Mu Qingqing was in great pain and cried in Ye Wanshu's arms.
Concubine Zhang had no idea what Ye Wanshu was up to, so she anxiously asked, "Wan'er, what's going on? Tell me the truth."
Seeing the anxious looks of the mother and daughter, Ye Wanshu first let Chunhong and Xingtao take the maids away, and then turned her gaze to Ji Ningxuan.
Ji Ningxuan understood and reported truthfully: "Your Highness, Princess Dowager, all this is just my elder sister and brother-in-law teasing Princess Daqiu."
After recounting the whole story in detail, Concubine Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew my son wouldn't be such a bastard."
Thinking about the attitudes of the entire court, Concubine Zhang couldn't help but clench her fists in anger. "These scholars and officials in Lin'an are spineless, just like those corrupt scholars in Yuezhou. They are good at boasting on weekdays, but when the crisis comes, they can only grovel and beg for peace. They are not as upright as us women."
"But if there's disunity between the upper and lower ranks, I'm afraid this battle will be extremely difficult," Ye Wanshu counseled. "So I can only resort to this last resort, to give Your Majesty and Your Highness more time to prepare."
"You just like to put yourself in a difficult position," Concubine Zhang said distressedly, "If that rebellious son dares to treat you badly in the future, I will never let him off easily."
Ye Wanshu felt warm at the words: "Thank you, Concubine."
Knowing that all this was just a show, the gloom on Fu Yunni's face also dissipated. She happily took Concubine Zhang's palm and said with a happy smile: "Mother, should we live in Sister Ye's house for the time being?"
"Humph, of course." Concubine Zhang curled her lips and said, "When your bastard brother marries your sister-in-law, that's when we'll go back."
"That's great, that's great." Fu Yunni ran out of the door excitedly, and just as she reached the door, she heard a woman's noisy voice.
"Hurry up and call the eldest girl out. She must give us an explanation for today's adoption."
Recognizing the voices of Aunt Sun and Aunt You, Ji Ningxuan quickly frowned and glanced at Ye Wanshu.
Just as Ye Wanshu was about to leave, Concubine Zhang stopped her, her eyes suddenly darkening. "It's true that a tiger in troubled waters is bullied by a dog. Wan'er, don't worry about this. Leave it to A Ni."
Listening to the voices outside, Concubine Zhang guessed that someone in the mansion must be restless and wanted to seize the family business left by Ji Yuan.
Ye Wanshu nodded, and helped Mu Qingqing and Concubine Zhang to sit down by the fireplace. They began to sip tea comfortably.
Outside, Fu Yunni glared at the uninvited guests and said sternly, "What do you want to ask my sister Ye for?"
Yu Shi didn't recognize the little girl in front of her and glared at her unhappily: "Where did you come from, this wild child? That girl Ye is just perfunctory to us, actually letting a child come out as a shield."
"Wild child?"
Madam Qi beside Fu Yunni immediately frowned and ordered the maid beside her, "Slap him."
Several maids rushed forward without saying a word, grabbed Youshi and slapped her dozens of times on the mouth, which was so severe that it was covered with blood.
"You...who are you?" Aunt Sun asked timidly.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. The person in front of you is the Crown Prince's younger sister, the soon-to-be-canonized Princess Jiayou." Mother Qi said angrily, "Get out of here! If you disturb the Dowager Concubine's peace, I will kill you immediately."
"Mother Qi, why are you so anxious? I haven't played yet."
Fu Yunni was just worrying about Helian Jiu's anger and had no place to vent it. She rolled her eyes at Madam Qi and pointed at Aunt Sun: "Now that you're here, why don't you come and have some fun with this princess?"
"Princess...what does the princess want me to do?" Aunt Sun wiped her sweat fearfully.
Fu Yunni thought for a moment and said, "Just lie down on the ground and let me ride you like a horse."
"This..." Aunt Sun looked embarrassed.
Mother Qi's eyes sternly said, "How dare you hesitate about the blessing given by the princess?"
"Yes, I thank you for your kindness, Princess."
Aunt Sun was so frightened that she quickly crawled on the ground, allowing Fu Yunni to ride on her and crawl around in the yard while yelling.
Fu Yunni didn't let her go until she was completely exhausted.
Just then, Ji Ningxuan came out of the house. Looking at her aunt and Aunt Sun who were in such a state of disgrace, she deliberately asked, "Aunt Sun, Aunt, did you come here specially for something else?"
The two of them hurriedly shook their heads: "Nothing happened."
"Nothing, let's go now."
After Aunt Sun finished answering, she was about to move when Ji Ningxuan suddenly stopped her and said, "Aunt Sun is fine, but I have something to tell you. My eldest sister has instructed that Ning Rui be adopted under my mother's name. From now on, my fourth sister will live with me."
Aunt Sun knelt on the ground with a look of resentment on her face: "Third Miss, I only have Ning Rui. You and the eldest lady can't take her away from me."
"Auntie Sun, you are so ungrateful."
Ji Ningxuan said: "What future can Ning Rui have by following you? If she is adopted by your stepmother, she will at least be given the title of a legitimate daughter. As long as you do your duty, your elder sister is not unreasonable. You will still be able to see Ning Rui in the future."
Aunt Sun knew that the eldest daughter was already taking action against her, so she took her daughter away. If she had any other thoughts, she would be kicked out of the house.
"Yes, thank you, Miss, for planning for Ning Rui." Aunt Sun replied unhappily.
"My eldest sister said that since you have invited the clan leader, let's take this opportunity to arrange the adoption." After Ji Ningxuan gave the order, she went inside and called Ye Wanshu to go out together to discuss the adoption.
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