Chapter 312: The Green Tea Bitch and the Powerful Regent (12)
Chapter 312: The Green Tea Bitch and the Powerful Regent (12)
Princess Jiahe was stunned. She didn't expect that her nephew, who barely spoke to her in a year, would actually comment on a woman.
She suddenly remembered an incident that had been making the rounds recently, and asked tentatively,
"Jingxing, you are 24 years old now. It is time for you to get married. Take advantage of this opportunity when the emperor is selecting a princess."
Yun Jingxing pursed his lips and said, "I have no intention of getting married."
"Jingxing, you are the only one left in your father's lineage. How can you have more children if you don't get married? I heard that you and Miss Yan had a relationship before.
But her status is really not worthy of you, it would be fine if she could be promoted to a concubine."
Yun Jingxing said calmly, "Aunt, I don't mean that."
Princess Jiahe raised her eyebrows. "Oh, if that's the case, your cousin is also old enough to get married. I think Miss Yan is a good person. If possible, I can tell her that she is your cousin."
Yun Jingxing was stunned. His cousin, his aunt's son, was only 18 years old and was currently studying at the Imperial Academy. He didn't like officialdom and loved writing. He was a good match for her, but...
At this moment, a loud noise came into her ears. Princess Jiahe couldn't help but frowned and asked unhappily, "What's going on?"
The eunuch at the side hurried forward and reported respectfully: "Your Highness, something happened at the small painting studio.
Several noble ladies were arguing and accidentally bumped into another noble lady nearby, and she fell into the water. "
"Oh? Who fell into the water?" Princess Jiahe asked.
"It seems to be the daughter of the Minister of Works..." the young eunuch replied in a low voice.
Princess Jiahe was stunned when she heard this. Wasn't that Yan Jin's daughter? She sighed inwardly and turned to look at Yun Jingxing, only to find that he had disappeared.
"Oh, this kid runs really fast!" Princess Jiahe raised the corner of her mouth and revealed a hint of smile.
Then he joked to the nanny beside him, "It looks like we'll be able to eat Jingxing's wedding candy soon!"
"Yes, Your Highness, it has not been easy for the Regent over the years. Now there is finally someone who catches his eye. It is a blessing!" The nanny echoed.
After Yan Xue fell into the East Lake, she fluttered around carelessly for a few times, muttering, "Yun Jingxing, you big pig's hoof, your wife is almost drowning, why don't you come to save me?"
Just as she was complaining, she caught a glimpse of a dark shadow swimming towards her quickly out of the corner of her eye.
She immediately pretended to be drowning and her body sank limply.
Then, a hand hugged her tightly, and then she felt a warm touch on her lips, and a breath of air flowed into her mouth.
Yan Xue opened her eyes, trying to see the person in front of her clearly, but her vision was blurred by the lake and she could only see a blurry figure.
When she woke up again, she found herself lying on the familiar bed.
"Girl, you're awake."
What a familiar voice.
Yan Xue opened her eyes and saw her aunt crying beside her. She said helplessly, "It's okay, don't cry."
"Xiaoxue, you've already fallen into the water twice in just over ten days. The doctor just checked you out and said you're weak. You need to take good care of yourself."
"Okay, got it, auntie."
Yan Xue did not change her physical condition. She planned to wait until later to slowly recuperate. If she became very healthy all of a sudden, she was afraid that it would arouse her family's suspicion.
"I'm glad you're alright. I'll report to the Madam."
Yan Xue nodded, "Take care, Auntie."
......
Yun Jingxing looked at the booklet in his hand and asked, "Do you still need me to look at this?"
Shang, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, smiled and said, "Princess Jiahe has just looked at this booklet and crossed out a few people.
It is said that these ladies behaved improperly on the pleasure boat yesterday, but Her Royal Highness the Princess also said that she will make an announcement after you have reviewed this booklet."
Yun Jingxing naturally knew what his aunt meant. Last night, a few noble ladies had an argument and accidentally pushed Yan Xue, who was watching the scenery on the side of the boat, into the water. It was indeed time for some punishment.
He flipped through the pages suspiciously, and just as he turned to the second page he saw Yan Xue's name, and his hand paused.
Seeing that the Regent suddenly stopped moving, Shang, the steward next to him, called out cautiously, "Regent..."
Yun Jingxing's eyes were filled with complex emotions. He thought about it and realized that he had already hugged her and kissed her. He couldn't be irresponsible.
Then he picked up the red pen next to him and crossed out Yan Xue's name.
He handed it to Butler Shang, who raised his eyebrows, carefully took the booklet and walked out.
In fact, Yun Jingxing knew that the poetry meeting yesterday was organized by the Queen through Princess Jiahe, in order to test the character of the noble ladies.
Unexpectedly, they saw that it was not a big deal, so they directly removed more than a dozen people.
He thought of the weak girl who was always bullied, and his heart ached. She was bullied so badly yesterday and she was crying.
The next day, the list of selected girls came out.
Dali Temple,
"Yi Ran, how are you? I heard that you were sick and didn't attend the poetry reading yesterday."
Fang Yiran looked at her cousin who came in, coughed twice, and said, "It's okay, just take two doses of medicine and you'll be fine."
"Yi Ran, I have good news for you. The list of concubines has been released, and you and I are on it."
Fang Yiran's face lit up when she heard this. "Really? That's great."
Li Yunqing smiled mysteriously, "Also, Yan Er is not on the list."
"Really?"
"Really? My mother told me. Who asked her to be so popular before? But now she is not even qualified to be a concubine."
"But she is lucky. She fell into the lake yesterday and was rescued by the Regent. What do you think?"
Fang Yiran quickly shook his head, "Definitely not. Who is the regent? How could he possibly be interested in her?"
Li Yunqing nodded when she heard this.
"That's true, but cousin, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Yiran shook his head. "It should be fine. It will be fine in a few days."
After she returned home that day, she was sleeping in her room when many poisonous snakes entered the house. She was very scared. Later, the whole mansion investigated but could not find the source of the snakes.
There were snakes in her room for two days in a row, and she became sick.
Someone must have been plotting against her. Her mother has checked the house thoroughly but has not found any problems so far.
"Well, I won't bother you anymore. Just focus on your recovery."
"Okay, then I won't send my cousin off."
"Ah."
Li Yunqing went out, looked back at the yard and curled her lips into a smile, wishing she could never get up.
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