They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Lin Shuyan never expected to meet Jiang Wanyue here.

The moment he saw Jiang Wanyue, Lin Shuyan's heart was filled with joy. After not seeing her for a few months, Jiang Wanyue looked even more beautiful.

But then he saw Prince Jing, and his heart suddenly ached.

At this moment, Wei Chengfeng pulled him and finally brought him back to his senses.

Lin Shuyan looked away and bowed to King Qi and others.

"I am sorry for my impoliteness. I did not expect to see His Royal Highness Prince An, His Royal Highness Prince Jing, and His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince here. I was a little overwhelmed for a moment. I hope Your Highnesses will forgive me."

His reaction was not slow, but his absent-minded look just now was still seen by others.

The King of Qi turned his gaze and was the first to react.

"I forgot that the Lin family had previously had an engagement with the Jiang family... Ah! I made a mistake. Now that everyone is here, it's time to start appreciating the paintings. Please follow me!"

The King of Qi seemed annoyed and immediately changed the subject. He stretched out his hand, made a gesture of invitation, and led everyone inside.

The Sixth Prince glanced at Jiang Wanyue with curiosity, then looked at his third brother. He wanted to say something, but finally held back.

No other emotions could be seen on Prince Jing's face.

Jiang Wanyue's expression did not change from beginning to end, as if she had heard or seen nothing.

Although, she was a little surprised as she didn't expect to see Lin Shuyan here.

But to her, Lin Shuyan was already a person from her previous life. In this life, he had nothing to do with her and she could only treat him as a stranger.

The marriage contract between the Jiang and Lin families was made many years ago. Who in the capital doesn't know about it?

It’s not surprising that the King of Qi would know this.

But it would be a bit petty to bring it up in front of so many people.

Moreover, he completely disregarded the Wei family's reputation.

The Lin family is now engaged to the Wei family, and the wedding date is set after the New Year.

Jiang Wanyue despised King Qi in her heart.

As for the King of Qi's intention to sow discord, haha, it is doomed to fail.

Jiang Wanyue stepped forward and took Prince Jing's hand, raised her head slightly, and looked at him with anxious eyes.

"My Lord, shall I go back?"

Prince Jing raised an eyebrow.

"Go back? What? Are you scared now? It's just a few words from outsiders, are you going to back down? This doesn't look like Old Man Jiang's granddaughter at all!"

Jiang Wanyue looked at him.

"Doesn't the prince care?"

"What do you care about? Your engagement with the boy from the Lin family? I know about it today. If I were petty, why would I bring you here?"

Prince Jing raised his eyebrows high.

Jiang Wanyue's eyes sparkled and she smiled with her lips pursed.

"With the prince's trust, I am not afraid of anything."

She hugged his arms tightly and put her face against his, her expression full of emotion.

Prince Jing pinched her face.

"Let's go!"

Jiang Wanyue then followed him inside.

The structure of this house is completely different from that of an ordinary mansion. Passing through the front hall, there is a spacious courtyard surrounded by a veranda. Wooden steps extend from the veranda to form a circle of platforms.

In the middle is a small pond, built with white jade bricks in the shape of a crabapple tree. A faint mist rises up and fills the air, creating a fairyland-like atmosphere.

On the platform, there are two rows of low tables surrounding the hot spring pool, decorated with fruits and flowers, which is quite elegant.

After stepping onto the platform, you can feel waves of heat coming from below.

There is actually a ground dragon underneath!

After arriving here, Jiang Wanyue discovered that several guests had already arrived.

In addition to several princes and Wei Chengfeng and Lin Shuyan, there were many other people, both men and women.

Jiang Wanyue sat behind Prince Jing. She seemed well-behaved, but her eyes were looking around, identifying the identities of the guests one by one.

As she was thinking, she suddenly felt Prince Jing's body straighten and his eyes looked somewhere.

Jiang Wanyue followed Prince Jing's gaze.

No surprises.

She saw the Princess of Qi.

The Princess of Qi's appearance could not be seen clearly through the mist of the hot spring pool, but Jiang Wanyue recognized her at a glance.

Princess Qi didn't know who she was talking to.

Perhaps it was because she was too close to the hot spring pool and felt a little hot, so she held a round fan in her hand and fanned herself from time to time.

And on the fan, there was a picture of red plum blossoms in the snow.

Jiang Wanyue lowered her eyelids.

Red plum is Wei Fuxue's favorite flower.

In her previous life, after Wei Fuxue entered the palace, Prince Jing planted a large area of ​​red plum trees in the inner garden of the imperial palace in order to make her happy.

In the cold winter, when all the trees are withered, the plum forest is in full bloom, blooming luxuriantly and beautifully.

Just to make Wei Fuxue smile.

Jiang Wanyue prepared this cloak on purpose, of course.

In addition to pleasing Prince Jing, there is another purpose.

Soon, Prince Jing was taken away by the Sixth Prince, and Jiang Wanyue sat alone quietly. She did not speak to anyone else. The guests present were all rich or noble, and no one would lower themselves to take the initiative to talk to a concubine.

After a moment, Wei Fuxue put down the fan and walked towards this side.

As the hostess, she naturally could not favor one over the other. Wei Fuxue greeted and exchanged pleasantries with everyone, and naturally did not leave out Jiang Wanyue.

After just saying hello, her eyes swept over the cloak in Xiuchun's hand, and she suddenly spoke.

"The plum blossom pattern on this cloak looks familiar. I wonder if Sister Jiang could ask the maid to unfold it for me to see?"

Wei Fuxue was thoughtful. She did not call Jiang Wanyue "Aunt Jiang" but "Sister Jiang" to avoid embarrassing her.

After all, she was the only concubine present.

Jiang Wanyue naturally would not refuse. She nodded slightly and made a gesture to Xiuchun.

Xiuchun understood what was meant, spread out her cloak, and presented the painting of red plum blossoms to Wei Fuxue.

Wei Fuxue's eyes were filled with surprise.

"This is really the snow plum painting by Master Song of the previous dynasty! The embroidery is almost exactly the same."

She reached out her hand and touched the lines on it, exclaiming in admiration.

"Even the special ink marks on this stone are embroidered. Did you do this yourself, Sister Jiang?"

Jiang Wanyue nodded with a smile.

"I did this with the maids. We had nothing to do in winter, so we did some needlework to pass the time."

"This painting must have been copied by Sister Jiang herself? Sister Jiang is extremely talented, which is really amazing. Even I am ashamed of my painting skills. The painting on my fan is also copied from Master Song, but I always feel that it lacks some charm. Can you give me some advice, Sister?"

Wei Fuxue kindly took Jiang Wanyue's hand and walked to the other side.

Perhaps she was too anxious and did not go around the corridor at the back, but went straight across the edge of the platform.

But just when the two were halfway there, there was a strange noise suddenly coming from under their feet.

Click!

The wooden plank under my feet suddenly broke.

Jiang Wanyue's face suddenly changed, and after barely standing firm, she wanted to move aside.

But at this moment, she heard Wei Fuxue's exclamation.

When he raised his eyes, he saw Wei Fuxue falling down in panic.

In a flash, Jiang Wanyue had no time to think, and instinctively reached out and grabbed Wei Fuxue.

But the broken platform couldn't support the weight of two people.

The cracks reached Jiang Wanyue's feet in the blink of an eye.

Oops!

Jiang Wanyue felt annoyed.

She also fell off the platform with Wei Fuxue.