She didn’t know whether Xiefeng was important to her or not, she just knew that she was very panicked.
After the prince left, she sat limply on the ground, feeling completely exhausted.
The two nuns looked at her and were quite polite. They reached out and helped her to the side to rest. Then Mingxin helped her back to the previous courtyard.
After entering the house and changing clothes, Xiefeng still had no strength. His eyes were dazed and his whole body was shaking with nervousness.
"Girl, it's okay, it's okay." Mingxin comforted her and brought her a cup of hot tea. In fact, she was also panicked. After all, he was the Crown Prince. If the two of them dared to do such a thing in secret, they would be risking their lives.
Mingxin herself also felt weak in the knees, which was why she did not help Xiefeng up immediately.
Now that there were no outsiders around, Mingxin felt a little better.
"Will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince discover anything?" Xie Feng took a sip of hot tea and finally calmed down. His feet didn't shake as much as before.
She had just rushed forward like that before, recklessly pretending to be the Crown Princess. Only now did she feel terrified. If she was really discovered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she would be dead.
"Girl, no, it won't happen. The matter is over. No one will ask about your hairpin anymore. Your method is really clever, and you pretended so well." Mingxin kept praising and attributed all the credit to Xiefeng, indicating that this idea was thought of by Xiefeng alone.
Xie Feng picked up the cup again, took a few gulps, then put the cup down heavily. After hearing Mingxin's words, and the strength he had just recovered, he felt much better.
After thinking for a while, I felt a little more comfortable, and then suddenly asked: "What should I do after this?"
This question was asked abruptly, but it was not abrupt to say it now. This was indeed the next important question. Xie Feng once again felt that he was just a maid, a maid who had been favored but now seemed to be out of favor, and one without a name.
In the past, she could rely on Concubine Ji, but now she has obviously become alienated from her.
"Miss, are you afraid of the concubine?" Mingxin asked.
Xie Feng's expression changed, and he nodded heavily: "If Concubine Ji knew what I did, she would not forgive me."
"Miss, forgive me for being frank, but after you become the prince's woman, the concubine will no longer treat you the same as before, and will definitely take action against you in the end." Mingxin whispered.
Xie Feng's face became even uglier. She had never thought about it before and only wanted to rely on Ji Youran to climb up. She thought that as long as she followed the prince, she would be rich and glorious. Now she realized that she had actually been climbing in the direction opposite to Ji Youran. It was in vain that she used to think that if she relied on Ji Youran wholeheartedly, she would have a bright future.
"What the girl needs now is a powerful backer, preferably one who has no conflict of interest with her." Mingxin said again.
This statement also excluded the new Crown Princess. After all, the new Crown Princess would also compete for the Crown Prince's favor, especially when she first entered the marriage.
If the new Crown Princess knew about her actions this time, it would not end well for her.
The Crown Prince might think that he is genuine because of the previous Crown Princess, but the new Crown Princess and the youngest concubine would definitely not think so.
Thinking of this, Xie Feng felt sick. He reached out and grabbed Ming Xin's hand, and asked with a pale face, "Now...
…What now?”
"I don't know either, but I think that you must find a backer, a backer who can make the Crown Princess wary and who has no conflict of interest with you. You should slowly show your kindness and let people slowly accept you." Mingxin was also panicked when she saw this, after all, she was just an ordinary maid.
Looking at Mingxin, who was a little flustered and spoke in a unreliable manner, Xiefeng strangely felt that he had to calm down, otherwise he would really be dead.
For someone like this to make the Crown Princess feel uneasy, this identity must be related to the royal family. Who else could this person be in the East Palace
"Miss, the incident this time involves the Princess of Ying and the future Princess of Jing. I heard that this was also the reason why the Crown Prince was furious and went to the study alone on his wedding night." Mingxin saw that she was worried and puzzled, so he told her what Mingxin had asked her to find out before.
After hearing what she said, Xie Feng frowned and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "Princess Jing and Princess Ying..."
Ming Xin suddenly realized it, clapped his hands, and said excitedly: "Miss, you are right. If you can get Princess Ying or Princess Jing to support you, your future... will not be just like this now."
"You mean... to seek refuge with these two princesses?" Xie Feng hadn't actually thought of this, he just had this idea vaguely. Now that Ming Xin had pointed it out, he felt it made sense, but he couldn't think of how to do it specifically for a moment.
"Yes, as long as the girl can slowly get connected with these two princesses, it may be the most important at the critical moment in the future."
Mingxin nodded repeatedly with a look of surprise on his face.
"It's impossible for her to be related to Princess Jing. Not to mention that she is going to marry Prince Jing now, she also had no relationship with our Ling'anbo Mansion in the past. As for the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Jing... none of it is appropriate." Xie Feng shook his head and ruled out Liu Lanxin first.
