"Both countries are currently peaceful. Xirong need not worry. The princess is now the queen of Xirong, and Xirong and Great Chu have always maintained a good relationship."
"I'm afraid Beihan might have some thoughts. After all, that monarch is a man who doesn't show his emotions."
"Send someone to keep an eye on them first. Make sure the two princesses are safe. If they are wronged, report it immediately."
Chu Hongyun reminded him again, and Li Ao quickly obeyed.
"Master, please rest early. I will withdraw first." Li Ao bowed and saluted, and Chu Hongyun nodded.
After the people left, he changed his clothes and went to bed to rest.
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The next morning, the fake Jingxu indeed sent someone to talk to Lu Ziyi.
Obviously anxious, just when the fake Jingxu asked them to hand over the silver and money as soon as possible, the real Princess Ning'an also arrived at the gate of Chengnan Prefecture.
As luck would have it, they stayed in the inn under the name of Guangfulou.
After settling in, Ning An brought his men and Chu Hongrui to Guangfulou for dinner.
When passing by the first floor, he happened to hear people talking about Princess Ning An, and Ning An couldn't help but stop and listen.
After he understood, he went straight to the private room without saying a word.
After sitting down, Ning An winked at the maid, who immediately understood and asked the waiter directly.
"Little Second Brother, when I went upstairs just now, I heard everyone talking about Princess Ning'an and the Princess Changping. What happened?"
The waiter was also quite astute. He quickly replied with a smile, "Sir, it's like this. Not long ago, the prince of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion and the commoner county lady arrived at Chengnan Mansion."
"Yesterday, when the Princess of Changping County came to our Guangfulou for dinner, a little beggar accidentally soiled her shoes. The Princess got angry and ordered the guards to teach him a lesson."
"Those beggars were also miserable, but even after the county lady's lecture, no one dared to come forward and plead for them."
"It just so happened that Princess Ning'an also came to our Chengnan Mansion and saw it, so she stopped it."
"These past two days, everyone has been praising Princess Ning'an for her kindness and beauty, while the commoner Princess is arrogant and domineering."
"But we dare not say this to anyone. To be honest, I'm afraid the royal family has been deceived. According to legend, this county lady was favored by the royal family and given the title of county lady because she saved the empress dowager."
"We all thought this commoner county lady would be considerate of the people, but we never imagined she was just a spoiled and willful little girl."
"They have only been in our Chengnan Mansion for a short time, and several such incidents have already occurred. If Princess Ning'an had not passed by, the grandfather and grandson would have met their end again."
After the clerk finished speaking, he thought of something else and said, "Please don't spread what I just said, otherwise my life will be in danger."
Chu Hongrui was very curious. Although he was small, he was very well-educated.
Although I was confused by what I heard, my sister was right next to me. How could I have another sister?
But even so, he still didn't interrupt.
Ning An frowned when she heard this, but since she knew that the woman pretending to be her was using her identity to save someone, she was not too angry.
"Did that woman admit that she was Princess Ning'an herself?"
The waiter put down the teapot and said with a smile: "No, it was Prince Jing who came later and said it was Princess Ning'an."
"That princess is truly beautiful and kind-hearted, without any airs. She even dined with us yesterday and spoke so gently and kindly."
"Oh? In other words, it was that prince who recognized Princess Ning'an?"
"He is here himself, why doesn't he restrain his sister?" Ning An was also curious.
The waiter shook his head. "How could I know all that? But Prince Jing loves the county lady very much, so even if everyone has complaints, they dare not express them."
"But now the plague is rampant. The reason we didn't get infected is indeed because of the prescription passed down by the Wen County Magistrate. It saved us all."
"I heard that the medicine was made by this county lady. Thinking of this, we are extremely grateful."
"After all, that county lady was just a young girl who hadn't even reached the age of marriage yet. Now that she has a noble status, it's understandable that she's a little willful."
The guy said it pertinently.
Ning An smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Brother Er, for telling us so much, Yinzhi."
Yinzhi responded and gave a silver ingot.
The waiter quickly thanked him: "Thank you very much for the reward, sir. Thank you very much for the reward, sir."
"Don't be polite, just give us what we want first!" Yinzhi ordered him.
The guy responded quickly and ran down quickly.
Yinzhi returned to Ning'an, and the guard standing by asked softly, "Princess, do you want me to investigate?"
"It's okay to check. I'm just a little confused. How could Cousin Jingxu not recognize what I look like?"
The guard was about to leave after answering when Ning An stopped him: "Why are you in such a hurry? Check after dinner."
"Yes." The guard was very grateful. The princess was so kind.
He also wants to investigate the woman who pretended to be a princess.
The dishes came up soon. Chu Hongrui was very happy. Ning An took care of him very gently.
The guards left after eating. Chu Hongrui was also a warm-hearted boy and would stuff some meat into Ning An's mouth.
The brother and sister finished their meal happily, and when they saw that the guards had not returned, they went back to the inn to wait.
It was not until Ning An and Chu Hongrui woke up from their nap that the guards returned with the news.
"Princess, I'm afraid something big has happened." As the guard came in, he bowed and said anxiously.
Ning An was stunned and looked at the guard. She asked another maid, Jin Yu, to take Chu Hongrui away and asked the guard, "Don't worry, Ling Su, take your time."
Guard Ling Su took the cup of water Yinzhi handed him and drank it before continuing, "I heard that soon after Prince Jing arrived in Chengnan Prefecture, he became intimate with the prefect's daughter. He also came here to collect silver."
"That Changping County Lady also has a big problem. She's only been here for less than two weeks, and she's already received a lot of gifts from various families."
"And his behavior was vulgar, which angered everyone, but he couldn't show it."
"Some people have even begun to suspect that the royal family has done something immoral, leading to divine punishment, floods, and plagues."
"How dare you!" Ning An was really angry this time.
Ning An's face turned ugly. "The royal family took a liking to her, and my aunt treated her like her own daughter. How could she possibly tarnish the royal family's reputation like this?"
"Where does cousin Jingxu live now? I want to go see him!"
Ling Su continued, "Princess, please don't worry. The woman pretending to be you is the cousin of Ruyuan, the mistress of the Lu family, the richest family in Chengnan Prefecture. But this cousin seems to have appeared out of nowhere."
"And I had the honor of meeting her in person today. She exudes nobility. Even though her face is covered, I can tell she's quite pretty."
"She never admitted to being Princess Ning'an. It was only Prince Jing who said so."
Ning An's curiosity was piqued, and he looked up at Ling Su: "Ling Su means that I should go meet that girl first?"
Ling Su nodded.
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