"Me?" Qi Ren loosened his hand holding the sword and pointed at his nose.

Old Madam Jiang leaned over the car window with a kind face. "Yes, I'm calling you. I need to talk to Miss Jiang. Can you lend her to me for a day? Oh no, one day and one night, please?"

The old lady thought that since she hadn’t asked Jiang Ying’s opinion yet, she shouldn’t tell others her identity so quickly.

Besides, Qi Ren is her husband, so it would be better if she could say it herself.

Therefore, she treated Qi Ren as her own junior and spoke to him in a very friendly manner, which surprised Qi Ren secretly.

What's wrong with this old lady? She has been acting strangely since the last time she was at the Duke's Mansion. She asks him all kinds of questions as if she's investigating his background. Could it be that she has some intentions towards him?

Now they want to take Miss Jiang away and ask for his consent. He is not a prince, so how can he make the decision?

Smiling when there is nothing to do is definitely not simple!

Could it be that he wants to gain control of the prince's information through him?

It's not impossible.

After all, the Jiang family has a granddaughter who is about to marry the prince. For the sake of their granddaughter's happiness, they can even treat Miss Jiang with courtesy, let alone him!

Thinking of this, Qi Ren felt a little relieved. He turned his back to the gate and waved casually, "Go ahead, go ahead. Madam, please don't be so polite. You're embarrassing me!"

From now on, the old lady will be the prince's grandmother, so it's only natural for him to try to please her.

Seeing how sensible he was, Mrs. Jiang was even more satisfied. "You are a good person. As long as you continue to be so good, you will have a bright future."

After that, the carriage started and slowly drove forward.

Yan Zhuo walked down the stairs and saw the old lady brush the lowered curtain.

“…”

His eyes narrowed dangerously, "What's going on?"

In fact, he heard almost everything just now, but some of the old lady's words were vague, and it seemed that people could understand them at the same time.

For example, the last sentence, why does Qi Ren have a good future? What did he do?

Agree to borrow Jiang Ying to the Duke's Mansion for a day?

But isn't Jiang Ying his mistress? That brat Qi Ren was so bold as to make the decision for him, and the old lady still thinks he is a good person?

Qi Ren turned around and found Yan Zhuo standing behind him. He was startled and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you come out?"

Yan Zhuo glanced at him and asked, "You're not going to come out and wait for the New Year in the palace?"

After he came of age at the age of twenty, he moved out of the palace.

Anyway, the prince also has his own mansion, and he is too lazy to continue to look at the face of that hypocritical stepmother in the mansion.

Seeing that Yan Zhuo looked unhappy, Qi Ren hurriedly told him about the old lady borrowing someone just now.

Yan Zhuo snorted coldly, "You're becoming more and more opinionated. How about you take charge of the Prince's Mansion from now on, and I'll be your bodyguard?"

It’s not that I really blame Qi Ren, but just at that moment, I felt uncomfortable as if I was being ignored by the whole world!

Qi Ren's heart skipped a beat, and he knelt down, "Your Highness, I was wrong! I was too clever for my own good, please punish me!"

Yan Zhuo looked in the direction where the carriage disappeared, considering whether to chase after it.

After a moment, he walked towards his carriage and said, "Forget it, let's go back to work."

He was so busy, and the government affairs had already made him overwhelmed. If he hadn't heard that Jiang was called by her stepmother today, he would have been worried that she would suffer a loss, and he would have had no time to go out.

Now, his appearance was completely ignored by the little village girl. In that case, let her do as she pleases.

Now, the Jiang family still doesn’t know her identity and treats her with courtesy. But once her identity is exposed, let’s see how she will deal with it!

As Yan Zhuo thought about it, a mischievous idea flashed through his mind. He ordered Qi Ren, "Go, remove all the information about Jiang Shi and hide it. Instead, let people hype it up. Tomorrow morning, I will definitely hear the people in the city talking about her and me."

He originally didn't want anyone to know because he hated Jiang and didn't want her to come in, or to hear any gossip about her from outsiders.

Now, isn’t the little village girl having fun in Jiang’s house?

Then deprive her of her happiness and make her depend on him obediently from now on!

And I don’t know if it was Yan Zhuo’s illusion, but he always felt that Mrs. Jiang’s behavior was abnormal. It was unknown whether she was really grateful for saving her life or had other intentions.

After all, Yan Zhuo had personally experienced the magic of Jiang Ying's medicine. People's hearts were unpredictable, and she had no idea how terrible the capital city was.

Half an incense stick later, Jiang Ying was taken by the old lady to Fanlou, the largest restaurant in the capital.

The entire restaurant is five stories high and stands in the most prosperous area of ​​East Street. It stands out from the crowd with its carved beams and painted buildings. Ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

But the old lady of the Duke's Mansion was naturally a distinguished guest here. The waiter only took a glance at her and then lowered his head and led her to the third floor.

"This is the quietest private room in our building. Please wait a moment, the dishes will be ready soon." After sitting down, the waiter bowed and left.

Jiang Ying looked at the furnishings in the private room with curiosity. The chairs were all made of expensive rosewood, which was new, solid and beautiful. There were famous calligraphy and paintings on the walls, and the screen was also a masterpiece. It was elegant by the window. The breeze was blowing, but not much noise from the city could be heard.

No wonder a table of dishes costs more than fifty taels of silver.

The wine hasn't been served yet.

You have to know that even the best delicacies have a price, but some rare fine wines are almost priceless.

Jiang Ying looked at it and began to look forward to the delicious food that would be served soon.

The old lady's mind was not on the meal at all. She moved her stool to sit closer to Jiang Ying, and grabbed her hand tremblingly and anxiously, her eyes reddened. "Jiang girl, I... I..."

The servants were dismissed from the room, leaving only Jiang Ying and the old lady.

Even little Yanzhi was taken by Siyu to the private room next door to play.

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