The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 187 A Family Banquet in the Palace

Qin Xu was relieved when Jing Anle returned safely to the General's Mansion. Jing Anle didn't intend to hide it and told Qin Xu about Xiao Heng's help, naturally without mentioning their relationship.

When Qin Xu found out, she had some doubts, but she didn't ask any further questions; she trusted Jing Anle. Afterwards, she told Jing Anle what she had said to Aunt Cao.

“Uncle is a man of deep thought. I hope that Dayun will understand the meaning of my Jing Kingdom after he knows it,” Jing Anle said happily.

Qin Xu nodded in relief. This princess was much stronger than his frail sister. He said, "What happened tonight has not been spread. Even the old lady and Zhihua do not know about it. They only say that Aunt Cao suddenly fell ill and died."

……

As the night deepened, when Jing Anle came out to go back, she found Qin Xiuyuan standing not far away, like a lone eagle, forlorn yet tenacious.

The two locked eyes, and Jing Anle saw the excitement and gleam in his eyes.

"The dew was heavy last night, I'm sorry to have troubled you, cousin," Jing Anle said.

Qin Xiuyuan noticed that she was still wearing the same clothes she had worn during the day, and her hair was neatly styled, so he knew that Jing Anle was unharmed. Perhaps it was the cover provided by the night, but he still couldn't help asking, "Is the princess alright?"

Jing Anle nodded, understanding in her heart, but calmly said, "I'm fine. It's getting late, cousin, you should get some rest too."

After saying that, Jing Anle turned and left.

A cold wind swept in, and the night grew even more silent and desolate, just like Qin Xiuyuan's heart.

Dawn.

Because she had already taken leave yesterday, Jing Anle didn't go to class, but instead received news that a family banquet would be held in the palace tomorrow.

After seeing off the eunuch who delivered the message, Jing Anle sat in the pavilion, lost in thought.

"Princess, what are you thinking about?" Afang asked, always keeping an eye on Jing Anle.

Afang slept soundly last night, so she knew nothing about what happened last night and remained nonchalant. Muping, on the other hand, although she already knew that Jing Anle was alright, still looked grave.

"I'm thinking about whether to punish you by not letting you eat dinner tonight," Jing Anle teased Afang.

Sure enough, Afang immediately pouted and began to beg for mercy, "Princess~ please, if I have done something wrong, I will accept whatever punishment you give me, just don't make me go without food."

Jing Anle pretended to have a straight face, "Really?"

"I keep my word."

Jing Anle suddenly changed his tone and laughed, "Alright, as long as you make Mu Ping laugh, I won't punish you."

Huh? Mu Ping was taken aback when her name was suddenly mentioned. She was still thinking about what happened last night. Although Qin Xu had told her that he had sent people to investigate, looking at Jing Anle's face, which resembled the late Empress, she couldn't imagine the consequences.

"Sister Muping, please don't blame me, blame the princess..."

As she spoke, Afang went to tickle Muping's armpits.

Mu Ping, who was always reserved, dodged and refused at the same time, saying, "A Fang, don't do anything reckless..." while she couldn't help but laugh out loud. For a moment, the pavilions and towers were filled with the cheerful laughter of the girls.

The sunset was beautiful, and the soft light shone on the faces of the three of them. Jing Anle sighed from the bottom of his heart: It's good that everything is still in time.

……

As Jing Anle combed her hair that night, Mu Ping finally couldn't help but ask, "Does the princess have any plans for tomorrow?"

“At the palace family banquet, Prince Qing, Princess Qing, and Jing Rou will naturally all be present. Now that Prince Qing has lost his military power, and that old hag Empress Dowager is on Prince Qing's side, she probably wants to force Father Emperor to make compensation this time.” Jing Anle said, casually picking up a gold hairpin from the table and playing with it.

Mu Ping nodded; this was roughly what she had in mind.

"As for Jing Rou..."

“Speaking of Princess Rou, I have something to report,” Mu Ping interjected.

"Ning Wen reports that Princess Rou has likely lost her virginity after falling into the water at Princess Jianing's residence that day."

This news was quite shocking. Jing Anle stopped playing with the hair ornament. She hadn't expected Murong Peifeng to be so crazy. "Really?"

“It should be right.” Mu Ping said with certainty, “Ning Wen first saw Murong Peifeng slip away from her room, and after returning to the manor, she heard Princess Rou and Princess Qing crying and complaining.”

"Hmph! Hahahaha~" Jing Anle laughed out loud, "This is truly heaven's help."

Mu Ping looked at Jing Anle in surprise; it was rare to see her like this.

“Jing Rou abandoned Murong Peifeng and has now lost her virginity, so naturally she wants to hold onto Qi Zhi,” Jing Anle mocked.

Mu Ping was quite knowledgeable, but she was deeply impressed by Jing Anle's calm and composed demeanor as he recounted the story.

“We absolutely cannot let Princess Rou succeed!” Mu Ping said, frowning.

"No, we should not only not stop them, we should also bring them together."

"Why is that?" Mu Ping asked, puzzled.

Jing Anle narrowed her eyes slightly as memories of her past life flashed through her mind. It took her a while to recover.

“This matter is of utmost importance. It is true that Jing Rou is vain, but she is being manipulated by Prince Qing and even Prince Su. They will not give up on Qi Zhi easily. If we forcibly stop them, it may backfire.”

Mu Ping was very quick-witted and immediately understood, saying, "What the princess means is that Prince Qi will simply cooperate directly with Prince Qing for the sake of profit."

“That’s right. Since Jing Rou wants to get close to Qi Zhi, then let her have her way. As the saying goes, the higher you climb, the harder you fall. When Qi Zhi discovers Jing Rou’s past relationship with Murong Pei Feng, or even that Jing Rou is pregnant with Murong Pei Feng’s child, do you think he will still trust Jing Rou and Prince Qing?”

Although Qi Zhi is a womanizer, he is also ruthless. How could the king of the wolf den allow betrayal?

"child?"

Mu Ping was a little confused. Ning Wen only said that she had lost her virginity, but he didn't say that she was pregnant!

Seeing this, Jing Anle couldn't help but laugh, "You're a few years older than me, it's just a scheme, there's no such thing as a coincidence. As long as Qi Zhi thinks it's true, it'll work."

"I see," Mu Ping said blankly, realizing that they were meant to kill each other.