"Miss Sun."
Seeing Jiang Yuhuan approaching, Sun Jiaojiao immediately stood up and said, "Princess Princess."
The two women beside her also stood up, looked at Jiang Yuhuan anxiously and shouted, "Fifth sister-in-law."
Then he buried his head hard on his chest.
Fu Shilu ranked fifth, and she was the only two remaining princesses in the palace who could call her that.
According to Sanqi, the two princesses did not have a strong sense of presence in the palace because their biological mothers were not prominent and died young.
When I came over, I saw Sun Jiaojiao chatting happily with the two princesses. They must be very familiar with them.
She was a little surprised.
She found an empty seat and sat down, "I can see from a distance that you guys are chatting lively. Are you familiar with Miss Sun and Zhaoyang and Zhaoping?"
Sun Jiaojiao has met Jiang Yuhuan several times and understands her personality and dislikes formality.
She pulled Princess Zhaoyang and Princess Zhaoping to sit down, and then replied: "My daughter once entered the palace as a companion, and she has the same interests as the two princesses."
"Don't always call yourself a servant, it sounds awkward. Just be casual."
"Yes." Sun Jiaojiao was obedient. She was no longer as nervous as she was when facing Jiang Yuhuan, especially since they had a lot of chats with Jiang Yuhuan yesterday.
Jiang Yuhuan poured himself a cup of tea, his eyes drifting away from time to time, and he asked casually: "What are you talking about?"
"We were talking about the flowers we prepared."
"What flowers have you prepared?"
Sun Jiaojiao said shyly: "We don't know much about flowers, so we brought only common flowers."
Jiang Yuhuan nodded in agreement and said with deep meaning: "Very good. For a flower appreciation feast, a hundred flowers should bloom. If all the flowers are brought out, wouldn't it become a flower feast?"
Sun Jiaojiao did not hear the hidden meaning of Jiang Yuhuan's words, and only thought that she was comforting them.
"What did the princess bring?"
"This...it's hard to say. It's both a flower and not a flower, so it's a bit different. I'll give it a try first, and you'll know when the time comes. Zhaoyang, Zhaoping, why don't you say anything?"
Only then did Jiang Yuhuan realize that the two of them seemed to be frozen in place, their postures not even changing after sitting down.
Zhaoyang and Zhaoping looked at each other and lowered their heads at the same time.
Zhaoping touched Zhaoyang with his elbow, and Zhaoyang spoke.
"We...we just listen."
"..." It's not like she didn't see the way they were talking and laughing with Sun Jiaojiao just now, their little mouths were talking very fast.
She teased: "Are you shy or afraid of me?"
Sun Jiaojiao hurriedly explained to the two of them, "Don't get me wrong, princess. They are just shy and afraid to speak to unfamiliar people."
"It's okay, I understand."
Social fear, she understands. In such a comparison, Sun Jiaojiao becomes a talkative person.
"Then I won't keep you little sisters talking, so as not to make you feel uncomfortable. I'll go somewhere else."
With that said, Jiang Yuhuan stood up and left knowingly.
Zhaoping grabbed Sun Jiaojiao's hand nervously, "Jiaojiao, fifth sister-in-law... are you angry?"
Zhaoping is young and has a childish look in his eyes.
Sun Jiaojiao patted the back of her hand, "No, the princess is very nice and easy-going. You see, I don't dare to talk to people on weekdays, but I feel quite comfortable when I meet the princess, right?"
Zhao Ping looked at Sun Jiaojiao with bright eyes, his eyes full of admiration, "Yes, you were so awesome just now, you were not nervous at all. When will I be able to be like you, so that others won't say I'm too arrogant?"
"Yes." Zhaoyang sighed as he twisted his handkerchief.
Sun Jiaojiao also knew that the two princesses received a lot of sarcastic remarks, and she hoped from the bottom of her heart that they would be more cheerful.
"Next time we meet the Princess of the County, let's talk to her more. The Princess of the County is very good at enlightening people. She said that the identity outside is given to you by yourself. The most important thing is to make good use of your identity and make yourself comfortable. I I think it makes sense, and I want to try to change it. It’s just that I have had this temperament for so many years, and I want to change it..."
"It's okay, let's go together!"
"Um!"
Jiang Yuhuan has been wandering around the Imperial Garden since he left.
She was not aimless, on the contrary, no matter how she walked, she never left Qi Xiaoyu's sight.
Fu Lingyi and Ning Su were sitting in the pavilion, talking and laughing, looking like a loving couple.
Ning Su's sweet smile was deeply imprinted in her heart, like a big stone weighing on her heart.
She breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt a line of sight. She looked up and found that it was Ning Su looking towards her. The two looked at each other from a distance, and Ning Su nodded.
Immediately, Ning Su and Fu Lingyi left without knowing what they said.
The people around them also dispersed.
She turned around, and a palace maid hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words in her ear. Then, Jiang Yuhuan looked around with a solemn expression, seemingly unintentionally, and left silently.
This scene fell in Qi Xiaoyu's eyes. Qi Xiaoyu pulled Ning Zhi beside her and raised her chin to show her.
"Jiang Yuhuan is sneaking around, don't know what he is doing?"
Ning Zhi remembered her mother's instructions not to confront Jiang Yuhuan.
She avoided Qi Xiaoyu's touch, "You still think you haven't suffered enough?"
Everyone knew about her eldest brother, and all the people who had been trying to please her and get close to him through her turned their backs on him.
