"Princess, something happened outside."
The shopkeeper, Qiao, knocked on the door of the teahouse and spoke hesitantly.
Jiang Li walked to the window and saw that the person kneeling outside the main door was the woman in mourning clothes.
“It’s really fast.”
I had long noticed that there was something wrong with this woman, but I didn't expect that even though I sent her away through Princess Jingyi, she would still follow me.
Since she has a reason to come, we have to meet for a while.
"You buried your father so soon?"
A cold voice came, and the woman looked up suddenly.
She had never seen a woman more beautiful than Princess Jingling, and her beauty was like the snow on the mountains. Compared with the gentle jade in the south of the Yangtze River, her aura alone was many times stronger.
The woman swallowed lightly, suppressing her inner tension.
"Replying to the princess, with the help of the villagers, my father has been buried."
Jiang Li looked her over for a few seconds. "That's good. Then why are you looking for me now? What are your plans next?"
Upon hearing this, the woman kowtowed profusely, "I have nowhere else to go. I beg you, Princess, to take me in. Please, Princess! I am willing to serve you as a slave for the rest of my life!"
"Be careful not to knock too hard. If it leaves a scar, it will ruin your appearance."
Jiang Li's voice was emotionless, completely different from the concern she had at that time.
Gu Yuyan, who followed, held onto the door frame and watched everything happening in front of her. She really couldn't understand why the usually kind-hearted aunt Emperor had such a cold attitude towards this orphan girl?
The woman's movements slowed noticeably. "My king, my princess, I have no family left. I beg you to give me a chance to repay you. This can also be considered as giving me a place to stay!"
Her voice was sharp and tears were flowing from her eyes, which moved the people waiting in line.
"Princess, please help her. Where else can a weak woman go?"
"Yes, Princess, let her serve you. It will also be a chance for her to repay your kindness."
"This girl knows how to be grateful and is a good person. Princess, please accept her."
“…”
Sure enough, if you want to use moral blackmail, you must choose a place with many people. Jiang Li once again felt the power of the people.
According to these statements, if she did not agree today, rumors would spread tomorrow that Princess Jingling was a heartless and ungrateful person.
The person behind this is truly despicable.
Jiang Li looked at everyone and smiled, but his attitude was extremely tough.
"Young lady, do you know that if you enter the palace, you will be a slave? Not only will you lose your freedom, but even if you marry, your descendants will no longer be eligible to take the imperial examinations. Are you sure you want to make this choice?"
The woman's expression froze for a moment, but she soon lowered her head and trembled as she spoke, "I am willing to follow the princess and will never regret it."
The woman agreed to this point. Jiang Li chuckled and said, "Lift your head and let me see."
Look at her, with bright eyes, white teeth, and beautiful face, how could she be the daughter of a gambler?
Jiang Li did not miss the woman's stiff posture. From the moment he stepped out of the herbal medicine shop, he felt several unusual eyes staring at him from a distance.
She took two light steps towards the woman, leaned over and hooked her chin, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Who sent you?"
The woman's body tensed suddenly, then she pursed her lips and shook her head.
Jiang Li looked into her eyes. "You should know that I'm a doctor. If I want to make someone disappear without knowing it, I have plenty of ways to do it. Are you sure you want to commit suicide?"
"Okay, now that I'm in a good mood, go ahead."
After saying that, Jiang Li let go, then took out a handkerchief to wipe it, and said loudly: "The palace does not support idle people. Besides, there should be a lot of money left from the money given by Princess Jingyi. You can live well by finding any job. Let's go and go back to where we came from."
Seeing Jiang Li turning to leave, the woman seemed to have made up her mind. She grabbed the hem of Jiang Li's skirt and pleaded, "I am willing to do anything your princess asks me to do. I only ask your princess to take me in."
Gu Yuyan and Jiang Li looked at each other.
At that moment, she thought she was seeing things.
At this moment, why was the corner of Aunt Huang's lips... raised? That expression was exactly the same as when she saw Princess Jingyi fall into the trap.
"Ninth Princess, what do you think?"
Jiang Li sighed, looking quite helpless, as if the moment just now had not existed.
Gu Yuyan was stunned for a moment. She understood Jiang Li's eyes and asked, "Yes, or Aunt Huang, why don't you keep the person here...?"
This is probably what Aunt Huang meant.
Jiang Li shook her head. "After all, he's an outsider. If you bring him back to the palace casually, what if your uncle gets angry?"
The people who had been watching now understood Princess Jingling's hesitation.
Yes, it is a royal palace after all, and Prince Jingling has always had a bad temper, so it is understandable that the princess rejected this woman.
Gu Yuyan quickly waved her hands and said, "Since the emperor's aunt saved the person, the emperor's uncle won't be angry. Isn't the emperor's aunt the one who has the final say in the palace now?"
"Ah...that's right, I almost forgot about it." Jiang Li covered her mouth and chuckled, "If he dares to get angry, just send him to the study."
Onlookers: Bah, I was overthinking it. Prince Jingling is indeed a henpecked husband just as the rumors say!
After saying that, Jiang Li turned around again and said, "Did you hear that? It was because the Ninth Princess spoke on your behalf that I agreed to keep you. Why don't you thank the Ninth Princess?"
The woman was also shocked by Jiang Li's inconsistent reactions, but as long as she was willing to stay with her, her father would not have to die.
Thinking of this, the woman kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Ninth Princess, thank you, Princess!"
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