Chapter 108 Heroine
After Empress Yuan passed away, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no choice but to become the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He grew up with great difficulty. He could have married a virtuous woman, but he chose to marry someone with a bad reputation like Jiang Zhaoyue.
Even though the emperor praised Jiang Zhaoyue for her sincerity, noble character and extraordinary intelligence because she accidentally saved Princess Duojia and women and children, he named her Madam Xi.
Even if Princess Duojia and others followed suit to clear Jiang Zhaoyue's name.
Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought Jiang Zhaoyue back to the Eastern Palace on the first day.
Nanny Yun still felt that Jiang Zhaoyue was not worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This morning, she came here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to teach the palace rules.
It happened that Jiang Zhaoyue had just gotten up. She had not put on any makeup, her black hair was slightly messy, but her skin was as white as porcelain, her eyebrows and eyes were delicate, and her speech and behavior were bright and charming, but also revealed a delicate and charming aura.
A woman like this doesn't look like a princess at all!
How can such a woman become the future queen?
Such a woman is not worthy of such a good and outstanding Crown Prince!
She subconsciously spoke up for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and in her heart she wanted to control Jiang Zhaoyue, not let Jiang Zhaoyue lose face for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not let Jiang Zhaoyue delay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from having children, and not let Jiang Zhaoyue hinder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from ascending to the throne.
Unexpected!
Unexpected!
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhaoyue was smart. He accused her of being "unruly" from the beginning, and then exposed her intention to control her, saying that her so-called "loyalty" was of no benefit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
How is that possible?!
Her loyalty can do a lot for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
But...but...it must be because she had lived too comfortably in the Eastern Palace these years and rarely used her brain, so she thought about things in a perverse way. Now she actually felt that what Jiang Zhaoyue said made a lot of sense.
She could either let the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live in harmony, or kick Jiang Zhaoyue away from the position of Crown Princess all at once...wavering would only annoy Jiang Zhaoyue and cause unrest in the East Palace and the harem.
At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be the biggest victim.
No!
She can't harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
She would rather die than harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, after her death, she would be ashamed to face the Empress who had treated her with such great kindness. So she raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Zhaoyue.
"Are you planning to bring me together with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or are you looking for an opportunity to kick me out?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Your Highness, your words are too polite. I am just a servant in the Eastern Palace. My lifelong duty is to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess." Nanny Yun lowered her head and said.
"Let me tell you first, if you can bring me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince together, I will respect you. If you don't obey, I will definitely take the initiative. At the very least, I will kick you out. At the worst, I will let you go down to see the Queen in advance and let her see what you have done to let her son down." Jiang Zhaoyue said casually.
Nanny Yun suddenly remembered that the emperor said that Madam Xi was straightforward and sincere, had noble character, and was extremely intelligent.
She couldn't see Jiang Zhaoyue's character for the time being, but she felt that Jiang Zhaoyue was straightforward, sincere and a little smart. He was really different from the Jiang Zhaoyue that everyone hated as rumored.
She suddenly couldn't hate Jiang Zhaoyue anymore.
"Did you hear that?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"Yes, I heard it." said Nanny Yun.
"Then come over and talk about the palace rules."
"Yes." Nanny Yun walked up to Jiang Zhaoyue.
"I can read, I know a lot. Don't try to trick me with palace rules." Jiang Zhaoyue picked up the palace etiquette book again, and said as he read it, "Go ahead."
Nanny Yun secretly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Zhaoyue. She had a preconceived notion that Jiang Zhaoyue was not a good person, but then she found that she was very smart, and then she found that she was straightforward and sincere. Now she actually felt that Jiang Zhaoyue was particularly... cute.
It's almost killing me!
She quickly discarded this strange idea and seriously explained the palace rules to Jiang Zhaoyue.
It was almost midnight.
"Okay, let's stop here for today." Jiang Zhaoyue closed the book.
Nanny Yun was also a little tired and said, "If the Crown Princess has nothing to do, I will take my leave first."
"Come later tomorrow." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Nanny Yun was puzzled.
"Since I don't have to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, I'm going to sleep in. I won't be able to sleep in later." Jiang Zhaoyue stood up and stretched, but suddenly remembered that Nanny Yun was there, so she quickly said, "I'm stretching in private. When there are many people around, I am dignified and elegant."
Nanny Yun's mouth twitched.
"You should go and have a rest." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Nanny Yun left, feeling both amused and helpless.
At this time, Pei Jing came and said that Pei Jingzhou was very busy and would be back very late at night, so he asked Jiang Zhaoyue to go to bed early.
