The prince wanted to die, and the doctor raised her hand and slapped him

Su Yinyue pointed at the soft couch and said to her maid, "Help your princess sit there."

Du Qilan moved to the edge of the couch with difficulty, and Xinzhu accidentally touched the wound on her shoulder, causing her to gasp in pain.

Su Yinyue admired her strong will despite her disability, "You can come back after you recover."

"How can I delay saving your life?" Du Qilan's face turned pale and she smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Fifth Brother's wife. I'm fine with this injury."

After that, he asked the maid to put the gift on the table, "Here are fifty-year-old Polygonum multiflorum and Cordyceps."

"I know that Prince Yu's Mansion doesn't need these. It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it."

Su Yinyue asked Jasmine who came in to take the things into the warehouse.

Seeing that she accepted it, Du Qilan raised the corner of her mouth and said affectionately: "Fifth brother's wife, I remember that you vomited blood at that time, how is your injury now?"

Su Yinyue heard this and subconsciously touched her aching ribs, "It will be fine after a few more days of rest."

Du Qilan pounded her leg apologetically, "It's all my fault that I've gotten you into trouble."

"It's useless to walk on a flat surface, as it can sprain your ankle." Su Yinyue nodded in agreement, "If I hadn't taken your sachet, I wouldn't have paid any attention to you."

Du Qilan was choked by her straightforward words and her face turned red. The emotion in her heart was stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter a word.

After a long while of groaning, he said, "Fifth brother's wife, I know you are tough on the outside but soft on the inside..."

"Prince Yu is the younger brother of the Prince of the County. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be sisters-in-law for life. We can't control the affairs between men, but I want to interact with you more privately."

As he said that, he reached out to pull Su Yinyue's hand.

Su Yinyue raised her hand to block it, "It's better for us to keep our distance."

"Haven't you noticed that every time I meet you, nothing good happens?"

Seeing Du Qilan's blank look, Su Yinyue counted on her fingers, "The first time I saw you was at Prince Jin's Mansion. Fang Yuerou pushed me into the lake and I almost drowned."

"The second time was the Queen's Thousand Years' Day. The Queen punished me by making me kneel down and even broke my hand."

"The third time was at the Garden Palace Banquet two days ago, where I fractured my ribs."

Every time she said something, Du Qilan's face became stiffer.

Finally, Su Yinyue concluded: "Tell me, should I keep my distance from you?"

Du Qilan was rarely at a loss, and forced a smile, "... Fifth brother's wife, you can't say that, I did help you a little..."

Su Yinyue raised an eyebrow, "Give me an example."

"Hmm..." Du Qilan lowered her head guiltily, "That sachet barely counts..."

Su Yinyue sneered, "Do you think that in the emperor's heart, you are more important than Concubine Shu?"

Shufei accompanied Emperor Mingde for more than 20 years and gave birth to a son for him, so naturally there was some affection between them.

In addition, Emperor Mingde planned to promote Jiang Zailing to a higher position to compete with Jiang Zaiyu.

Emperor Mingde wanted to save Concubine Shu because she would be more useful if she were alive.

On the other hand, Du Qilan was of no use to Emperor Mingde.

If she died, Emperor Mingde could give Jiang Zailing another noble lady with a prominent family background.

Even though Jiang Zai Ling doesn't love his second wife, he has to pretend to be in harmony with her in order to get the support of his new wife's family.

As for the Duke Du's Mansion where Du Qilan lives, no matter how much the emperor loves her, he will never go against her, and he is even less willing to become enemies with the families of Qi Shunyi and others in the court.

Without the sachet, Su Yinyue would have broken Concubine Zhao's hand bones and found another opportunity to drag her into the water to escape.

On the contrary, she took away the sachet and never mentioned Du Qilan's name from beginning to end when Concubine Zhao was identifying Concubine Shu, which undoubtedly helped Du Qilan more.

"I……"

Du Qilan understood this truth, and her flushed cheeks began to turn blue, and soon turned pale, as if a dyeing factory had been overturned.

She suppressed the bitterness in her heart and smiled a smile that was uglier than crying. "Fifth brother's wife is right. I will stay away from you from now on."

Su Yinyue didn't want to deal with her in the first place, so after hearing what she said, she immediately asked Jasmine to send the guest away.

After leaving the Prince Yu's Palace, we got on the carriage back.

Seeing Du Qilan wiping her tears with a handkerchief, Xinzhu said indignantly, "Who is Princess Yu showing her sullen face to? She thinks no one wants to associate with her."

Du Qilan frowned and scolded, "Shut up."

Xinsu was not convinced, "Princess, I am not wrong! You came to Prince Yu's Mansion because you saw that she was lonely and wanted to bring her into the circle of princes and noble ladies, but she——"

Du Qilan said sternly, "How can a maid like you have the right to tell a First-Rank Prince's wife what to do?"

"Xinzhu, I was too indulgent towards you in the past. Go back and get ten slaps on the wrist."

Xinzhu was so frightened by her stern expression that she dared not speak any more.

Xinsu wanted to plead, "Princess, Xinzhu has been serving you since she was young, isn't ten slaps too heavy..."

"I just want her to learn her lesson and not flatter the powerful and the weak in the future."

Du Qilan's expression did not improve. "My fifth brother's wife is from the countryside. She is rude, speaks indecently, and has little education."

"You have seen many well-educated and well-mannered ladies around me, so you look down on her and despise her behavior. Am I right?"

Xin Su's heart was touched by her, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Du Qilan lowered her eyes, "That night in Hanyuan Palace, everyone saw Su Yinyue saving me. If I don't come to Prince Yu's Mansion in person, it will be seen as ungrateful in the eyes of outsiders."

"She doesn't care about what people say, but I can't do that. People have different temperaments, so we have to treat different people differently. My fifth brother's wife is straightforward and honest, so why not let her go?"

"I know the extent of my relationship with my fifth brother's wife. Please stop butting in in the future."

Xin Su Xin Zhu nodded in agreement.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped at Prince Jin's mansion.

When Du Qilan got off the car, she happened to meet Huai En coming to the Prince's Mansion to announce the imperial decree.

Jiang Zai Ling, who was standing at the door, knelt down with her to receive the order.

"…The third son of the Emperor, Jiang Zailing, is filial, respectful, loyal and faithful, so he is specially enthroned as the King of Lingling. I decree this."

After Huai En finished reading, he walked to Jiang Zai Ling and said, "King Ling, please accept the order."

Jiang Zai Ling and Du Qi Lan looked at each other in confusion and asked, "Eunuch Huai En, where is my princess's golden seal and treasure book?"

Huai En showed a hint of embarrassment at the right time, "My Lord, Princess Yu hasn't received the golden seal and treasure book yet. The emperor wants to choose a good day and let the clan house give it to her together."

If it is not given on the spot, there will be variables.

Du Qilan could hardly maintain the gentle smile on her face.

Huai En handed the imperial edict to Jiang Zailing, "Your Majesty, this imperial edict..."

Jiang Zai Ling thought about taking it step by step and reached out to take it.

He opened the imperial edict and glanced at it casually. His expression froze immediately, and he said in disbelief: "How could it be this person?"

A loose piece of earth.

Isn't Father indirectly saying that he is incompetent?

Jiang Zailing looked at Huai En anxiously, "Was this imperial edict drafted by the Hanlin scholar? Was the word 塇 written wrong?"

Huai En lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze, "Your Highness, the imperial edict was written by the emperor himself, there can be no mistake."

Jiang Zai Ling's face turned pale and he was greatly shocked.