Shen Mianmian suddenly realized—oh right, the young mistress didn't come. But that's fine, it saves Jiang Yinjin from getting close to Princess Ruian.
As the plot unfolds to this point, Shen Mianmian feels that Jiang Yinjin cannot incite the lady to represent the Marquis of Anning's mansion to pledge allegiance to Prince Jin, but... she still has to be wary, after all, the female lead has the protagonist's halo.
Just as Shen Mianmian was analyzing the plot, she heard the madam say, "In a few months, Prince Jin will be returning to the capital."
Chen Mianmian immediately perked up her ears, "Prince Jin?"
“You haven’t heard of Prince Jin before? That’s normal, since you weren’t in the capital before.” Seeing the woman’s face full of curiosity, Madam Ding explained, “Prince Jin’s birth mother was not a concubine, but a female official in the harem. She was favored by the late emperor and became pregnant, but died in childbirth.”
Later, Prince Jin was raised in Kunning Palace. At that time, Princess Ruian had not yet left the palace. The princess pitied Prince Jin and took special care of him. Prince Jin was also very dependent on the princess. Although the two were not siblings from the same mother, their relationship was even better than that of siblings from the same mother.
Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, he granted Prince Jin a fiefdom. It was vaguely rumored that Princess Ruian had also provided considerable assistance during this process.
Shen Mianmian listened to the message very carefully, wishing she could recite the words her wife said a hundred times.
"May I ask, Madam, what is the relationship between Prince Jin and the Emperor?"
Why did she ask that question?
Because she couldn't remember why Prince Jin had rebelled! Could it be that he coveted the throne?
Prince Jin lost his mother at a young age and was raised by the Empress. If Prince Jin and Princess Ruian have a good relationship, then his relationship with the Emperor should not be too bad either.
Ding said, "It should be fine. I haven't heard of any conflicts."
Chen Mianmian was bewildered—if there was no conflict, why rebel? She didn't dare to ask the madam directly if Prince Jin was an ambitious person.
She hated it so much!
I regret not reading the novel carefully enough; I missed so many details.
Just as Shen Mianmian was feeling annoyed, the carriage arrived at the Marquis of Anning's residence, and the two stopped talking and got off the carriage.
Ding glanced at Chen Mianmian's "tired" expression and said, "You got up early today and fought in the arena, so you must be exhausted. You don't need to go to the main courtyard, just go back to your Mingyue Courtyard to rest."
"Yes, Madam." Actually, Chen Mianmian wasn't tired; she just had something on her mind.
The two parted ways on the spot. Jiang Yinjin heard that the madam had returned, so she went to the main courtyard to greet her, which will not be described here.
It is said that after returning to Mingyue Courtyard, Chen Mianmian leaned against the soft couch and pondered the plot. As she thought about it, she unknowingly fell asleep.
When I woke up, I found myself in bed.
No... She was clearly sleeping on the soft couch before, who moved her to the bed? Hanrong doesn't have that much strength, does she?
Chen Mianmian got out of bed and lifted the heavy, light-blocking curtains, only to find that it was already dark outside. The room was lit with lamps, and a person was sitting on a soft couch reading a book.
The person was wearing a light-colored brocade robe, the folds of which shimmered elegantly under the light.
Hearing the sound, he turned his head and smiled, his handsome eyebrows curving into a smile. His eyes, as clear as a stream, sparkled, and his porcelain-white face, as smooth as jade, flushed. "You're awake?"
It was none other than Bai Qingzhou, who should have been studying at Qingfeng Residence.
Shen Mianmian was surprised, "Your Highness, why are you back? Didn't you say you would only come back once every two weeks? It hasn't even been two weeks yet."
The smile on the boy's face froze for a moment.
"Ahem..." Shen Mianmian hurriedly changed her tone and emphasized, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't miss you, it's just that I'm afraid that if you come back too often, Mr. Ouyang will find fault with you. If I could make the decision, I would like Your Highness to come back every day."
