The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

They clearly knew that he would not survive past the age of 20, but they still wanted him to be the crown prince? What kind of thinking was this?

Did he never intend to pass the throne to him from the very beginning?

Thinking of this, Xue Jinhua's heart trembled violently, and her pity for Ling Yan grew even deeper.

"Since he doesn't intend to pass the throne to you, then who does he want to give the throne to?" Xue Jinhua couldn't help but feel curious.

"Could it be the third prince?" she thought to herself.

After all, considering the current situation, the third prince is the most likely candidate.

The third prince not only has a noble mother, but he himself is also quite favored.

In this way, Xue Jinhua really believed that the third prince had the greatest chance of being elected.

Of course, if the Fourth Prince is in good health, he may also be a strong contender.

"Perhaps this possibility did exist before, but now it seems that this may not be the case..."

Xue Jinhua looked at Ling Yan with confusion on her face.

Ling Yan smiled slightly and said slowly: "I have already passed the threshold of my twenties. I think I will definitely live to be a hundred years old."

"So, no matter who tries to covet that position, it will be in vain."

The two were talking in low voices, and before they knew it, the carriage slowly stopped.

I only heard the guard's respectful voice coming from outside the car: "Your Highness, we're here!"

The guard's voice instantly brought the two back to reality from their conversation.

Ling Yan frowned slightly, his deep eyes staring at Xue Jinhua, and then he held her soft and boneless hand tightly, as if he wanted to convey a sense of firmness and warmth through this action.

He said softly, "Huahua, you go back first. You don't have to worry about the matter of the third princess. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Xue Jinhua nodded gently, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes, but she knew she couldn't be willful at this moment.

So she slowly got off the carriage and turned to walk towards the Wen Mansion.

At this time in the Wen Mansion, Lord Wen had already learned everything that had happened in the palace.

He paced back and forth in the hall, full of worry, looking out the door from time to time, as if waiting for his daughter to return.

When seeing Xue Jinhua entering the house, Lord Wen immediately stepped forward and asked with concern: "Huahua, you are finally back! Daddy has heard about what happened in the palace. The third princess was too presumptuous. Daddy will never let this matter go easily!"

Looking at Lord Wen's face which was angry but full of pity, Xue Jinhua couldn't help but feel a warm current in her heart.

She felt the love and care of a father, and this sincere emotion made her feel warm and at ease.

However, thinking of the Third Princess's status and her arrogant and domineering character, Xue Jinhua couldn't help but feel a little worried.

She advised softly, "Daddy, the Third Princess has always been arrogant and domineering, and she is not someone you can easily mess with... If this matter gets out of hand, it might be bad for the Wen family, so let it go to avoid any more trouble."

Hearing Xue Jinhua's sensible words, Lord Wen felt even more sad.

He looked at Xue Jinhua in front of him with heartache, his eyes slightly red, "Silly child, how can Daddy tolerate others bullying you like this?"

As far as Xue Jinhua knew, Lord Wen had now entered a semi-retired stage and no longer interfered in many court affairs.

I only heard Master Wen comforting me: "Don't worry about painting. Even though Daddy has semi-retired, his connections are still there."

Then he said indignantly: "The Third Princess is not easy to mess with, and it's not something I want to mess with, but she actually thinks that our Wen family is easy to bully. She is totally wrong!"

Seeing that her persuasion was futile, Xue Jinhua simply stopped talking.

After Master Wen left, she called Mother Luo and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "I haven't been in Kyoto for a long time, and I know very little about what happened here. What is the origin of Madam Zhao who suddenly appeared today?"

Mother Luo quickly responded, "Miss, you don't know. The matter of Madam Zhao was a hot topic in Kyoto a few days ago and everyone knows about it!"

Xue Jinhua remained calm when she heard this, and continued to ask calmly, "Oh? This Madam Zhao is famous, but I wonder what kind of relationship she has with Madam Zhao II?"

Since leaving the Zhao family, Xue Jinhua has been trying to find out what happened in Kyoto, but her own identity and situation have limited her, so she doesn't know much about what happened in Kyoto.

At first, she would occasionally inquire about the news in Kyoto, but as things gradually faded, she no longer paid attention to it.

"Miss, you don't know that the Zhao family is simply shameless! Especially the Marquis of the Zhao family, who relied on his noble status and openly favored a concubine, completely disregarding the feelings of the wife of the main wife. Such behavior eventually led to the tragic extermination of the first wife!"

"It is said that the young lady from the Zhao family set a huge fire and burned him to death! It is really heartbreaking to think about it. Who in the whole capital would not feel sorry for him?"

Mother Luo continued, "But speaking of which, this Madam Zhao is definitely not an ordinary person."

"I heard that even at the critical moment of life and death, she refused to give in. She arranged her men first and took advantage of the chaos to burn down the Zhao family's ancestral hall."

