Hearing Shen Yubai's words, everyone present looked at Jiang Xiancao with different eyes.
The Imperial City Bureau thoroughly investigated the inner affairs of the Wen Ning Marquis's mansion, but the news that the Ninth Prince and the Jiang daughter had broken off their engagement had not yet spread.
These ladies knew nothing and were still discussing in low voices:
"Isn't it Sister Huaizhu that the Ninth Prince likes? He even said he would marry her. By saying this, His Royal Highness Prince Zhan, is he implying that the Ninth Prince has changed his mind?"
"For Sister Huaizhu, the Ninth Prince even disregarded the engagement granted by the Queen Mother. How could he change his mind so easily?"
"Sister Huaizhu is beautiful and kind-hearted, and she is also the most talented woman in the capital. Even the Ninth Prince would find it difficult to find someone better than her."
"You all say that Miss Jiang is great, but am I the only one who thinks that Miss Jiang is pitiful?"
"It makes sense. She's clearly the legitimate daughter, yet she's been living among the common people for over a decade. She finally returned home and got married to the Ninth Prince, but he doesn't like her. Instead, he likes the adopted daughter who was mistakenly swapped with her. She must be feeling uncomfortable."
"So what if she's uncomfortable? It's because she's not as favored as Sister Huaizhu."
"Yes, she has the title of a legitimate daughter, but she is a vulgar country girl who knows nothing. She is not even as good as our sister Huaizhu."
"If only she hadn't come back. If she hadn't come back, Sister Huaizhu wouldn't have been reduced from a legitimate daughter to an adopted daughter, and it would have been Sister Huaizhu who was engaged to the Ninth Prince."
"That's right. It was this Jiang Xiancao who stole something that should have belonged to Sister Huaizhu, but Sister Huaizhu was still so generous and treated her like her own sister. On the contrary, she has always been indifferent to Sister Huaizhu, with a sour face all day long, as if Sister Huaizhu wanted to harm her. It's really annoying."
"Don't tell me, Sister Huaizhu complained to me that Jiang Xiancao often falsely accused her in front of the elder brothers, and that she had framed Sister Huaizhu more than once. It's really hard for Sister Huaizhu to have such a cheap sister."
Huo Yaoguang, the daughter of the Chengyuan Earl's family, suddenly said:
"Didn't your parents tell you not to gossip about things you don't know the truth about? Otherwise, you'll suffer retribution."
The noble ladies who were on good terms with Jiang Huaizhu looked at her with displeasure on their faces.
But Huo Yaoguang was a younger member of the Empress Dowager's family favored by her. His father was the Minister of War, and his brother had reached the position of Vice Minister of Justice at a young age.
They didn't dare to confront her face to face, so they could only walk away with a cold hum, still saying:
"What did we say wrong? If Sister Huaizhu wasn't so kind, how could the Ninth Prince, who is used to seeing women, be so devoted to her? She was just held back by her status as an adopted daughter, otherwise there wouldn't be any such thing as Jiang Xiancao."
Huo Yaoguang looked at their backs and shook his head, "What a bunch of ignorant people."
Just as the noble ladies were about to enter the main gate of Yayuan, they heard the voice of the Ninth Prince behind them:
"My nephew just broke off his engagement and is not in the mood to pay attention to these things for the time being."
What? !
The engagement between the Ninth Prince and Jiang Xiancao has been called off?
They were stunned at first, and then they saw joy in each other's eyes.
Jiang Xiancao, the troublesome bitch, is finally out of the picture. Sister Huaizhu can now marry the Ninth Prince with full legitimacy!
Only the noble lady walking at the edge wondered, "But from the second half of the prince's words, it doesn't sound like he wants to marry Sister Huaizhu."
The others immediately glared at her:
"What are you imagining? The Ninth Prince had to go against the Queen Mother's wishes and break off the engagement just for Sister Huaizhu. Now that his long-cherished wish has finally come true, who else can he marry if not Sister Huaizhu?"
"Yeah, he said he wasn't in the mood to pay attention to other women. Isn't that just a way of expressing his loyalty to Sister Huaizhu?"
"Are you jealous that Sister Huaizhu can marry the Ninth Prince?"
The noble lady quickly shut up and dared not say another word.
"Sister Huaizhu has arrived, right? Let's go in and congratulate her!"
They hurried forward and missed the subsequent conversation between Jiang Xiancao and Shen Yubai.
Chen Yubai looked at Jiang Xiancao with a smile and said slowly:
"Xiao Jiu'er used to hope to cancel her engagement with Miss Jiang Er so she could marry Miss Jiang Da instead. Now that you've seen the true face of Miss Jiang Da, you know you wronged Miss Jiang Er and ended up canceling the engagement. Xiao Jiu'er is so reluctant to let Miss Jiang Er go and can't be happy. The Emperor's uncle understands that."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked shocked.
Then they couldn't help but become curious about the story behind it and what Miss Jiang's true face was.
Jiang Xiancao's mind moved slightly.
She had originally intended to wait until the Jiang family and the Crown Prince arrived, and then expose Jiang Huaizhu's scandalous deeds to the public in front of them. After all, the Emperor's decree only stated that the Imperial City Bureau would not pursue Jiang Huaizhu's actions any further, but it did not mention that Jiang Huaizhu's actions had to be kept secret.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yubai paved the way for her right from the start.
Although his reluctance to part with "Jiang Xiancao" sounded somewhat malicious to her, she still smiled and raised the corners of her mouth:
"To be honest, my nephew has been deeply hurt by Jiang Huaizhu, that hypocritical woman who's full of lies. I no longer have the energy to like another woman."
After hearing this, the gossipy spirit in the hearts of others burned even more vigorously, and they were eager to know the inside story.
But the Ninth Prince and Prince Zhan smiled at each other and stopped talking.
A young man from an aristocratic family who had some friendship with the Ninth Prince and had a crush on Jiang Huaizhu came over and asked:
"Ninth Prince, how could Miss Jiang, such a kind person, lie to you? Is there some misunderstanding here?"
Jiang Xiancao glanced at him indifferently, "She jumped into the water by herself, but lied that it was Miss Jiang Er who pushed her."
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