A group of maidservants walked slowly behind a slim beauty.

She was wearing a bright red coat with embroidered yellow hibiscus and a pin with a phoenix with its wings spread over her head, six feathers inlaid with gems, and seven layers of dangling golden steps. Her face looked soft with exquisite makeup. Although there was a soft and glimmering smile on her face, her Majesty’s whole composure made people unable to underestimate or ignore her.

Everyone knelt on the ground in a clamor: “Greeting the royal empress.”

The person who came was the current empress, Su Yiwan, the second daughter of the Taifu’s family.

“Get up.” Su Yiwan nodded slightly, she walked past Jiang Changning gracefully, carrying a scent of fragrance.

The kneeling people all stood up. Shen Yao staggered and was almost unable to stand properly, face looking pale.

“Miss Shen, what’s wrong?” Su Yiwan looked at Shen Yao, her red lips were slightly drawn, and her eyes were filled with endless coldness.

Shen Yao’s heart was frozen that she fell to the ground all of a sudden. Her head was deeply buried in her chest, and there was no such thing as the public reputation she had a moment ago. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, her mind went blank and she didn’t know how to speak.

How could she have forgotten that the current Empress Su Yiwan is also a concubine’s daughter, and she was scolded by the mistress in the Shen residence before she enter the palace. After she became the empress, she took down the mistress’ clan with thunderous means. She hated the harsh treatment of the concubine’s children, let alone humiliating Jiang Changyuan, who was also a concubine’s daughter, right in front of her.

This topic was like the empress’s reverse scale.

Shen Yao tremblingly raised her head to meet Su Yiwan’s heavy gaze, her whole body trembled as if being pricked by a needle.

The empress heard all her words just now, so there was no way out.

Seeing that Shen Yao was terrified, afraid that her sister would hurt Su Yiwan’s face if she didn’t answer, Shen Dong knelt on one knee and stood in front of Shen Yao calmly: “You majesty, please forgive my sister. Her ignorance and nonsense had disturbed you. When we go back, I must give a good reprimand so that she will not dare to commit another crime.”

“General Shen, what are you talking about? A concubine is a lowly born. What’s wrong with your sister telling the truth?” Su Yiwan looked at the Shen brother and sister like looking at ants on the bottom of her feet. Her light words made Shen Dong break out in a cold sweat.

It’s fine if the empress directly get angry and blame her, but what he’s afraid of was that this kind of soft knife will make his sister suffer worse.

All kinds of torture tools and punishments were played in Shen Yao’s mind. She was panting heavily, and her psychological defence line had already collapsed. She cried and climbed to Su Yiwan’s feet and begged for mercy: “Your majesty please forgive my sin. It’s all because of this little girl’s mouth! What I said in a daze is all nonsense! This little girl knows her mistake and will never dare to do it again. Don’t dare!” She slapped herself a few times as she spoke, making her face red and numb.

Shen Dong held Shen Yao’s hand to stop her movements. Seeing his frightened younger sister, Shen Dong immediately regretted it.

He felt sorry for his sister, and also regret that he had indulged her too much in the past, so he unconsciously developed a lawless temperament that caused catastrophe.

Jiang Changning kept lowering her eyes and did not speak. If Shen Dong hadn’t rushed over just now, Shen Yao would have beaten her to death with a few whips. She told herself that she did not do anything to offend Shen Yao, all of this was caused by Shen Yao herself.

“Okay, what’s the point of crying and making trouble.” Su Yiwan no longer looked at Shen Yao. She thought Shen’s family daughter was a smart girl, but she didn’t expect that she immediately scared out of her wits before she even said anything.

The girl from the Jiang family is pretty good and so calm. Luckily Jiang Changning didn’t ask for mercy, if she did, she would be a fool.

Seeing Su Yiwan getting angry, Shen Yao’s crying became softer, she tightly pulled Shen Dong’s sleeve, and let out a subdued sob.

“Miss Shen is so hostile at such a young age, I’m afraid it will be embarrassing for the family. There are a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures and ancient books here in the palace that are used for self-cultivating. Miss Shen may as well take them back to the house to copy and read them carefully. Miss Jiang is right. If you read more books, you will naturally become more mature.” Learn to distinguish between right and wrong and think twice before acting. Instead of being an idiot who can’t speak well.

Su Yiwan’s few words have sealed Shen Yao’s future, and it may be difficult to find a good person for her in the future. After all, no one wants their mistress to be a fool.

But Shen Yao seemed to have received an amnesty, compared to being tortured in a prison, copying scriptures was nothing.