Jiang Zhaoyue had been busy all day and her whole body was stiff. She picked up yoga, which she hadn't practiced for a long time, stretched herself, then took a shower, changed her clothes, and sat on the bed to read.
Seeing that she was sleepy and Pei Jingzhou had not returned yet, she went to sleep first. When she woke up the next morning, she asked, "Did Your Highness come back last night?"
"He came back at midnight and left at dawn." Xiang Qiao said.
Really busy.
However, Pei Jingzhou did have a lot of things to do when he returned to the Eastern Palace. Jiang Zhaoyue understood this very well, and she also devoted herself to the miscellaneous affairs of the Eastern Palace's harem.
Every day she took Xiangqiao to learn etiquette and how to handle chores with Nanny Yun. Maybe her words worked, and Nanny Yun really didn't cause any trouble.
She gradually became familiar with the Eastern Palace and the Imperial Palace. Ten days had passed by then. She got up as usual and turned around to see Pei Jingzhou sitting at the desk reading memorials.
Pei Jingzhou turned around when he heard the sound: "Awake?"
Jiang Zhaoyue blinked twice and called out in surprise, "Your Highness?"
"Yeah." Pei Jingzhou stood up.
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately got out of bed and threw herself forward, wrapping her arms around Pei Jingzhou's neck and her legs around his waist: "Your Highness! I finally see you!"
"What do you look like now?" Pei Jingzhou frowned.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and said, "That's what I look like."
Pei Jingzhou said in a deep voice: "Come down."
"No." Jiang Zhaoyue rested her forehead against Pei Jingzhou's neck: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much."
Pei Jingzhou asked, "How long?"
Jiang Zhaoyue answered immediately: "Ten days."
"You're so thoughtful." Pei Jingzhou patted her waist gently: "Come down and put on your clothes."
Jiang Zhaoyue pressed her forehead against his neck and said in a naughty way, "No."
Pei Jingzhou asked helplessly: "If you don't come down, how can I put on my clothes?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said coquettishly: "Carry me and put it on."
Pei Jingzhou asked with a smile: "When we go to Shunning Palace later, do you want me to carry you?"
Jiang Zhaoyue raised her head and asked, "Going to Shunning Palace? Queen Mother's bedroom?"
"Well, the ugly daughter-in-law is going to meet her real parents-in-law." Pei Jingzhou said.
"I'll give you one chance to change 'ugly daughter-in-law' to 'beautiful daughter-in-law'."
"What if I don't change?" Pei Jingzhou raised his handsome eyebrows.
Jiang Zhaoyue said viciously: "Then I will kiss you until you cry."
Pei Jingzhou chuckled: "How come you are so powerful?"
"Why don't you give it a try?" Jiang Zhaoyue said as she kissed Pei Jingzhou on the face.
Pei Jingzhou suddenly felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen.
Jiang Zhaoyue felt a change in Pei Jingzhou's position and smiled: "Your Highness is indeed very strong."
Pei Jingzhou's cheeks flushed red, and he quickly carried Jiang Zhaoyue to the bed, stammering, "Hurry, hurry, get dressed, let's go to Shunning Palace. We can't keep Father and Mother waiting."
"and you--"
"Hongcao, Hongyao." Without waiting for Jiang Zhaoyue to speak, Pei Jingzhou called the two of them over.
Jiang Zhaoyue couldn't tease Pei Jingzhou anymore, so she got dressed and washed up obediently.
Pei Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but the pain had not gone away yet. The self-control that he was proud of was getting weaker and weaker in front of Jiang Zhaoyue.
He hurried out of the room and waited for a while until Jiang Zhaoyue finished dressing up.
"Let's go." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Pei Jingzhou also returned to normal and asked, "Are you nervous?"
"Don't be nervous." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Pei Jingzhou tilted his head: "Not nervous?"
"I've been learning a lot of rules from Madam Yun these days, and I'm confident and skilled."
Although Pei Jingzhou went out early and came back late every day, he also knew that Jiang Zhaoyue was serious. He smiled and nodded: "Yeah."
Jiang Zhaoyue not only understood the palace rules, but also knew about matters concerning the emperor, the empress, and so on.
But she didn't expect that in Shunning Palace, in addition to the emperor, the empress, Xiao Congbei, the second prince's wife and others, there was also the heroine of the book, Yan Zhiyi, and a strange woman.
She asked quietly, "Why is Yan Zhiyi here? Who is the woman next to her?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com