"Moreover, even the old lady of the Zhao family was not spared and was taken away with her life."

"The second wife of the Zhao family is at least the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family. She has run into such a person and such a vicious sister-in-law. Not only has she ruined the reputation of the Zhao family, but she has also implicated the second master of the Zhao family."

"I heard that Jiang has always been resentful of her sister-in-law."

Killed the old lady?

She had indeed had such an idea before, but at that time she was hesitating between escaping and killing, and finally chose the latter.

Why was the old lady burned to death?

Xue Jinhua's understanding of Jiang is very thorough. It's not that she doesn't have any means, but she is used to disguising herself as a bodhisattva and doesn't want to be involved in the worldly affairs.

It was really unexpected that even though he had already died, he still had to bear this false accusation for her.

Xue Jinhua bit her lip tightly and said, "Sooner or later I will settle this account with her."

"Well, Mrs. Zhao is really pitiful." Xue Jinhua couldn't help but sigh.

Mother Luo smiled slightly, "Who says it's not true? This person has done too many bad things, just like a rat crossing the street, everyone is shouting and beating him, and he will eventually get his retribution."

Xue Jinhua was confused. Seeing this, Luo's mother continued, "I don't know if Master Zhao did too many bad things, but in the end he died under the knife of his maid."

"This incident caused a lot of uproar, and everyone felt that he deserved it. There was no regret at all."

Xue Jinhua knew a little about what happened later, but it seemed that Mother Luo only knew the basics and didn't know the inside story.

Xue Jinhua smiled slightly, and softly instructed the Qingyi woman beside her: "Qingyi, go and get some food for Mother Luo. Mother Luo has worked hard today." The Qingyi woman responded and turned around and left in a hurry.

At this time, Mother Luo hurriedly said, "Oh, my, miss, what are you talking about? It is my blessing to be able to help an old woman like me. You are too polite!" Although she said this, when she saw the copper coins handed over by Qingyi, a smile instantly broke out on Mother Luo's face, and she could hardly close her mouth.

Xue Jinhua originally thought that the things she experienced in the palace would never happen again, but she never expected... the very next day, Concubine Jing's invitation was delivered to her.

"Miss, Concubine Jing said that the Third Princess acted too rashly yesterday and caused you a lot of trouble and inconvenience, so she specially invited Miss Wen to the palace for a chat."

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.

The girl in blue standing next to her had a worried look on her face, and her originally pretty face now looked a little solemn.

"Miss, I heard a shocking story this morning. The third princess was beaten." Qingyi's voice trembled slightly.

"What? Got beaten?"

When Xue Jinhua heard this, her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, but she couldn't help but wonder in her heart who had done this?

"That's right. Not only was the princess beaten, but even her most trusted servant had two of his fingers chopped off!" Qingyi said as he gestured with his hands, his face full of indignation.

A name instantly flashed through Xue Jinhua's mind - Ling Yan.

Could he have done this?

Most people would never do such a thing.

This was most likely done by Ling Yan.

"Miss, the Concubine Jing suddenly sent someone to look for you. In my opinion, she definitely has no good intentions and is here to cause trouble." Qingyi said worriedly, "How about we go and ask the master for help? Tell him that you fell ill after returning from the palace and your old illness has relapsed. Even if Concubine Jing is arrogant and domineering, she won't deliberately make things difficult for you at this time."

However, Xue Jinhua shook her head gently and said slowly: "Qingyi, your method is good, but it is only a stopgap measure after all. You can avoid the first day, but can you avoid the fifteenth?" Her eyes were staring into the distance.

Qingyi was stunned. This really couldn't be guaranteed.

"Yesterday, I willingly fell into that trap simply because I wanted to prove my true identity."

"And now that my identity has been confirmed, how can I continue to be foolish and allow others to bully me?"

Thinking of this, Xue Jinhua's beautiful eyes suddenly turned colder, and she said coldly: "I want to see how arrogant and domineering that Concubine Jing can be!"

"Not to mention that many eyes were watching what happened yesterday. If I really encounter an accident in this palace, the blame will be on her anyway. She can't get away with it easily!"

Seeing how determined she was, Qingyi, who was standing by, knew that it was useless to dissuade her, so she said no more.

However, before leaving, she was still worried and asked the people beside her to pass the message to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Not long after, Xue Jinhua came to the palace again and walked all the way to the outside of Concubine Jing's bedroom.

"Miss Wen, the queen is taking a nap now. Please wait here for a moment." A palace maid came forward and said.

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

It was clearly her who sent someone to summon me here, but now she is sleeping peacefully. Isn't it obvious that she is deliberately making things difficult for me?

But on the surface, Xue Jinhua remained calm and responded softly: "Okay, it's just that I accidentally fell into the water yesterday... I still feel my body is hot and unbearable, I'm afraid I can't hold on for too long." After saying that, she frowned slightly and acted like a weak person.