"I have met the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old."
"Sit down and sit down."
Jiang Yuhuan stood up. She was wearing palace clothes, which was not as convenient as usual and her movements were a bit slower.
After she walked to the chair and sat down, the Queen Mother continued: "The Ai family made the decision without authorization. Yu Huan won't blame it, right?"
"Of course not. I have long been tired of being a concubine. No matter where I go, I have to be looked down upon. Now that I have such a distinguished status, I would like to thank the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "We have already said that we will be born separately. Just call Ai Jia aunt."
Jiang Yuhuan followed the good advice and said, "Yes, aunt."
"After you left yesterday, the Aijia thought about it. You were bullied after all because of your low status as a concubine. If you were the concubine, the prince would think twice before doing anything to you, and others would not dare to do anything to you. Disrespectful. In this case, there is no need to think about leaving."
"But... I have nothing to repay, and I really feel ashamed of my aunt's kindness."
"The Ai family didn't do this to get anything in return."
Yesterday, he hinted in every possible way to let her work as an undercover agent in the Prince's Mansion to look for evidence, but today he doesn't ask for anything in return?
Jiang Yuhuan couldn't figure out the Queen Mother's thoughts, and said tentatively: "But the ambition of the prince is always a serious problem."
Seeing Jiang Yuhuan take the initiative to bring up this matter, the Queen Mother was really surprised.
She said: "It's because of the Ai family's trouble. You are just a weak woman, and you should not be put in danger. If you are still comfortable in the prince's palace, you can live a good life."
The Queen Mother made such a fuss that she fainted Jiang Yuhuan.
Is he playing hard to get, or is he really not planning to use her?
So what is the purpose of giving her the position of county princess? Seeing that she doesn't want to do anything for her, you want to get rid of her with the help of the concubine?
The doubts in her heart were still unsolved, so she continued to throw out the bait, "But... yesterday the county king planned to kill me. If Yi Yi's decree hadn't been issued in time, Yu Huan would have probably..."
The Queen Mother was furious, and the steps on her head were trembling, "He really did this to you?"
Jiang Yuhuan deliberately showed the scratches from the sword on his neck, "Yeah."
When the Queen Mother saw the injury, she frowned, as if she was really worried about Jiang Yuhuan.
She said earnestly: "Then you must be more careful and don't confront the prince head-on."
Jiang Yuhuan was even more confused. She even put the words on her lips, but the Queen Mother didn't even want to push anyone next to her.
"I, my concubine, will obey the Queen Mother's teachings."
"The Ai family is a little tired, please go back."
"yes."
Jiang Yuhuan exited Shouning Palace in confusion. The Queen Mother's move was really confusing.
She is not a person who makes things difficult for herself, and just puts it aside when she can't figure it out.
She went back the way she came, and halfway there she was surprised to realize that no one was accompanying her.
She sighed secretly that although she had the status of a county princess, no one took her seriously.
She continued walking forward, but met Jiang Qiao when she was leaving the palace.
She didn't want to talk to Jiang Qiao, who was so partial. Everything she said revolved around Jiang Li, which she didn't like to hear.
She pretended not to notice and walked out of the palace gate without looking back.
Jiang Qiao was unconscious, thinking Jiang Yuhuan hadn't seen him, so he shouted Jiang Yuhuan's name and trotted after him.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, Jiang Yuhuan frowned impatiently and started running too.
Her carriage was parked at the entrance of the palace. She was carrying heavy clothes, and her calves were flying fast.
Seeing the carriage getting closer and closer, he jumped into the carriage and said, "Let's go!"
The coachman didn't ask why, he waved his whip and the horses started running quickly.
Sanqi watched Jiang Yuhuan arranging her messy hair with expressionless eyes, and was not curious about Jiang Yuhuan's strange behavior.
Jiang Yuhuan took off her palace clothes and put on ordinary clothes.
She opened the curtain and saw that she was already some distance away from the palace gate. Jiang Qiao didn't catch up, and smiled proudly.
