Chapter 141
Marry into the Jiang Mansion
Yang Pianpian looked at her with a slightly frightened and annoyed expression on her face, and spoke gently to Princess Tingyun with a graceful smile in her eyes.
"You might be unlucky. You are of high status and can obviously put everyone under your feet, but you are always bullied by others. You are too timid and too kind. If you were more scheming and had better means, you might also be able to gain the emperor's favor and crush those who want to humiliate you."
Princess Tingyun felt a little embarrassed after listening to this. She lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, with tears in her eyes. Yang Pianpian put his arm around her shoulders and brought her into his arms.
"But your mother is also a bad person. Zhiyu said that the proposal to the emperor was not particularly smooth. You must be careful. She dared to collude with others in Prime Minister Liu's mansion to give you to the governor. She is not satisfied with the current candidate for marriage. She may have other means."
When this matter was mentioned, Princess Tingyun felt her heart pounding and she was so scared that she threw herself into Yang Pianpian's arms, choking with sobs.
"I want to marry into the Jiang Mansion as soon as possible. I will live there and never come out again."
Yang Pianpian's eyes were filled with heartache and she sighed.
"You don't have to be afraid if you marry into the Jiang Mansion. We will protect you. Don't worry. No matter what your mother says in the future, you should push it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and let him cover it for you. Otherwise, she will not be satisfied unless she kills you."
"Yeah, I know."
Tingyun Princess nodded heavily. Yang Pianpian felt relieved seeing that she was well-behaved and obedient, but after thinking about it, she spoke sternly again.
"Remember, you must not listen to your mother in the future. No matter what she says, you must tell me and let me make the decision."
"Yeah, I'll make a note of it."
Tingyun wiped her tears and looked up at Jiang Zhaoying. Jiang Zhaoying smiled slightly with gentleness in her eyes. Tingyun then said softly with relief.
"Thank you for not laughing at me."
"Who dares to laugh at you? At the very least, your status as a princess is still there. After you marry into the Jiang Mansion, maybe you will have the chance to be crowned a princess in the future."
Princess?
Princess Tingyun's eyes lit up slightly when she heard this, but she soon smiled again. She had never thought about this before, and it didn't matter. As long as she could marry Jiang Zhiyu and live a good life with him, it would be enough.
Zhiyu said that her health was not good, and after she got married she would need to be assigned a doctor to take care of her health. He said that they should all be together well, go out for an outing together in the spring, stay in the room together to look at the scenery outside the window in the summer, go out to pick fruits together in the autumn, and sit on the couch together in the winter to enjoy the snow outside.
Think about it.
How beautiful!
then.
Yang Pianpian introduced several other young ladies to everyone, and also greeted the young ladies from the Cui family, the Li family, the Chen family, and the Zuo family.
After lunch, the Ministry of Internal Affairs came over and said that hunting would start in the afternoon and asked them to gather.
The heroic young men gathered in the open space on the left, while the beautiful young ladies gathered in the open space on the right.
The young masters looked at the young ladies who were dressed simply but surprisingly good-looking today. Their eyes were bright and they were eager to perform well.
Jiang Zhiyu turned his head to look at Jiang Zhaoying, and they looked at each other tacitly, and then their eyes turned to Jiang Fuqin.
The horse keepers led the horses slowly over.
Jiang Fuqin led a group of young ladies to pick horses. Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoying and Jiang Zhiyu also turned around to pick horses.
It was a rare occasion that there were still more than a dozen tall red horses this year. Jiang Zhaoying picked one and led it for a few steps when Jiang Fuqin stepped forward and stopped her horse, pointing at it.
"I want this one."
When the people from the Horse Guards saw that it was the concubine of Prince Yueming's palace, they smiled and spoke to Jiang Zhaoying.
"Why don't you give Miss Jiang to Concubine Jiang? You are a family anyway, so it doesn't matter."
"good."
Jiang Zhaoying nodded and handed the reins to Jiang Fuqin. Jiang Fuqin took it with a proud look on her face, walked to the horse, stroked its head gently, and said to the horse keepers.
"Pick her a white one."
"yes."
The horse steward did not dare to offend the Yueyue Mansion, so he picked out a white horse of good quality and gave it to Jiang Zhaoying. Jiang Zhaoying reached out to take the reins, turned around and left.
Jiang Fuqin was extremely satisfied with Jiang Zhaoying's practical work. Looking at Jiang Zhaoying's tall back, the jealousy and pride in her eyes gradually became obvious.
So what if she is just a concubine now? The effect is still just as great, at least Jiang Zhaoying doesn't dare to fight with her anymore.
"Get my bow and arrows ready, and watch me defeat her properly."
