In the afternoon, Xie Jingyi rode his horse back to the mansion. At the gate of the mansion, he saw the carriage marked by Prince Rong's mansion parked there. A beautiful and gentle woman in a goose yellow jacket got off the carriage.
Xie Jingyi's eyebrows twitched, it turned out to be Princess Changhua of Rongwang's mansion, and he also heard about the marriage proposal of the Rongwang Lord at the Qionglin Banquet.
This Princess Changhua is a duplicity, loves beauty, has a dissolute nature, and lost her virginity before leaving the court. Seeing her appearing at the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion, Xie Jingyi's eyes flashed coldness, and he pulled the reins to stop. did not pass.
While passing the news, Princess Changhua, her maid and several guards were waiting at the door.
Xie Jingyi rode his horse and appeared. Princess Changhua followed her prestige and her beautiful eyes lit up. It turned out to be Young Master Xie. How could she have forgotten this handsome man with such a bright future.
Her heart was pounding.
This young master Xie is no worse than the champion of the new department. He is still the young master of the Dingguo government. Even if he is only an heir, he is already the commander of the imperial guards and the emperor's confidant.
Except that he once married a wife, he is impeccable in other aspects.
At first she fell in love with him at first sight, but it's a pity that Young Master Xie already had a fiancée, and he was still standing behind Ding Guogong, so the excitement could only be wiped out. Later, after he retired, he quickly made an appointment with Yang Shuqing... Princess Changhua could only give up.
Now seeing the unparalleled handsome Xie Jingyi again, Princess Changhua has already forgotten about the new No. 1 Scholar who was engaged to marry, and forgot about his calculations against Miss Shen San for more than a month, and his eyes are full of Xie Jingyi.
Princess Changhua is not in a hurry to see Mrs. Dingguo at this time.
The chance meeting with Xie Jingyi made her excited.
Seeing that Xie Jingyi stopped his horse and did not go forward, Princess Changhua couldn't help but bring her maid over.
"Jinlan, let's go see Master Xie."
"Yes, princess!"
When the maid named Jinlan heard what the princess said, her pretty face changed slightly, and she immediately understood that the princess had taken a fancy to Young Master Xie, and behind Young Master Xie stood Duke Ding, the adopted son of Duke Ding.
The status is noble and the future is boundless.
What kind of person the princess is, she, a maidservant, knows very well, the princess... the princess is not worthy of Young Master Xie.
"Master Xie, what a coincidence, I am Princess Changhua of Rongwang Mansion, very happy to meet you." Princess Changhua smiled, her voice was clear and melodious, and a trace of shyness and admiration appeared on her beautiful face just right.
Xie Jingyi saw Princess Changhua leading the maid forward, a trace of disgust flashed across his handsome face, and he nodded indifferently: "I have seen Princess Changhua."
And then... no more.
Princess Changhua saw Xie Jingyi's indifferent attitude, and the joy and excitement in her heart faded a little. She gritted her teeth secretly. Xie Jingyi does not have a marriage contract now...
Princess Changhua's eyes flashed a glint that she was bound to win.
"If Princess Changhua has nothing else to do, I'll go first." Xie Jingyi saw the inevitability in her eyes, felt a shock in her heart, and said coldly, then rode past Princess Changhua and entered the meditation directly. Guogong Mansion.
Princess Changhua's pretty face darkened slightly, and her eyes were stained with steadfastness. When she saw a servant hurried out and bowed her hands to salute, Princess Changhua immediately raised a beautiful smile: "Jinlan, let's go, don't let me go!" Let the Duke and Madam wait for a long time."
If she married Xie Jingyi, this Mrs. Dingguo would be her mother-in-law in name, so she must make a good impression at this time. Fortunately, it was her father who asked for marriage at the Qionglin banquet.
She will have to 'explain' to Mrs. Dingguo later, lest she 'misunderstand' that she is interested in Xinke Zhuangyuan Lang.
Princess Changhua secretly said in her heart.
Jiang Ningbao and Duke Ding met Xie Jingyi who had just returned in the main courtyard, told him about the flower viewing banquet at Prince Rui's Mansion, and handed him the invitation.
"Jing Yi, go and see if there is any girl you like at this flower viewing party. If you have any, let me know. I will send an official media to propose marriage." Jiang Ningbao looked at Xie Jingyi with a smile.
"You are not young anymore, the marriage must be settled this year, don't worry about Yang." Duke Ding took a sip of his tea, and spoke coldly, his voice was deep and harsh, not to be questioned.
Xie Jingyi's tall body froze slightly, he lowered his eyelids, and said respectfully: "Yes, father, mother decides everything about the marriage, I have no objection."
After all, he still couldn't avoid it, Xie Jingyi felt a bitterness in his heart.
If his marriage continues to drag on, it will definitely affect her reputation. Yang Shuqing has always hated Ningbao, and some rumors will be spread by then. The adoptive father will not sit back and watch such a thing happen.
Forget it, if they want to get married in the end, it's better for her to choose one.
Seeing that Xie Jingyi didn't shirk this time, Jiang Ningbao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, I will help you choose a good-looking wife. Of course, if you have a girl you like, you can marry me." Let me tell you, I am very open-minded.”
Xie Jingyi lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "I believe in my mother's vision."
Jiang Ningbao is in a happy mood.
"If there is nothing else, Princess Changhua will be here later, so go down first and avoid it for a while."
