The days passed day by day, and it was October 20th in a blink of an eye. The weather was not good and the wind was biting.

Jiang Changning was afraid of the cold, so she wore thick clothes and held a hand warmer specially prepared for her by Xiulan.

"The county master's body bones are still a little weak. It's only October and he has to use a hand warmer. What will he do when it's the coldest month of winter?" Mrs. Qiao said with emotion.

The concubine glanced at Jiang Changning's palm-sized face and frowned slightly. It was too thin.

"The palace doesn't even have the money to buy charcoal to burn the earth dragon?" Jiang Changning looked horrified, "I have to talk to the prince about this and let him think of a way. I'm very afraid of the cold."

"Don't talk nonsense. Who said the palace has no money to buy charcoal?" Mrs. Qiao said nervously.

Jiang Changning pretended to pat his chest, "Sister-in-law scared me so much that I thought I was going to freeze in the dead of winter."

Qiao sneered, "When did you become so timid?"

"I've never been very courageous." Jiang Changning pouted and said softly.

The concubine glanced at her two daughters-in-law, but neither of them was what she wanted, "Let's go."

There was a green-draped sedan at the entrance of the courtyard. Mrs. Qiao watched the three of them get on the sedan respectively, with a flash of hatred in her eyes. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Jiang, she would have gone out together today.

Mrs. Dali carried the sedan to Yimen. Outside Yimen, there were two carriages with silver tops and black curtains embroidered with the Jin Palace logo.

The concubine took Princess Kangren in the first carriage, and Jiang Changning took the second carriage.

It’s not that three people can’t sit down, but it’s about pomp and circumstance.

Of course, neither the concubine, Jiang Changning, nor Princess Kangren showed any guard of honor.

Just as Jiang Changning was holding the maid's hand to get into the carriage, King Jin's carriage came back.

Jiang Changning stopped and watched King Jin get off the carriage.

Prince Jin glanced at her and walked to the concubine's carriage, "Mother concubine."

The car door opened, and the concubine asked with a smile: "I didn't ask you to go directly to Prince Qing's Mansion, why did you come back again?"

"Every government has come out. There are many people and cars on the street. I won't worry if I don't follow." King Jin said with a smile.

"You just love to worry, okay, hurry up and get in the carriage, don't waste time." The concubine smiled and narrowed her eyes. Of course she was happy that her son was filial and considerate.

King Jin walked to the second carriage, looked at Jiang Changning standing there, and raised the corners of his lips, "Your Majesty, please wait a long time."

"Why didn't the prince go directly to Prince Qing's Mansion?" Jiang Changning asked the same question as the concubine.

Prince Jin did not answer, but helped her get into the carriage.

After sitting firmly in the carriage, King Jin smiled and said: "I was afraid that you would be bored sitting alone in the carriage, so I came back to accompany you."

Jiang Changning was startled and lowered his head to pretend to be shy.

The fox fur on the scarf tickled his nose, and Jiang Changning couldn't hold it back and sneezed.

"Is it cold?" King Jin went to touch her forehead with concern.

"No, I'm wearing thick clothes." Jiang Changning turned his head away and avoided his hand.

Prince Jin's hand paused in mid-air for a moment, then retracted it, his eyes darkened, and his handsome face looked serious.

Jiang Changning gave him the hand warmer in his hand, "My lord, please warm it up."

The corners of King Jin's lips curled up, and the cold and solemn pressure dissipated. He held a small hand warmer with a happy expression.

Jiang Changning breathed a sigh of relief. He was indeed a high-ranking prince. He seemed gentle and kind, but in reality he was extremely domineering and did not tolerate rebellion from others.

Fortunately, she was saved in time and escaped.

There were many cars and horses on the street, and the movement was very slow. It took almost half an hour to reach Prince Qing's Mansion.

On the gate of the palace, a large Chinese character longevity was pasted, and a red lantern with the Chinese character longevity was hung.

The carriage of Prince Jin's Mansion entered the palace directly from the side door and stopped outside the Chuihua Gate.

As soon as the carriage stopped, King Jin and Jiang Changning hurriedly got off the carriage and rushed to the front to wait on the concubine.

Of course the concubine could get off the carriage by herself, but this would appear to Prince Jin and Jiang Changning to be unfilial.

King Jin helped the concubine out of the carriage, took a step back, and whispered: "Follow the concubine, don't be afraid."

The men and women were not in the same place. It was the first time for Jiang Changning to attend such a birthday banquet.

Jiang Changning's eyebrows curled up and he smiled: "With the support of the prince, I am not afraid."

After entering the Chuihua Gate, the powerful woman from Prince Qing's Mansion brought three small sedan chairs.

Jiang Changning helped the concubine onto the sedan chair first, then got on the second sedan chair, and then turned around and told the maid, "Take good care of the princess."

The architectural layout of the palace is similar, but the scenery is very different.

The first Prince Qing loved the south of the Yangtze River, and Prince Qing's Mansion had a Jiangnan landscape with small bridges and flowing water.

Although it is early winter, the garden is still lush and green, with all kinds of cold-resistant flowers vying for beauty.

After passing the Crescent Gate, I saw a young woman wearing a silver-red straight jacket embroidered with peonies coming to greet me, "Uncle, you are here. Grandma has been talking about it several times."

She is the eldest granddaughter-in-law of Princess Qing and the eldest daughter of the Crown Prince of Wei, Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "I think this is Aunt Wang who just passed by. Aunt Wang, hello."

"Hello." Jiang Changning smiled at her. She was young and senior, which was embarrassing.

Mrs. Xu introduced the people into the main hall of the inner courtyard. In addition to Princess Qing, the birthday girl, there were also Princess Ding and Princess Changshan in the hall.

Princess Qing is older than Princess Jin, Princess Ding and Princess Changshan, and she is also wealthier than them.

She is not tall and her plump figure makes her look very kind and gentle.

"Sister-in-law Wang, this is my little daughter-in-law." Princess Jin said with a smile.

Jiang Changning stepped forward to salute Princess Qing and say hello. Princess Qing held her hand and said, "She is such a rare beauty. Congratulations to my sister-in-law for getting this wonderful daughter-in-law."

"She is a filial and good child." No matter how dissatisfied Princess Jin was with Jiang Changning, she would not speak ill of her outside.

Princess Ding and Princess Changshan also complimented her, "You are so lucky to have such a beautiful daughter-in-law."

Princess Jin replied politely: "Your daughters-in-law are also beauties."

The female relatives of each prince's palace came over one after another. Jiang Changning had already come out of the main hall and was led to the side hall to stay with the young princess, the crown prince, the princess, the county princess, and the girls.

On the first day to celebrate the princess's birthday, all the people who came to the palace were the clan princes.

Although she is a newlywed and is not familiar with everyone, her status is such that no one dares to ignore her. They will bring her along when chatting.

While they were talking, two young women came in. The leading one was dressed as a concubine, and the other was wearing a rose-red embroidered plum blossom jacket.

They also brought two young and beautiful women with them. Jiang Changning originally didn't pay much attention to those two women.

Crown Prince Deok's concubine showed disgust on her face and said disdainfully: "Whenever there is a banquet, I bring people to attend it. You are so shameless and shameless. It's really annoying."

"There are not many others in the Jiang family, but only girls. What should we do if we don't send them out?" Princess Changshan covered her mouth and giggled like a hen laying eggs.

"Who do you think she is going to give to today?" Princess Ding's tone was full of gloating.
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