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

Jiang Wanyue asked Xing'er to send Xiao Yin'er back to Nianyun Pavilion, and made an appointment with her to come over for snacks tomorrow.

No matter how sensible a four-year-old child is, he is just a child.

Hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Li Chengyin immediately forgot about what happened before, took Xing'er's hand, and skipped back.

Jiang Wanyue held Xiuchun's hand and walked slowly on the stone road.

The sky gradually darkened, the deep blue sky was covered with dark clouds, and it seemed that a rainstorm was about to hit.

Others might feel depressed looking at the weather, but Jiang Wanyue was in a very good mood.

After returning to Wutong Courtyard, she told Xiuchun: "Go find Mrs. Qian and ask her to pass a message to the Jiang family, saying that the person can be sent in."

Xiuchun nodded, turned around and walked out of Wutong Courtyard, heading towards the northwest corner.

Originally, Mrs. Qian was in charge of the second gate. Because she disobeyed the princess's order and ran to the front yard to report to Prince Jing, she was later sent to guard the northwest corner gate.

In the northwest corner of the palace, there are the firewood room and the laundry room, which is also the place where night incense is poured.

This may seem like a disgusting job at first glance, but it's just right for Mrs. Qian.

The man in front of her was the one pouring the night incense.

Although Mrs. Qian is old, she was still a beauty in the streets when she was young! She had three men. The first man died unexpectedly when she had sex with him. The second man was this night-drinker.

This man didn't start out doing this kind of dirty work. He originally had some potential, and Mrs. Qian was attracted by this and got along with him.

But they didn't expect that when the two were about to get married, Mrs. Qian was controlled by the man's family because she was pregnant. They spread the news that she had been unfaithful before marriage and demanded this and that.

Mrs. Qian was a cruel person. She secretly bought some medicine to cause the child to abort, and then turned around and sued the old woman for murder and robbery.

She spent all her fortune to bribe the yamen runners and legal advisors, and finally won the case. The old woman was exiled three thousand miles away.

But at the same time she also offended the man's family.

The family cursed her in public and vowed to take her life.

In order to avoid this family, Mrs. Qian sold herself and became a servant in this mansion.

Of course, at that time this mansion was not the current Prince Jing’s Mansion, but the mansion of an old prince.

The old prince passed away ten years ago. Later, the emperor awarded this house to Prince Jing, along with some of the servants in the house. Mrs. Qian was one of these servants.

Mrs. Qian is already in her forties. She has been a housekeeper for half her life and has long seen through men. She only wants to save money for her retirement.

But even though people get older, their romantic luck never stops.

Four years ago, Prince Jing returned to Beijing, bringing with him some close associates and some veteran soldiers who were injured or disabled on the battlefield.

Among them was an old soldier named Ma, who somehow fell in love with Mrs. Qian.

At first, Mrs. Qian refused to agree, but Old Ma found out about Mrs. Qian's past from someone and secretly hired someone to beat up the man in front of Mrs. Qian.

The man's leg was broken and he lost his original job. Any other job he wanted to find was ruined by Lao Ma, and he ended up being reduced to being a night waiter.

Mrs. Qian held a grudge, but she did not let the other person go just because he was in poverty. Instead, she waited for him to come every day, ridiculed him and scolded him a few times. She felt happy and could eat two more bowls of rice.

As for why she would help Jiang Wanyue... because she is still a slave, and although Lao Ma is a veteran, he has a military position. Although he is only the lowest-ranking lieutenant, he is still an official!

The nobles and the common people are not allowed to marry each other. If Mrs. Qian wants to marry Lao Ma, she has to renounce her citizenship.

She had gone to the main courtyard to beg for it before, but unfortunately, she didn’t even see the princess and was scolded by Madam Lu, who basically said that she was wishful thinking. How could a lowly gatekeeper like her want to marry a military general?

Later, Nanny Lu added a rule that servants in the back house were not allowed to have contact with the front yard unless the princess agreed.

Seeing that the princess's approach was not feasible, Mrs. Qian gritted her teeth and asked Jiang Wanyue for help.

After all, she had had three men before! Her understanding of men was much deeper than others. Seeing how much the prince was warming up to Concubine Jiang, she knew that this concubine would definitely rise.

Jiang Wanyue did not agree immediately, but gave her a task.

That was the time when he risked his life to rush to the front yard to report the news.

Only after Mrs. Qian did it did Jiang Wanyue accept her.

However, she also gave Mrs. Qian two choices.

The first option was to ask Prince Jing to help Mrs. Qian get rid of her status, so that both of them would be even.

The second choice was that she stayed in the mansion and continued to help him. A year later, she helped Qian Pozi get rid of her status, gave her a new identity, and married her off with great fanfare.

This sounds awkward, and if someone else heard it, they would probably feel ashamed.

You are already old, why are you still talking about a grand wedding? Just close the door and set up two tables for the banquet.

But Mrs. Qian doesn’t!

Mrs. Qian was shamefully moved.

After she went back and discussed with Lao Ma, she chose the second one.

After receiving the letter, Mrs. Qian slipped out of the palace without saying a word and went to the Jiang family to deliver the message.

After Shen received the letter, she began to make arrangements.

Sending someone to the palace doesn't mean you can just bring them there directly. What if the person refuses to accept them?

So, two days later, Jiang Wanyue's father went to see Prince Jing after leaving the government office.

The two of them went to a tavern, and as soon as the door of the private room was closed, Jiang Guang, the cheap father-in-law, started crying.

He cried and talked about how difficult it was for his daughter, from when Jiang Wanyue was three years old and fell off the bed and broke her head, to when she was five years old and nearly fell while climbing a tree while helping her brother, and finally he talked about the accident that happened in the Jiang family.

Prince Jing was embarrassed.

He felt guilty and thought that he had not been to Wutong Courtyard much in recent times and had neglected Jiang Wanyue, so Jiang Wanyue's father couldn't stand it.

I thought about the mess that happened the day before yesterday and felt very bad.

Listening to Jiang Guang's ups and downs of crying, Prince Jing interrupted him with a heavy cough.

"Master Jiang, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why do you have to do all this nonsense with me?"

Jiang Guang wiped his face with his sleeve.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I've been in the Ministry of Revenue for a long time. I've been used to it."

Prince Jing seemed to see the big men in the Ministry of Revenue crying poor, and his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"Master Jiang has learned it very well. I guess he is very successful in the Ministry of Revenue, right?"

Jiang Guang's face straightened.

"Your Majesty, please don't change the subject. I came to see you for something serious."

Prince Jing's eyes twitched again.

Why don't you just say something serious instead of pretending to cry? Who are you acting for?

He didn't know that Jiang Guang was really just acting for others.

He bowed solemnly to Prince Jing, then took a few steps forward, leaned in front of Prince Jing and whispered a few words.

Prince Jing's eyes flickered and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

After a moment, he nodded.

"In that case, I will give him a try."