Chapter 265 Princess Ping'an took away the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass
After a while.
The Grand Princess said, "You may leave. I will spare you for now, but the Nine-Leaf Rejuvenating Herb is not something I can give you."
"And those two slaps you gave Ping An, I'll return them to you."
The Grand Princess gestured to the old nanny Xi beside her to make a move.
As soon as Granny Xi reached out and raised her hand, Jiang Wan Ning slapped her across the face first, then stood still.
"Jiang Wan Ning! I'm already showing you mercy by letting you go today. Don't think I'm afraid of you!"
Jiang Wan Ning said calmly, "Since Your Highness is unwilling to have this Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass, then I will not ask for it."
"I hope Your Highness will not have to kneel and beg me in the future."
The Grand Princess snorted coldly, "What a joke! You want me to beg you? Jiang Wan Ning, it's you who needs the medicine I have now."
"The medicine I need is in Your Highness's hands, but Your Highness's daughter's life is in my hands."
"I'd like to see what you'll use to take my son's life."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't say anything more, but turned and left, calmly making the Grand Princess think that she hadn't really come to find medicine, but rather to show off.
"Mother, why did you let her go!"
The Grand Princess then came to her senses and said sternly, "Who told you to do this?"
Princess Ping'an pouted, "She caused me so much suffering, it wouldn't be too much for me to kill her, I just pushed her down."
"Mother, when did you become so timid?"
"What do you know?" the Grand Princess said. "I think the punishment I gave you this time was too lenient. You agreed to Pei Anqing using you?"
“If we hadn’t pinned all the blame on Pei Anqing, do you think you would be standing here now, and that you would have been able to restore the title of Princess?”
"Alright, alright, I know, it's all because of you that I'm better now." Princess Ping'an said impatiently as she turned and left.
The Grand Princess frowned. "You..."
Watching Princess Ping'an's retreating figure, he sighed and rubbed his temples.
Granny Xi gently comforted her, "Your Highness, the princess is still young. She will understand your good intentions in the future."
“She’s too young. She’s old enough to get married. How can she be so reckless? Do you think I’ve really spoiled her?” The Grand Princess looked up.
Granny Xi raised her hand to massage the Grand Princess's temples and said softly, "The Princess also cares about you. She will understand your good intentions in the future."
"Did she go to see that Young Master Xuan after she returned to the capital?"
Granny Xi paused for a moment without speaking, but the Grand Princess already understood. "It seems I need to arrange a marriage for Ping An as soon as possible, lest she do something else and it will be too late then."
"And that Young Master Xuan, investigate him thoroughly. If you find him, don't bother telling me, just kill him to prevent him from trying to seduce Ping An again."
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"Your Highness, please forgive me." Granny Xi immediately knelt down. "This old servant was thinking about the Princess just now and was a little too rough, which made Your Highness uncomfortable."
The Grand Princess waved her hand dismissively, looking annoyed. "Get up."
"You've worked hard by Ping An's side these past few days, go to the warehouse and collect your reward."
"Thank you, Your Highness. It is an honor for this old servant to take care of Princess Ping'an. Your Highness has already given this old servant more than enough. This old servant dares not take credit."
The Grand Princess's brow relaxed slightly. "What's given to you is yours. Go now."
"Keep an eye on Ping An, make sure she doesn't do anything foolish again."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Granny Xi rose and retreated.
When Granny Xi found Princess Ping'an, she was rummaging through something in the storeroom.
Two guards knelt on either side of the door.
"Princess, what are you looking for?" Granny Xi looked down at the luminous pearl that had rolled to her feet.
Princess Ping'an turned her head and glanced at her. "Granny Xi, you've come at the right time. Quickly help me look for it."
"Where did Mother put that nine-leaf resurrection herb?"
"What does Your Highness want with this?"
Ping An's eyes darted away. "Just find it. I'm afraid my mother might give this to Jiang Wan Ning again if she's too soft-hearted."
"Princess, rest assured, His Highness should keep this Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass in a secret room, so that others cannot easily obtain it."
"A secret room?" Princess Ping'an said. "When did this princess's residence have a secret room? How come I didn't know about it?"
Realizing she had misspoke, Granny Xi immediately corrected herself, "In short, Princess, rest assured, as long as His Highness doesn't want to give this away, no one can steal it."
"I'm asking you, where is this secret room?"
Seeing that Princess Ping'an was not willing to give up, Granny Xi said, "In His Highness's study."
Princess Ping'an immediately turned around and left the storeroom, heading towards the study. Granny Xi took two steps after her but then retreated, stuffing the luminous pearl that had rolled to her feet into her sleeve.
Then, pretending to be nonchalant, he left the storeroom and said to the two guards, "Take good care of the inventory. Make sure you record exactly what the princess took."
"If anything goes missing, you two will be held responsible when questioned."
The two servants replied repeatedly, "We understand, we'll go and count them right away."
Although the two of them couldn't see clearly whether Princess Ping'an took anything or what she took, with Granny Xi's words, anything missing from the storeroom that day would naturally be recorded on Princess Ping'an's record.
The two servants only thought this way, but they would never dare to steal anything from the Grand Princess's treasury, nor did they ever imagine that Granny Xi meant to cover up her crime by saying this.
After putting away the stolen items, Granny Xi hurriedly went to the study.
really,
Princess Ping'an was holding a long, thin box, which she opened and stared blankly at its contents.
Granny Xi leaned forward for a look and asked in surprise, "Princess, what are you going to do with this Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass?"
Ping An turned to look at Granny Xi, "You mean this is the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass?"
"Yes, Your Highness, I had the honor of seeing it once when it was acquired. This Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass has nine leaves in total, and each leaf is a different color."
"When using it as medicine, all nine leaves need to be picked and boiled together."
"When Your Highness obtained it, this old servant was fortunate enough to be there and listen. Princess, why are you taking this out?"
Princess Ping'an smiled slightly, slammed the box shut, and put it into her sleeve. "It's not safe for Mother to keep this. I'll keep it for her for now."
"If your mother asks, just say you don't know anything."
After saying this, Princess Ping'an ignored Granny Xi and walked straight out.
Granny Xi called out twice but couldn't stop him, so she stopped trying. Instead, she gave a wink to the servant sweeping fallen leaves not far away in the courtyard, and the servant quietly walked up to Granny Xi.
"Go tell the young lady that Princess Ping'an has already taken out the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass."
The servant nodded and left, and then Granny Xi hurriedly walked towards the Grand Princess's courtyard.
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