Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 209 You Have to Make a Choice

Xiyun Pavilion.

Han Yunning leaned on the beauty couch with her beautiful eyes slightly closed.

Because she was pregnant and a little afraid of the heat, two maids stood by her side, fanning her gently with a round fan.

Ping'er's skirt fluttered in the wind as she walked quickly into the hall.

As soon as he walked around the three-fold screen in the inner hall, he sent out the two maids who were serving him.

"My lady, this is bad—"

Ping'er opened her palm, on which lay a crumpled piece of paper.

"This was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, saying that something happened to the Master."

Han Yunning, who had originally looked calm, was struck by lightning the moment he heard that his father was in trouble. He sat up straight in an instant.

She quickly took the scroll and unfolded it with trembling fingertips.

After scanning the contents of the paper, he was immediately furious.

"Shen Beiqi, this sinister villain, if he wants to vent his anger for his sweetheart, why should he just come after me? Why does he have to involve my father?"

She poured all her hatred for Shen Beiqi into the note in her hand and tore it into pieces with a ferocious look.

The gloomy look was totally inconsistent with her bright facial features.

She rubbed her hands back and forth gently in front of her abdomen, and paced back and forth for a moment, her mind racing with thoughts.

Xiao Wenhao specially sent someone to deliver a letter to her because he felt that she had ignored him for some time and had lost his face, so he wanted to take revenge.

Don't you just want her to come and beg you?

What is there for her to not give up!

After making up her mind, she turned around and ordered, "Go and get ready. I have to go to the East Palace tonight."

......

Jiang Li and Miao Yu accompanied each other all the way, bypassing the gardens with pavilions and towers in the palace and heading towards Yiranju.

Miao Yu could feel that Jiang Li was in a bad mood and seemed a little unhappy.

"Jiang Li," Miao Yu asked, "Are you unwilling to marry the Third Prince?"

Jiang Li was stunned.

In Jiangdu City, few people would ask a woman such a question.

Whether you are willing or not is the least important thing.

She stopped, looked at the lake in the distance, and sighed softly.

"Nanwu is different from Luozhu. Women's marriage is always decided by their parents and matchmakers. Whether they like it or not, they have to get married."

"Why?"

Miao Yu was a little confused. "It's the woman who wants to marry into the man's family and live there for the rest of her life. It's not her parents who are going to marry him. Why does she have to marry him even though she doesn't want to?"

Jiang Li didn't know how to answer.

Miao Yu was born in Luozhu, where the people are cheerful and open-minded. Naturally, she has ideological differences with these Southern Wu women who have been instilled with the three obediences and four virtues since childhood.

It can't be explained clearly in just a few words.

"I know you still have Shen Beiqi in your heart!"

Miao Yu held Jiang Li's hand and said, "Actually, I don't understand. He is such a disgusting, cold and heartless person. Why do you like him?"

Jiang Li laughed, "Come to think of it, not only you don't understand, I also don't understand why you always seem to be hostile to him?"

"That's because..."

Miao Yu lowered his voice and said somewhat embarrassedly,

"You know, he's really good at martial arts. I wanted to learn martial arts from him, and I begged him for a long time, trying every possible way, but he always refused to agree. He's so hateful and heartless!"

So he got angry because he failed to get advice?

Looking at Miao Yu, whose face turned red with anger, Jiang Li smiled helplessly and shook her head.

In the Yiranju courtyard, there were two maids and a nanny standing, waiting for the new concubine Jiang.

They were all assigned by the princess herself to serve Jiang Li at Yiranju.

The two maids looked about fourteen or fifteen years old and were very timid.

When he saw Jiang Li come in, he raised his head and took a look.

For fear of displeasing his master, he quickly buried his head.

The older nanny came forward with a smile on her face and bowed to Jiang Li,

"Hello, Concubine Jiang. You can call me Madam Kong. This is Chun Xing and that is Qiu Yue."

Two maids stood behind Madam Kong and bowed to her, "Greetings, Madam Concubine."

