sharply, and the perfect mask on her face finally cracked.

She watched helplessly as Su Yaoyao snatched away the Ruyi Music Box, worth 100,000 taels of silver.

The speed and force were so great that even the personal maid next to her didn't have time to react.

Su Yaoyao ignored it, her slender, fair hands turning into afterimages.

"Click! Click-click! Snap!"

The crisp sound of metal peeling off wood echoed rapidly inside the pavilion, like popping beans.

No one could see how she exerted her strength.

Lin Wan'er praised it to the skies, calling it a rare treasure that took the master mechanic ten years of painstaking effort to create.

It disintegrated in Su Yaoyao's hands!

The outer shell of the sandalwood was peeled off and carelessly tossed onto the stone table.

Next came some crooked brass gears and rough spring clips.

Su Yaoyao picked them all out one by one, like pulling out radishes.

With a crisp "whoosh".

The square, exquisite music box was turned into a pile of scrap metal scattered with wood chips and rust.

The pavilion was deathly silent.

All the women gasped, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets in shock.

Lin Wan'er was stunned.

A surge of ecstasy welled up from the bottom of my heart.

destroyed!

This idiot destroyed a priceless treasure in public!

Even if she is the Crown Princess, she can't silence the gossip now!

Lin Wan'er seized the opportunity, her eyes reddened, and two lines of clear tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Your Highness! What...what are you doing!"

She rushed to the stone table, looked at the scrap metal, and wept bitterly, her heart breaking.

"Wan'er knows you look down on me, but this is the culmination of a master craftsman's efforts, a precious resource for raising winter clothing for the soldiers on the border!"

"Even if you're spoiled, how could you destroy it in public?"

"Wan'er... Wan'er will go and report to the Emperor immediately, and ask him to do justice for the soldiers on the border!"

Her tearful accusations ignited the anger of the women around her.

"That's outrageous! It's a complete waste of resources!"

"Even the Crown Princess shouldn't squander such a precious item!"

Faced with the crowd's outrage, Su Yaoyao disdainfully patted the sawdust off her hands and looked at Lin Wan'er with the same look she gave a fool.

"What are you crying for? Are you wailing in mourning?"

Su Yaoyao gave a cold laugh.

He reached for the parts on the stone table again.

"This piece of junk dares to call itself a masterpiece? I'll show you what a real mechanism is today!"

Before she could finish speaking, Su Yaoyao's hand moved again.

This time, she moved ten times faster than when she was disassembling it!

"Click! Clang! Clang!"

A crisp metallic clanging sound rang out like a sudden storm.

Su Yaoyao used her fingers to straighten the misaligned retaining spring and removed several unnecessary friction parts.

The techniques are dazzling.

The brass parts were stuffed back into the wooden casing.

With a soft "click," the rosewood lid snapped shut perfectly.

It flowed smoothly and was completed in one go.

The accusations in the pavilion came to an abrupt halt.

The women looked like ducks with their necks being choked.

His mouth was open, but he couldn't make a sound.

Lin Wan'er's tears were still welling up in her eyes.

So embarrassed I didn't know whether to cry or go.

She stared in disbelief at the perfectly intact music box, as if she had seen a ghost.

"This...how is this possible..."

Su Yaoyao was too lazy to waste words and gripped the brass crank.

With a gentle twist.

"Ding-dong, ding-a-ling."

The clear and melodious music, like flowing water in a high mountain or a fragrant orchid in a secluded valley, poured out of the wooden box!

There was none of the previous metallic scraping sound and harshness.

The reassembled music box has a clear tone and perfect rhythm, like celestial music descending to earth.

The beautiful melody echoed through the Imperial Garden, captivating everyone present.

The women in the room looked at Su Yaoyao with a shift from disdain to awe and reverence.

How could a young girl who never lifts a finger possibly disassemble and reassemble a mechanical marvel that even the Imperial Workshops couldn't solve, and make it even more perfect?!

Is this even human?!

Lin Wan'er bit her lip, her pure and elegant face turning an unsightly liver color.

Her prized asset, the priceless treasure she used to suppress Su Yaoyao.

In their hands, it's just a broken toy that can be kneaded and wrecked at will!

This is a million times more painful for her than slapping her twice.

