Are you unhappy about going to Mrs. Chen's tea?
That shouldn't be the case. Madam Chen is the wife of Chen Yanjing, the current first-rank cabinet minister. Although Chen Yanjing is a Han Chinese, he is highly trusted and respected by Emperor Kangxi, and holds a very important position in the court. Dong E will only be happy to be able to attend the tea party hosted by his wife, and will never be unhappy.
If that's not the reason, then what is it for?
Jiang Ranli became much more sober as she thought about it. Suddenly, her mind became clear and a bad premonition emerged.
She looked at Tong and Zhao Jia again. The worry they had just expressed was not about Dong E's mood, but that Dong E was in a bad mood, yet she brought them to such an important tea party. Her purpose must be very complicated.
Although Emperor Kangxi is in good health now and the princes have not shown any intention of competing for the throne, everyone is trying hard in private. Chen Yanjing, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, holds a very important position in the court and is the target of the princes' main efforts.
This time his wife is hosting a tea party, and there will surely be a lot of people attending, and they will all be of noble status.
On such an occasion, Dong E brought Jiang Ranli, Tong, and Zhao Jia to attend. Her purpose was unclear, but it was definitely not a good job.
Jiang Ranli rubbed his temples, thinking carefully about how he had offended Dong E recently, which made her care about him so much.
Ever since Dong E secretly caused Liu to have a miscarriage just to warn Jiang Ranli not to be arrogant because of her father, Jiang Ranli has developed a psychological shadow towards Dong E. It's not that he is afraid of her, but he is worried that she will come up with some conspiracy again.
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Ranli finally guessed some of the reasons. This time, she was taken out together with Tong and Zhao Jia, who were the most favored women in recent days. The meaning should be very obvious. Dong E wanted to take this opportunity to dampen their enthusiasm, or warn or frame them.
The reason why Tong and Zhaojia were chosen was simple. Ever since they entered the mansion, they had been favored by the Ninth Prince, and Dong E was jealous of them. As for the reason why Jiang Ranli was targeted by Dong E, it must have been what happened yesterday.
Fourteenth Prince, you are going to kill me!
Jiang Ranli frowned and shouted angrily in his heart.
Yesterday, because of the Fourteenth Prince, the Ninth Prince ran to her in the middle of the night, and early this morning he assigned her the same servants as a concubine. She knew the reason, but in the eyes of others, they would definitely think that she had used some shameful means to make the Ninth Prince treat her like this.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ranli felt extremely upset. If she had been smarter yesterday, she wouldn't have been recognized by the Fourteenth Prince, and this wouldn't have happened.
However, things had developed to this point, and no matter how much Jiang Ranli regretted it, it was useless. He could only silently pray that Dong E would not go too far. At the same time, he became more determined to leave as soon as possible.
If she could return safely this time, she would definitely go to the Fourth Prince and ask him to help her arrange her departure as soon as possible. She no longer wanted to stay in that place full of conspiracies and intrigues.
When they arrived at the residence of Cabinet Grand Secretary Chen Yanjing, Jiang Ranli got off the carriage with the help of Qiu Die and Dong Xue. The scene that came into her eyes made her secretly stunned.
Outside Chen's house, there were dozens of carriages parked and guests were everywhere.
"Everyone who comes here today is a person of noble status. I brought you here, firstly, to let you see our demeanor, and secondly, I hope you can learn something so that you can better serve the Ninth Master in the future."
Dong E got off the carriage and came in front of Jiang Ranli, Tong and Zhao Jia, speaking with a stern look.
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