After saying that, he turned to leave.

Song Ning didn't want to cause trouble. She just wanted to clarify things today. Since Xie Linzhou wasn't there, she could only come back another time.

But our Yinghong girl wouldn't let it go, and followed her through two doors, threatening to teach her a lesson.

Before Song Ning could even leave the Xie residence, he was surrounded by a group of people.

These were people Song Ning had never met before.

I understand, she's being targeted.

Song Ning's face turned completely cold: "Is this how the Xie family treats its guests?"

The first few times she visited, the people in the Xie residence were very well-behaved, but after she hadn't been here for several days, things had become chaotic and disorderly.

Did she not check the almanac before going out today? She ran into such a lunatic.

"stop!"

Xu Jiaojiao ran over from a distance and quickly stopped the person: "Miss Yinghong, what are you doing?"

As soon as Xu Jiaojiao arrived, Yinghong immediately changed her tune: "Miss Xu, I'm doing this for your own good. You know that some shady people have been coming to the manor lately, so it's best to be careful."

Xu Jiaojiao understood what Yinghong meant.

Her father sent her to the Xie residence hoping she would catch the prince's eye, or better yet, the general's.

She had been at the Xie residence for some time. The princess treated her well, and she did have some contact with General Xie. Every time they met, they would exchange a few words.

“I know Miss Song well, and she’s not that kind of person. Miss Yinghong, please let her go.”

Yinghong was furious, but since Xu Jiaojiao was a favorite of the princess, she didn't dare to offend her.

"I'll give Miss Xu face today, otherwise, you won't be able to leave the Xie residence!"

As the crowd dispersed, Xu Jiaojiao quickly grabbed Song Ning's hand and arm and led him outside.

“Miss Yinghong is someone brought by Her Highness the Princess, and she is in charge of matters in the inner courtyard. Miss Song, please don’t take it to heart. You go back first, and I will pass on your message to the General when he returns.”

Song Ning pursed her lips: "Thank you."

Song Ning left the Xie residence and had just turned a corner when Xie Linzhou returned from the other side of the street and happened to run into Xu Jiaojiao standing at the door.

"Thank you, General Xie." Xu Jiaojiao bowed and stepped forward to take the cloak that Xie Linzhou had taken off.

Xie Linzhou handed the cloak to Zhang Ping behind him and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xu Jiaojiao smiled gently: "Oh, General, you've been out of the manor for a while, so I came out to check on you. You must be tired, General. Please come back inside."

Before entering, she glanced in the direction Song Ning had left, bit her lip, and ultimately said nothing.