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After receiving the ceremony, Jiang Wan, accompanied by Jiang Yan and Xiao Qian Shu, was escorted by a large group of maids and wives as they returned to the Pure Heart Pavilion from the Jun Yating Hall.

The few of them chatted as they made their way upstairs. Before they could take a seat, Xiao Qian Shuren asked, "Are the officials from the Ministry of Rites' brains broken? How come there's so much skin in the money given to Sister Wan'er in such a hot weather?"

"Perhaps it was prepared for Crown Prince Jin." Jiang Yan quietly glanced at Jiang Wan and then glared at Xiao Qian Shu.

After all, everyone in the capital knew that the Prince Jin was weak and fearful. They just didn't know if Sister Wan knew or not.

Jiang Wan saw Jiang Yan's expression and secretly shook her head in her heart. How terrible was this Xiao Rui in the eyes of the people!

Therefore, she smiled and said, "I've heard rumors regarding him."

Jiang Yan and Xiao Qian Shu were both stunned as they looked at Jiang Wan in astonishment. Even after knowing about it, were they still filled with anticipation?

Jiang Wan looked at the two of them and thought of the story of how Xiao Rui had honestly told her about his three 'deceased wives'.

It turned out that three years ago, the Martial Emperor had once betrothed the Military Department's Assistant Minister Hong Youdao's daughter to Xiao Rui. He never expected that Miss Hong would hide this from her family and her childhood cousin. Miss Hong, who was still hoping that she would be defeated, did not want to be granted a marriage. Thus, she thought of using her death to express her determination.

Miss Hong was naturally saved by one of Xiao Rui Xuan's guards. After understanding the situation, Xiao Rui decided to make a deal with her.

Since Miss Hong had faked her death at home, the marriage would naturally be annulled if she were to die.

Miss Hong was very moved, so she agreed to Xiao Rui's suggestion.

She drank the Seven-Day Drunk that Xiao Rui gave her and fell asleep like a dead man.

The Hong family naturally had their troubles. They invited the imperial physician to worship Buddha and caused a ruckus throughout the city. However, Miss Hong still "died", and the Hong family built a mourning hall for her.

Xiao Rui's secret guard rescued Miss Hong from the coffin and fed her some medicine. After that, he sent someone to escort her and her cousin to the northwest, allowing them to roam in pairs ever since.

Emperor Jianwu's second marriage was bestowed upon He Shan's sister, who was chosen as the temple official of the justice court.

When he heard that his sister had been pointed out to a sick man, he thought of disobedience.

After Xiao Rui found out about the news, he made a deal with He Shan, and the He family's little sister "suddenly died."

After that, Xiao Rui Xuan sent people to spread the news that his young son had long passed on, relying entirely on his fiancée's lifespan to prolong his life.

The moment this news was released, the entire capital fell into an uproar.

When they thought of the two people who had been "killed" by him, everyone felt that this was definitely not an empty rumor.

Even the emperor grew suspicious when he heard the rumor, but he didn't believe it. He then pointed out the daughter of the commander of Shanxi province, Meiji, to Xiao Rui to exchange pleasantries.

But just as the Meiji family was about to receive their orders, his daughter suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth. She left the next day.

At this point, no one disbelieved Prince Jin's rumors about his' nemesis'. Even the emperor was beginning to be wary of him.

Jiang Wan heard the whole story from Xiao Rui and was completely dumbfounded: "That Miss Xiong, you … Was he really scared to death? "

"No, Cheng Zixiu said that Miss Xiong must have suffered from epilepsy, and her family treated her inappropriately, which caused her to die." Xiao Rui sighed, "This is the time that I feel the most regret. But speaking of it, it was only because of my reputation as a violent person that I was able to scare that young lady into a sickness."

After the knot in her heart was resolved, Jiang Wan smiled and said to Xiao Rui: "Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Rui Xuan tensely held her in her embrace: "It's because I'm afraid that I have to come and watch over you every day."

When Jiang Wan heard that, she felt that it was the most moving love words she had ever heard.

While Jiang Wan was greeting them for refreshments, she heard Xiao Qian Shu say faintly, "I really didn't think that we would have to go our separate ways like this."

When Jiang Wan heard these words, she felt that they sounded a little familiar. She recalled that during the Feather Selection Ceremony, Li Qinglan had also lamented to her in the same way.

Only then did she realize that Li Qinglan and Fang Yuan had not followed them here.

Fang Yuan belonged to the Yongning Marquis Estate, and their family was a public secret. As a fourth rank official, it made sense that Jiang Chuanzhong would not come to congratulate them.

However, Li Qinglan's father was an Imperial Censor of the Left, who was an official in the same court as Jiang Chuanzhong. Although he didn't normally have much to do with his family, for the sake of his second uncle, Jiang Chuanxiao, he still had to come to celebrate.

"Sister Qinglan is preparing for marriage at home!" Xiao Qian Shu sighed.

"Preparing for marriage?" Only now did she remember that on the day of the great ceremony for choosing a concubine, Li Qinglan was also one of the alternative beautiful girls, "What? Is she also married? "

Could it be that his memories of his past life had changed?

"No, she lost." Jiang Yan also looked at Jiang Wan with a displeased expression, "After that, her family informed her that she was the son of the Marquis of Jinghai."

The son of Marquis Jinghai?

"Are you talking about Wang Xing?" Jiang Wan looked at Jiang Yan with some surprise. If she remembered correctly, Jiang Shu had been pointed out by the empress dowager to Jinghai's son, Wang Xing, as his wife. Although that would only happen four years later …

However, in this life, the person who had become Wang Xing's wife was Li Qinglan. Jiang Zhuzhe had entered the palace for no apparent reason, and she was going to marry Xiao Rui.

Things began to change as they had in the past. What would the future be like?

Jiang Wan started to panic a little.

"However, the day when Qinglan leaves the pavilion is next year's spring …" Jiang Yan teased Jiang Wan, "Who knows? At that time, the wife of the crown prince might go and pay respects to her as well."

How could Jiang Wan not know that she was teasing her? With a blushing face, she pushed Jiang Yan's teacup in front of her and said, "You talk too much, drink some tea."

Jiang Yan looked at the bashful expression on Jiang Wan's face, thinking back to when she was at home and her mother had told her about Crown Prince Jin's daughter, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Eh, Sister Wan'er, I didn't expect you to have the dragon well before the dawn." Jiang Yan's surprised voice pulled Jiang Wan back from her thoughts. She was holding a teacup and stirring the clear and clear tea soup in her teacup, asking curiously, "Is it because Third Aunt saw that you were about to become the wife of the Crown Princess, and suddenly became so generous to you?"

Jiang Wan only smiled, neither denying nor denying anything.

Xiao Rui Xuan brought all the tea and snacks in her room. Ever since he drank the tea in her room, he brought some tea and some pastries like a mouse moving to a house today.

Furthermore, because she had mentioned Zhao Susu's brown paper once, Xiao Rui had brought a piece of muslin with her and asked her to give it to her.

Fortunately, those things were insignificant in the first place, and they only appeared in Jiang Wan's room, so they did not attract anyone's attention. Even Clove, Jasmine, and the others thought that it was Madam's extra rewards, so no one put it to heart.