Chapter 230 Agreeing Straightforwardly

Under the eaves, the eldest princess in white and brocade robes leaned against the wall quietly, her eyes falling on the white envelope without saying a word.

After a while, she said calmly: "It doesn't matter."

It seems, not surprising.

"But, princess..."

Jinxiu was a little worried. Prince Lin already knew the identity of the eldest princess. Wouldn't that ruin the princess's plan?

just in case……

Jinxiu looked at the eldest princess worriedly, but saw that her expression was calm and there was no emotion in her cold eyes.

"He should have known better."

The eldest princess just spoke lightly and said something meaningless.

Jinxiu was confused, what should she have known earlier?

What should Prince Lin have known?

She was still a little worried in her heart, but seeing how calm the princess looked, Jinxiu felt slightly relieved.

At this time, Li Miaomiao suddenly asked: "Where is the queen mother?"

"The Queen went to the East Palace today to visit His Highness the Crown Prince, and she should have gone back now."

"Um."

Li Piaomiao nodded slightly and walked towards the door.

Jinxiu sighed softly as she watched Her Royal Highness the Princess leave and disappear. After a while, he suddenly murmured to himself: "Do you think our princess will marry that Prince Lin?"

After waiting for a moment, without waiting for a reply, Jinxiu sighed again.

"Forget it, I won't ask you anymore. You are just like a mute. Asking is in vain!"

Behind Jinxiu, a young lady in palace attire stared at her expressionlessly without saying a word.

…

In the cold Imperial Flower Back Garden, despite the severe cold in winter, the cold plum blossoms in the courtyard are still dazzling, becoming a rare and beautiful look in this world.

Under the eaves of the courtyard, two beautiful women were sitting.

"Yuxiang, you mean... that boy wants to see Miao Miao?"

Opposite Jiang Yuxiang, sat a beautiful woman about forty years old, with stunning appearance and graceful and noble temperament. Time has not left many traces on her face, but between her brows and eyes, the kind and gentle eyes can detect a bit of strange coldness.

She looks so much like the eldest princess!

This person is the current empress, and the biological mother of the current crown prince Li Cunning, the eldest princess Li Miaomiao, and the third prince Li Yuan.

This alone can confirm the empress's status as the most respected mother in the world, not to mention that the empress is favored by the emperor and has the support of the Xie family who are famous all over the world.

It can be said that he is loved by thousands of people, and his status is difficult to shake.

After hearing Jiang Yuxiang's request, the queen showed a bit of surprise.

Jiang Yuxiang sighed softly: "Yes, that guy..."

Speaking of this, she showed a bit of indignation: "That boy doesn't learn well and has an abrupt temper. This move is indeed a bit arrogant... But after all, he is my sister's only child, so I have to help him with this!"

"Therefore, I came here to ask for your help, see if I can secretly accommodate you. If not, then that's okay..."

The Empress looked at Jiang Yuxiang with a smile and said with a chuckle: "Yuxiang doesn't need to be polite. You and I have known each other for a long time. Although this move is indeed inappropriate, it is not bad..."

At this point, the Empress sighed: "Speaking of which, I also want to take a look at this son-in-law..."

The marriage contract between the eldest princess and Prince Lin was decreed by the emperor. Although the empress was the master of the harem, she had no right to interfere in politics. She was somewhat curious about her son-in-law, who had never met him before.

"I don't know what this guy looks like, or whether his character is as good as the rumors in the capital..."

Jiang Yuxiang said: "There is no need to worry, Madam. This boy has no merits, but his appearance still inherits that of my sister, and he is just passable. As for his character, he is not as bad as the rumors in the capital... Besides, Prince Lin has Support me, the eldest princess is a goddess, even if she gets married, she will never be wronged."

Unexpectedly, the Queen gently shook her head: "I'm not worried that Miao Miao will be wronged..."

"On the contrary, I am worried that Prince Lin will be wronged."

Jiang Yuxiang: "?"

The Empress sighed: "Pianmiao was sent to kendo since she was a child and has practiced swordsmanship. I heard that she has few opponents today. In addition, she has an extremely cold temperament and is not very close to my mother. She is so I’m afraid it’s very easy to offend people due to my temper..."

"In the future, if Miao Miao gets married and there is any conflict between the two of them, I'm worried that this girl Miao Miao will take action against Prince Lin..."

Jiang Yuxiang: "..."

Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Yuxiang's expression changed slightly.

Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out.

She also heard about the reputation and deeds of the eldest princess. Her martial arts skills are extremely high. It is said that she is the person with the highest attainments in swordsmanship today.

