Chapter 289: The Lady of the Marquisate vs. the Younger Prince 32
Zhao Baozhen's eyes widened in surprise. "The Queen never mentioned that Your Highness has a familiar woman. Are you lying to me?"
Ji Yunhuan smiled slightly, "Your Highness specially invited me to Penglai Restaurant and hosted a banquet for me. Miss Zhao saw it with her own eyes, how could it be false?"
[Ah! What on earth am I talking about? Miss Zhao and A Yu are a good match. I should help the Queen to bring them together. How can I be jealous of a little girl? Am I crazy? ]
Jing Yu looked at Sister Huan's calm expression and listened to her little thoughts, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
It turned out that Sister Huan really cared about him, but she hid it so well that he didn't notice it at all.
Jing Yu waved at the guard who was peeking out and asked him to leave first. Although Zhao Baozhen was a little stupid, she was not completely useless, so he would not chase her away for the time being.
Zhao Baozhen looked at the dishes on the table, including the roast duck at His Highness's hand. His Highness actually made the roast duck for his "childhood sweetheart" himself. They must have a very good relationship!
Her father was not as meticulous as her mother, and it was her mother who took care of her careless father.
Zhao Baozhen looked at Ji Yunhuan, then at her own small body, and suddenly felt a little ashamed of herself.
She suddenly felt that her clothes were a bit eye-catching, and it seemed that she would look better dressed like Ji Yunhuan. No wonder His Highness liked them so much.
She had heard His Highness's laughter outside just now, but as soon as she came in, His Highness stopped laughing.
The more Zhao Baozhen thought about it, the sadder she became. She felt sour in her heart. Anyway, the prince didn't like the snacks she brought. Zhao Baozhen picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and took a big bite. It tasted sweet and her mood improved.
In an instant, two or three pieces of osmanthus cake were eaten. Zhao Baozhen glared at Jing Yu in dissatisfaction and muttered in a low voice:
"Your Highness, you didn't tell me earlier that you have someone you like. I've worked so hard for nothing. I'm the treasure of the family. My father said he would never let me be a concubine, even if you are the prince."
"The Queen is so worried about your Highness' marriage. Since your Highness likes this sister, you should go to the Queen and make it clear. Or is it that your Highness is playing around with several women and doesn't know which one to choose as your principal wife? Ah, I really misjudged you. Your Highness is actually a playboy..."
The most secret thing in Jing Yu's heart was spoken out so casually. He was nervous and expectant, and couldn't help but look at Sister Huan's reaction.
Ji Yunhuan picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and stuffed it into Zhao Baozhen's mouth. "Your Highness is not such a person. You should not make irresponsible remarks about Your Highness."
[Ayu...how could he like me? I have been engaged to the Xuanwu Marquis since I was a child. No matter how good Ayu is, it is impossible for us to be together.]
Jing Yu was afraid that Zhao Baozhen would talk nonsense in front of his mother. His mother was looking forward to his early marriage and would never allow him to love a married man.
The Queen Mother would definitely find a way to send Sister Huan away, including Marquis Xuanwu, so it would be even more difficult for him to see Sister Huan again.
If the Queen Mother knew that he refused to marry because of Sister Huan, she would probably force him to marry a few women into the house.
Jing Yu coughed and said seriously, "That's just nonsense! I met Miss Ji here to discuss serious matters. Business matters are very complicated. You won't understand even if I tell you. You just need to remember that we are here to discuss business, not what you think."
"Watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense outside. If I find out that you have ruined Miss Ji's reputation and affected our cooperation, I will not forgive you!"
Zhao Baozhen swallowed the sweet and sour pork in her mouth, her eyes lit up, she moved a chair over by herself, there were clean dishes and chopsticks in the room, she started eating without any hesitation.
Squirrel mandarin fish, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, sweet and sour pork in pot, candied sweet potato, square little milk cakes...everything is delicious.
With her mouth full, she mumbled, "Miss Ji? Are you Ji Yunhuan?"
Ji Yunhuan was delighted to see Zhao Baozhen enjoying her meal.
She was once as unrestrained as Zhao Baozhen. Her family background was higher than Zhao Baozhen's, and her father had already been the prime minister. She should have been spoiled and carefree, but later she grew up and knew how difficult it was for her mother, so she changed her ways.
Ji Yunhuan pushed the sweet dish in front of Zhao Baozhen and nodded with a smile.
Zhao Baozhen swallowed the food in her mouth with some tea and jumped up from her chair.
"It's you! You don't know, my mother has been talking about this in my ears every day since I was a child."
Zhao Baozhen cleared her throat and put on a mature voice, imitating, "You, you are always so ignorant. If you were one-tenth as good as Ji Yunhuan, your mother would be at peace now."
Zhao Baozhen pouted in dissatisfaction, "That can't be helped. Like a dragon, like a phoenix, like a phoenix. Like a mouse, like a mouse. My mother herself is that kind of person. She wants to teach me to be a lady from a noble family? She doesn't even know how to look for the reasons in herself. Why doesn't she compare herself with Madam Ji? She only knows how to teach me a lesson!"
Ji Yunhuan laughed out loud, "Miss Zhao is truly a wonderful person."
Zhao Baozhen was a show-off. She became even more excited when someone praised her. She immediately stepped forward and took Ji Yunhuan's arm, laughing loudly:
"You think I'm good, right? But the Third Prince doesn't know what's good in me and just doesn't like me."
"I'm sorry for what I did to you. I was wondering why my sister hasn't gotten married yet despite her age. I thought that the Third Prince had delayed my sister's marriage. It turns out that you've already married the Marquis Xuanwu. What a pity! Such a beautiful flower is stuck in cow dung."
Ji Yunhuan poured Zhao Baozhen a cup of tea with a smile on his face, and warmly invited Zhao Baozhen to eat more.
[Alas~ I am two years older than Ayu. If I hadn't been in mourning for my grandmother, I would have married into the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion a long time ago. No matter what kind of woman Ayu likes, he always likes young and fresh ones. If there is no Miss Zhao, there are still Miss Li and Miss Zhang. They will never like me.]
Zhao Baozhen didn't have the habit of eating without talking. While eating and drinking, she also chatted with Ji Yunhuan.
"Sister Ji, you are so kind. You take care of me like this. You can talk business with the Third Prince. I won't disturb you. You smart people have good brains. I can't even understand the account book. My mother is afraid that I will be cheated by others in the future."
"I wanted to enter the Royal Academy at first, but unfortunately I failed the assessment and the Royal Academy refused to accept me. I heard that when the Third Prince first went to the academy, his grades were also very poor. Hahaha... How come he became so smart later..."
Ji Yunhuan sighed in his heart.
[What does it matter if you are smart? It is better for you to live a happy life than Miss Zhao. If I were more sensible and pestered my father to reject the marriage proposal from the Marquis's Mansion, I would not have these worries now.]
Jing Yu looked at Ji Yunhuan's "forced smile" and felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He became more and more displeased with Zhao Baozhen. He called in his personal guards and ordered:
"Please ask Miss Zhao to leave and find a room to set up another table for her. If you dare to let irrelevant people in again, I will remove you from your position!"
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