But if she meets the right person, she can give it a try, since he will always be there to protect her.
He wanted to personally choose a suitable husband for her, and if not, he would support her for the rest of her life.
But before that day came, he had already left.
A hint of sadness flashed in Yan Mingyi's eyes, and her expression faded.
Jiang Zhijing's eyes darkened slightly, and she gently pursed her lips.
Shen Tangning narrowed her eyes, noticing this slight change in her expression. Was she... jealous?
She roughly understood why Jiang Zhijing harbored such complex feelings towards the Eldest Princess.
As the play came to an end, the three people in the audience remained unresponsive for a long time.
Finally, Jiang Zhijing took the initiative to break the silence, her pure eyes curving into a smile: "Thank you, Princess and Miss Shen, for inviting me to watch the show. It was very exciting."
Shen Tangning stood up: "You're welcome. It's only fair. The princess also treated me to a very exciting play."
Jiang Zhijing looked up at her, her eyes filled with confusion: "Miss Chen, what do you mean by that?"
Yan Mingyi's interested gaze darted between the two, it seemed the real show was just beginning.
Shen Tangning looked straight at Jiang Zhijing and sighed, "The princess's acting skills are indeed excellent. She truly deserves the title of one of the two beauties. Perhaps I should address you as Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Her eyes held a hint of mockery.
Yan Mingyi frowned, her expression becoming much more serious.
Crown Prince?
Jiang Yunxian?!
Her gaze shifted, returning to Jiang Zhijing with a more scrutinizing look.
Jiang Zhijing's lips stiffened slightly as she looked at her in confusion: "Miss Chen, are you confused?"
Shen Tangning said calmly, "You don't need to rush to refute me. I asked you before why you don't wear earrings, and the princess seemed to avoid the topic. Now that I think about it, you hate that you were born a woman and are unwilling to face your identity?"
Jiang Zhijing remained silent, her gaze darkening.
"That's true. You should have been a princess, but you were raised as a prince. You had to live very carefully to hide your identity as a woman disguised as a man. You couldn't have any of the characteristics of a woman, because that would be a fatal weakness for you."
Jiang Zhijing couldn't help but recall that when she was very young, she had envied other princesses for being able to wear sparkly jewelry. She carefully picked up the hairpin that her younger sister didn't want and played with it carefully, but was caught red-handed by her mother.
She could never forget her mother's hysterical appearance. Her mother whipped her, gripping her shoulders with a frenzied expression: "A-Xian, you are the Crown Prince! How can you like this kind of girlish stuff? If others see this, everything will be over!"
She hugged her, crying and laughing at the same time, apologizing repeatedly.
Jiang Zhijing was at a loss and could only cry and promise that she would never touch these things again.
A hint of pity appeared in Shen Tangning's eyes. "You have calluses on your hands. Those are from your military training and the military merits you earned. I bet you have quite a few old injuries too."
Jiang Zhijing's expression turned cold, and her body tensed up.
Shen Tangning's eyes trembled slightly, and her tone was filled with regret: "It's a pity that even though you tried so hard, when your identity was exposed, you were still abandoned without hesitation and made the crown prince as a woman. They thought it was a royal scandal and imprisoned you under the pretext of being seriously ill, wanting you to die quietly."
"Even a nobody like Jiang Heng can take your place, Your Highness, do you hate it?"
A crisp slap rang out.
Jiang Zhijing gave a cold, sarcastic laugh, her eyes dark and deep as she clapped her hands: "Indeed wonderful. I didn't realize that Miss Shen had such a talent for storytelling."
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