The ladies all looked at her in surprise.

Everyone knows that the two princesses are just like their mother. They fight openly and secretly on a daily basis and can't stand to see the other one doing well.

When Princess Jingyi celebrated her birthday before, although the Royal Concubine also held a grand celebration for her in the palace, she did not think of holding a banquet for the guests.

This time, the Queen directly held Princess Wen Yi's birthday party as a palace banquet, which obviously gave the Imperial Concubine and her daughter an advantage.

They originally thought that Princess Jingyi would be very unhappy, but they didn't expect her to be so enthusiastic and want to go with them to celebrate the birthday.

Immediately, some people with more cunning minds thought that Princess Jingyi was trying to cause trouble.

But what could they do even if they thought about it? How could they dare to offend Her Royal Highness the Princess?

So they had no choice but to let Princess Jingyi follow them.

Fortunately, Princess Jingyi had no intention of leading the way. Not only did she let them go first, she also stayed at the back of the team and kept talking to the young lady of the Chu family who had just arrived in Beijing.

Seeing this, the other noble ladies quickly quickened their pace and left the two of them far behind, fearing that the two princesses would fight and implicate them, the mortals.

This just happened to suit Princess Jingyi's wishes. She smiled and said to the girl beside her, "Sister Chu, you just arrived in the capital and you don't know anyone here. Come and play with me when you have time."

"Yu Shu thanks Her Royal Highness the Princess for her kindness."

Jiang Huaizhuo had a smile on his face, but he was a little wary in his heart.

This was her first time entering the palace as the legitimate daughter of the Chu family. Why did Princess Jingyi notice her at first sight among so many noble ladies and be so kind to her?

This is not in line with the princess's character.

Could it be that someone asked Princess Jingyi to test and win her over?

If Concubine Qu asked Jingyi to come, it was most likely because she was attracted by Chu's wealth and wanted her to marry the Third Prince as a concubine.

I just heard that the third princess was born in a general's family and is notoriously fierce and jealous.

The Third Prince's reputation for being henpecked was known throughout the capital. Under the princess's control, he didn't even dare to have a concubine, let alone a sidekick.

Concubine Qu also allowed her niece to have exclusive possession of her son, and she probably wouldn't think of marrying her son to a concubine.

If it weren't for this purpose, then—

Jiang Huaizhu lowered his head to hide the suspicion and uneasiness in his eyes.

"Hey, Sister Chu, don't be so polite to me."

Jingyi naturally took Jiang Huaizhu's hand and said with a smile, "Although this is the first time we meet, I felt that you were particularly attractive to me the moment I saw you. This is the truth."

Jiang Huaizhu didn't believe her sincerity, but still showed a flattered expression and nodded with a smile:

"It is Yu Shu's greatest blessing to have the princess look upon her with such special eyes."

Jingyi curled her lips slightly as she listened to the sweet and gentle Wu dialect spoken by Miss Chu.

For some reason, there was a temperament about this Miss Chu that she didn't like very much.

The executed criminal girl from the Jiang family also gave her a similar feeling.

But since this Miss Chu is the girl that her ninth brother likes, it is not her turn to say whether she likes her or not.

Jingyi didn't think much about it. She took out her purse and weighed it casually in her hand.

Jiang Huaizhu looked at her in confusion, not knowing why the princess suddenly took out an ordinary purse. Was she showing off to him?

Suddenly, Jingyi stuffed the purse into her hand and said with a smile:

"Sister Chu, you're from Jiangnan. I also heard that your Chu family has its own embroidery workshop, so you should be very familiar with Jiangnan silk threads and fabrics, right? Feel my purse, what can you find?"

Jiang Huaizhu subconsciously took the purse and looked at it in his hand.

She was not the real legitimate daughter of the Chu family, and had no memory of the time before Chu Yusu. Even the soft Wu dialect was something she was forced to learn by the people of Tianming Pavilion in the past ten days. How could she understand the silk threads and fabrics of Jiangnan?

"Princess, although I grew up in Jiangnan, I was frail since childhood, and my elders took pity on me and didn't let me learn needlework. Therefore, I don't know much about silk thread and fabric."

Jiang Huaizhu bowed slightly, trying to get away with it.

Jingyi blinked at her, "Why don't you think about it again?"

Jiang Huaizhu was even more confused. What was she thinking?

Seeing that Miss Chu had a confused look on her face and didn't look like she remembered anything at all, Jingyi sighed in her heart.

Her ninth brother's love history is going to be bumpy again.

"Okay, since Sister Chu doesn't know anything, I won't bother you anymore."

Jingyi took the purse back from Jiang Huaizhu and suddenly felt that the purse seemed to have become a little hotter.

She showed a strange expression. Could it be that Miss Chu's palms were so hot that she burned the purse like this just by holding it for a while?

But she didn't take it seriously and left with an excuse.

As for wishing Princess Wen Yi a happy birthday, she just forgot about it.

Jiang Huaizhu looked at her hurriedly leaving back, his brows slightly furrowed.

Madam Lu, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, came over and asked nervously, "Shu'er, did Princess Jingyi tell you anything?"

Jiang Huaizhu raised his eyes to look at Lu and sneered in his heart.

She has been Lu's daughter for so many years, so of course she knows what Lu is worried about.

Mrs. Lu was afraid that Princess Jingyi would come to show her favor, and because Concubine Qu wanted to marry a concubine for the Third Prince, she asked her daughter to win her over first.

This woman who always puts her son first doesn't really care about her husband's niece at all.

All the care that Mrs. Lu showed for her was just to make her willingly marry Jiang Jinyan, and then use this marriage relationship to legitimately use the Chu family's money to pave the way for her precious son.

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