Chapter 156: Hitting People Again
Xiao Congbei returned: "It's just some evil things."
Jiang Zhaoyue looked around and asked curiously, "This place was built by my father, and it's where the dragon son lives. How could there be something evil here?"
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Xiao Congbei's face, and in the blink of an eye, he put on a faint smile: "Even a hundred precautions can have loopholes, let alone something evil. Fortunately, I invited a magician to remove the evil things, and Lan Xin is gradually recovering."
Jiang Zhaoyue couldn't say anything more, so he pretended to understand and said, "I see."
Xiao Congbei looked towards Feng Lanxin.
Feng Lanxin sensed it and quickly replied dryly, "Yes."
Xiao Congbei frowned secretly.
Feng Lan couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou both noticed something strange about the couple, but they pretended not to notice and continued shopping with Xiao Congbei.
But Prince Jing’s Mansion is so huge that you can’t explore it all in one day.
Jiang Zhaoyue was a little tired, so she said directly: "We've been walking for so long, everyone must be tired, why don't we sit down and take a rest."
Pei Jingzhou agreed upon hearing this: "Let's take a break."
Xiao Congbei pointed forward and said, "There's a pavilion in the garden ahead. Let's go sit there."
Several people came to the pavilion together.
The servants quickly brought tea and snacks.
Jiang Zhaoyue enjoyed it without hesitation.
Pei Jingzhou whispered, "Slow down, don't choke."
Jiang Zhaoyue paused and asked in a low voice, "Do I look fierce when eating?"
Pei Jingzhou shook his head gently: "No."
Jiang Zhaoyue expressed doubt: "Really?"
"You eat beautifully, I'm just worried that you'll choke." Pei Jingzhou told the truth.
Jiang Zhaoyue secretly sighed: "You scared me."
Jiang Zhaoyue has always been very bold, so Pei Jingzhou asked curiously, "Why did this scare you?"
"I'm the Crown Princess. Even if my words and actions don't have to be pleasing to the eye, they must at least be within the rules. Otherwise, I will lose face, and so will you." Jiang Zhaoyue continued eating after saying this.
There were always people saying bad things about Jiang Zhaoyue, saying she didn't know etiquette. Pei Jingzhou used to think so too. But since they got married, although her words and actions were bold, they were all reasonable and she had never done anything out of line in public.
Today, I am worried that he will lose face and I am also worried about my table manners.
He couldn't help but feel sweet in his heart. Looking at her eating the snacks bit by bit like an elegant civet cat, his eyes couldn't help but become gentle.
Jiang Zhaoyue did not notice the change in Pei Jingzhou. She had a good appetite recently. After eating three pieces of snacks, she felt relaxed and her fatigue disappeared.
She drank another half bowl of tea, wiped her hands, and saw some fruit hanging on the trees in the garden. She looked at Feng Lanxin and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what kind of fruit is that?"
Feng Lanxin turned her head to look.
"It's right there." Jiang Zhaoyue pointed to Feng Lanxin.
It was a bit far away and Feng Lanxin couldn't see.
Jiang Zhaoyue took Feng Lanxin's hand and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Feng Lanxin subconsciously looked at Xiao Congbei.
Xiao Congbei was about to get up again to go see the fruit.
"Second brother," Pei Jingzhou said, "let the sisters-in-law go and have a look. Let's not disturb them, just talk about women's private matters."
Xiao Congbei couldn't follow her anymore, so he said, "Lan Xin, you go."
Feng Lanxin followed Jiang Zhaoyue to see the fruits.
It turned out to be dates.
There were a few that could be picked, so Jiang Zhaoyue picked a few and handed one to Feng Lanxin.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Feng Lan thought to herself.
"You're welcome." Jiang Zhaoyue looked at the smooth dates. He wanted to eat them, but was afraid of getting an upset stomach, so he played with them in his hands and continued to stroll around the garden.
Feng Lanxin looked absent-minded.
Jiang Zhaoyue had no choice but to change the subject to business and said, "Oh, I almost forgot something important."
Feng Lan's heart skipped a beat, and panic appeared on her face: "What's the matter?"
"Second brother's wife, what's wrong with you? You look very uneasy." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Feng Lanxin reached out and touched her face: "Is there?"
"Yes, are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no, the eldest sister-in-law just mentioned business. What business was it?"
Jiang Zhaoyue gave Feng Lanxin a meaningful look, but didn't ask any further questions. He continued with his business: "Is there a servant named Dujuan in your mansion?"
