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Chapter 412: Companion Selection and Scheming against the Yan Family

When the other people present saw this scene, although they remained calm on the surface, their hearts were already in turmoil. After all, they had known for a long time that the princess had gone to the Qingyuan Earl's Mansion.

Originally, according to their thinking, there should be no affection between the princess and Cao Cheng, or their relationship would not be very good, but the scene just now clearly told them that they were wrong.

It seems that the princess and the Marquis Dingyuan have a very good relationship. At this moment, Xue Yuan did not feel any emotion in his heart, he was just happy.

Although it was not his biological son who married the princess, an adopted son is still a son. If the adopted son marries the princess, there will be less risk to the family lineage, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

At this time, Cao Cheng and the other person didn't care about what the people outside were thinking. At this time, Cao Cheng was quietly listening to his own Zhiyi talking about Jiang Xuening.

"Really? Madam, now that you mention it, I'm a little curious. Who on earth is this Jiang Xue Ning? Why does my wife like her so much?" Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Haha, I'll let you meet her some other day. By the way, I asked her to participate in the selection of study companions. I believe you will be able to get her soon." Shen Zhiyi said with a smile on her face.
"Well, good. I can make my wife so happy. I must thank her very much. I just don't know what she likes. Madam, do you know?" Cao Cheng said
"Well, I really don't know this. I forgot to ask her just now. As soon as I finished my makeup, I ran back and even forgot about this." Shen Zhiyi complained
After hearing this, Cao Cheng just smiled and looked at the princess. At this time, Shen Zhiyi realized that she seemed to have said something wrong, so her face turned red instantly.

Cao Cheng couldn't help himself when he saw this, and couldn't help but lean over and kiss her. After the kiss, he reacted and said with a worried look, "Zhiyi, I'm sorry, I, I was, I..."

Shen Zhiyi, who was a little angry at first, suddenly became less angry after hearing these incoherent words, but still pretended to be angry and said, "You, humph, I won't pay attention to you."

"Oh, my dear madam, my dear princess, I was wrong, I was wrong, I apologize to you, please forgive me, okay?" Cao Cheng quickly began to apologize.

In fact, Zhiyi had stopped being angry a long time ago, and finally she agreed. After agreeing to Cao Cheng, Shen Zhiyi stood up and was about to leave.

"Madam, are you going back so soon? How about staying a little longer? I promise I won't mess around again. Can you stay with me for a while?" Cao Cheng said softly.
Shen Zhiyi suddenly heard these gentle words, and then looked at Cao Cheng's pitiful eyes. She suddenly felt a little bit sorry for him, so she nodded and sat down again.

"Haha, okay, okay. Well, you probably didn't eat much at the Qingyuan Marquis's Mansion, right? I'll ask them to prepare it right away. Wait for me, I'll be back soon." Cao Cheng said.
Shen Zhiyi nodded after hearing this. When Cao Cheng left, Shen Zhiyi looked at his departing back. She couldn't help but recall the feeling just now and her face blushed again.

At this time, Yan Lin was complaining to Jiang Xuening about Cao Cheng.

"Ningning, you don't know, this Cao Cheng is so abominable. After I knew you were at the Qingyuan Marquis's residence, I wanted to rush over immediately, but Cao Cheng insisted on talking to me."

"It's been delayed until now. How is it? They didn't bully you, did they?" Yan Lin said
"Okay Yan Lin, I'm fine. Don't you know that I'm the only one who bullies them? How dare they bully me?" Jiang Xue Ning said

"Oh, I'm glad you're okay. I was scared to death. By the way, Ningning, didn't you say before that you wouldn't go out today? Why are you going out now?" Yan Lin suddenly said
"Yan Lin, I am not doing this. I have no choice. Do you think our family is the same as yours? Our family has a shallow foundation, so it is difficult for us to offend anyone."

"Well, my mother took my sister to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, so I came to the Earl Qingyuan's Mansion, didn't I?" Jiang Xuening immediately made an excuse after hearing this.

"Oh, is that so? I had forgotten about it. But it doesn't matter. You are done with your work now anyway. Come on, I will take you for a walk and we will watch the lantern festival together in the evening." Yan Lin said with a smile

After hearing this, Jiang Xuening nodded immediately. She had always had strange feelings towards Yan Lin. She liked him, but she didn't like him that much. She also didn't like him, but she was reluctant to give him up.