She had not spent all these years in the Jiang Mansion in vain. She was good at chess, piano, calligraphy and painting, but she was also equally good at archery and horse riding. However, in her memory, Jiang Zhaoying was not good at these things.
After Jiang Zhaoying gathered with Jiang Zhiyu, Sheng Hanyuan, and Yang Pianpian, leading the white horse, she asked Feicui softly.
"Has the Liu family's aunt arrived?"
Previously, Feicui was asked to walk around and observe carefully. Now that she is here, there should be some results.
"She is here. Her tent is not with the Liu family. It is at the far west side. Her current identity is Madam Pan. Master Pan and Miss Pan are very well-behaved and polite. They are not in a hurry to make friends with her. They seem very low-key."
Jiang Zhaoying frowned slightly. Mrs. Pan was the daughter of Prime Minister Liu and Prime Minister Liu's biological sister. If she wasn't guilty, there was really no need for her to be so low-key.
"sister."
Jiang Zhiyu glanced at Jiang Fuqin who was walking away.
"The timing must be right, and we must not reveal any flaws. Jiang Fuqin must have made a backup plan, and might even be planning to kill us."
"kindness."
Jiang Zhaoying nodded, and Sheng Hanyuan stepped forward and said.
"My people have already entered the forest. Let's just play around and get some loot first."
"Okay, go ahead."
I checked the arrows in their tubes. Some were marked, but a few were not. I would have to use the unmarked arrows to kill Jiang Fuqin later.
far away.
There were soldiers on horseback patrolling continuously, and Jiang Zhaoying frowned slightly as she watched them.
Fortunately, they had already made arrangements. When the time comes, prey will lure Jiang Fuqin into the mountains. Once she reaches a place with few people and where accidents are likely to happen, she will be killed immediately.
"Walk."
Jiang Zhaoying patted Feicui and Sinan on the shoulders. Shu Yun and Shu Yu were left in the tent, and any prey they found would be sent back to them for processing.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged a lot of stoves, and whoever brought back the prey first to roast would get the first reward.
Climb on the horse.
Jiang Zhaoying shouted softly, and then the three of them jumped into the woods.
"I heard that there are hundreds of kinds of prey in there, some poisonous, some non-poisonous, some big and some small. We still have to be careful."
"I heard that even poisonous scorpions have them."
"It's okay. We all have the insect repellent sachets that Ruogu gave us, and our shoes and clothes have been soaked in medicine. Ordinary snakes, insects, rats and ants dare not get close to us."
Jiang Zhaoying spoke to them softly, and then they jumped into the deep mountains and forests.
This hunting ground was enclosed by the royal family a hundred years ago. It takes seven or eight days to ride from one end to the other on horseback. It is large and dense.
After walking a few miles, I began to feel a cool breeze inside, and the messy vines of the trees around me brushed past me.
Feicui took out a machete from her waist and cut off the hooked vines and branches. A rabbit flew by with a whizzing sound, and Jiang Zhaoying hurriedly put an arrow on it.
But then I heard the rabbit fall with a thud.
Look up.
Then I saw a young man and a young lady coming out from the branches. The young lady ran towards the rabbit happily, grabbed it and screamed.
"Brother, you are awesome."
The lady in green riding clothes turned around while holding the rabbit and saw Jiang Zhaoying collecting the arrows. She then raised her face and smiled.
"We fought first."
"fine."
Jiang Zhaoying smiled, then turned and left.
The branches blocked each other's figures, but Jiang Zhaoying knew that the people she just met were Mrs. Pan's son and daughter.
They were unfamiliar with the capital, so they didn't have many friends. Even the young ladies and young masters of Prime Minister Liu's mansion were not very familiar with them, so they didn't hang out together.
"That sister."
Pan Yumian looked up and called Jiang Zhaoying, and Feicui quickly spread out the branches, and Jiang Zhaoying smiled.
"My name is Jiang Zhaoying, the daughter of the Imperial Observatory."
Pan Yumian and Pan Jingzhu were slightly startled.
I thought to myself, no wonder she was so beautiful, it turned out she was Jiang Zhaoying, the daughter of the famous Imperial Observatory.
Although her official position was not high, even the Emperor and the Crown Prince had to show courtesy to her. Pan Yumian felt that she was very lucky because her mother asked them to make some friends and the first one they met was her.
"My name is Pan Yumian, this is my brother Pan Jingzhu, my father is the governor of Zengzhou, my mother is Liu Xiang's sister, and we just came back from Zengzhou."
"No wonder you look so unfamiliar. How are your archery skills?"
The smile in Jiang Zhaoying's eyes became more gentle. Pan Jingzhu looked at the bright smile on Jiang Zhaoying's face with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He stepped forward and bowed.
