This flattery almost hit the horse's hoof.

Jiang Qingqing's face looked a little embarrassed, and Xu Gong quickly suppressed his admiration.

"Well, so this land actually needs to be filled in?"

Jiang Qingqing changed the subject naturally as if nothing had happened and turned to look at Xu Gong opposite her.

"Why do you have to take away the water in this matter?"

She has revealed her cards. She is not hiding any more. Her cleverness is finally exposed.

Alas, there's nothing I can do.

"Soil can absorb water. If we shovel more soil in, we can fill the area, right? Why do we have to carry away the water? What if the water underground is endless? Will you, the Ministry of Works, carry water for your entire lives?"

Jiang Qingqing looked at Xu Gong, looking at them as if they were mentally retarded people.

Xu Gong was stunned for a moment. He carefully thought about what Princess Dunming said and found that it made sense.

He quickly took out the ruler in his hand and began to measure the length, width and height of the pond.

When the serious matter came up, Jiang Qingqing tactfully stopped chasing after Xu Gong and mocking him.

"Let's go." Xiao Linting turned around with Jiang Qingqing and helped Jiang Qingqing get on the horse.

He walked with her around the horse farm, and then ran against the wind for a while. Only when Jiang Qingqing was tired of playing did they head back.

The classes at the Imperial College happened to be over, so Jiang Qingqing no longer followed the eldest prince back to Kunning Palace, but followed Jiang Chen back to Huaning Palace.

Jiang Qingqing started her days of cultivating Jiang Chen's mind again.

Before a few days of such peaceful days had passed, the news of the previous dynasty reporting Princess Dunming's unruly behavior finally subsided for a few days, and there were no new reports.

Everyone thought that this matter was over.

Suddenly, great news came from the previous dynasty.

Emperor Qing openly announced to all civil and military officials during the morning court session that he would build a princess's mansion outside the palace for Princess Dunming.

You know, the rules of Tianqi's Princess Mansion are usually established when the princess reaches adulthood or gets married.

Moreover, not every princess would have a princess's mansion. Only the queen's legitimate daughter would have such treatment.

Although Jiang Qingqing was nominally the legitimate daughter of Empress Xu, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Jiang Qingqing was merely the daughter of the late Imperial Concubine. If we really talk about whether she was legitimate or not, she was a concubine's daughter.

Moreover, Princess Dunming was only a five-year-old child and it would take her at least ten years to reach adulthood.

Now we have to settle down the princess’s mansion in such a hurry.

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in bewilderment.

Even the dumbest person can figure it out at this critical juncture.

Emperor Qing treats Princess Dunmin like his precious darling.

A few days ago, they frequently jumped up and down in front of the emperor, becoming like ignorant clowns.

The previous dynasty was already turbulent, and the harem was no less full of surprises.

When the imperial edict from the previous dynasty arrived at Huaning Palace, Jiang Qingqing took it in a daze, thanked her father for his grace, and then stood there holding the edict, somewhat confused.

Jiang Chen, who was listening to the contents of the imperial edict, looked at his sister with envy.

"I really envy you, my sister. You have your own mansion at such a young age." He sighed and shook his head in pain. "We are born of the same mother, why are we treated so differently?!"

Jiang Qingqing slowly came back to her senses, put away the imperial edict and asked Gan Lin to keep it.

She stretched out her hand and held Jiang Chen's arm, looking at him firmly, "Brother, what you said is wrong. We are siblings, the only relatives in the world who are connected by blood. If I eat, you must also have a share."

"So can there be room for me to live in a courtyard in my sister's princess mansion?"

Jiang Chen was so angry that he chuckled, rubbed his hands, and asked Jiang Qingqing in return.

"..." Jiang Qingqing was shocked by Jiang Chen's mischievous look.

She paused for a moment before regaining her thoughts. "Of course. If you move out and live in the palace someday, I must have a place in your mansion."

"Don't worry, if I, your brother, can win a fiefdom one day, we will live there and become local kings!"

Jiang Chen spoke very passionately. He clenched his fists and began to imagine beautiful things with longing in his eyes.

Jiang Qingqing couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart.

manor?

It's good enough that he didn't get killed, and he was also granted land...

Before she could finish her complaints, Xin Juan hurried in with news from the palace gate.

"Your Highness, the Empress Defei and others are here to celebrate your happy acquisition of a mansion. May I receive them?"

When Jiang Chen heard that a large number of concubines were coming, his scalp tingled, and he hurriedly said to Jiang Qingqing: "I'm going to the backyard to read."

Without waiting for Jiang Qingqing's response, he fled the hall in a very embarrassed manner.

"Let them in."

Looking at her brother running away, Jiang Qingqing shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Soon, Xin Juan led a large group of people into the hall.

Sure enough, it was just as Jiang Chen said.

With these women around, there is no quiet place.

The Huaning Palace, which had been relatively quiet the previous second, immediately became lively. The concubines were praising Princess Dunming with compliments left and right, saying that she was becoming more and more graceful.

Jiang Qingqing was filled with praises from all sides, and after listening to them for a long time, she became somewhat numb. However, she had to maintain a kind smile on her face to appear approachable and not throwing tantrums.

These concubines were ranked according to their status in the harem, from lowest to highest, and presented gifts to Jiang Qingqing one by one.

Some of them came to please Jiang Qingqing, hoping to establish themselves as her aunt, while some simply came to follow the trend.

So the gifts may be big or small, but the most important ones are the ones that cannot be underestimated.

This made Jiang Qingqing look at the financial strength of Tianqi's harem concubines with new eyes.

They flattered all the way, and in the end, they were promoted to the noble level.

Among the nobles, only Noble Lady Wan was someone Jiang Qingqing was relatively familiar with.

"When Your Highness the Princess leaves the palace in the future, please don't forget us concubines." Concubine Wan smiled softly and asked someone to hand the brocade box to Gan Yuan.

Gan Yuan took the brocade box, then opened it in front of Jiang Qingqing. Inside was a pair of jade ruyi of perfect quality.

Jiang Qingqing raised the end of her eyebrows, turned her head to look at Noble Lady Wan, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Noble Lady Aunt."

"No need to thank me. This is my duty." Upon seeing this, Concubine Wan quickly returned the greeting.

After just these two sentences, Jiang Qingqing's mind keenly caught something from this voice.

This voice and tone were so familiar. It was the tone that she couldn't help but ponder over in her mind these past few days.

This voice almost perfectly overlaps with... the voice of the woman in the rockery at the back of the Imperial Garden?!

She looked suddenly at Wan Guiren.