Chapter 60 Even I'm Curious
"For the sake of my father, please forgive me this time."
“He died for you. He saved you, and you promised him you would take good care of me.”
"He saved your life, you should take care of me."
“Your Highness,” Mo Ran couldn’t bear to listen anymore, “it was the Prince who saved your biological father, and it was because of saving him that you were poisoned.”
"If he hadn't insisted on doing things his own way, trying to claim the credit, we could have won that battle easily."
"Your Highness only remembers the little bit of care you received in the past. Your biological father was dying and your child was repaying that kindness. Are you still not satisfied?"
"Shut up!" Pei Anqing shouted at the top of her lungs. "That's not how it is. Even if my father made mistakes on the battlefield..."
"But he's always been sincere towards you." Pei Anqing looked at Pei Yanchuan. "The frontier is harsh and cold; he gave you the cotton-padded coat my mother sewed."
"I'll share half of what I eat with you."
"Have you forgotten all of this?!"
“Our prince has already repaid those debts long ago,” Mo Ran wanted to continue.
Pei Yanchuan raised his hand to stop him, and slowly looked up at Pei Anqing, "From this day forward, you have exhausted all the kindness of your biological father."
"Twenty strokes of the military rod on your own initiative."
Pei Yanchuan said coldly, "If you dare to lay a finger on her again, I won't hesitate to send you to meet your biological father."
Pei Anqing collapsed to the ground, letting out a long breath, feeling a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.
He was genuinely afraid that Pei Yanchuan would punish him.
"Your Highness, what do you think of the Crown Prince...?"
Mo Ran was usually a man of few words, but today he couldn't help but speak up.
"Send someone to keep an eye on him and see who he's been associating with lately."
Pei Yanchuan's words made Mo Ran instantly understand, "Did the Prince deliberately spare his life?"
Pei Yanchuan did not answer directly, but asked, "Were the identities of the two servants beside him checked today?"
"It's been checked, they are the Imperial Guards."
The Imperial Guards are the Emperor's men, but even if the Emperor wanted to get rid of Pei Yanchuan, he would have to wait until the sword was no longer useful.
This is someone deliberately using Pei Anqing to sow discord between the Emperor and Pei Yanchuan.
"I believe this matter involves either the Prince of Qi or the Grand Princess."
Pei Yanchuan looked up at a high wall and after a long while, said, "Go and tear that wall down."
"Hmm... ah?"
By the time Mo Ran realized what was happening, Pei Yanchuan had already walked far away.
"What is the connection between the person behind this and this wall? When did the prince start believing in feng shui?"
Early the next morning,
Mo Ran finally understood why the prince wanted him to demolish the wall.
"It was fine yesterday, how could it suddenly collapse?"
"Mo Ran didn't keep a close eye on Mo Bai when he came back yesterday, and he was knocked down."
The ink stains on the brick wall, "Ah...ah yes, yes, that's right."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, "Your Highness, please go ahead and attend to your business. It's just repairing the wall; Mo Ran should be able to finish it soon."
Pei Yanchuan looked at Mo Ran, "Can you?"
Mo Ran: "I...I can't. Your Highness, you don't know, but in the past, when the army was building city walls, the prince personally oversaw everything."
"It's only when Your Highness is here that I feel at ease building this wall; otherwise, it would be a waste if the wall collapses."
"When did Your Highness start watching us build the city wall? How come I didn't know?" Mo Qing asked, straightening up as he held a brick in one hand and a bricklaying tool in the other.
Mo Ran nudged quietly, "You know, you definitely know."
Mo Qing glanced at it and understood. "Oh right, I know. Your Highness doesn't know, but His Highness is very good at repairing walls."
"Both my brother and I were taught by the prince."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, "Then I'll go make you some herbal tea."
After making tea, Jiang Wan Ning followed Yu Hai to the stone table in the courtyard to continue learning medical skills.
Pei Yanchuan sat to the side, 'watching' the two men repair the wall.
"This is called a cosmetic injection. Using this method to suture wounds can reduce scarring. Combined with scar-removing medication, it can effectively remove scars."
Jiang Wan Ning leaned to the side, trying to get a closer look.
Suddenly, a figure appeared between her and Yu Hai.
"Um... I'm also curious and would like to see."
As she spoke, she took the sewn rabbit skin from Yu Hai's hand and leaned close to Jiang Wan Ning to examine it.
In the following days, the courtyard where Yu Hai lived...
Either the wall collapsed, or the roof tiles slipped off, or the bluestone floor tiles on the ground disappeared.
That day.
No sooner had Jiang Wan Ning returned to the manor than Hai Tang appeared in the Wutong Courtyard.
"Begonia! You're finally back! I've missed you so much!" Peony rushed up and hugged Begonia.
Haitang smiled and patted Shaoyao, "It's only been a few days, and you've gained weight again. Miss is so biased."
"No, no, Miss missed you too, and even saved a lot of delicious food for you."
Peony was afraid that Begonia would misunderstand, and also afraid that her young mistress would be unhappy to hear this, so she quickly explained.
Haitang laughed and said, "Silly peony, I meant that Miss is biased towards me."
"Look how full you are from all that food! From now on, all of Miss's pretty clothes that she doesn't wear anymore can be mine," Haitang joked.
"Great, Begonia, I've been missing you so much and saved my favorite snack for you."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled too; it was so nice to see them playing around like this.
"Alright, I have something to report to Miss." Haitang walked up to Jiang Wanning. "Miss, the granary and food are ready."
"There is one more thing."
Haitang glanced out the window and lowered her voice, "When I just got back, I ran into Granny Zhang on the street."
Jiang Wan Ning paused in her fanning, "Did you look carefully?"
Haitang nodded. "This servant has looked carefully."
"I noticed that Granny Zhang was acting suspiciously, so I quietly followed her."
"She went into a house, and when she came out, she was carrying a large bundle."
"She seemed to have seen someone in the house and even started arguing with that person."
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly stood up. "And then? Did you come back?"
I sent people to keep an eye on Bihe Courtyard, especially on Granny Zhang, but she hasn't even left the courtyard these past few days.
She thought the person she sent was reliable, but Haitang actually saw Granny Zhang on the street outside.
Haitang shook her head. "I saw her come out, so I came back to report to you."
Jiang Wan Ning understood; this was no one Hai Tang's fault.
Haitang had been away for so long that she naturally had no idea what had happened in the manor.
Naturally, they would keep an eye on where Zhang Mama went and wouldn't go back to the mansion with her, as that would make them easy to be discovered.
But how did Granny Zhang manage to leave without anyone noticing?
Fortunately, Haitang caught her red-handed and found out where she went. Could the place she went be the son that Aunt Liu was hiding outside?
"Good Begonia, go back to that place tomorrow and keep an eye on it. See who lives in that house."
"This old woman, I've had someone watching her the whole time, how did she manage to leave?"
Peony scratched her head. "Does it mean I can grow wings and fly away like a pigeon?"
Peony tilted her head and looked at the pigeon soup in the stew pot.
Jiang Wan Ning was reminded by Shao Yao's words and suddenly realized, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that?"
"Peony, eat more, it's a reward for you." Jiang Wan Ning pushed the stewing pot in front of Peony.
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