Sitting beside the carriage, Qing Sui laughed, "What a grand display! But do you even know who's sitting in this carriage?"
The servant waved his hand.
"I don't care who you are. I am acting on behalf of my county magistrate to welcome my county magistrate's son-in-law's triumphant return. All irrelevant people, do not block the way, get out of here!"
Qinghui was about to reveal Jiang Qingwan's identity.
A small, fair hand reached out from behind the carriage curtain, lifted half of the curtain, and a gentle voice rang out.
"We'll make way."
The servant stood with his hands on his hips, looking smug.
"If only we had done this earlier, it would have been fine."
He slapped Li Dou on the shoulder with his riding whip. "You big dummy, you're not even as sensible as your master. Why are you glaring at me? Kneel down and apologize to me!"
Lian'er said urgently, "We've already agreed to give way, don't go too far!"
The servant boy, however, refused to let it go.
“He threw me in the street, which is an insult to my lord’s reputation. If you don’t apologize, believe me, I’ll make you regret it.”
Jiang Qingwan didn't want to cause trouble, after all, a huge joke was about to unfold, and she was very willing to make room for Su Yulan's performance.
But right now, this person is really noisy.
“Li Dou, since he’s going to make us suffer, let’s smash his teeth and make him swallow it.”
The servant laughed heartily.
He thought she had gone mad, but before he could finish laughing, a fist the size of a sandbag came crashing down, breaking his front teeth. With a gulp, he swallowed blood and water.
He covered his mouth, pointed at Li Dou, and glared angrily. The words he spoke from his slurred mouth were not very clear, but he was definitely cursing.
Just then, Su Yulan arrived in a sedan chair.
The soldiers leading the way aggressively shoved and pushed the onlookers around them.
The servant turned around, overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground, revealing a mouthful of blood. He pointed at the carriage behind him and mumbled a complaint.
"Your Highness, they wouldn't allow it, and they even committed violence."
Upon seeing this, the guards were about to take action.
Su Yulan recognized Qing Sui and Lian'er and raised her hand to stop them.
"Stop the sedan chair!"
He then helped Chunmei down from the ground.
The servant was waiting for her to vent her anger, and as soon as he stood up, she slapped him back to the ground.
"You blind bastard, daring to provoke even the Ninth Princess! Be careful she doesn't steal your soul and turn you into a dried-up corpse!"
Rumors of a seductive concubine sucking people's life essence and turning them into mummies had long circulated in the capital.
However, not everyone has seen what the Ninth Princess looks like.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Jiang Qingwan's carriage.
Su Yulan deliberately feigned surprise.
"Could it be that the Ninth Princess Consort is not inside? This county princess does not recognize this carriage as belonging to the Prince's residence. If the Princess Consort is not here, it is really unreasonable for you, as servants, to beat up my people in the street."
It's clear that if Jiang Qingwan doesn't show up, this matter won't end well.
Jiang Qingwan originally wanted to return to her residence to rest early, but now she was in high spirits instead.
He lifted the carriage curtain and, holding Qinghui's arm, stepped down.
She had been marching for days, and her face was not made up, making her look slightly pale, but it made her look even more delicate and beautiful. Her silk skirt from Jiangnan fluttered in the wind, and her long hair was as black as ink, casually tucked behind her ear with a jade hairpin, the small and exquisite tassels swaying gently.
Her eyes were like flowing mist, and her lips were like delicate flowers blooming in early spring.
She showed absolutely no trace of the wickedness of a vixen.
The onlookers were all amazed.
"This is the Ninth Prince's Consort. She looks like a beauty from a painting."
"The rumors were indeed false. A woman like that probably wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken. How could she be a witch?"
"No wonder the Ninth Prince was so captivated by her; she truly is a beauty of unparalleled grace. If we're talking about who harmed people, I think the Demon Prince is more suspicious."
Su Yulan listened to the surrounding discussions and sneered inwardly.
A bunch of shallow, lowly people, nothing more than empty shells. Once she becomes a princess of a different surname, she will make these lowly people gouge out their own eyes.
She stepped forward and gave a perfunctory bow.
"Greetings, Your Highness. His Highness has been away on campaign for many days. I heard that you have been staying at home and have not gone out. You must have come to the city gate to pick up His Highness. Why don't we go together? His Highness is so brave. He must have successfully suppressed the bandits. He will be overjoyed to see you when he returns to the city."
She only received the news this afternoon that Qin Minglang was about to return to Beijing.
Before the expedition, Qin Minglang had told her that Mo Yunhan would inevitably suffer a setback in this battle, and that he would be the one to turn the tide. The Emperor also intended to support him in suppressing Mo Yunhan.
She had asked her mother to confirm this, and her aunt, a noble concubine in the palace, had also heard the emperor's dissatisfaction with Mo Yunhan.
Yun Xiaoran's words at the teahouse that day further confirmed this point.
She was absolutely confident that this time, Mo Yunhan would suffer a crushing defeat.
He'll definitely be seething with anger when he gets back to Beijing. He won't be happy to see Jiang Qingwan; he might even verbally abuse her in the street, or better yet, slap her twice to vent his anger.
The more she planned, the more excited she became.
Just as he was thinking about how to keep Jiang Qingwan here, the shouts of the city guards came from outside the city gate.
"His Highness the Ninth Prince is returning to the capital in triumph! Open the city gates!"
She was overjoyed.
"You servants, move the carriage away! Don't block the princess's way to see the prince."
Jiang Qingwan gave Qing Sui a wink.
She immediately called Li Dou back. She pulled the carriage into a nearby alley to make room.
Su Yulan's sedan chair was also moved to the same alley.
All four sedan chair carriers were breathing through their nostrils.
“Our county princess said that her son-in-law is going to steal the show this time, so you’re all just waiting to be embarrassed.”
Qing Sui chuckled twice, too lazy to pay any attention.
Lian'er had no heart to retaliate. She looked nervously at Li Dou, her heart pounding like a drum.
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