Chapter 17 The Princess
"What kind of bullshit is this?" Fu Cui angrily tore the paper in half.
"Why are you angry? Your girl has never thought of marrying them." Jiang Changning took a handkerchief and slowly wiped the juice from his fingertips.
Jiang Changning took this matter lightly.
In the eyes of the world, she is a helpless orphan.
Even with the support of the Queen Mother, the foundation is still too shallow.
It is not worthy of the attention and wooing of those families with real background.
"Who does the second wife want to quarrel with? Such a good family should be left to the third and fifth girls." Shu Fei said with a sarcastic tone.
"Don't be ridiculous." Jiang Changning said quickly.
Shu Fei pouted, "Girl, you are so kind."
"Don't live your life as a woman. A hundred years of happiness and suffering will be left to others." Jiang Changning chanted.
What Zou did is indeed disgusting.
But she couldn't bear to ruin the lives of Zhuang Qingyan and Zhuang Qingmei.
Jiang Changning didn't care about those two families, but someone cared about them for her.
After King Jin learned about this, he said coldly: "What cat and dog dare to covet her?"
"The banker didn't promise the marriage." Cao Jiang said.
King Jin chuckled and said, "The banker doesn't dare."
After a while, Cao Jiang asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, have the people who are keeping an eye on these two families withdrawn?"
"Teach them a lesson so that they don't know that the sky is high and the earth is high." King Jin said solemnly.
Cao Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Yes."
He withdrew from the study room with a strange look on his face. It didn't matter, the prince was still protecting him.
If something happens in the future, the prince is afraid that he will pamper her to the heavens!
Cao Jiang simply and rudely arranged a lesson for the two men. The third young master from the family of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites lost fifty thousand taels of silver in a huge gamble.
The debt collector went to Zuo Shilang's house, and the third young master was beaten so hard by Zuo Shilang that his buttocks were bruised.
The eldest son of the Prime Minister of Kyoto got into an argument with someone in a brothel and was thrown from the building. He was half dead from the fall and had to lie in bed for at least three months.
Jiang Changning had no way of knowing about this, so she sent Shu Fei to visit the nanny at Zhou's house.
In the afternoon, Shu Fei came back with red eyes, "Girl, Mother Zhou went there last night."
"How could it be?" Jiang Changning couldn't accept it, "Dr. Du didn't say it could be cured, so why wasn't it cured?"
"Girl, this is Mother Zhou's fate. Miracle doctors can only cure ordinary diseases, but cannot bring the dead back to life." Xiulan advised with tears in her eyes.
Tears welled up in Jiang Changning's eyes.
"Girl, Mother Zhou passed away peacefully, don't be sad," Shu Fei cried.
Jiang Changning fell on the beauty's couch, his face full of sorrow and tears streaming down his face.
She was in a low mood and did not want to socialize with Mrs. Zhuang, so her maid did not go to dinner with Mrs. Zhuang because she was not feeling well.
"Xu Fei, tomorrow you go to Zhou's house and offer incense to the nanny for me." Jiang Changning knew that Mrs. Zhuang would not let her go out to express condolences for Nanny Zhou.
"Yes, girl." Shu Fei responded.
Just when Jiang Changning was immersed in the pain of losing his wet nurse, the person to marry was chosen, the fourth girl from the Jiujiang Prince's Palace.
Jiang Changning remembered that there were only three princesses in the Jiujiang Prince's Palace, and he had never heard of four girls. It was impossible for a girl from the Prince's Palace to be so unknown.
This fourth girl who suddenly appeared could only be the adopted daughter she had just recognized.
Jiang Changning sneered, "Whose girl do you recognize?"
Shu Fei replied: "The eldest girl from Wendebo Mansion."
The Queen Mother named the girl a new princess and ordered the imperial eunuch to choose an auspicious day for her to return to Xile with the delegation to get married.
Jiang Changning never thought that she would have an intersection with this emerging princess, but some things are often unexpected.
The next day, the banker received two invitations, one was for the banker's girl, and the other was for Jiang Changning alone.
Princess Xinxing will hold a flower viewing party three days later, inviting girls from all provinces to attend.
Jiang Changning had been living under someone else's roof for six years, and this was the first time he received an invitation. He felt both novel and surprised.
She was not in the mood to go, but Mrs. Zhuang insisted on letting her go, and happily said: "My father-in-law will provide the money to buy a new set of clothes and a set of hair and face for each of the girls."
"There is no need for Fifth Girl, the injury on her hand has not healed yet." Zou said.
"Just give it another three days and the injury will be healed." Zhuang Qingmei said weakly.
Mrs. Zou insisted not to let her go, and Mrs. Wu was happy to save a fortune. Mrs. Zhuang looked at Zhuang Qingmei's face and acquiesced to the actions of her two daughters-in-law.
Zhuang Qingmei was filled with hatred, but she had no choice but to return to the courtyard filled with grievances.
Not going to the flower viewing party is not necessarily a bad thing.
Attending a flower viewing party is not necessarily a good thing.
Jiang Changning, who was summoned alone by Princess Xingxing, realized that Princess Xingxing was hosting this flower viewing banquet because of her.
Princess Xinxing saw what she said and confirmed her suspicion.
"Miss Jiang, you are truly a blessed person. You don't have to travel thousands of miles away from home to marry a foreigner." Princess Xinxing looked at Jiang Changning with a hint of hostility in her eyes.
"It's just a fluke." Jiang Changning said.
"Miss Jiang, you don't get lucky every time."
Jiang Changning was puzzled, "Princess, what do you mean by this?"
"When a princess gets married, she will take a concubine with her. Miss Jiang and I hit it off immediately, so Miss Jiang will accompany me." Princess Xinxing said with a malicious smile.
Jiang Changning was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "I'm afraid the princess is not qualified to designate anyone as a concubine."
"Then Miss Jiang is waiting to go to Xile with me." Princess Xinxing raised her chin, stood up and left proudly.
Looking at the hem of her skirt trailing to the floor behind her, Jiang Changning's eyes were slightly stern.
Princess Xinxing couldn't help the Prince of Jiujiang and the Queen Mother, so she vented all her resentment on her?
Although Jiang Changning knew that Princess Xinxing's goal was definitely unattainable.
But Jiang Changning was disgusted by the behavior of Princess Xinxing who was bullying her, so she decided to fight back in a small way against Princess Xinxing.
"Girl, a team of spies found out that the Xinxing Princess will voluntarily marry in order to let Wen Debo appoint her brother as the heir apparent." Shu Fei reported.
Jiang Changning took a sip of the perfume and said, "Let her brother disappear for a while, scare her, and let her go and get married peacefully, so as not to cause any trouble."
"Yes." Shu Fei took the order and left.
That evening, Princess Xinxing received a jade pendant. The cloth covering the jade pendant was full of blood.
Princess Xinxing recognized it at a glance, "This is my eldest brother's jade pendant."
"Princess, princess." The maid rolled in crawling on the ground.
"You bastard, how can you behave in such a panic?" the nun sent by the palace to teach you the rules said sternly.
The maid lowered her head and did not dare to say a word. Princess Xinxing asked, "What happened?"
"The Grand Duke...the Crown Prince has been kidnapped," the maid said.
"Report to the official, report to the official quickly, let people rush to save the prince." Princess Xinxing shouted anxiously.
"Princess, don't panic, the uncle's residence should have reported it to the official." Mammy said calmly.
"They don't care about my eldest brother's life and death. They just want something to happen to my eldest brother." Princess Xinxing said bitterly.
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Chapter completed!