Jiang Changning had the full moon banquet at Gu's house and didn't sit for long. Shen Shichu said goodbye and left. However, after that, Chen Dingding came to visit frequently with Xiao Mengxiong.
Jiang Changning was not welcome to a woman who almost became her husband's concubine. She felt uncomfortable just looking at her.
Especially when Chen Dingding came, her thoughts were obvious.
"Young Master, you see, Little Mengxiong likes you very much. She smiles at you."
Jiang Changning curled his lips. How could a baby who was only one month old laugh
"Little Master, Meng Xiong, she wants to play with you?"
Jiang Changning curled his lips again. How can a baby who is only one month old play
Chen Dingding tried hard to bring Xiao Ming and Meng Xiong closer, but Meng Xiong was too young, and Xiao Ming liked to play with older children and didn't like babies who only knew how to lie down and sleep.
Her efforts were destined to be in vain.
Jiang Changning wanted to support Meng Xiong, but she never thought of sacrificing her own precious son. The most important thing was that she didn't like Chen Dingding and was unwilling to become Chen Dingding's relative.
With Jiang Changning's status and position, she didn't need to flatter Chen Dingding at all. "Second Madam Gu, please don't bring Meng Xiong here again."
"Why? Does the princess no longer like Meng Xiong?" Chen Dingding asked.
"I like Meng Xiong, but I don't like you. I especially hate your hidden little thoughts." Jiang Changning said bluntly.
Chen Dingding was stunned. She never expected Jiang Changning to speak so bluntly. She couldn't pretend to be confused.
"Someone, show the guests out." Jiang Changning said with a cold face.
Chen Dingding was anxious and blurted out, "Princess, please don't go too far. After all, I am your cousin's sister-in-law."
Jiang Changning took a cup of tea, and Xiulan said with a straight face, "Second Madam Gu, please."
Chen Dingding stared at Jiang Changning and said bluntly: "Flowers don't stay red for a hundred days, people don't stay good for a thousand days, you won't be able to serve others with your beauty for long."
"Please go. If you don't leave, do you want someone to drag you out?" Jiang Changning asked calmly, not at all angry at her words.
"Madam Gu, please forgive my rudeness." Xiulan gave Xiaochun a look, and two maids came forward, carried Chen Dingding, and walked out.
"How dare you, you slut! Let me go! Let me go!" Chen Dingding shouted loudly.
"Noisy." Jiang Changning frowned.
Xiaochun reached out and lifted Chen Dingding's chin, and everything suddenly became quiet.
Without Chen Dingding to disturb him, Jiang Changning lived a leisurely and comfortable life.
In February, the spring breeze is warm, birds are singing on the branches, flowers are blooming and falling, and green grass is everywhere, full of vitality.
"Come on, son, let's go to the garden for a spring outing today." Jiang Changning took his son to the garden.
When Prince Jin came back, he saw Jiang Changning and his son chasing each other on the lawn. This is not entirely accurate.
To be more precise, Jiang Changning was walking around holding a piece of cake.
Her son ran around her, his eyes fixed on the pastry in her hand.
There were clearly several more pieces on the plate on the small table next to him, but the little guy thought the one in his mother's hand was the best.
"Son, you almost got it, run faster." Jiang Changning teased his son.
The little fellow chuckled and continued to circle around his mother like a silly donkey being lured by a carrot hanging in front of him.
"Brat." King Jin shouted.
"Daddy." The little guy ran towards King Jin and hugged King Jin's legs, "Daddy, hug me."
King Jin bent down, stretched out his hand, and lifted him up. "What are you doing?"
"Mom, I want it." The little guy turned around with difficulty and looked at his mother.
Jiang Changning came over and said, "Prince, can you hold your son properly?"
"Yes." King Jin readily accepted the advice, corrected his mistake, and held his son in his arms.
Jiang Changning smiled and handed the pastry to her son who was staring at her eagerly.
Just half a month passed in such relaxing days.
That evening, Prince Jin walked into the room with a grim look on his face. Upon seeing this, Jiang Changning quickly asked the wet nurse to take the little guy out and personally helped him change his clothes.
Prince Jin changed into his casual clothes, took Jiang Changning's hand, led her to sit on the kang, and looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"What happened?" Jiang Changning asked.
"It's not a good thing." Prince Jin frowned.
"It's okay, you said, I can bear it."
"A new person is coming to the mansion."
Jiang Changning was stunned at first. "Was it a reward from the palace, or was it given to the prince by someone else, or was it the prince who heroically saved the beauty on the road?"
"A person trained by the Empress Dowager." Prince Jin never expected that he would be blackmailed.
He was too careless and thought that the Empress Dowager had become a toothless tiger and was no longer a threat.
Now I know that as long as the tiger is not dead yet, it can still hurt people.
Jiang Changning's face turned pale. "You had physical contact with her?"
"No." Prince Jin immediately denied loudly, his expression becoming somewhat unnatural, "I only saw her naked back."
Jiang Changning was stunned. "How did you see her naked back?"
"The Empress Dowager summoned me to the Imperial Garden. When I passed the Fubi Pavilion, someone shot an arrow at me. I thought it was an assassin, so I rushed in. She was changing her clothes, and when I was about to leave, the Empress Dowager appeared."
This was an extremely simple setup, but Prince Jin fell for it.
Jiang Changning curled his lips, "It seems that the Empress Dowager has no other tricks except to force women into your house. Okay, I'll have someone clean up the yard and welcome her into the palace."
"The mansion has finally found peace and quiet, and now here comes another disaster." Prince Jin felt that it was good to live with his wife and children, and did not want to take in so many concubines to add to the trouble.
"By the way, what is her position?" Jiang Changning asked.
King Jin sneered, "Madam."
The Empress Dowager wanted to give the woman a position as a concubine to the Prince of Jin, but the Prince of Jin said that since she had no son, how could she be canonized as a concubine
"When is the date set for entering the palace?"
"March 2nd."
Jiang Changning was stunned. "This is too hasty. Ten days later."
"It's just a concubine. Just do whatever you want with her." Prince Jin didn't want to marry this woman at all. He felt very suffocated when the Empress Dowager forced him to do so in this way.
"Don't be angry. Once he enters the palace, he will be at your and my mercy. It's impossible for the Empress Dowager to use this chess piece to play a game of chess." Jiang Changning comforted him.
Prince Jin hugged Jiang Changning and said, "I'm sorry for wronging you."
Jiang Changning laughed in silence, "No, I'm not wronged. It's not like you wanted to marry me. No matter how many concubines you have, I'm your only wife."
"Ningning, it's great to have you by my side." Prince Jin kissed her cheek.
The next day, Jiang Changning asked his servants to clean up the Blue Algae Courtyard. It was empty anyway, so they made the best use of it.
After Yan Yinyao learned about this, she ran to ask Jiang Changning, "Cousin is going to take a concubine again?"
Jiang Changning replied calmly: "It's a reward from the palace, I can't refuse it."
"You can give any other reward, but you have to reward a woman. How annoying." Yan Yinyao said unhappily.
Jiang Changning smiled, "It's nothing, the house is big and has enough room for us."
(End of this chapter)