"So what? If I don't marry her good-for-nothing son, she's not going to kill me, is she? Even royalty has its laws!"
"Alright, stop talking, or you'll get scolded again if your mother hears you..."
Then, their voices gradually lowered, as if they were walking away side by side.
Jiang Wan glanced over and recognized one of them as Cui Yingying, whom she had seen at the Grand Secretary's residence.
Another noblewoman wore a purple and gold peony dress. She was slightly taller than the average woman and had a tan complexion that appeared even darker against the purple dress.
Looking at her profile alone, she certainly doesn't fit the current aesthetic standards for aristocratic women.
Madam Shang said in a low voice, "This must be Miss Xu from the Imperial Censorate."
"Xu Shu?" Madam Sun realized, "The one they're going to be betroth to the Third Prince?"
Judging from their tone, Xu Shu was very dissatisfied with the marriage.
Madam Shang sighed: "Since ancient times, a daughter's marriage has been decided by her parents. Noble families are not free to make their own decisions."
Jiang Wan remained silent for a moment, then got up and left while changing her clothes, heading in the direction the two had gone.
They hadn't walked far when they saw Xu Shu behind the artificial hill.
She was taking off the hairpin from her hair, and with a slight turn of the glass bead flower on it, several pills rolled out from the hollow end of the hairpin.
"Yingying, look, this is good stuff. I'll feed Pei Xi one in a bit, and I guarantee he won't dare to mess with me again!"
Cui Yingying was shocked and covered her mouth: "You, you want to poison the prince? This is a capital offense!"
"Don't worry, it won't kill him." Xu Shu snorted, her face full of smugness. "But it'll be enough to make him lose face, let's see how he'll..."
Before she could finish speaking, Cui Yingying, who was standing next to her, suddenly shoved her.
When Cui Yingying saw Jiang Wan, her first reaction was shock.
After all, she had been severely punished by Jiang Wan in the Grand Secretary's mansion before.
He watched helplessly as Jiang Wan set a trap for Guo Wanqiu, and the matter escalated to the point where not only did the engagement with the Crown Prince fall through, but Grand Secretary Guo even moved her entire family away from the capital.
The father vaguely mentioned that the Guo family had offended someone they shouldn't have.
After hearing this, Cui Yingying felt very wary of Jiang Wan.
Among noble ladies of her age, she was considered domineering, but now, upon seeing Jiang Wan, she was like a mouse before a cat, bowing respectfully and saying, "Madam Jiang."
That's enough. He even pulled Xu Shu along, making her bring the gifts too.
Seeing her like this, Xu Shu asked in confusion, "Madam Jiang? Is she the one who provided relief to the disaster victims in Henan?"
Jiang Wan smiled and nodded.
Xu Shu raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at her with curiosity, then suddenly realized something and quickly hid the pills in her hand behind her back.
Jiang Wan chuckled inwardly.
She suddenly felt that this girl and Pei Xi were a perfect match, even their tricks for teasing people were exactly the same.
"I overheard your conversation while passing by," Jiang Wan said bluntly. "Are you sure you want to drug the prince?"
Cui Yingying gasped, "Madam Jiang, Shu'er was just joking, she wasn't serious..."
"So what if you heard it? Are you going to tell Pei Xi?"
Xu Shu glanced sideways at Jiang Wan.
"I thought you were a good person because you saved disaster victims, but it seems I was wrong. You're just an sycophant who only knows how to curry favor with the royal family! If you dare..."
She frowned, looked at Cui Yingying who was desperately trying to wink at her, and said with dissatisfaction.
Why are you pinching me?
“Miss Xu, you’ve misunderstood. I won’t tell anyone. On the contrary, I’m here to help you.”
Jiang Wan chuckled and pointed to the pill in her hand.
“I know you don’t like this engagement, but with your methods, it will at most be a farce, and it won’t affect the marriage.”
Xu Shu's thoughts were exposed, and her eyes became serious.
"What, you have a plan?"
Jiang Wan moved closer and whispered a few words in her ear.
Xu Shu frowned deeply upon hearing this, her expression strange: "Are you sure it can be that simple?"
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