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

Lu Qingshuang always does things to save face.

In the past, in front of Prince Jing, she often showed her concern for other children.

Prince Jing didn't think much about it at that time.

He himself doesn't have that much time and energy to care about all the children, so how could he think about whether the princess is sincere or not?

Now after hearing what the princess said, Prince Jing could tell her hypocrisy, but he just frowned and said nothing.

After all, the princess is the legal wife, and it would be bad to embarrass her in front of the concubines and children.

He also understood that people are partial, and it was normal for the princess to care more about her own children.

He didn't have high requirements for the princess, as long as she was generally acceptable.

Prince Jing said nothing, picked up the teacup and took two sips.

I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, at this moment, the maid who went to Liuyinyuan to question came back.

Following behind her was Muxiang, Guan Rou's maid.

Muxiang was holding a brocade box. When she entered the room, she saw Prince Jing was there too. She was a little frightened and knelt down directly.

"This servant greets the prince and princess."

The maid was very nervous and thought that Prince Jing was supporting Aunt Jiang because of the blood swallow matter, so she hurriedly told her everything Guan Rou had told her.

"Our aunt is ill and can't get up, so she specially ordered this servant to come and apologize to Aunt Jiang and the Second Miss. Our aunt didn't know about the blood swallows beforehand. It was the maids who made the decision privately, not the aunt. Our aunt has already punished the maid. Here is our aunt's apology to the Second Miss. Although it's just some white swallows, it's all our aunt has. If the Second Miss is not satisfied, our aunt said she will find a way to get blood swallows to compensate you."

The maid knelt down and held the brocade box high.

Li Chengyin glanced at the maid, then turned to look at Jiang Wanyue.

Jiang Wanyue smiled but didn't make the decision for her.

"Yin'er, just tell me what you're thinking! Don't be afraid, your father is here!"

Li Chengyin glanced at Prince Jing cautiously before speaking.

"No need. Auntie has a baby, and blood swallows are good for her health. Yin'er is just greedy and has never eaten blood swallows before, so she wants to try it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Qingshuang quickly took over the conversation.

"Since Aunt Guan has apologized, let's just leave it at that. You can leave now!"

The second sentence was directed to the maid.

The maid breathed a sigh of relief, put down the brocade box and was about to leave.

At this time, Prince Jing called her.

"Wait a moment."

He glanced at the maid, then at his pitiful second daughter, and finally, turned his gaze to the princess.

"What on earth is going on? What is the blood swallow? Why is Yin'er involved?"

Jiang Wanyue spoke at the right time.

"This matter is actually my fault."

She simply repeated the story.

Prince Jing was so angry that he almost laughed.

He never expected that something like this would happen in the backyard!

He was first angry at Guan Rou for being petty and being concerned about a few taels of blood swallows. After she had eaten her own, they were not enough, but she actually went to snatch the child's. It was extremely shameful!

Then, he saw Li Chengyin and felt sorry for his daughter. She cried when her things were stolen, and she cried secretly. It can be seen that she would not complain to adults even if she suffered a lot of grievances.

Then comes irritability.

He had to deal with so many things outside and also take care of the miscellaneous affairs of the Ministry of War. When he returned home, he had to face such trivial matters. It was really annoying.

Then, he became very dissatisfied with the princess.

"Aren't you the one who takes care of all the affairs in the palace, Princess? How could you let Yin'er suffer such a great injustice? After all, she is my daughter! I don't expect you to treat her like you treat Yu'er, but you can't be so partial to her. Fighting over a bite of food is simply a disgrace to the Jing Palace!"

Prince Jing slammed the armrest heavily, his face as dark as ink.

Everyone inside and outside the room knelt down.

Lu Qingshuang quickly apologized.

"It's all my fault..."

Prince Jing interrupted her before she could finish her words.

"Of course this is your fault! I gave you everything in the palace so that you can share my worries, not cause me trouble! If you can't manage the palace well, let someone else do it!"

Of course, Prince Jing said this in anger.

But Lu Qingshuang's expression changed instantly.

Li Chengyu also became anxious when she saw her mother being scolded.

"Father, how could you do this! Mother is your legal wife, and you are favoring your concubine and neglecting your wife by doing this! Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the censor?"

Jiang Wanyue remained silent. She didn't intend to add fuel to the fire. If she spoke at this time, in the eyes of Prince Jing, she would be adding insult to injury.

However, Jiang Wanyue did not expect that there was someone else who added fuel to the fire.

She glanced quickly at Li Chengyu.

This child doesn't understand her father at all!

Prince Jing is the type who responds to soft words but not hard ones. If you take the initiative to admit your mistake, he will soon calm down and be fine in two days.

The princess obviously knew it, so she admitted her mistake very readily.

But I didn't expect to be cheated by my daughter.

She rushed to pull her daughter away, but it was too late.

Prince Jing stood up and looked at his eldest daughter coldly.

"Go back to your room. Stay at home for three months and copy the "Book of Filial Piety" ten times every day."

Li Chengyu's face changed drastically and she wanted to explain, but fortunately the princess covered her mouth in time.

"Admit your mistake now!"

Li Chengyu could only make a "wuwuwu" sound, looking unconvinced.

She felt that she was not wrong and it was her father who was wrong.

The princess gritted her teeth and whispered, "For talking back to your father, no matter how you are punished, it won't be too much! Admit your mistake now!"

Li Chengyu was shocked when she saw the look in her mother's eyes. She dared not be stubborn anymore and lowered her head.

When Prince Jing saw that she admitted her mistake, his expression didn't look much better. He shook his sleeves and left.

Jiang Wanyue stood up with the help of the maids, said, "Then I will take my leave first," and turned away taking Li Chengyin's hand.

Walking on the road, Jiang Wanyue looked relaxed.

I didn't expect things to go so smoothly today.

Princess Lu Qingshuang seems powerful, but her methods are actually not that clever.

In the first few years after she married Prince Jing, there were no other concubines in the palace, and Prince Jing was far away at the border. She was the only master in the palace, and she had the final say in everything, and no one dared to disobey her.

She established her authority.

Even though the palace had a few more concubines later, they were all incompetent. Cui Yan was simple, Xie Lanxi was stupid, Guan Rou was petty, and Luo Qingqing was a little smart, but it was a pity that it didn't last long.

Now that this troublemaker has arrived, the princess' problems have been exposed one by one, and Prince Jing has become increasingly dissatisfied with her.

It's a pity that these little things alone are not enough to shake her foundation.

But Jiang Wanyue has plenty of patience.

As long as she can make Prince Jing no longer trust the princess, she can gradually erode the princess' power.

Of course, she couldn't be so obvious.

But with Cui Yan as the concubine, she can temporarily counter the princess and wait until she gives birth to the child.