The concubine pretends to be obedient, the sinister prince's favorite

The day of the Hundred Flowers Feast has arrived.

Early that morning, Jiang Li was pulled out of bed by Zhu Yu.

After all, dressing up takes a lot of time, so in order not to be late, the princess's rest time can only be shortened.

"So early?"

The girl looked sleepy, and Zhuyu helped her put on her coat with a bit of amusement.

"It's getting late. It's almost 9 o'clock."

When Jiang Li heard this, she looked up in surprise. It's so late?

Knowing that time was running out, the girl stopped wasting time and followed Zhuyu to the dressing table quickly.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Jiang Li couldn't help but focus her eyes on the red mark on her fair neck.

Her eyebrows slightly raised. This shouldn't be the case. The marks on her body have almost disappeared, and it seems that there was no such mark in this place before?

"Dogwood."

"What's wrong, princess?"

"Has the prince been here in the past two days?"

Jiang Li couldn't help but doubt. Although this bastard was so busy during the day that she could not see him, she still felt that he would do something like climbing into bed in the middle of the night.

Zhuyu paused holding the wet handkerchief, looking a little guilty.

"No, I was guarding the outer hall and didn't see the prince."

The little maid pursed her lips. This was the first time she lied in front of the princess.

In fact, she didn't want to do that, but when she thought of the prince's threat, she felt a little scared.

After carefully glancing at the princess, Zhuyu quietly comforted herself in her heart.

It should be fine. The prince said that he just wanted to improve his relationship with the princess, and she didn't betray her! When the two of them reconcile, she will still be a great hero!

Jiang Li didn't doubt Zhu Yu's words. Could it be that she was overthinking it?

"Cover up these traces later so no one can see them."

This dog man is really a dog.

Zhu Yu glanced at the ambiguous traces, and the naive little girl couldn't help blushing. The prince was really going too far. If it was any more obvious, it would be exposed.

"Yes."

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royal garden,

This is a rare opportunity for children outside the palace to enter the deep palace.

The queen was sitting on a high seat, presiding over the overall situation. On her left and right were the concubines arranged in order of rank. Concubine Rou was sitting in the first seat on the right.

The first thing children of noble families do after entering the palace is to pay their respects to the Empress and the concubines. Only after receiving their consent can they enter the Imperial Garden to look for their ideal partner.

Since it was held for these young children, they did not get involved. It was better for them to just sit in the pavilion and observe.

"There are many heirs in the harem now, but princes are rare. My sisters still need to work hard and give birth to more children for the royal family in the future."

"Yes."

The queen frowned slightly. There were only four princes in the deep palace, and her second prince was wandering around outside and didn't want to return to the capital.

He had no thoughts about the position of crown prince which was within his reach, but was instead afraid that it would trap him.

On the contrary, Concubine Rou was eyeing that position covetously and wanted to send her son there immediately.

The Queen knew that the Emperor's favorite candidate should still be the Third Prince, but he did not have the support of his mother's family, and would still be outshined by Concubine Rou in many aspects.

I originally thought that with the help of the Jiang family, I would be able to control Concubine Rou's mother's family.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Pingsheng did not make any movement, and even the Third Prince was extremely patient.

"The Third Princess has arrived!"

Following the eunuch's sharp announcement, Jiang Li walked slowly through the archway in small steps.

The girl swayed her body, and her every frown and smile showed the demeanor of a noble lady.

She was dressed in a light blue, thin, Cuishui mist, her shoulders were cut into waists, and her skin was as clear as blue.

She bends her slender waist and takes light steps, showing her white wrists under the light gauze, with a graceful and elegant figure.

Her eyes were filled with the clear waves of spring water, and a hollow gold hairpin was inserted diagonally on her head, decorated with purple jade dots, and tassels were scattered on her black hair.

The body is tied with soft smoke, which has a kind of pink, crispy and tender taste, simple yet elegant.

On her palm-sized face, there are two pitch-black eyes, as bright and charming as the stars at night. It is hard not to be attracted by her as soon as you look at her, and you will be unable to extricate yourself from her charming eyes.

The girl folded her hands neatly in front of her abdomen, lowered her head, and took a few short steps into the pavilion. She had already attracted countless people's attention.

"Your Highness greets Her Majesty the Queen and all the other ladies."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Queen."

The queen looked at the girl in front of her with satisfaction, her dignified eyes unable to hide her admiration.

"It's been a long time since we last met. The Third Princess has become even more beautiful."

Concubine Rou stroked the armor, but her gaze on Jiang Li was extremely aggressive.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. You are truly a beauty, a goddess."

The girl was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not afraid of Concubine Rou at all, which surprised the concubines in the other palaces.

"I have something else I want to say to the Third Princess during today's banquet."

"I will follow your Majesty's orders."

"It's been two years since you married into the Third Prince's Mansion, but your belly...why is there still no movement?"

The woman in a high position frowned, as this matter really made her and the emperor very worried.

Originally, he wanted to add a few more concubines to the Third Prince's Mansion, but he also wanted Jiang Li to give birth to Li Jinyuan's legitimate son, so this matter has been delayed again and again.

If Jiang Li is unable to give birth, then we can only send some people to the Three Princes' Palace.

After all, having a royal heir earlier would be of great help in seizing the position of crown prince.

Jiang Li didn't expect that the Queen would look for her for this kind of thing, and she was stunned for a moment.

"To reply to the Queen, this kind of thing cannot be rushed..."

She doesn't want to have a child with this bastard! They're getting divorced soon, and she doesn't want to have a little burden...

The Queen could not hide her disappointment on her face, but Concubine Rou had the corners of her lips slightly curled up.

She was a little unwilling that she had not been able to get General Jiang for Lin'er, but now that she saw that Jiang Li was infertile, she could only feel relieved.

"Yes, this kind of thing depends on fate. Your Majesty, please don't be impatient."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the woman's beautiful eyes. He really couldn't understand this woman. She obviously had a son, but she insisted on supporting someone else's son to take the throne.

"In that case, the matter of selecting a wife and concubine for Jin Yuan cannot be delayed any longer. After all, the heir to the throne is the most important, and the Third Princess must understand this."

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded. After all, having three wives and four concubines was a very normal thing in ancient times. She couldn't change it, nor was she in a position to stop it.

"My son understands."

"That's good to know. There are many young ladies from aristocratic families attending the banquet today. Please ask the Third Princess to carefully screen Jin Yuan and select a few gentle and sensible ones to send to the Third Prince's Palace."

Jiang Li's eyelashes trembled slightly. She didn't expect the Queen to be so anxious.

Under her gaze, the girl could only bow and salute.

"Yes."