"Father has trained us a lot, so it's fine. But we're new here and we want to find a companion. I wonder if Miss Jiang is willing."
"Of course I am willing."
Jiang Zhaoying said this and pointed in her own direction.
"I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has thrown a lot of wild animals in there. You have to be careful when hunting this time. It might be dangerous."
This time, the emperor wants to see everyone's archery skills, as well as everyone's cooperation and methods, so there are many dangerous beasts inside.
"What?"
Pan Yumian was startled.
She thought that everything in this royal hunting ground was just a joke, and there were plenty of guards inside so it should be safe.
"This hunting ground is very large. If we really want to strictly guard it, we need at least several thousand guards. But generally speaking, since it is a competition, there will not be such good security guarantees. So almost every hunting will cause some problems. As long as no one dies, the emperor will not care."
Pan Yumian nodded heavily, and Jiang Zhaoying took out two medicine bags from her body.
"This can repel some common snakes, insects, rats and ants. Wear it."
"Okay, thank you."
The brother and sister took it hurriedly, only then they realized that they were too unprepared for the hunt and had too little experience.
"Mother usually protects us too well, so..."
Pan Yumian said this a little embarrassedly, Jiang Zhaoying smiled, and then they walked towards the winding path together.
far away.
There were all kinds of noises, like those of birds and beasts, the wind was constantly whistling, and the occasional sound of arrows whizzing by my ears, making the atmosphere gradually become heavy.
"deer."
As soon as the words fell.
Jiang Zhaoying immediately jumped on the horse and chased after the beautiful deer.
When an arrow was shot, the deer was frightened by the sound and immediately spread its legs and ran forward. Jiang Zhaoying watched coldly and shouted softly, and the horse chased after it. Another arrow shot the deer's leg, and the deer fell to the ground.
Just as he was about to reload his arrows, he heard a bang and an arrow hit the deer's neck.
"I got it right. The Concubine is really amazing."
The voice of Jiang Fuqin's maid Baolin came from behind the branches, but as soon as they lifted the branches, they heard another arrow hit the deer with a bang.
Miss Liu Si strode out with a quiver on her back, dragged the deer with her, and turned away.
As soon as Jiang Fuqin came out and saw this scene, his face was immediately filled with anger and he said in a cold voice.
"Miss Liu Si, are you going too far? I was the one who shot the deer."
Miss Liu Si originally had no intention of paying any attention to Jiang Fuqin. But when she thought about her staying by King Yue Ming's side, she would be lying if she said she didn't feel uncomfortable.
But she also knew her father was right.
It's just a small toy. It will disappear sooner or later. What's the big deal?
As long as the position of the queen is hers and that position in the future is hers, it doesn’t matter how His Highness plays.
"Miss Liu Si, are you mad at me? Do you hate me because I entered Prince Yue's mansion before you? Did I do something wrong? Who His Highness likes, who he wants to favor, who he wants to be with, that's all His Highness's decision. It's not something I can control. Sooner or later, you'll enter the mansion, and you'll be favored just the same. There's no need to dislike me."
Miss Liu Si was dressed in a refined Manchu dress. She listened to Jiang Fuqin's words with cold eyes. She was so angry that her chest heaved. She threw the deer away, turned around, rushed to Jiang Fuqin, and slapped her in the face.
Jiang Fuqin didn't expect that she would beat him so easily. She covered her swollen face with her hands, and her heart was boiling with anger, but she could only endure it. Tears welled up in her eyes and she choked with sobs.
"They all said that Fourth Miss Liu has learned all the rules and regulations, and will definitely be a lady with great demeanor in the future. But now, I can't believe this slap. You...you can't hit me casually."
"What if I beat you? Look at your cheap and worthless appearance. Do you think His Highness likes you or not? I don't know in my heart."
She was so naive. The day before Prince Yue Ming brought her into the palace, he met her in private and talked to her about this matter. It was with her consent that this bitch was allowed to enter the palace.
The long fingers in Jiang Fuqin's sleeves suddenly tightened, but she still spoke in a charming and gentle manner.
"But His Highness didn't tell me that in bed. He said that I was charming, considerate and lovely, and that being with someone like me was soul-enhancing. It was only because my family background was a little low that he couldn't marry me as his principal wife."
"Really? Why not go to King Yueming and confront him in person later? Do you dare?"
Miss Liu Si didn't seem to care at all about Jiang Fuqin's words. She knew very well what kind of value she had and how much she could help King Yue Ming.
There is really no need to bother with a lowly concubine.
He has concubines now, and there will be more concubines in the future, and the number will increase every year. It is impossible for her to care about each and every one of them. She just wants to get what she wants.
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