In this life, why didn't Qi Qiaoye show up after waiting for so long?
Lin Jinyan took up her pen and wrote down the names of two people. Among the young men from aristocratic families who had recently changed from their previous lives, the only ones were Qin Zongheng and Zhu Dianhua.
Qin Zongheng is the nephew of the queen. He often comes in and out of the palace and meets the eldest princess more often. It is impossible not to recognize him.
The one who teased the eldest princess in his previous life was Zhu Dianhua, who rarely entered the palace. In this life, he was beaten and disabled to recuperate.
After thinking about it clearly, Lin Jinyan crossed out their names with a pen, feeling much more at ease.
After the news about the tryst between the eldest princess and her foreign husband in the previous life came out, Emperor Long Yan was furious and executed all the palace people around the eldest princess. Even the imperial guards guarding the palace gates were unjustly killed.
After the eldest princess was recognized, she knew something was wrong, so she hid Yun Muzhi before returning to the palace. No matter how hard the emperor and the queen mother pressed them, they refused to reveal a word.
For a time, the reputation of the eldest princess was ruined, and the emperor could no longer continue the marriage, so he took the initiative to break off the engagement. The Gu family had no intention of marrying the royal family, so they naturally agreed.
There were rumors in the palace that the eldest princess was ill and needed to recuperate for a few years, so the marriage was aborted.
However, Gu Ruizhou became the laughing stock of Tai'an City. The Gu family also agreed to break off the engagement because of the refusal before the marriage, which made the Queen Mother and the Emperor unhappy, thinking that the Gu family had disloyal intentions.
The emperor even sent his confidants into the Dingbei Army to divide the power and prestige of the Gu family from within...
Fortunately, in this life, the Gu family used retreat to advance, not only maintaining the reputation of the royal family, but also blocking the way for the Gu family to marry important ministers, winning the praise of the Queen Mother, and eliminating the emperor's suspicion.
The next step is to find a way to go to the palace to help the eldest princess get married and accumulate favors.
Just when Lin Jinyan was thinking about entering the palace through Princess Yanling, the Crown Princess came to visit the old lady.
Lin Jinyan, Lin Wanrong, and Zhou Yuexue all came to the front hall to accompany them. The Crown Princess was approachable, spoke affectionately to the old lady, and also showed affection for Lin Jinyan and the three of them.
The old lady was held by the Crown Princess by the hand and talked about the past. Sometimes she was happy, sometimes she was sad. After a while, she returned the hand of the Crown Princess and talked like her own grandson.
Lin Jinyan looked at the Crown Princess talking to the old lady with a look of admiration on her face, and couldn't help but sigh:
Royal dyeing of people is better than painting. No matter how clean a person is, as long as they enter the royal family, they will become scheming in order to survive. From this point of view, my death in the previous life was not unjust...
After chatting affectionately with the old lady, the princess praised Lin Jinyan and the others, especially Lin Jinyan, praising the old lady for her good fortune.
"The Queen also likes Jinyan very much. The Queen loves daughters, but she only gave birth to the Crown Prince. She has always felt regretful. After I married the Crown Prince, the Queen treated me like her own daughter and loved me. Seeing that Jinyan is so well-behaved and lovely Little girl, my mother also likes her very much and often talks about Jin Yan in the palace."
The old lady smiled from ear to ear: "This girl is lucky enough to be able to fall in the eyes of the Queen and the Crown Princess."
The Crown Princess smiled and said: "Look what you said, this is why your granddaughter is so popular. Madam, I told you to call me by my name, why do you still call me Princess? If you continue to do this, Huining will not dare to do it next time coming."
The old lady patted the back of the princess's hand: "It's different to marry into a royal family. You still have to observe the etiquette. I'm very happy if you are willing to come and see me, old lady. It's a pity that your grandmother left early. Look. Not as good as you are now."