In terms of martial arts, Lin Jiangnian is definitely no match for him.

No wonder……

Jiang Yuxiang suddenly understood why Lin Jiangnian wanted to break off the engagement.

However, she naturally would not mention this matter.

"Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is a bit cold-tempered, but she knows the general situation and would never do something so irrational..."

Jiang Yuxiang smiled softly and spoke, but saw the Queen waving her hands and sighing: "Stop speaking for her. She was born to me, how can I still understand her?"

Jiang Yuxiang suddenly stopped talking.

Although the Empress is nearly forty years old, she is well-maintained and looks about thirty years old, similar to Jiang Yuxiang. In addition, we have been in contact before, so our relationship is pretty good.

"The two of us are engaged, so logically we shouldn't meet in private right now. But since you mentioned it to Yuxiang, I won't sit idly by and ignore it."

The Queen spoke, but quickly shook her head: "But I can't guarantee it... Piaomiao is too cold and she is used to doing her own thing. She may not listen to me, her mother."

Jiang Yuxiang had expected this and said: "Thank you, Queen. If the princess doesn't want to, that's fine. There's no need to force it."

The Queen nodded slightly and was about to say something when she heard the voice of a palace maid outside the courtyard.

"The princess is here."

Hearing this voice, both of them were stunned.

"Piaomiao is here?"

The Queen was surprised: "Where did the sun come from today? She actually took the initiative to come and see my mother?"

Jiang Yuxiang didn't say anything. It can be seen that the Queen and the princess don't seem to be familiar with each other.

At this time, footsteps came from behind. Jiang Yuxiang turned around and saw a person in white slowly approaching at the end of the corridor.

With just one glance, Jiang Yuxiang saw the cold aura of the princess, as if she was keeping people away from her. It was amazingly cold.

This kind of coldness is completely beyond the scope of ordinary people's understanding. Jiang Yuxiang secretly sighed, the rumors from the outside world are really true. This princess is really not a normal...ordinary person!

The princess slowly approached, saw the two people sitting under the eaves, and bowed slightly: "Mother, Aunt Xiang."

Jiang Yuxiang is only a few years older than Li Piaomiao, but she is familiar with the Queen Mother and calls herself a peer, plus she is nominally Lin Jiangnian's aunt.

Therefore, she can also be regarded as the aunt of the princess.

"Piaomiao, how come you have time to see the Queen Mother today?"

The Queen Mother showed a caring look on her face. Although the relationship between mother and daughter is not very close, it is her own child after all, and the Queen Mother still cares about this daughter very much.

Li Piaomiao did not have any expression on her face, and replied: "I have nothing to do today, so I came to visit the Queen Mother."

"Okay, okay!"

The Queen Mother smiled and looked a little relieved. She glanced at Jiang Yuxiang again, and then remembered something.

"By the way, you came just in time. I just wanted to ask your opinion on something..."

The Queen immediately mentioned: "The Prince of Lin said he wanted to meet you privately. What do you think..."

The Queen mentioned it tactfully. Based on her understanding of her daughter, she would most likely be rejected. The Queen was even prepared to talk.

In any case, the Prince of Lin was her fiancé. It was not a bad thing to meet the fiancé in advance and get to know him.

However, what surprised the Queen was that as soon as she mentioned this, Li Piaomiao hesitated for a moment and agreed.

"Okay."

This made the Queen, who had prepared many words, stunned in place, and at the same time a little incredible...

Piaomiao, actually agreed so straightforwardly?

Could it be that she was interested in the Prince of Lin?

Thinking of this, the Queen was a little dazed and surprised. She had never seen the Prince of Lin, but she had heard of his reputation, which was said to be very bad. However...how good can those dandies in the capital be?

This was originally a political marriage, and it was never about personal love. But Piaomiao was her own daughter after all, so naturally she couldn't be completely indifferent.

But her daughter's reaction at the moment was completely beyond her expectations. The Queen looked back at Jiang Yuxiang and saw that she was a little dazed. It seemed that she didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and it was smooth and a little...wrong?

...

Jiang Mansion.

After returning from the palace, Jiang Yuxiang hurried into Lin Jiangnian's courtyard and room.

"Aunt?"

At the door of the room, Lin Jiangnian, who was sitting cross-legged on the carpet practicing, heard the hurried footsteps outside the door, and stopped practicing in advance. When he looked up, he saw Jiang Yuxiang rushing in.

"What are you doing?!"

