On the small inner wall of the prayer sachet, two small characters are sewn: Jingyi.
Scented sachets, being personal items, are never given away casually. The one Jingyi brought was not only a deeply meaningful blessing sachet, but also bore her own name.
If such a "deep" affection were to appear in public, it would inevitably lead to gossip about their secret dealings.
The two owners of this sachet are a prince of the Jade Kingdom and a princess of the Jing Kingdom. Neither country will allow it to develop into a scandal. The best solution is to grant them a marriage.
"Ninth Prince, I apologize for the offense," Jing Yan said, clenching the sachet in his hand and suppressing his anger as he expressed his remorse to Yu Chuxuan.
Yu Chuxuan, also a prince, grew up in the palace and was used to intrigue and scheming. He didn't mind and said humbly.
"Your Highness, please do not feel guilty. Chu Xuan knows that Princess Jingyi had no such intention. When Chu Xuan entered Jing, he took on the alliance and friendship between Yu Kingdom and Jing Kingdom. He only wished to live peacefully in Jing and had no other ambitions."
"Given that this matter is inextricably linked to Chu Xuan, I will do my utmost to fulfill any needs His Highness the Crown Prince may have."
The two exchanged polite words, but Rong Ying couldn't help but interject with a raised lip: "Your Highness, just tell me what you want to do. The Ninth Prince will definitely cooperate fully for his own sake."
Just as Yue Jiang had guessed, Jing Yan and Rong Yingming were ostensibly a prince and his retainer, but in reality, they were close friends.
With Rong Ying acting as a go-between, Jing Yan's concerns about Yu Chuxuan lessened considerably. He smiled and nodded, "I understand."
Jingyan then handed the sachet to Yuejiang: "Jiang'er, do you have a way to make one exactly the same?"
Making a blessing sachet is very simple. Yue Jiang immediately understood Jing Yan's meaning. She put away the one in front of her and confidently assured him.
"This sachet is not complicated. I will prepare an identical sachet without Jingyi's name on it."
Jing Yan entrusted the matter to Yue Jiang with peace of mind.
He then shared his plans with those present.
“Jingyi was tricked into trusting the Yongshou Palace since childhood and treated Empress Dowager Cheng as her own grandmother. The image of Empress Dowager Cheng in Jingyi’s heart accumulated over more than ten years is hard to shake.”
"Although I discovered that Empress Dowager Cheng had done something wrong, I could take the sachet to my father and complain about her. However, I can't guarantee that she won't use her silver tongue to deceive me."
"Father would certainly not want to offend Empress Dowager Cheng, the late Emperor's first wife, too much. I have only one purpose now: to let Jingyi see how much Empress Dowager Cheng really means to him."
"Therefore, during this period of time, Prince Lao Jiu continued to carry the sachet that 'Jingyi' brought and tried not to let it leave his side."
Yu Chuxuan instantly understood Jing Yan's meaning. He probably wanted to mislead the Yongshou Palace and find a suitable opportunity to let Jing Yi see the true face of Empress Dowager Cheng.
He glanced at Rong Ying and readily agreed: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has put in a lot of effort, and Chu Xuan is happy to help."
...
Yue Jiang quickly made an identical sachet for the blessing. Last time, Jing Yi was startled by Yu Chuxuan's question and didn't dare to run to the East Palace.
However, in order for the plan to proceed smoothly, Jingyi still needs to make a move to visit the East Palace.
Yue Jiang would often take Jing Yi to play at the East Palace when she paid her respects to Empress Ye.
If they happen to arrive at the same time, it will coincide with Jingyi's visit to Yongshou Palace to pay his respects. In that case, Yuejiang will have Jingyi's maid go to Yongshou Palace to report Jingyi's whereabouts.
On one or two occasions, Empress Dowager Cheng would hear Jingyi running to the East Palace, and gradually she began to wonder if Jingyi and Yu Chuxuan had developed feelings for each other.
However, Empress Dowager Cheng did not care whether the two were in love or not; she only wanted the sachet to bring them together as a couple.
