The next day, when Chiyang woke up and saw that no one was around him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What happened last night was too embarrassing. Even if she was thick-skinned, she would be embarrassed when she saw Li Jingxing now. Fortunately, he was gone.
Not long after breakfast, a servant reported that Sun, the wife of Li Jingrui, the eldest son of Prince Duan's palace, was visiting.
Chiyang didn't have a good impression of the people in Prince Duan's Mansion, but he still needed to be conciliatory, so he asked his servants to invite Sun to the Flower Hall.
Sun was beautiful in appearance and generous in manners. When she saw Chiyang, she immediately bowed respectfully.
"My wife Zhang has met the Crown Princess."
"Madam, please get up." Chiyang's attitude was distant and polite.
After the two parties exchanged a few words, Zhang got down to business.
"My wife has a heartless request. I hope that the Crown Princess can fulfill it. After the request is fulfilled, Prince Duan's Mansion will also express my gratitude."
Mrs. Zhang said and glanced at the maid beside her, who presented a stack of papers in front of Chiyang.
Chiyang didn't even look at it, and Wan Hong beside him didn't reach out to pick it up.
Chiyang smiled politely and said: "Madam, you are speaking harshly. I am just a housewife. I'm afraid I can't help Madam."
Mrs. Zhang was not in a hurry, smiled and said: "Only women can do this, not men."
Chiyang was puzzled, but refused to answer.
Mrs. Zhang saw that Chiyang had no curiosity at all, and said to herself: "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that my uncle has reached the marriageable age and has not yet decided on a candidate. My mother-in-law has taken a fancy to Princess Jialing, so she thought The Crown Princess is of high status, so I would like to ask you to be the matchmaker."
Chiyang was more than a little surprised. In the previous life, there was no marriage proposal between Li Jing'an and Wei Lingxi.
She's crazy to be a matchmaker for someone who wants to kill her!
Besides, everyone in the capital didn't know that Princess Jialing was obsessed with the fourth prince. If she agreed to match up Wei Lingxi and Li Jing'an, she would probably be hated by Wei Lingxi.
With Wei Lingxi's arrogant temper, why not just go to the Prince's Mansion to settle the score with her?
conspiracy!
It must be a conspiracy!
A conspiracy to turn the Prince's Mansion against the Anding Marquis Mansion!
Chiyang quickly calmed down and smiled apologetically.
"It's not that I don't want to help. I have no friendship with the Marquis Anding. It would be appropriate for Madam to find someone who is good with Aunt Anyang to be a matchmaker. It would be unsightly if she finds someone who is not suitable."
Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "The Crown Princess doesn't know something. The Prince's Palace and the Anding Marquis Palace are very satisfied with this marriage. The only thing missing is you, the Crown Princess."
The implication is that the parents of both parties have already negotiated, and all that is needed is a high-ranking middleman.
Chiyang still felt that there was something fishy. Regardless of whether both parents agreed to the marriage, she couldn't be the matchmaker anyway.
"Although my identity is here, my seniority is inappropriate and inconsistent with etiquette. Madam, I am afraid I will have to ask someone else to forgive me."
Generally speaking, the matchmaker should find an elder, not a peer of both parties involved in the marriage negotiation.
Having said this, Mrs. Zhang could no longer force herself to make things difficult for others, and said apologetically: "The Crown Princess's words are reasonable, but I didn't consider them carefully."
She also knew that Chiyang was not a suitable candidate, but her husband asked her to come find Chiyang and she had no choice but to do so.
Chiyang picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Zhang heard the elegance and said, "I'm really sorry for bothering you for so long. I hope the princess will accept your little thought."
Zhang's maid came forward again holding a tray.
Chiyang smiled and said, "Madam, you have spoken harshly, and I cannot bear to say it."
Mrs. Zhang saw that Chiyang had no intention of accepting the thank you gift, so she couldn't force it. She stood up, said goodbye and left with her maid.
Xin Dao said that although the princess was not very old, her behavior and words were impeccable, making it impossible for anyone to get through any loopholes.
But my goal has been achieved, so it doesn't mean much whether I accept this gift or not.
After Zhang left, Chiyang felt more and more uncomfortable the more he thought about it. Prince Duan's Mansion was obviously plotting against him. Logically speaking, Zhang wouldn't leave so happily unless...
Unless their purpose has been achieved!
Chiyang repeatedly recalled what Zhang had just said, and soon discovered something was wrong.
Zhang claimed that both parents had approved the marriage between Li Jing'an and Wei Lingxi. Is this true?
As the only daughter of Princess Anyang and Marquis Anding, Wei Lingxi was obedient and responsive to her beloved daughter's requests.
Everyone knows Wei Lingxi's thoughts about Li Jingxiao. How could Princess Anyang and Marquis Anding not know? How could they agree to Prince Duan's marriage proposal regardless of their daughter's feelings?
wrong!
Zhang was afraid that if she went out on the front foot, rumors would spread that she was determined to be a mediator for Wei Lingxi and Li Jing'an.
The so-called three people become tigers, no one will care about the truth or falsehood of this matter. Wei Lingxi, Princess Anyang and Marquis Anding will definitely feel resentful towards her.
With Wei Lingxi's arrogant temperament, he might even come to find her nagging her. It would be better if she apologized humbly, but at most she would be accused of being nosy.
If she can't swallow her anger and fight with Wei Lingxi, the conflict between the two houses will continue to intensify.
The relationship between the Prince's Mansion and the Marquis Anding's Mansion is bound to be the same.
"pink clouds!"
"My slave is here."
"Spread the conversation between me and Zhang, the sooner the better!"
Caixia hesitated a little and reminded tactfully: "Miss, will this offend Prince Duan's palace?"
"Don't worry so much, just do it quickly!"
"yes!"
When Caixia went to deliver the message, Mrs. Zhang was still on the carriage. She told her confidant maid: "When you return home, find a reliable person to spread the word that the Crown Princess wants to be a matchmaker for Princess Jialing and the Third Young Master."
"This slave will remember it."
As soon as they got off the carriage, Zhang's confidant maid hurriedly arranged for someone to go outside to spread the rumor. The man found a tavern where three religions and nine people were focused, and deliberately told the people traveling with him that the Crown Princess was going to be a matchmaker for the Princess of Jialing who wanted to marry the King's youngest grandson. , someone immediately stood up to refute him!
"Brother Li, where did you hear the rumors? I heard from the servants of the Prince's Mansion that it was Princess Duan of Prince Duan's Palace who begged the Crown Princess to be a matchmaker for Princess Jialing and Prince Duan's legitimate grandson, but the Crown Princess refused because she was not suitable because of her seniority. Got it!"
As soon as the words were spoken, someone immediately came out to echo him, saying that he had also heard about Prince Duan's request to the Crown Princess to be a matchmaker, but to no avail.
He also said that King Duan's direct grandson had just recently caused a scandal in which he raped and killed a good girl and was executed by His Majesty. The Crown Princess was crazy and would offer to be a matchmaker between the two families.
The man was stunned.
Shouldn't this kind of thing that is not conducive to the harmony of the two families be hidden?
How could the Crown Princess allow her servants to reveal it to the outside world?
Could it be intentional!
This action is too fast!
The man knew that he had lost the opportunity, and it would be difficult to spill the dirty water again, so he simply stopped mentioning the matter, found an excuse to say goodbye to his companions, and then hurried to Prince Duan's Mansion to reply.
