After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cheng Songan smiled slightly: "It seems that Miss Yu seems to have a lover."

Princess Xiang sat down holding Chiyu. The cat was extremely docile in her arms and closed its eyes comfortably.

She didn't look at Cheng Songan, but just used her hands to comb Chi Yu's long hair. Although she was taking care of a pet, her movements were very graceful, and her whole body exuded an unconcealable noble temperament.

"I like smart people," Princess Xiang said, "Madam Cui is very smart. I believe that Ya Nong has become very skilled in it, right?"

Ya Nong, the zither given by the Duan family, is a tool to enlighten her to understand the elegant meaning of songs.

Cheng Songan also sat down and said, "Princess, thank you for your praise. I am not good at music, but I can play a few songs for Miss Yu's kindness in giving me the zither."

Princess Xiang raised her eyes to meet her gaze and said, "Being able to play a few songs is already remarkable. Madam Cui is smart and has seen through Yu'er's thoughts. So, in your opinion, what should we do?"

If it was a month ago, Cheng Songan would have agreed on Cui Yuanqing's behalf without hesitation and married Duan Zhuyu as his equal wife to make things difficult for him. It is hard to say how Cui Yuanqing feels about Cheng Wanxin, but it is certain that he definitely does not like Duan Zhuyu.

But now the situation has changed. Not only has she become good friends with Duan Zhuyu, but she has also discovered that Duan Zhuyu likes that person instead of Cui Yuanqing. If she marries into the Cui Mansion, she will definitely discover this secret within a few days. It will be difficult to control what she will do then.

Duan Zhuyu doesn't have Cheng Wanxin's scheming, she will only make a scene in Cui's house and force Cui Yuanqing to tell her who that person is. And Cui Yuanqing will certainly not let her make a scene. Considering his determination to send Duan Zhuyu to Rongdi for marriage in his previous life, it is unknown how he will torture her in this life.

As a result, there will definitely be a rift between Cui Yuanqing and King Xiang. Although he assisted King Xiang, he did not know what would happen in the future. If King Xiang ascended the throne and settled scores, the first target would be the Cui Mansion, and the second would be the Cheng Mansion.

In his previous life, my father was dismissed from office and returned home once after the new emperor ascended the throne. In this life, he must avoid this and retire in a dignified manner.

Cheng Songan picked up the cat teaser with a chicken feather hanging from a rope from the cat basket, waved it in front of Chiyu, and said with a smile, "The princess just said that if you want to raise a well-behaved cat, you can't just think about cutting its nails and preventing it from scratching people. You have to learn to tease it, feed it some of its favorite food, and slowly wait for it to turn its belly towards you before you can touch it."

Princess Xiang raised her eyebrows and asked her to continue. Chi Yu in her arms stretched out her claws and grabbed the chicken feather again and again, having a lot of fun.

When the cat was having fun, Cheng Songan suddenly broke the cat toy. Chiyu was so scared that he immediately crawled into the arms of Princess Xiang. She picked up the dried meat prepared for him on the table and put it to his mouth, but the cat refused to eat what she fed him.

"Oh, I scared it." Cheng Songan said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I'll have someone make two better ones and send them over tomorrow, but I'm afraid this ruler jade will never let me touch it again."

When she suddenly broke the cat teaser, Princess Xiang was also startled, and then she understood what Cheng Songan meant, but she was always calm and expressionless. Cui Yuanqing was not a well-behaved kitten like Chiyu. If he were a cat, he would be a tiger cat roaring in the mountains. If you break a stick in front of him, he will be attacked.

She handed the ruler-shaped jade to the maid behind her, and asked someone to bring some tea. She smiled naturally and said, "Oh, it's just a cat tease. There are plenty of them at home. When you go to pick a kitten tomorrow, take some back with you."

"Here, have a try. This is the Jade Leaf Evergreen from Sichuan. Do you think it suits your taste?"

Cheng Song was relieved. Princess Xiang had given up her temptation. After all, Duan Zhuyu was her niece. Being the most honorable mistress of the whole capital was certainly better than being a concubine.

But after all, there was still some threat in what he said just now. The current situation is that Prince Xiang and his wife still need to rely on Cui Yuanqing, but after a few years, when the situation becomes clear, Cui Yuanqing will become a submissive subject. A superior who has been threatened by an inferior cannot rest easy.

Cheng Songan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Princess, you know that even a tiger is just a larger cat. All it wants is to be full and alive. If you give it some meat, it will probably be more obedient than a cat."

Princess Xiang nodded with satisfaction, and the two of them tacitly changed the subject.

Halfway through their tea, Hong Luo brought Duan Zhuyu in, followed by a tall young man with an imposing appearance but a slightly dark complexion.

When Princess Xiang saw him, she immediately stood up and asked happily, "Third brother, when did you come back?"

As he dragged him in, he said to Cheng Songan, "This is my brother, his given name is Zhan, and his courtesy name is Xiurong. Xiurong is the wife of Minister Cui. Her grandfather was an old general who fought alongside my father. We are not outsiders."

Ming Zhan is the brother of Princess Xiang and the third son of General Ming, the Governor of Guyuan. He was born in Guyuan Town, one of the nine important towns in the northwest. At that time, Daqian was fighting with Rongdi, so he was named Zhan, and his courtesy name was Xiurong, which means that he would not give up until Rongdi was defeated.

In his previous life, Ming Zhan later took over the position of General Ming and was stationed in the northwest together with Lu Qingshan. However, he was ambushed during a battle and did not live to see the day when the five towns in the northern border were recovered.

Cheng Songan was a little sad for a moment, so she did not avoid suspicion and said to Ming Zhan, "My concubine greets General Ming."

Ming Zhan has been exposed to the northwest wind and sun since he was a child. Although he is heroic, he looks more mature than the average boy of sixteen or seventeen. In fact, he is only sixteen, two years younger than Cheng Songan.

He had been away from the Great Wall for a long time and seldom returned to the capital. When he saw such a bright and beautiful woman paying respects to him, his face immediately blushed and he stammered, "Sister, please tell Madam Cui not to be so polite."

Princess Xiang chuckled: "Why, is your mouth borrowed? Can't you speak for yourself?"

Ming Zhan touched his head, lowered his head embarrassedly and said, "Mrs. Cui, there is no need to be polite."

Duan Zhuyu was unhappy. She was originally dissatisfied and took her away from the dock. Suddenly she saw Cheng Songan here and said happily, "Sister Cheng, you are here too? If I had known, I would not be angry with my uncle."

Cheng Songan smiled and said, "The princess pities me and asked me to come here to see my husband off from the capital. Don't you think the view here is wide? You can see the docks and the boats on the canal clearly."

After hearing this, Duan Zhuyu frowned and seemed to want to say something, but after looking at her uncle and aunt, she swallowed her words back.

Cheng Songan caught her expression for a moment, which was not shame, but confusion. He immediately understood that Duan Zhuyu knew that it was not Cui Yuanqing!