Chapter 196 The Former Crown Prince

After staying in Pingzhou for a few days, Lei Nian'er came to Bei Jingchu hesitantly: "Your Highness... I don't seem to be of much use here."

"It should be the same whether I am there or not, right?"

Bei Jingchu disagreed: [Although this is the fact, I am a kind child. ]

[I still need to praise Nian'er more to give her more confidence.]

She patted Lei Nian'er's arm and comforted him, "It's okay. Nian'er is very useful. Nian'er can be my pendant."

"......"

"Don't think that pendants are useless. Nian'er is a very beautiful pendant!"

"......"

Lei Nian'er inherited her mother's gentle appearance, but her eyebrows were as dark as Lei Ning's.

She no longer looks soft and pretty, but rather has a heroic and gorgeous look.

But she was young, and her heroic spirit was suppressed by her baby fat.

It can be seen from Bei Jingchu that she will definitely be a voluptuous beauty when she grows up!

No wonder she was a demon concubine in the original novel.

Although the original male lead has died...

Lei Nian'er was still very happy that the princess liked her face.

But she did have something to say: "Actually, this is what happened."

"Before he left, my father told me that after my uncle retired from the army due to injuries, he moved to Pingzhou to recuperate."

"If I find the opportunity, I will visit them at their home."

"Your Highness, can you let me go for a day?"

Bei Jingchu nodded and said that visiting relatives is a normal thing to do.

but......

"If you want to recover, shouldn't you go to places like Jiangnan and Luoyang?"

"Pingzhou is dry and not a warm place in winter."

"No matter how you look at it, this isn't a place to recuperate."

Lei Nian'er also thought about this question: "Perhaps the weather in Pingzhou is more suitable for uncle's physique."

"Although Luoyang in the south of the Yangtze River is warm, it is still humid."

"Perhaps uncle's injuries are not suitable for moisture to enter his body."

There is some truth to that.

Anyway, it was none of Bei Jingchu's business, and she was too lazy to ask more questions, so Xu Lei Nian'er left.

The day agreed in the visiting card arrived.

Lei Nian'er borrowed the princess's people and brought gifts to visit the Lei family in Pingzhou.

A middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes greeted her at the door. He must be her uncle.

After getting off the carriage, Lei Nian'er wanted to call someone.

A quick glance revealed his hands.

Although there are coils, they don't look like they were left over from sword or gun practice.

She had been practicing martial arts with Concubine Xian together with the princess since she was four years old, so she knew very well the shapes and positions of the ribbons on their hands.

That person is not her uncle.

Lei Nian'er asked with a smile: "Who are you?"

The man was startled for a moment, seemingly unaware that she would ask about his identity.

He replied, "My lady, I am the chief steward of this mansion."

Butler?

No matter how high a housekeeper is, he dare not wear gold and jade all over his head and hands and parade through the streets.

Could it be possible that this mansion could be controlled by just one housekeeper?

Suppressing her speculation, Lei Nian'er thought that everything in front of her was normal and did not show it.

The butler warmly welcomed her off the horse. If she were a young girl who was not familiar with the affairs of state, she might really be fooled by such warm reception.

However enthusiastic he was, the person who came was not the master.

Lei Nian'er gave some silver to the servants who came to greet her, and was taken to meet the person in charge of the mansion.

When I entered the house, I saw servants standing everywhere, except for a woman who was sitting in the main seat, with no intention of moving.

She picked up the teacup indifferently, without greeting her or asking her to sit down.

Lei Nian'er was doubtful in her heart, this person...wouldn't ask her to salute him?

Of course, it is not wrong for the younger generation to perform etiquette for the older generation.

However, since the other party was rude first, Lei Nian'er didn't care about it anymore.

She found a seat far away and sat down.

So the woman finally spoke up: "I wonder who is so unruly."

"Oh, so she is the wife of General Jinwuwei."

"No wonder the eyes are on the top of the head."

"Your family is so rich in the capital, yet you still remember our poor relatives in this remote and poor village."

The words were spoken in a sarcastic tone, and Lei Nian'er knew that her aunt did not welcome her.

So... the housekeeper outside dressed up as the master of the house in order to induce her to call a servant uncle?

Such a malicious and sinister mind.

But they had only met once, so why did he dislike her?

That must be the grudge of the previous generation.

I don't know whether this aunt was angry with her because of my mother or because of my father.

Since she was not welcomed, Lei Nian'er was not going to stay any longer.

But after being scolded, I couldn't bear the anger in vain.

Your Highness is right. If you endure for a moment, you will build a bridge; if you take a step back, your blood pressure will rise.

Although she didn't hear what was meant, she understood that it was to not hold back one's anger.

The imperial physician said that holding your breath is also very harmful to your health.

So Lei Nian'er looked like she didn't understand, and acted as ignorant as she should be at the age of eleven.

I tried to open my eyes and nodded foolishly: "Yes, yes, we are a rich family. Thinking of your poor relatives, you should be grateful to us~"

After saying this, she smiled sweetly, looking particularly innocent.

Seeing her aunt holding her chest in anger, Lei Nian'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Ah, that feels so good.

"The gifts were delivered, the guests visited, and then the niece left."

After saying that, Lei Nian'er ran away quickly.

I was afraid that the woman would get angry and a fight would break out.

Not long after she left, a young man ran in breathlessly.

"Mother, where is my cousin?"

The woman twisted her neck and asked, "Are you talking about the daughter born by Lei Ning, that evil creature?"

"Of course I sent him away."

Seeing the young man frown, the woman said unhappily, "Why? Do you still want to keep her and entertain her?"

"I tell you, it's impossible!"

"Our family and Lei Ning and his family will never be relatives."

"Show me some backbone and don't forget your sick father!"

The young man sat down beside her and said earnestly, "Mother, it has been many years. My cousin from my uncle's family is old enough to come to Pingzhou on her own."

"What can't we let go of?"

"Now my uncle is in power. If we offend their family, we will not be able to enjoy any good things."

"If my uncle can help my son's future career..."

The woman slapped him with a loud slap.

The boy covered his face and shut his mouth.

The woman held back her thoughts and waved away the servants in the room.

After everyone left, the resentment in her eyes finally came out: "You were still young at that time, what do you know?"

"If he hadn't defected, the current Jinwuwei General would be your father!"

"Our family should be the most glorious branch of the Lei family."

"It was because I trusted him, my brother, that he had the opportunity to enter your father's study and that His Majesty got the city defense map."

"Otherwise, the Crown Prince will take the throne first..."

"Your father would not have been tortured and exiled to Pingzhou, a remote place close to the border."