After she finished speaking, all the noble ladies present ignored etiquette and laughed out loud.
Because what she said was so funny.
"Are you crazy? The Ninth Prince already knows Jiang Huaizhu's true identity. Why are you still helping Jiang Huaizhu dream of marrying the Ninth Prince?"
The noble lady's face froze for a moment when she was questioned. "What did you say? Sister Zhu'er doesn't have a true face?"
Huo Yaoguang, who had been watching coldly, spoke indifferently and recounted the whole cause and effect of the incident.
At the end, Huo Yaoguang emphasized in a very rational tone:
"If it weren't for the Ninth Prince's insistence on getting to the bottom of this, the truth behind the drowning incident would have been covered up by the Wen Ning Marquisate long ago. Therefore, the Ninth Prince was the first to suspect Jiang Huaizhu's true nature. He had long seen through her, and naturally didn't break off the engagement just to marry her."
In fact, she didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, but the Ninth Prince found her through her brother and promised her father and brother some benefits in officialdom, and in exchange asked her to do this favor.
She didn't like Jiang Huaizhu's hypocrisy, so she was naturally willing to help.
And her opinion of the Ninth Prince also improved a little because of this.
She originally thought that she could see through Jiang Huaizhu's hypocrisy at a glance, but the Ninth Prince believed in such a person. He was just a fool with a beautiful appearance but rotten inside, and was not worthy of the pursuit and secret love of the noble ladies.
Now it seems that the Ninth Prince still looks like a prince.
After hearing what Huo Yaoguang said, no matter how strong Jiang Huaizhu's willpower was, he felt so ashamed that blood was about to drip from his face.
The noble ladies who were on good terms with her were so embarrassed that they wished they could find a hole in the ground to bury themselves.
The scene was quiet for a while, and then everyone threw the jewelry Jiang Huaizhu gave them back into the box.
"We don't want this thing!"
Their attitude of throwing away a hot potato deeply hurt Jiang Huaizhu's heart.
But Jiang Huaizhu knew that it was useless for her to get angry at them at this time.
She simply looked at Jiang Xiancao and asked with a sad face, "Sister, I have finally been condemned by thousands of people as you wished. Are you willing to let me go?"
Shen Tingsi only felt disgusted by her pretending to be pitiful.
He really didn't understand why a person could be so hypocritical and vicious, doing something harmful to others without any remorse, and even wanting to use the people she had harmed to restore her reputation.
"It's not that I won't let you go. These are the consequences you should bear after doing something wrong."
Hearing his words, Jiang Huaizhu's twisted desire for revenge became even more rampant.
Is this what she should bear?
Why?
She should have been the legitimate daughter of a marquis, and should have easily become the Ninth Prince's Consort, but because of Jiang Xiancao's sudden return, all of this was taken away!
She did nothing wrong. The only thing wrong was that she was unlucky and was destined to have Jiang Xiancao as her nemesis.
Now, this bitch who had taken advantage of her was still speaking shamelessly in front of her.
But she suppressed her hatred and said to the person she thought was Jiang Xiancao with a smile:
"Sister, you're right. I did something wrong, and I take the responsibility. As long as you hate me for one day, I will repay you for one day, until you calm down."
Her humble and sincere attitude made the noble ladies who originally ridiculed and despised her less malicious towards her.
At this time, the senior palace maid who had brought the previous noble lady to see the Queen Mother came out:
"Excuse me, ladies, but the Empress Dowager wishes to see the young lady of the Marquis Wenning's Mansion first."
When Shen Tingsi heard that the Empress Dowager wanted to see him, he quickly left Jiang Huaizhu and walked to the head palace maid.
When Jiang Huaizhu saw this, he hurried to follow, but was stopped before entering the water pavilion.
The senior maid said to her politely but coldly:
"The Empress Dowager wishes to see a noble lady of noble blood and good character. Miss Jiang does not meet the criteria, please return."
The palace maid's voice was not small, and all the noble ladies behind her heard it.
Jiang Huaizhu's face turned red and white, and she fled from this place as if escaping.
She came to a secluded corner, where a man in black was waiting for her.
"Miss, we are all ready. Are you sure you want to do it?"
Jiang Huaizhu's face was gloomy and he said fiercely:
"Sure!"
This time, she wants to completely destroy Jiang Xiancao.
As for the Ninth Prince, haha, she will not let go of this scumbag who cruelly abandoned her!
In the pavilion on the opposite shore of the lake, Jiang Xiancao withdrew his gaze, picked a red plum blossom from the branch, played with it, and walked back to Shen Yubai.
Shen Yubai looked up at her, his bloodshot eyes shimmering in darkness, "Second Miss Jiang has already met the Queen Mother, aren't you worried?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiancao's fingers that were playing with the petals paused.
The man's eyes were surprisingly bright, and her intuition told her that what he said was what she thought.
But she still smiled faintly, "What do I have to worry about? Could it be that the Empress Dowager has eaten the ginger grass?"
Shen Yubai smiled cooperatively, but refused to let her go:
"I thought Xiao Jiuer would be afraid that Second Miss Jiang would say something she shouldn't in front of the Queen Mother."
Faced with such a compelling temptation, Jiang Xiancao did not change the subject.
She just stared into Shen Yubai's eyes without fear, and asked calmly:
"For example?"
If Shen Yubai really found out about the soul swap and had evidence to make him believe it, then it would be useless for her to hide it.
So everyone should just be more open and not play those empty games.
She believed that the fact that he did not expose her directly but found excuses to get close to her proved that she had value that he wanted to pursue.
She was gambling that he didn't want Shen Tingsi's soul to return to this body.
If she loses the bet, then as a gambler she has to accept the loss and the consequences.
If she wins the bet, and with Chen Yubai helping her cover up, she, the Ninth Prince, will be able to do things more and more flawlessly.
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