Prince Jin had always wanted her generous dowry to fill the holes in Prince Jin's Mansion. Now that she was dead, the entire Zhou family had been convicted and almost all of them were dead. If the dowry was still there, it would certainly be confiscated.
Before, because of her poor health, she was worried that she would not live long and that Ce'er would have no one to rely on in the future, so she gave all the dowry to Lu Yun to manage. Lu Yun was a very smart and clever person, always having more ideas than others. After something like this happened, no one knew how Lu Yun was doing.
She had asked Qingtang to inquire about him secretly before, but she heard from the neighbors that he had disappeared a long time ago, and people came to inquire about him every few days.
I guess besides myself, there are also people from Prince Jin's Mansion who went to inquire. It seems that Prince Jin has not caught Lu Yun yet.
As her thoughts turned, she thought too much. It was not until someone called her "Miss" several times in her ear that she came to her senses.
Feng introduced her to Prince Jin with an embarrassed look on her face: "Your Highness, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. This is our eldest daughter. She has been ill for many years and is not in good health. I hope Your Highness Prince Jin will forgive me for any inappropriate words and actions."
She tried hard to act like a lady from a noble family, but her words and actions revealed her humble and down-to-earth nature.
When Prince Jin saw the girl's appearance clearly, he was stunned.
Isn’t this the girl who looks like Zhou Suihuan from behind?
"My nephew said he would be back soon, so why didn't he come back for a long time?"
Before anyone saw the person, a smiling voice was heard. Just listening to it made people feel like being bathed in the spring breeze. It was very pleasant.
Chu Jincheng turned around and bowed to the visitor, "It's my fault. I kept the emperor waiting for so long!"
He was extremely respectful to Chu Muchi, which made Feng Shi a little confused about the person's intentions.
Following behind Chu Muchi were several princes of similar age, and they surrounded him like stars surrounding the moon.
Feng couldn't help but secretly look at Chu Muchi.
Although she came from a poor family, she had seen some well-dressed nobles in Kyoto. However, she had never seen the nobleman in front of her, who had an extraordinary bearing, a handsome appearance, a clear face, and a distant air.
But she was a woman from the inner house after all, and there were many male guests here, so she couldn't stay for long. So she hurriedly took Yuzhen and Jiang Yushu to say goodbye.
Passing by Chu Muchi, Jiang Mingzhi felt a gaze falling on her, but she ignored it and walked straight forward.
"Those are the women of the Jinyi Marquis's residence." Chu Jincheng casually mentioned the identities of the few people.
I don't know who brought it up first, "Hey, the original wife of the Jinyi Marquis, Wang, seems to be from the same lineage as the Concubine Shu." There was a hint of sneer in the tone, which sounded very harsh.
"Really? Why haven't I heard anyone mention it?" Pei Yanchuan, the son of the Cheng'an Earl's Mansion, who was on good terms with Prince Yi Chu Linyi, said unhappily, "Besides, even if they are from the same lineage, so what?"
The man who spoke first seemed to suddenly realize his words were wrong and hurriedly apologized to Chu Linyi: "It's my fault. I hope Your Highness will not be offended. I didn't mean any other things. I just heard a little bit about it. Come to think of it, if they are really from the same lineage, then how could Miss Jiang be a fool?"
It would have been better not to say this. Not only did Chu Linyi look unhappy, but Chu Jincheng's expression also darkened.
Chu Muchi had no intention of getting involved with these impulsive young men, but when he heard this man's rude words and how he wanted to use the scandal of the Jinyi Marquis Mansion to anger Chu Linyi, he felt a little unhappy.
"Is the Duke Wen's Prince trying to humiliate the Marquis Jinyi's Mansion, or the Concubine Shu and Prince Yi, or perhaps... Your Majesty?"
As he spoke the latter part, his tone was filled with a hint of intimidation without anger. The prince of Duke Wen's mansion shuddered when he heard it, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare, bending down and begging for mercy.
He just saw King Hui was there, and thought of the fact that King Hui's mother, Concubine Duan, and King Yi's mother, Concubine Shu, had always been at odds with each other, so he wanted to please King Hui. However, he didn't choose the right time, so he slapped himself on the mouth. The loud sound of the slap showed that he did use some strength.
"It's all my fault for being so clumsy with words. Look at what I said!" Then he said with a wave of his hand, trying to justify himself: "Come on, come on, today is the prince's big day. Let's go have a few drinks. Then I can drink three cups as punishment to apologize to Prince Yi!"
But no one was smiling, and it was obvious that they didn't buy his story. The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Jinyihou Mansion was very subtle!
Jiang Yushu's condition had improved a lot. When Feng asked him insincerely if he wanted to see a doctor, Jiang Yushu said obediently that he didn't need one.
Hiring a doctor and buying medicine is also an expense. Feng Shi tries to save as much as possible. After all, Jiang Yushu himself said that he doesn't need it, so others can't say anything!
A lot of things happened in Prince Jin's Mansion today, and Jiang Mingzhi had no time to care about Jiang Yushu. Anyway, there was no danger now.
Everyone was originally planning to go back to their own courtyards, but Jiang Rongqing suddenly lost his temper.
"You uneducated thing, you've embarrassed yourself by being thrown out onto the street!"
He tensed his back and glared at his eldest daughter.
He couldn't say much outside, but now that he was back home, did he have to endure it anymore? When he thought of what Feng had said to him in the carriage just now, he was so angry that his temples were throbbing.
"May I ask, Father, which of my offenses have I committed to make you so furious?"
She was not afraid of Jiang Rongqing at all. He was a coward who couldn't even protect his own daughter, and he only dared to shout here!
"How dare you ask me this!" Jiang Rongqing was so enraged by her self-righteous attitude that he nearly sat on the ground. His beard trembled as he spoke, "You are so disobedient and unfilial that you contradict your elders. After today, I'm afraid all the young ladies in our Jinyi Marquis' Mansion will be ruined by your reputation!"
This must be referring to the conflict she had with Madam Jiang today.
Jiang Mingzhi understood immediately. She didn't know what Feng had said in front of her adoptive father, but it was definitely not something good.
"Disobedient and unfilial, talking back to your elders?" She slowly repeated Jiang Rongqing's words, her voice gentle yet resolute. "I don't understand. How is Madam Jiang considered an elder to me?"
"You evil creature! She's your future mother-in-law, and by extension, your aunt! If word gets out about your behavior, how will others view our Jinyi Marquis Mansion?"
The more cowardly one is, the more he wants to save face. In such a short period of time, Jiang Mingzhi has almost figured out Jiang Rongqing's temperament.
"If that's what you're worried about, father, you can rest assured. Actually, the Jiang family hasn't formally proposed marriage, and the so-called engagement is just a verbal agreement, which is not binding. Furthermore, Madam Jiang is the daughter-in-law of the Feng family, meaning she's from Madam's family. Madam is a concubine, and she's inferior to the principal wife. My aunt lives far away in Dongjun, so Madam Jiang and I are even less related. Even if we don't say it, others with eyes should understand."
After hearing this, Feng felt a little embarrassed. She was openly trying to slap her stepmother in the face!
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