Chenghou Mansion, Zitang Garden.
The maid brought a bowl of bird's nest and snow fungus and gently placed it in front of Cheng Jiaojiao.
"Second girl, it's just been cooked in the kitchen. Please use some while it's hot."
Since going to prison, Cheng Jiaojiao has lost a lot of weight visibly and looks haggard.
Moreover, on the day she returned home, Xiao Heng was banned immediately, and she was even more worried about food and drinks.
At this moment, the bird's nest was served. She just smelled it and felt sick to her stomach: "Take it, take it, don't you see that I am bothering you here?"
With a push of her hand, the entire bowl of hot bird's nests fell into the maid's hand.
The thin white hands were instantly reddened. .
The maid was young and timid: "Ah!!"
The bowl broke to the ground, and then he knelt down and cried out of pain.
Cheng Jiaojiao was even more upset: "Why are you crying?! You can't be burned to death!"
'Snapped! Qiu Bai stepped forward and slapped the maid hard on the face: "How dare you cry if you can't handle it yourself!"
The maid immediately had a five-finger mark on her face, and she was so frightened that she even forgot to cry.
"What's wrong? You have such a bad temper." Jiang Subai's voice came from far away from the corridor: "Why are you so angry with a girl?"
Jiang Subai stepped in and drove the maid away: "Don't stay here and upset the second girl. Leave quickly."
The maid didn't dare to stay, so she hid her face in aggrieved manner and retreated.
Seeing Jiang Subai coming, Cheng Jiaojiao immediately showed some worry and complained.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been grounded for no reason, and the Zhao family has received a holy lesson again. This time, even the Queen's pleas are useless. What went wrong?"
Jiang Subai took her hand and sat back on the chair: "It's just a grounding, why are you panicking?"
"I -" Cheng Jiaojiao gritted her teeth: "Mother, Your Highness and I have made a lifelong commitment. From now on, we, mother and daughter, will rely on him. Do you think I'm worried?"
She was fed up with being a concubine in the Marquis Mansion. As soon as Cheng Jingyu came around, she would become her inferior!
He is obviously better than Cheng Jingyu in every aspect, and the prince also said that she is gentle and lovely, so why can't he compare to her in terms of birth? !
Cheng Jingyu...recalling that she had to apologize to her that night, she couldn't bear the anger and jealousy in her heart!
"He is a prince, and he sets an example in everything he says and does. Being mixed up with someone like Zhao Yue is inherently a loss of status. Your Majesty wants him to study hard. Don't you think His Majesty pays attention to it?"
After hearing this, Cheng Jiaojiao said in shock: "Attention?"
Jiang Subai took her hand and said angrily: "Isn't it? Have you ever seen His Majesty take care of those unlearned and unskilled princes? Since ancient times, laxity has led to failure. The prince wants to inherit the throne, so he must be stricter. That’s good.”
"But," Cheng Jiaojiao was unwilling to give in: "It was clearly Zhao Yue who did something wrong, and Zhao Yue was completely right in targeting Cheng Jingyu. Why is it that His Highness is the one who is being punished!"
Seeing that she was really angry, Jiang Subai hated iron and steel: "You always catch these little things, no wonder she took advantage of you and defeated you."
"She's a lucky bitch! I obviously gave her the soup out of kindness, but she actually prevented me from doing this!"
Cheng Jiao screamed and broke a celadon tea cup.
There were broken porcelain on the ground.
"Jiaojiao, my mother has taught you that if you want to do something, you have to borrow a knife to kill someone, instead of attacking recklessly yourself. Look at this time, if you have the queen to handle things properly, who can catch you?"
Faced with Jiang Subai's constant temptation, Cheng Jiaojiao temporarily calmed down.
Thinking back to the hunting ground, it was her who ventured in that allowed Cheng Jingyu to catch him accurately.
But she had no way of designing the situation at that time.
"Forget it this time," Jiang Subai peeled a walnut and put it in Cheng Jiaojiao's hand: "I heard that the Crown Prince of Zhou will arrive in Xichu soon, and His Majesty intends to marry Jingyu there."
