"Your horse, it went mad without any warning?" Eldest Princess Wen Cheng and the Great General both wore frosty expressions.
Upon hearing this, if they couldn't tell that someone was clearly targeting Ah Zhen, their lives would have been lived in vain.
"Investigate! I want to see which black-hearted person is out to harm my Ah Zhen!" The princess clenched her silver teeth as she spoke hatefully.
"Ah Zhen, how did you manage to escape?" the Great General asked.
When they found their daughter, she appeared to be completely unharmed.
Gu Shengyin remembered Ji Yu's face, her cheeks flushing red: "Someone suddenly appeared and saved me. But after saving me, he left. I don't know who it was."
Seeing the flush on their daughter's face, both the Great General and the princess did not think much of it, assuming she was still unsettled. Seeing Gu Shengyin looking tired, they did not question further and let her return to her room to rest properly.
Although Jiang Yunsan's actions were covert, there were still traces to be found. The princess quickly became suspicious of her, yet was unable to catch any solid evidence.
"Does Mother suspect her own daughter? Although I am not her biological child, these years I have always been respectful and humble towards Mother, daring not to disobey my sister in the slightest. Mother actually suspects that I have nefarious intentions. In that case, I might as well bash my head against this pillar right here to prove my innocence!" Jiang Yunsan said, and then she attempted to dash her head against a pillar.
Of course, she wouldn't succeed.
Jiang Yunsan sneered inwardly, already secure as the Crown Prince's Side Consort, and without concrete proof, the Eldest Princess had no way of dealing with her.
As expected, in the end, Eldest Princess Wen Cheng merely waved her hand and dismissed her.
Back in her own room, Jiang Yunsan gazed at the girl in the mirror. Her fragile figure, adorned in luxurious garments, now bore an extra regality and grace.
Was this the taste of power? If she were still just a lowly concubine-born daughter, even without evidence, the princess could have ended her life with just a word.
It wasn't enough, still not enough. Just being the Crown Prince's Side Consort did not give her the leverage to shake the colossal Jiang Family.
After Jiang Yunsan left, Eldest Princess Wen Cheng, in a fit of anger, smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground.
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, please take care of your health," the nanny who had served Eldest Princess Wen Cheng since her childhood consoled her.
"Look at her manners! She really thinks now that she is the Crown Prince's Side Consort, she can ignore my authority?" Eldest Princess Wen Cheng grew angrier the more she thought about it.
"What does she count on, the sun and moon reflecting each other? I'd like to see just how big a storm a barren Crown Prince's Side Consort could stir up!" said the princess, her expression chillingly cold. Compared to her, Jiang Yunsan was still inexperienced.
Meanwhile, at Ji Yu's desk, another document was added.
"This woman again?" Ji Yu looked at the name Jiang Yunsan, his eyes as if gazing at an inanimate object.
"Auntie Wen Cheng made her move? Merely ending her offspring seems too mild for me. What is she jealous of Ah Zhen for? Her noble status? Her unparalleled beauty? Since that's the case, let's destroy it all."
With just a few sentences, the fate of Jiang Yunsan was decided.
Gu Shengyin was conversing with the system: "Tell me, should I take revenge on Jiang Yunsan?"
System: "Host, someone has already retaliated for you. Jiang Yunsan won't be able to cause trouble for much longer. In this life, you just need to quietly be a beauty cherished for a lifetime."
Gu Shengyin: "...What is my purpose in being here then?"
System: "Perhaps to inspire Ji Yu, the original background board, to strive for improvement and reach the peak of his life?"