Speaking of the daughters of the Dou family, the Qi family, and the Yao family, what people remember most is the competition between the three daughters for the top pick.
I thought they would compete and be antagonistic, but they didn't expect that they were willing to help each other at the critical moment, even if it offended the extremely capable Concubine Ju.
"Oops." Qi Yue blushed and waved her hands, "Girls are supposed to help girls."
"Sir, everyone can appreciate the talent of the number one scholar, but it does not mean that you become a competitor after you appreciate it." Dou Jingyi also said softly, "Appreciation is appreciation, and help is help."
"Yes." Qi Yue nodded in affirmation, "After helping, we can continue fighting."
Dou Jingyi could no longer remain serious, turned her head and chuckled.
The two people are obviously completely different in personality, but now they feel inexplicably harmonious when they stand together.
Even Yao Siqing couldn't help it and joked, "Now we can be considered friends in need."
The spring breeze flows in the side hall. Each of the five girls has their own beauty. They bloom like flowers, burning and releasing kindness, and finally attract similar or opposite kindred spirits.
When Jiang Chengyu finally searched all over her body but couldn't even touch the jade pendant, she knew what the problem was. "It must be the jade pendant that the palace maid took away when we had tea just now."
They were too nervous when changing their clothes and didn't find anything wrong, so they asked Concubine Ju to find the loophole.
"It's all my fault, I almost killed the Dou family sister." Jiang Chengyu slapped himself on the forehead again, regretting it endlessly.
"Don't blame yourself." Dou Jingyi was still so quiet and gentle, "There is no way to avoid other people's schemes."
It was the girls from the Jiang family who were both brave and resourceful, who saved them from danger as quickly as possible.
"In my opinion, none of this is important." Yao Siqing said with a smile, "The most important thing is, what should this prince do?"
The girls' chirping fell silent.
The eldest prince on the ground had a bruised nose and a swollen face. Fortunately, he was still in a coma and showed no signs of waking up.
If you just leave it here and ignore it, Concubine Ju will definitely be held accountable when she finds out.
But if they were asked to carry the person out, there was no reason to explain.
How to deal with it is really a problem.
Just when a few people were at a loss what to do, there was sudden movement outside the side hall.
Jiang Sheng raised his head and saw that it was the second prince who had disappeared a long time ago.
He was still so reserved and taciturn, and did not approach the girls when he saw them. He just held his hands from a distance and said, "If these girls trust me, please leave the eldest brother to me. I will take him away and place him."
Several girls pursed their lips and remained silent.
Who dares to speak? Everyone knows that there is a struggle between the second prince and the eldest prince. If he takes this opportunity to kill the prince and then blames the girls, it will really be yellow mud sticking to his crotch - not just shit but also shit.
"Don't worry, girl. Although Chang Yu is interested in the throne, he will not take advantage of others' danger, let alone risk the girl's reputation." He stood up straight and spoke calmly, "In my eyes, using your innocence to force the girl to commit herself They are all scoundrels."
"I just can't see it. If the girl is suspicious, just pretend that I haven't been here."
After the second prince finished speaking, he bowed politely and left again.
Jiang Sheng and Yao Siqing looked at each other, Qi Yue and Dou Jingyi looked at each other, and Jiang Chengyu rolled his eyes.
This is a deep palace. Except for the side hall, which was cleaned up by Concubine Ju, the outside can be said to be a sentry every three steps and a post every five steps.
No matter how courageous the second prince was, he would not dare to kill the eldest prince, not to mention that there were still five of them who could testify against each other.
Compared with brothers killing each other, his behavior is more like showing kindness to a few girls and the aristocratic family behind the girls, and taking advantage of the opportunity to win over people.
After receiving the affirmation from the others, Yao Siqing spoke up as a representative, "Your Highness, wait a minute. Since you are willing to help, we sisters will not be respectful, so I would like to thank you in advance."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Several girls turned sideways in unison.
The second prince's face was slightly red, and he bent down to support the unconscious eldest prince, just like a drunken person, and pushed him away with one foot and one foot.
Jiang Chengyu followed him quietly, making sure that he just found a grassy spot to drop the eldest prince, and began to call sincerely, expressing his worry and helplessness to the fullest.
As the palace maids and eunuchs also gathered around, the girls finally put their hearts in their stomachs and returned to the banquet hall hand in hand.
The song and dance was already halfway through, the banquet was dazzling, and the ladies who were tired from playing in the imperial garden gradually returned.
Mrs. Jiang glanced at her three girls, her eyes light and calm.
Chang Yan, who was sitting high, glanced at his sister and let out a breath.
After another half an hour, almost all the people playing outside returned, but there was still no sign of the eldest prince or the second prince.
Concubine Ju concealed her anxiety with a smile. She glanced at Dou Jingyi several times and then suppressed her.
Until, the palace maid hurriedly came in to report, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Highness and Your Highness are fighting..."
The entire banquet hall fell silent. Everyone silently put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked at the center.
Concubine Ju's complexion was green and purple, Tianjia frowned, and asked hesitantly, "Is there a specific reason?"
"When we were returning to the Emperor, His Highness the Second Highness found His Highness lying on the grass halfway. After kindly waking His Highness up, His Highness identified him as the perpetrator and started a fight." The palace maid spoke meaningfully.
On the surface, they seemed to be telling the two princes to fight, but in fact they were just complaining for the second prince.
Who could sit still now? Everyone, led by Tianjia and Concubine Ju, stood up in a hurry and rushed outside to stop the two princes rolling on the grass.
It was said that it was a mutual beating, but in fact it was more like the second prince being beaten unilaterally.
However, the eldest prince was even more bruised and swollen, and the miserable situation made people speechless.
"My son." As soon as Concubine Ju saw the eldest prince's appearance, she screamed in distress, "Who dares to hurt my son? Who is it?"
The crowd was silent, and Jiang Chengyu unconsciously hid behind Jiang Sheng.
"Mother, it was this bastard who beat me. When I opened my eyes, I saw him crying like a cat." The eldest prince gritted his teeth. Remembering that his good deeds had been ruined, he became even more ruthless.
Seeing blood spilling from the corner of the second prince's mouth, Tianjia finally couldn't hold it any longer and shouted angrily, "Zhu Changhong, stop it!"
The eldest prince stiffened, realizing that there was a large crowd here. He stood up and looked at his mother pleadingly.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Ju responded immediately, "Who bullied our Hong'er and beat the prince into such a state? Does it mean that he doesn't care about the royal family, or he doesn't care about you?"
"Father, I am in pain." The eldest prince covered his face and choked.
It is said that children who are loved by someone will act like a spoiled child. After Jiang Sheng saw the mother and son singing together with his own eyes, Tianjia's expression changed from angry to soothed, and the person became a little more hesitant.
On the contrary, the second prince, who was covered in blood, got up and stood silently in the corner.
His figure is so thin, and his plan is so confusing.
