"Jiu'er, you've arrived." Ji Chenyuan quickly stepped forward and asked.

"Hmm~ Has Dad been waiting for a long time?"

Ji Shenyuan froze on the spot upon hearing the voice. It seemed like it had been a long time since he had heard her call him "Dad." Now, upon hearing it, Ji Shenyuan felt a little uncomfortable!

"No, no, no, Dad just arrived!"

Ji Jiuying just smiled and got into the carriage without saying a word!

They remained silent the entire way.

Huanan Street is not far from the General's Mansion, and we arrived at the General's Mansion in no time.

"Jiu'er, do you think there's anything else we need to add to this courtyard?" Ji Chenyuan asked solicitously.

Qingling, standing to the side, was somewhat puzzled when she saw that General Ji had brought the young lady to the second young lady's courtyard.

Ji Jiuying looked around. This old fox was quite fast. He had renovated Qinglan Courtyard in just one night!

Led by Ji Chenyuan, Ji Jiuying entered the room!

The surrounding stone walls were covered with brocade, and even the ceiling was covered with embroidered felt, making it both warm and cozy. All the furnishings were new, extremely luxurious and elegant.

On the dressing table were some cosmetics and powders used by girls, as well as some accessories.

It's clear that Ji Chenyuan put a lot of effort into this.

"How is it, Jiu'er? Is there anything else you need?" Ji Chenyuan asked anxiously.

“We don’t lack anything, it’s just that…” Ji Jiuying paused.

"Just what?"

"It's nothing~" Ji Jiuying smiled faintly.

In a courtyard not far from Qinglan Courtyard, an old woman suddenly slammed her hand on the table next to her.

"What did you say? Jiu'er came home empty-handed? Didn't the Emperor bestow many gifts upon her recently? I must ask her myself if she is still the legitimate daughter of the Ji family!" The old lady said angrily.

"Where is that rebellious daughter? Why isn't she calling over to kowtow and pay her respects? She's so unfilial!" The old lady became more and more agitated as she spoke. She was waiting for her to return so that she could hand over the gifts bestowed upon her by the emperor. She never expected her to come back empty-handed. How could she possibly accept that?

"Grandma, don't worry, she'll be here soon," Zhou Haiping said gleefully. Actually, she also wanted a share of the spoils; anything bestowed by the emperor was bound to be of high quality.

After about half a cup of tea's time, Ji Jiuying indeed arrived at the old lady's courtyard.

"Jiu'er greets her grandmother." Ji Jiuying greeted the old lady in the main seat as she entered, selectively ignoring Zhou Haiping beside her.

Seeing this, Zhou Haiping suppressed her displeasure.

But the old lady in the main seat pretended not to hear Ji Jiuying's words, focusing only on drinking her tea and not even raising her head.

Hehehe~ Ji Jiuying chuckled and found a seat to sit down.

Half a cup of tea's time has passed.

"Oh dear, Jiu'er, when did you arrive? Why didn't you make a sound? This old woman is really getting old, and my hearing isn't good anymore!" The old lady looked half-dead.

"Grandmother, Jiu'er has just arrived too," Ji Jiuying said calmly.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. After all, you are the eldest daughter of the Ji family. How could you let your true colors show in public!"

"I heard from my father that my grandmother keeps talking about me, so I came back." Ji Jiuying sneered. She didn't believe that the person who had always regarded her as a disgrace would suddenly say that she missed her and asked her to come back. She wanted to see what tricks this old woman was up to.

"Jiu'er, are you blaming your grandmother?" the old lady said, her voice trembling with tears.

"How could Jiu'er blame her grandmother?"

"Then why did you come back empty-handed? Did you just come back to deceive this old woman? Jiu'er, no matter what, it can't change the fact that you are a member of the Ji family." The old lady sobbed.

"I heard that the Emperor bestowed ten cartloads of gifts upon you. You are a young lady, so you must not be deceived by others. Listen to your grandmother, bring all those things home and have your father or mother keep them for you."

Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow. Hehe~ I see! This old woman has quite the imagination.

Should we give it to Dad or Zhou Haiping to receive? Everyone knows that Ji Chenyuan is a famously filial son. Whenever there are any rewards or treasures from the palace, the old lady is always given priority to choose first, and only the rest are given to Zhou Haiping and the others to choose from.

So no matter who manages it, once it enters the Ji family's gate, it will eventually fall into the hands of this old woman.

"Hehehe~ Grandmother, it's not that I don't want to bring them back, but as you know, as a princess, I need some things to take care of, and the princess's mansion also needs to support a bunch of maids," Ji Jiuying said with a smile.

"Xiao Jiu, you can move back here, and you can dismiss those maids. That way, we can save some money," Zhou Haiping said.

Ji Jiuying glanced at her, her eyes seemingly harmless, yet they seemed to see right through her, causing Zhou Haiping to tremble slightly.

“Your mother is right, let’s do as she says!” The old lady gave Zhou Haiping an approving look and began to act like an elder.

Ji Jiuying picked at her ears, thinking she had misheard! This old woman's face changed so quickly.

"I will keep the things bestowed by the Emperor myself, so there's no need for Grandmother to worry about them," Ji Jiuying sneered.

Upon hearing this, the old lady's expression immediately changed. "How can this be? How can we leave the gifts bestowed upon our Ji family by the Emperor outside? This is so unsafe!"

Good heavens, how did this one sentence turn into something the Emperor bestowed upon the Ji family? There was nothing to do with Ji Jiuying at all.

Seeing this, Zhou Haiping wanted to say a few words. This old woman was really shameless. Why wasn't she dead yet? She always kept the good stuff for herself. She was just angry but dared not vent her anger!

But this is exactly what she wants now. Once all those things are moved to the Ji family, she will find another opportunity to poison this old woman.

"Now that I've met my grandmother, Jiu'er will head back first!" Ji Jiuying was too lazy to waste words with her and was about to get up and leave.

"Who gave you permission to leave? You're not going out unless you agree to this old woman's request." The old woman said, and then told the maid to lock the gate to the courtyard.

"Old woman, is this why you've gone to such lengths to bring me back?" Seeing this, Ji Jiuying was too lazy to pretend with her anymore!

Seeing that Ji Jiuying was calling herself a princess and no longer calling her grandmother, and was laying everything out in the open, he immediately started acting like a rogue.

"You've gone too far! How can a princess not even listen to her grandmother? The things bestowed by the Emperor originally belonged to the Ji family. You rebellious daughter, you are so unfilial, so unfilial!" the old woman cried out.

"Who told you that the things the Emperor bestowed upon me belong to the Ji family? Did the Emperor tell you that himself? Then I'll have to ask the Emperor properly first thing tomorrow morning!" Ji Jiuying said with a smile.

When the old lady heard her say that she would personally ask the emperor the next day, she immediately froze. How could she bear the crime of deceiving the emperor? So she simply pretended to faint.

"Grandma! Grandma! Quickly, go and fetch the family physician!" Zhou Haiping and her maid exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly helped the old lady who had fainted.

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