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“Princess, ever since you took on the orphan, there have been many eyes watching us in Qiluan Palace, but I feel that half of them are just there to laugh at you.”
Inside the Qiluan Palace, Qingke complained about what he had recently observed.
Yue Jiang remained calm and unconcerned: "It's good to see the joke. The more you laugh, the less you'll be able to laugh in the end. Just tell Shan Yi to do as I say. Help the people I asked him to help with whatever they need. Don't treat them unfairly."
Qingke: "This servant understands."
"Qingke, haven't I seen His Highness for a long time?" Yue Jiang suddenly asked.
Qingke thought for a moment and estimated, "It's been about six days. His Highness the Crown Prince has been in the military camp since he was a child, and he treats it even better than the Eastern Palace."
"I heard from the people below that things have been better since you arrived. His Highness the Crown Prince took you out once, and they all say that it was His Highness who took you on the trip. You still hold an important place in His Highness's heart."
Yue Jiang shook her head and sighed: "Meeting An Chenghuan is just to settle the matter of my Crown Princess of An Kingdom. What kind of important position is that?"
Jing Yan is like a string on a musical instrument; pluck it and he makes a sound, but when you stop plucking, he is as quiet as a mute instrument.
I wonder if the strings of the zither will rust if she doesn't constantly pluck them in her daily routine.
Yue Jiang lifted her eyelids, and asked thoughtfully, "It's been six days. Will Your Highness return to the East Palace today?"
Granny Ye came in carrying tea and snacks, naturally interrupting the conversation while her hands were busy arranging the tea and snacks.
"Yes, yes, this old servant just returned from outside. I heard that His Highness went to the inner palace to pay his respects to the Empress in the Jiaofang Palace."
"It's rare for Your Highness to come back, so you'll definitely have to come to Qiluan Palace again later."
“Then I’ll get dressed up,” Yue Jiang said, her eyes lighting up. She jumped down from the windowsill and straightened her skirt.
Upon hearing this, Qingke reached out and helped Yuejiang to the dressing table.
Just as the barley was about to be combed, Yue Jiang suddenly shook her head and said no: "I don't want to see His Highness in Qiluan Palace. I'm going to the East Palace. I've never been there before. I should take the initiative to find His Highness."
Even if Jing Yan comes to Qiluan Palace later, he won't come in to talk to her for long. At most, he'll ask her about the orphans she's taken in recently.
She wasn't going to wait for Jing Yan to come over and say she was too rash; she wanted to go to the East Palace first to "explain in advance."
Granny Ye hadn't even finished arranging the pastries she was carrying when she looked worriedly at the weather outside, which looked like it was about to rain.
"Princess, His Highness will be here soon anyway. It's probably going to rain outside later, so going to the East Palace will be too much of a hassle."
Yue Jiang smiled and said, "It's good that it's raining. I can stay a little longer if it rains."
No rule states that the future Crown Princess cannot visit the Eastern Palace.
She asked Granny Ye to repackage the freshly made tea and snacks, and then asked Qingke to find her an umbrella to accompany her out.
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Whether it was good luck or not, not only Yue Jiang, the future Crown Princess, could visit Jing Yan's Eastern Palace, but others could as well.
Unexpectedly, I met Jingyi and Cheng Suyun as soon as I arrived.
Jingyi was as willful as ever. Before meeting Yuejiang, she was chatting happily with Cheng Suyun.
Upon seeing Yue Jiang, his brows visibly furrowed.
Cheng Suyun never expected that she would meet Yue Jiang in the East Palace, especially when she was preparing to spend time alone with the Crown Prince.
“Princess Yuejiang,” Cheng Suyun was a county princess, slightly lower in status than Yuejiang. The two exchanged glances for a moment, and she first greeted Yuejiang with a curtsy.
Yue Jiang smiled without showing any surprise, remaining very calm: "Princess Cheng, what a coincidence."
Jingyi interrupted their gentle conversation: "What a coincidence, what brings you here?"
"I've come to see Your Highness, aren't you a princess too?" Yue Jiang and Jing Yi are both princesses. She might give Jing Yi some leeway when she first arrived, but she wouldn't give way to her every time she sees her.
"Of course I'm here to accompany you..." Jing Yi was about to say that she had brought Cheng Suyun specifically.
Cousin Suyun was shy whenever she was with her brother, the Emperor. In front of the Empress Dowager in the Jiaofang Palace, she could only offer dry greetings and not exchange many pleasantries with her brother.
With Yuejiang as her good daughter-in-law, why would the Empress Dowager help matchmake her cousin Suyun? It just so happens that the Emperor is returning today.
It was rare for her cousin Suyun to express her longing for her brother, so how could Jingyi not help?
However, when Cheng Suyun tugged at her sleeve, Jingyi thought of the thoughtful gift Cheng Suyun had prepared for her elder brother.
He absolutely couldn't let Yue Jiang know, lest she have a chance to cause trouble. He waved his hand as he admitted it, as if he were ordering a clueless maid.
"Of course, my brother can see whatever he wants. We're just having a talk today, you should go back first."
Yue Jiang: "Princess Jingyi, I also came all the way from the inner palace. Your Highness doesn't return to the East Palace often, and I don't know when the next time will be."
“I shouldn’t interrupt you while you’re talking to His Highness and his sister, but isn’t Princess Cheng here right now?”
"Does the princess intend to have a long chat with His Highness and his sister before letting Princess Cheng have a long chat with His Highness and his cousin? If so, I can wait and have a long chat with His Highness and his fiancée."
Jingyi: "..."
Cheng Suyun: "..."
Jingyi blushed, seemingly surprised that Yuejiang was so shameless as to casually bring up the matter of being engaged. She stammered.
"You...you really have no tact."
Cheng Suyun glanced at Jingyi with a dismissive look. She was arrogant and domineering, but not very eloquent. Besides, Yue Jiang's words were really annoying and she was obviously showing off to her.
Having been in Jing Palace for so long, doesn't she know that if it weren't for her meddling, the future Crown Princess would have been hers?
Now that the noble Crown Princess was no longer waiting for her, she was instead forced to busy herself with the favor of a concubine. Cheng Suyun pinched the palms of her hands clasped in front of her.
Why should she let Yue Jiang show off to her? She and His Highness also have things that Yue Jiang has been working hard to obtain, but they are unlikely to get them.
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