"It's not your fault. The favor of the royal family is not necessarily a blessing for my mother and the ladies of the palace. It is also the same for the royal descendants." Princess Shangyang closed her eyes to rest and whispered, "Wait a minute, go back and prepare to entertain Miss Jiang."

Princess Shangyang thought that even if there was a purpose, it was a fact that she was saved. The rumors about the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion were mostly that she was born in a famous family but had no ability, but never that she was suspicious and jealous. Although the cancellation of the engagement was a big deal, it seemed to her that it was an act of intolerance.

Breaking off the engagement by beating someone, Jiang Ruohua was actually quite smart.

After the break-off, it would be difficult for her to get married. Even for the sake of saving her life, Princess Shangyang did not mind helping her. A woman's reputation is very important. If she can win the favor of the princess, she will definitely win the favor of the ladies of other families. As for whether a person is worthy of close friendship, that is a matter after getting to know each other.

The eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion cannot know in advance. Even if she has a purpose, the lake water is cold and there are foreign men around. If she is not careful, she may also lose her innocence. She dared to jump down to save people. In the eyes of Princess Shangyang, kindness is greater than purpose.

Before the third lady could open her mouth to scold, someone came from the palace. It was the eunuch beside the queen. After

a round of awards, some gold, silver, jewelry, cloth, spices, and some nourishing herbs were specially added. The eunuch came to convey the Queen's praise and praised Jiang Ruohua.

"Young lady, you are brave and worthy of being the descendant of a general. Oh, and more." The eunuch smiled with narrowed eyes, "After the princess recovers from her illness, we will come to take you to the palace to reminisce about the past."

Jiang Ruohua blushed slightly, with the shyness of being praised by a daughter. She saluted properly and did not make any mistakes in the rules and words.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace are the eyes and ears of the masters in the palace. Whether the performance is good or bad, it will all be reported to the palace through them.

"Please thank the Empress and the princess for their concern on my behalf. I will thank you in person when I enter the palace another day." Jiang Ruohua slightly bent her knees to show the eunuch her respect, and then asked with concern, "When Her Royal Highness fell into the water, I was having a small gathering with several other young ladies and was unable to make it in time. I only remember that the princess swallowed some water. I wonder if Her Royal Highness is okay now?"

"Don't worry, Miss. The imperial physician has already examined Her Royal Highness's pulse. She will not be in any danger." said the eunuch.

Hearing this, Jiang Ruohua put down her hand that was pressed on her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."

Although she went there in time, for someone who can't swim, once she falls into the water, she may be in danger at any time. Jiang Ruohua naturally didn't want anything to happen to Princess Shangyang. First, she needed Princess Shangyang's power to protect herself, and second, she didn't want the tragedy in her dream to happen to her again, with whom she had a pleasant conversation in just a few words.

Anyway, it was the prince of Minghou Mansion who deserved to die!

"In that case, that bastard will go back and report."

After stuffing the reward money and sending the person away in a nice voice, Jiang Ruohua felt relieved. When she turned around, she saw the Third Madam and lowered her head honestly: "Auntie..."

She was proud that she would not let the Third Madam see a single thing. Her calculation was that everything was just a mistake and she let it go. After all, the more this happened, the more furious the Third Madam was. If the Third Madam knew her plan, wouldn't it give her a reason not to pretend anymore?

Before she had the capital to compete, she didn't intend to tear her face with the Third Madam, not to mention that doing so would make the Third Madam feel uncomfortable. Why not pretend?

Laughing secretly in her heart, Jiang Ruohua looked at the Third Madam who couldn't laugh. She carefully glanced at her and then lowered her head, pretending to be a child who had done something wrong.

"...Come in first."

The Third Madam calmed down a few times before she said this. There were people coming and going in front of the Duke's Mansion. So many people saw that the Queen sent someone to praise Jiang Ruohua. How long has it been since the engagement was broken off? She hasn't been able to take advantage of the sadness of the broken engagement to control Jiang Ruohua, but this girl actually turned around and won the favor of Princess Shangyang and the Queen?

Like Jiang Ruoting, the Third Madam would look at Jiang Ruohua intentionally or unintentionally along the way, hoping to see something from her, such as gloating, such as a successful calculation, but there was nothing at all!

People living in this world are not afraid of people who work hard and go through untold hardships to get what they want, but they are afraid that some people can get what others can't get with just a few moves!

But the Third Madam not only hated Jiang Ruohua for getting everything so easily, she was also greedy and wanted to use vicious means to directly take away other people's achievements. She also had to be careful to maintain her own reputation. She even had a little more anger in her hatred and would not allow her to vent it at all.

When she returned to the mansion, the Third Madam, Jiang Ruohua and Jiang Ruoting were left alone. Jiang Ruohua didn't say anything else, but bowed her head and admitted her mistake first: "Auntie, I won't dare to do it next time. Please don't be angry about going into the water anymore, okay?"

In this way, even the Third Madam's opportunity to vent by using the incident of falling into the water was blocked!

"You...you kid, what can you tell your aunt to say about you?" The Third Madam tried her best to suppress her anger, pointing at her and saying, "There were so many men from other places on the pleasure boat, and the water in the lake is still cold in early summer. Why did you jump in without even thinking about yourself?"

Jiang Ruohua lowered her head and said honestly, "Xie's sister and other young ladies were willing to help me stop it, so I didn't lose face for the Jiang family. Aunt...I was wrong, I just thought about what my father said before, that we can't just watch someone die without helping. Princess Shangyang was about to sink, so I jumped..."

This explanation was reasonable, but it would never satisfy the Third Madam. The Third Madam's eyes were almost spitting fire, watching her daughter standing aside indifferently, and it was such a fait accompli! Things have really been unlucky recently!

"Don't do this again!" Although she was angry, the Third Madam could still hold back and not lose her temper for such a thing. "Your father is at the border all year round, and your mother entrusted you to me. The lake water is cold. What if you really get frozen? Even if it's a matter of life and death, Auntie only cares about your body."

Although it was not her daughter who won the favor of Princess Shangyang and the Queen, which made the Third Madam a little unhappy, but fortunately Jiang Ruohua still listened to her. As long as she kept it up, her daughter could still rise with the help of Jiang Ruohua!

"I'll remember, Auntie."

But she would dare to do it again next time.

Jiang Ruohua lowered her head and looked submissive, thinking that the Third Madam would not dare to use any extreme words to control her behavior. It could be a coincidence once or twice, but in the future the Third Madam would definitely find ways to target her. She should also think about countermeasures.