"No need to be so polite, just get up." The voice was gentle and pleasant.

As the concubine of Prince Yan, Jiang Nian did not need to kneel down, but only needed to bow with her knees bent.

Everyone had just gotten up when Princess Jin arrived late. As soon as she arrived, she apologized to the Crown Princess.

Not only did the Crown Princess not blame her, but she also comforted her with a few words and then walked towards her.

"You are the concubine of the Prince of Yan, right? This is the first time we've met since your marriage. Don't be shy, just treat us like you're at home."

"Thank you, Princess Consort, for your concern."

The Crown Princess seemed to be a good-tempered person. She spoke and moved slowly, and was polite to everyone who came today, regardless of their status.

In the past, Jiang Nian would think that such people were easy to get along with and approachable, but in fact, such people are the most difficult to approach, and they always wear masks when looking at others.

The Crown Princess only spoke a few words to the people outside, called a few girls from officials' families, and then entered the inner hall.

After the people left, the outside became casual. Jiang Nian glanced at the Princess of Jin and went out.

There was no one in the hall who was on good terms with her, and she could even hear some gossip from these people.

Go out and have some peace and quiet.

Not long after he went out, Princess Jin also went out.

The people in the hall sneered: "Did you see the expression on Princess Jin's face? It was so ugly."

“After all, she is the one who seduced her husband. She is disliked by everyone. Jiang Nian is going to be miserable.”

Although the Princess of Jin was of a poor background, she was the principal wife after all, so she was qualified to deal with a concubine.

There was more gloating in the palace. She married the Prince of Yan, whom they had always dreamed of, and he was a concubine, but she was still treated as a principal wife.

Everyone knows how clean Prince Yan's Mansion is. If they go in, they can have His Highness all to themselves. If they are a noble lady who deserves him, they naturally have no objection to such a good thing.

But such a thing actually happened to a small family, how could they be willing to accept it?

It is so unfair that a crude man who came back from the border, who knows nothing and can do nothing, actually won the favor of King Yan.

Jiang Nian walked away for a while, and Princess Jin came over soon.

The two found a quiet place to talk.

Princess Jin looked her up and down and asked with a smile, "It seems you are doing well."

"I'm fine. How about the princess? Are you doing well recently?"

Speaking of which, there has been no news from Prince Jin for some time.

Speaking of this, Princess Jin was happy.

"You don't know, the King of Jin has been unable to get out of the ground recently. If he can't do anything wrong, I won't have to worry about him."

"what happened?"

"Did he go to the military camp to look for you secretly last time?"

"Ah."

"As soon as he returned, he clamored to join the army and lead the troops in battle. He even went to the emperor's presence and I couldn't persuade him. Later, the imperial concubine found out and gave him a scolding."

"I thought I had given up, but who would have thought I didn't want to go to the military camp anymore, but wanted to go to the Ministry of Revenue instead."

"Your Majesty agrees?"

"Your Majesty is so wise, how could he agree to this? But the Prince of Jin was making such a fuss that we had no choice but to assign him a minor position in the Ministry of Revenue, thinking he would get bored soon and that he would be able to live in peace."

This was the original plan, but after only two days at the Ministry of Revenue, tens of thousands of taels of silver had been spent. As a prince, the people in the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to intervene. After just ten days, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue could no longer handle it, so they reported it to His Majesty.

"His Majesty was furious after hearing this and immediately had the Prince of Jin dragged away and severely beaten. You didn't see it, his buttocks were beaten to pieces, and the Imperial Concubine cried and screamed, but no one stopped him."

Princess Jin sighed slightly: "These days, I am recuperating in the mansion."

She had lived a peaceful life these days. Even though she had to go to the palace every day to pay her respects to the imperial concubine and set rules, and listen to some nagging and scolding, it was not a big deal.

After marrying into Prince Jin's Mansion for so many years, these days are the happiest she has ever had.

Jiang Nian really didn't expect that Prince Jin would actually go to the emperor.

Is this taking advantage of the favor and becoming more and more demanding?

"Is he still taking his medicine?"

"I've been injured recently, so I'm taking the medicine to treat it first. The imperial physician said I should stop taking the tonic medicine first."

Even if I stopped, it was too late. I had been drinking it for so long. If it weren't for the medicine she prescribed, I'm afraid it would be difficult to recover.

As long as he stops causing trouble, we'll be thankful.

"I don't have any extravagant hopes right now. I just hope to live a stable life."

Jiang Nian pondered for a moment and asked, "Princess, have you ever thought about leaving Prince Jin's Mansion in the future?"

Princess Jin seemed to have heard a joke and couldn't stop laughing: "Jiang Nian, you are still too young. Once you enter the palace, you can't leave unless you die."

"Although you are the concubine of the Prince of Yan, can you leave? The principal wife is recorded in the royal jade disc, so she can't leave. My life will be like this, but it's different for the Prince of Yan. You are luckier than me."

Jiang Nian hesitated to speak. In fact, she didn't have a very good relationship with Princess Jin, but if she could help, she would like to help her.

"Princess, if you stay in the palace and guard Prince Jin, you will not have a good ending in the future."

In the previous life, Princess Jin died early. Although things have changed now, Prince Jin is not a good husband and will be implicated sooner or later.

If something happens to Prince Jin in the future, how can she, the princess, escape?

"Princess, you still have a sweetheart. Let's think of a way to fight back. Maybe there's a chance of a turnaround."

Princess Jin shook her head: "My sweetheart...it's all in the past. After so many years, he should have his own family. Why should I burden him?"

"Even if it's not for him, for yourself, for your family, for your parents, your princess shouldn't give up so easily. Your princess is still young, and it will be a good life if she leaves the palace. If it really doesn't work out, I will let Prince Yan protect you."

In his previous life, Jiang Nian didn’t know much about royal affairs, but he had heard a little about them.

The emperor was seriously ill, and the Prince of Yan became regent and took sole power.

Prince Jin could have kept himself out of trouble, but Concubine Chen was not a pushover. After realizing that she and her son had no hope of recovery, she burned down the entire Prince Jin's Mansion, and no one inside escaped.

She had only heard about these things and didn't understand them, but for someone like Concubine Chen, if they didn't succeed in the end, both sides would be doomed.

At that time, Princess Jin and her family will be the first to bear the brunt.

My previous life was too hard, at least I can find a way to survive in this life.

Princess Jin was stunned by Jiang Nian's words. Since she married into the palace, she accepted her fate and never thought about leaving in this life.

As long as she is alive, her family will be fine. If she is no longer the Princess of Jin, her parents will be in danger. The current situation is something she never dared to imagine before.

The two of them didn't reach a conclusion in the end. When they returned to the palace, the Crown Princess was talking to several girls. When the palace servants saw the two of them come in, they served some new tea and snacks.

Jiang Nian sat down and picked up the tea to drink, but suddenly he stopped, snatched the tea from Princess Jin and smelled it, but there was nothing unusual.

Only her cup of tea was poisoned.

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