"You've taken a liking to Rong Ying," Yue Jiang said, startled. Following Xiange's words, she fixed her gaze on Rong Ying and kindly reminded her.
"His Highness said he is not interested in love and is determined not to marry, so it will be difficult for him to go through the traditional betrothal and marriage ceremony to marry you."
"Moreover, His Highness's relationship with him is not that of a typical ruler and subject. If asked to force his close friend into marriage, His Highness would not do such a thing."
“I can help you find a marriage to stop Empress Dowager Cheng, but you can’t just marry someone who doesn’t intend to get married.”
"Besides, our relationship isn't good enough in public for you to force me to marry you. Think about it carefully."
Before Jingyan and Rongying arrived, Yuejiang finished explaining the reason to Xiange.
“He actually has such a strange ambition,” Xiange was greatly shocked, but after the initial shock, she still didn’t take it seriously.
“Then it’s him. I just want to get away from the Cheng family. Anyway, the Crown Princess didn’t marry the Crown Prince because of feelings, did she? As long as there’s a purpose, or a feeling of compassion, there’s no problem with getting married.”
"Once I achieve my goal, I can divorce him. It would be best if he had little affection for me, so that I won't suffer too much."
Seeing that Xiange was determined, Yuejiang gave him a final reminder when Jingyan and Rongying arrived: "Then be careful, he is His Highness's strategist, don't expose your identity."
String Song assured her, "I will be careful."
As soon as they finished speaking, Jing Yan brought Rong Ying to them.
Yue Jiang greeted him with a smile: "Your Highness, why have you returned at this time?"
Xian Ge, standing to the side, greeted Jing Yan and Rong Ying.
Jingyan waved his hand to let her off the formalities before answering Yuejiang's question: "Oh, I was just discussing court affairs with Rongying when I remembered that I had forgotten to take a few important memorials. I was worried about leaving them with the palace servants, so I came back to check on them myself."
"When I came in, I saw Jiang'er and Xiange chatting happily, so I came to join in the fun."
As he spoke, he glanced at Rong Ying from time to time, indicating that he was making excuses.
Rong Ying thought that when His Highness returned, he would be able to confront the Crown Princess and the spies with some authority, but unexpectedly, he had to help her cover up the lie indirectly.
Sensing His Highness's implication, Rong Ying was speechless, but still testified for His Highness: "The Crown Prince has indeed been discussing political affairs with me."
However, after speaking, Rong Ying thought for a moment and deliberately added, "The Crown Princess must believe this."
Yue Jiang: With such emphasis, it's hard not to have problems.
“I didn’t say I didn’t believe it. Why are Your Highness and Military Advisor Rong Ying behaving so strangely? Could it be that Your Highness isn’t discussing politics, but has some unspeakable secret?” She looked the two of them up and down, but only showed suspicion towards Jing Yan.
Jing Yan: He glared at Rong Ying without leaving a trace.
To prevent Yue Jiang from overthinking, he walked straight to sit next to her and casually said with a smile, "Don't listen to Rong Ying's ramblings. He's a bit eccentric and has a habit of being cautious with his words."
Rong Ying: "..."
"This is an old problem of mine, please don't be offended, Your Highness."
Xiange found it amusing and interjected, "Military Advisor Rong Ying's ailment is so difficult to find a cure for!"
“Miss Xiange is skilled in medicine. Could it be that her condition is that of a pregnant woman?” Rong Ying finally turned his gaze to Xiange. He had been silently probing her, but ever since he and His Highness came before her, Xiange had been obediently bowing her head and remaining silent.
No matter how you look at it, he's a spy. Rong Ying thought the other party would find an excuse to leave discreetly in a moment, so why did he dare to strike up a conversation so brazenly?
He became increasingly eager to find out what Xiange and the Crown Princess were plotting, whether it would harm His Highness, or affect his future revenge.
Xiange glanced at Yue Jiang anxiously, then smiled and said, "Military Advisor Rong Ying is too kind to me. How could I possibly know how? Even if I did, I wouldn't dare to show off in front of the Crown Princess."