Looking at the hustle and bustle on the street, I remembered that I had never been to the streets of the capital seriously, so I stopped the carriage and got out of the car to wander around.
There were many stalls selling strange items on the street, including food, toys, and decorations. She looked left and right, and finally fell in love with a hairpin.
The seller of the stall was a woman in her early thirties. Seeing Jiang Yuhuan staring at her, she said enthusiastically: "Madam, you can put it on and have a look."
"OK."
Jiang Yuhuan looked at the bronze mirror and inserted the hairpin into her hair.
The hairpin is made of wood and is exquisitely carved.
Although it looked a little out of place among the silver jewelry on her head, Jiang Yuhuan liked it at first glance.
She really didn't like such a grand dress, and preferred this kind of plain hairpin.
"Boss Boss, how much does this cost?"
The landlady smiled and stretched out a palm, "Five hundred coins."
Jiang Yuhuan was a little moved. She turned to look at Sanqi, "Sanqi, do I have money to spend?"
"It stands to reason that there is."
"Then lend me five hundred coins and I'll pay you back when I get back."
"This slave only has two denarii."
Jiang Yuhuan curled her lips regretfully, turned around and said apologetically to the landlady: "I'm sorry, I didn't bring enough money."
She reluctantly put the hairpin back, and suddenly a hand stretched out from her side and placed the silver on the table.
"Wrap it up, I'll pay for it for her."
Jiang Yuhuan turned around, saw it was Qi Yi, and said hurriedly: "No, I just don't want it."
Qi Yi took the hairpin and handed it to her, "This is an apology. I said last time that I would come to apologize, but I never got around to it."
"That's what Qi Xiaoyu did, and it has nothing to do with you." Jiang Yuhuan had clear grievances.
"As an elder brother, I have the responsibility of disciplining you. Accept it and don't refuse."
Qi Yi was resolute, but Jiang Yuhuan couldn't refuse, so he had to say: "I'll give you something in exchange!"
She took the hairpin and groped around on her body, but was stopped by Sanqi, "Princess Princess, this is inappropriate. It seems to be a secret exchange."
Jiang Yuhuan was startled because she had forgotten that in ancient times, men could not accept things casually.
She smiled awkwardly and returned the hairpin, "Let's take it back."
This time Qi Yi did not insist, "Sorry, I didn't think carefully."
"No need to apologize. If Mr. Qi is fine, I will leave first."
"good."
Jiang Yuhuan nodded and continued walking past Qi Yi.
Just after taking two steps, she heard the sound of galloping horse hooves. She stretched out her hand to pull Sanqi and prepared to dodge.
"careful!"
She heard Qi Yi shout, and then she fell into a hug and was carried a few feet away.
"No offense intended, please forgive me." Before Jiang Yuhuan could react, Qi Yi immediately let go of his hand and looked at her nervously.
"It's okay, thank you."
Jiang Yuhuan smiled brightly, as if a ray of sunshine shone into Qi Yi's heart.
He served in the Wucheng Military and Horse Department and saved many ladies from aristocratic families.
Those who knew his family's situation avoided him like a snake or a scorpion, without even saying a word of thanks, as if they would be entangled by him if they talked to him.
Those who didn't know his family situation smiled at him solicitously, and even bothered with their reputation to stalk him, which made him miserable.
He hesitated for a moment when he saw the horse galloping, but in the end the good thoughts in his heart prevailed.
After saving Jiang Yuhuan, he was also afraid that Jiang Yuhuan would speak harshly and call him a disciple.
Unexpectedly, he got a sincere smile. At that moment, he realized that it was not his overthinking. The smiles he had seen before were all fake.
Jiang Yuhuan didn't notice Qi Yi's daze, and focused on looking for Sanqi's figure in the crowd.
She saw that Sanqi was also looking for her, and hurriedly waved, "Sanqi, I'm here!"
"The bracelet on your hand."
Jiang Yuhuan turned around, "Huh? What's wrong?"
