Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

After chatting for a while, the three of them started talking about serious matters.

"My father and I were in danger this time. It was truly unexpected. We had everything planned out, but something went wrong midway," Jiang Huizhou frowned. The memory was infuriating. "My father and I speculated that someone in the team had second thoughts."

Xiao Jingheng also frowned slightly, "Can you confirm who this person is?"

"My father and I suspect it was Sui Zhuo, but we only have skepticism," Jiang Huizhou said in frustration. Seeing the Crown Prince still pondering, he paused for a few moments, "This man and the Minister of Rites, Ruan Zhou, were both Jinshi graduates of the same year, and they've been in contact for years."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng was not surprised. He looked up at Chen Yuan, who worked for the Jinyiwei. Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Indeed, there is an exchange of letters every two months or so."

"Investigate thoroughly in secret." Xiao Jingheng said, "I will speak to my father after the morning court tomorrow."

Although he wanted to end the struggle with King Jin quickly and directly, only careful collection of information could allow him to strike a fatal blow; otherwise, he would only alert the enemy.

Jiang Huizhou was somewhat surprised by the prince's attitude. After all, this was his uncle, and he had just lost his daughter. How could he be so ruthless? It seemed as if he didn't want to show any mercy at all.

Chen Yuan was from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he knew much more about Ruan Liuzheng's affairs than Jiang Huizhou, but since Ruan Liuzheng was Jiang Huizhou's ex-fiancée, he didn't say much about it.

"Speaking of Prince Jin, I have some family affairs of Prince Jin's Mansion. Are you interested, Your Highness?" Chen Yuan suddenly smiled with some gloating.

"Tsk, our prince doesn't like men who gossip. He has never been interested in the jealousies among the wives and concubines of ministers." Jiang Huizhou said with a smile.

"Yeah, forget it then." Chen Yuan smiled awkwardly, then picked up the teacup and blew the tea leaves on the water.

Xiao Jingheng was not interested at first, but the latest news in Prince Jin's backyard was the addition of Gu Qinghe's second sister. It seemed that this new thing must be related to her.

This person is indeed not an easy person to deal with. In her previous life, as a married woman, she had to climb into the queen's bed. It was really disgusting. Now when I think about it, I still feel that kicking her once was not enough to vent my anger.

"Tell me, what trouble did Concubine Gu get into?" Xiao Jingheng asked calmly.

"Your Highness, your guess is spot on. Concubine Gu sent someone back to the capital to deliver a letter saying that her finances are stretched to the limit and she wants some help from the Gu family." Chen Yuan said, "The reason is simple: she's very generous in the palace."

"Is this new?" Xiao Jingheng asked.

"Don't be anxious. What's new is that the third wife of the Gu family has taken the initiative to make peace with the second wife for this and has repeatedly shown goodwill." Chen Yuan said as he observed the prince's expression.

Sure enough, when the future Crown Princess's mother was mentioned, his expression quickly darkened.

Xiao Jingheng was really angry, but he couldn't intervene personally. After a brief thought, he said in a deep voice: "Chen Yuan, I remember that your mother has a good relationship with Madam Gu. Why don't you ask her to visit the Gu Mansion more often? I will ask someone to send some things to the mansion later."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan said, "Your Highness, my mother and Aunt Gu did have a very good relationship. When she gave birth to Gu Feng, my mother even asked me to go to the Gu Mansion to deliver a gift."

This guy Chen Yuan actually called his future mother-in-law Aunt Gu. He was still calling her Second Madam Gu...

A wave of sour water surged through his heart. Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and stroked his temple, "There's no need to go into these details. I know everything. I owe you more than once."

Jiang Huizhou sat aside, watching the two of them playing dirty, as if there was something only they knew, "You two have quite a few secrets now."

After being interrupted by Jiang Huizhou, the three of them recalled the interesting things in their childhood.

*

Mrs. Chen was a decisive person, just like when she took a liking to Gu Qinghe, she acted quickly. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince "interfering", she would have probably decorated her son's wedding room by now.

What a pity! When Mrs. Chen heard what Chen Yuan brought back, she sighed deeply once again, "You are so unlucky."

"Mother, that blessing is predetermined. Only the Crown Prince can have it. Even if others can get it for a while, it will eventually be ruined." Chen Yuan said, "Mother, you should think about it this way. Letting the Crown Prince owe us one or two favors is better than exchanging engagement letters, isn't it?"

Mrs. Chen thought about it and felt that what her son said made sense. According to what happened at Xiangguo Temple that day, the Empress Dowager was dragged out by the Crown Prince. At most, they would just exchange the engagement letter and the relationship would be terminated.

"You're right." Mrs. Chen thought so, and she was somewhat willing to do things for the prince.

It’s all for one word: profit. If you still can’t impress them, it means the conditions you offer are still not enough.

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Madam Chen visited the Gu Mansion on the pretext of delivering New Year gifts. This was the first time Madam Chen had visited the Mansion since the incident at Xiangguo Temple.

When the servant came to deliver the message, Bai was a little surprised. Since returning from Xiangguo Temple, Bai had sent gifts to the Chen Mansion several times, and Mrs. Chen had also returned gifts and letters, but their words were not that cordial.

Of course, these are all understandable. The feelings between people are a bit complicated, especially when there are ulterior motives from the beginning.

"Please come in." Mrs. Bai handed Gu Feng to Mother Liu and stood up and gave the order.

In just half a cup of tea, Madam Chen came in with a smile on her face. "Second Madam, I haven't seen you for half a year. You've been taking good care of yourself after giving birth. I was afraid to disturb you, so I came today under the pretext of giving you a New Year's gift. You won't blame me, will you?"

"That's not true, Madam Chen. I'm grateful that you can come to see me. After all, it's our family that has let you down." Bai said apologetically.

"Hey, don't talk about the past. Qinghe will be the queen in the future, and I'm happy for her." Madam Chen smiled and asked, "Where is Qinghe?"

"She's probably in her grandmother's yard right now," Mrs. Bai said with a smile.

"Speaking of your old lady, I haven't been to see her yet since I came here. Could you take me there? It would also make me, a warrior, look polite."

Mrs. Bai smiled and thought: I'm afraid he came here for the old lady, otherwise he wouldn't go somewhere else before sitting for a while.

"Okay, it's my fault for not thinking it through. Madam Liu, please look after the young master. Don't follow me. It's windy outside. I'll be back soon." Bai ordered.