Chapter 269 The Crown Princess Prepares to Enter the Palace

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Fenghua had finished her postpartum confinement at the Crown Prince's residence and was about to pack her things to go to the palace.

On the Empress's orders, Granny Xi and Granny Wang went out of the palace together to escort the Crown Princess back to the palace. The procession was grand and magnificent, further highlighting the Crown Princess's noble and extraordinary status.

The entire street in front of the Crown Prince's residence was lined with guards, and countless palace maids and eunuchs waited respectfully.

Prior to this, Jiang Fenghua had already requested the Empress to appoint her personal maids Hongxiu and Lianye as first-rank female officials to serve the Crown Princess closely. The palace maids of the Eastern Palace and Chenxi Palace were also managed by Hongxiu and Lianye.

Ao Xue was her personal bodyguard. With the Crown Prince's permission, Ao Xue was also allowed to carry a sword in the palace, and was only to protect the Crown Princess's personal safety.

Night Shadow was promoted to the Crown Prince's personal bodyguard, and could freely enter and leave the palace, just like Lin Feng.

Cao Zongguan's apprentice, Wuxin, was assigned to serve the Crown Prince closely. Wuxin was also trusted and valued by the Crown Prince, and his promotion to Grand Steward was just around the corner.

The Empress sent Granny Wang to Jiang Fenghua's side to serve her, but in reality, she was planting someone next to the Crown Princess. However, the Empress did not know that Granny Wang had unknowingly become Jiang Fenghua's person.

Inside Lan Yue Pavilion, Xu Mama's eyes were filled with tears. "This old servant will no longer be able to take care of Miss. Miss, please take good care of yourself. I have given all the recipes I have prepared to Lianye. They are all the dishes that Miss has loved to eat since she was a child."

Jiang Fenghua's eyes were slightly red, and she smiled as she said, "I'm not going anywhere. If I want to eat Xu Mama's cooking in the future, I'll just have someone bring you to the palace."

"This old servant understands. Once Miss enters the palace, it will be difficult for her to leave again. It will be difficult for Miss to see Master and Madam in the future, let alone see this old servant. This old servant will pray for Miss outside the palace and ask the Bodhisattva to bless Miss, the young master, and the young princess."

Lianye's eyes were also red from crying. She hugged Xu Mama and said goodbye, "The Crown Princess can't leave the palace, but Lianye can. I will come to see Xu Mama every month from now on."

"Sigh." Granny Xu has a husband, so Jiang Fenghua naturally couldn't bring her into the palace to separate her from her husband. She also gave her enough money to live a good life.

After seeing off Granny Xu, Jiang Fenghua tidied her appearance again.

Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing went to the Crown Prince's residence to see her off, making it seem like a life-or-death farewell.

Lin Yu suddenly hugged Jiang Fenghua, "Will I see you again in a million years? I told you not to marry him, but you wouldn't listen. Wouldn't it be better if we made a lot of money together outside the palace? We could be carefree and happy together."

Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "I will come to see you from the palace."

She glanced outside and saw that everyone was busy. It was just her and Tan Wanqing in the room. "You help me outside the palace so that I can stay in the palace with peace of mind. Don't forget our ultimate goal." To crush the Su family and ensure that all women in the world are respected, not bullied, and have a place of their own.

These things can only be realized if she stands at the highest position; otherwise, it's all just wishful thinking.

Tan Wanqing said, "Your Highness, rest assured! Wanqing will not let you down and will definitely carry forward our Jishantang. From now on, Wanqing and Jishantang will live and die together. It's just that the children haven't seen Master Jiang for a long time, and they miss you very much."

I told them to study hard and practice martial arts well, and that if they could pass the imperial examinations or become great generals in the future, they might be able to meet their Master Jiang.

Surprisingly, these encouraging words really worked. Everyone was in high spirits and worked even harder. Everyone is doing well, so the Crown Princess doesn't need to worry. Just be careful in the palace; I heard that the new women who have entered the palace all come from very high-ranking families, and none of them are easy to offend.

