After carefully selecting her dress and jewelry, she dressed herself up beautifully. Seeing the exquisite and impeccable face in the bronze mirror, she gently stroked her cheek with her fingers, as if she was touching a treasure that she cherished very much.
When she first switched bodies with Chu Yuxu, she was still a little uncomfortable.
But now that she has gotten used to this new skin, she feels more and more that her decision to cooperate with Tianming Pavilion was absolutely the right one.
It was because of Tianming Pavilion that she was not killed by Shen Tingsi and Jiang Xiancao.
As her original body was executed in the imperial prison, everyone thought that Jiang Huaizhu was dead. They would never have thought that she would come back in another identity.
"The Ninth Prince also wants to marry me as his concubine?"
She looked in the mirror and chuckled softly, her eyes filled with twisted and sinister hatred. She muttered to herself, "It's a pity that I don't want to marry you anymore. Not only will I not marry you, but I will also make you lose everything you have and die without a burial place. Of course, when the time comes, I will let Jiang Xiancao be buried with you. You will never go on the road alone."
Behind her, a baby-faced maid came over and said, "Miss, everything is ready. We can set off now."
Jiang Huaizhu stood up and glanced at the maid with a hint of fear in his eyes. "Tan You, does Mr. Xuan have any new instructions?"
Tan You is the female spy planted by Tianming Pavilion next to her. In name, she is a maid brought by Chu Yuxu from the Chu family, but in fact she is the superior who supervises Jiang Huaizhu's actions.
Although she was young, only about ten years old, with a delicate and lovely face and a pair of bright almond-shaped eyes, her gaze was very sharp at this moment. "Mr. Xuan asked you to have a good relationship with Princess Wen Yi, and you must not reveal your secret."
Jiang Huaizhu's expression changed drastically. "Is someone already doubting me?"
Tan You's cold gaze fell on her face, like a ruthless knife:
"Chen Tingsi may be just a spoiled brat who does whatever he wants, but Shen Yubai is definitely not a pushover. We took your soul from the Imperial Prison he oversees, and he might not have been unaware.
"You must be careful when you come into contact with people from the royal family. Princess Wenyi will not do anything for Chen Yubai, but the princesses and noble ladies around her may not do the same."
Jiang Huaizhu's face turned a little ugly. After a moment of silence, she nodded cautiously.
Tan You then reminded her, "When you get to Prince Cheng's Mansion, go meet Princess Wen Yi and the others. I have other things to do."
Jiang Huaizhu frowned slightly, "But that's the palace, what if you get discovered..."
Tan You interrupted her and said, "It's none of your business what I want to do. Don't forget your identity!"
Jiang Huaizhu could only nod in agreement with frustration.
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Prince Cheng's Palace.
As soon as Jiang Huaizhu got off the carriage, she was led to the garden by the palace maid.
She walked through the long and winding corridors and entered a courtyard full of colorful forsythia flowers. Princess Wen Yi was sitting in the pavilion, talking with King Cheng's eldest daughter, Princess Ruining.
Seeing her coming, Princess Wenyi stood up to greet her with a smile:
"Sister Chu, come and sit next to me."
Although the princess behaved warmly and cordially, Jiang Huaizhu did not lose her manners. She first politely bowed to Princess Wen Yi and Princess Ruining, and then took a seat in a dignified manner as arranged by Princess Wen Yi.
Princess Ruining has been looking at her since she appeared.
"Sister Ruining, am I right? Sister Chu is a rare and noble beauty, isn't she?" Princess Wen Yi said to Princess Ruining with a smile.
Princess Ruining raised an eyebrow. "This face is indeed very beautiful, but when it comes to nobility, she definitely can't compare to you, Sister Wenyi."
Princess Wen Yi said angrily, "Look at you, you always say things that offend others. Sister Chu never said she wanted to compete with me."
Jiang Huaizhu immediately realized that although Princess Wen Yi was speaking for her, she was secretly happy in her heart.
She lowered her eyes and thought disdainfully:
Empress Sun herself had an ordinary appearance, and her relationship with the emperor had always been bad since she married him. Princess Wen Yi inherited her mother's ordinary appearance, but she had an arrogant personality and dared to compete with such a stunning beauty like her.
But what she said was something else:
"Yu Shu also feels that Her Royal Highness's temperament and demeanor are extremely noble, and she is someone whom Yu Shu can only look up to. I am grateful for the princess's favor, but in front of the princess and the county lady, Yu Shu is like a firefly that cannot compete with the bright moon."
Her tone was sincere and humble. While she was belittling herself and praising Princess Gao Wenyi, she also praised Princess Ruining.
Because she knew that Prince Cheng was Emperor Yong's younger brother, and Princess Ruining was Prince Cheng's favorite daughter. The princess was very spoiled and could act arrogantly in the royal family. Not only could she not offend Princess Ruining, she also had to find a way to please her.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Princess Ruining looked at her with a lot more favor, and asked the maid to bring out the best fruit wine and pour it for her.
After a while, several other invited ladies also arrived, many of whom were close friends of Jiang Huaizhuo.
These noble ladies sat down and at first they just talked about the newly opened jewelry and rouge shop in the capital, or talked about whose sister got married. As they talked, they talked about the adopted daughter of the Jiang family who was executed.
Sun Bijun, the daughter of the Right Prime Minister, said loudly:
"Jiang Huaizhu used to be known as the most talented woman in the capital. She wasn't afraid of not being able to live up to such a reputation and flaunted it everywhere. I disliked her back then and thought she was a vain, vicious, hypocritical bitch.
As I expected, she not only repeatedly framed and tortured the daughter of the family, but also dared to collude with the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion. Finally, she gave up her life."
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