Even though the Jiang Zhou temple fair was bustling, it could not compare to the capital or the imperial capital. However, for Zhao Ning who grew up in a fishing village, this kind of temple fair was already very lively. She brought Zi Juan around and her mood improved. She was no longer as worried about returning to the Qi Kingdom.
"Princess, you haven't eaten anything in half a day. It's already too late to return to the guest house. There's a restaurant over there. Would you like to go there and eat?" Zi Juan asked Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning nodded, "Then let's go. We can also watch the garden fair from upstairs."
The three of them walked through the crowd and finally arrived at the restaurant on the side of the main street. The restaurant was already packed with people, and there were no rooms upstairs that could be provided for Zhao Ning. Zhao Ning could only wait in the lobby for a while. She raised her head to look upstairs, and suddenly saw a familiar figure walking into one of the rooms.
Wasn't that Zhao Xin? Why was she here?
Zhao Ning was confused. Zhao Xin had brought her maid out, so who else was waiting for her in the restaurant?
"Wait for me here." Zhao Ning ordered Zi Juan in a low voice and walked upstairs.
Tonight, there were people everywhere, and no one noticed Zhao Ning. She came to the room that Zhao Xin had just entered. She was dressed simply tonight, and if others saw her, they would think that she was just a maid. She stood outside the door and listened.
Voices could be faintly heard from inside.
"Big sister sent you here. Did something happen in the imperial capital?" Zhao Xin's tone sounded different than usual, but Zhao Ning could not pinpoint what was different.
Following that, a man's voice could be heard, "Fourth princess, the eldest princess is already secretly planning to wait for Princess Ning to return to the capital. Then, she will ask the officials to request for Princess Ning to marry Marquis Anning. She wants you to make some preparations."
Zhao Xin said in a low voice, "Zhao Ning is not as simple as we thought. I've already written a letter to the eldest princess. Does the eldest princess still insist on marrying Zhao Ning to Marquis Anning?"
"Since the eldest princess is doing this, she naturally has her own plans." The man said.
"I understand." The eldest princess probably doesn't want the third princess to beg the emperor. If Marquis Anning marries the third princess, then the eldest prince will have the support of Marquis Anning. No matter what, the emperor will agree to marry Zhao Ning, who has no mother, to Marquis Anning.
The man said in a low voice, "Fourth Princess, you traveled with Lord Shen. Did you notice anything strange about him?"
Zhao Xin was silent for a moment. "I've only heard of this Uncle Wang in the past, but I've never seen him before. This is the first time I've seen him since I came to Jin Kingdom. He looks a little like Imperial Father, but his facial features are slightly different. Furthermore … he's simply a good-for-nothing. He only knows how to indulge in wine and women all day long. He didn't even manage to negotiate a marriage alliance with Qi Kingdom."
"Why did I hear that Prince Shen isn't at the posthouse?" the man asked.
Zhao Xin said unhappily, "I heard that he went to the Black Mountain. Which woman is waiting for him there? Really, why did Imperial Father allow him to come to the Jin Kingdom? Only Zhao Ning cares about him, thinking that he can rely on him as a backer."
The man did not speak for a long time. After a while, he said, "Fourth Princess, I still have to rush back to report to the First Princess. I will take my leave first. Please be careful."
"Alright, Lord Xu, please tell the First Princess not to worry. I will definitely listen to her orders." She did not like Zhao Ning, so she did not care if Zhao Ning would be killed by Marquis Anning in the future.
She only knew that if she did not listen to the First Princess, her future days would not be easy.
The man said. "Alright."
Zhao Ning, who was outside the door, was shocked. She hurriedly hid in the corner of the entrance hall. She saw a middle-aged man walk out from a side room, quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Zhao Xin's words about marrying her to Marquis Anning were true!
She had not even returned to the imperial capital, and she had already been schemed against for the rest of her life?
Zhao Ning felt both angry and wronged, but she could not do anything. She had no power, no backing, and no one to rely on. Besides being played by the First Princess and Zhao Xin like a fool, what else could she do?
How had she gotten in the way of the First Princess and the others? Why did they scheme against her like this?
"Are you alright?" Suddenly, a voice came from beside her, scaring Zhao Ning so much that she almost turned around.
"What are you doing here?" Zhao Ning turned her head and glared at the person who spoke. Only then did she realize that it was Mo Rongyi. She felt that his appearance was a little blurry, and only then did she realize that her eyes were filled with tears. She forcefully wiped them away, not wanting others to see her weakness.
Mo Rongyi said in a low voice, "I should be asking you this. Did you hear what Zhao Xin and the others said?"
"You … You heard it too?" Zhao Ning looked behind her, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she pulled Mo Rongyi to the other side, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"I know Marquis Anning, he is the great general of the Qi Kingdom …" Mo Rongyi looked at Zhao Ning and said. He did not understand why she was crying.
Zhao Ning only felt embarrassed. She did not want to lose face in front of Mo Rongyi. As a princess, even her marriage was being schemed against by others. To think that she was so arrogant in front of him. Actually, she was just like what Zhao Xin had said, she was just a fisherwoman. Even if she wore beautiful clothes, it would not change her nature.
"What does it have to do with you? I don't need you to worry for me!" Zhao Ning forcefully pushed Mo Rongyi and turned to run.
Zi Juan who was waiting for her downstairs saw Zhao Ning's red eyes, and her expression changed, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Zhao Ning shook her head, "It's nothing, let's go."
"We just saw the Fourth Princess, but she did not notice us." Zi Juan hurriedly followed behind Zhao Ning, "Princess, did the Fourth Princess bully you?"
"It's not that." Zhao Ning lowered her head and said. She also thought that Zhao Xin could only bully her with a few words. But now she knew that Zhao Xin could not bully her by scolding her, but by directly deciding her life.
Zi Juan and Li Juan looked at each other, they did not know what had happened to Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning really wanted to find someone to talk to, but she realized that she did not even have anyone to listen to her. The only people she could trust were the two maids from the Jin Kingdom.
"When we go to the imperial capital, I'm afraid that you will have to suffer with me." Zhao Ning said to Zi Juan and the maids in a low voice.
Zi Juan looked at Zhao Ning in shock, "Princess, what happened?"
"Zhao Xin and the First Princess want to join hands and marry me to Marquis Anning. Hehe, I have not even returned to the Qi Kingdom and they are already thinking of how to deal with me. When I go to the Qi Kingdom, do you think I will have a good life?"
"What? They are also princesses, how can they decide your matters? "Zi Juan asked in shock.
Zhao Ning closed her eyes, "The Qi Kingdom is not as simple as I thought …"
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