What happened at the two banquets spread quickly. First of all, it was revealed that the relationship between the princess and Cao Cheng was not as bad as previously rumored. Instead, they were very close.

In addition, the second daughter of the Jiang family was appreciated by the princess, and she was invited to the palace to be selected as a study partner.

Of these two pieces of news, the one that makes people most jealous is naturally the second young lady of the Jiang family. After all, the second young lady of the Jiang family has always had a bad reputation among the ladies of the famous families in the capital.

If it weren't for the fact that Prince Yan Lin protected her, they would have dealt with her long ago. Now that they learned that this country girl had won the favor of the princess, they became even angrier.

The angriest person among them was none other than You Yue. After all, this banquet was held at their home and the incident happened at their home. The most important thing was that Jiang Xuening embarrassed herself for the sake of a bitch.

So she made up her mind that once she chose a study partner, she would make sure Jiang Xuening looked good!

Little did people know that Jiang Xue Ning at this moment had no intention of entering the palace at all. As early as the first day after her rebirth, she had made up her mind that she would never enter the palace.

But how can everything go as one wishes? No one can escape what is due to him.

Shen Zhiyi returned to the palace. According to Cao Cheng's idea, they originally wanted to go to the lantern festival together in the evening, but someone suddenly came to the palace and said that the Queen Mother asked the princess to go back.

So Cao Cheng had no choice but to send the princess back. Yes, he was the one who sent her back. He personally drove the carriage to the palace gate.

"Okay, we're here. Let's go back and don't keep the Queen Mother waiting anxiously." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Okay, I understand. You should be careful when you go back, okay?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Okay, I'll take note. Go back soon. I'll leave after you go in." Cao Cheng said
Finally, Shen Zhiyi reluctantly entered the palace gate. Cao Cheng waited until he left before he walked back. Yes, he planned to walk back because the carriage belonged to the palace.

When he returned to the mansion, the banquet had already ended. He was directly called into the study by his uncle. When he arrived, he found that in addition to his adoptive father, his adopted brother was also there.

"Oh? Cheng'er is back. Come and sit down. Let's talk about the Yan family." Xue Yuan said
After hearing this, Cao Cheng slowly walked over and sat down, then waited for his adoptive father to speak.

"Cheng'er, I saw today that you and the princess got along very well." Xue Yuan said
"Foster father, the princess and I do get along well." Cao Cheng said
"Okay, then I'm relieved. I've been thinking about this for a long time. If we only rely on conventional means, we probably won't be able to deal with them."

"So I plan to use some other means, and I need your help." Xue Yuan said
"Foster father, just tell me what you want me to do." Cao Cheng said
"It's actually very simple, Cheng'er. Your father plans to arrange for someone to get close to Yan Lin and then steal the notebook and seal. So you need to cooperate with Xingwuwei." Xue Yuan said
"Oh? This is easy. Don't worry, godfather. I know what to do." Cao Cheng said
Xue Yuan nodded after hearing this, and the conversation between the father and his two sons ended there. Time soon came to the next day, and before Xue Yuan's arrangements began, the selection of companions in the palace had already begun. With the release of the preliminary list, some were happy and some were sad.

What? How could this happen? Why would I go to the audition? Didn’t I reject them all? Didn’t my family already decide on Jiang Xuehui? What’s going on?
When Jiang Xuening was surprised, she was told that her mother asked her to go over. She did not delay, as she wanted to go and ask what went wrong.

As a result, as soon as she arrived at the flower hall, she was scolded by her mother.

"Xue Ning, look at what you have done. If you wanted this selection quota, why didn't you tell us at the beginning? What did you say when we asked you?"

"You said you didn't plan to enter the palace, but what about now? Now you are the one entering the palace, and your sister has been sent back. Since you want to enter the palace so much, why did you refuse in the first place?" Madam Jiang complained.
"Mother, first of all, I really didn't want to enter the palace. I didn't lie to you about this. Now this result, I want to tell you that I didn't do anything, and I don't know why."

"Second, do you know who your daughter is? If you didn't intend to acknowledge me, then why did you take me back in the first place?"