Cheng Jiaojiao squeezed the palm of her hand and the walnut cracked into pieces. The jealousy in her eyes could not be concealed: "What did you say? Crown Prince of Zhou? She is worthy of Cheng Jingyu? Why should she choose the princes of all countries!"
"What else could it be? Your Majesty relies so much on your father, and she is just taking advantage."
"So mother, how can we get rid of her?"
Cheng Jiaojiao wanted the position of princess like crazy, but her father only saw Cheng Jingyu's dead mother. Her mother, Jiang Subai, had never been able to straighten her out. She was simply blind!
Prince Zhou wants to marry Cheng Jingyu?
If this thing comes to pass, she will be the mother of the country in the future Zhou Dynasty.
The country was prosperous in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was impossible for Cheng Jiaojiao to just watch Cheng Jingyu get married!
Jiang Subai knew that she couldn't be angry: "Don't be angry yet. His Majesty didn't directly propose marriage. Doesn't it mean that he is undecided? We still have a chance."
Chance?
Yes, there is a chance.
Does the Prince of Zhou like a domineering, unruly and willful princess like Cheng Jingyu?
Even if he likes it, why not use some means to make him look down on him...
Thinking of this, Cheng Jiaojiao asked Jiang Subai: "Mom, do you have any ideas?"
She paid the price for her rash advances earlier. This time she had to listen to her mother and plan carefully.
Jiang Subai asked Qiubai: "What has Cheng Jingyu been doing these days?"
"Back to the Second Madam, the princess seems to be away from the house these days. I heard from the maid in her courtyard that she always goes to the antique street."
Antique Street?
Aren't those just places that sell antiques?
Cheng Jiaojiao exclaimed: "Mom, have you ever heard of a rumor that Prince Zhou seems to be interested in antiques?"
If this is the case, wouldn't it be obvious that Cheng Jingyu's purpose in going to the antique street was obvious?
As expected, this bitch tried every possible means to get to the top. He used to pester Xiao Heng and provoke Fu Yanci. Now that he heard that the prince of Zhou was coming, he wanted to please him again.
She took advantage of all the advantages in the world!
Cheng Jiaojiao's cold eyes flashed, and she was interrupted by Jiang Subai: "Jiaojiao, you must not be impulsive this time. Mom is planning a plan with you. Besides, aren't your father and your brother coming back?"
"He is not my brother!" Cheng Jiaojiao shouted angrily: "He is Cheng Jingyu's brother. Since he was a child, has he ever looked at me?"
Cheng Jingyu's biological brother Cheng Jinghe is the biological brother of her mother.
However, Cheng Xi had thrown Cheng Jinghe to the border for training since he was a child, and he had few opportunities to return to Beijing.
This time after the great victory in Biansha, the general returned to Beijing to report on his duties, and he also came back together.
When Cheng Jinghe was mentioned, Cheng Jiaojiao kept waving the utensils on the table to the ground, and she couldn't control her anger: "Even my name is different from theirs. I am a joke in the Hou Mansion!"
Therefore, she wanted Cheng Jingyu to be ruined and Cheng Jinghe to die!
One day in the future, she will definitely trample them all under her feet!
Jiang Subai watched from the side, not daring to provoke her daughter.
Now that Cheng Jiaojiao has the backing of the queen, she is much stronger than herself.
As long as she can defeat Cheng Jingyu and Cheng Jinghe, then her status in the Hou Mansion will rise.
This time, we must not miss.
When Cheng Jiao was overly angry, she hurriedly stuffed the peeled walnuts: "Come on, eat one to relieve your anger. The future will be long. Don't be angry with yourself. You love walnuts the most."
Cheng Jiaojiao took it and bit it, but the next moment she started retching.
"What is this?! It smells weird! Is it broken?"
Jiang Subai was confused. These walnuts were fresh, how could they go bad?
She tasted it and it was good.
Cheng Jiaojiao threw it away: "It's so disgusting!"