As soon as Jiang Yuxiang walked into the room, she noticed that the temperature in the room was a little high and steaming. Looking at Lin Jiangnian's rapid breathing, his whole body was red as if it was burning, and there seemed to be a heavy breath coming in and out. Especially his eyes, with a certain desire that has not completely faded. Just a glance at each other made Jiang Yuxiang's heart jump immediately, and she felt a strange emotion.

She quickly turned her eyes away and took a deep breath. The strange feeling in her heart became stronger. She quickly retreated to the door and breathed a few breaths of fresh air from outside the door, which eased a lot.

She looked up at Lin Jiangnian again, with a suspicious look: "What are you doing in the room?"

Facing the suspicious look of his aunt, Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Practicing."

"Practicing?"

Jiang Yuxiang's eyes became more and more suspicious. Looking at his appearance, he didn't look like he was practicing. Or... what kind of improper practice?

Lin Jiangnian also noticed the strange look in his aunt's eyes. He didn't explain, but changed the subject: "Aunt, you are so anxious to come here, what's the matter?"

"What do you think?"

Lin Jiangnian then remembered something: "She agreed?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Yuxiang showed a smug look on her face: "Don't you see who your aunt is? Can't your aunt do it?"

"Awesome, awesome, aunt is really awesome, I admire you!"

Lin Jiangnian gave her a thumbs up.

Jiang Yuxiang rolled her eyes. Although Lin Jiangnian said he admired her, there was no surprise on his face.

As if... it was expected?

She pouted and said unhappily: "It has nothing to do with me. I just mentioned this to the Queen Mother. I didn't expect to run into her. She agreed as soon as I mentioned it..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Yuxiang also vaguely felt that something was wrong: "Isn't she a little too straightforward in agreeing..."

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said nothing. He naturally knew best why the eldest princess agreed.

"Anyway, thanks to my aunt for helping me this time."

Lin Jiangnian's face was full of sincerity.

"I guess you have some conscience."

Jiang Yuxiang rolled her eyes at him, and when she saw Lin Jiangnian's delicate and handsome appearance and the blush that had not completely faded away, he took another look and couldn't help but feel moved.

Jiang Yuxiang was inexplicably panicked. He looked away, calmed his mind and said, "The eldest princess promised to meet you in the city in three days. As for the meeting place, I will inform you then."

After saying this, Jiang Yuxiang turned and left. When I left, my steps were even a little hurried.

…

The courtyard next door, the backyard.

Third floor, attic.

On the balcony of the attic, Zhiyuan sat quietly aside, looking at the scenery outside the building. In the distance, most of Jiang Mansion can be seen vaguely.

Xiaozhu stood respectfully beside her, carefully looking at Sister Zhiyuan, feeling doubtful.

Sister Zhiyuan today... something is wrong!

Xiaozhu couldn't tell, but she felt that Sister Zhiyuan was different today. Today, Sister Zhiyuan's mood is more intense than before.

In the past, Sister Zhiyuan was always calm and calm, but today, Xiaozhu has seen Sister Zhiyuan's face change many times, and even many times Sister Zhiyuan is in a daze... Sometimes her face is even red!

Something is very wrong!

Sister Zhiyuan, what's going on?

Xiaozhu was confused, but he didn't dare to ask. Follow Sister Zhiyuan obediently, obediently and honestly.

She also wanted to find His Highness secretly...but she didn't dare.

At this moment, footsteps came from behind the building.

Xiaozhu immediately turned around subconsciously and saw Jiang Yuxiang's figure appearing.

"Paper Kite?"

Jiang Yuxiang approached slowly, saw Zhiyuan sitting on the pavilion, and glanced at Xiaozhu beside him.

"You go down first."

"yes."

Xiaozhu nodded respectfully, but his expression was already full of excitement.

You can go find His Highness!

Jiang Yuxiang sat next to Zhiyuan and glanced at her: "What are you thinking about?"

"Are you thinking about that guy?"

Zhiyuan was startled, her expression slightly unnatural, she turned her head away, and an imperceptible blush crept onto her cheeks.

"No."

"Really not?"

Jiang Yuxiang came close to Zhiyuan, looking playfully.

Blush quickly rose on Zhiyuan's fair and delicate face.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore!"

Jiang Yuxiang couldn't tell what Zhiyuan was thinking, and quietly looked at the beautiful face in front of her that even she couldn't help but want to kiss.

How cute!

How could that kid not be tempted?

only……

The appearance of the eldest princess he saw today suddenly appeared in Jiang Yuxiang's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh: "But Zhiyuan, you have to be careful..."

"That guy might be seduced by another woman at some point..."