Chapter 496 Sixth Princess Li Jingyue
The others also looked at Lady Annam with expectant expressions.
"It's not a big deal, what's wrong with talking about it?"
Lady Annan took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and said calmly, "The young lady from the Jiang family is to my liking, and I would like to adopt her as a goddaughter."
"So, is this explanation satisfactory, Madam?"
Qiao Qinghe asked in surprise, "The Duchess of Annan has actually taken a fancy to a girl from the Jiang family? The Jiang family has two, no, three girls. I wonder which one the Duchess has chosen?"
Before Lady Annam could answer, Qiao Qinghe continued, "Could it be that Lady Annam has taken a liking to Miss Jiang the Third?"
"Tsk tsk, if that's the case, then Madam's taste isn't very good."
"What happened at the gate of the mansion was only a quarter of an hour ago."
Although Lady Annan hadn't gone out, she had heard the story from her servants and naturally understood what Qiao Qinghe meant.
In order to please Princess Feng, Jiang Yingluo disregarded right and wrong and made things difficult for Lady Enping.
People who do such things are either stupid or evil.
In addition, Qiao Qinghe publicly exposed the ambiguous marriage between her and the Min family when she was in Huizhou City.
Tsk tsk, Jiang Yingluo can forget about having a good reputation in the capital.
"There's no need for you to trouble yourself, Madam," said the Earl of Annan perfunctorily.
Qiao Qinghe didn't press the matter. She could guess without even needing to ask that the person who could get the Lady of An'nan to recognize a goddaughter was probably Min Pan'er.
Ultimately, whether it was changing her name and identity to become the second young lady of the Jiang family, or having Lady An'nan recognize her as her adopted daughter, it was all to enhance Min Pan'er's status.
However, that's none of her business.
She smiled and agreed, "That's true. Whom the aunt recognizes as her goddaughter has nothing to do with me."
As she spoke, she pulled Li Jingyue to a seat to the side, "Sixth Princess, come sit with me for a while. This old woman is getting old, and my legs are stiff from standing for so long."
Li Jingyue quickly helped Qiao Qinghe to the side.
As for Xiao Qian's wish for the two to sit at the main table, the two simply ignored it.
Turning her back, Li Jingyue gave Qiao Qinghe a grateful look, "Thank you for helping me out of that predicament, Madam."
"When did I ever help the Sixth Princess out of a predicament?" Qiao Qinghe feigned ignorance: "The Lady of Annan and I have never gotten along. It's just a habit of us teasing each other when we meet. The Sixth Princess doesn't need to take it to heart."
Li Jingyue smiled and suddenly said, "Now I finally understand why Seventh Sister and the Old Madam have become such a close friend despite their age difference."
He'll protect you, let you do whatever you want, be carefree and unrestrained, not care about the world's opinions, not care about saving face, curse whoever he wants, and make trouble for whoever he wants. Who wouldn't like such a person? Who wouldn't yearn for such a life?
Li Jingyue's smile now seemed more genuine, and she looked much more pleasing to the eye.
However… “The Sixth Princess is very different from what I imagined.”
Li Jingyue asked curiously, "What kind of person does the old lady think I am?"
Qiao Qinghe hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sickly, sensitive, sharp-tongued, and jealous."
After saying that, Qiao Qinghe herself felt a little embarrassed.
Sure enough, Li Jingyue quickly showed a wronged and depressed expression, "So I am such a despicable person in the old lady's eyes."
There isn't a single good word!
"Sixth Princess, please don't mind. I already said that those are all old impressions."
Qiao Qinghe quickly reassured her, "After getting to know her, I realized that the Sixth Princess is actually a very easy person to get along with. She is gentle, humble, restrained, patient, and very good at hiding her emotions."
After hearing this, Li Jingyue felt no joy at all.
In her opinion, Qiao Qinghe's words could be summed up in one word: cowardly!
They dared not lose their composure, dared not lose their temper, dared not show their true nature...
They were the complete opposites of the unrestrained and arrogant Qiao Qinghe.
On the contrary, Li Sanqi and Qiao Qinghe look somewhat alike.
However, as a royal princess, Li Sanqi still had some reservations.
Unlike Qiao Qinghe, who doesn't care about her family or son, she is able to go all out.
Su Rongrong, who was standing nearby, noticed that Li Jingyue didn't seem too happy, so she changed the subject and asked, "Sixth Princess, just now the Lady of Annan said that the princess's wedding is imminent. Has the Ministry of Rites set the date?"
Qiao Qinghe also remembered this matter, her expression somewhat complicated, but she still reluctantly said, "Congratulations, Sixth Princess."
Unexpectedly, Li Jingyue's face immediately darkened, and she said in a sullen tone, "What's there to congratulate me on? It's not like I wanted to marry him."
As he spoke, he stared at Qiao Qinghe with a resentful look in his eyes.
Qiao Qinghe's lips twitched. "Why is the Sixth Princess looking at me like that?"
Li Jingyue sighed and said in a leisurely tone, "If the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion hadn't insisted on breaking off the engagement between the eldest daughter and Lu Ming, how could Lu Ming have become so attached to us sisters?"
"First it was Seventh Sister, now it's me."
"Seventh Sister is stubborn and doted on by Father, Mother, and Grandmother. She even managed to find a way to break off Lu Ming's engagement, but I can't do anything about it and can only accept my fate and marry him."
"Just thinking about it makes me feel frustrated and disgusted."
"This is a worthless man who has been rejected twice and has nothing but a title of top scholar. I just can't understand why my mother and elder brother, the Crown Prince, insist on me marrying him?"
Li Jingyue rarely confides in anyone, but now she's chattering away, spilling everything out, truly treating Qiao Qinghe and Su Rongrong like family!
However, why does Li Jingyue look kind of cute?
Qiao Qinghe smiled, but there was a hint of embarrassment in her smile. Wasn't Lu Ming the one who was disliked by Min Yuexi and Li Sanqi one after the other, before finally being stuck with the unlucky Li Jingyue?
Just then, some things that Min Yuexi had once told her suddenly flooded her mind.
Lu Ming... he's a pervert who enjoys torturing people!
Thinking of this, Qiao Qinghe suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
"Sixth Princess, do you want to marry Lu Ming?"
Li Jingyue shook her head without hesitation and said, "Of course I don't want to. Why should I take over the man that Li Sanqi lost? There are other men in this world besides Lu Ming."
Li Jingyue spoke with righteous indignation, and it did not seem like she was faking it at all.
Qiao Qinghe pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Even the Sixth Princess understands this principle, so how could Consort Xian and His Highness the Crown Prince not understand it?"
"If Consort Xian and His Highness the Crown Prince truly love the Sixth Princess, why must they betroth her to Lu Ming?"
Li Jingyue frowned slightly, her eyes gradually turning cold and sharp. "What do you mean by that, Madam?"
She had just developed a slight liking for this old lady when the old lady was about to sow discord between her and her mother and elder brother, the Crown Prince, and then use her.
Ha, she said that an old lady who could divorce the deceased Marquis Min's mansion before the Min family was wiped out and break away from the Min family, and who could also get her father to make an exception and open a separate mansion for her, could be a good person!
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