Chapter 264 I Like Military Power
The Grand Princess's Residence.
"Who did you say came?" The Grand Princess pinched a small amount of fish food and sprinkled it into the pond. She handed the box of fish food to a maid beside her and asked while wiping her hands.
"Your Highness, it is the Princess Consort of Langya."
"It's quite surprising that she came," the Grand Princess said casually. "Did she say what it was for?"
The servant lowered his head and said, "It seems he's asking for something."
The Grand Princess sneered, "Asking for something? Well, I'd really like to see that."
The servant bowed his head, took two steps back, and then turned and left, heading towards the gate of the mansion.
When Jiang Wan Ning followed the servant in, the Grand Princess was dozing off on the chaise longue.
The old nanny beside her whispered something in her ear before the Grand Princess slowly opened her eyes and gently raised her wrist. "Sit down."
"There's no need for a seat. I've come to ask Your Highness for something."
The Grand Princess sat up straight. "Oh? What is it that someone as wealthy and powerful as the Princess of Langya cannot obtain, and you actually want to ask me for it?"
"I am curious, why don't you tell me?"
“Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass,” Jiang Wan Ning said directly. “If Your Highness is willing to give me this medicine, I am willing to grant Your Highness one condition.”
"Hahahaha..." The Grand Princess threw her head back and laughed a few times, "Do you think I need your promise?"
"Oh, by the way, I do have something I want." The Grand Princess said, crossing her legs and leaning forward slightly. "I like military power."
"The military power is in the hands of the prince, so I cannot agree to your request."
The Grand Princess sat back down, picked up a teacup from the small table beside her, and gently skimmed the foam off the surface of the water with the lid. "Then there's nothing more to say."
"The Nine-Leaf Rejuvenating Herb Palace does indeed possess it, and as far as I know, there is only one in the entire Eastern Mausoleum."
"Your Highness must be using this medicine for its effects. If it were to be used in exchange for Princess Ping'an's life, I wonder if Your Highness would be willing or not."
The Grand Princess suddenly looked up at Jiang Wan Ning, a slight smile playing on her lips. "You're threatening me with peace?"
The old nanny Xi, who was serving the Grand Princess, whispered a few words in her ear. The Grand Princess raised an eyebrow and said, "So it was to save your mother."
"You don't actually think this matter could cost Ping An her life, do you?"
"Although your mother was accidentally pushed down by a servant of my Grand Princess's residence, what does that have to do with Ping An?" the Grand Princess said indifferently. "At worst, I will hand over the person who pushed your mother down."
The Grand Princess tried to see the anxiety on Jiang Wan Ning's face, but Jiang Wan Ning remained calm, as if she had not come to ask for medicine for Zhou Shi.
"Mother." As the two were talking, Princess Ping'an walked in. Upon seeing Wan Ning, she frowned. "Why are you here?"
Granny Xi whispered to Princess Ping'an the purpose of Jiang Wan Ning's visit, and Princess Ping'an smiled smugly, "What, your brother isn't dead?"
"What a pity. If I had known, I would have had someone push you harder, so your brother wouldn't have survived either. Children without a mother are always so pitiful, don't you think?"
"Ping An!" the Grand Princess scolded in a low voice. Although Jiang Wan Ning could not threaten her in this matter, it was not appropriate for Ping An to say it so openly. Even putting Jiang Wan Ning aside, Pei Yan Chuan was not someone to be trifled with.
Furthermore, if Pei Yanchuan, Marquis Ningyuan Jiang Zheng, and Grand Tutor Zhou were to join forces, this matter would not be easy to accept.
“Mother, what are you afraid of?” Princess Ping’an said. “This is the Grand Princess’s residence. Everyone here is one of our people except for her. Even if I speak up, she has no evidence.”
"Even if I don't say it, she knows in her heart that I was the one who instructed her."
“Jiang Wan Ning, blame yourself. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gone to Cangzhou to suffer. If it weren’t for you, the affairs of Guo Bingwen and Jiang Wan Jun would have been under my control.”
"You're a jinx. Nothing good ever happens to me when you're around. This is your retribution. Blame your viciousness."
Jiang Wan Ning sneered, "If we're talking about viciousness, who can be more vicious than you and your son?"
"Jiang Wan Ning, what do you mean?" the Grand Princess said. "I think you're not here to ask for medicine sincerely, but to deliberately cause trouble."
"Mother, why are you wasting so much breath talking to her? She's come to ask for medicine, but what kind of medicine?"
"Your Highness, it is the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass. The Princess Consort of Langya wants to use this medicine to save her mother."
Princess Ping'an gave a mocking smile, "I see."
"Let me tell you today, I will destroy that Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass rather than give it to you. What? Is your mother still alive?"
"But if we can use the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Grass, it should be soon. I think you might as well end your father's and your own life and go down to join that bitch mother."
"Say it again." Jiang Wan Ning's eyes turned cold.
"I've said it, so what can you do about it? Your mother was born a lowly woman..."
"Slap! Slap!" Before Princess Ping'an could finish speaking, Jiang Wan Ning slapped her hard twice.
Princess Ping'an turned her face to the side, covering her cheek with her hand, and said incredulously, "You actually dared to hit me?"
“I not only dare to hit you, I dare to kill you,” Jiang Wan Ning said coldly. “If you insult my mother again, I don’t mind sending you down first.”
"Bang!" The Grand Princess slammed her hand on the armrest of her chair. "Jiang Wan Ning, how dare you!"
"How dare you hit my daughter in front of me, and in my own residence! I think you're not here to ask for medicine, but to die!"
"Mother, why bother talking to her so much? Just kill her already!"
"I hit you, so what? Did you really think your mother had some kind of superhuman ability to kill me just like that?"
"Don't even mention me dying in your mansion today. Even if I suffer a minor injury, the Langya Army will raze your Princess's mansion to the ground within half an hour. Furthermore, the Lingxiao Sect will not let you off the hook either."
Even without Jiang Wan Ning saying it, the Grand Princess understood the relationship between Shen Ru Zhi and Jiang Wan Ning. If something really happened to Jiang Wan Ning, Shen Ru Zhi would not stand idly by.
Jiang Wan Ning is really lucky. She never expected that Shen Ru Zhi would be the person the Ling Xiao Sect was looking for, and also the princess of Xi Xia.
"Hmph, do you really think the soldiers under my command are pushovers?" The Grand Princess pondered for a moment, but still couldn't hold back her words.
"If Your Highness does not believe me, you are welcome to try."
"Jiang Wan Ning, do you really think you're so great?" Princess Ping An said. "Isn't it just that you married Pei Yan Chuan and gained the Empress's favor?"
"I'll kill you today because you came to me yourself."
"Mother, order her to be killed immediately! How can we, the dignified Grand Princess's residence, allow someone to come and cause trouble?"
As Princess Ping'an spoke, the Grand Princess pondered for a moment. If Jiang Wan Ning really died in the Grand Princess's residence, she would indeed have a hard time explaining herself.
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