The relationship between Prince Jing and the Crown Prince is one of life and death. Even if Xie Feng wants to seek refuge with Prince Jing's wife, she can never seek refuge with her. Even though she is just a maid, she knows that if Prince Jing becomes the emperor, there will be absolutely no benefit for the Crown Prince.
The entire East Palace will not be well.
"That's the Princess of England. The Princess of England is the cousin of the late Crown Princess. She must treat the late Crown Princess differently. You are the late Crown Princess's personal maid. If the Princess of England is willing to support you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will certainly look up to you for the sake of the late Crown Princess and His Royal Highness the King of England."
Mingxin quickly interjected.
Xie Feng smiled as he said this. This was indeed the best candidate. But the next moment, he thought of his past feud with the British princess, and his face turned ugly again. He shook his head and said, "I have offended the British princess before... I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to handle."
She used to look down on the fourth young lady of the Qu family and had offended her many times. Of course, the fourth young lady of the Qu family was not someone to be trifled with. She had suffered losses at her hands several times. Now that she wanted to seek refuge with her, it seemed impossible no matter how she looked at it.
Xie Feng regretted it. If she had known that she would have to rely on this Fourth Miss Qu in the end, she would never have offended her so much. But it was too late to regret now. She had fallen out with this Fourth Miss Qu more than once.
"Girl, the past is the past, and the present is the present. You used to be the concubine's person, and of course you were ordered by the concubine. Now it's different. You are loyal to the former crown princess, and you found some bad things about the concubine. Naturally,
It is impossible to do the stupid things I did before. Maybe I can even help Princess Ying to investigate the affairs of the former Crown Princess. "Mingxin said disapprovingly.
These words made Xie Feng feel cold on his back, and his hair stood up: "Investigate? Investigate what? What can be investigated about the former Crown Princess?"
"I don't know either. I just know that Princess England seems to care about the late Crown Princess. I heard you say before that Princess England was very protective of the late Crown Princess. You just need to show your loyalty to the late Crown Princess and just show your attitude. You don't really have to investigate anything." Mingxin looked confused and said hesitantly.
After hearing her explanation and looking at her confused face, Xie Feng felt relieved. She would never investigate or talk about that matter. It was not only Concubine Ji's lifeline, but also hers.
If it weren't for what happened now, she would never have leaned towards the British princess.
"Girl, what you need to do now is to show your closeness to the Princess of England and your loyalty to the former Crown Princess. You must show this loyalty to the Princess of England." Mingxin suggested again when he saw that she was silent.
"How can I show Princess England my loyalty to the former Crown Princess?" Mingxin pursed his lips and spoke after a long while, feeling a headache.
She must have had a bad feeling with the Princess of England, as she was caught by the Princess of England stealing things from the former Crown Princess. This matter was difficult to deal with, but it was not completely hopeless. Mingxin had just said that all the previous things were done by Concubine Ji, so this kind of stealing could also be blamed on Concubine Ji.
But now there is something special missing to convey this feeling to the British princess.
It is impossible for her to say this to the Princess of England for no reason. Even though she is following Concubine Ji now, she is still on the side of the former Crown Princess. She is still someone close to the former Crown Princess and is wholeheartedly loyal to her old master, the former Crown Princess.
"Girl, you can use some of the former Crown Princess's things to show your favor to the Princess of England." Ming Xin couldn't think of a solution, so she blinked for a long time before speaking.
"I can't take any of the former Crown Princess's things." Xie Feng shook his head. This matter is difficult to handle. "Besides, the former Crown Princess's dowry has been returned to the Ling Anbo Mansion. The part that has not been returned is impossible for me to get my hands on."
Of course it was impossible to return all the dowry. The former Crown Princess was no longer with us, but she had married into the Eastern Palace after all. There were assassins on the night of the wedding in the Eastern Palace, and even the Crown Prince almost got into trouble. The place where the dowry was placed was also turned over, and many things were either broken or lost in the chaos, and were never found in the end.
When the Eastern Palace returned the dowry, she used this excuse to pay back a lot less, and the people sent by the Ling Anbo Mansion to receive it could not make a fuss about it.
Xie Feng knew that there were a lot of possibilities here, but now that she had lost Ji Youran's trust, it was impossible for her to work on this part.
"What is it that the young lady can receive and have, but the concubine cannot know about it? It is also something that belonged to the former Crown Princess, and can make the Princess of England understand the young lady's intentions?" Mingxin murmured to himself. It seemed that he didn't know what it was, and just said that.
"The things in the dowry... the things in the East Palace, what else is in the dowry list, where is the dowry list... look for the dowry list..."
"Dowry list... Yes, dowry list..." Xie Feng suddenly couldn't help but shouted happily. She had a new idea...