Bai Qingzhou's expression softened a bit. "It's true that it's not time for the holiday yet, but I heard that you got into another fight with that skinny girl from the Xuanping Marquis's mansion. I was worried that you would be bullied, so I explained the reason to Mr. Ouyang and moved the holiday forward. This time you're back for three days, and next time you won't be back for a full month."
"A month...it's been so long! I miss you so much, Your Highness." Chen Mianmian—Great! Just three more days, and I'll be free for a month!
Bai Qingzhou put down his book, walked to the woman's side, first pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly for a while, then let go, one hand around the woman's waist, the other gently stroking the woman's smooth cheek, his eyes full of pity.
"I heard from Hanrong about your experiences these past few days. You... have suffered a lot. It's my fault for being useless and unable to protect you... But I've made up my mind. After I finish the imperial examination, I will apply to be transferred to a local post as an official. I will take you with me then, and we can leave the capital without having to put up with their attitudes."
Chen Mianmian froze, somewhat bewildered. "Sent down to the countryside as an official? With me?"
"Yes!" Bai Qingzhou's voice was firm. "Also, I've been thinking recently about finding an opportunity to apologize to my father. I want to... divorce Jiang Yinjin!"
"Ah...this..." Shen Mianmian panicked a little, "Will the Marquis beat you to death?"
“Maybe,” Bai Qingzhou sighed. “I don’t mind if you kill me, but I’m afraid no one will take care of you.”
"..." Sleepless.
Bai Qingzhou pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up. "I've got it! Remember our agreement? If we pass the provincial examination, we'll have a child, right? Let's have the child first, and then I'll confess to my father. Even if he beats me to death, you'll have a child to rely on, and the Marquis's mansion will support you for life."
"..."
Chen Mianmian opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.
She had indeed considered many possibilities recently. For example, she could monopolize both the lady and the princess, leaving Jiang Yinjin with no way to make a move and thus ruining Jiang Yinjin's plans.
Seeing that this path was blocked, Jiang Yinjin had no choice but to skip it and go find the King of Qin.
After all, the time for Prince Jin's rebellion was getting closer and closer, and Jiang Yinjin couldn't possibly waste all her time at the Marquis of Anning's residence and miss such a good opportunity as Prince Jin's rebellion.
In the original novel, Jiang Yinjin, relying on her memories from her past life, "predicted" the Prince of Jin's rebellion and even "predicted" every move of the Prince of Jin's rebel army. As a result, the Prince of Qin successfully destroyed the Prince of Jin's army and fell in love with Jiang Yinjin.
Of course, in the novel, Jiang Yinjin went to see the King of Qin not to seduce him; at that time, she only wanted revenge and had no interest in romance.
Jiang Yinjin helped the Prince of Qin not only to take revenge on the Marquis of Anning's family, but also to secure a future for her brother and her family.
Therefore, she was certain that Jiang Yinjin would temporarily abandon the Marquis of Anning's mansion and first try to curry favor with the Prince of Qin for her brother and the Jiang family.
One is the male lead, and the other is the female lead. Whenever they meet, they are bound to fall in love at first sight.
In romance novels, once the romantic subplot ends, the story usually ends as well.
Whether she could travel out of the novel was then determined.
Although the chances are slim, what would happen to him if she actually wore it out? What would happen to his wife? What would happen to the Marquis of Anning's mansion?
Seeing the woman's face growing paler, Bai Qingzhou quickly pulled her to sit down on the soft couch. He even moved the small table from the couch, sat beside the woman, pulled her into his arms, and softly comforted her.
"Did what I just said scare you? Don't be afraid, my father won't kill me. If he wanted to kill me, he would have done it long ago! You don't know how badly he beat me before. Once he beat me so badly that he broke several bones and I couldn't get out of bed for months."
Shen Mianmian stared at the boy, unable to utter a word.
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