Liu'er placed the tea on the table somewhat stiffly.

"Please have some tea, old lady," she said.

Serving tea to Old Lady Fang in person was something she had never done before, but the girl's puffy cheeks showed that she was actually the same as before.

"The young lady just fell asleep. I'll be there soon."

Old Mrs. Fang ignored the little girl's unhappiness.

She fell asleep right after she came back? Did she hide away because she knew she was in trouble or was she sulking? She wasn't the type to fall asleep because she was tired after going out.

The wooden stakes that I usually use these days have been hit and become loose.

Just as I was thinking about the sound of footsteps, Miss Jun, wearing only a green skirt and with her hair loose, came out.

He actually took a break?

"It's nothing, grandma, don't worry." Miss Jun said, "It's just a quarrel between girls, and it will be over after they talk."

She looked a little tired, but her voice was still soft.

Old Mrs. Fang suddenly felt like she was a child, and Miss Jun was an adult who was busy running around taking care of household chores. She was already very tired, and she still had to take care of these rough-looking children.

What a mess this is.

Old Mrs. Fang put the teacup on the table.

To put it bluntly, they still don't know exactly what this girl is thinking.

"How can the matter of the Imperial Guard be considered a trivial matter? If you offend those people, they won't care whether you are a descendant of a loyal and honest person or not." She said calmly.

"They won't be upset. This is... a happy event." Miss Jun said, picking up the teacup on the table. "Happy events should be joyful. I am joyful, so why would they be upset?"

happy event.

Old Mrs. Fang was silent for a moment.

"If you encounter such a situation in the future, don't go up to them recklessly. There is no need to please those people. They are a bunch of dogs and wolves, heartless and ungrateful, and will turn their backs on you. You try to please them, but they may kill you in the next moment," she said.

Miss Jun nodded, which was considered as her answer.

"He married another princess. This Lu Qianhu is really lucky." Old Lady Fang murmured, "But who is this princess..."

"Grandmother, you don't have to worry about the quarrel between me and the young ladies of the Ning family, and you don't have to pay any attention to it." Miss Jun suddenly interrupted her.

Even at home, it is not easy to talk about the matters of the Imperial Guard.

Old Mrs. Fang also sighed for a moment and stopped talking immediately. Thinking of the maid's description of Miss Jun scolding Mr. Ning Shi, she suddenly had a headache again.

"You can't say that about others," she said.

"Then why can they say that about me?" Miss Jun said.

Her voice was soft and her expression was gentle, but her words were very harsh.

This is the same as before, the words she said could make people angry to death. Originally, she wanted to become the young lady of the Ning family and make friends with those young ladies from official families, so naturally she said things to please them. Now that she has given up the idea, she naturally vents her anger however she wants.

Old Mrs. Fang smiled.

"But they can do it, and you can't," she said. "I know you don't agree, but this world is so unfair."

"No, the world is fair." Miss Jun said seriously, "So they can't say that to me."

It doesn't make sense to a stubborn child.

Old Mrs. Fang frowned.

"You scolded the Tenth Master Ning like that and made him a laughing stock. The Ning family will not stop." She said, "If you don't want to go, forget it. I will let your aunt go to the Ning family to pay the gift."

"Grandma, this is just a quarrel between girls. You adults should not get involved," said Miss Jun.

Old Mrs. Fang's eyebrows twitched.

"You even threatened Miss Ning to come to your house and ask you to apologize. Do you think they don't dare? When the Ning family's post is delivered, it will still be a child's matter." She said unhappily.

Miss Jun smiled.

"That's really not a matter of children fighting," she said.

Old Mrs. Fang snorted in her heart.

It would be fine if he just had an argument with Ning Yunyan, but the Tenth Young Master Ning is the face of the Ning family. How could the Ning family give up if he slapped their face?

It seemed that she knew how serious what she had done was. When Mrs. Fang opened her mouth to speak, the smile on Miss Jun's face disappeared.

"They don't dare." she said first.

The words that Mrs. Fang was about to say were stuck in her mouth.

"Why don't they dare?" she asked, controlling her temper.

"They don't dare to do it after thinking about it." Miss Jun said.

Old Mrs. Fang felt that her voice was also full of temper, just like the patience she showed towards a noisy and ignorant child.

Why is this girl so annoying?

"Why don't you dare to do it after just thinking about it? If it were us, we wouldn't dare to do it after just thinking about it..." She couldn't control her temper anymore and stood up and said. Halfway through her words, she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly froze.

Miss Jun put the teacup in her hand back on the table without saying a word.

"That lady, was it you who tripped and fell?"

When Liu'er heard Mrs. Fang ask a question without any context, she curled her lips.

You are talking nonsense. It's fine if you can't find the lady's fault, but the lady who was tripped is not her precious granddaughter. Why are you still standing up for her?

"People say things. They say it's me, and I say it's not me. What's the point of arguing?"

When Liu'er heard what Miss Jun said, she grinned.

That's right, they said our lady was the one who tripped and fell. Who saw it? Where's the evidence? If they didn't catch him at the time, they could just frame him afterwards. How could it be so easy?