If she didn't want to look too lonely, how could she like Qi Xiaoyu and get together with her.
"That's why I want to get it back after I suffered a loss! Besides, I'll just watch from a distance to see if anything happens." Qi Xiaoyu didn't take it seriously, but she didn't know that she had fallen into the trap Jiang Yuhuan had arranged for her.
Ning Zhi was still a little hesitant, but Qi Xiaoyu didn't give her time. Not only did he drag her, he also dragged away several courtiers' daughters at will.
The fathers of those girls were not people with authority and did not dare to resist openly, so they had no choice but to follow Qi Xiaoyu to watch the fun.
Qi Xiaoyu followed Jiang Yuhuan from a distance. She saw Jiang Yuhuan walking cautiously into a palace.
The palace looked like it had not been inhabited for a long time and was very desolate.
Seeing this scene, Qi Xiaoyu had already imagined in her mind the scene of Jiang Yuhuan having a private meeting with a man.
She boldly walked in, searching in every room, and finally heard someone speaking outside a room.
She turned her head and put her index finger on her lips, signaling them to quiet down, and led them to find a place to hide.
Ning Zhi didn't expect to catch Jiang Yuhuan, so she couldn't help but stick to the wall and eavesdrop.
"I don't want to pretend to be a loving couple with you anymore. I've had enough of this kind of life!"
Qi Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat, she turned her head to look at Ning Zhi, pointed at the room and mouthed, "Your sister."
Ning Zhi also recognized Ning Su's voice.
She has an average relationship with her second wife, but she also knows that these things are not something she can hear, let alone others.
She pulled Qi Xiaoyu and was about to leave, when suddenly there was a quarrel inside.
"Are you tired of living? How dare you talk to me like this!"
"This is the last time I will help you cover up. You can figure it out on your own in the future!"
After saying that, the door suddenly opened, and Qi Xiaoyu and others quickly hid back.
After a while, Qi Xiaoyu directed one of them to go and see.
After the man saw that there was no one in the yard, he waved his hand hurriedly.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, and prepared to leave again.
But no one expected that this seemingly abandoned palace would be so lively, with even the Queen Mother coming here.
As a last resort, they hid back again, hoping that the Queen Mother had gone the wrong way and would not come over.
However, contrary to expectations, the Queen Mother not only came in, but also walked around every corner carefully.
Just as the Queen Mother gradually approached where they were, another voice came from the house.
"Your Majesty, we cannot continue like this."
A man's voice came from inside the house, and the Queen Mother paused. Qi Xiaoyu and others hiding in the corner were even more frightened.
The bigger the secret, the more dangerous they are.
But the Queen Mother was still outside, and they couldn't get out.
Thoughts were spinning a thousand times, and the voices in the room continued.
"It's not easy to meet you, don't say such spoiling things."
Familiar voices mixed with heavy breathing kept entering her ears, and the Queen Mother's face became visibly gloomy.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I was bumped into by someone when I came here. The person stared at me for a long time. I was afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? I'll support you. You dress up like this, no one will doubt you."
"But..." Before the man could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sound of his clothes tearing. He exclaimed, which made the emperor laugh crazily.
"Looking at you like that, tell me who that person is and leave the rest to me."
"I don't know. I just heard the maid calling him Mr. Sun."
"Sun? Can you see his face clearly?"
"No, his gaze made me feel a little sick, so I kept my head down."
"I understand. Don't worry, let's continue."
The talking stopped suddenly and was replaced by a blushing voice.
The Queen Mother's chest heaved violently with anger. She strode forward and was about to open the door in front of her when suddenly there was a sound from the side.
"who!"
Qi Xiaoyu and others looked at each other, covering their mouths in horror.
They asked with their eyes if the other had made the noise, and each shook his head in denial.
Everyone was so frightened that they forgot to think of a way to escape.
But even if they thought about it, there was no way out.
The Queen Mother looked for the sound and saw Qi Xiaoyu and others hiding in the corner, murderous intent emerged in her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" The Queen Mother raised her voice intentionally, and the movement in the room finally stopped.
The girls who were captured by Qi Xiaoyu as young men did not dare to express their pride and kept their heads down to pretend to be quail.
Qi Xiaoyu stammered and couldn't speak. Ning Zhi looked at the angry Queen Mother and reminded her in a low voice, "Jiang Yuhuan."
Qi Xiaoyu reacted and blamed everything on Jiang Yuhuan, "It was Princess Duanyang who led us here."
"How long have you been here and what have you heard?"
Everyone had pale faces and shook their heads desperately, "We didn't hear anything, nothing!"
"Yeah, we didn't hear it."
The Queen Mother glanced at the faces of these people, remained silent for a long time, and then warned: "Watch your mouths!"
If there was only one person, she could handle it secretly. So many people would easily arouse suspicion, not to mention that there were people from Duke Ning's palace among them.
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not punish them, they all felt relieved, "Yes, my daughter... I won't say anything."
"Let's go, the flower viewing party is about to begin."
"We're leaving now."
After escaping the disaster, Qi Xiaoyu and others left in droves.
The Queen Mother walked behind, took a steady look at the room behind her, and then walked out of the palace.
"Aunt Qin, send someone to check if anyone has sneaked in disguised as a woman. Also, check the identities of those people just now."
Aunt Qin has been guarding the door. She doesn't know what happened inside.
"But what clues did the county princess provide?"
The Queen Mother's face darkened, "Jiang Yuhuan is not here, we have fallen into a trap."