Lin Yu said, "So what if their family background is high? Fenghua is the Crown Princess, and they are all concubines. If anyone dares to lay a hand on Fenghua, just show them your moves and beat them to a pulp. Don't think we're easy to bully." She hadn't expected Xie Shang to marry so many concubines so quickly. No wonder Jiang Fenghua said she would never fall in love with Xie Shang. Now she finally understood why.

If it were her, she wouldn't fall in love with a man like that, even if he were the emperor.

Jiang Fenghua laughed and said, "Have you ever seen me being bullied? Isn't it always me bullying others?"

The two were stunned. Yes, anyone who dared to bully Jiang Fenghua would surely die a terrible death.

She has an innocent-looking face but a resourceful mind.

"Don't worry about me all the time. I'll say it again: I won't offend others unless they offend me, but if they do, I'll make sure they can't live like human beings," Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.

On the day she gave birth, Xie Shang punished the Su family overnight. Su Dehai was detained in Shengjing, and Su Xuan took his father's position as a general and returned to the border.

Su Xuan's prestige is certainly not as high as Su Dehai's. He is also too self-righteous and stubborn. Such a person would be more likely to make mistakes when commanding the army!

With Su Xuan gone, Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing are there to ensure that Su Dehai will be unable to leave Shengjing even a year later.

Xie Shang also made good use of the learned scholars who passed the imperial examination, personally assigning them to many important positions. He even made good use of Xiao Yu, but sent him to a prefecture or county, probably to use these scholars to clean up the officialdom and investigate corrupt officials.

Xie Shang's abilities are beyond doubt.

The final rankings of the imperial examination results were also released: Xiao Yu ranked first, Jiang Jinyan ranked second, and Shang Xiangyu ranked third.

Jiang Fenghua was dressed in a magnificent phoenix robe, and she had returned to her appearance before giving birth. She had a stunningly beautiful face, a slender waist, and skin as white as jade. Her hair was styled in an exquisite bun, and the hairpins and ornaments on the bun were decorated with pearls and gemstones, which shone brightly in the sunlight.

The wet nurse carried the child beside her, with Hongxiu, Lianye, Aoxue and others following closely behind, flanking her on both sides, making her appear extremely prominent.

Su Tingwan and Ye Susu did not enter the palace first, but entered the palace with Jiang Fenghua. In fact, more women had already entered the palace, so it did not matter when they entered.

Su Tingwan has been very well-behaved lately, as if she has seen through the vanities of the world and is hiding in her sandalwood courtyard, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers.

Ye Susu, on the other hand, was even more content and focused on resting and recuperating during her pregnancy, fearing that something might happen to the baby in her womb.

She was extremely careful and cautious, fearing that others might harm her child, and used her medical skills to examine her pulse and nurture her pregnancy.

She doesn't want the people Jiang Fenghua sends her, and neither Baoyu nor Qingzhu wants to enter the palace; they both want to get married. So now she doesn't have a single maidservant to serve her personally.

In her words, she was used to taking care of herself and was too proud to bother others.

At this moment, Xie Shang rode up. When everyone saw the Crown Prince dismount amidst his busy schedule, they all bowed and shouted "Your Highness!" He waved his hand, indicating that everyone should dispense with the formalities.

"Ruan Ruan." He took Jiang Fenghua's hand.

"Didn't Your Highness say that I and the child could return to the palace on our own?" This was the message Jiang Fenghua received. All her belongings from Lanyue Pavilion had been moved into the palace, and everything was settled in. They were just waiting for the ceremonial guard to pick them up.

"Of course I came to fetch my wife and children." Xie Shang playfully pinched her nose. "I also couldn't bear to leave this place and wanted to come and see it. Ever since I was enfeoffed as the Prince of Heng and left the palace, I have been living here for almost seven years."