The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 113 A Romantic Encounter

Now that everyone in the palace knows about his affair with Jing Rou, it's likely that Chu Mingyue came here for this very reason.

However, Chu Mingyue did not mention this matter, which surprised Jing Anle.

The two drank tea for a while and exchanged a few pleasantries before Chu Mingyue spoke up, "I heard that the princess has been practicing calligraphy and painting lately?"

"Just passing the time." Jing Anle smiled and put down her teacup, continuing, "Last time, Father said that I need to practice my calligraphy more, but I've been lazy, only practicing sporadically."

When Jing Anle said this, she was sincere. In her previous life, she practiced desperately in order to win Murong Peifeng's favor. Now that she has been reborn, she has become more open-minded about some things. She doesn't care about things that are not important.

“Your Highness is too modest! It’s quite a coincidence that I recently acquired a fine calligraphy brush, and I thought that Your Highness might find it useful. If you can use it well, then that brush will also be fortunate!”

"Bing'er!" Chu Mingyue called out.

Then, Chu Mingyue's maid took a box and walked up to Jing Anle. Jing Anle glanced at Afang, who immediately understood, took the box, opened it, and handed it to Jing Anle.

Inside lay a calligraphy brush, its body made of jade, its bristles lustrous, its tip upright. A single glance was enough to tell that this brush was priceless and extremely rare.

"You're too kind. You can keep it for yourself," Jing Anle said.

Seeing that Jing Anle was fairly satisfied, Chu Mingyue felt relieved. Firstly, she genuinely liked Jing Anle, and secondly, Chu Nian had mentioned his marriage to Jing Fengyao to her a few days ago, meaning Jing Anle would be her sister-in-law in the future, so she naturally had to maintain a good relationship with her.

Chu Mingyue replied, "If the princess likes it, she should write a few more words. It's just gathering dust here with nothing else."

After they finished speaking, they smiled at each other. Jing Anle thought to herself, "She is indeed a well-bred young lady. Her words and actions are impeccable and make people feel at ease."

The two were chatting when suddenly a palace servant came in to announce, "The Crown Prince has arrived!"

It turned out to be Jing Fengyao. Jing Anle estimated the time; it was almost time for school to end. At this hour… she suddenly seemed to remember something, and glanced at Chu Mingyue almost imperceptibly. Could it be…?

When Chu Mingyue heard that Jing Fengyao had arrived, her heart skipped a beat, but her face remained expressionless.

A short while later, Jing Fengyao came in from outside the door, calling out, "Sister!"

"Brother!" Jing Anle went to greet him.

"I heard you fainted. Are you feeling better today?" He wasn't in the palace yesterday. When he returned, he heard that Jing Anle had fainted from anger caused by Jing Rou. He had planned to come over this morning, but he was lectured by the teacher, and since Jing Anle had already woken up, he came over in the afternoon.

"Brother, I'm fine. Look at me, I'm perfectly alright," Jing Anle comforted him.

Seeing that Jing Anle looked healthier, Jing Fengyao finally felt relieved.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Huh? Jing Fengyao then noticed Chu Mingyue standing to the side. She stood there, her figure beautiful and unique. He had been so focused on Jing Anle that he hadn't noticed anyone else.

"Get up," Jing Fengyao said calmly.

Upon seeing Chu Mingyue, Jing Fengyao recalled Emperor Jing's words. Although the girl in front of him had not done anything wrong, the thought of marrying her made Jing Fengyao extremely agitated.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chu Mingyue had been secretly watching Jing Fengyao ever since he entered. The noble ladies in the capital always said that she was aloof and self-admiring, but who knew that she would willingly lower her head in front of the person she liked?

Jing Anle noticed that something was wrong. She could clearly sense Jing Fengyao's abnormality, even though he tried his best to hide it. Chu Mingyue was even more so; her voice had softened when she bowed.

“Brother, Miss Chu just gave me a calligraphy brush. Do you think it’s alright?” Jing Anle said, and then asked Afang to hand over the calligraphy brush.

Chu Mingyue lowered her head with a hint of shyness.

Jing Fengyao picked up the calligraphy brush, glanced at it casually, and put it back in the box, saying, "Not bad!"

Chu Mingyue's lips unconsciously curved into a smile, but before she could even feel happy for a moment, she heard Jing Fengyao's voice.

"It's just that the pen is a bit thick, and your hands are a little small. I'll bring you a new one another day!"

When Jing Fengyao said this, he looked at Chu Mingyue with a meaningful tone. He wasn't referring to the pen, but to the person. Chu Mingyue was very intelligent and immediately understood the implied meaning in his words.

This was the first time in her life she had encountered such a situation, and it happened in front of someone she liked. Her teeth were chattering slightly, but she still maintained a polite smile and remained silent.

“Brother, what are you saying? The teacher said before that the thicker the brush, the better the characters will be written!” Jing Anle quickly came to the rescue, and then took Chu Mingyue’s arm, adding, “Don’t listen to my brother, I really like the brush you gave me!”

Chu Mingyue felt Jing Anle's touch and met Jing Anle's smile. Her heart warmed, and she said, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess."

"I suddenly remembered that I have some important matters to attend to. I'll come see you again after dinner." Jing Fengyao didn't know what to say for a moment. Anyway, seeing Chu Mingyue made him feel suffocated, so he had no choice but to make an excuse to slip away.

Jing Anle also felt that this awkward situation couldn't continue, so she smiled and said, "Then I'll prepare dinner and wait for my brother to come over!"

"Okay!" Jing Fengyao smiled indulgently at Jing Anle, but didn't even glance at Chu Mingyue before leaving.

Jing Anle could sense Chu Mingyue's disappointment, but he couldn't point it out, so he tried to smooth things over by saying, "Brother is always too busy!" With that one sentence, he managed to save face for Chu Mingyue.