Seeing Ningbao's happy appearance, Duke Ding looked back at his adopted son with a trace of satisfaction in his eyes, but frowned slightly when he heard Ningbao mention Changhua Princess.
When Xie Jingyi heard this, he hurriedly left.
As soon as he left the main courtyard, he saw Princess Changhua and her maidservants not far away, and turned back to his own Jinhua courtyard with a blank expression.
After a while, Chunxi outside reported that Princess Changhua had arrived.
"Master Guo, Princess Changhua is here, do you want to avoid it?" Jiang Ningbao smiled and glanced at Ding Guogong who was sitting upright on the chair, raised his eyebrows and asked.
Duke Ding shook his head lightly.
He was worried that Ningbao would meet Princess Changhua.
Jiang Ningbao didn't let Ding Guogong leave either, and it happened that she didn't want to get too close to Princess Changhua. If she could, she really didn't want to see Princess Changhua, a duplicity and vicious girl.
"Chun Xi, let Princess Changhua come in."
As soon as Princess Changhua came in, she saw the cold and handsome man in the high position, her delicate body trembled slightly, her whole body tensed up, and a trace of fear appeared in her eyes.
Dingguo's position is high and powerful, with an imposing manner.
Princess Changhua didn't dare to neglect at all, and hastily saluted respectfully: "Changhua has met Duke Ding and Madam."
Jiang Ningbao smiled and said: "There is no need to be too polite, Chunle, show the Princess a good tea."
Chun Le respectfully took Princess Changhua to sit on the seat below, and offered a cup of fragrant tea.
With Duke Dingguo present, Princess Changhua was much more cautious. She secretly rejoiced that after seeing Xie Jingyi, she gave up her plan to be the wife of the new champion Lang Ping. She took a sip of tea elegantly, and said in a gentle voice : "Changhua took the liberty to come to the door, please forgive me, madam."
This time, it was relatively close to Mrs. Dingguo. Even with Mrs. Dingguo present, Princess Changhua couldn't help taking a look at Mrs. Dingguo's appearance.
She has a beautiful appearance and a very good temperament, especially her pair of extremely beautiful eyes, the eyes are flowing, looking forward to shine, with a unique style, a kind of soul-stirring beauty.
Even as a woman, she couldn't help but marvel.
Princess Changhua was very jealous.
"I don't know why the princess came here?" Jiang Ningbao asked with a smile.
Princess Changhua suppressed the jealousy in her heart, glanced at Jiang Ningbao slightly embarrassed, a blush was dyed on her beautiful face: "It's just a small matter, I want to apologize to Madam about my father's marriage proposal at the Qionglin Banquet, I was also afraid that Madam would misunderstand, so I had no choice but to come to the door and explain."
In fact, Princess Changhua had other plans for visiting this time, but after meeting Xie Jingyi at the gate of the mansion, Princess Changhua changed her mind and decided to favor Jiang Ningbao.
Jiang Ningbao smirked, this Princess Changhua came here to make a joke, why didn't she say it after the Qionglin banquet, it has been more than a month before she came to talk about it, there is nothing tricky about it.
Duke Ding drank his tea calmly without saying a word.
None of the servants present dared to ignore the Duke.
"The princess is serious. The matter of Qionglin Banquet, my eldest brother and I didn't take it seriously. Besides, it has been more than a month, and the princess didn't mention it. I almost forgot about it." Jiang Ningbao smiled, not very much He said with concern, and was even more curious about the princess's intentions.
Princess Changhua's smile remained unchanged, but her hand holding the teacup tightened.
"Actually, I originally wanted to go to the door earlier and explain clearly to my wife. I was shocked when my father suddenly proposed marriage. After I went back, I told my father... that I had someone I liked, and my father was very angry. Grounded me, and I was able to come out today."
Jiang Ningbao glanced at Princess Changhua who was lying without changing his face. This acting skill is also superb. If he hadn't seen the true face of Princess Changhua, he might have been deceived by her acting skills.
She looked back at Duke Ding, and found that Duke Ding was extremely calm. She twitched the corners of her mouth, took a sip from the tea cup, suppressed the speechlessness in her heart, and pretended to show a relieved smile.
"It turns out that the Princess has long liked someone."
"Actually... In fact, the person I like is Young Master Xie from your residence." Princess Changhua saw that Mrs. Ding Guogong didn't ask who she liked, so she had to say it herself.
"Ahem..." Jiang Ningbao, who was drinking tea, was suddenly choked by Princess Changhua's words, her pretty face was full of astonishment, she obviously didn't expect that Princess Changhua had her eye on Xie Jingyi.
"Why are you so careless!"
Duke Dingguo gave Princess Changhua a cold look, and gently patted Jiang Ningbao's back with his big hands, his deep voice revealing deep concern.
Jiang Ningbao smiled reassuringly at Ding Guoan: "Master Guo, I'm fine, I just choked accidentally."
Duke Ding still frowned.
Princess Changhua was frightened by Duke Ding's cold eyes, her delicate body trembled slightly, and the teacup in her hand almost fell to the ground. At the same time, she was jealous of Jiang Ningbao's good luck.
She quickly bowed her head and admitted her mistake.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, it's my fault."
Jiang Ningbao smiled, held Duke Ding's big hand, looked at Princess Changhua's frightened look, and smiled playfully: "It's not the princess' fault, I'm just too shocked, I didn't expect the princess to like Jing Yi."
Tsk tsk, this heart change really fast.
It seems that Xie Jingyi, the hero of the original book, is still very attractive.