"Cuckoo?"
"She is the younger sister of a maidservant of mine." Jiang Zhaoyue originally wanted to tell the truth, but she did not want to involve Qingluo, Pei Jingpeng, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, etc., which would only cause more trouble.
She simply said that she was her maid's sister: "That maid has always been loyal to me. She did something meritorious a few days ago, and I wanted to reward her well.
“When I asked her what she wanted, she said she wanted to find her sister.
"Since I promised to reward her, I naturally have to help her find it."
Feng Lanxin nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Jiang Zhaoyue continued, "After searching for a long time, I found out that the human traffickers had sold her sister to Prince Jing's mansion. It just so happened that His Highness and I were visiting the Second Prince and his wife today, so I mentioned this matter in passing."
Feng Lan thought to herself, "The prince and I have been living in Prince Jing's mansion for a while now, and we've indeed hired quite a few servants. As for Du Juan... I've never heard of this name before, so why don't I ask one of my servants?"
"Sorry to trouble my second brother's wife." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
"It's just a piece of cake." Feng Lanxin immediately asked the maid beside her to ask.
In a blink of an eye, the head maid came over and replied that there was indeed a person named Dujuan, who did menial work and was currently stoking the fire in the kitchen.
"Let's go and take a look together." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Feng Lanxin nodded.
But at this moment, the head maid called out, "Princess."
Feng Lanxin understood what the maid meant: "I can still make the decision on this matter."
"On weekdays, can't my second brother and his wife make decisions on many things?" Jiang Zhaoyue continued.
I've heard that the Crown Princess acts according to her own whims, but Feng Lanxin was still stunned when she heard her ask so directly. She explained, "I just moved into the palace. I'm familiar with many things. I will discuss this with the Prince."
"I see." Jiang Zhaoyue saw through it but didn't say anything. Instead, he said, "Then let's go to the big kitchen."
Feng Lanxin nodded.
"Sister-in-law, Lan Xin, where are you going?" Xiao Congbei came again.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou beside him.
Pei Jingzhou shook his head slightly, meaning "he insisted on coming."
Jiang Zhaoyue understood and told him about Dujuan.
Xiao Congbei said, "Why not have a servant bring her here? Why bother going there in person?"
"I'd like to take a closer look at the layout of the palace." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
"That's where the servants stay, we—"
"Second brother, what you said is not right. No matter we are servants or superiors, we are all citizens of Dajin. As members of the royal family of Dajin, we should treat everyone equally and not look down on them." Jiang Zhaoyue put a big hat on him.
Xiao Congbei was speechless.
Pei Jingzhou lowered his head and smiled.
"Let's go." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Feng Lanxin glanced at Xiao Congbei and followed him to the kitchen.
Xiao Congbei had no choice but to follow.
Pei Jingzhou walked beside Jiang Zhaoyue.
The group walked into the yard of the big kitchen, where bacon, dried vegetables, etc. were drying everywhere.
Very down-to-earth.
When the servants saw several people coming, they hurriedly bowed.
"Everyone get busy." Pei Jingzhou said.
The servants were busy with their own things, trembling with fear.
Several people entered the kitchen.
Jiang Zhaoyue saw at a glance a skinny little girl, dressed in rags, taking care of four or five stove holes, constantly adding and removing firewood, her little face red from the heat of the stove.
"You little bitch, the firewood has fallen out here!" the fat nanny next to her scolded.
The little girl quickly ran to the stove next to the nanny, picked up the firewood on the ground with her bare hands, and put it into the stove.
The fat nanny was still not satisfied. She raised her hand and pressed her little head into the stove hole, cursing, "Waste!"
The little girl screamed, and while trying to pull her head back, she fell to the ground and quickly brushed off the sparks from her hair.
"Bitch! Look into the fire!" The fat nanny was about to hit her.
"You old bastard!" Jiang Zhaoyue raised his hand and threw a few dates at the fat nanny's face.
"Who? Who smashed it?" The fat nanny turned her head angrily.
Jiang Zhaoyue became even angrier. She picked up a piece of firewood nearby and swung it at the fat nanny's face with a "bang": "I'm hitting you, a bully like you who only cares about the strong and the weak!"
The fat nanny fell to the ground.
The little girl was startled.
Xiao Congbei was stunned.
Feng Lanxin widened her eyes.
Pei Jingzhou asked calmly, "Are your hands tired?"
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