"Who else could it be but her?" Miss Xu gritted her teeth.
Princess Jia Hua smiled and did not deny it.
Among the girls in Jincheng who admired the Seventh Prince, only Miss Xu had the highest status. Her father was the Censor, the head of all officials, and was renowned with countless disciples.
The one with the highest rank was stationed at the border and was also a confidant of the emperor.
So all these years, Miss Xu has been living a good life.
However, not everyone has a family as strong as Miss Xu's to back them up. A few years ago, the eldest daughter of a sixth-rank official met the seventh prince at a banquet and only exchanged a few words with him.
Not long after, the girl was betrothed by her family to a man from a collateral branch of the Yan family. To this day, the girl is still unhappy.
There was also a bolder one who privately expressed his admiration for the Seventh Prince.
A month later, while praying for blessings on the mountain, she was robbed and her innocence was ruined. She lost her life with a white silk ribbon. The Empress personally inscribed the words "chaste and virtuous woman," which are now enshrined in the ancestral hall of that girl's family.
There were also those who caused a great stir. One of them was a female subordinate of the Seventh Prince. She had followed the Seventh Prince through life and death several times. The Seventh Prince once praised her in front of the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, saying that she was a woman who was no less capable than any man.
That very day, the girl was forcibly taken into the harem and made a noble lady.
The girl refused, but was forced to drink a whole bowl of aphrodisiac powder, and eventually died on the emperor's bed. The official explanation was that she was ill.
That was the first time the Seventh Prince had a falling out with the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, which resulted in a huge scene. In order to appease the Seventh Prince, the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang had no choice but to reward the woman's family handsomely.
There are countless people like this; without exception, every woman who gets close to the Seventh Prince meets a bad end.
But no one expected that the mastermind behind this was the dignified, virtuous, kind and considerate Empress Yan.
Miss Xu seemed to wake from a dream, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
"There must be a mistake, a mistake..."
She stumbled and fell as she left the palace.
Princess Jia Hua squinted. She had thought about it all night, considering swallowing her anger and letting Empress Yan vent her anger. But after her investigation, she realized that Empress Yan would never let it go.
Seeing Miss Xu at Fengyi Palace today only strengthened my belief that Empress Yan would not give up easily.
Some things are simply intolerable.
Then the only option is to break off relations completely, which the other party will be wary of.
She is not someone to be trifled with. If Empress Yan dares to cause trouble in Northern Chu, she should make the Yan family pay with their lives!
As she walked out of the palace gate, Miss Xu happened to see the Seventh Prince waiting by the carriage. This time, she pretended not to see him and hurriedly left.
He almost tripped as he left, and hurriedly scrambled to his feet and climbed into the carriage, shouting, "Hurry back to the manor!"
The Seventh Prince was completely bewildered: "Why is Miss Xu so afraid of me?"
Princess Jiahua shook her head.
"Alright, let's go back."
"good."
In the days that followed, the Seventh Prince entered the palace every day to handle government affairs with Prime Minister Yan, while Princess Jiahua entered the palace every day to accompany Empress Yan.
After several days, Princess Jia Hua's hands and feet were almost broken, but she couldn't let the Seventh Prince notice anything amiss.
Every day after returning home, he would apply a thick layer of ointment.
The next day, she had to take another bath to mask the smell of the medicine so that the Seventh Prince wouldn't discover it.
Just as he returned to his residence that day, Xiushu delivered a letter.
"This was sent by Miss Xu, who said she wanted you to open it yourself."
Miss Xu?
Princess Jia Hua eagerly opened the letter, which read that she wished to see the Seventh Prince again in public.
Xiu Shu also saw the letter and frowned: "What is Miss Xu up to? Is she still not willing to give up?"
She shook her head, guessing that Miss Xu wanted to verify something herself.
So he picked up a pen and wrote down the time and location, and asked Xiu Shu to hand it over.
Xiu Shu didn't understand why, but she did as instructed anyway.
Two days later, in the afternoon, just after leaving the palace, Princess Jiahua suggested that they take a stroll around Jincheng. The Seventh Prince nodded without hesitation: "I was disappointed last time, and I have nothing to do this afternoon, so it would be good to take a stroll."
So the two of them dismissed the guards and went shopping with only Xiu Shu by their side.
"My lady, I heard that Miss Jincheng likes to visit the Jade Hairpin Pavilion. They buy their hairpins and jewelry from there." Xiushu pointed to a plaque not far away.
Princess Jia Hua hesitated for a moment.
"Let's go take a look." The seventh prince walked ahead excitedly.
Princess Jia Hua followed closely behind.
The Jade Hairpin Pavilion was deserted at the moment. As soon as the shopkeeper saw the visitors, he immediately greeted them with a smile. The Seventh Prince instructed him to bring out all the best jewelry.
The shopkeeper complied.
The jewelry was laid out on the table, a dazzling array that was hard to look away from.
Princess Jia Hua was intently selecting her items.
Miss Xu's delighted voice rang in my ears: "Your Highness!"
The Seventh Prince turned around and glanced at Miss Xu. He saw Miss Xu carrying her dress and walking quickly to him. Princess Jia Hua looked at Miss Xu when she heard the voice.
After a few days apart, the admiration in Miss Xu's eyes had clearly diminished by more than half, but she still put on a look of extreme shock and joy.
"Your Highness, we meet again. I've heard that you have a fondness for weapons. I recently acquired some black iron, which is perfect for making weapons. Would Your Highness like to give it a try?"
Miss Xu immediately instructed her maid to go back and fetch it.
The Seventh Prince tried to refuse, but Miss Xu ignored him.
Soon a maid came with a brocade box. When the box was opened, several exquisite weapons and uncarved black iron were revealed.
“Your Highness, I am of no use to you as a young lady. Why not make a suitable weapon for you?” said Miss Xu.
The Seventh Prince frowned; "One should not accept rewards without merit..."
"Then Your Highness can pay for it for me and give me a piece of jewelry."
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