The charcoal stove was still burning in the room, and because the window was half open for ventilation, the room was warm but not too stuffy.
But for some reason, when Chu Jingxing looked up at her, Nanny Yuan suddenly felt as if the air was not circulating and her chest was very stuffy.
It took her a while to lower her head, realizing that she seemed to have asked something she shouldn't have asked.
Chu Jingxing clearly didn't want to tell her about his next plan, so she had really overstepped her authority just now.
Realizing this, Nanny Yuan immediately made amends: "If you have anything here that I need to bring to the princess, I can tell her in time to avoid delaying your business."
Chu Jingxing lowered his head and gently blew on a plum blossom that had just fallen on the back of his hand, then shook his head lightly: "If there is anything, I will naturally discuss it with the princess myself."
The implicit meaning of this is, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask.
Let’s just forget about this mistake.
Nanny Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
Chu Jingxing stood up and asked Nanny Yuan to see if Xianrong County Lady was ready. He then said, "I remember that the Princess seemed to like eating plum blossom cakes. Anyway, it's still early now. Go ask the County Lady if she should ask the chef in the mansion to prepare them and bring them over."
This is just sending people away.
Nanny Yuan didn't dare to say anything more and walked out with her back bent. After a while, she saw Chu Jingxing also striding out with a few servants. She stood there for a long time with a complicated look in her eyes.
She always felt that Chu Jing's behavior was unfathomable, but now the Princess's Mansion was inextricably tied to him...
Even under such circumstances, Chu Jingxing was still on guard against Princess Chang'an and was always careful...
This person has been so cautious.
Chu Jingxing is indeed a cautious person. This is reflected in the fact that he will not put all his eggs in one basket even if it is the same thing.
He always likes to make preparations for both situations. For every event, it is best to repeatedly calculate every possible possibility and then respond accordingly.
For example, this time, he certainly didn't intend to sit back and do nothing.
The fire has already started. It is what he has always dreamed of. How could he just watch it go out
Of course, he would do his best to make the fire burn as vigorously as possible, and it would be best if he could kill as many people as possible.
He sat behind the long table in the study, called his confidant Hu Chong, and told him without saying a word: "Find an opportunity to meet Madam Jiang in the palace of Concubine De."
This is his attitude towards his true confidants, straightforward and without any nonsense.
Hu Chong was a little surprised: "Are you going to use Nanny Jiang?"
But this line was buried very deep and has not been used for all these years.
Defei was just a Zhaoyi back then. If she hadn't saved Emperor Longqing once, she would never have reached her current position. However, because she was Concubine Yu's biological sister, Chu Jingxing also took a fancy to her and placed a chess piece next to her.
This chess piece has never been used.
First, Concubine Yu had a very good relationship with her elder sister and could get a lot of information from her. He was afraid that using this pawn would lead to trouble in the future.
The second reason is that there was really nothing that could be used for it before.
He hummed, twisted a little cinnabar, looked at the bright red color on his fingertips, and his eyes seemed to be dyed red by the red color: "It's time to see some blood."
When he said this, his expression remained calm, but for some reason, it made people's spine tingle for no reason.
Hu Chong was obviously used to it. He frowned in confusion and said, "So what do you mean, what should Madam Jiang do?"
"Make a dead chess piece." Chu Jingxing stood up with the victim on his back and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside coldly: "Let me use this dead chess piece to make a dead game and kill all the damned ones."
Hu Chong still didn't quite understand, and knowing that Chu Jingxing hadn't finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and listened carefully.
"Give Madam Jiang a message. Tell her that I will take good care of her husband and parents for her. Let her go without worry." Chu Jingxing did not explain clearly. He just turned his head and looked at him: "Don't delay. Deliver the message as soon as possible."
Hu Chong was startled and quickly responded, then turned around and walked out.
Chu Jingxing called out to him again: "Don't alarm the guards in the mansion for now."
Hu Chong reacted and said, "I just wanted to tell you about this. Aren't these guards watching you too closely? Even when you go to the Princess's Mansion, they follow you closely..."
They don't look like guards at all. They look more like Jinyiwei or runners from the Ministry of Justice, who are specifically responsible for guarding prisoners.
Chu Jingxing didn't take it seriously. He just laughed, waved at Hu Chong, and told him to go quickly.
Afterwards, he got up and returned to the main courtyard. He saw that Lady Xianrong had already packed up everything, even the plum blossom cakes had been made in the kitchen. He then ordered his servants to harness the carriage and head to the Chang'an Princess's Mansion.
Princess Chang'an has not been having an easy time recently.
One reason was that he was busy with the tasks assigned by Chu Jingxing, and the other was that Yuan Hongwen was really disappointing.
The news that he was shouting about canceling the engagement reached the Xiao family, who immediately sent someone to inquire about the whole story. The tone was aggressive, as if they wanted to cancel the engagement.
Of course, she couldn't let such a good candidate slip away from her hands, but Yuan Hongwen was really difficult to get rid of, and she had been worrying about this matter for a long time.
Only when she heard her daughter and son-in-law were coming did she calm down. She welcomed them all in with a smile, then ordered the kitchen to add more dishes. She then led Lady Xianrong and Chu Jing into the flower hall.
Princess Xianrong looked to be in good spirits, so she spoke a few words to her daughter with peace of mind, and then sent her to the front to find her brother and ask her to persuade her brother who was blinded by greed.
He asked Chu Jingxing respectfully, "Prince Jin has taken the bait and successfully quarreled with His Majesty. What are your plans next?"
Chu Jingxing took a sip of the fragrant tea, savoring the aftertaste on his tongue. Even his smile became more sincere. He pinched a gourd-shaped jade pendant on his waist and said nonchalantly as if he was talking about a very small matter: "Next, I'm going to light a very strong fire. Are you ready here?"
Princess Chang'an realized that she was asking about how to deal with Wei An and Shen Chen and contact Liu Biping, and smiled calmly: "Don't worry about this, it has been confirmed. Liu Biping now regards them as thorns in his side. They can't go to Fujian, and they will probably die before they get halfway."