nashuaworldcup Chapter 178 News from Jiang Xiaodie
Chapter 178 News from Jiang Xiaodie
"Cousin, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look more and more beautiful." Jiang Xiaodie's face was full of smiles, and she held Jiang Wansang's arm affectionately.
As soon as he saw her smiling face, Jiang Wansang knew that her words were not just a simple compliment to him.
She also responded with a smile: "My cousin also looks radiant. Has anything good happened to you recently?"
Jiang Xiaodie was waiting for her to ask this, and her smile suddenly became even happier.
"It's not a good thing at all. I am only grateful to my cousin."
She smiled shyly and looked around mysteriously, which aroused Jiang Wansang's curiosity.
Without waiting for her to ask, Jiang Xiaodie took the initiative to say, "The Third Prince sent someone to say that he and my cousin got along very well. He asked me to invite my cousin out for dinner when there is a chance. He wants to make friends with my cousin."
Obviously, Jiang Xiaodie got new information from the Third Prince. Knowing that she no longer had to hide the fact that she was helping the Third Prince, she spoke much more frankly.
Jiang Wansang raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding.
The Third Prince wants to have dinner with her, why is she so happy here?
Jiang Xiaodie covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "I treat my cousin as my own sister, and I'm not afraid to tell you secretly that the Third Prince has promised to take me as his concubine."
She raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Wansang, "I'm sure my cousin will bless me, right?"
In addition to smugness, there was also a hint of fear and suspicion in his eyes, which Jiang Wansang found difficult to ignore.
Is Jiang Xiaodie afraid that she will snatch the third prince from her?
Then she was worrying unnecessarily, as she looked down upon the Third Prince, a pervert who would do anything to achieve his goals.
However, Jiang Xiaodie was obviously worried that she would snatch the Third Prince from her, and she took the initiative to invite her to dinner with the Third Prince. She was afraid that the Third Prince had secretly promised her something.
Jiang Wansang's thoughts raced, and she frowned, revealing a hint of displeasure. "Since the Third Prince has already promised my cousin a concubine, why would he invite me to dinner?"
This expression and this action look like jealousy.
Jiang Xiaodie's expression darkened for a moment, but then she thought of something and calmed down. "A concubine is just a concubine after all. What is there to envy me, cousin?"
"If you ask me, my cousin is the most enviable one. She has caught the eye of the Imperial Master. Even Jiang Zihan, who is loved by everyone, can't do that!"
She obviously knew that Jiang Wansang and Jiang Zihan didn't get along, so she brought Jiang Zihan up at this time.
"The Imperial Preceptor is handsome and has an unparalleled appearance. Even the Third Prince has to show him respect. I'm afraid there's no man better than the Imperial Preceptor in all of Nansu."
She pretended to be mysterious and warned, "I heard Jiang Zihan has been going to the Imperial Master's residence a lot recently. Although the Imperial Master hasn't seen her, with that woman's methods, she might have seduced the Imperial Master away at any time. Cousin, you better be careful!"
Jiang Wansang: "..."
Seduced away by Jiang Zihan?
Ah!
Unless Pei Zhanzhou was kicked in the head by a donkey and happened to be blinded.
Jiang Wansang glanced sideways at Jiang Xiaodie who said this seriously, and some mysteries in her heart gradually became clear.
Perhaps the Third Prince's purpose in approaching her was to win over Pei Zhanzhou. After all, everyone knew that she was now protected by Master Pei.
Perhaps this is what the Third Prince said to appease Jiang Xiaodie.
Jiang Xiaodie also knew that even the princes would not dare to go against Master Pei, so she was not worried at all that the Third Prince's dinner invitation would affect her future position as a concubine.
Jiang Xiaodie is a little clever, but she doesn't consider the overall situation. She lives in the prime minister's residence, and if she does anything unusual, it will naturally not escape the eyes of the old fox Jiang Gaoyuan.
It is estimated that when she was in contact with the Third Prince's people, she was seen by Jiang Gaoyuan's people, so she agreed to let Meng Lianshu use her engagement to make trouble.
Although Jiang Xiaodie is the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, the Jiang family has not split up, and the second branch has only this one daughter, so she can nominally represent Jiang Gaoyuan's wishes.
Her biological daughter joined the Seventh Prince, her adopted daughter won over the Crown Prince, and her only niece married the Third Prince.
He has placed his bets on the three most promising candidates for the succession battle. No matter who comes to the throne in the end, he, Jiang Gaoyuan, will be the one who benefits the most.
This old fox really has a good plan!
Unfortunately, his wishful thinking was doomed to fail.
Jiang Wansang's mind was in a whirlwind of thoughts, but she remained calm as she dealt with Jiang Xiaodie.
It was not until she was about to return to Tingsang Pavilion that she casually sent someone to look for Zhao Zhizhi.
The banquet was about to begin, and she didn't chat with Zhao Zhizhi for long before letting her go to the front hall first.
Meng Lianshu had a big plan against her today. If Zhao Zhizhi stayed, she would be easily implicated, so she naturally had to send her away first.
Zhao Zhizhi was a very perceptive person and could sense that she was deliberately sending her away, but she believed that Jiang Wansang must have her own reasons for doing so, so she didn't ask anything and left obediently.
After Zhao Zhizhi left for a while, Jiang Wansang headed towards the front hall.
With the means of Meng Lianshu and Jiang Gaoyuan, they must know that they can use the marriage contract to bind her, and she will definitely not surrender.
Therefore, the Sun family's proposal today was only one part of their plan, and the other part of the plan was how to force her to submit.
Jiang Wansang had been waiting for a whole day, just for this!
Jiang Wansang quickly came to the front hall, but found that the person sitting in the main seat with Jiang Gaoyuan was Pei Zhanzhou.
Could Meng Lianshu invite Grand Master Pei to his birthday party?
The other guests at the party were equally shocked.
Everyone knew that Miss Jiang had hooked up with Imperial Preceptor Pei, but they also knew that Miss Jiang had been having trouble with the Prime Minister's Residence recently. So why would the Imperial Preceptor come to attend the Prime Minister's wife's birthday party?
Although I am confused, no one would be stupid enough to ask this question.
Because of Pei Zhanzhou's appearance, the already lively atmosphere was filled with the sound of clinking glasses.
Jiang Wansang didn't come forward, but quietly found a place to sit down, waiting for "trouble" to come to him.
As expected, not long after she sat down, a handsome man came over.
"Why is Miss Jiang sitting here alone?"
The circle of the imperial city is so small that Jiang Wansang naturally recognized that the man in front of him was Sun Shuo, the son of the Minister of War.
It seems that he also knows the plan of his mother and Meng Lianshu, and is actively cooperating with them.
Jiang Wansang smiled, her expression distant, but she didn't reject his advances. "Master Sun, haven't you heard about the incident between me and the Prime Minister's residence a while ago?"
Of course Sun Shuo had heard of it, but he didn't expect her to speak so bluntly to an outsider like him.
After a moment of hesitation, he smiled and said, "All couples quarrel, and naturally there will be conflicts among family members, but there is no overnight hatred among family members. I believe Miss Jiang still misses the Jiang family in her heart."
The meaning of these words seemed to be to remind her that she was still nominally a member of the Jiang family and was one with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Jiang Wansang was about to speak when Sun Shuo continued, "But I believe Miss Jiang must have been wronged, which is why she made such a big fuss."
"If Miss Jiang wants to talk, I'm willing to be a listener."