Seeing Concubine Qian sitting below, Jiang Ruohua leaned slightly to her and saluted: "Your servant pays respects to Concubine Qian."

This Concubine Qian Liu was Liu Xiyun's aunt. She was considered an old lady in the palace. She was not favored, but she was gentle and looked at Jiang Ruohua with some admiration.

"Get up."

With her words, Jiang Ruohua got up from the ground again. Just now, Concubine Qian looked around and did not see Princess Shangyang. She must have been away from the main hall at this time.

Seeing Concubine Qian exchange a look with the queen, the queen smiled gently and waved at her: "Good child, come here, let me see you."

Gently lifting up her skirt, Jiang Ruohua took small steps forward and knelt down a few steps away from the queen according to the rules.

The queen looked at her and seemed to be thinking a lot before she stretched out her hand to motion for her to stand up. She took her hand and said, "Shangyang is my only daughter. Thanks to you jumping into the lake to save her, many consequences that I didn't want to see were avoided. Is there anything serious after you went back?"

"Your Majesty, after I went back, my family also consulted a doctor, and there is nothing serious." She smiled and showed herself slightly to show that there was nothing wrong with her.

"That's good. You saved my daughter, so you are the benefactor of me and the princess." The queen nodded. Her daughter's health was very important. Naturally, everyone was safe and sound. The queen would feel at ease. "The princess has a friend like you, and I am very relieved."

This was a test of her. Jiang Ruohua's face was slightly flustered. She shook her head lightly and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, you are joking. I have never met Your Highness before. It was just that I happened to be in the pleasure boat that day and went over after hearing the noise."

She spoke sincerely about the situation that day. Moreover, she frankly told everything she knew: "I am guilty. I was a little scared at first, but when I heard someone mention the prince of Minghou Mansion, I saw who was the person who went into the water to save people. Then I felt something was wrong. I thought I could swim and I had learned some martial arts from my father, so I went into the water."

He knelt obediently on the ground, weighing his own thoughts with the princess and revealing them all in front of the queen without hiding anything. After all, the lake was bottomless and no one dared to go down to save people easily. There must be a reason.

"Your Highness, I am indeed afraid, but my elders have taught me that if a woman loses her integrity, her life will be ruined. The manor left by my mother has also housed many such women. Their fates are too tragic, and I feel sorry for them. After weighing the pros and cons, I don't want such a thing to happen."

She was moved when she said this, and she really looked at this matter this way. Any woman who was defiled would be condemned by thousands of people even if she could survive. There were such people left on my mother's manor. In her dream, she was guided by the third lady and felt that it was unlucky, but now she thinks that her mother's actions also gave them a chance to live.

Although not everyone may agree, she now feels that human life is more important than anything else, and only by living can you see what you want.

Her eyes were firm and her expression was honest. The Queen saw all of this and praised her. She was an honest and kind child. If it was someone else who fell into the water instead of Shangyang, she would have saved him.

"Your mother... I remember, she was from the royal merchant Wen family?"

"Yes." Jiang Ruohua nodded.

The Queen thought about it and naturally had an impression of Jiang Ruohua's mother: "In her early years, she was also a kind-hearted person, and she and your father were also in love, but unfortunately, she was short-lived..." After

saying this, she looked at Jiang Ruohua again. The Queen couldn't help but feel a little pity. Looking at the girl who was about the same age as Princess Shangyang, she said softly: "You and your mother are very similar in appearance. Now it seems that you have the same temperament as her."

These words were the Queen's feelings. If Jiang Ruohua were to answer, it would be inappropriate to say anything.

"I also remember the lady who stood beside General Jiang. I was still young at that time, but now, in the blink of an eye, even their children have grown up so much!" Concubine Qian took over the conversation at the right time, and looked at Jiang Ruohua with a smile.

Whether it is the Queen or Concubine Qian, they are all middle-aged women. They have long lost their youthful beauty. Now all that is left is calmness. It is not feasible to be secretive and petty in front of such a person. You must make yourself look open and honest, and it is best not to hide the good or the bad.

Jiang Ruohua stood beside the two of them and listened attentively. She never interrupted or lost her manners. She just listened to the things related to her mother with a slight glow in her eyes, and she looked like she wanted to know more.

The Queen and Concubine Qian saw all this, but did not say anything. After chatting for a few words, the Queen smiled and said, "Good boy, Shangyang is waiting for you in her palace. Let the palace maid take you there."

"Yes."

Jiang Ruohua nodded, bowed, and left with the palace maid.

When she was young in the first half of her life, there might still be struggles among the harem. Now that the sharpness has faded, some peace has been left. Concubine Qian and the Queen are both infertile. They are also highly respected in the palace. Concubine Qian, who has a son, does not intend to encourage her son to covet the throne. After all, her son knows it well.

The seventh prince, King Yue Luo Zechen, is the kind of prince who is neither high nor low. What can he do to the throne? Just be a leisurely prince.

"This eldest daughter of the Jiang family used to follow behind the Prince of Ying in a timid manner. I see that now that the engagement is cancelled, she has shown some youthful vigor."

"The Jiang family is good at educating their daughter. This child is indeed not as bad as the rumors say." The queen nodded in approval, "Perhaps it's just that her personality is not suitable for being a princess. Besides, the child of the Prince of Ying really doesn't know the difference between men and women."

How could he abandon his fiancée and hang out with a woman he has nothing to do with all day?

Thinking of this, the queen's impression of Zhao Yuexi became a little worse.

"It's still a question of education."

"The Empress is right." Concubine Qian also agreed, "But sister Yifei herself is unwilling to discipline her, which makes it difficult for others to interfere. The eldest daughter of the Jiang family has good character, but it's a pity that Chen'er's marriage has been decided, otherwise I would like this girl very much. Concubine Yi doesn't want this daughter-in-law, but I do."

But these words were only said in Fengluan Palace. With Jiang Ruhua's background, she could only be the prince's principal wife. Being a concubine would be a grievance, and it would also inevitably make people think that she looked down on the Jiang family.

"After all, this is fate." The queen smiled, "She has no fate with the royal family. How can she be given to other princes after breaking off the engagement with Prince Ying? But I see that Shang Yang cares about her a little bit. It would be nice if she could accompany Shang Yang as a study companion. As for her marriage, the Jiang family will naturally worry about it. Considering that she fearlessly saved my Shang Yang, I can also go with the flow and repay her kindness and help her to find a good marriage."