Like a saint.
Nianyu looked at her in disbelief.
Anyone with a modicum of sense, upon hearing that a young man is the Second Princess's beloved, would surely harbor resentment towards her, perhaps even deciding against marrying their own son to her.
He didn't come to ask to marry into the family; he came to ruin this marriage.
The King of Hanging Items!
However, the indifference of the Marquis of Jingbei left Nianyu at a loss. He was still kneeling on the ground and hadn't reacted when the Second Princess hurriedly arrived.
Her once gentle and affectionate face was now contorted with rage; the tenderness she once showed him had turned into a brutal slap across the face.
"You bitch!"
When the Second Princess slapped Nianyu across the face, the boy could hardly believe what he was seeing. He covered his face in shock, tears streaming down his cheeks without him even realizing it. No matter how cold the First Princess and her sisters had been to him, none of those hurts could compare to the despair inflicted by that slap from the Second Princess.
He once deeply believed in the feelings between the Second Princess and him, and was even willing to entrust his body to her. However, she was in the residence of another young man, and even though that young man was too lazy to come out and see her, she could still slap him in a panic.
This truly shattered his dignity and threw him into the mud.
Nianyu had never been so humiliated.
In particular, he had just stated with absolute certainty in front of the Marquis of Jingbei's family that he was the lover of the Second Princess.
"Look, no matter how much the Second Prince dotes on them, he still cares most about your younger brother." Marquis Jingbei watched with satisfaction as the Second Princess turned her back on Nianyu, then turned to his eldest daughter and said.
Her daughters were so angry that they felt disgusted just looking at her.
"I'm so sorry, Your Highness." The Second Princess already knew that Consort Lin had been stripped of her title, and because of this, she couldn't sleep all night, feeling utterly exhausted. She already knew that she would probably have to rely on Marquis Jingbei from now on, but she never expected that there would be such a despicable person as Nianyu ruining her future. How could she not be furious?
She couldn't sleep, so she came quickly. At this moment, her eyes were devoid of any emotion when she looked at Nianyu. They were cold, distant, and disgusted. She said, "He's just a delusional person. He forgot his place just because you were nice to him before!"
Nianyu suddenly felt her voice was blocked, and she looked at the Second Princess in disbelief.
"I've seen him a few times at my eldest sister's place. Because he's my sister's brother-in-law's younger brother, I treated him differently. Who knew..." The second princess sighed dramatically.
The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jingbei looked at her with disdain.
"His Highness did ask you to see him a few times, but he didn't ask you to sleep with him, did he?" Nianyu could tell at a glance that she wasn't innocent. The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jingbei despised the second princess for trying to shift the blame onto others.
The second princess choked for a moment.
"He's just a minor servant, Your Highness, if you like him..."
"I don't like it!" These words shattered Nianyu's heart, condemning him to eternal damnation.
Marquis Jingbei, however, was quite satisfied. He paid no heed to his eldest daughter's cold laughter. He tentatively ordered someone to take the weeping Nianyu to the back courtyard of his manor and lock her up. Only then did he dismiss his angry daughters and speak to the Second Princess in a very sincere tone, "Now is not the time to concern ourselves with the beauty of one or two women. Your Highness, the Noble Consort has lost power, the Third Princess is favored, and even the First Princess is treated differently by His Majesty. What do you think..." She tentatively observed the Second Princess's displeasure and, satisfied, slowly continued, "How can we compete with others now?"
Marquis Jingbei was actually pleased that Consort Lin had become a palace maid.
Lin Guijun's loss of power will make the Second Princess rely on her more, and in the future, she will become someone who can influence the Second Princess.
He became addicted to pampering his wife.
"What advice does Your Excellency have for me?" The Second Princess's hair was turning white with worry, but the Marquis of Jingbei didn't seem to care, which gave her a glimmer of hope.
Marquis Jingbei smiled slightly.
"Even if the Noble Consort loses power, there is still the Rou Consort, isn't there?" Seeing the Second Princess's surprise, she said with a smile, "The Rou Consort is isolated and helpless in the palace. Although she is favored by His Majesty, doesn't she also wish to have the Princess's help?"
The eldest princess and her sister are the most foolish of all. They know that Roujun is favored, but they never try to win her over. Now, isn't this great opportunity falling into the hands of the second princess? Marquis Jingbei thought he knew the Empress's preferences and said in a gentle voice, "Roujun's favor is right in front of you. If she were to speak up for you in front of Her Majesty, to put it bluntly... she would be much better than Consort Lin."
She said it subtly.
With an unfavored biological father and a favored servant, who knows how to choose?
“But…” Roujun and Lin Guijun are enemies. If she were to get close to Roujun at this time, wouldn’t she be betraying her own father?
"If you want to be emperor, this is not the time to be soft-hearted," Marquis Jingbei advised in a low voice. "Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles!"
Her sincerity had already made the Second Princess somewhat willing, so she only thought about it subtly before nodding.
She thanked the Marquis of Jingbei repeatedly, but then left Nianyu in the Marquis's residence to be killed or tortured at will. After that, she went to the palace to fawn over Roujun and presented her with countless jewels and ornaments.
The Second Princess, having subtly expressed her intention to join forces with Roujun, who looked bewildered yet seemed to understand something, left the palace smugly. Little did she know that Roujun had turned around and presented all the treasures to the Empress.
The charming young man looked at the cold-faced empress with timid eyes and whispered, "Your Highness is so scary. He is so enthusiastic towards me and has given me so many good things. He said he wants to get close to me and wants to know Your Majesty's feelings. I am really uneasy."
He nestled tenderly in the Empress's arms and said softly, "Although the treasures are wonderful, and Your Highness is a powerful backer, my heart belongs only to Your Majesty, and I would never dare to betray Your Majesty." His gaze shifted and landed on Shen Wangshu, who was standing next to the Empress, who had just given a cold laugh and whose red lips were slowly curving upwards.
He preferred to rely on the Third Princess, who had always treated him indifferently, rather than the Second Princess, who had abandoned even her biological father.
He was of lowly status and would probably not be able to have children in the future. If the empress were to pass away, he would want to continue living a good life as her attendant, so of course he would have to please the future empress.
The eldest princess is out of the question, but the third princess is a kind-hearted person. Considering that he tricked the second princess, she should give him a way out.
"Your Majesty is so thoughtful." Shen Wangshu smiled brightly and gently despite the Empress's disgusted gaze. "But Your Majesty has forgotten that Consort Lin... the palace maid, is heartbroken right now."
She doesn't even remember her biological father, so let's not even talk about what kind of image the Second Princess has in the Empress's heart.
"Since Roujun has no use for these treasures, let her give them to Lady Lin. After all, they were given by his daughter, so Lady Lin shouldn't mind if they are just passed around."
With the Empress giving a slight nod, Shen Wangshu said with a smile, "Roujun, please send someone to tell Lin Gongren how much my elder sister values Roujun."
You can't make him cry.
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