Chapter 122 The Jealous King Returns
"No wonder Young Master Ji enjoys reciting poems like 'Guan Ju' so much," Jiang Fenghua said, stopping short of commenting.
This time, she didn't give Ji Chen a chance to speak again, and walked past him directly forward.
Even after Jiang Fenghua had walked far away, Ji Chen did not look away. A gloomy smile appeared on his lips. He felt that wherever Jiang Fenghua passed by, there was fragrance, and talking to her made his blood boil.
Xie Shang stood in the shadows, ready to reveal himself if Jiang Fenghua didn't leave.
He hadn't expected that Ji Chen was reading in the courtyard to block Jiang Fenghua, and even deliberately reading a love poem like "Guan Ju" in front of her. He clenched his fist and said to Lin Feng, "Send someone to keep an eye on Ji Chen."
Lin Feng hadn't expected that the prince's secret return to the manor was for this matter. "Ji Chen is truly a treacherous villain. On the surface, he treats the prince as a brother, but behind his back, he wants to seduce the princess. If he dares to have any malicious thoughts in front of the princess, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Xie Shang glanced at him, as if to say, "You're being a little too concerned about my queen!"
Lin Feng could tell from his gaze that the jealous king was back at it again.
He said in a deep voice, "Have you found the person I asked you to find to protect the princess last time?"
"I've already informed Commander Wu, and the people he's arranged are on their way," Lin Feng added. "His Highness requested a woman with exceptional skills, so things have been a bit slow." Arranging a woman to be by the Princess's side—that's the Prince's cleverness!
Xie Shang nodded, giving Ji Chen a deep look, his eyes flashing with cold light, icy and ruthless.
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Jiang Fenghua left the Prince's Mansion and had the coachman take her directly to the Jiang Mansion.
She knew Xie Shang had returned, but he hadn't shown himself. This was going to be interesting; this was just the trigger, and she would plan her next move later.
The Jiang family is currently in the eye of the storm. When Jiang's mother saw her return, she hurriedly said, "Ruan Ruan, why are you back? Go back quickly. Don't come back for the time being. Be a good Princess Consort Heng. Now that you are pregnant, you should take good care of yourself."
Lianye has already sent someone to the Jiang residence to inform them.
"Mother, something terrible has happened at home. Ruan Ruan is also Jiang Shaofu's daughter." Jiang Fenghua knew they were afraid of implicating her and ruining her reputation as the Princess Consort of Heng.
Feng Jingyuan said, "Don't let these upsetting things affect you. The day after tomorrow is your sixteenth birthday. How are you planning to celebrate?"
Jiang Fenghua had never thought about this issue. In previous years, her family was always happy and harmonious. Her second sister and brother-in-law would come back, and when her eldest brother was around, he would give her many interesting things. Even when he wasn't there, his gifts would still be delivered to her. Her fourth brother would try to please her.
In every lifetime, her birthday is incredibly meaningful and memorable.
However, since getting married, she had never celebrated a birthday in the twenty years of her previous life because no one cared, and she dared not go home, so she had to endure it all by herself.
Now, even Butler Cheng is asking her how she plans to celebrate her birthday, but Xie Shang hasn't mentioned it at all; he probably doesn't know.
Fortunately, she never had any expectations of Xie Shang, so she didn't care.
She said, "I will find another opportunity to come back the day after tomorrow. I want to be with my parents. My birthday is my mother's day of suffering, so naturally I want to be with her."
Feng Jingyuan didn't say anything. She thought that Xie Shang was, after all, a prince with a noble status, so it was normal for him not to remember his daughter's birthday. She was also not used to not being with her daughter on her birthday.
"Mother, what did the Zhang family say?" Jiang Fenghua asked.
Feng Jingyuan said calmly, "Old Madam Zhang didn't say anything, but she was glad that Miss Zhang didn't marry Li Cheng. She said that she almost ruined her, but luckily she discovered Li Cheng's character before the marriage."
