Princess Jinghe fell silent.
Knowing her character well, the people of the capital immediately chimed in: "Your Highness, what about the young master? Is he worthy of the princess we've watched grow up?"
Princess Jinghe chuckled: "I haven't seen the heir of the Duke of Rongguo yet, but I have seen his sister! Ever since the imperial examination ended, his sister has been following another candidate."
Gu Xin asked, "Is it Uncle Qian Liangduo?"
Princess Jinghe smirked, "Hmm, she has plenty of money and provisions. She followed them for five days, saw they had no money for food, and only ate two steamed buns! Now she comes to invite them to dinner? Heh, I've seen too many of these kinds of dramas! All she wants is to give them a meal so they'll remember her kindness, right? But she only shows up when they're starving and their exam results are out. What's she up to?"
Gu Xin nodded in deep agreement: "Exactly! What are they up to?"
The people asked, "What are An De's intentions?"
Li Shan was furious. She never expected that Princess Jinghe would discover her secret observation of Qianliang's extravagant finances!
Is this princess too idle?
Why are you paying attention to her if there's nothing wrong with you?
He felt a little embarrassed even though he had a lot of money and food, after all, he was really poor, but a meal couldn't necessarily buy his sincerity.
He even planned to beg for food along the way if he failed the exam.
Qian Liang even suspected that what Princess Jinghe said was true, and that this young girl had feelings for him.
He was utterly horrified. He was over twenty years old, while this little girl was only ten or so and still had her hair in double buns!
Li Shan was surrounded, and there was no way to break the deadlock by saying anything. The only option was to leave. Oh well, it was just a matter of losing money and supplies. She knew a lot of people.
Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Her maidservant quickly helped her up and tried to take her back to the carriage.
Princess Jinghe took the whip from her waist and flicked it: "Did I, the princess, allow you to leave?"
Li Shan screamed in pain as she was beaten.
Li Shan was truly crying now: "Your Highness, what else do you want?"
Princess Jinghe lashed out with her whip again: "I told you not to cry! It's like I'm bullying you! Stand there obediently for me."
Li Shan gritted her teeth.
Princess Jinghe then looked at Qian Liangduo: "You came in third in the provincial examination, huh? Barely! You paint this picture for me today, and I'll give you one hundred taels since you came in third in the provincial examination! Paint it for me before the palace examination, otherwise if I have to pay you one hundred taels to buy the painting after you get into the top rank, people will say I'm bullying you again."
"Sigh! The first member is an old man, the second is that brat Huo Junhao, so I can only find you, the third one! Let me tell you, if I'm not satisfied with the drawing, I'll chop off your hand so you can't participate in the palace examination!"
Gu Xin tugged at Princess Jinghe's hand: "Princess, my father isn't an old man. He's very young."
Princess Jinghe glanced at Gu Xin, then at Gu Hui: "He already has daughters as big as you and your sister, isn't he an old man yet? Don't say anything!"
Gu Xin was about to speak when Gu Hui stopped her.
She watched Princess Jinghe with great interest; the methods these people used were truly unacceptable to those being helped!
After much deliberation, Li Shan finally came up with a plan that might work. Suddenly, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair and held it to her neck: "Fine, fine, fine! Your Highness, you are so high and mighty, while I am but a commoner. If Your Highness insults me like this, then I cannot live on."
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