Chapter 147: Meeting the Lady from the Chang Family
Xier held the box and accompanied Chang Suining as they walked along the path in the garden.
The sandalwood box containing the night pearls was carved with hollow patterns of flowers and birds. At this moment, in the night, the glow of the pearls shone through the hollow gaps.
Xier had been waiting outside the hall like other servants and maids, so she didn't know what the reward her daughter had received meant. At this moment, she could only exclaim, "Daughter, this bead is really bright..."
"I am much brighter than this bead." Chang Suining said, looking at the night ahead.
Otherwise, how could she be seen by that person at first sight even after she changed her body, and be captured to be a puppet?
She probably has a birthmark with the words "I'm very useful" on her body, which can't be covered up no matter what.
"Of course, the girl is shining!" Xier said seriously, "Maybe the girl is the reincarnation of the Night Pearl. The natural pearl light is naturally better."
Chang Suining thought about it seriously.
She shouldn't look like this gaudy night pearl.
If she is so useful and practical, she must be a reincarnated chess piece.
After the master and servant walked a distance away, Yuan Xiang, who was standing quietly in the pavilion not far away, scratched his head and said, "...Mrs. Chang is not modest at all. She actually thinks she is brighter than the night pearl."
"It's just the truth." Cui Jing said as he stood quietly in the pavilion, watching the figure going away in the night.
“……” Yuan Xiang silently glanced at his own commander-in-chief.
Okay, the Grand Commander’s friends are the best.
But they are indeed friends, one is not humble at all, and the other is not humble on behalf of the other.
"But Grand Commander... aren't you waiting here to talk to Madam Chang?" Yuan Xiang asked, "They are almost gone. Do you want me to call them back?"
Cui Jing said nothing and walked out of the pavilion.
"Let's go back first." he said.
As a friend, he didn't know what to say when they met now. Should he comfort her? This was not what he was good at, and she didn't seem to need it.
Or, at least he needed to come up with a relatively feasible solution before he could go see her.
Friends, this is what we should do, right?
…
"Father……"
At this moment, Zhangsun Qi Niangzi was standing in her father's study, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Saint, are you going to let that lady from the Chang family compete with your daughter?"
Although she got a jade ruyi, Chang Suining not only got a pair of night-shining pearls, but was also diagnosed by the Imperial Master Tianjing as being of great value and extraordinary.
Isn’t it obvious what the Holy Will is?
"It's not surprising that there are people fighting for it. How could the position of Crown Princess be handed over to you smoothly?" Chang Sunyuan looked up at his youngest daughter. "You just need to do what you should do, be careful in front of others, and don't leave any excuses for anyone. Your father and your elder brother will take care of the rest."
Chang Sunxuan replied "Yes", "My daughter will remember this."
Chang Sunyuan looked at the maid beside her and said, "Take the girl back to rest."
The maid agreed.
The eldest grandson Xuan bowed and said, "Father and elder brother should also rest early."
The door of the study was closed again. Chang Sunyuan's eldest son, Chang Sunyan, frowned and said, "The reason why the Imperial Master Tian Jing came out of retreat at this time was because of this..."
Many times, the theory of God is also a means of bargaining.
"My son heard that although the adopted daughter of General Chang's mansion is not as good as Xuan'er in other aspects, she is quite famous among those poor scholars... Now that the Queen has revealed her intention to make her the Crown Princess, those people will definitely use her talent and reputation to promote her. How should we respond then?"
The sound of wind outside the window drowned out the conversation between the father and son.
…
"Girl, do you really... want to be the Crown Princess?" On the way back, the maid beside Chang Sunxuan asked in a low voice.
She grew up with Chang Sunxuan since childhood, and the relationship between the two is not comparable to that of an ordinary master and servant.
"Of course." Chang Sunxuan smiled and said, "I am the daughter of the Chang Sun family, so I should follow the example of my aunt."
Her eldest aunt was the respected Empress Changsun. Since she was young, she wanted to become someone who could bring glory to the Changsun family like her aunt.
She is lucky. She is the youngest among the sisters in the family and is the most loved by her father and brothers. Now she has finally waited for the opportunity to realize her dreams, and she will definitely try her best to fight for it.
As for the fact that the prince was a few years younger than her and that she had only met him a few times, none of this mattered.
Not all girls hope to marry a so-called ideal man.
Besides, the prince will eventually grow up, and it doesn't necessarily mean that he will be unhappy.