"Regarding the rumors about Miss Zhang and your elder brother, the Zhang family takes it very calmly. After your elder brother was injured, Miss Zhang did come twice. She seemed to have let it go, and Old Madam Zhang never mentioned bringing the two of them together again." Jiang's mother briefly described the meeting between the two families, and then said, "As for those rumors outside, your father said that if you are upright, you have nothing to fear. Let them say what they want. Your father is quite open-minded."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Father has always been like this. It's good that you don't have to think about this all the time and let it affect your mood. Just take it easy."
“It’s just that people are spreading rumors about Miss Zhang like this, and I’m afraid it will be difficult to talk about her in the future. Your elder brother is not married yet either. I’ve met Miss Zhang twice, and I quite like her. If they all agree, I don’t care about the rumors outside and will just arrange the marriage for them. As for the rumors about offending Minister Li, I’m not afraid of offending them at all.” Feng Jingyuan said with great confidence and pride.
Jiang Fenghua was amused by her expression. "Yes, our heroine Feng has never been afraid of anyone."
Before her marriage, her mother had worked for a security escort agency with her maternal grandfather, traversing mountains and rivers without being spoiled at all. On the other hand, her father, Jiang Huai, was always talking in classical Chinese, and was completely subdued by her mother.
Jiang Fenghua talked with her mother for a while, then went directly to Jiang Jinyan's courtyard.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she felt that things had changed. Before, when her eldest brother was not at home, Jiang's mother did not decorate much. Her mother's idea was that sons should be raised freely and daughters should be pampered. Therefore, the courtyards of the two sisters, Jiang Fenghua and Jiang Ruyi, were always full of flowers, while the courtyards of the two brothers, Jiang Jinyan and Jiang Zhiqin, were desolate.
The courtyard has changed; it's become more vibrant. It looks somewhat familiar to her, as if she's seen it somewhere before.
Just then, Jiang Zhiqin came down from school and saw his third sister coming into their courtyard. He said excitedly, "Third sister, you're back?"
His handsome face was beaming with smiles as he leaned affectionately against his sister, "Third sister, I missed you so much!"
Seeing that he was covered in sweat from running, Jiang Fenghua took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. "You're after my money, aren't you!"
Jiang Zhiqin chuckled and reached out his hand to her. "Third sister loves me the most. You know Dad's temper, he's a miserly tightwad. Mom treats me like I'm invisible, like she doesn't have a son like me. I even doubt if I'm her biological son."
The next second, when she saw a smear of bright red lipstick inside his collar, she instantly became serious. "How did a girl's lipstick get on your collar?"
Jiang Zhiqin's face flushed red. "Third sister, don't misunderstand, and don't get the wrong idea. It's not what you think. That girl just wants to like me. I really have been studying hard and haven't been messing around outside. She did this on purpose. Yes, it must have been her intention. What a treacherous woman."
When Jiang Fenghua met him, she only felt that he was a problem child who would give parents a headache. In addition, his younger brother had a face that could bring ruin to the country and a cheerful and lively personality, so it was hard not to like him.
"No matter what you do outside, don't worry your parents." That was all Jiang Fenghua could say.
"Don't worry, Third Sister, I know what I'm doing."
Jiang Fenghua then asked, "I'm going to find my older brother, are you coming?"
Upon hearing his elder brother's name, Jiang Zhiqin quickly said, "I'm not going. My brother has been in a bad mood lately, and I don't want to listen to his lectures." He was already fed up with his father's nagging every day at the academy.
Who can understand the pain of having your teacher as your father, and then having to be lectured by your older brother when you get home?
Seeing that he slipped away quickly, Jiang Fenghua didn't say anything. Although Jiang Zhiqin was a bit restless, he still knew his limits.
Upon entering Jiang Jinyan's bedroom, I saw him leaning against a soft couch reading a book. "Big brother."
When Jiang Jinyan saw her arrive, he knew what it was about. He said, "Zhang Yumo and I are fine. She has already made it clear to me that she will no longer like me. We are just ordinary friends now."
Jiang Fenghua's gaze darkened slightly. Could he really believe that a girl who would commit suicide by jumping into a lake because of him would want to be his friend?
Anyway, she didn't believe it.
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