Shen Jia took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and tried to put it into the man's hand, but he pushed it away. Shen Jia lost her grip, and the bracelet fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Miss Chen, please have some self-respect!"
The Qingyu Guards shouted sternly.
"My lords, I beg you, please pass on this message for me, a life is at stake..."
With a sob in her voice, Shen Jia knelt down in front of the two of them. The cobblestone path was uneven, and Shen Jia felt a sharp pain in her knees.
"Miss Chen, the Crown Princess refuses to see us. Let's go. I'm afraid no one can cure my illness..."
Yan Qing's wife didn't want to put Shen Jia in a difficult position, so she reached out to help her up, but Shen Jia refused.
“Madam Yan, I must see the Crown Princess today. If they are unwilling to convey my message, I will kneel down indefinitely. This is a sin I must atone for, so please do not try to persuade me.”
"If you are tired, go sit in the pavilion across the street for a while."
Knowing she couldn't persuade him, Yan Qing's wife could only wait with Shen Jia at the door.
Before they knew it, the two had been waiting for three hours. As dusk deepened, several claps of thunder echoed across the sky.
The two guards remained unmoved, maintaining their official and bureaucratic attitude.
"Miss Chen, it's about to rain heavily. Let's go back. We can come back tomorrow."
Shen Jia looked up at the overcast sky and, thinking of what she had done to Ning Yin, suddenly chuckled. What was this little bit of suffering compared to that?
Back then, she targeted Ning Yin at every turn, leading the servants to bully her, steal her valuables, deliberately getting her mother to punish her, and scaring her with rats and cockroaches.
That's not all. Ningyin's beloved grandmother was about to pass away, and it was she who stopped the gatekeeper from announcing her death.
Later, she finally managed to squeeze the person out of the general's mansion, but she still came to humiliate Ning Yin, releasing snakes into her courtyard in an attempt to ruin her appearance.
Thinking back on all these incidents now, Shen Jia feels like slapping herself a few times.
Even though he had already acted so badly, Ning Yin was still willing to stand up for him and cancel the engagement.
But she took her kindness for granted, biting the hand that feeds her, failing to recognize a good heart.
She felt that Ning Yin was jealous of her and couldn't stand her marrying into the Marquis's mansion.
In the end, it turned out that she was the most foolish one, and she was the biggest joke in Kyoto.
The more Shen Jia thought about it, the more she felt like a bastard, so she raised her hand and slapped herself a few times.
"Your Highness, I beg you to see me. I am willing to take responsibility for my mistakes, but I only ask that Your Highness grant me a chance to make amends..."
In fact, Ning Yin had already been informed by a palace servant that Shen Jia had been kneeling there all afternoon, but Ning Yin did not want to see her.
Thinking back on what Shen Jia had done to her, she felt that not using her status to retaliate was already a great favor. She never expected that Shen Jia would shamelessly beg the Crown Prince.
Watching the large raindrops pelt down, Ning Yin remained completely unmoved.
Let her kneel if she wants; she's going to Changxin Palace to have dinner with Xiao Xuan anyway.
Su Xin tied a cloak around Ning Yin's neck, and then Zhang Mama brought someone an umbrella.
When the three of them arrived at Changxin Palace, Xiao Xuan was still in his study reviewing memorials.
He went to the military camp yesterday, and today there are a pile of memorials on the table. In particular, that old bastard Marquis Wuding took advantage of his absence to urge the emperor to let him establish a concubine.
The thought that the Chu princess would enter the palace in a few days made him wish he could kill Marquis Wuding right now.
Now that the emperor and empress dowager have both agreed to the marriage, he can't refuse even if he wants to. The princess of Chu wants to enter the palace, and he can't stop her.
But if you want to enter the Eastern Palace, there's no way!
A layer of frost appeared in Xiao Xuan's cold eyes. He would need to call Li Chengyan over later to discuss the next steps of the plan.
Just then, Ning Yinqing's clear voice rang out.
"Jingyuan, it's time for dinner."
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