Chapter 182 Someone Else's Knife
"This old minister greets His Royal Highness Prince Han, the young prince, and the young princess. I believe this is Miss Jiang, the third daughter of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion..." Old Tutor Pei bowed to each of them and finally looked at Jiang Yunxi.
"Old Master Pei, I'm Jiang Yunxi. I heard that today is your 60th birthday, so I came here to share in your joy. I wish you good fortune as vast as the flowing water of the East China Sea, and a long life as long as the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains." Jiang Yunxi said with a bright smile.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Old Master Pei said happily.
"I wish that Master Pei will have this day every year." Mo Mo clasped his hands in front of him and said words of congratulations.
"I wish Master Pei good health and a happy smile." Mianmian said with her hands clasped together and her eyes narrowed with a smile.
"Thank you, young prince and princess." Old Tutor Pei said with a smile. Now the whole capital knows that they are on the royal jade book, which means that no matter whether Prince Han marries a wife in the future, they will be the prince and princess.
Zhan Beiyuan looked at Qi Yan.
Qi Yan quickly brought forward three gifts and said, "Old Master Pei, this is the gift the Emperor prepared for you. This one is for my master, and this one is for Miss Jiang."
Old Master Pei looked flattered and said to Zhan Beiyuan, "Please ask the King of Han to thank the Emperor on behalf of this old minister, and also thank the King of Han."
Zhan Beiyuan nodded.
"I didn't expect Miss Jiang to prepare a gift. Thank you very much." Old Tutor Pei said gratefully, but he found a problem. The packaging of the gifts from the Emperor and Jiang Yunxi were the same.
This shows that the two gifts came from the same place.
He has lived for most of his life, so there is nothing he can't see. It was all prepared for her by the Emperor.
"Old Master Pei, this was prepared by my royal grandfather for my mother. He said that my mother and father haven't gotten married yet, so she should prepare a gift when she comes. Once they get married, there's no need to prepare it separately."
Mo Mo raised his handsome little face and said word by word.
"The Emperor is thoughtful. Actually, there is no need to prepare separately. Your father and mother brought you here, so we are a family. It is enough for the family to prepare one gift." Old Tutor Pei said with a smile.
"That's right, next time we just need to prepare a gift for our family of four." Mo Mo smiled elegantly and handsomely. He believed that after today, no other woman would have any ideas about his father.
The other officials present looked at each other. As they were all in the officialdom, they were naturally shrewd people. There was nothing they couldn't see at this moment.
The retired emperor specially prepared a gift for Jiang Yunxi and said those words, which was to tell them that he had chosen Jiang Yunxi as his daughter-in-law and that she would be the future Princess Han.
He was taking advantage of Old Master Pei's birthday party to support Jiang Yunxi.
"I heard that after Miss Jiang returned to the capital, she helped the Jingzhao Yinfu handle several matters. She is truly capable."
"Miss Jiang is truly the best among women."
"I heard that Miss Jiang is a disciple of the Taoist temple and is good at fortune-telling. I wonder if there is any chance for her to help me with my fortune-telling?"
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Other officials present began to speak up.
Jiang Yunxi listened to their compliments and praises without any ripples in her heart. She could only say that those who worked in officialdom were all shrewd people. If it weren't for the retired emperor who helped her prepare a gift.
It is estimated that if she came today, these people would ignore her. At most, they would be polite to her because Zhan Beiyuan was next to her.
Of course, since he is the emperor now, I am just being polite.
But she doesn't care.
If they have requests, she will help them solve them. If they are loyal, they will become the connections of her children in the future. If they are not loyal, it will be a good opportunity to help Mo Mo Mian Mian screen people.
Some noble ladies not far away looked at this scene with unhappy expressions.
They are pampered noble ladies. Although Jiang Yunxi is the eldest daughter who was just found by the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion and is also a noble lady, she did not grow up in the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion after all.
I don’t know which remote place he grew up in.
Compared with them, she is out of tune with them.
"Weiwei, if Jiang Yunxi hadn't shown up with the child, you would be the one standing next to King Han today." Fu Rong said deliberately. They were a little jealous when King Han chose Lin Weiwei.
She was not the prettiest, nor was she particularly talented, and her father was only the Vice Minister of War.
And her father, Fu Rong, is the Minister of Justice.
How could Lin Weiwei compare with her?
But Prince Han chose Lin Weiwei. Although it was just a transaction, many noble ladies in the capital were willing to be Prince Han's concubines. Isn't it true that only by entering Prince Han's mansion can one have this opportunity?
But I didn’t expect that Jiang Yunxi would show up on the wedding day.
Now they dislike Jiang Yunxi even more. They didn't expect her to be so scheming and secretly gave birth to Prince Han's child. Although Prince Han said that he would not marry her, she still lived in Prince Han's mansion.
Only when you move in will you have the opportunity to get along with each other.
She has been in the limelight in the capital recently, just to attract the attention of King Han. Now it seems that her approach has been very successful.
Look at it now, Zhan Beiyuan came to attend Old Master Pei’s birthday party and brought her along.
I really can't believe that a woman from a Taoist temple is more scheming than them. She should not be underestimated.
Lin Weiwei knew that Fu Rong was deliberately hurting her and even hoped that she would fight with Jiang Yunxi. She would fight with her, but she was also unwilling to be a knife in someone else's hands.
"Yes, if she hadn't appeared, I would be Princess Han now." Lin Weiwei had a bitter smile on her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice. She hated Jiang Yunxi, but was also envious and jealous.
"This Jiang Yunxi is really going too far. I think she did it on purpose."
"How could it not be intentional? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"
"Don't be jealous of her. Look at her now. She is really successful. Even the officials in the court and our father are talking to her enthusiastically." Chu Leyi said with a smile.
She finished her words.
The noble ladies present were all burning with anger, and each of them regarded Jiang Yunxi as a thorn in their side.
"Why are you all here? Why don't you go over and wish Old Master Pei a happy birthday?" Jiang Chenyu walked forward with her maid. She had been there for a while and had heard most of what they said.
Jiang Yunxi, ah Jiang Yunxi, look how annoying you are.
The noble ladies still bowed to Jiang Chenyu when they saw her. Although she was not Prince Yi's principal or concubine, she was also a concubine, and Prince Yi seemed to treat her well. After she entered Prince Yi's mansion.
Zhan Yuyang took her into the palace several times to pay his respects to Concubine Li.
This special treatment is not something that ordinary concubines can have.
"Concubine Jiang, we also want to go over, but we are afraid of disturbing your sister." Chu Leyi said with a smile. Jiang Chenyu is lucky. She is not the daughter of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion but can marry into the Prince of Yi's Mansion.
Although she is a concubine, it is better than marrying an ordinary person.
Jiang Chenyu looked at her and said with a dignified smile, "Miss Chu, you are too modest. You are the daughter of the Prime Minister, and your sister is the Crown Princess. Your status is not comparable to that of an ordinary noble lady."
Chu Leyi was quite pleased to hear her flattery. "Since we are all here, why don't we go together to celebrate the birthday of Old Master Pei?"
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