Jiang Li nodded slightly, and then introduced Xing Ping and Luo Zhi to everyone. "I'm new here, if there's anything I'm not doing well, I hope you can give me some pointers."

"How dare I, this old slave?"

Kong Mama behaved appropriately, and was obviously a person who knew the rules.

"The house has been tidied up. Does the Queen have any other instructions? Is there anything else you need us to do?"

Jiang Li: "Don't bother Madam Kong with the things in the house. My two maids will take care of it. Madam Kong will take care of the things outside the house. You can assign them the tasks as you see fit."

Nanny Kong bowed and agreed, then left with Chunxing and Qiuyue.

One was assigned to clean up the kitchenette.

The other one went to tidy up the flower bed in the yard so that he could plant some flowers and plants to decorate it.

This Madam Kong is quite good at doing things. The princess must have specially selected some capable people to send over for her.

Speaking of Xiao Wencong's wife, she had never seen her before.

Now that she has become his concubine, she should go and pay her respects to the princess.

"Miao Yu, when will you go to pay your respects to the princess tomorrow?" Jiang Li asked, "I will go with you then."

Miao Yu looked puzzled, "What greetings?"

Jiang Li was more confused than Miao Yu, "As a concubine, don't you have to pay respects to the principal wife?"

"The princess doesn't like dealing with people,"

Miu Yu casually swung the tassel of the jade pendant on her waist. "She lives in Fushun Hall over there. She only likes to chant sutras and worship Buddha on weekdays. She rarely interacts with us, and even skips the daily morning and evening visits."

In the backyard of the palace, in addition to the princess, there is also a concubine named Miao Yu.

Uh...now there's her again.

Then there were three concubines, making a total of six people.

In fact, although the third prince has a reputation as a playboy outside, there are not many people in his backyard.

As a prince, this number is really hard to compare with that of romantic figures.

Miao Yu's yard was not far from hers. She was worried about the pills she was refining in her room, so she went back to her yard first.

After all, it is the prince's residence, and Yiranju is better than Qinghuiyuan where she lived before in the Shen family.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see begonias in full bloom placed on the mahogany cabinet.

The room was fully stocked with all the necessary items. The four treasures of the study were placed on the desk, and a chessboard was placed on the small pear wood table on the soft couch.

At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, the window was half open, and the fragrance of osmanthus in the courtyard wafted into the air.

After lunch, Jiang Li leaned on the couch and read a book.

I had no idea what was in the book; I didn't read a single word of it.

Before I knew it, it was dusk.

The autumn sky is high and vast, and the sunset is like a golden brocade, gorgeous and dazzling.

Looking at the golden glow slowly flowing across the sky, Jiang Li thought, there are many things in this world that are helpless, but one always has to make a choice.

Suddenly, a scream was heard in the courtyard. Upon careful listening, it turned out to be the voice of Grandma Kong.

"Sir, are you here as a guest in the palace? This is the inner residence, not a place that ordinary men can enter at will."

Jiang Li looked through the square windows and saw Nanny Kong blocking the man's way with her arms outstretched like an eagle spreading its wings.

The man was very tall, with a body as straight as jade.

He was wearing a dark blue robe embroidered with silver patterns. Although the robe was a little wrinkled, it still couldn't hide his noble and elegant aura.

When his bright eyes glanced at Nanny Kong who was blocking his way, his indifference became even more pronounced.

"I am her brother!"

Madam Kong was stunned.

I heard that Concubine Jiang does have an elder brother and a sworn brother.

The man in front of him was intimidating without even getting angry, and he exuded a dignified aura that was different from that of an ordinary scholar. He must be Lord Shen, the Duke of Jingguo.

Madam Kong quickly put away her arms. It was difficult for her to stop the sworn brother and sister from meeting each other.

"I am an old servant who has no eyes to recognize a great man. I hope Lord Shen will forgive me."

Shen Beiqi didn't reply, but strode straight into the house.