Hearing the praise for Princess Jia Hua around her, the Third Prince's wife's face tightened, her expression dark and unreadable. Her maid whispered, "Master, the Seventh Prince's wife is really scheming. She doesn't serve in the palace, but comes to the temple. Even though you are the one taking care of the Empress most of the time, the Seventh Prince's wife has stolen all the credit."
"Enough!" The Third Prince's wife interrupted him lightly, clutching her handkerchief tightly as she climbed the steps and ascended the temple.
Passing by the main hall, the Third Prince's wife stepped in, knelt on the prayer mat with her hands clasped together, and chanted scriptures.
After finishing reciting the scriptures, he stood up and asked the young monk to lead him to Princess Jia Hua.
They arrived at the rear Zen temple, where a long table was set up under a large tree in the center of the courtyard. The woman removed her hairpins, changed into the temple's gray robe, and her face was also covered in dust. She knelt on the ground and devoutly picked up her brush to write scriptures.
If she hadn't met Princess Jia Hua once, the Third Prince's wife would hardly have recognized her.
She stood there for a long time, but the other person didn't look up.
The maidservant curled her lip and said, "Pretending."
The Third Prince's Consort pursed her lips. Copying scriptures—which girl hasn't copied them before?
It seems simple, but it requires calming down and focusing your mind.
She walked over and looked at the thick stack of copied scriptures beside her. She picked it up and flipped through it, and looking at the scriptures gave her a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
The characters are neat and orderly, and the whole text reads very smoothly without any errors or omissions.
As the shadows fell, Princess Jia Hua stopped and looked up at the Third Prince's Consort.
The Third Prince's wife frowned as she looked at her attire: "Seventh Prince's wife, do you want to become a nun?"
Princess Jia Hua's eyes reddened, and she unconsciously picked up her handkerchief and rubbed her eyes: "I really miss home. These past few years, whenever I close my eyes, I think of my daughter who was sent away right after she was born. I wonder how she is doing at home."
The Third Prince's wife was surprised by what the other party said. She recalled that her son had only been a month old and was very cute with his pink and tender appearance.
Out of sympathy, the Third Prince's wife's gaze softened considerably as she bent down to sit: "It's all in the past. Your status is different now, and the Seventh Prince has returned victorious. You will enjoy endless blessings in the future."
Princess Jia Hua sneered: "I am no longer an innocent young girl of sixteen. I have been married and watched my husband carry his concubines to the mansion in sedan chairs, climbing over me to get ahead. I have long since become indifferent to love and affection. I was born with wealth and honor, but I have never cared about it. All I ask for in the rest of my life is for my two children to be safe and sound."
"That's the seventh brother..."
"He is also the one who led his troops into Northern Chu, forced me to marry into a foreign land, and separated my son and me," Princess Jiahua said sternly.
Perhaps not expecting Princess Jia Hua's attitude to be so intense, the Third Prince's Consort moved her lips, no longer feeling envious of Princess Jia Hua.
“I am a princess of the Northern Chu Kingdom, of noble status. If I hadn’t had a weakness, I would not be alive today.” Princess Jia Hua clenched her fists tightly, her slender shoulders trembling slightly, tears streaming down her face. “I pray to Buddha to bless my two children with good health.”
The Third Prince's Consort glanced at Princess Jia Hua: "Didn't you copy this scripture for Her Majesty?"
"Why should I copy scriptures for her?" Princess Jiahua's lips curled up: "Your Majesty has no shortage of servants, so why should I bother them and disturb them?"
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's wife quickly looked around and said anxiously, "You can't say things like that carelessly."
"Nonsense?" Princess Jiahua said dismissively, looking as if she were ready to die: "A few days ago, I attended the baby-giving banquet at the Third Prince's residence. The Empress promised me the position of Crown Princess in the future, as long as I could guarantee that no other woman would enter the Seventh Prince's household from now on. She wanted me to establish my reputation for being jealous. Once the situation stabilized, she would bring the two children to reunite with me."
Princess Jia Hua glanced at the Third Prince's wife's slightly changed expression and continued, "Go back and tell the Empress that I will not compromise."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty grants you the position of Crown Princess?" The Third Prince's wife's throat was a little dry, and the handkerchief in her hand was unconsciously pulled out of shape.
Princess Jia Hua raised her head and looked at the Third Prince's wife with a half-smile: "What is the point of having a Crown Princess in name only, a mere figurehead, as the future Empress?"
"Since you have no children, won't the seventh prince be without an heir?"
Princess Jia Hua looked at her with disdain: "Aren't surrogacy cases common these days?"
The Third Prince's wife stood there in shock, filled with unease.
She was shocked to discover that Empress Yan had taken advantage of the Third Prince's residence. She had promised to support the Third Prince's ascension to the throne, but then turned around and made the same promise to Princess Jia Hua.
hateful!
The Third Prince's wife took a deep breath and smiled slightly: "The temple is quiet and peaceful, with less scheming, which is quite a good place. I'm sorry to have bothered you today, Seventh Prince's wife. I'll come to see you again another day when I have time."
Princess Jia Hua nodded and picked up her brush to continue copying the scriptures.
His demeanor suggested that he didn't care about worldly affairs and had truly seen through fame and fortune.
As they descended the mountain, the maidservant couldn't help but ask, "Could the Seventh Prince's Consort be faking it?"
The Third Prince's wife shook her head. "I've investigated the Seventh Prince's wife. She was born into royalty, the apple of the Emperor's eye, born into wealth and privilege. Countless men want to marry her. She has an unyielding spirit, and such a person would disdain doing such a thing."
Moreover, the difference in Princess Jia Hua's expression between the two people she met a few days ago and the person she met today is too great.
She remembered that on that day, Empress Yan specifically asked Princess Jia Hua to stay behind for a chat.
Empress...
The Third Prince's wife muttered something under her breath.
Unaware that a shadow was standing high behind her, watching the Third Prince's Consort's departing figure from afar, Xiu Shu asked in confusion, "Master, what if the Third Prince's Consort reveals your words to Her Majesty?"
"She won't."
She knew she wouldn't compete with the Third Prince's wife, and she let the other party see that she had no intention of competing. Once the Third Prince's wife exposed this matter...
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