Chu Yunfei heard Gu Yaorao come to report what happened in Changding Hall the next day, and Gu Jieyu also came to say hello to her: "Miss Jinyi went to bed early last night and seemed very peaceful."
Chu Yunfei hummed, noncommittal.
The Chen sisters have different personalities. Chen Jinyi seems calmer and calmer, while Chen Linxue is impulsive and irritable.
The same thing is that neither of them are smart women. They seem to be scheming, but in fact they are simple-minded and vulnerable.
Maybe what they have always learned is how to gain a foothold in the back house, how to fight for their own interests, and are good at all kinds of clumsy and superficial means.
These methods may work under normal circumstances.
For example, the prince is indeed a womanizer and cares about reputation, so for the sake of the queen mother, how could he treat the Chen sisters well and give them the position of concubine?
For example, the Crown Princess was cautious by nature, fearful of the Queen Mother's power, and wanted to have a good reputation as a virtuous and kind person. So when the maid came to call for help last night, she might have pushed Rong Cang to Chen Linxue with her own hands.
It's a pity that Rong Cang is not a romantic person, and Chu Yunfei is not a person who is afraid of getting into trouble.
Their tricks of playing house have no place.
"Chen Linxue's maid is injured. I have some trauma ointment here. Give it to her." Chu Yunfei turned to Bao Chan and asked Bao Chan to bring the ointment. After a few brief explanations, the two of them went back. , "I have something to do today, please let them calm down."
"yes."
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After lunch, Chu Yunfei ordered people to load the dowry for Xie Danshu into a carriage and left the palace to visit Xie's house.
The Xie family was decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and everyone in the house was busy. Chu Yunfei was respectfully welcomed into the house by Mrs. Xie, and was led smoothly to Xie Danshu's attic.
The boudoir was decorated with joy, and boxes of dowry were placed in the room. The maids looked happy and gestured at Xie Danshu's body with the wedding dress.
When she heard that the Crown Princess had arrived, Xie Danshu quickly stood up from the dressing table, greeted her personally, and saluted respectfully: "See the Crown Princess."
Everyone in the room knelt on the floor.
"No courtesy." Chu Yunfei smiled and helped her up, "I'm here to add makeup to you."
Behind her were eight palace maids, each holding an exquisite red dowry in their hands. They were all the same size and looked like they were worth a lot of money.
Chu Yunfei ordered all the dossier to be placed on the table, and displayed a set of expensive headdresses in front of Xie Danshu: "It's a small thought, please accept it, Miss Xie."
"These are too precious." Xie Danshu was moved and blessed, "For the Crown Princess to worry about it, I don't know how to express my gratitude."
"I don't have to worry about it. I just hope that you can live a happy life after marrying to Prince Rong's Mansion." Chu Yunfei held her hand and walked to the side to sit down. "I'm pregnant. According to custom, I can't come to you tomorrow. It’s a wedding gift, so I sent the things over in advance today because I won’t be here tomorrow morning.”
Xie Danshu looked at Chu Yunfei's belly with a smile on her face: "The Crown Princess has difficulty moving right now, so she must have a good rest and stop running around."
"Don't worry, I know it well." Chu Yunfei said with a smile, "Tomorrow is the day to leave the cabinet. How are you feeling now? Are you nervous or excited?"
Xie Danshu's smile faded and she shook her head slowly: "I'm not too excited or nervous, but I'm a little worried about Qin Zhilan."
"Her?" Chu Yunfei frowned, "How do you say that?"
Xie Danshu raised her hand to reject the maid and said in a low voice: "A few days ago, weren't there rumors everywhere in the imperial city?"
Chu Yunfei nodded: "Yes."
"Qin Zhilan is actually to blame for all this." Xie Danshu looked slightly cold, "She made an appointment with Princess Rong Huaiyue of Prince Rong's Mansion, saying she wanted to admire her paintings, but the person she painted was actually Rong Huaishu."
Chu Yunfei frowned: "She is sick? She gave up on this marriage on her own. What does it mean to draw a portrait of Rong Huaishu? Afterwards, she discovered Rong Huaishu's good deeds?"
"Not entirely. I think she might be unwilling, but she couldn't let go of the prince." Xie Danshu sneered, "She threatened Rong Huaiyue and asked Rong Huaiyue to drug the prince on my wedding day. If Rong Huaiyue did it, When she didn't, she spread rumors that I deliberately fell into the water to seduce Rong Huaishu, and spread the rumors so much that my reputation was tarnished. Rong Huaiyue had a brain this time, and told the princess about it when she got back."
Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, with a strange expression: "So, is her target Rong Huaishu or Rong Cang?"
"I don't know, does the Crown Princess find it ridiculous?" Xie Danshu looked at her with a sarcastic expression, "I don't even know what she wants to do. I have never seen a woman with such chaotic thinking and such unscrupulous means."
"I think she is a little obsessed with Rong Cang, and a little unwilling to accept Rong Huaishu." Chu Yunfei frowned, "She was unwilling to terminate the engagement on her own, so Prince Rong's palace happily accepted it, and even offered a job. It's so big that everyone in the streets is envious of your good fortune, and she feels that this blessing should belong to her."
Xie Danshu nodded: "But she doesn't want to——"
"She doesn't want it herself, and she doesn't think you should be so lucky." Chu Yunfei concluded, "Qin Zhilan is more disgusting than ordinary evil people."
People say, don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.
Qin Zhilan just did the opposite. She would impose on others what she didn't like. Seeing that others readily accepted it, she felt unbalanced.
This kind of person is simply selfish by nature, with evil in her bones. Even if she is carefully brought up, her nature cannot be changed at all.
"There will be many guests in Prince Rong's mansion for the wedding tomorrow." Xie Danshu said in a low voice, "Some of the distinguished courtiers have gone back, and my uncle will arrange for people to pay attention to her movements, so that no one will have the opportunity to ruin my wedding to Huai Shu. But I feel that she will go after the Crown Prince, so I must ask His Royal Highness to be careful tomorrow."
Chu Yunfei's eyebrows deepened slightly and he nodded slowly: "Don't worry, Rong Cang will be careful."
