After having a banquet at the Grand Princess Gurong's residence, on the way back to the palace, the concubine said angrily: "Gurong's daughter-in-law is really a dishonorable person."
Jiang Changning hugged the concubine's arm, "Thank you, mother."
"If you meet her next time, you don't have to give her face."
"Got it." Jiang Changning responded with a smile.
After returning to the mansion, Jiang Changning first sent the concubine back to Liuxuan Courtyard, then went to see Princess Kangren who was learning the piano, and then returned to Rujing Courtyard and just drank a few sips of tea.
Xiulan came in and said, "Princess, Chunlai has caught two suspicious people."
"Where do you work?"
"Princess, that maid was originally responsible for taking care of flowers and plants, but was assigned to the tea room some time ago," Xiulan replied.
Jiang Changning frowned, "Which tea room?"
“The tea rooms of those beauties and our courtyard are all occupied by the Jiang family slaves who came into the palace with the princess.”
"We should also be more careful and not let them be bribed by some people with ulterior motives. If they put something in the tea and take us down, it will be too late to regret it."
"I have always asked them to keep an eye on each other. What happened to Lu will never happen again." Xiulan felt so angry when she thought of Lu being instigated by the servants of the Zhuang family to seduce the prince.
"Where does the other one work?" Jiang Changning asked.
"The other one is a servant, working in the toilet."
"Then it is very convenient for him to leave the house, just in time to pass on the message."
"Chun Lai has captured everyone."
"Let them investigate carefully. They will surely be able to find out something." Jiang Changning said lightly.
"Yes, Princess." Xiulan stepped out.
The next day was uneventful. Jiang Changning lay comfortably in the rocking chair, drowsy. Shu Fei came in from outside the yard and reported that Wu and Zhuang Qingru had arrived.
"What are this mother and daughter doing here?" Jiang Changning asked in surprise.
"I guess they are here to apologize for what happened on the Dragon Boat Festival." Shu Fei knew that they brought gifts.
Judging from the size of the gifts, it doesn't seem like an ordinary visit, so I would boldly guess.
Fu Cui sneered, "It's been almost a month, why don't they wait a year before coming back?"
For the sake of Old Lady Zhuang and Zhuang Qingyan, Jiang Changning did not completely sever ties with the Zhuang family.
Of course she couldn't deny it. After all, Mrs. Zhuang's surname was also Jiang, and she was a girl from the Jiang family.
Although Jiang Changning did not attend Mrs. Zhuang's birthday party, he sent a valuable gift and also sent someone to deliver gifts before the Dragon Boat Festival.
I think it was because of these reasons that Zhuang Qingru sent his concubine away on the Dragon Boat Festival, thinking that Jiang Changning had to rely on the Zhuang family, and the Zhuang family could control her.
"It's good enough that the banker still remembered to apologize." Jiang Changning went into the house to dress up and change clothes.
If she wants to meet guests, she has to dress in a way that suits her status as a princess and cannot be too plain.
When they saw Wu and Zhuang Qingru at Zhengze Courtyard, Wu pushed Zhuang Qingru and said, "Why don't you kneel down and apologize to the princess?"
Zhuang Qingru showed a trace of reluctance on her face, but she had to kneel down, "Princess, I really have good intentions, I want Qiaozhen..."
"Shut up." Mrs. Wu slapped Zhuang Qingru hard on the back. She was really mad at her daughter for still being stubborn at this time.
Jiang Changning smiled faintly. She really didn't take the Dragon Boat Festival seriously.
Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Princess, you know that she is stupid and often does stupid things. I have scolded her and scolded her, but she just won't improve. Princess, please be magnanimous and forgive her this time."
"The matter has passed, there is no need to mention it again. Just don't let her come to me in the future." Jiang Changning didn't want to have any contact with Zhuang Qingru, in order to prevent her from taking advantage of her power.
Jiang Changning did not invite the mother and daughter to have dinner at his house. He held up the cup and said, "See the guests off."
"Mrs. Zhuang, Mrs. Fang, please come in." Xiulan saw them out.
The next day was Princess Xiaochang's coming-of-age ceremony. The Concubine Dowager did not attend, so Jiang Changning went to the banquet alone.
At the gate of the princess's mansion, I met Prince Qing's wife and Xu.
"Why is Princess Jin alone? She is so lonely and looks so pitiful." Princess Qing said.
"I am so young, I don't have a daughter-in-law to bring with me. But why don't you bring your son's new concubine here for everyone to see? She looks prettier than the grandmother."
"What are you talking about, Princess Jin? Who would go out to a banquet and bring a concubine with them?"
"No one would bring a concubine with him when going out to a banquet, but the concubine your son has taken in is of a special status."
"Don't you know, Princess Jin, that rumors in the market are not to be trusted?"
Jiang Changning looked surprised, "Why is it that the concubine your son took is not the niece of the Crown Prince's wife? Your son didn't divorce his eldest wife in order to marry this newly widowed cousin?"
"This is all groundless. Although Princess Jin is young, she still has to have some discernment." The Crown Prince's wife's face turned pale.
"Hey, why are you chatting right here at the door? What are you talking about? You seem so happy."
Jiang Changning looked at the Prince's Consort of Changshan who was walking over and raised his eyebrows. She was really good at lying with her eyes open!
"She's the concubine taken in by the eldest son of Prince Qing's Mansion." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"I heard that she is a beauty. When will the princess bring her out? Let us take a look." The princess of Changshan asked with a smile.
"Speaking of beauties, Princess Jin is the real beauty. Who can compare to Princess Jin?" Prince Qing said.
"What are you saying, Princess? How can you compare my nephew's wife with Princess Jin? Princess Jin is younger than me, but she is still an elder. It's appropriate to compare her with me." Princess Changshan laughed, "It should be compared with Grandma."
"The eldest son took his newly widowed cousin as his concubine. The Crown Princess must be very happy. Her words are a bit incoherent." Jiang Changning sneered.
"You still have to be careful with what you say. If you don't know how to talk and complain about others, and don't have good manners, the end of the matter won't be good."
"No one knows whether there is such a place or not. I am afraid that I will suddenly become unable to speak. I think the eldest lady knows the hardship very well." Jiang Changning glanced at Xu who was silent.
"People who eat grains will get a hundred diseases. Muteness is also a disease. Some people can be cured, but some cannot."
"For some people, medicine can cure their illness, but for others, medicine has no effect."
As they talked, the two of them entered the gate of the princess's mansion, ignoring the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The Princess of Qing glared at Xu and said, "Useless thing."
Xu lowered her head with a cold expression.
"It's only been a short time since Jiang married into Prince Jin's Mansion, and she's already so close to Li. You, on the other hand, can't do anything right." Prince Qing's Consort said as they walked in.
Xu remained silent. Make friends
Jiang and Li are of equal status, what about her
She was just the eldest lady of the palace, without any rank or status, and there was still a generation gap between them. What's more, she listened to her mother-in-law and did such a shameless thing, so she could no longer be on good terms with Jiang.
After all, they were a guest outside, and Xu didn't say a word. The Princess of Qing scolded her a few words and then said nothing more.
(End of this chapter)