Jiang Changning turned sideways, looked at him, and said, "A eunuch came over and said that the queen had summoned me."
Prince Jin frowned, "The Queen did not leave the palace today."
"I didn't know the queen hadn't left the palace. Halfway through the journey, I realized something was wrong, so I questioned him. He admitted that it wasn't the queen who summoned me, but someone else. I refused to follow him, and he tried to stop me. Ban Qin took him down, and we went back the same way. I had just arrived at the colorful tent when you came."
After listening to Jiang Changning's brief description, King Jin's eyes darkened.
I knew the emperor was shameless, but I didn't expect him to be so shameless.
In order to get Jiang Changning, he would stop at nothing and use whatever means necessary.
King Jin took a deep breath and said, "Ningning, I'll arrange a few secret guards to protect you."
"No, I have Banqin." Jiang Changning didn't like being watched secretly. She actually had a lot of secrets. "But you should bring more guards with you."
King Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry about me."
"Your safety is very important. If I don't give in, he will be very angry. But I have you to protect me. He dare not force me. If I get rid of you, a woman without her husband's protection will be a lamb to be slaughtered in his eyes. He can do whatever he wants."
"I will pay close attention." Prince Jin knew that the emperor had always wanted to get rid of him, and now he just had one more reason.
King Jin continued to persuade Jiang Changning to use secret guards, "Ningning, Banqin has been exposed and will be targeted. You need to arrange a special force around you."
Jiang Changning thought of the four guards who were separated. "Okay, I'll listen to you. You can make the arrangements."
"Don't worry, they will only follow you when you go out. They won't follow you in the mansion." said Prince Jin.
At the same time, the servants of Prince Qing's Mansion hurriedly took the letter to the Imperial Hospital.
Half an hour later, all the palaces knew that the eldest lady Xu of Prince Qing's palace had suddenly become mute.
"She has a bad mouth and now she can't say anything. It's great. God has eyes and punishes her." Jiang Changning gloated openly.
The Toffee said quickly: "You can't say that outside."
Jiang Changning smiled, "I'll just talk about it at home."
After dinner, when they returned to Rujing Courtyard, Jiang Changning asked Prince Jin, "Should I prepare gifts and go to Prince Qing to visit Xu?"
"Don't want to go?"
Jiang Changning pouted and nodded.
"Then I won't go."
"I really am not going?" Jiang Changning asked tentatively.
"Well, no."
Jiang Changning blinked and looked at Prince Jin, as if to confirm whether he really agreed or not.
Seeing her confused look, the King of Jin smiled and gently pinched her cheek, "Have you forgotten that you are the Princess of Jin?"
Jiang Changning curled his lips, "I'm not a fool, how could I forget this."
"You are just a little fool. Let me ask you, what did Xu want to call you?" Prince Jin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning thought for a moment and said, "Aunt."
"If the relationship is good, you as an elder can visit to show your concern. If the relationship is not good, you can send a servant to deliver a gift and that is enough to show your courtesy."
Jiang Changning suddenly realized that she only thought that she and Xu were of the same age, but forgot that there was a generation difference between them.
Jiang Changning pursed her lips and smiled. Is this the benefit of marrying an older man
That night, the old man made her deeply realize that the old man was not old, but in his prime. He was able to eat a fish cleanly, leaving only some bones for her to survive.
The next day, Jiang Changning asked Xiulan to take gifts to Prince Qing's mansion to complete the formalities, and then she put the matter behind her.
But in the next half month, Xu's life will be a little difficult.
Two days later, the princess consort of Prince De sent her an invitation, inviting her to come to her house to listen to a play the next day.
Jiang Changning personally replied to the invitation, saying that he would attend the banquet on time tomorrow.
The Crown Princess of Prince De held a small banquet and invited only a few close friends.
In addition to Jiang Changning, there are also the Crown Princess of Changshan Prince, the Crown Princess of Zheng Duke, and the Lady of Xinwu Marquis.
Among the five, Jiang Changning is the youngest but has the highest rank.
"Greetings to Princess Jin. My regards to Princess Jin." The wife of the Crown Prince of Duke Zheng and the wife of Marquis Xinwu bowed respectfully.
"No need to be so polite. Sui Yan just said that we are a gathering of close friends. Regardless of my husband's family, you two ladies can just call me Changning." Jiang Changning said kindly.
The wife of the Marquis of Xinwu was born into a military family and married into a military family. She did not like those empty words and laughed heartily: "Since you don't care about your husband's family, you don't have to call me Madam. My name is a bit vulgar, it's Zeng Zhaofu."
"It's both vulgar and elegant. This name is great. It shows your father and mother's hope for good fortune." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
Zeng Zhaofu smiled, "My eldest brother is named Zhaocai, my second brother is named Zhaofeng, my third and fourth brothers are twins, one is named Zhaoli and the other is named Zhaoxue. When it comes to me, my mother said that if it was still a boy, I would be named Zhaomei. Fortunately, I am a girl, so I was named Zhaofu."
Jiang Changning laughed. The name Zeng family was quite interesting.
The elegant wife of the Duke of Zheng said, "My name is Wen Bingqing, not the Qing of clear water, but Qing."
"Qing means beautiful woman." The Crown Princess of Changshan interrupted, "Using the word Qing, isn't her name particularly artistic, elegant, and poetic?"
"Indeed." Jiang Changning nodded with a smile.
Wen Bingqing gently nudged the Changshan Prince's Consort and said angrily, "You're so annoying. You're bragging for me again."
"I'm not helping you brag. I'm clearly showing off my own erudition and talent." The Princess of Changshan glanced at her.
"Yes, yes, you are the most knowledgeable and talented. It's because your father was the top scholar and your family has a profound knowledge." Wen Bingqing joked with a smile.
After some chatting and laughing, Jiang Changning became familiar with them, which was exactly the purpose of the Dewang Crown Princess hosting this small banquet.
Jiang Changning has been married into the Prince of Jin's Mansion for more than half a year, but she has not yet truly entered the circle of royal family members and nobles.
Prince Jin was afraid that Jiang Changning would be bored staying at home all day, so he privately asked Prince De and Princess De to help him and recommend some good-natured and non-meddlesome people to him.
After the Crown Princess of Prince De came into contact with Jiang Changning, she felt that she was a good person and was happy to do this.
The play on the stage began, but the five people didn't really listen to the play. They chatted about the gossips of various mansions in the capital, and the conversation turned to Xu.
"I don't know what happened, but she suddenly became mute. We asked several doctors to see her, but they couldn't diagnose anything." Wen Bingqing said.
"No good words can come out of her mouth. It would be better if she were mute." Zeng Zhaofu said bluntly.
"I heard." The Princess of Changshan lowered her voice.
The other four people subconsciously moved closer, and Zeng Zhaofu urged her, "What did you hear? It's so mysterious."
"The Crown Princess of Prince Qing said that if the disease cannot be cured, the eldest son should divorce his wife." The Crown Princess of Prince Changshan dropped a big bomb.
The four of them took a deep breath. Although Xu and the eldest son of Prince Qing's mansion were in an arranged marriage, divorce or separation was not allowed under normal circumstances. However, Xu now had a serious illness, which met the seven grounds for divorce.
(End of this chapter)