Chen Mianmian felt like a matchmaker, introducing a difficult couple yesterday and anxiously asking about the outcome today.
Jiang Yinjin pondered for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Chen Mianmian, what exactly do you want?"
Shen Mianmian chuckled dryly, "My behavior was indeed strange, I know it. But... it's hard to explain right now. Just know that I have no hostility towards you. Not before, not now, and not in the future. Okay, enough of this nonsense, just tell me, how did your conversation go yesterday?"
"..." Jiang Yinjin.
Yesterday, she was alone with the King of Qin. She subtly told the King of Qin, for the sake of the Jiang family's future, not to go to the Northern Gorge, but to stay in the capital.
Of course, she didn't mention her own rebirth, but instead analyzed the situation for the King of Qin to prove that staying in the capital was the best choice for him.
After hearing this, the King of Qin asked a few questions, but did not give a direct answer as to whether he wanted to stay in the capital or how he wanted to stay, before leaving.
Chen Mianmian picked up her tea, took a couple of sips to pass the time and ease the awkwardness.
After a long pause, Jiang Yinjin said, "Whatever the reason, you helped me yesterday, so I owe you a favor."
"Ah, this..." Shen Mianmian shrank her neck and asked in a low voice, "Then... have you arranged to meet again?" She really is a poor matchmaker!
“No.” Jiang Yinjin lowered her eyes. “The King of Qin left after saying only a few words.”
“…Oh.” Chen Mianmian sighed. “This…this…So what about you? Do you like the King of Qin?”
Jiang Yinjin looked annoyed, but then she remembered that Shen had helped her yesterday, so she suppressed her anger and answered seriously, "In my heart, there is no such thing as love."
Sleepless Night—It's over. The male lead is cold and aloof, and the female lead has sealed her heart and locked away her love. It seems that the male and female leads are unlikely to have a chance anytime soon.
She sighed for the umpteenth time, a bitter smile on her face—in truth, this outcome... was destined from the very beginning, wasn't it? It was she who, for her own selfish gain, altered the course of events, forcing a bitter outcome.
After struggling for so long, it's time to give up.
Chen Mianmian put down her teacup and was about to get up and leave when she thought of another question. Her expression turned serious. "I have one last question. Can you answer me seriously?"
"Go ahead and ask."
"Do you still intend to seek revenge against the Marquis of Anning's mansion?"
Jiang Yinjin was so startled that she instinctively stepped back, nearly knocking over the small table in the center of the comfy couch. "How did you know? You..."
Shen Mianmian didn't want to reveal the truth, so she explained, "What I mean is, you married into the Marquis of Anning's mansion, but you didn't win the prince's favor. The prince dotes on a concubine. You must want revenge, right?"
"..."
Jiang Yinjin felt a lingering fear—so that's how it was. She had thought that the Shen family knew about her rebirth. How could outsiders know she had been reborn?
But... this Shen family is completely different from the Shen family of the previous life.
Also, Shen just said that she had no hostility towards her. She didn't believe it at first, but now... she has no choice but to believe it.
She hated him, but not to the point of letting hatred cloud her judgment. If she set aside her hatred and analyzed everything Shen had done, she realized that she actually harbored no hostility towards her.
Jiang Yinjin bit her lip and asked, "Are you... really her?"
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Mianmian said, "I've told too many lies, and I'm exhausted. I don't want to lie anymore for a while. And please don't ask any more questions. Let's keep each other's secrets, okay?"
"..." Jiang Yinjin.
Keep each other's secrets?
No, Jiang Yinjin believed that Shen knew her secret, but she did not know Shen's secret.
Chen Mianmian got up and sighed, "I've done everything I could and should have done, including acting as matchmaker for you and the King of Qin. As for the rest, we'll all have to pray for our own good fortune. Don't be paranoid. Just take these next few months to rest. After the New Year, I'll remind the Crown Prince to divorce you. I believe that once you regain your freedom, you'll live a wonderful life."
"..." Jiang Yinjin opened her mouth, astonished, with countless questions in her mind, but not knowing where to begin.
Chen Mianmian forced a smile. "I'll be going now. If you need anything or if there's anything urgent, just have Chuyu and Chuxue come find me. I'm staying at Qingfeng Courtyard recently. Once the young master is feeling better and Mr. Ouyang comes to teach him, I'll go back to Mingyue Courtyard. Anyway, it's easy to find me; just ask around."
After saying that, he smiled at Jiang Yinjin and left.
Jiang Yinjin silently followed them out, and then, under the astonished gazes of Chu Xue, Chu Yu, and all the servants of the Peony Courtyard, she silently saw Shen Shi out of the Peony Courtyard.
Shen had already left, but she was still standing at the door, watching his retreating figure.
A while later.
Chu Yu asked softly, "Miss, what... are you thinking about?"
Jiang Yinjin waited for a long time before slowly answering, "...I don't know either."
"?" Chu Yu.
Jiang Yinjin wasn't lying. She genuinely didn't know what she was thinking; she just felt that things had changed... everything had changed!
She could even sense that her fate was changing rapidly, but she couldn't pinpoint the specific reason.
...
Five days have passed.
Prince Bai was finally able to get up and walk normally.
Instead of Mr. Ouyang, they were greeted by Eunuch Ji and the imperial physician.
Eunuch Ji is in his fifties. Although he is the emperor's chief eunuch, he does not have the arrogance of someone who is high and mighty. He is not tall, but he is very thin. He has a kind smile on his face and looks approachable.
Only when they occasionally turn their heads or lower their heads will they reveal a hint of shrewdness and competence in their eyes, which will not cause any offense.
Everyone knows that serving the emperor is like walking on thin ice; the fact that he could receive constant favor from the emperor shows that Eunuch Ji was no ordinary person.
Qingfeng Courtyard.
Because the Marquis of Anning was not present, the Marquis's wife, Lady Ding, and his young mistress, Jiang Yinjin, came to receive Eunuch Ji and the imperial physician. Chen Mianmian, the concubine, could only stay in the corner and was not qualified to speak.
Everyone waited in the hall, while the imperial physician examined the prince's pulse in the room.
After exchanging a few polite words with Eunuch Ji, Madam Ding fell silent, and the hall remained quiet.
A moment later, the imperial physician came out of the room and said to Madam Ding, "Congratulations, Madam and Young Madam, the young master has recovered well and is out of danger."
Everyone hurriedly got up.
Ding said politely, "Thank you for your trouble, Physician Li. It's really kind of you to make such a special trip."
The imperial physician bowed and said, "Not at all, Your Highness is blessed with a child who has achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations. He is a literary genius and a future pillar of the state. It is only right that I examine Your Highness's pulse."
After saying some more polite words, Madam Ding had Granny Li prepare two large red envelopes for the imperial physician and Eunuch Ji.
Of course, Grandpa Ji's red envelope was the biggest.
Physician Li declined twice, but finally accepted the red envelope. Eunuch Ji did not refuse and accepted the red envelope, saying, "Madam, there is another matter I have come to your residence today. His Majesty has decreed that if the young master is well, he should come to the palace. His Majesty wants to see this young master who has achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations in person."
In the corner, a sudden jolt gripped the still-sleeping heart.
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