In order to determine whether Yu Chuxuan wore the sachet every day, Empress Dowager Cheng, using the excuse of Jingshuo's injured leg, specially sent someone to the East Palace to invite Shang Yu to examine Jingshuo's leg in order to find out the truth.
Yu Chuxuan had already agreed to help Jing Yan, so when Empress Dowager Cheng summoned Shang Yu, he deliberately wore a sachet for blessings and appeared before the eunuchs sent by Empress Dowager Cheng.
In order to show that Jingyi and he were "very close", when the eunuch glanced at Yu Chuxuan's waist, he deliberately inquired about Jingshuo's injury and took the opportunity to mention Jingyi.
"When I first arrived at Jing Palace, His Highness the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince greeted me together. In such a short time, the Second Prince suffered such a serious injury, and I was unable to visit him due to my old illness."
"Could it be that the Second Prince's injuries have not yet fully healed? I heard from Princess Jingyi that Empress Dowager Cheng is extremely worried about the Second Prince's injuries. I hope that Empress Dowager Cheng can take good care of her health."
"I have been ill for more than ten years, and the imperial physicians of Yu Kingdom have tasted almost every kind of herb for me. If the Second Prince's injury requires any rare medicine, please ask Empress Dowager Cheng not to be polite with me."
The eunuch looked spirited, with very sharp eyes. He listened attentively to Yu Chuxuan's words and memorized them perfectly. Immediately, he bowed and thanked him with tears streaming down his face.
"The Ninth Prince cares so much about our Second Prince. I will definitely report this to the Empress Dowager when I get back. The Empress Dowager summoned Doctor Shang today for no other reason than this."
"It's because I trust Doctor Shang's mentor, and I'm concerned that the Second Prince's injuries are healing day by day, so I wanted to ask Doctor Shang to take a look at how the healing is going."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and take me to see the Second Prince. Stop talking nonsense." Shang Yu had been sent to the Eastern Palace by his master since childhood and had never treated anyone outside the Eastern Palace, let alone anyone from the two empress dowagers' quarters.
Unfortunately, since he was specifically chosen, Shang Yu had no choice but to hope for a quick return.
Without giving the eunuchs another chance to speak with Yu Chuxuan, Shang Yu picked up his medicine box and left.
...
When Yue Jiang was teaching Jing Yi how to make flower dew, Jing Yi was impatient and only picked six or seven crabapple blossoms before a look of boredom appeared on her face.
“Sister-in-law, why don’t you just let the palace maids do this? Why do it yourself?”
As Yue Jiang smiled, she picked whole crabapple petals one by one and soaked them in clear water.
She said calmly, "The ingredients for floral water are all the same, but everyone makes it with a different flavor. I prefer the one I make myself."
Jingyi pursed her lips, unconcerned: "I'm not particular, as long as it smells good."
“How can this be?” Yue Jiang couldn’t help but chuckle. Seeing that Jing Yi was about to stop, she took another crabapple blossom and stuffed it into her hand, chatting casually.
“Jingyi, you’ll be of marriageable age this winter. You can make a bottle of floral dew for yourself, or if you meet a man you like someday, you can give it to him!”
Jingyi is still at the age where she plays every day, and her biggest wish is to have less homework.
Upon hearing the name of the man she admired, her chubby, youthful face flushed red, and an inexplicable heat seemed to surge from the top of her head.
She crumpled the crabapple blossom in her hand, looking embarrassed. "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't have a man I like."
This kind of thing can easily make a young girl who hasn't yet experienced love feel shy, and Yue Jiang's goal is to make Jing Yi shy so that things will be easier afterward.
Yue Jiang: "You'll definitely have one after you come of age. On the day of the tasting event, didn't Grandmother Cheng also hope that you would have a good marriage?"
Jingyi was anxious and stamped her feet repeatedly: "How can these be the same?"
Yue Jiang didn't understand, and said with a hint of disappointment, "How is it different? Is it that I can't say what Grandmother Cheng, an elder, said?"
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