Chapter 302 The Reason Why the Princess is Frustrated
But come to think of it, how could a princess raised by Concubine Liang have such a bad character? If it wasn't a character issue, and she was a princess of a golden branch and jade leaf, then what was it that was holding Jianing back, causing her to faint every few days?
Jiang Wan asked a question in his mind.
Everyone moved to the main hall and took their seats. The palace servants quickly brought tea and snacks. Jiang Wan lowered his eyes to look at the tea and snacks, then looked at the palace servants who looked respectful, and nodded with satisfaction.
We've already run ninety-nine miles, what's the point of just this last hurdle? During the time when the princes and princesses haven't taken their mother out of the palace, we must not neglect them!
"Queen, is there something you need?"
Although Concubine Liang wasn't as smart as Concubine Xian, she was definitely not a fool. With the new emperor and empress just taking the throne, the imperial court and harem should be in turmoil. As the current head of the harem, how could the empress have the leisure to come visit her?
"Nothing much, I just heard that Jianing seems to have been in poor health recently. I was really busy a few days ago and couldn't find time. Today I happened to have some free time, so I thought I would come over to see you."
After roughly explaining the reason, Jiang Wan turned to look at Princess Jianing who was sitting on the side. She could feel the other party's nervousness, so the expression on her face was very friendly.
"Jia Ning, your fourth brother is very busy in the former court and can't take care of the harem for the time being. So if you have any problems, just tell your fourth sister-in-law. I will do my best to help if I can. Don't keep everything in your heart, little girl. What if you really get sick?"
She still has some patience with this sister-in-law who is about the same age as her sister.
Upon hearing the Queen's gentle self-proclaimed name, Concubine Liang and Princess Jianing breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Queen didn't hold a grudge against them for their previous stupidity!
"Fourth sister-in-law, I, I didn't think anything."
Her voice sounded a little lacking in confidence and a bit embarrassed.
"It's just that my father's sudden passing has left me so devastated that I haven't recovered for a while..."
It was absolutely true. Although Jianing was only a concubine's princess, the late emperor was a man who would protect and love his children. Even though she could not be compared with her legitimate brothers, Princess Jianing still enjoyed her father's love and care.
Now that her biological father is gone and her legitimate brother has taken the throne, the difference between the emperor being her biological father and the emperor being her legitimate brother is like the difference between heaven and earth for these illegitimate princes and princesses.
not to mention……
Princess Jianing wiped away her tears pitifully, glanced secretly at her fourth sister-in-law, and lowered her eyes guiltily.
This sudden burst of crying left Jiang Wan confused. No, what did I say to make you cry like this again?
She looked at Concubine Liang who was sitting on the side with an embarrassed look on her face, and could only open her mouth to comfort her dryly.
"Jia Ning, Fourth Sister-in-law knows that you are a filial child. But no matter how sad you are, you must not destroy your body. Otherwise, if the spirit of the emperor sees you in heaven, he will be so distressed."
"My father, he will never feel sorry for me again..."
It would have been fine if I hadn't tried to persuade him, but as soon as I did, the child, who had lost his father's care, immediately lay down on the table and started crying again.
Jiang Wan clutched her handkerchief tightly and wanted to leave.
If it was my own Jiang Laoer, it would be easy to deal with him. If persuading him once or twice doesn't work, I'll just give him a beating, and all his crying habits will be cured immediately.
But this is the sister-in-law of the royal family. The spirit of the late emperor might not have left her body yet. Could he be so rude as to hit her? It would be embarrassing if the news got out, wouldn't it?
"Good Mother, this..."
"Empress, this has nothing to do with you! Jianing, stop crying. Mother will explain it to your fourth sister-in-law for you."
Concubine Liang slapped her daughter's face with a handkerchief and told her to cry quietly aside. Then she looked up at the queen, sighed deeply, stood up, and apologized.
"Queen, I must first offer my respects and apologies. The incident with your cousin Xu Chuanlu was caused by my inconsiderateness as your mother.
As a result, this young talent who had passed the imperial examination actually asked to be a minor official in a remote place thousands of miles away.
Every time I think about it, I feel extremely regretful. I am truly sorry to you, Queen, and to the Xu family!"
Having said this, Jiang Wan suddenly understood.
No wonder Jianing hadn't stopped crying since she entered the palace and became the queen. It turned out she wasn't just upset, she was just scared, right?
"Good Mother, please stop being so formal. Do I look like someone who is petty and deliberately plotting to take revenge on someone else?"
After helping Concubine Liang sit back on her chair, Jiang Wan looked at Princess Jianing who was still wiping her tears. He felt that he was in a state of confusion.
"Jia Ning, please stop crying. I had no idea that you had a crush on my cousin. I only heard about it after I returned to Beijing.
Xu Hui asked to leave Beijing to serve as an official, perhaps in order to gain experience and achievements so as to strive for a better career in the future. It may not have anything directly related to you.
Stop crying now."
"Really, uh, really uh, really?"
Poor, pretty and timid princess, she cried so hard that her tears and snot were streaming down her face, and she hiccuped several times before she could speak fluently.
"Sister-in-law, I really didn't mean it!
If I had known that Xu Hui would rather not be an official in Beijing than marry me, I would definitely not have asked my mother to ask the wife of the Duke of Lingguo.
Fourth sister-in-law, you have watched me grow up. I am really not the type to bully others. I..."
"I know."
Jiang Wan quickly reached out and patted her arm, soothing her softly, fearing that the girl would start flooding Jinshan again with a single word.
"Maybe you and my cousin had some prior interactions and felt it was fate, right? But there are many kinds of fate in a person's life, and no one can guarantee that it will go as they wish, right? You have to be open-minded about everything and don't get stuck in a rut."
"I'm not dwelling on it, I just feel really guilty."
Jianing, with a pair of rabbit eyes, gave a brief account of what had happened.
"The Spring Examination was approaching, and I encountered some trouble on my way back from visiting my maternal grandparents. I happened to meet the young master of the Xu family and he came to my rescue..."
But after just a few words and the shy tone of the girl, the Queen Mother, who once owned a sea view apartment on the page of Yang Shizi's melodramatic article, said that she understood.
I guess it was Xu Hui who, in a fit of rage, came to the rescue and accidentally stole Princess Jianing's heart. But how could that career-obsessed cousin, who only cared about his career and not love, be willing to let him marry into the royal family and not realize his ambitions?
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