Chapter 102 I Can Protect You
Mo Qing and Mo Ran immediately gagged the two men to prevent them from swallowing the poison and dying.
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
The prefect was shrewd and naturally understood that the power behind the person who plotted against the Prince of Langya was not to be underestimated.
There's no need to continue this investigation.
"Take the man to the dungeon, and I will personally interrogate him."
"Yes." The prefect wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt a strange sense of relief.
If he were to continue the investigation and uncover the person behind it, it would be beyond the control of a mere prefect like himself; he might even lose his own life.
"Now that the case is clear, let's disperse."
Those around who had witnessed the situation felt guilty. They silently tidied up the table they had just smashed, bowed to Jiang Wan Ning, and turned to leave.
Seeing that there was nothing more to do, the prefect also got up to take his leave.
"Thank you for your help today." The princess of Xixia clasped her hands and said, "My name is Tuoba Yan'er, and I am a princess of Xixia."
Jiang Wanning returned the greeting, "Jiang Wanning, the owner of this shop."
Tuoba Yan'er looked Jiang Wan Ning up and down, then glanced at the damaged items around her.
She took out a bead and said, "The loss here today is my responsibility."
"Consider this bead compensation for your losses today."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't stand on ceremony and gestured to Shao Yao to take the beads.
Although she is not short of money now, she still wants to stock up on more food, as the locust plague is expected in the next few days.
I fear that after His Majesty's birthday celebrations, a large number of refugees will flow into the capital.
The Western Xia would also take the opportunity to raise grain prices and attack the eastern border.
Jiang Wan Ning's blunt actions surprised Tuoba Yan'er.
He then laughed and said, "You're very straightforward and genuine. I like you."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled in response, "Did the princess come to our restaurant today for a meal?"
Tuoba Yan'er looked around and said, "I heard as soon as I entered the city that your shop has some really nice new and interesting things."
"I thought I'd come and take a look today, but who knew this would happen."
Just as Tuoba Yan'er finished speaking, several people dressed in exotic clothing rushed in through the door.
Seeing the nervous look on Tuoba Yan'er's face, the leading man said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Yan'er, didn't I tell you to stay with me and not run around?"
Tuoba Yan'er stuck out her tongue. "Cousin, I just came out for a meal."
"I heard about it all on my way here," the man said, his tone slightly angry. "Why didn't you send someone to inform me?"
"I wanted to make the announcement, but I couldn't leave," Tuoba Yan'er said helplessly, spreading her hands. "But they saved me and cleared my name."
The man looked in the direction Tuoba Yan'er was pointing, his eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then a hint of amazement flashed across his face.
He immediately realized his lapse in decorum, placed his hand on his chest, and bowed slightly, saying, "My name is Tuoba Wenjing, thank you, young lady."
Tuoba Wenjing, the third prince of the Western Xia Kingdom, was the most promising candidate to become the crown prince, and also the most warlike.
If I remember correctly, in my past life he was the one who launched the attack during a locust plague.
"Your Highness is too kind. I was only thinking of my own shop. Besides, the princess already gave me a gift of thanks."
"Does the young lady recognize me?" Tuoba Wenjing asked.
"Just now, the princess addressed Your Highness as cousin, which led me to guess that you are a prince of Western Xia. I heard that only the Third Prince has come to celebrate His Majesty's birthday."
"So I guessed it was you."
"You are a clever young lady," Tuoba Wenjing said with a smile. "Would you do me the honor of inviting me to dinner?"
This blatant invitation meant that even if Jiang Wan Ning agreed, Pei Yan Chuan, no matter how calm he was, couldn't sit still.
"Cough cough..." Pei Yanchuan slightly circled his fingers and lowered his head to feign a cough.
Jiang Wanning introduced, "This is the Prince of Langya. In fact, the person we should thank this time is the Prince."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to invite the prefect."
"So it's an old friend." A hint of surprise flashed in Tuoba Wenjing's eyes. "King of Langya, it's been a long time."
Pei Yanchuan stood up, walked slowly to Jiang Wanning's side, and then said slowly, "I haven't been here long either."
"It has only been three years since I defeated the three cities of Western Xia in succession."
"What? Does the Third Prince so desire to see me again?"
Tuoba Wenjing clenched his fingers slightly, forcing a smile. "I heard you've been poisoned by a rare and incurable poison."
"I'm just curious that you're still alive, but judging from your current state, I'm afraid you can only be a carefree prince."
"We won't meet on the battlefield."
"Perhaps the next time we meet will be when I lead my troops to attack the Eastern Mausoleum Imperial City."
Jiang Wanning stepped forward and stood in front of Pei Yanchuan. "Your Highness is too kind. The prince's illness has already been cured."
"Everyone in Dongling Kingdom knows this, yet Your Highness is so out of touch with the world, didn't you even go out and inquire about it?"
Tuoba Wenjing was surprised that Jiang Wanjing was protecting Pei Yanchuan.
Before she could speak, Shen Ruzhi said, "Our Ning'er is the future Princess of Langya."
"They are about to get married, and it was Ning'er who cured the Prince of Langya's illness."
Shen Ruzhi was only spouting empty words. She only knew that Jiang Wan Ning could be saved, but she also knew that something was missing.
Tuoba Wenjing's eyes flashed with disbelief, "That Prince of Langya is really lucky."
"This is the first time I've heard of a cure for this poison."
"It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer." Tuoba Wenjing took Tuoba Yan'er's hand and said, "Farewell, everyone."
The Grand Princess's Residence.
Jiang Wanru knelt on the ground without saying a word.
The Grand Princess leaned against the chaise longue, surrounded by four or five male concubines who were massaging her legs and shoulders.
After a long while, the Grand Princess gently raised her hand, and the male concubines bowed and withdrew.
The Grand Princess then said, "If you can't even handle this simple matter, what use are you to me?"
Jiang Wanru slapped herself hard. "Please forgive me, Grand Princess. It was all Jiang Wanning's fault for causing this."
"I don't know when she learned medicine, otherwise that woman would have surely died in her shop."
"Do you think I don't know that it was Jiang Wan Ning who caused this trouble?" The Grand Princess glanced at her sideways. "You're simply not as skilled as her."
"You can't even handle Jiang Wan Ning, yet you dare to dream of helping me accomplish great things?"
Jiang Wanru tensed up and immediately kowtowed, "Please forgive me and give me another chance."
"I will definitely make Jiang Wan Ning die, and then the Zhou family will naturally suffer."
"She must be very upset that her only daughter is dead."
"I don't keep useless people around me," the Grand Princess said. "If I can protect you, I can protect others."
"I will send someone to investigate Jiang Wan Ning's matter thoroughly. For now, you just need to keep Pei An Qing in check, marry into the Prince's Mansion, and help me monitor everything in the Prince's Mansion."
"It would be best to persuade Pei Anqing to serve me."
"Yes." Jiang Wanru bowed obediently.
"Things went wrong today, and those two will surely implicate me."
"Go out and receive your punishment."
Jiang Wanru tried to plead for mercy, but the Grand Princess had already closed her eyes and wouldn't even look at her.
Tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday banquet, so she won't use any overly obvious punishments; she'll just use needles to prick him.
Jiang Wanru had no choice but to obediently step back and accept her punishment.
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