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Jiang Jing stood up and bowed.

"Replying to the Crown Princess, I didn't go that time."

Everyone: "..."

Xu Qihuai coughed lightly and took a sip of tea. Receiving the look of help from the Crown Princess, he said, "It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it before. You have seen it now. Man'er, tell Jiang Jing about what you saw and heard in Suming County."

"Oh." Qiu Man responded, and she said, "Today I found a delicious place called Xiangfei Hotpot Restaurant, and they gave me a coupon. Next time, uh, next time, let's go there together."

When Jiang Jing heard the name of this store, his eyes flickered slightly and a tender look appeared in them.

“This is the shop opened by Ah Su.”

"A Su? Is Mr. Jiang very familiar with the boss?" Qiu Man asked.

Jiang Jing smiled and said, "She is my lover."

Qiu Man stood up and asked expectantly, "Then Mr. Jiang, can you tell her that next time, can you let Songbai serve me dinner?"

"Uh..." Jiang Jing lowered his eyes. Pine and cypress? The men in the hot pot restaurant were indeed good-looking. He nodded, "Okay."

Qiu Shishu took a deep breath. He had said long ago that Jiang Jing and Jiusu were together and could not be separated. Even if she was his daughter, so what? How could Maner compare to Jiusu?

One knows everything, the other only knows how to eat.

"But who is Songbai?"

Qiu Man sat back with a guilty conscience. "The waiter in the hot pot restaurant is just good-looking. Oh, Dad, don't get me wrong. She just makes people happy. My daughter doesn't really like her."

Qiu Shishu said calmly: "You can tell if it's getting better."

Qiu Man curled her lips.

If she were to marry someone who is useful, powerful and influential, like Jiang Jing in front of her, but she already has someone she likes, and she's the proprietress of a hot pot restaurant.

She doesn't want to offend.

Otherwise, how can we eat hotpot?

"understood."

Qiu Ying was very disappointed. "This Miss Jiu is an interesting person. She likes everyone I've met. I really want to meet her."

At this time, the guard at the door came to report.

"Prince, there is a carriage outside. The person driving the carriage seems to be Miss Jiu's maid."

"Oh? Whoever you miss will come." Qiu Ying sat down slowly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea. "Man'er, please ask Miss Jiu to come to the mansion. I also want to meet her."

Qiu Shishu frowned, and taking advantage of the opportunity, he called his eldest daughter over, saying that he had some family affairs.

"Why are you so impulsive today?"

Qiu Ying sighed, "Father, you don't know my daughter's situation. It can be said that there are internal and external troubles. I have no children, and my favor has been taken away by the concubine. Moreover, Prince Chang's power is obviously greater than that of the crown prince. I don't know how long I can stay as the crown princess."

Qiu Shishu said: "Don't be anxious, take your time."

Qiu Ying shook her head; even the thick powder could not hide the sadness on her face.

"The Jiang family has regained its favor. When they return to Shengjing, they will definitely soar to the sky. The prince said that Jiang Jing will definitely be the top scorer in the imperial examination next year. If Man'er can marry Jiang Jing, the prince will gain more power."

"But he likes Jiusu. You have to know, daughter, that this time Jiang Jing relies entirely on Jiusu." Qiu Shishu said.

Qiu Ying raised her hand, signaling her father to listen to her.

"I've thought about this too." She frowned slightly. "When the prince returned, he kept praising Jiusu. I was thinking, if Man'er married Jiang Jing and Jiusu married the prince, wouldn't the prince both gain power?"

Qiu Shishu waved his sleeves, "You are simply crazy!"

Qiu Ying's eyes were filled with tears. She sat on a wooden chair, covering her face and crying.

"What can my daughter do? As the saying goes, it is better to destroy ten temples than to break up a marriage. Which woman in the world is willing to take a concubine for her husband? Isn't there anything else we can do?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shishu let out a long sigh.

The eldest daughter is proud and arrogant, but she also has good intentions. If she wasn't forced into a desperate situation, how could she have resorted to such a desperate measure?

He said earnestly, "I have known Jiusu for two months, and I have understood her temper. When she divorced Chen Zhaohe, she said that she would not share her husband with other women. If you insist on doing this, there will be a result."

Qiu Ying asked anxiously: "What is the result?"

Qiu Shishu said, "We will go our separate ways."

Qiu Ying was puzzled. She asked again to confirm, "Isn't she afraid of the prince's power?"

"She's not afraid." Qiu Shishu nodded, and added, "Jiang Jing isn't afraid either."

Qiu Ying sat on the wooden chair in a daze. Hearing his father's words, he fell into confusion, as if he was a piece of wood floating on the sea, with no end in sight.

She closed her eyes.

"My daughter knows."

Qiu Shishu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous. King Chang will eventually perish if he does too much evil. Now, we still need to lie low. When you meet this little girl Jiusu, you will understand that there are such smart women in the world."

As he was speaking, the door opened.

The father and daughter walked out smiling.

Xu Qihuai introduced: "This is my wife."

"Greetings, Crown Princess." Jiusu bowed slowly.

The Crown Princess immediately helped her up. She had already composed herself. She looked up and down at the woman in front of her. She was not a stunning beauty, but her whole aura reminded her of someone.

The wife of Marquis Ju'an.

Easy emblem.

"What a pretty girl! Please sit down."

"Thank you, Princess." Jiusu sat down and met the man's gentle gaze. She curled her lips slightly, "I went to the academy to look for you. I heard that you were coming to the Qiu Mansion, so I thought of picking you up."

Jiang Jing took her hand, stood up and bowed.

"If your highness has nothing else to do, Jiusu and I will go back first."

Xu Qihuai looked at the two holding hands and felt envious. Pure love was extremely precious in the palace and did not exist. He said, "I have something to ask Miss Jiu. How is the matter of fine salt going?"

Jiusu said: "We have found a salt merchant for coarse salt, and the factory is also under construction. It will be shipped to the border in about a month."

"That's good." Xu Qihuai breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said, "You guys go back."

Jiang Jing bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

a long time.

Qiu Man asked cautiously.

"Then, then I don't have to get married?"

Seeing that his sister nodded helplessly, he continued to ask.

"Can you give me some money? I want to eat hot pot tomorrow."

Xu Qihuai clapped his fan on his hands and said, "Let's go together tomorrow. We'll also go and see if this pine and cypress tree is really that beautiful and can fascinate you, Miss Qiu Er."

Qiu Man asked: "Brother-in-law, is your concubine going too?"

This time, the prince brought not only his sister but also a concubine, but she didn't like the concubine.

Always maintain a good image in front of your father-in-law and sister-in-law.

Xu Qihuai glanced at Ying'er and said, "If she doesn't go, the four of us will go."

Qiu Man nodded happily, then took Qiu Ying's arm and said, "Brother-in-law should rest at the Qiu Mansion today, but I want to borrow my sister for one night."

In the inn.

The prince's concubine saw that the candlelight was dimming, and her face looked extremely bad. Suddenly, she heard footsteps outside the door. Seeing that it was the prince's personal guard, she looked around and asked, "Where is the prince?"

The guard said, "The prince is staying at Qiu's mansion and will not be back."

Li Qingcheng frowned, and after the guards left, she rolled her eyes and cursed, "Qiu Ying, this vixen, actually used the Qiu family to hold the prince hostage. Humph, find out about their schedule for tomorrow. As a concubine, I have to take good care of the prince and my sister."