The maid said no more, just smiled and said: "I think it's simple, as long as the girl is happy... In short, whatever the girl wants to do, the maid will accompany her to do it."
Chang Sunxuan smiled and was about to say something when she heard footsteps in front of her, and then someone came towards her.
"I wonder who it is, isn't this Miss Chang Sun Qi?"
Ming Jin walked over, accompanied by a servant holding a lantern.
At this time, he raised his hand to take the lamp from the servant, took two steps forward, held the lamp high, looked at the girl in front of him, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen Madam Changsun for a long time. Seeing a beauty under this lamp is really a different charm..."
His demeanor, tone, and behavior were all full of joking and offensiveness. Chang Sunxuan frowned slightly and took two steps back: "Prince Ming, please respect yourself."
"Tsk, are you putting on airs with the Changsun family again?" Ming Jin raised an eyebrow and said with some pity, "I heard that Lord Changsun wants to send Lady Changsun Qi to the palace to be the Crown Princess... Isn't it a waste of talent to lock such a beauty inside the palace walls from now on?"
As he spoke, he took another step closer and suggested in a low voice, "How about I go and ask my aunt for mercy and ask her to grant us a marriage and save Lady Changsun from the sea of fire?"
A hint of contempt flashed across Chang Sunxuan's eyes.
She didn't even look at Ming Jin, she just said coldly: "I think my father had already rejected it very clearly three years ago."
The saint once instructed the Ming family to propose marriage to her family in an attempt to ease the relationship with the Changsun family. Regardless of whether the saint was just doing superficial work to paralyze the Changsun family or sincerely wanted to win them over, my father did not consider this matter and rejected it thoroughly at that time.
Since then, the relationship between their Changsun family and the saint has become completely irreconcilable - and my father has never thought of reconciling it.
My father said that the death of her eldest aunt, Empress Changsun, was closely related to Empress Ming. Whether it was old grudges or current conflicts of interest, they, the Changsun family, and Empress Ming were destined to be in opposition to the end.
Her father did not hide these things from her because she was going to stand shoulder to shoulder with him and his brothers.
Therefore, this good-for-nothing so-called prince of the Ming family was nothing but a clown in her eyes.
The girl did not hide the disdain in her eyes.
This condescending disdain was particularly striking in Ming Jin's eyes. In addition, when he heard her mention that his family's marriage proposal was rejected three years ago, he suddenly showed annoyance on his face.
"Chang Sunxuan, what are you so proud of? You should open your eyes and see the surname of the current owner of this country——"
He forced out a cold laugh from between his teeth and said word by word, "I want to see if this vicious dog, who doesn't know what's good for him, can still keep such a tough mouth when he is beaten to death and skinned by his master..."
Chang Sunxuan pursed her lips and looked at him for a moment.
In the end, he just said to the maid: "Let's go."
The maid followed her girl with a gloomy face and left.
"Bah!" Ming Jin spat and threw the lamp in his hand to the ground.
"You are just a lowly bastard, yet you dare to act so noble in front of me again and again!"
"Now the surname of the country is Ming, not Li, and certainly not Changsun!"
"Young Master..." The servant hesitated and looked around subconsciously.
"What are you afraid of!" Ming Jin had no place to vent his anger, so he slapped the boy in the face: "Do I need to be sneaky when I speak to you, my prince?"
His aunt had no children, and he was her aunt's nephew. He was clearly the most noble son in the entire Dasheng—not that useless prince who hadn't even grown all his hair and didn't dare to speak loudly when he saw him! But this bitch rejected him and turned around to marry that useless prince...
Ming Jin gritted his teeth and looked in the direction where Chang Sunxuan left, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.
"When I really enter the palace in the future, how I shape and flatten it will be decided by me, the prince."
Just wait and see, sooner or later he will make this cheap thing put down this smug and noble attitude and kneel before him to beg him.
And that little bitch from the Chang family... Anyone who doesn't know how to appreciate courtesy will never have a good ending!
"This Ming family's prince is really becoming more and more rude..."
The maidservant beside Chang Sunxuan said with disgust: "The current saint is also a remarkable person...how could he have such a nephew?"
"A dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each is different." Chang Sunxuan sneered, "Besides, the Ming family is not a prominent family with deep roots. Now it has risen to this position because of the saint... How can we expect him to have some real manners, education, vision and intelligence?"
And the more you lack something, the more you care about it.
Knowing that his family does not have enough financial resources, he will immediately get angry when faced with the contempt of others.
It is normal for a family like the Ming family to produce people like Ming Jin.
