The legitimate daughter returns to the capital and embarks on a splendid life, tearing apart the fak

Zheng Jie's face turned pale instantly. Jin Hu stood in front of her like a wall, so she could only stand on tiptoe and shout at Xiao Jingyan's back, "Your Highness, the Prince of Zhennan could be my father! Can you really bear to watch me jump into a fire pit?"

Xiao Jingyan strode into the mansion without even pausing.

"Your Highness!" Zheng Jie cried out anxiously, trying to chase after him, but Jin Hu blocked her way. She angrily pushed him, "Get out of my way!"

Jin Hu took a step back, avoiding her, and looked at her with a grin, his tone full of sarcasm: "Miss Zheng, it's good that you're getting older and more caring. The Prince of Zhennan is a prince after all; marrying him will make you a princess. Many people wouldn't even dream of such a thing!"

Zheng Jie was trembling with rage. She pointed at Jin Hu's nose and yelled, "You're just Prince Yu's dog! What right do you have to talk to me like that!"

The smile on Jin Hu's face gradually faded, and his gaze turned cold: "I am not qualified. But I know you definitely won't be able to enter the Prince's Mansion."

He turned to the gatekeeper and instructed him, "Remember, don't let any idlers wander around in front of the Prince's mansion, lest it damage the Prince's reputation."

After saying that, he went into the mansion without looking back.

The doorman quickly responded, turned around, and slammed the door shut.

This sound was like a thunderbolt striking Zheng Jie's heart, shattering her hopes.

She stood at the door, staring at the tightly closed door, feeling a chill run through her body. She hadn't expected Prince Yu to be so heartless, not giving her even the slightest hope.

The maidservant cautiously stepped forward and advised, "Miss, let's go back to the manor..."

Zheng Jie shoved her hand away, crying and shouting, "I'm not going back! If my parents won't help me, I'll find a way myself!"

The maid dared not try to persuade her any further. Once she was in the carriage, she cautiously asked, "Miss, where are we going?"

Zheng Jie gritted her teeth and said, "To the First Prince's residence! I need to find my sister; she'll definitely have a way!"

The maid dared not ask any more questions, so she could only stick her head out and give instructions to the coachman.

Inside the Prince Yu's residence, Xiao Jingyan hadn't even reached his study when he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to Jin Hu, "Have someone keep an eye on her. We can't let anyone ruin this beautiful marriage."

Jin Hu was taken aback for a moment, then grinned and quickly agreed, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will make the arrangements immediately."

He turned and beckoned to one of his bodyguards, whispering a few instructions to him.

The guard nodded, then vanished into the night in a flash.

The First Prince's residence, the courtyard of Consort Zheng.

Consort Zheng was sitting by the window in a daze. Her face was covered in red rashes. She had been treated by several imperial physicians and had taken a lot of medicine, but her condition did not improve. Except at night, she always had to wear a veil, and she did not even dare to take it off when facing her three-year-old son, Xiao Zeyi.

The eldest prince hadn't come to her place for several days, and she was extremely anxious.

In the past two years, she has increasingly felt that the eldest prince's feelings for her are not actually that deep, so she dares not relax for a moment. Now, because of her face, the eldest prince is getting further and further away from her.

She was already annoyed when she heard a maid come in to report that the second young lady had arrived. She frowned and said somewhat impatiently, "Let her in."

Zheng Jie practically rushed in, crying as she tried to throw herself into Consort Zheng's arms: "Sister..."

Consort Zheng quickly stepped aside, and said in a low voice, "Mind your manners! Get to the point, stop crying!"

Zheng Jie missed her target, paused, and looked at her with a hurt expression: "Sister, what's wrong?"

Consort Zheng sat down in the chair, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and waved her hand irritably: "I'm not feeling well. Sit down and talk."

Zheng Jie's gaze fell on her veiled face. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked, "Sister, is your face... still not healed?"

Consort Zheng hummed in agreement, not wanting to elaborate: "What brings you here so late at night?"

Zheng Jie then remembered the important matter, and tears welled up in her eyes again: "Sister, Princess Chang wants to marry me off to the Prince of Zhennan! You must help me! The Prince of Zhennan is even older than Father. If I marry him, my life will be ruined!"

Consort Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Why would the Eldest Princess suddenly become your matchmaker? And with the Prince of Zhennan no less...?"

Zheng Jie wiped away her tears, sobbing, "Father said it might be because of my instigation of the princess to deal with that adopted daughter of the Yun family. The eldest princess thinks I used the princess, so she wants to teach me a lesson. But sister, this lesson is too harsh..."

Consort Zheng's heart clenched. She suddenly thought of her face, which had suddenly broken out in a rash that kept recurring and couldn't be cured no matter what she did. Could it also be the work of the Eldest Princess?

Moreover, the eldest princess did indeed have the ability and the motive.

She offended the eldest princess, so the eldest princess wanted to ruin her face and destroy everything she had.

A cold sweat broke out on her back, and she didn't even hear Zheng Jie calling her.

"Sister? Sister!" Zheng Jie's voice pulled her back to reality.

Consort Zheng snapped out of her daze, looked at Zheng Jie, and asked in a slightly tense voice, "What did you say?"

Zheng Jie grabbed her sleeve, crying, "Sister, could you please ask the First Prince to speak to the Princess for me? I know I was wrong. I thought I would never dare to seduce the Princess again. I'll do anything as long as I'm not forced to marry the Prince of Zhennan..."

Consort Zheng looked at her, shook her head and sighed, "Jie'er, look at my face... Jie'er, without a beautiful face, you can't capture a man's heart. Look, with my face like this, he's annoyed and hasn't come to see me for the past two days."

Zheng Jie said anxiously, "What should I do, sister? If he can't help me, I'll have no choice but to marry the Prince of Zhennan! I'll go find him myself! He's my brother-in-law, he can't just stand by and do nothing, can he?"

"Wait!" Consort Zheng quickly called out to her. She was silent for a moment, then called over a maid and instructed her, "Go and invite His Highness over. Tell him... Yi'er misses him."

The maidservant responded and left.

Zheng Jie wiped away her tears, looked at Consort Zheng, and said gratefully, "Sister, you still care about me the most."

Consort Zheng waved her hand: "I can help you invite him, but he may not be able to help you. He doesn't dare to offend the Eldest Princess. If he had that kind of backbone, he wouldn't still be the First Prince."

The eldest prince should be old enough to be granted the title of king, but none of the emperor's sons have been granted the title of king yet.

Zheng Jie paused, knowing what she said was true, but she didn't want to accept her fate. Tears welled up in her eyes again as she looked pleadingly at Consort Zheng: "Sister, what should I do? I can't really marry the Prince of Zhennan, can I?"

Consort Zheng paused for a moment before speaking, "Unless... unless someone of equal status to the Prince of Zhennan marries you. But with the Eldest Princess around, I'm afraid..."

She didn't continue, but Zheng Jie understood.

Her eyes lit up. If Prince Yu wasn't an option, she could look for someone else. But who?