After Su Yiwan lost her temper, Shen Yao felt that the gloom in her heart had dissipated, and she couldn’t help feeling fond of Jiang Changning when she saw the peaceful Jiang Changning.

Knowing that protecting one’s own sisters is not bad.

“Come.”

Jiang Changning walked over as instructed, and she bowed to Su Yiwan neither humble nor overbearing and called “Your Majesty.”

Jiang Changyuan was so nervous that she didn’t know where to put her hands, and she also bowed to Su Yiwan with a flushed face.

Su Yiwan looked at the two sisters with a smile, this time without the aggressiveness just now.

“What pretty girls like you doing wearing such plain clothes at such a young age?” While speaking, Su Yiwan took off a pair of gold and jade inlaid jewellery bracelets from her wrists.

The nanny next to her took it and handed it to Jiang Changyuan and Jiang Changning.

Two sisters, one for each.

The noble lady who witnessed the whole process let out a small exclamation, jealous and envious.

Anything the empress rewards is equal to a gift from the emperor, let alone the favor of the empress.

Jiang Changning was rewarded by the queen just after siding with her concubine’s daughter sister. This fate is too good.

“Your Majesty, this is too precious, and this servant can’t accept it.”

“The elder’s gift is irresistible, so take it.” Su Yiwan didn’t say anything else, waved her hand, and was escorted by the maidservants towards the prince’s golden tent.

Shen Dong called the people from the Shen residence to help Shen Yao up, and before leaving, he took a deep look at Jiang Changning.

“Big sister… this…” Everyone dispersed, and Jiang Changyuan held the bracelet anxiously.

“It’s okay, keep it.” Jiang Changning comforted Jiang Changyuan, and Jiang Changning put the bracelet away. Looking down at the Jujubee scattered on the ground again, she frowned, “It’s a pity.”

Only then did Hong Xing dare to come over. She looked at Jiang Changning worriedly and was relieved when she saw that there was no wound on her body.

The lunch was ready, the fish soup was fragrant and fresh, and the pancakes were sprinkled with delicious sesame seeds.

Jiang Changning finished her lunch, and Jiang Luo came back late. She blushed slightly and sweated a little on her forehead.

She don’t know where she went, and she still wore a wreath made of flower branches on her head.

And the man standing next to her, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, has a handsome face like jade, who else it was if it’s not Gu Xiujing.

Originally, Jiang Luo wanted to have a chance encounter with the prince, but she didn’t expect to meet Gu Xiujing instead.

Although he wasn’t the person I wanted to wait for, it was good to pass the time for the sake of his good looks.

The two played around for a while and heard about Jiang Changning and Shen Yao as soon as they came back.

“Changning…”

“Young Master Gu.”

Regarding Jiang Changning’s indifference, Gu Xiujing felt a little complicated. It’s not that he still has feelings for Jiang Changning, it’s just that he suddenly felt that he had lost something that belonged to him.

He only has Jiang Luo in his heart now, and when the hunt is over, he will go to the Jiang Mansion to dissolve the engagement.

“Eldest sister just had a conflict with Miss Shen from the General’s Mansion?” Jiang Luo lifted her skirt and sat down, she tilted her head, and the flowers on her head trembled.

“So?” Jiang Changning looked at Jiang Luo leisurely, to see what good things she could say.

“If you want me to say that my sister is too irritable, the general’s mansion has a high position and authority, and now I’m afraid they will drag down our Jiang’s mansion.” The sickening sweet smell on her body made Jiang Changning feel tight in her chest, she got up quickly and walked out of the tent.

Before she took two steps, she was stopped by Gu Xiujing at the door. He frowned and was very dissatisfied with Jiang Changning’s indifference to Jiang Luo: “A Luo is also kind, Jiang Changning, don’t bully others too much.”

“Then what does Mr. Gu want me to do?” Jiang Changning was very impatient, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed her face golden. Her emotion was clearly visible, and her full red lips were slightly pursed, indicating that her patience has run out.

“Brother Jing, don’t be angry, I said something wrong, don’t blame my sister.” Jiang Luo stretched out her hand and tugged at the corner of Gu Xiujing’s clothes. Her expression was shy and timid, and Gu Xiujing’s expression eased visibly with the naked eye.

“The empress has already decided on the matter. But if my sister thinks I’m wrong, why don’t you go and tell the empress?”

Jiang Changning looked at the pair of men and women in front of her with a half-smile: “And Mr. Gu, you are a scholar after all, you should understand etiquette, righteousness, and shame. What’s the deal with hanging out with the second younger sister? If it’s really hard to help yourself, why not cancel the engagement between you and me, after all, aren’t you just as shameless as I am.”

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