Chapter 13 The Queen’s Warning
Jing Can choked at my question.
He fumbled to pick up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, then choked and coughed.
His face turned red.
Before Jiang Siwan appeared, Jing Can always clashed with me.
At first I didn’t understand.
The Emperor said I could marry whoever I chose.
Jing Can was the best-looking of the three.
But I overheard.
The Empress had called him and Eldest Brother Jing Yu together.
“That Cui girl is straightforward and simple, easy to like, but as long as Cui Jingchuan holds military power for even one day, you two must not get too close to her.”
That day I was lying on a tree in the back garden reading a little book.
The Empress’s earnest instructions to her two sons—I heard every word.
Don’t become a target.
Taking back military power was only a matter of time.
I wasn’t angry at all.
They feared my father, so they held me here.
As long as I stayed in the capital, Father would be safe.
Later Jing Can always opposed me.
Afterward he would secretly send things through a servant and explain, “My Highness was just teasing the Princess.”
Half of my storeroom was filled by Jing Can.
Jing Can finally stopped coughing.
He shifted his gaze to Jing Yu, who hadn’t spoken.
“Big Brother, Cui Qingyi always listens to you. You talk to her.”