Following Princess Jingyi's call, several eunuchs who could swim quickly jumped into the lake.
They quickly found the purse, climbed ashore, and presented it to Jingyi with both hands.
Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief and asked her maid to come over to give the eunuchs some money. Then she glared at the maid who bumped into her. After recognizing that she was from Princess Wenyi's palace, she sneered:
"Today is Sister Wen Yi's birthday, and you're not even watching where you're going. If you accidentally knock me into the water, I might drown, but it won't be a big deal. But if you ruin Sister Wen Yi's birthday party, how are you going to compensate me?"
The palace maid was so frightened that she was trembling like a quail. Jingyi snorted coldly and did not pursue the matter any further. She just flicked her sleeves and left.
She walked to the corridor she had been to before and saw the Ninth Prince still standing there.
It was early spring now, and the heroic man had taken off his winter crane cloak, wearing only a light fur coat. His long jet-black hair was tied in a white jade crown, and his fair face was made even more gorgeous by the tender apricots on the corridor. He was truly more handsome than a woman.
He reached out and picked up the fallen flowers from his temples, then looked up and smiled at her.
Jingyi loved looking at handsome men, and her heart started beating faster when she saw him glance at her like that.
Brother Nine is so handsome, and since I saw him at the last prayer banquet, his ruffian air has disappeared, and instead he has a quiet and elegant temperament, which is very popular with women.
Her future husband must be a man as handsome as Pan An.
After coming to her senses, Jingyi walked up to Jiang Xiancao and handed her the purse. "Sister Chu touched the purse, but she didn't seem to notice anything. I don't know if she was pretending or if she really didn't remember anything."
Jiang Xiancao took the purse and his face changed suddenly.
Jingyi apologized softly when she saw it:
"On my way back with the purse, a foolish maid bumped into me and the purse fell into the water. I'm sorry, Brother Nine, I got your purse wet."
Jiang Xiancao looked solemn:
"Nine Brother doesn't blame you, but this purse is not only soaked in water, it's not the same as it was before."
Upon hearing this, Jingyi was shocked.
She took the purse and looked through it carefully. Seeing that the embroidery on it was slightly different from before, her jaw dropped to the ground in shock. "How could this happen? Did someone swap the purse?"
Jiang Xiancao's eyes were gloomy. She knew that her attempt to test Chu Yusu must have been noticed by someone with ulterior motives.
That's why the palace maid "accidentally" bumped into Jingyi and the purse "happened" to fall into the lake.
These are all deliberate arrangements made by the other party in order to change their wallets.
Jingyi bit her lower lip and said doubtfully:
"If someone had swapped the purse, it must have been on my way back. It was either the maid who bumped into me, or the eunuchs who went into the water to help me retrieve the purse. Ninth brother, wait, I'll have them all arrested and investigated—"
"No."
Jiang Xiancao said gently, "Let's leave this matter at that. Jingyi, thank you so much for helping Ninth Brother."
Jingyi blinked, still a little unwilling, "But——"
"Anyone who can pull this kind of trick in the palace is no small figure. It seems that someone doesn't want me to have any contact with Miss Chu." Jiang Xiancao raised the corner of his mouth and said calmly, "There are many hidden dangers here. Brother Jiu, I will handle it myself."
Jingyi nodded hesitantly.
Although she has a naive nature, she is definitely not stupid.
"Since Brother Nine has decided this, I won't tell anyone about what happened today."
She looked at Jiang Xiancao for a moment. She originally thought that she shouldn't meddle in other people's business, but she couldn't help but say, "Ninth Brother, if Sister Chu really doesn't want to recognize you, just forget about her. There are many good girls in this world. Don't hang yourself on a tree like before."
Jiang Xiancao was caught off guard by her warning and couldn't help laughing.
Jingyi glared at her. "What are you laughing at? Don't you take what I said seriously? Humph, why are you men so stubborn and self-righteous? You think girls know nothing. What you did was a mess."
Jiang Xiancao smiled and said:
"Jingyi is right. Brother Jiu is not ignoring your advice. I am the one laughing at myself."
The one who was laughing was the blind and foolish Chen Tingsi, who failed to judge people and helped the evil. As the prince of Dasheng, he was deceived by a Jiang Huaizhu.
Jingyi was stunned for a moment, and the look in her eyes changed slightly when she looked at her, "Nine Brother, why do I feel like you've suddenly become so humble?"
"Why, Jingyi doesn't like Brother Jiu like this?"
Princess Jingyi thought for a moment, nodded vigorously, and smiled brightly:
"Of course I like you. Although you were nice to me before, you were really stupid about some things and never listened to me. I like you more now. You discuss things with me and listen to my advice. You're becoming more and more like a good brother!"
Jiang Xiancao suddenly felt touched.
She never expected that she would receive such an evaluation in her lifetime.
The girl in front of her smiled brightly, with light in her eyes as she praised her as a good brother.
When she was still Miss Jiang Er, she envied the girls who were loved by their families, and she also longed to have a good brother who loved her.
But she didn't get what she wanted after all.
But it doesn't matter. Now that she has become someone else's brother, she can be a good brother herself. She doesn't have to be trapped in the situation of a weak person and always rely on others to save her.
Jiang Xiancao and Princess Jingyi returned to their seats respectively. Before she sat down, she heard a noise coming from the female guests.
She looked through the gauze screen and saw that Lu and Shen Tingsi were arguing with each other, and there were several ladies and noble ladies surrounding them. So she ordered the eunuch beside her:
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