Another noble lady echoed:
"She used to always brag in front of us, intentionally or unintentionally, about how much the Jiang family doted on her and treated her like the apple of their eye. But when she really got into trouble, didn't her father and brother abandon her like a piece of trash?"
Sun Bijun raised the corner of her lips sarcastically and looked at Princess Wenyi again, "I heard that after being dumped by the Ninth Prince, Jiang Huaizhu even thought about marrying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Princess Wenyi immediately showed a disdainful expression, waved the fan in her hand, and said calmly:
"That's just her unrealistic fantasy. The emperor will never marry a lowly child born by a wet nurse. Even if she becomes the lowest-ranking concubine in the Eastern Palace, it won't be her turn."
When Jiang Huaizhu heard them talking about him, he pinched his palms hard with his fingers to maintain an indifferent expression on his face.
She didn't notice that a thread of blood came out of the jade bracelet on her right hand, and the tip seeped into her skin.
As the bloodstains penetrated deeper, Jiang Huaizhu felt her anger growing heavier and heavier, to the point where it became uncontrollable, so much so that she could no longer conceal her anger on her face.
She even had an urge to pick up the wine glass at hand and smash it hard on the faces of these noble ladies who spoke ill of her.
Princess Wenyi noticed her unhappy expression at this moment, and thought that she didn't want to hear other women coveting the Crown Prince, so she smiled and said, "Sister Chu, don't worry. That wishful thinking woman is dead. There are still many women in this city who covet my brother, but the only one who can truly catch my eye is—"
Before she finished speaking, a maid from Prince Cheng's mansion came in hurriedly:
"Princess, this is bad! Someone reported that remnants of the Tianming Pavilion have infiltrated our Chengwang Mansion. His Royal Highness Prince Zhan has arrived in person with the Imperial City Bureau, and the Ninth Prince has also arrived. They said they want to search the mansion!"
Jiang Huaizhu's heart skipped a beat and his face suddenly turned pale.
Oh no, Tan You must have done something and was discovered!
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