Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan felt inexplicably upset.

Why hadn't she heard of this girl?

"After so many years, this girl must not be in the North anymore. Miss Zhou Er still has a chance."

"But the King of Chu hasn't forgotten. I heard that the current Princess of Chu is very similar to the girl back then. Their temperament and personality are exactly the same!"

"The King of Chu must have married her because of that girl back then. Otherwise, with the status of the King of Chu, why would he marry a second wife?"

"That's true. She's also the first wife of Prince Yi, and the niece-in-law of the King of Chu."

The two of them talked to themselves and chuckled softly.

Jiang Ningwan's expression darkened. She stood up and walked over. "You guys know quite a lot!"

As soon as she spoke, the two palace maids turned pale with fright.

He stood up hurriedly, then knelt down hurriedly, in a panic.

"We were just joking, Princess Chu, don't take it to heart." The two palace maids didn't dare to look up.

"Is royal affairs something you can joke about?"

"Slap each other thirty times!"

Jiang Ningwan's tone was cold and imposing.

The two palace maids looked at each other, fear in their hearts, and could only slap each other.

Lan Xing angrily scolded: "You haven't eaten yet? If you can't do it, I will!"

The two palace maids had no choice but to grit their teeth and slap him hard.

The sound is loud.

Jiang Ningwan sat down on a stone bench nearby and watched them finish the thirty slaps.

The two palace maids' faces were red and swollen, and blood was oozing from their mouths.

"Who instructed you to say those words just now?" Jiang Ningwan asked coldly.

The maid lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs: "I was just talking too much, no one ordered me to do so. I beg for forgiveness, Princess!"

Another person also spoke timidly: "These servants also heard it from others. People in the palace are saying..."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan's eyes turned cold. "Then it seems I have to go find Eunuch Hai. When will the palace be allowed to discuss royal affairs so recklessly?"

Having said that, Jiang Ningwan stood up and left.

I was still holding my breath.

After leaving, she went to find Eunuch Hai and explained the matter.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Hai's expression suddenly changed. "Don't worry, Princess. I will investigate the matter. There will be no more gossip in the palace."

"Thank you, Eunuch Hai."

Jiang Ningwan lost her mood and returned to Shouchun Palace.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Lan Xing comforted her, "People in the palace love to gossip and make groundless accusations. Princess, don't take it to heart."

Jiang Ningwan knew that someone had deliberately said those words to her.

Taking advantage of the fact that she was pregnant and her emotions were not so stable, the King of Chu went to the north again, hoping that she would get rid of the child.

Although he knew that this was all a conspiracy, for some reason, it still left a thorn in Jiang Ningwan's heart.

When accompanying the Queen Mother for dinner, he noticed that she was uneasy, so he put down his chopsticks.

"Ning Wan?"

Jiang Ningwan came back to her senses, "Mother."

The Queen Mother already knew what happened during the day from Lan Xing, and now she knew what Jiang Ningwan was thinking at a glance.

"Are you still thinking about what happened during the day?"

"Are you thinking of Zhou Tingxu, or the girl who looks like you that the palace maid mentioned?"

Jiang Ningwan couldn't help but ask, "Has the Queen Mother also seen her?"

"Why didn't I know about this?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Because this is nonsense."

"That girl did treat Sixteen and did come to the palace, but there was no romantic relationship between them. That girl was just a doctor who traveled the world."

"I don't think you two are similar."

"At most, he knows medical skills."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan pondered for a while, and suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up.

"Could it be Miss Wangyou?"

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "I don't remember her name."

"But I have seen how Sixteen treats you, so don't take those groundless words to heart."

"Right now, I just need to take good care of my health and give birth to the baby. That's the most important thing."

"You're used to running around outside, so if you're suddenly asked to be quiet, you tend to have wild thoughts. Come with me to the Buddhist temple tomorrow to calm your mind."

Jiang Ningwan nodded.

The next day.

Jiang Ningwan followed the Queen Mother to the Buddhist temple in Shouchun Palace. There were only the two of them there, and there was silence all around. They sat cross-legged on the cushions, and Jiang Ningwan's heart gradually calmed down.

Stayed the whole day.

No one comes here.

During dinner, Jiang Ningwan realized that this Buddhist hall was where the Queen Mother usually stayed alone.

This is also the quietest place in the entire Shouchun Palace, and only the wind cicada goes in to clean it every other day.

No one else is allowed to enter.

After two days of quiet time in the Buddhist temple, Jiang Ningwan felt completely at peace.

But on this day, Qin Beihuang came.

Come to pay respects to the Queen Mother.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager." Qin Beihuang saluted respectfully.

He gave Jiang Ningwan another meaningful look.

"Greetings to the Imperial Aunt."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Sit down."

"You are free to come and see me today."

Qin Beihuang came forward with a food box. "These are snacks from outside the palace. I thought they were rare in the palace, so I brought some for the Imperial Grandmother... and the Imperial Aunt."

The food box was opened and the snacks were served.

Jiang Ningwan was slightly stunned. They were all her favorite foods.

The Queen Mother picked it up and ate a piece. "It tastes quite good. Ningwan, would you like to try it?"

To be on the safe side, Jiang Ningwan shook her head and said, "Since I got pregnant, I've been liking sour food and not sweet food."

She didn't dare eat anything Qin Beihuang brought.

Who knows if Lu Qingheng put drugs in it.

What's strange is that in the past, Qin Beihuang would come to visit the empress dowager and leave after a while, but today he sat in Shouchun Palace for a long time.

After lunch, the Queen Mother went to take a nap.

Qin Beihuang looked at her and asked, "Did you know that Zhou Tingxu followed the emperor's uncle to the north?"

Jiang Ningwan stood up and walked out slowly, "What does it have to do with me?"

Qin Beihuang followed.

Standing in the courtyard, with his hands behind his back, he said, "I still remember that when I went to the battlefield, you chased me for a long distance in your wedding dress."

"If I had stopped at that time and taken you with me to the southern expedition, what would have happened now?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance, imagining the result more than once.

He also looked back at that time. The red figure in the dark night was particularly hot.

Looking back at the time before getting married, Jiang Ningwan enjoyed staying with the Ling family and learned a lot of martial arts.

At the banquet, other young ladies gathered together to appreciate the flowers, but she was flying a kite on the roof and climbing a tree to build a nest for birds.

My mother said that such a girl was too wild and unruly and was not suitable to be a wife.

He felt it too.

But every time I see her at a banquet, my attention is always drawn to her.

It is so bright and passionate, like a thorny flower on a high mountain. I always want to pick it and own it, even if it will make me bleed.

It was not until Duke Jiang came to discuss marriage that he agreed without even thinking about it.

The flower finally became his.

They obviously like each other, but why did it come to this?

Just as he was lost in thought, Jiang Ningwan suddenly sneered, "What are you thinking about? Even if you stop, I won't go with you."

"I chased you in my wedding dress because you left something behind."