Liu'er raised her head and looked at Miss Jun with great joy.

Miss Jun didn't laugh.

"I wish they would," she said.

Her voice was still gentle, but Liu'er felt it was a little different from before, as if she was in a bad mood.

He must be in a bad mood. He was so tired from going out, his rest was interrupted, and he had to listen to this old lady's nagging.

Liu'er pouted and glared at Old Lady Fang.

Old Mrs. Fang just stood there motionless with a complicated expression, but she didn't say anything else.

Everyone in the Fang family was busy preparing for the young master's wedding, so they didn't pay much attention to Miss Jun's going out and coming back. Even if they heard Miss Jun quarreling with someone outside, it was not a rare thing, and they would not discuss it in private. But at this time, the news spread like wildfire outside.

Because it was approaching the New Year, the already prosperous Yangcheng became even more lively. The city gate was always crowded regardless of day or night. Some straw huts also appeared outside the city gate, with steam and fragrance from boiling tea and cooking.

At this time, there were quite a few people sitting under a thatched shed. The old couple who were running the business were busy serving plates of barbecue and tea.

Sitting at the innermost table were two dusty young men. When they saw the food being served, one of them slightly lifted his hood to reveal his smooth chin, picked up the bowl and took a big sip. Although one couldn't see it, one could feel his body stretching out.

"Home-cooked food still tastes better," he said in a clear voice.

The young man sitting opposite took off his hat. He was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, and with the youthful vigor, he looked even more handsome.

"Brother Shi, you are so shy that you dare not take off your hat even when you are home." He laughed and joked, looking around, "Don't worry, there are only rough old men here. Even if they see you, they won't swarm over and throw flowers and fruits at you."

The young man in the hood drinking tea smiled.

"Eat your meal," he said.

The young man who was joking stopped joking and picked up a piece of meat bone with chopsticks and started to chew it with some enthusiasm.

The hooded young man put down his tea and glanced outside at the city gate not far away. The queue there was still bustling and noisy.

"In the past, there was no need for such verification when entering the city," he said.

A shopkeeper who was passing by heard the conversation and hurriedly answered.

"Yes, it was not used before, but this is the order of Duke Cheng," he said.

"Duke Cheng?" The young man sounded a little surprised. He raised his head slightly and looked at the shopkeeper with a half-smile. "When was Duke Cheng transferred to Shanxi Road?"

The shopkeeper didn't understand the sarcasm in his words.

"No, no." He replied with a smile, "It was Duke Cheng who said that the Jin people were restless and it was almost the end of the year. Now the North is under strict guard. He also told us that those places close to the North should be alert and cautious to avoid being infiltrated by spies. That's why the bosses above allowed inspections at the city gates."

The shop owner walked away after saying this, while the young man held his chopsticks in thought.

"Even so, Duke Cheng is overreaching, and these people actually listen to him," he said.

The young man opposite who was chewing bones with greasy hands shouted "Hi".

"He's just a military commander. He can't cause any big trouble. Don't bother with him." He said nonchalantly, while pushing the plate in front of him. "Tenth brother, eat meat, eat meat."

Having said this, he smacked his lips again.

"It's a pity there's no wine," he said regretfully.

"My uncle and aunt have told us not to drink on the road." The young man who was called the tenth brother said calmly, "Drinking is not a good thing. If you cause trouble like Zhu Zan, your uncle will not protect you like Duke Cheng did."

The young man frowned when he was told that.

"Brother Shi, I call you brother, but don't really think you are my brother. You are only three days older than me." He stretched out his hand and waved three fingers, "Don't act mature."

Brother Ten reached out and pulled his hand down.

"Three days is also a day." He said with a smile.

The young man shook his head helplessly.

"But Zhu Zan is quite arrogant. With so many people watching, he was clearly drunk and pushed the car over, but he still dared to say that it was an unintentional collision due to military emergency reports." He chuckled again, "This ability to lie with his eyes open is really admirable."

"He's just taking advantage of his power to bully others." said the Tenth Brother, picking up the tea and taking a sip. Just as he was about to say something else, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out beside him.

"…Is that really what you said about Master Ning Shi?"

At the same time as these words came, the two young men paused, and subconsciously turned their heads to look over, and saw a few porters chatting and laughing.

"Although you're not here, your legend is still everywhere in Yangcheng." The young man turned his head and winked at him and smiled softly, "Why don't you take off your hood and let everyone see your beautiful face."

The young man still wearing a hood ignored him and calmly picked up a bone and started chewing it.

The young man opposite clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"Not elegant, not elegant," he said, and picked up the tea. Just as he took a sip, he heard the sound coming from the other side.

"...Mr. Ning's worth is definitely higher than the top prostitute in the brothel. Five thousand taels is still a little too little..."

The young man spat out a mouthful of tea and coughed repeatedly.

The young man opposite was also sprayed on his sleeve, but he didn't pay attention and turned his head to look at the person who was laughing.

With a gentle crunch, he chewed on a piece of cartilage.

Is it worth five thousand taels?