"Please don't say that, lest His Highness the Crown Prince think that Xiange has done something improper to the Crown Princess. Crown Princess, you must clear Xiange's name."
Yue Jiang came to the rescue: "Military Advisor Rong Ying, Xiange is just a weak woman who only knows how to embroider."
“Your Highness is overthinking this. How could I possibly make things difficult for a woman? I apologize, Miss Xiange,” Rong Ying said gently, concealing the suspicion in his eyes.
"That's good," Yue Jiang thought Xiange's idea was a bit unreliable just now, but now she secretly realized that there was a sliver of hope.
After all, Rong Ying was always polite and well-mannered to everyone, and would never pay such attention to a strange woman.
Regardless of whether this attention comes from good or bad intentions, as long as there is even the slightest hint of interest, Yue Jiang Xiang Xiange will definitely take advantage of it.
The arrival of Jingyan and Rongying prevented Yuejiang and Xiange from continuing their lively conversation. After exchanging a few polite words, they parted ways.
Jing Yan didn't take the "fallen" memorial and leave in the end, but instead helped Yue Jiang back to the house.
Rong Ying and Xiange left Yichun Palace together. As Rong Ying walked and pondered Xiange's purpose, Xiange suddenly called softly from behind him.
"My benefactor, could you please escort me out of the palace?"
When Rong Ying heard Xiange call him benefactor again, he slowly stopped and turned to look at her, then bluntly said, "Miss Xiange, this isn't your first time in the palace, do you still not know the way?"
Xian Ge said reservedly, "I have come here many times, but the palace is so big and there are so many roads. I'm not used to seeing the world, so I'd like to see more different palace scenery when I go out."
“The palace rules are strict, and Xiange was afraid that she might accidentally trespass into the forbidden area. Knowing that Military Advisor Rong Ying was the Crown Prince’s right-hand man and that many people in the palace respected him, Xiange decided to take advantage of his power for once.”
After talking for so long, it turns out he just wanted to wander around more. Rong Ying found it hard to believe. Not only did he not believe it, but he also suspected that Xiange had a deeper meaning.
After thinking it over, he decided to observe her intentions further: "Alright, Miss Xiange, come with me."
...
Jingyan and Yuejiang returned to the room. Yuejiang sat on the edge of the bed, winding silk threads in her hands, secretly thinking about how to tell Jingyan about Rongying's words in the song.
Jing Yan paced back and forth in front of Yue Jiang, his mind filled with many things to say, but in the end he said casually.
"Jiang'er seems to really like the girl with the stringed instrument; isn't she seeing her often enough?"
Yue Jiang paused in her hand as she wound the silk thread, then lifted her eyelids to glance at Jing Yan a few times, Rong Ying's words still ringing in her ears.
She suddenly came back, and she didn't seem anxious about the "important" document anymore. I wanted to ask her what she and Xiange had talked about. Something was definitely fishy.
Yue Jiang continued twirling the silk thread in her hand, and casually asked, "Your Highness, isn't Miss Xiange quite nice?"
Jing Yan stopped and sighed, "I asked about the happy things you were talking about, not about you personally."
He and Rong Ying both had good eyesight. Before the two of them got close, Yue Jiang and Xiange chatted back and forth, and occasionally glanced in the direction they were going.
Jing Yan guessed that the conversation must have turned to him, and he told Rong Ying that Yue Jiang would definitely not abandon him.
Of course, it was just a momentary boast. Jing Yan had never seriously considered how much sincerity Yue Jiang had for him, fearing it was pitifully little.
But now she's actually asking me if the song is good or not. Does she really intend to give me up?
Yue Jiang secretly noticed that Jing Yan was flustered, so she deliberately said, "Happy things? Of course there are. I chatted with Miss Xiange for a long time. Miss Xiange said a lot of things that made me feel sour."
"Sigh," Yue Jiang said casually, touching her belly, "Your Highness already has a concubine. Would you like one too?"
Jingyan: Sure enough, he had the idea of "abandoning" him.
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