Han Jing was at a loss for words. She was overwhelmed by her mother's aggressiveness!
She did not want her mother to get involved in breaking off her engagement with Prince Ling.
She still had Su Xingyan's slap in her mind. She would not let him off easily without making him pay!
"Mother, we'll talk about this later. Please don't go to the Emperor about this yet, I'll handle it on my own. I am getting my revenge on Han Yan and Han Yuxiao for scheming against me!" She preferred to take her time in getting her revenge.
Revenge was a dish best served cold.
Su Yaozheng looked at Han Jing, worried she would not handle it well. She could not rain on her parade since Han Jing requested for her own independence to handle things. If anything went wrong, Su Yaozheng would be prepared to take over since she had returned to the capital.
"Fine, I won't get involved since you insist on handling this yourself. I know that you're close with Dong Bao, but she is too naive! You are the only person she's spoken to in a long time. She wouldn't know when something is suspicious, and she'd fall into others' traps easily. I will ask Ah Long to give her lessons and you can attend as well. Women are much more complicated than you'd think in this place, you can't let your guard down," Su Yaozheng advised.
Han Jing nodded. Aunt Long had been faithfully serving her mother for many years after leaving the palace, it would be useful to learn from her since she knew all kinds of schemes from her experience living there.
"I will assign more servants to you. I've been careless in protecting you." Su Yaozheng was a little remorseful. What happened the day before could have been prevented if she assigned more people to protect Jing'er.
Han Jing's eyes lit up, "Who?" she asked.
She needed more human resources as it would be too difficult for her to obtain information by herself.
Su Yaozheng tapped her forehead, "Someone who will be of great help to you. I was planning on assigning them to you after you got married, but it doesn't matter now."
She turned to the window. "Xu Chong," she called.
A middle-aged man dressed in black appeared in front of them as soon as Princess Yi Feng finished calling him. Han Jing did not even notice him entering the room.
"You can stop reporting to me after this day. You are going to stay by Lady Han's side and listen to her commands," ordered Su Yaozheng.
Xu Chong went down on his knees in front of Han Jing without hesitation, "Greetings, My Lady."
Han Jing would be his master from now onward.
"You are excused for now," Han Jing nodded. "I'll inform you when I decide what to assign you to."
"Yes, My Lady." He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Han Jing was curious. She wondered whether Xu Chong or Su Xingyan was better in traditional Chinese martial arts.
Su Yaozheng nodded with satisfaction with Han Jing's manners, "Xu Chong has been by my side for more than 20 years. He is the last disciple of the Emperor's father's most competent commander of the imperial secret police. Xu Chong was supposed to serve the current Emperor after his father passed, but the commander lost his title after his negligence. It resulted in the Emperor's father getting injured in an escort mission. The Emperor's father wanted to execute the commander and Xu Chong, but I saved them both. They became my private guards ever since. The commander passed away from an illness over 10 years ago, and Xu Chong stayed with me all this while. You can trust him."