Princess Wen Yi's expression became even uglier, and she gritted her teeth without saying a word.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Sun Bijun snorted coldly.
The noble ladies nearby looked at the two of them and knew what was going on.
Sun Bijun is the legitimate daughter of the Right Prime Minister's generation and the niece of Empress Sun. She and the Crown Prince grew up together as childhood sweethearts. As the saying goes, "the one who is close to the water gets the moon first", she has always regarded the position of Crown Princess as a sure thing.
However, Empress Sun and the Crown Prince disliked her arrogant and domineering character, and were worried that this marriage would make the Emperor wary of the Sun family's in-laws interfering in politics and thus be wary of the Eastern Palace, so they had no intention of marrying her.
Sun Bijun waited and waited, but her aunt the Queen never gave in. She also saw her cousin the Crown Prince marry two concubines one after another. If it weren't for the elders in her family stopping her, she would have gone to the palace to question the Queen in person.
She couldn't vent her anger on the Queen and the Crown Prince, so she often acted sarcastic in front of Princess Wen Yi.
This time, Princess Wen Yi invited her close friends to a small gathering. She originally didn't want to bring Sun Bijun with her, for fear that she would cause trouble for Chu Yusu after she came, and say something unpleasant that would make her lose face.
But I don’t know who leaked the news, and Sun Bijun finally found out about it.
She brought a large group of attendants with her and came to Prince Cheng's mansion in such a grand manner.
The people in Prince Cheng's mansion had no choice but to let her in, and Princess Wen Yi couldn't drive her away in public, so she could only let her sit down and "appreciate the flowers" with them.
Fortunately, Sun Bijun didn't say anything at the beginning. However, when she met Chu Yusu, she brought up the matter of the criminal Jiang Huaizhu who was sentenced to death, which made Princess Wen Yi a little dissatisfied. She didn't do anything out of the ordinary at other times.
Now seeing Chu Yusu going crazy, Sun Bijun naturally seized this opportunity.
She said to the doctor of Prince Cheng's palace:
"Doctor, you must carefully examine Miss Chu's pulse and find out what's wrong with her. Because this is the woman favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When the doctor heard this, he didn't dare to respond, nor did he dare to refuse, so he could only say:
"I will definitely use all my life's knowledge to find out the patient's pulse."
Sun Bijun said maliciously:
"Is it hysteria, or stage frenzy, or even peach blossom madness? We need to find out for sure. A man of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot marry a woman with a disease."
Princess Wenyi finally couldn't bear it any longer and said in a deep voice:
"Cousin Bijun, please stop talking nonsense about my brother's marriage."
"Oh, am I talking nonsense?"
Sun Bijun sneered, "But now there's rumors everywhere in the capital that ever since he caught a glimpse of her at your last birthday banquet, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to Miss Chu. Even the Empress is very pleased with her, and now she's planning to ask Marquis Wen Ning to negotiate a marriage with the Chu family."
Princess Wenyi's face turned pale and blue. "These are just gossips from boring people. How could you, a noble cousin, listen to such words?"
"Really?" Sun Bijun refused to listen and folded her arms across her chest. "Since you say these are just rumors, do you dare to swear to me that your royal brother has never had the thought of marrying Chu Yushu, never before and never in the future?"
Princess Wenyi was so angry that she couldn't help but blurt out, "Why should I bet with you? Who my royal brother marries doesn't seem to matter to a servant like you, my cousin, right?"
Sun Bijun's face suddenly darkened and she said in a cold voice:
"That's none of my business, I see!"
She turned around and left. When she reached the garden gate, she forced her way out regardless of the people from Prince Cheng's mansion trying to stop her.
Princess Wen Yi looked in the direction she left and had a bad feeling in her heart.
Not far away, Jiang Xiancao, after bandaging his wound, stood up with a faint smile on his lips.
The old saying is true: dogs bite each other and get a mouthful of fur, and evildoers will be punished by evildoers.
She ordered the secret guards to monitor Jiang Huaizhu's movements. After learning that Princess Wen Yi had invited Jiang Huaizhu to the Cheng Palace, she secretly revealed this matter to Sun Bijun. This was the right decision.
Now Sun Bijun and Princess Wen Yi are fighting. Sun Bijun is a person who will never suffer any loss. She will definitely take revenge after returning to the Sun family.
Can Jiang Huaizhu's dream of marrying into the Eastern Palace still come true?
…
Three days after the trip to Prince Cheng's Mansion, Jiang Xiancao heard Huayi say that people in the streets and alleys were talking about the young lady of the Chu family who had just arrived in Beijing. Although she was beautiful, she was mentally ill. When she was not ill, she was as quiet as a virgin, but when she was ill, she was as agile as a demon.
Huayi loves to talk about these gossips, and she talks about them with great joy:
"However, someone from the Wenning Marquis's residence came out to refute the rumor, saying that their cousin wasn't insane, but had been startled by some foul creature on the way to Prince Cheng's residence. Now, they've asked a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit, and she's completely sober now."
After hearing this, Chao Yue couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean they were sated on the road? Why didn't they say they were sated in Prince Cheng's mansion?"
Hua Yi laughed and said:
"How dare they say there's something dirty in Prince Cheng's mansion? Otherwise, Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng will come to settle accounts with them."
Chao Yue nodded, "Indeed. The fact that there are remnants of the Tianming Pavilion in the Chengwang Mansion has not been made public. Only a few royal relatives and a few powerful people know about it. Even if the Wenning Marquis Mansion knew about it, they dared not expose it, otherwise they would be in trouble with the entire Dasheng royal family."
Huayue leaned her head and said:
"Under the current circumstances, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still wants Miss Chu, he must first put to rest the rumors against her in the capital. This rumor has spread so quickly, there must be someone behind it fanning the flames."
Chao Yue pondered and said, "The person who spread the rumor must be the one who went to Prince Cheng's mansion that day and witnessed Miss Chu's illness with their own eyes. Princess Wenyi and Commandery Lady Ruining have no reason to be against Miss Chu, so it must be one of those noble ladies."
Hua Yue smiled slyly, "Whoever wants to marry the prince the most will be the one who can't escape."
After listening to their discussion, Jiang Xiancao smiled slightly and said, "Chaoyue, find some good supplements from the mansion and send them to the Wenning Marquis's mansion. Say they are for the frightened Miss Chu. Tell her to recuperate and not worry about the rumors outside."
Chaoyue responded and left. Huayi stayed where she was, looking at Jiang Xiancao, blinking and whispering:
"Does the prince really want to marry Miss Chu?"
Jiang Xiancao said calmly, "I just don't want the prince to marry her."
At this time, Tinglan walked into the study.
When Jiang Xiancao saw his expression, she knew that he had something to report, so she asked Huayi to leave first.
After Hua Yi left, she asked, "Have you found out the origins of the little maid named Tan You beside Jiang Huaizhu?"
Ting Lan shook his head and said, "I'm still investigating this matter, but I found an important clue about the concubine of Marquis Wen Ning that you were looking for."
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