I hold the square seal in my hand, the jade sticks to my palm, and a warm feeling spreads to my heart.

Before the smile on his lips fully rose, the servant in the front hall sent his mother to find Gan Lin, saying that there were suddenly too many people in the front hall and they could not handle it for the time being, so Gan Lin was asked to go over quickly.

Gan Lin did not dare to delay and hurried out.

Jiang Qingqing told Jiang Chen and the others that she was going to the backyard, and then placed the valuable gift in her hand on the desk in the study.

As soon as she walked out of the study in the backyard, she saw Xin Juan looking around.

"Aunt Xin Juan, is there anything wrong?" Jiang Qingqing looked at Xin Juan, a little surprised, and couldn't help but ask.

Xin Juan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Her Royal Highness the Princess coming out. She pointed at the flower path and said with a smile, "No, no, the guests in the front hall are almost here. I came to ask Her Royal Highness to go to the front hall to meet the guests."

Jiang Qingqing didn't doubt him. She nodded and was about to follow Xin Juan out.

However, when they reached the flower path, Xin Juan suddenly turned around, her expression looking somewhat unnatural and as if she was a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Qingqing asked casually.

Xin Juan touched her belly with both hands, her facial features were almost twisted together.

"I'm not feeling well. I want to change clothes..."

People have three urgent needs, which is a very normal thing. Besides, they are all family members who have been together in the palace for five or six years, so Jiang Qingqing didn't think too much about it. She waved her hand and signaled Xin Juan to go and solve it quickly. She could also go over by herself.

Xin Juan nodded quickly in response, turned around and hurriedly walked in the direction of Jiang Qingqing.

The flower path was not particularly long, because it was connected to the princess's backyard bedroom, where usually the personal maids would walk back and forth.

But now, the front hall is short-staffed, Gan Yuan and Gan Lin are both in the front, and now on the flower path, only Jiang Qingqing is walking alone.

It’s a newly built princess mansion, and it’s the first day it opened, so the safety factor is the highest.

Jiang Qingqing was not very alert. When she was about to step through the hanging flower gate, she vaguely felt something approaching from behind.

She turned her head sharply and looked back—

I don’t know when, there was a person behind me!

Chi Dao was dressed in a dark blue robe and looked decent, but his hair was a little messy, probably because he looked a little embarrassed when he sneaked into the mansion.

"Why are you here!" Jiang Qingqing shouted.

Although her voice was loud, she didn't dare to shout out Chi Dao's name.

The front hall was full of guests, and even though the middle hall was full of her own people, the forces behind the eldest prince's Xu family were now sharpening their knives to attack her.

If this really has anything to do with the Chi family at this critical juncture, there would be no way to clear the injustice even if I jump into the Yellow River.

She took a step back cautiously. Seeing that the other party had noticed him, Chi Dao simply walked away without further caution.

Chi Dao walked up to Jiang Qingqing with a swagger. When she got closer, she saw that there were still some bruises on Chi Dao's face.

"I've already beaten you up, and you still dare to come to my house? Do you think the beating I gave you last time was not severe enough?" Jiang Qingqing sneered. She raised her hand to touch the hairpin on her temples to prepare for self-defense.

Chi Dao saw through Jiang Qingqing's little trick. He quickly grabbed Jiang Qingqing's wrist and then looked her up and down.

"Your Highness the Princess really has no secrets from me. Is Lin'an Pavilion yours?"

Jiang Qingqing was amused by his question.

"Everyone in the world knows that Qi Zhen is my third prince's son. The third prince and I are brothers and sisters. His things are naturally my things. What are you talking about, Master Chi?"

Jiang Qingqing felt uncomfortable with someone holding her wrist, and she wanted to shake off Chi Dao's hand.

However, the other party held her wrist tightly and refused to let go.

The two of them remained in a stalemate, during which Jiang Qingqing tried her best to struggle free that wrist.

There is a huge disparity in strength between men and women. No matter how much Jiang Qingqing twisted, Chi Dao always stood firmly in place, looking down at Jiang Qingqing.

His eyes were full of greed and unwillingness.

"What's wrong with you marrying into my Chi family? The people I have backing are definitely enough to protect you and your brother for the rest of your lives. It's a win-win situation, how can it not be what you want?!"

Chi Dao questioned Jiang Qingqing in response.

His patience was completely gone after he was beaten by the group of guards in Lin'an Pavilion last time.

"If you marry me, I will ensure that your brother will be rich and prosperous. Your little princess's mansion is not even half the size of my Chi family!"

"I've given you a favor, so you'd better keep it in your pocket! Who do you think your Chi family is? We just have a brother-in-law who is the leader of the Cao Gang. Do I, the dignified Princess Tianqi Dunming, need the support of a shady gang like you? I'm lucky enough that I didn't wipe out your family's forces!"

After hearing this, Jiang Qingqing felt a vague pain in her temples.

What she hated most in her life was hearing some self-righteous people showing off in front of her with their mediocre abilities!

"Who said that my Chi family only has one Cao Gang! That palace..."

Suddenly, a person's voice interrupted Chi Dao's words that were about to be told about the person who supported him. The scolding voice almost drowned out Chi Dao's voice, "Chi Dao! Why are you here!"

When Jiang Qingqing heard Chi Dao's words, she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

What kind of backing could make a villain like Chi Dao so self-righteous and complacent?

But the sudden interruption made Jiang Qingqing unhappy. She turned her head and saw that the Second Prince was standing at the end of the flower path without her noticing.

Obviously, this came from the central hall.

Jiang Qingqing was a little surprised to see the second prince coming.

She thought that the person who had just made a fuss and was heard in the central hall was either Jiang Chen or Princess Qi Yang, or at least the eldest prince.

But Jiang Qingqing was a little confused by the fact that the Second Prince, who had nothing to do with her, came here.

"Qingqing is our sister, the apple of our eye, our treasure for many years. You are not a princess yet, so you cannot break into the princess's mansion to look for her without permission!"

Every word the Second Prince said was very insightful, and it immediately woke up to the feeling that something was wrong in Jiang Qingqing's heart.

Logically speaking, the direction behind her should be the back door of the princess's mansion, but there were few servants in the mansion at the moment, and no one would deliberately open the back door in the backyard.

unless……

It was Xin Juan who just said she had a stomachache and wanted to go to the toilet.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingqing's eyes became more profound. She was embraced by the Second Prince and pulled behind him, separating her and Chi Dao.

Chi Dao looked at the Second Prince with a serious gaze, as if he was thinking about something.

Three people stood in a vertical row, each gazing at something and thinking about something. Suddenly, a lively sound came from the entrance of the flower path.