The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Jiang Shijie arrived at Princess Yongkang's mansion at dawn, but was told that the princess was not there, so he left in disappointment.

After much thought, he decided to ask his guards to check on Shen Jiarou's whereabouts. When Shen Jiarou's secret guard informed her, she was still standing under the plum tree admiring the flowers.

"Check my movements?" What does he want to do?

Ruan Qingling pursed her lips and thought deeply: "Princess, maybe he came to see you simply because your hand injury is directly related to him."

Shen Jiarou raised her eyes and said, "I'm afraid he has other thoughts."

She didn't want to think badly of people, but she didn't dare to gamble on human nature. After all, people were much scarier than ghosts.

The eldest princess sent a letter to Fengyi Palace. When the queen learned about it, her brows slightly frowned.

"Why did the eldest princess come to see me for no reason?" It was so strange. Their relationship was not good enough for them to meet at any time.

Nanny Luo asked carefully, "Could it be that you have some request?"

The Queen was speechless: "She has everything she wants, yet she still needs to ask me for help. What a joke."

Bai Yuechu pursed his lips and said thoughtfully: "Maybe there is something wrong, why don't we meet first."

The Empress Dowager's secret guards at Fushou Palace had been inquiring about the situations of each family. When they learned that the eldest princess had sent a letter to Fengyi Palace, the Empress Dowager's weather-beaten eyes showed deep meaning.

"Xiaoyu, what do you think she wants to do?"

Aunt Zhen and Aunt Gui looked at each other and spoke carefully.

"Princess Yongkang's hand injury, could it be related to this incident?"

The Queen Mother looked straight at her and said, "Let's take a bold guess."

Nanny Gui pursed her lips and said, "The princess's right hand was injured by Second Young Master Jiang, and now she has no feeling..."

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, the Queen Mother frowned.

"Just say it."

"Yes, Queen Mother, I think it may be related to the princess's hand, or it may be related to the marriage of the second young master Jiang. After all, he is almost eighteen years old. At this age, children in some families can almost crawl." She felt that women, especially mothers, care most about their children getting married and starting a family.

After hearing her analysis, Aunt Zhen frowned even more tightly.

“Could it be a combination of the two?”

The Queen Mother and Nanny Gui looked at her together, and Aunt Zhen was stunned for a moment.

"This servant is just a guess."

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more she felt it made sense: "Have someone keep a close eye on it so we can know the developments at any time."

She wanted to see what the eldest princess was going to do. If she was still determined to marry her precious granddaughter, she would be the first to disagree.

On the second day, the queen specially ordered the palace servants to dress her up beautifully, elegantly and noblely in a purple phoenix robe. She wore golden phoenix hairpins in her hair, peony flowers in her hair, and other kinds of hairpins. Her earrings were tasseled jade pearls, and on her wrists she wore top-quality orange-red bracelets, and on her jade fingers were peacock gold rings.

As soon as the eldest princess entered Fengyi Palace, she was immediately outdone by the queen in terms of dress and appearance, and she raised her eyebrows.

This queen really knows how to dress up. She is such a graceful and elegant mother of a country.

"Your humble sister greets the Emperor's sister-in-law." Upon hearing her address, the Queen smiled more gently and dignifiedly.

"My dear sister, please don't be polite. Please take a seat!"

The princess bowed respectfully and thanked the emperor: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

What a great term, Imperial sister-in-law. Look, she is here today just to make friends with relatives.

"You are too polite, my royal sister. Someone, come and bring the tea." The palace maid who was ready quickly brought a cup of Longjing tea.

The eldest princess picked up the teacup with an elegant and dignified manner, took a sip, and then put it down slowly.

"This tea is very good, with a clear and long-lasting aroma. It tastes fresh and mellow, leaving a lasting aftertaste."

"You are right, my sister. The flowers in my courtyard are all in bloom. If you are not in a hurry, why don't we enjoy the flowers together?" Humph, you are not going to get straight to the point, are you? I will beat around the bush with you, but you will always say it.

"Great! It's my blessing to be able to appreciate flowers with the Empress's sister-in-law." Nanny Luo and Bai Yuechu looked at each other silently.

The eldest princess stood up and helped the queen up, and chatted with her about her hometown with a smile on her face. The topic gradually turned to Shen Jiarou.

"Ah, to be honest, my daughter has a physique that makes her suffer." The queen's words made the eldest princess' face change slightly, but she recovered after a moment.

"What the Empress Dowager said is true. All mothers love their own children. When my son Shijie went back and heard about this, he lost his appetite. As a mother, I, your sister, am also heartbroken, not to mention the Empress Dowager." After hearing her words, the Queen smiled bitterly.

"Who said it wasn't? I just hope that she will live a peaceful and smooth life. It would be best if she can find a husband who is not too troublesome, so that I don't have to worry about her being bullied." The eldest princess' mouth twitched slightly when she heard this.

Is the Queen hinting at her?

"You are joking, sister-in-law. The princess is of noble status and is loved by everyone. Everyone will look up to her."

"Really? I'm afraid of that nosy mother-in-law. After a woman gets married, she belongs to her husband's family, and it's hard for her own family to discipline her. The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. I might as well keep the princess until she's twenty." You little brat, you're still not telling me, right? I'll make you mad to death.

The princess was shocked: "What? Twenty years old? That's impossible, she would be an old maid."

Her son is almost eighteen. If he waits until the girl is twenty, doesn't that mean her son will have to wait another eight years, that is, until he is twenty-six, before he can get married?

This queen is really cruel.

The queen pretended to be angry: "It's better to be an old maid than to marry the wrong person."

Nanny Luo and Bai Yuechu tried hard to hold back their laughter; luckily they had been holding it in for decades, so they still had some ability.

The eldest princess returned home disappointed, she was so angry that she walked with a puff of wind, while the queen smiled more gently and dignifiedly, but her smile did not reach her eyes.

Upon hearing the news, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty could not stop laughing: "Haha, you are worthy of being my queen."

At this moment, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty felt a sense of pride that was similar to others.

Inside Fengyi Palace, the Queen happily ate mung bean cakes to celebrate her victory over the Princess. She couldn't hide the smile on her face.

When the Queen Mother found out, she couldn't help but order some red sugar fermented glutinous rice dumplings to drink.

"This is quite delicious. No wonder Miss Yi Yi likes it."

The eldest princess in the carriage thought of the queen's last words and was so angry that she dug her red nails into her palms.

Shen Jiarou's secret guards had also told her everything that happened in the palace.

"My dear mother, you are really adorable." She now wanted to go to the palace to thank her dear mother.

When Nanny Luo saw the Queen eating peach blossom cakes and green rice dumplings and drinking soapy water, she couldn't help smiling.

"The queen looks very happy."

The Queen pursed her lips and said, "Good news, of course I should be happy. I am such a smart and excellent person, so I am reluctant to let her enter the Princess's Mansion. Since she is so confident, she should talk to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother probably didn't want the little girl she had doted on to marry into the house of someone she didn't like and be bullied by him.

It's not like they have any grudge against their own children, so they don't have to be the bad guys.