"Did you accidentally hit it just now? There is a gap."
She looked along what Qi Yi pointed at, said "Oh" and explained: "No, this bracelet was missing originally. It was given to me by the second lady of the British Duke's residence."
Hearing this, Qi Yi frowned and said, "Mrs. Luo Er is always considerate in her work, why would she give her a bracelet with a chip?"
"It was urgent at the time, so she specifically asked me to mend it when she sent it."
After Jiang Yuhuan explained for Mrs. Luo, she suddenly grasped the key point in Qi Yi's words, "Wait a minute, you mean that Mrs. Luo is very considerate in her work?"
"Well, she has a very good reputation for conduct in the capital and would not do such a rude thing."
He had an excellent reputation, but he risked damaging his reputation by insisting on giving her the broken bracelet and asking her to repair it...
An idea flashed across Jiang Yuhuan's mind, "Do you know where I can get my bracelets repaired? I mean, the kind that are very famous in the capital."
"Yes, it's not far ahead. It's called Yumingxuan. It's a jade shop with good repair skills."
"Okay, thank you. Why hasn't Sanqi come yet? I'll go find her. Say goodbye."
After Jiang Yuhuan finished speaking, he ran away, leaving Qi Yi standing there with his mouth open and hesitant to speak. Finally, when everyone was gone, he silently uttered the word "good".
Jiang Yuhuan returned to Sanqi and saw Sanqi checking the injury of a little girl.
"What's wrong? Are you hurt?"
"The back of my hand is a little scratched."
"Send him to the hospital."
At this time, the little girl's mother ran over. She picked up the little girl and said, "No, no, no, this little injury will be fine in a few days. Thank you very much."
Without saying a word, Sanqi took out the silver and said, "I have two coins here. You can take her to the hospital for treatment."
"This..." The woman hesitated.
Jiang Yuhuan advised: "Take it."
"Thank you so much, my benefactor. Thank you so much, my benefactor. You are such a good person."
With that said, the woman held the little girl and kowtowed to Sanqi.
Sanqi held her hand and helped her up, "I was hit just now. I'd better let the hospital check if there are any other injuries."
"Yes Yes Yes."
The woman took the money, hugged the little girl and left.
Jiang Yuhuan stared at Sanqi critically.
Sanqi was indifferent and just asked calmly: "What is the princess looking at?"
"Look at you. You look serious, but I didn't expect you to be so caring."
"These are the master's teachings."
"Fu Shilu? Is he so kind?"
It's really hard for Jiang Yuhuan to associate people who shout and kill every day with the word kindness.
"Master, he just has a clear sense of grudges."
"Stop it, just stop here." It's not kind to her "enemy", she understands.
"Let's go to Yumingxuan."
On the way, Jiang Yuhuan asked about the horse riding, and learned that the man had an urgent report from the military camp, and the person who was hit did not dare to argue with anyone.
Jiang Yuhuan was dissatisfied that the man who bumped into someone didn't even show a basic apology, and lamented how humble the people were under the power.
Jiang Yuhuan was talking the whole time, while Sanqi just listened and didn't talk to her, let alone express her own thoughts.
During Jiang Yuhuan's stand-up comedy, the two arrived at Yumingxuan.
"Ma'am, what do you want to see?"
Jiang Yuhuan showed off the blood jade bracelet on his hand, "My bracelet is somewhat damaged. I don't know if it can be repaired."
The clerk looked proud, "Madam, you have found the right place. Our Yumingxuan is the first in the capital to repair jade pieces!"
"Then please help me find out how to fix this and how long it will take to fix it?"
The clerk waved his hand, "You can't watch this little guy. Just wait, I'll call the shopkeeper to come out."
"good."
Not long after, the waiter came out with a middle-aged man.
"Ma'am, please take off the bracelet and show it to me."
"Okay." Jiang Yuhuan took off the bracelet and showed the gap to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took the bracelet and looked at it, and his expression became more solemn as he looked at it.
