He didn't have much of an impression of Kang Chengzhi, only that he had a good relationship with the Lu family, often spoke up for Lu Baichuan in court, and had recently gained the emperor's favor.
Since you have mutual friends, getting along shouldn't be difficult, and going in person will show more sincerity.
Just as Mr. Kang returned from his official duties and changed his clothes to go find Chen Feier, a servant came to announce that Prince Jing was coming to visit.
Mr. Kang was taken aback, thinking that he shouldn't have had any connection with this Prince Jing, so why did he suddenly come?
"Please come in quickly!"
That's what he said, but he didn't stop moving around either. He went to the door to greet them, which was the treatment that royalty should receive.
"I was unaware of Your Highness Prince Jing's presence at my humble abode. Please forgive my failure to greet you properly."
He bowed respectfully and welcomed Prince Jing into the house.
Prince Jing did not rush to speak, but simply looked around the Kang family's residence. It was not large, but the layout was exquisite and elegant, and it was very comfortable to look at.
When Mr. Kang saw him come in without saying anything, and just looking around, he wondered if Mr. Kang had taken a fancy to his house. He felt quite nervous.
He bought this small house by emptying his savings, with the help of the Lu family. He has just paid off his debts, so he can't afford to mess around with Prince Jing!
"Does Your Highness wish to speak to me about something?"
Mr. Kang couldn't help but speak first. Prince Jing wanted to speak, but he felt that such a thing was difficult to talk about, and it didn't seem like his style.
"It's you..."
Prince Jing had just opened his mouth when he turned around and saw Mr. Kang's eager gaze, and his words caught in his throat.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
Prince Jing got angry and immediately stopped talking.
Mr. Kang: ...
Although somewhat speechless, he could tell that Prince Jing probably had something difficult to say, so he dismissed everyone around him and then respectfully said, "I have sent everyone away. Your Highness, please speak freely. I will do my best to help."
As long as it's not about treason or collusion with the enemy, we can lend a hand with anything else, since we're all allies.
Prince Jing didn't want to waste time on such a trivial matter, so he closed his eyes and asked, "I heard that the Chen family's daughter agreed to marry you. How did you manage to do that?"
Mr. Kang was stunned for a moment before he realized why Prince Jing was acting so awkwardly; it turned out he had come to seek his advice.
"Your Highness may have the wrong person..."
Mr. Kang wanted to explain, but Prince Jing immediately flew into a rage: "How could you have the wrong person? Didn't I hear that you also won the heart of a beauty by relentlessly pursuing her? Now you don't even dare to admit it in front of me?"
Prince Jing has a fiery temper. He had already gone through a great deal of mental struggle to come see him today, but Kang Chengzhi still refused to tell him. How disrespectful!
Mr. Kang realized that he had misunderstood and hurriedly said, "Your Highness has misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I did pester her, but it was no use. It was Madam Lu who helped me a lot by making Fei'er agree."
"Jiang Jiuniang?"
Mr. Kang smiled and said, "Exactly."
Prince Jing was speechless, cursing the servant in his heart. He should have just gone to find Jiang Jiuniang. He wasn't familiar with Kang Chengzhi, so why did he come here to have an awkward chat?
He turned and left without paying any attention to anyone.
Mr. Kang was curious about his appearance. Could it be that he had also taken a fancy to some girl?
That's quite unusual.
However, he really didn't expect Prince Jing to have this kind of personality. No wonder he could become the only promising prince by the emperor's side.
This person seems naive and easily fooled and controlled.
Prince Jing went directly to the Lu family to find Jiang Jiuniang, but was told that Jiang Jiuniang was not at home and had gone to the yamen with Lu Baichuan.
He felt contempt for the couple, who were already an old married couple and were still so clingy and affectionate.
However, this time he wasn't as angry as when he went to see Mr. Kang. He just rolled his eyes and went directly to the yamen where Lu Baichuan was to find him.
Jiang Jiuniang knew that Prince Jing would come looking for her, but she didn't expect him to come so quickly, and even chase her to the yamen.
"If you can help Kang Chengzhi, then you should quickly help me think of a way too. I refuse to believe that I can't win over that woman!"
He put his hands on his hips, looking quite defiant.
Jiang Jiuniang leisurely ate an orange, then asked, "Since you've come all this way to me for help, let me ask you, do you know what you did wrong?"
Prince Jing blinked, completely unaware of her meaning.
"What wrong have I done?"
Jiang Jiuniang closed her eyes speechlessly. Prince Jing was a typical example of a greasy, confident, and chauvinistic man. He had clearly offended people badly, but he still wouldn't admit that he was wrong.
No wonder Miss Mei doesn't like him.
Miss Mei is Mei Lanyi, the daughter of the Imperial Academy Chancellor, Master Mei.
"Alright, you're not wrong, I am. Your Highness, please go back. I can't help you."
She waved her hand, closed her eyes, and knew she didn't want to help a man who couldn't recognize his mistakes; helping him would only harm the girl.
"No, Jiang Jiuniang, this is unfair! Why are you helping Kang Chengzhi instead of me? Just say what you want to say. What's with all this beating around the bush?"
Prince Jing was truly enraged. He thought to himself that he hadn't provoked this woman recently, so why was she going against him the moment she opened her mouth?
This woman is known for holding grudges; surely she won't let her resentment towards the emperor affect her own life?
But what does that have to do with him?
Jiang Jiuniang didn't want to say much, but seeing that Prince Jing really didn't look for the cause in himself at all, Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but give him a reminder.
“I am aware of your situation. It was your fault from the beginning. On the night of the palace banquet, you were drunk. When you sobered up afterwards, did you apologize to Miss Mei?”
Prince Jing's eyes widened: "She's the one who pushed me into the lake, she should be the one apologizing to me..."
"Don't forget, you bumped into them first and then accused them of something. They got angry and pushed you. You pretended to fall into the lake."
Jiang Jiuniang looked at him with disdain. Although she had heard from Ms. Sun that Prince Jing was drunk and was pushed into the lake without realizing it, Jiang Jiuniang felt that Prince Jing had done it on purpose.
A man who survives on the battlefield can be pushed into a lake by a defenseless little girl?
Are you kidding me?
Jiang Jiuniang's words were so blunt that Prince Jing's expression changed slightly, but he still forced himself to say, "Nonsense, I'm drunk, so of course I'll make mistakes..."
He couldn't finish his sentence because Jiang Jiuniang's deathly gaze was fixed on him.
"The most important thing when asking for help is sincerity. Since you came to me, it means you really care about Miss Mei. But even now, you still won't admit that you did something wrong. So what am I supposed to do for you? Help you marry Miss Mei and then watch you bully her unreasonably every day? Sorry, I won't do that. I'll be punished by heaven!"
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