When Jiang Xuelin saw Fu Hanlai appear, she felt guilty for a moment, but this guilt quickly turned into confidence.
"That's right, I finished copying the book early and came to hand it over to my mother. What's wrong with that? It's not unreasonable for me to hand the book over to my mother before I go to pack my dowry, is it?"
Moreover, she knew perfectly well what Fu Hanlai was up to by showing up here; the two of them were exactly the same.
So there's absolutely no need to feel guilty.
"Oh, the Crown Princess has come to visit her mother?"
When Fu Hanlai saw Jiang Xuelin and Green Luo, he knew exactly what was going on and was immediately annoyed.
—Although even if Jiang Xuelin hadn't left, he would have found a reason to leave alone to avoid her coming to deliver the copied books to his mother, Jiang Xuelin did it first, and Fu Hanlai still felt betrayed.
He shouldn't have trusted the cunning Jiang Xuelin!
"Yes, young master, have you finished your breakfast and come to see your mother?"
Seeing Fu Hanlai's forced smile, Jiang Xuelin returned the same insincere smile.
"Yes, I brought something for my mother as well. Is the Crown Princess here too?"
"yes."
"hehe."
"hehe."
The two looked at each other and smiled, but their gazes clearly sparked a flame, making Green Ivy Kangtai, who was holding a book behind them, feel a chill run down his spine.
Princess Ping, who was inside, couldn't hear their conversation. After hearing that the two had come to see her one after the other and even met at the door, she immediately ordered her servants to send the two troublemakers back to continue copying books, and to make sure they didn't appear in front of her again.
I've heard that women who worry too much age faster, and she doesn't want to have a full head of white hair so early!
At the entrance, Fu Hanlai and Jiang Xuelin smiled insincerely, finally waiting for the nanny to convey the words of Princess Ping.
"..."
"Granny, please inform Mother that the book she punished me to copy has been completed and is now awaiting Mother's inspection."
So there's no need to go back and copy the book, since it's already been copied.
The old woman glanced at Fu Hanlai, then at Jiang Xuelin, and immediately understood the situation. She said something and went back to report to Princess Ping.
When Princess Ping heard that Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai had already finished copying the book, she was clearly taken aback. "...They've both finished copying it?"
She thought it would take them a month to copy, but it's only been two days!
Let's not even talk about Lin'er. Her husband, Ashou, has always hated books and avoids them whenever possible. How could he possibly finish so quickly?
"Are you trying to trick me, Granny?"
"Your Highness, this old servant observes that the young master and his wife seem to have... truly finished copying. Both Kangtai and the young lady, Green Luo, are holding boxes in their hands." The old nanny, who knew Fu Hanlai well, also had a subtle expression on her face.
After a moment of silence, Princess Ping recalled how, before Ashou and Lin'er were engaged, Ashou liked to compete with Lin'er, and she seemed to have guessed what was going on.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Fine, let them in."
The two of them actually completed the task in such a short time. I wonder how they spent the last two days. Although she didn't want to see the little debt collector, Princess Ping still cared a lot about her son and daughter-in-law.
Soon, Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai entered, and the two bowed respectfully.
After Princess Ping told the two to stand up, she couldn't help but stare at their faces and scrutinize them carefully, as if afraid of missing something. And then she actually did see something.
If it were Prince Ping, he might not have noticed anything amiss, but Princess Ping herself was a woman, and she would usually use rouge or pearl powder to cover up her face and enhance her complexion.
It's normal for Jiang Xuelin to wear makeup, but her son has never been like that. There are obvious traces of pearl powder on his face, and the traces are quite noticeable for a woman. It seems that the person who did this is not used to serving others.
After thinking about the situation in those two courtyards, it was clear that either Ah Shou herself or Lin'er, the maid, was the one who did Ah Shou's makeup.
Having figured all this out, Princess Ping was both amused and exasperated, and even more worried about the two of them.
"Ah Shou, go, let Kang Tai clean your face." First, wash off the pearl powder and rouge on your face.
As for Jiang Xuelin, Princess Ping did not make her remove her makeup.
How can a young woman remove her makeup so casually, especially when her complexion might not be good? Of course not.
Fu Hanlai wanted to refuse, but Kang Tai dared not say anything in front of Princess Ping.
When Fu Han came to run away from the marriage, Ping An and Kang Tai escaped unscathed, but they dared not go against the wishes of Prince Ping and his wife for a short time.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Xuelin immediately took the wooden box from Luoluo and handed it to Princess Ping, saying, "Mother, you were right earlier. I was reckless in that matter. This is the book I copied!"
Fu Hanlai, whose face was being wiped by Kang Tai: "...Ugh ugh ugh!"
Jiang Xuelin, you cunning and opportunistic bastard!
Princess Ping glanced at Jiang Xuelin, then rubbed her temples. "Yes, I understand."
After Kang Tai wiped his face, Fu Hanlai immediately jumped up, then picked up the box on the table and placed it in front of Princess Ping—on top of Jiang Xuelin's box.
“Mother, I know I was wrong. This is the book I copied. You can check it.”
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—You think you can get away with this by handing the things over to your mother? You underestimate me!
Jiang Xuelin: "..."
Princess Ping: "..."
Fearing that Jiang Xuelin would take out his box, Fu Hanlai smiled sincerely while pressing his hand on the box. Even though Jiang Xuelin's eyes were blazing with anger in front of Princess Ping, he still couldn't make a move.
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