After Jian Ning asked this, what else did King Pingnan not understand?

Ever since Duan Xinning disappeared and could not be found, the princess cried all day long, becoming mentally confused. Later, her condition became more and more serious and eventually developed into mental confusion. He always thought that the princess was like this because she missed her daughter so much.

Thinking about how he had spent most of his life in the military, only to be plotted against by a woman in the backyard, he gnashed his steel teeth to the point of breaking. He was so angry that his face showed no emotion. He only said firmly: "Don't worry, my son. I will give you and your mother an explanation!"

After the princess took Min as her concubine, she would send him to sleep in Min's room every night. Within two months, Min became pregnant, but she continued to serve the princess attentively every day. Seeing her sensible and gentle, and her unwavering respect for the princess, the prince of Pingnan began to visit her more often. Later, he even sent her brother, Wang Min'an, to study medicine at the pharmacy. Later, when the princess fell ill, he handed over the reins of the household to her.

"What a vicious woman!" Thinking of how he was fooled by her and how she drove him crazy, and then thinking of Xin An who passed away early, the King of Pingnan's tiger eyes almost spitted fire, and he only wished that he could chop Min into pieces immediately!

"There was a woman named Peng, who claimed to be a distant relative of hers. She asked the Governor-General for the position of Ximen Commander on behalf of her scoundrel son. During the recent smallpox outbreak in the capital, he even led his men to bury the infected civilians alive. There were at least a hundred of them. Luckily, I ran into him and saved them. Now, that scoundrel is still imprisoned, and for some reason, no one has decided what will happen to him."

"How dare you! You dare to ask for an official position on behalf of someone else under the banner of your father? I will make the final decision when I return to the capital."

As soon as Prince Pingnan finished speaking, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard faintly in the distance. A moment later, a soldier came to report that the county magistrate had heard that Prince Pingnan had led a large army back to the capital and had set up camp outside the city, so he brought people to reward the soldiers.

The county magistrate's flattery was like hitting the wrong horse. King Pingnan was already angry that Min had gone behind his back and asked for an official position from his former generals, harming the people. The county magistrate came to him and asked for a scolding.

It was quite a bummer.

Five days later, the Prince of Pingnan arrived at the capital with his army. Officials lined up outside the city gates to greet them. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian rode together at the rear of the army. This was Ding Youtian's intention; he didn't want anyone to know he was the Prince of Pingnan's son-in-law before the exam. That would have been a source of gossip even if he passed, and would have cast a negative light on the Prince of Pingnan.

Prince Pingnan dismounted his horse and changed into a sedan chair to go into the city and visit the emperor in the palace, just to avoid the people lining the streets to welcome him. Every time he returned to the capital after a campaign, he would go directly to the palace to return the tiger talisman before returning home. This was also the reason why he was deeply trusted by the emperor and always stood firm.

When there is no war in the country, he is just an idle prince.

The Prince of Pingnan went to the palace to see the emperor, returned the tiger talisman, and kowtowed again to apologize: "I have failed to live up to your grace. Your Majesty, please punish me."

"My dear minister, why do you say that?" Emperor Yongping was surprised, but he remained expressionless. "My dear minister, you have traveled all the way on horseback and have made great contributions to my grand banquet. How can you say that you have done something wrong?"

"Please get up quickly!

After saying this, Emperor Yongping personally stepped down from the dragon throne, stepped forward and made a false gesture, "My dear minister, please stand up. This is not the court. We, the monarch and the subject, do not need to be so formal. Please sit down and talk."

"I am guilty, how dare I sit here? Your Majesty, please allow me to report in detail."

The Prince of Pingnan reported to Emperor Yongping that Concubine Min was demanding an official position, and that Hou Balai was trying to bury alive the people infected with smallpox, and that he was trying to deceive his superiors and subordinates about the epidemic in Pingxi City in an attempt to gain credit. Fortunately, his long-lost daughter saw them and stopped these things in time.

"I have not managed my household properly, and I accept the punishment."

After Emperor Yongping finished listening to his report, his expression gradually grew colder. He paced back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back before he stopped and looked at Prince Pingnan. His voice was filled with suppressed anger: "This matter has nothing to do with you, my dear minister. I only hate that the officials below dared to bend the law for personal gain under my nose, deceiving me like this and burying my people alive. Yet no one reported such a serious matter to me. Do they think I'm dead?!"

As soon as these words came out.

Prince Pingnan lowered his body.

The eunuch was so frightened that he fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please calm down, calm down!"

Outside the upper study, a row of eunuchs and palace maids were prostrating themselves, all trembling.

Meanwhile, Jian Ning's place was filled with laughter and joy. When she and Ding Youtian returned, the Ma family father and son had already arrived. Ma Fuquan, bored out of his mind, had made a spinning top for Ma Xiaodou. He whipped it, making it spin around the yard. Erniu, Sanniu, and Ah Man ran after it, laughing and making noises. Ma Fuquan and Huo Jincheng sat beside them, arms folded, chatting.

Duan Xinyan was there too.

Ma Xiaomai had set his sights on Jian Ning's bicycle the moment he arrived yesterday. After Ma Fuquan taught him how to ride, he was now able to ride from the courtyard to the alley. Earlier, while riding in the alley, he encountered Duan Xinyan, who was riding with her maid. She raised her eyebrows, pointed at him, and shouted fiercely, "Where did you come from, you wild boy? How dare you steal my eldest sister's bicycle? Get off now!"

"Where did you come from, you androgynous monster? This is my master's bike, how can I not ride it? Get out of my way, I don't have time for you!"

Ma Xiaomai had never heard that his master had a girlfriend, so he didn't tolerate her at all. Instead, he pretended to hit her with his bicycle, which scared her so much that she ran all over the alley until Ma Fuquan heard the noise and came out to stop him.

When Jian Ning and Ding Youtian returned, she and Ma Xiaomai were arguing and pointing fingers at each other. She ordered Ma Xiaomai to teach her how to ride a bicycle, but Ma Xiaomai not only refused to teach her but also held the bicycle hostage and wouldn't let her touch it. She called Ma Xiaomai a wild boy from the countryside, and Ma Xiaomai glanced at her bulging breasts and called her a monster that was neither male nor female.

"Eldest sister!" Seeing Jian Ning come in, she ran forward angrily to complain, "That wild boy wouldn't let me touch the bike and acted like a hooligan. Eldest sister, kick him out! Kick him out!"

She was wearing men's clothes but was twisting her waist and stomping her feet. Ma Xiaomai found it unbearable to watch and said, "Who would be interested in being a hooligan to you, you monster?"

"Eldest sister!" She stomped her feet again.

"Are you okay?" Jian Ning glared at her, his gaze darting across her chest. "Go back first and stop annoying people here."

"I just arrived, why are you sending me back? I won't go back!"

"Go back and pick your brains up. Have you ever seen anyone dressed like you in men's clothes?" Jian Ning nodded his chin towards her chest. "Why are you wearing men's clothes like this? Your sister doesn't dress like this. Go back. Your sister is back, and Daddy is back too."

"Ah, father and second sister are back? Eldest sister, have you met them? Then I'll go back first and come back tomorrow." She bowed to Jian Ning and Ding Youtian, and hurried away with her maid.

"She'll come tomorrow." Ding Youtian glanced at her back and said to Jian Ning, "If she comes tomorrow, I'm afraid she'll come to scold you."

Jian Ning raised her eyebrows and then laughed, "Don't be afraid, I have my husband. Who can be as good as my husband when it comes to throwing tantrums? My husband has a unique family heirloom."

After saying that, she snapped her fingers at him and walked towards the east room with her hands behind her back triumphantly.