It would be a miracle if a wise queen emerged.
And just as my father said, the coming into being of this miracle was not only due to Queen Ming herself, but also the right time and place, and the help of her two children who risked their lives - and Queen Ming's children did not have the surname Ming.
After all, the Ming family, to which Ming Jin belongs, is just reaping the benefits of others' achievements.
"That's right..." The maid said, "The girl should stay away from him from now on, so as not to be contaminated by his bad luck."
Chang Sunxuan suddenly asked, "I heard that the girl from the Chang family once beat him, right?"
"Yes." The maid then recounted the rumors about the previous incident at Dayun Temple in detail.
Chang Sunxuan couldn't help but laugh: "You fought very well."
Then he said thoughtfully: "This girl from the Chang family is very different from ordinary girls... Even though I don't like to pry into the affairs of those noble ladies, I have heard about her deeds many times in the past six months."
He beat people, sought to become a disciple, held poetry competitions, formed societies, and played chess with others... Oh, he also taught that Xie a lesson, and even painted a picture while teaching him a lesson, which made him famous in the capital.
How does she do so many things at once?
And it seems... no matter who he faces, the opponent never loses?
With this calculation, the record can be described as invincible and amazing.
Chang Sunxuan suddenly felt a little worried: "My opponent seems very unusual..."
Before this flower show, she never thought that her opponent would be the lady from the Chang family.
It really caught me off guard.
After thinking for a moment, Chang Sunxuan said, "I want to see her alone tomorrow."
Tomorrow is the last day of the flower show.
It would be inconvenient to see each other again after returning to the city.
"The girl wants to meet the Chang family lady alone?" The maid hesitated: "But the master has told the girl to be cautious..."
"I didn't go there to have a quarrel with her, so how could I not be cautious?" Chang Sunxuan said, "If father can't even let me make the decision on such a small matter, then when will I be able to take charge of things like my aunt?"
Since you are an opponent, you should at least know yourself and the enemy first, and find out the opponent's true intentions.
Tomorrow, she will go to meet the legendary lady from the Chang family.
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On the last day of the flower show, the busy sage no longer appeared in public. Instead, more female relatives went around the garden on their own, and the atmosphere seemed more relaxed and harmonious.
However, beneath this harmony, everyone is aware that a storm is about to come.
At the dinner yesterday, the jade ruyi and the pair of luminous pearls bestowed by the saint caused a stir in everyone's heart. After a night of fermentation, even a little eunuch in Hibiscus Garden had come to the realization that "the eldest grandson Qi Niangzi from the Left Prime Minister's family and the girl from General Chang's mansion are competing for the position of Crown Princess."
While the ladies were discussing privately, they subconsciously looked around the garden, but the two initial candidates for the Crown Princess did not show up today.
Yes, how could the two girls have the mood to appreciate the flowers at this time?
At this moment, Chang Suining was on his way to the horse farm.
In addition to the flower-viewing area, there is also a horse farm in Furong Garden. Since there were no restrictions on activities today, many young people went to the horse farm to ride horses.
Chang Suining had no intention of joining in the fun, but Yao Xia just ran to her and told her that her brother Yao Gui had sent someone to pass on a message - Ming Jin had a young man who was familiar with Chang Suining trick Chang Suining into going to the racecourse, and provoked Chang Suining to race horses with him.
Only then did Chang Suining rush over.
If we really compare riding skills, let alone Ming Jin, there are few young men in the entire capital who can compare with her brother.
But she was worried that Ming Jin would use some means - since he couldn't do anything to her for the time being, he would take it out on her brother.
Her brother, who was not very smart, was already very dissatisfied with the Duke's Mansion and Ming Jin, and was eager to vent his anger for her. If he got angry and impulsive, he would easily fall into the trap.
Chang Suining and Yao Xia quickly arrived at the horse farm.
At this time, many people gathered around, and the surrounding was filled with the sound of people cheering and watching the fun.
"Look, Prince Ming is catching up!"
"Good job!"
On the horse field, there were more than ten figures riding horses at full speed. At a glance, they were all young men in bright clothes.
Chang Suining looked over and saw that Chang Sui'an was leading at the moment, but not by much.
"drive!"
Following closely behind was Ming Jin, who was trying his best to catch up with the others, holding the reins in one hand and the whip in the other. He was riding a huge horse with an exceptionally strong body, a brown-red body, and a spot of snow-white on its forehead.
Chang Suining was startled.
Is she dazzled? That is——
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