Several days passed, and Jiang Qingyuan was somewhat absent-minded. Although he said he didn't care about the Princess's residence, he often lost focus.
Even those around him could see that he was distracted, assuming he was just tired from training soldiers recently, so they sent him back to rest.
Jiang Qingyuan didn't explain. After hesitating for a while, he still rode his horse back to the city from the outskirts.
They thought that after a few days, even if the Princess's residence was slow to realize Zhang Qiyan's true colors, they would have figured it out by now.
After all, he had given the other guy a good beating that day, and even if the guy tried to hide it, people would definitely notice that he had been beaten.
Since the princess had already arranged a marriage with Zhang Qiyan, she would certainly investigate the matter of him being suddenly beaten.
Starting from this point, a thorough investigation should make it not difficult to find out about Zhang Qiyan's visits to brothels.
Who would have thought that as soon as they arrived in the capital, they heard many people talking about the princess's marriage to Zhang Qiyan.
"Have you heard? It seems the princess is really engaged to the heir of Marquis Wuxuan, and they'll probably be getting married soon."
"Really? Didn't this news just start circulating a few days ago? How come they're getting married already?"
The princess's residence hasn't mentioned this matter at all these days.
"It must be true. How could I lie? I've seen the princess's residence bustling with activity lately, they've already started redecorating, it must be in preparation for the wedding."
"So that means the news is true! It seems there's more good news coming to the capital."
As Jiang Qingyuan listened to the discussion among the people, he frowned instantly and tightened his grip on the reins.
What's going on? Last time it was just an engagement rumor, and now, only a few days later, they're already getting married.
Moreover, the news seems to have already spread throughout the capital.
Last time it was just a few people talking about it, but this time all the pedestrians coming and going on the street are talking about the princess.
We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the princess might really marry Zhang Qiyan.
He wanted to go to the princess's residence in person.
At this moment, inside the princess's residence.
Xie Yu leaned against the soft couch, watching several maids busily changing the old vases and potted plants in her boudoir, but she was only somewhat uninterested.
Seeing this, Granny Gui sighed helplessly.
She had intended to change the things in the princess's room to cheer her up, but it seems she had underestimated the situation.
The princess didn't care at all.
Seeing that the maids had replaced the vases and potted plants, she simply waved them away.
"Princess, look, these are the latest jasmine flowers that the gardeners have planted. Aren't they beautiful?"
Granny Gui said with a smile as she pointed to the jasmine flowers in full bloom under the eaves.
Xie Yu glanced at it a few times before looking away, casually replying, looking listless and lacking energy.
Granny Gui was also in a dilemma. She knew the reason why the princess was in a bad mood. It was none other than Jiang Qingyuan. But if she brought it up now, the princess would probably feel even worse.
Thinking it over, she quickly said, "Princess, I heard from the people watching over the Marquis of Wuxuan's residence that Zhang Qiyan seems to have been beaten up."
They say he was beaten terribly and hasn't been seen by anyone for several days.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yu finally reacted, saying in an unfriendly tone, "Serves you right."
Who dared to make fun of her?
She never agreed to marry him.
If Marquis Wuxuan were not truly a loyal subject of the Great Jin Dynasty, she would have been even more ruthless. The fact that she only asked her brother to refuse is already a great favor to the Marquis Wuxuan's family.
As for the rumors circulating among the people, she didn't care. It was something that didn't exist; let them say what they wanted. They would eventually realize that it was all false.
Moreover, she didn't believe that Marquis Wuxuan would dare to let his son talk nonsense outside after receiving a clear rejection from his elder brother.
These matters will be handled by Marquis Wuxuan; let the other party take care of them.
When Granny Gui saw that Xie Yu truly didn't care about the rumors in the capital, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that the princess would be troubled by those rumors.
It seems that after returning from the border, the princess is no longer taking these rumors in the capital so seriously.
In the past, if such a thing had happened, the princess would probably have immediately gone to the palace to meet His Majesty, or directly ordered someone to go to the residence of the person spreading the rumor.
Although it may seem like the most effective solution, it will always leave some room for criticism.
Xie Yu continued, "We can let the people from Marquis Wuxuan's side return. Marquis Wuxuan entered the palace early this morning. I suppose my brother must have told him my thoughts. From now on, we don't need to keep an eye on the Marquis's residence anymore."
Granny Gui responded and was about to give instructions when Xie Yu's voice rang out again, "Let the people from the Jiang residence come back as well."
There's no need to inquire about Jiang Qingyuan anymore.
Upon hearing this, Granny Gui immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around to kneel down. "Princess, it was I who took it upon myself to have people keep an eye on the Jiang residence. If you must punish someone, punish me."
These days, portraits are being sent to the Jiang residence in a steady stream, making it difficult for her to ignore them even if she wanted to.
She wanted to go directly to the Jiang residence to talk to Madam Wang, but she was afraid that the princess would be displeased if she found out, so she could only order someone to keep watch outside the Jiang residence.
She thought she had kept it a secret, but little did she know that the princess had seen it all along, but simply hadn't exposed her.
Xie Yu quickly got up from the soft couch and stopped her, "Granny, there's no need to blame yourself. I know you wanted to know about Jiang Qingyuan's recent affairs because of me."
I don't blame you.
Why would she blame the nanny? If she really wanted to, she would have stopped it from the beginning.
She probably still cared about him deep down and wanted to know what was going on with Jiang Qingyuan.
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