Princess Jiahua stood under the long corridor, gazing into the distance.
Hearing footsteps outside the door, she turned around abruptly and saw the Seventh Prince walking in with a gloomy face. She had a strange sense of foreboding.
“Jiahua…” The Seventh Prince’s voice was very soft.
"Xiangzhu left a few days ago."
"Go? Where did she go? Did she go on a long trip?" Princess Jiahua nervously clutched her handkerchief. "Her husband's family is in the southern border region. Where could she go? Why didn't she even say goodbye?"
The Seventh Prince strode up to Princess Jia Hua and said, word by word, "She is dead."
“Death…” Princess Jia Hua’s head exploded with a buzzing sound. She was so dizzy that she almost lost her balance and was helped by the Seventh Prince to sit on a bench under the railing.
It took her a long time to finally manage to sit down.
When she looked up, her face was deathly pale. She grabbed the Seventh Prince's sleeve and asked, "How did he die?"
He accidentally fell into the river and drowned.
“But she knows how to use Owl Water!” Princess Jia Hua was a little excited. The two of them grew up together in the Northern Chu Palace. One winter, Xiang Zhu was playing and stepped on the ice, but accidentally fell into the ice cave. After returning home, she caught a cold.
Xiangzhu was terrified at that time.
She thought Xiangzhu must have learned her lesson and would never step on the ice again.
Who would have thought that after Xiangzhu recovered from her illness, she spent several months learning how to use the Owl Water technique from a nanny in the palace, and managed to master it.
That's why she didn't believe Xiangzhu would drown.
"Your Highness, how exactly did Xiangzhu die?" Princess Jiahua felt a deep sense of kinship upon encountering a relative in the Southern Frontier. Moreover, Xiangzhu had not been happy, and the two had already reconciled.
How did Xiangzhu die?
The Seventh Prince held her cold fingers, sighed almost imperceptibly, and slowly said, "Chun-ge'er's personal belongings were floating on the water. Xiangzhu mistakenly thought that Chun-ge'er had fallen into the water and rushed down to save him, but one of her feet got tangled in the water plants in the pond."
"Nonsense!" Princess Jia Hua said indignantly, "Does such a large mansion not have a single passerby? How could Chun-ge'er's personal belongings be floating in the water? The pond in the mansion is cleaned regularly, so how could it be tangled in water plants..."
"Jiahua".
“She was murdered!” Princess Jiahua trembled with anger.
They had met just a few days ago.
Princess Jia Hua suddenly remembered Xiang Zhu's words that day, which sounded like she was entrusting her orphan to someone.
He begged her to take care of Chun-ge'er.
"Jiahua, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences." The Seventh Prince looked at her pale face, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart: "I will not let this happen to you."
She locked herself in her room all day.
His mind was filled with Empress Yan's threat, sending someone to Northern Chu to inquire about the Duke of Song's mansion, and intercepting Xiao Wu's letter.
Empress Yan was a wolf in sheep's clothing, appearing benevolent but actually ruthless and vicious.
Such people will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
Xiangzhu's death dealt a heavy blow to Princess Jiahua.
The next morning
People from Fengyi Palace came to escort her into the palace.
"Seventh Prince's Consort, Her Majesty the Empress has summoned a famous opera stage to perform today and cordially invites you to the palace to join in the festivities," a palace maid urged.
The creaking door opened.
Princess Jia Hua had already changed her clothes and put on her makeup. She raised her chin slightly and said, "Let's go. Don't keep Her Majesty the Empress waiting."
Xiu Shu was surprised and stepped forward with concern: "Master."
Princess Jiahua shook her head at Xiushu, followed the palace maid into the carriage, and the carriage slowly started moving. While she was lost in thought, they had already arrived at the palace.
As Princess Jiahua headed straight for Fengyi Palace, she unexpectedly saw Miss Xu, whom she had met briefly the day before.
Miss Xu was sitting next to Empress Yan, talking animatedly, which made Empress Yan laugh repeatedly.
Today, Empress Yan wore a bright red palace dress, which made her fair skin look even more radiant. With makeup on her face, she appeared even more elegant and noble.
"Seventh Brother's wife is here."
Empress Yan looked up and saw Princess Jiahua. She waved to her, and Princess Jiahua stepped forward and curtsied, saying, "Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress."
"You silly child, didn't I tell you there's no need for such formalities? Please sit down." Empress Yan said to Princess Jiahua with a charming and loving tone, "This is Miss Xu. I heard that Miss Xu's carriage broke down yesterday, and you were the one who escorted her back to her residence."
Princess Jia Hua pursed her lips. She really knows how to make things up.
It was clearly Miss Xu who got the news and deliberately came to ambush the Seventh Prince.
"Thank you very much for yesterday, Seventh Prince's Consort." Miss Xu smiled slightly and stepped forward to give Princess Jia Hua a standard bow.
Princess Jia Hua smiled and said, "It was nothing, Miss Xu, you're too kind. Besides, I was just following His Highness's orders to take you back yesterday."
"Seventh Prince?" Empress Yan raised an eyebrow.
Princess Jia Hua nodded: "Yes, I ran into Miss Xu yesterday when I was leaving the restaurant. Miss Xu was frightened. His Highness said that men and women should not touch each other, and that Miss Xu's reputation should not be ruined. That's why he asked me to take Miss Xu home. Judging from Miss Xu's appearance, she should be fine now."
Empress Yan smiled and gave Miss Xu a meaningful look. Miss Xu's expression changed slightly. Then Princess Jia Hua said, "Miss Xu, did you go to the restaurant yesterday for something? Will you be delayed?"
Miss Xu's face froze, and she gave a forced smile: "I made an appointment, and I've already sent someone to explain it to you privately. It's alright, it's kind of the Seventh Prince's Consort to remember."
Seeing that she was lying without batting an eye, Princess Jiahua didn't bother to expose her.
The group sat down to enjoy tea and snacks.
The tea and snacks at Fengyi Palace are of the highest quality, and even the finest Yunshan Longwu tea is served to guests, with its fragrant aroma.
The stage had been set up long ago.
At Empress Yan's command, a song began to play on the stage.
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