"Now I tell you, I am going to enter the palace, and from now on I will take everything that belongs to Jiang Xuehui. This is what he owes me, and this is what you owe me too!" Jiang Xuening said and turned away.

"Xue Ning, stop right there! You stop right there!" Mrs. Jiang shouted

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. Jiang Xuening ignored her. After she was completely far away, Jiang Boyou said, "Are you satisfied now? Look at what you have done!"

"Are you blaming me now? She is my daughter, a piece of my flesh and blood. How could I not try to treat her well? But you have seen what she is like now."

I want to be good, but did she give me this opportunity? "Mrs. Jiang said directly

"You, I really don't want to pay attention to you. You figure it out yourself. I don't care!" After Jiang Boyou finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Mrs. Jiang was left alone, sitting there and crying silently. At this moment, she felt very wronged, as her husband and daughter did not understand her.

At this moment, Jiang Xuening didn't care about what happened afterwards. What she wanted to think about now was how to get herself eliminated from the selection.

In her mind, she couldn't help but start recalling what happened in her previous life. Gradually, she had an idea and thought confidently about the good days that would come after she was eliminated.

What she didn't know was that in order to allow her to be successfully selected, Yan Lin went to ask Xie Wei for help, the princess instructed the nanny to govern her, and Xie Wei himself also wanted to keep her under his nose.

All of this was destined, she would definitely be chosen, and all her struggles were in vain.

The day of the official selection soon arrived. When You Yue saw Jiang Xue Ning, she naturally couldn't help but go and cause trouble. However, with her abilities, how could she be Jiang Xue Ning's opponent?

In the end, he naturally reaped what he sowed. After this incident, other people who had some ulterior motives also restrained their thoughts.

After officially starting to study, Jiang Xue Ning's journey to death also officially began. According to the memories of his previous life, he began to do various bad things, but to no avail.

And it was at this time that Xue Yuan's preparations were finally put into action. On this day, in the camp outside the capital, the Xingwu Guards suddenly broke in and began to search.

Yan Lin naturally would not let him be so presumptuous, so the two sides confronted each other, and finally they started fighting after a disagreement. During this time, Zhou Yinzhi began his performance.

Just when he was about to succeed, Cao Cheng came out with a gloomy face, strode up to the leader and said, "You are so brave, you dare to barge into the military camp!"

"Young Master, oh no, Lord Marquis, we are here as well on orders, we."

After hearing this, Cao Cheng ignored him and looked at Zhou Yinzhi on the side. He suddenly punched out and knocked Zhou Yinzhi out.

"Humph! You are such a traitor. You should be taught a lesson! I will teach you a lesson!" Cao Cheng said
At this time, Zhou Yinzhi, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, endured the pain and came over to bow and said, "Yes, the Marquis taught me that. Yinzhi has taken note. Thank you for your teachings, Marquis."

"Humph, go back, everyone. I know whether there is anything in the barracks or not. I am not blind!" Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, the Xingwu Guards naturally retreated in a hurry. Then Cao Cheng said, "Prince Yan, I don't know if there is the evidence they are looking for in this military camp. I hope not."

After saying this, he did not wait for Yan Lin to reply, but went straight back to his military tent. Yan Lin's face was naturally very ugly.

After all, in his opinion, Cao Cheng's beating of Zhou Yinzhi just now was a show of power to him, so he was naturally unhappy. However, things had come to this point and he had no good solution.

However, he felt more guilty towards Zhou Yinzhi who had just been beaten. After all, he had suffered an unprovoked disaster.

After this incident, Zhou Yinzhi also started to have contact with him, and at this time Jiang Xuening also resigned herself to her fate and stopped struggling, because she already knew who was helping her behind the scenes.

Yan Lin, Xie Wei, and a princess. If she still wants to be rejected, it will be impossible unless she commits suicide right now.

After she gave up the struggle, her performance was naturally completely different, so the training was completed quickly and they were able to leave the palace for three days to rest.

Yan Lin, who was always paying attention to Jiang Xuening, naturally invited her to play immediately. Jiang Xuening thought about it and agreed to it. This time, she met Zhou Yinzhi.

The moment she saw Zhou Yinzhi, many things flashed through her mind. In an instant, she understood everything and finally knew where the problem lay.

(End of this chapter)