Chapter 394 Playing along and getting a little jealous

At this moment, Xie Shang slowly walked towards her, his forehead covered with a little sweat. Jiang Fenghua changed to the look of a virtuous wife and loving mother, her eyes full of tenderness. Then she took out a handkerchief and gently wiped his forehead. "Yan'er and Hongyou are both strong and healthy. I get sweaty just from carrying them for a while."

Xie Shang held her hand with deep affection, saying, "Ruan Ruan has raised the child well."

In front of the servants, he took the initiative to put his arm around her waist and flatter her, saying, "I originally wanted to take you out of the palace to play."

"Isn't Your Highness busy? The Su family's case hasn't been decided yet, has it?" Jiang Fenghua asked. "Su Dehai has been imprisoned. What will His Majesty's verdict be?"

Xie Shang didn't shy away from this matter either. "Old Madam Su is dead. She was stripped of her title and demoted to a commoner, which is considered an explanation for the deceased General Su. The main perpetrators were sentenced to immediate execution. Other relatives involved in cases will be dealt with according to the severity of the case. In fact, their family members, women, and children have been demoted to servants or exiled. Su Dehai committed many crimes and was sentenced to beheading. Several of Su's brothers were also found to have cases, and depending on the severity of the case, they will be either beheaded or exiled. The Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Court of Justice have been busy. The other women have been demoted to commoners..."

He seemed to be explaining, "Ruan Ruan, whether they are emperors or crown princes, every decision they make is for the people to see. They cannot simply kill people out of passion. The royal family has its own considerations and can only try their best to be worthy of the people and worthy of their position."

Jiang Fenghua nodded, "Your Majesty, I understand. The Crown Prince and the Emperor belong to all the people. Whatever decision Your Highness makes, I will support you."

Xie Shang knew that she had a thorn in her heart, and she would always feel uncomfortable.

So he held her in his arms, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Ruan Ruan, don't be angry with me anymore. It was my oversight. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have abandoned Ruan Ruan and gone into the arms of another woman. Let me clarify first, I didn't let her hold me."

However, it was still my fault that caused Ruanruan to be sad and upset. I think Ruanruan did the right thing by not letting Zhu Zhenzhen serve the emperor. I knew Ruanruan was jealous, so I rushed here to beg for forgiveness.

Jiang Fenghua thought to himself: "He's sad and upset. Who's whispering in his ear?"

The only person who could speak up for Xie Shang was probably Wuxin; Lin Feng and Ye Ying, those two roughnecks, couldn't persuade their master.

Jiang Fenghua still wanted to thank Wuxin and, in a show of jealousy, play along.

She suddenly pushed him away, trying to act like an unreasonable shrew. She probably thought that being jealous of a man meant bringing up another woman to cause trouble. That must be it!

She tried her best to act, "Your Highness is so petty, yet you don't get angry. You think that I, as the Crown Prince, am unworthy of my position. Anyway, I'm not going to tolerate it anymore. With Your Highness backing me up, I'm getting more and more temperamental."

The Empress Dowager has given me authority to arrange for the young ladies of the Eastern Palace to serve the Emperor. I have made all the arrangements perfectly, ensuring that His Highness and the young ladies cannot utter a single wrong word.

"At worst, I won't arrange for myself to serve in bed. You won't be able to cause me any trouble for Zhu Zhenzhen." She didn't say this, for fear of angering Xie Shang to death.

She was babbling on and on, but what she really wanted to say was: I'm jealous, so what are you going to do about it!

Xie Shang really wanted to slap himself. Why did he have to apologize?

They were all lovey-dovey just a moment ago, but now they've become arrogant. It all sounds like it's his fault.

She said it as if he was head over heels in love with Zhu Zhenzhen and couldn't live without her.

Did she really not see him staying by her side to protect her that day outside the palace?

He allowed her to kill whomever she wanted. How could she never understand that he did it simply because he loved her? She even suspected that he liked Zhu Zhenzhen and went so far as to support Zhu Zhenzhen.

Ha! Pshaw!

Although he did speak up for Zhu Zhenzhen in front of other concubines, he never stood idly by when Zhu Zhenzhen made things difficult for Jiang Fenghua. No matter who it was, he would not tolerate her disrespect towards Jiang Fenghua.

Jiang Fenghua knew who Xie Shang was—a high-and-mighty prodigy. She wondered how long it would take to win his special favor.

Or they might never be able to train properly in their entire lives.

The thought of her having to go against him for the rest of her life was unbearable.

Fine, I'll take the initiative! After all, he's the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince has to be pampered and spoiled.

Jiang Fenghua leaned closer to him and winked, "Didn't Your Highness say you were going to take me out of the palace for fun?"

"I'm busy trying to please so-and-so Zhen!" Xie Shang said, then turned and left.

Jiang Fenghua froze on the spot. She pointed at herself and said, "I haven't even said the most infuriating thing yet. Isn't what I said true? Didn't Zhu Zhenzhen take advantage of him? I even went to great lengths to prepare your birthday banquet..."

She got angry too and stormed out of the side hall. The servants were dumbfounded, watching as their two masters went from having a peaceful and prosperous time to a violent storm.

Hongxiu and Lianye stood in the courtyard with the child, and Aoxue was even helping to take care of the child. She decided to start strengthening the young master's body from the age of one...

But what was that scene just now?

Jiang Fenghua returned to the main hall, found the silk undergarment she had sewn for Xie Shang, and threw it on the ground.

Granny Wang hurriedly came in, closed the door, and picked up the birthday gift that the Crown Princess had given to the Crown Prince. "Is the Crown Princess having a tantrum with the Crown Prince?"

"I don't have the time?" Jiang Fenghua said calmly.

Granny Wang said with a smile, "If I may say something I shouldn't, when a man tries to please you, a woman should also relax a bit. Only in this way can the couple live in harmony. The Crown Princess shouldn't have mentioned Consort Zhu in front of His Highness the Crown Prince."

“He can do it all, I can’t mention it,” Jiang Fenghua said casually.

“But he is, after all, the Crown Prince, and will be the Emperor in the future. The Emperor has countless women. You can’t use an ordinary woman’s mind to think about the Emperor’s behavior. Isn’t the Crown Princess quite smart? Why did she act so foolishly today?” said Granny Wang.

Jiang Fenghua suddenly fell silent, and said calmly, "I understand."

She just wanted to show that she was jealous, to make him think that she cared about him, and that he was the one acting crazy and trying to please Zhu Zhenzhen.

Granny Wang folded the clothes and placed them on the soft couch before leaving, letting the Crown Princess calm down and think things through.

Jiang Fenghua touched the soft silver dress. The cloud patterns on the edges were all embroidered by her own hands. Of course, she was also embroidering the gift based on her experience from her previous life. She chose the best and most skin-friendly fabric, because she didn't have such good materials in her previous life.

Her embroidery skills were excellent, and the stitches were handled perfectly. She put a lot of care into every stitch. This was the first time in her life that she had put so much effort into preparing a birthday gift for him.

She's starting to dislike his attempts to please her.