Xu Jiaojiao had already heard from her brother that Song Ning and General Xie had an unusual relationship.

In the past, she would definitely have helped, but now she hesitated.

Even Yinghong's appearance just now was something she had planned.

When she first came to the Xie family, she only wanted to serve the princess. Whether she could win the princess's favor was up to fate.

But now, she has changed her mind.

Xie Linzhou is the person she wants to marry in this lifetime.

She was grateful to Song Ning for saving her back then, but compared to her fate, it was insignificant.

Everyone wants to climb higher; she just wanted to plan a better future for herself, so what's wrong with that?

Back at the manor, Xu Jiaojiao found Yinghong and said affectionately, "Miss Yinghong, don't tell the General about what happened today, lest you upset him."

"Don't worry, Miss Xu, I understand."

Xu Jiaojiao acted as if nothing had happened and continued to take care of Princess Jianing, showing no sign of guilt.

Xie Linzhou had just entered the room when he asked, "Has anyone come today?"

While serving his young master to wash his hands and change his clothes, Zhang Ping replied, "I asked, and no one has come today."

Xie Linzhou was very dissatisfied; he wanted to see how long Song Ning could hold out.

Song Ning, having left the Xie residence, couldn't leave Jiangning County empty-handed, so he planned to take the opportunity to discuss some business along the way.

Nowadays, there are only four shops selling cleaning supplies in the entire Tianxiang County.

Three of them are controlled by one person.

Song Ning took her things and went straight into the shop.

The shop was deserted and quiet; even the shopkeeper was dozing off.

"The shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper suddenly woke up, quickly sat up, and asked with a smile, "What would you like to order?"

"I'm not here to buy anything, I'm here to discuss business."

The shopkeeper laughed upon hearing this: "Young lady, as you can see, there's not a single person in this shop. You've come to the wrong place to discuss business with us."

"Since your boss is here, we need to discuss business. Whether or not we can do the business, we have to talk about it first."

“Our boss is not usually in the shop. If you want to find him, you have to go to the Zhang residence in the east of the city.”

"I definitely can't go today," Song Ning said, handing the samples she had brought to the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, these are the things I made. They can be used to wash your face, hands, and body. And this can be used to wash clothes. If the owner comes, you can give them to him. If he doesn't come, you can use them yourself. I'll come back tomorrow."

Song Ning came out of the shop and asked Song Rui to drive the carriage a little further away.

After waiting for a while not far from the shop, I saw the shopkeeper come out and hurriedly head east.

Song Ning smiled slightly, it seemed that tomorrow's business would be promising.

On the way back, Song Ning thought of the Song family from a few days ago and asked, "How is my cousin doing lately?"

Song Rui paused slightly in his grip on the reins, then chuckled, "It'll do."

"Li Guixiang didn't cause any trouble?"

“I went, but I ignored it.”

Because of Song Dahai, although Song Rui moved out of her house, she continued to do her previous work, and Song Ning did not treat her differently.

After all, supporting two people is not easy.

Upon returning to Tianxiang County, after passing the county government office, Song Ning jumped out of the carriage and told Song Rui to go back first.

How could she not see what happened at the Xie residence today?

Xu Jiaojiao's gaze towards her changed.

Previously, because of Zhou Ling'an, she looked at him with hostility, but today, her eyes were full of calculation.

It's probably because she found out what Xu Xiao said last time, so she started to be wary of her.

Song Ning wasn't interested in either Zhou Ling'an or Xie Linzhou, and never thought of competing for anything.

It's better to make money than to fight for men.

Since she couldn't see Xie Linzhou, she had no choice but to go to the county magistrate.

Song Ning went in and didn't waste any words. He went straight to the point, leaving Zheng Gaoyi completely stunned.

"That's how it is, Lord Zheng. Please talk to General Xie properly. I really don't know anything about it."

Zheng Gaoyi didn't answer, but asked instead, "So, you gave Tang Xinghuai that medicine?"

Song Ning bit her lip and hummed in agreement.

Zheng Gaoyi was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Good heavens, is Song Erya even human?

"Why...why don't you just go find Ying Huai?"

Song Ning sighed, "I went to look for him, but... General Xie isn't here."

"Since Ying Huai isn't here, go see the princess."

Song Ning was surprised: "...Your Highness...is it so easy to see her?"

Zheng Gaoyi suddenly realized that Song Ning was unaware of Princess Jianing's identity, and chuckled dryly, "That's true."

"Besides, General Xie's future wife is still here, so I can't keep visiting her."

"Pfft!" Zheng Gaoyi spat out a mouthful of tea and raised his voice: "Who did you say?"

"As for the young lady from Magistrate Xu's family, she happened to be there when I went there today. I heard from the servants in the mansion that the two of them are getting married soon. But you must not tell General Xie about this. If General Xie finds out that I am not gossiping about him behind his back, he will kill us."

"Did the people in his household really say that?"

"Well, the Xu family's daughter is beautiful, and her father is the magistrate of Jiangning County, so they are quite suitable. However, the Xie family's people are impolite."

Song Ning spoke seriously, and Zheng Gaoyi also began to have doubts. Could it be true?

No way, if Xie Linzhou liked a girl, he couldn't possibly not know.

"Lord Zheng, please put in a good word for me. I'm really a good person."

"Don't worry, you are now the treasure of our Tianxiang County. Even if it costs me my life, I will help you."

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