Chapter 46: Changing Others' Impressions

Glancing at Concubine Qian who was also sitting below, Jiang Ruohua turned slightly to her and saluted: "Your servant pays respects to Concubine Qian."

This Concubine Qian, Liu, was Liu Xiyun's aunt. She was an old lady in the palace and was not favored, but she was gentle and looked at Jiang Ruohua with some admiration.

"Get up."

With her words, Jiang Ruohua got up from the ground again. Just now, she looked around with Concubine Qian, but did not see Princess Shangyang. She must have been away from the main hall at this time.

Seeing Concubine Qian exchange a look with the queen, the queen smiled gently and waved at her: "Good child, come here, let me see you."

Lifting her skirt gently, Jiang Ruohua took small steps forward and knelt down a few steps away from the queen according to the rules.

The queen looked at her, and seemed to have thought a lot, before she stretched out her hand to signal her to stand up, holding her hand and saying: "Shangyang is my only daughter. Thanks to you jumping into the lake to save her, many consequences that I didn't want to see were avoided. Are you okay after you go back?"

"My queen, after I went back, my family also found a doctor, and there was nothing wrong." She smiled and showed herself slightly to show that she was fine.

"That's good, you saved my daughter, you are the benefactor of me and the princess." The queen nodded. The daughter's health is very important. Naturally, everyone is safe and sound, and the queen will be at ease. "The princess can have a friend like you, and I am very relieved."

This is to test her. Jiang Ruohua's face was slightly flustered, and she shook her head gently and saluted: "My queen is joking. I have never met His Highness before. It was just that I happened to be in the painting boat that day, and I went there after hearing the noise."

She spoke sincerely about the situation that day. She frankly told everything she knew: "I am guilty. I was a little scared at first, but when someone mentioned the prince of Minghou Mansion, I saw who went into the water to save people. I felt something was wrong. I thought I could swim and learned some martial arts from my father, so I went into the water."

She knelt on the ground honestly, weighing her thoughts with the princess and revealing them all in front of the queen. After all, the lake was bottomless. Logically, no one dared to go down to save people easily. There must be a reason.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I am indeed afraid, but my elders have taught me that if a woman loses her integrity, her life will be ruined. Many such women have been settled in the manor left by my mother. Their fate is too tragic. I feel sorry for them. After weighing the pros and cons, I don't want such a thing to happen."

She was moved, and she really looked at this matter that way. Any woman who was defiled would be condemned by thousands of people even if she could survive. Her mother kept such a person in her manor. In her dream, she was guided by the third lady and felt unlucky, but now she thinks that her mother's actions also gave them a chance to live.

Although not everyone may agree, she now feels that human life is more important than anything else. Only by living can you see what you want.

She has a firm gaze and a frank expression. The queen sees all this, and praises and is moved. She is an honest and kind child. I am afraid that if it was not Shangyang who fell into the water but someone else, she would also save him.

"Your mother... I remember, she was from the imperial merchant Wen family?"

"Yes." Jiang Ruohua nodded.

The queen thought about it and naturally had an impression of Jiang Ruohua's mother: "In her early years, she was also a kind-hearted person, and she and your father were also in love, but unfortunately she had a short life..."

After saying this, the queen looked at Jiang Ruohua again, and she couldn't help but feel a little pity. Looking at the girl who was about the same age as Princess Shangyang, she whispered: "You and your mother are very similar, and now it seems that your temperament is also like her."

These words are the queen's feelings. If Jiang Ruohua took over, it would be inappropriate to say anything.

"I also remember the lady who stood beside General Jiang. At that time, I was still young. Now, in the blink of an eye, even their children have grown up so big!" Concubine Qian took over the words at the right time, and also looked at Jiang Ruohua with a smile.

Whether it was the Queen or Concubine Qian, they were all middle-aged women who had long lost their youthful beauty. Now, they were only calm. It was not feasible to be secretive and petty in front of such people. It was best to make yourself look open and honest, and not hide the good or the bad.

Jiang Ruohua stood beside them and listened carefully, never interrupting or losing manners. She just listened to the things related to her mother with a slight glow in her eyes, and she looked like she wanted to know more.

The Queen and Concubine Qian saw all this, but did not say it out loud. After chatting for a few words, the Queen smiled and said, "Good child, Shangyang is waiting for you in her palace. Let the palace maid take you there."

"Yes."

Jiang Ruohua nodded, bowed, and withdrew with the palace maid.

When she was young in the first half of her life, there might have been some fighting among the harem, but now that the edge has faded, some peace has been left. Concubine Qian and the Queen are both infertile, and they are also highly respected in the palace. Concubine Qian, who has a son, does not intend to encourage her son to covet the throne. After all, her own son knows it well.

The seventh prince, Prince Yue, Luo Zechen, is the kind of prince who is neither high nor low. What can he do to the throne? He can just be an idle prince.

"This eldest lady of the Jiang family used to follow Prince Ying in a timid manner. I see that now that the engagement is cancelled, she has some vitality of a girl."

"The Jiang family has a good way of educating their daughter. This child is not as bad as the rumors say." The queen also nodded in approval, "Maybe it's just that her personality is not suitable for being a princess. Besides, the child of Prince Ying really doesn't know the difference between men and women."

How could he abandon his fiancée and hang out with a woman he has nothing to do with all day?

Thinking about it, the queen's impression of Zhao Yuexi was a little worse.

"It's still a matter of upbringing."

"What the queen said is right." Concubine Qian also agreed, "But sister Yifei herself doesn't want to discipline her, so it seems that others can't intervene in this matter. This eldest lady of the Jiang family has good character, but it's a pity that Chen'er's marriage has been decided, otherwise I like this girl very much. Concubine Yi doesn't want this daughter-in-law, but I am willing."

But this is just said in Fengluan Palace. With Jiang Ruohua's background, she can only be the prince's principal wife. Being a concubine is a grievance, and it is inevitable that people will think that she looks down on the Jiang family.

"After all, this is fate." The queen smiled. "She has no fate with the royal family. How can she be given to other princes after breaking off the engagement with Prince Ying? But I see that Shang Yang cares about her a little bit. It would be nice if she could accompany Shang Yang as a study companion. As for her marriage, the Jiang family will also worry about it. Considering that she fearlessly saved my Shang Yang, I can go with the flow and repay her kindness and help her find a good marriage."