Jiang Xiancao is now the Ninth Prince. She certainly cannot walk directly over the screen to the female guest in public, otherwise it will definitely cause a commotion.
She looked around and saw two palace maids in willow-colored skirts.
The maids serving in various palaces all wore the uniform clothes prescribed by their masters. She had just observed carefully and knew that only the maids around Princess Jingyi were wearing this color today.
So she quickly walked up to the two palace maids.
When the palace maids saw him coming, they hurriedly bowed respectfully.
"This prince wants to see Sister Jingyi. Just tell her I'm waiting for her behind the corridor. There's no need to alert anyone else." Jiang Xiancao said with a smile. He took out some silver from his sleeve and tossed it to the two palace maids. "This is a reward from the prince. Thank you for your help, ladies."
The two palace maids were flattered. They accepted the change, thanked the Ninth Prince repeatedly, and then went to the female guests' side to find Princess Jingyi.
Jiang Xiancao set off for the agreed place, and soon saw Princess Jingyi running over with her skirt lifted up.
Princess Jingyi was lively and cheerful, circling around Jiang Xiancao like a happy yellow oriole. "Brother Jiu, what are you looking for Jingyi for? Do you have something good to give me?"
Jiang Xiancao took out her purse and said softly:
"Brother Jiu has something in his hand."
Jingyi looked at the exquisitely embroidered purse, a hint of doubt on her pretty face. "Is there anything special about this purse?"
No matter how she looked at it, it was just an ordinary purse.
In the past, Ninth Brother had given her all kinds of valuable and precious things, but why did he call her over this time and only brought her a common purse?
"Of course Brother Nine wouldn't give such an ordinary thing to Sister Jingyi as a gift. I just want to ask you for a favor."
Jiang Xiancao said softly under Princess Jingyi's surprised gaze, "Actually, this favor is very simple. I just want you to help my ninth brother get close to someone and have her touch this purse. Jingyi, are you willing to help?"
Jingyi was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused, but still nodded in agreement very happily:
"Ninth brother, you're such a fool! You're asking for help with such a small matter. But, why did you do this, ninth brother?"
Her curiosity was already strong, and now it was piqued by Jiang Xiancao, making her feel itchy. "Could it be that there is something on this purse that will make that person touch it and..."
Judging from her expression, she had obviously thought of something very terrifying, but she quickly shook her head and said:
"Nineth brother is not such a person, Jingyi believes in you."
Jiang Xiancao raised the corners of his lips and smiled more dotingly:
"If this purse was really such a dangerous thing, Brother Nine wouldn't let Sister Jingyi touch it. Don't worry, this thing won't cause any harm to anyone. It's just that the embroidery pattern on it can remind that person of something. Brother Nine just wants to use this method to remind that person not to forget their past."
Jingyi was confused and asked quietly in a low voice:
"Then who does Brother Jiu want Jingyi to show it to? A man or a woman?"
As soon as she finished asking, she raised her eyebrows and said, "It must be a woman, right? If it was meant for men to see, then Brother Nine wouldn't have come to me. And this woman must be one of the female guests."
Jiang Xiancao smiled and nodded, "Sister Jingyi is indeed very smart."
Jingyi loves being praised for her intelligence, and she smiles happily after hearing it:
"So, there's a certain lady here who is an old acquaintance of yours, Brother Nine. You must have had a story before, maybe even an agreement. But later, due to some strange circumstances, you were separated from each other. Brother Nine has never been able to forget her. When you unexpectedly met at the palace banquet today, she pretended not to recognize you, so you took out the token to awaken her memories—"
Jiang Xiancao's mouth twitched, and he wondered how many folk stories Princess Jingyi had read to be able to make up such a melodramatic story.
After Jingyi finished her guess, she curled her lips at her and warned her solemnly:
"Nine Brother, you're good in every way except that you're too flirtatious. The girl refuses to acknowledge you, probably because she heard the story of you and that Jiang family's sinner and thinks you're a heartless man who gets bored easily. Since you still want to win back her heart, you must cherish her in the future and stop being so unruly."
Jiang Xiancao's mouth twitched again and he was speechless.
Jingyi looked at her seriously and said, "If you don't agree to me, I won't help you."
"Okay, I promise you, I will never do anything so frivolous again."
Jiang Xiancao said helplessly, thinking that she would not be as dissolute as Shen Tingsi, but it was impossible for her to cherish the unknown Chu Yusu.
Jingyi got the promise and smiled again, asking:
"Who is this girl then?"
"It's the young lady of the Chu family, Chu Yusu." Jiang Xiancao whispered.
Jingyi was obviously a little surprised. "It's Sister Chu. Ninth Brother actually knew her a long time ago. If you really like her, you should have made a move earlier. I heard from Mother and Brother that the Queen Mother wants her to marry the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiancao's suspicion of Chu Yusu increased even more.
Shen Yubai said that Tianming Pavilion helped Jiang Huaizhu change her body in order to allow her, a chess piece, to better penetrate the royal family.
If Chu Yuxu is the candidate for the Crown Princess, then this identity obviously meets the requirements.
What's more, she is the niece of Marquis Wen Ning and now lives in the marquis's mansion.
"I like Ninth Brother more than Crown Prince. I support you, you must win the beauty!"
Jingyi took the purse and was about to return to her seat, but was stopped by Jiang Xiancao:
"Before we get a response from that girl, the fewer people who know about this, the better. Otherwise, it will ruin her reputation."
"I understand." Jingyi winked at her, "I will be very careful so that others won't notice anything unusual, and I won't say anything unnecessary to that girl."
Jiang Xiancao warned again:
"Remember, make sure the girl's hand touches the purse."
Jingyi showed a confused expression again, and Jiang Xiancao explained calmly:
"The thread used for the embroidery on this purse is a very rare Jiangnan silk thread. I once gave Miss Chu a dress woven with this thread, and she loved it and wore it for a long time. So, she knew it the moment she touched it."
Jingyi nodded suddenly and looked at Jiang Xiancao with emotion:
"I didn't expect that Brother Nine would have such a delicate side towards the girl he loves."
Jiang Xiancao, who was praised, said: "..."
Jingyi put away her purse and returned to her seat, just in time to hear the noble ladies discussing going together to celebrate Princess Wen Yi's birthday, Chu Yusu was among them.
She smiled and stood up, "I'll go with you!"
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