"How about it? Doesn't it sound much better this time?"

Su Yaoyao casually tossed the music box to the maid beside her, looked at Lin Wan'er's ashen face, and sighed.

"Hey, I didn't mean to discourage you."

"Since my cousin is so passionate about the soldiers on the frontier, she's even willing to donate this junk."

"If I, the Crown Princess, were to arrive empty-handed, it would make me, the Crown Prince of Dayuan, appear too stingy."

Upon hearing this, the women around them pricked up their ears and slowed their breathing.

Is the Crown Princess about to make a move?

She wouldn't even be interested in a magical artifact worth 100,000 taels of silver, so what kind of treasure could she possibly have?!

Lin Wan'er's heart tightened as she stared at Su Yaoyao's cuffs.

Su Yaoyao's lips curled into a sly smile as she rummaged inside her wide sleeves with her small hand.

[Hehe, I just scraped some powder off that jerk of a brother before I left.]

I mixed Barbie pink fluorescent powder with some glass shards and rolled it into a ball, intending to use it as a nightlight.

[This is perfect for fooling these naive and unsophisticated people!]

Su Yaoyao flipped her wrist and pulled a fist-sized object from her sleeve.

"Your Majesties, please take a good look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yaoyao opened her palm.

In an instant, a faint, mysterious, and dreamlike pink light bloomed from her palm!

Even under the sunlight, its brilliance was not obscured in the slightest.

The glass shards refracted light, emitting a dazzling halo that bathed the entire pavilion in a mesmerizing pink hue.

Everyone involuntarily held their breath.

In Su Yaoyao's palm lay a crystal-clear, perfectly round, transparent bead.

Inside the bead, a pink nebula is sealed, slowly swirling and emitting a captivating, ethereal light.

This light is unlike anything I've ever seen before!

This color is unheard of!

"My God! What kind of treasure is this! It can even glow on its own!"

"More enchanting than the sunset, it's so beautiful!"

The concubines went crazy, their eyes burning with desire as they stared at the glass ball, wishing they could possess it immediately.

Su Yaoyao looked at everyone's reaction with satisfaction, cleared her throat, and activated her max-level deception mode.

"This is a celestial treasure, the Pink Night-Shining Pearl, which I obtained by chance during my travels among the mortals!"

Su Yaoyao spoke nonsense with a straight face, her expression as sacred as could be.

"This bead absorbed the celestial energy from the heavens and was nurtured in the deep sea for a thousand years."

"It can not only emit a strange light in the dark, but also ward off evil and disaster."

Su Yaoyao paused deliberately, lowered her voice, and threw out a fraudulent bait.

"Most importantly, just place it by your bedside and let it nourish you with its divine light day and night."

"It can make your skin as smooth as jade, smooth wrinkles, and even... keep you young forever!"

May you stay young forever!!!

Those four words were more deadly to this group than the strongest poison!

The breathing in the pavilion became heavy.

Everyone's eyes turned red.

Some of the older concubines were so excited that they trembled all over and touched their cheeks.

If one could obtain such a celestial treasure and gain the emperor's favor, wouldn't it be just around the corner?

Lin Wan'er was struck dumb.

Her usually innocent and pure eyes were now filled with fervor.

She was known as the most talented woman in the capital, and was the goddess that countless young men from prominent families dreamed of.

If she could obtain this celestial treasure that could grant eternal youth, her beauty would be forever frozen in time.

At that time, what man in the world could escape her grasp?!

She not only holds the title of the most talented woman, but also outshines all others and enjoys the emperor's favor!

We must not let such a treasure fall into the hands of others!

Looking at this group of irrational韭菜 (a metaphor for easily exploited consumers), Su Yaoyao's mind was racing with calculations.

He held the glass ball, which was emitting a pinkish glow, high in the air and announced it loudly.

"Since it is to raise winter clothes for the soldiers on the frontier, I, the Crown Princess, will reluctantly part with them today."

"This celestial treasure, the Pink Night-Shining Pearl, is up for auction on the spot!"

"Starting bid: 10,000 taels!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

To preserve her reputation as the most talented woman and her status as the most beautiful woman in the world, Lin Wan'er's eyes burned with fervor, determined to succeed.