This beautiful woman exuded a mature charm and was clearly someone of high status. She carried an aura of authority that commanded respect without anger, and there was a crease between her brows, obviously caused by frequent frowning.
"Your Highness, shall I go and inform them?" the old woman behind him asked softly.
The beautiful woman was none other than the eldest princess. She waved her hand, indicating that it was unnecessary, and then turned and left.
"Does Zhao Zhao always coax her like this?" the princess asked coldly.
The old woman hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "When the fire broke out in the mansion before, this Miss Xing was neglected by the maids and was relatively cautious. However, the princess gave her a severe dressing down and now values Miss Xing very much. It's hard to say what will happen in the future."
The eldest princess sneered: "The worst thing is for a person to become arrogant because of favor."
She went straight back to her study, had paper, ink, brush, and inkstone prepared, and began writing a letter.
"Send this visiting card to the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence; I wish to pay a visit to the Marquis's wife."
"yes."
The old woman took the visiting card and handed it to the servant to handle the matter.
The eldest princess remained calm and composed, but the old nanny, who had served her for many years, could see the turbulent undercurrent beneath the calm. Clearly, the eldest princess was very dissatisfied with how Princess Zhaoyang was coaxing Xing Xiaoya, and had already begun to make arrangements to deal with this Miss Xing.
After the Jiang family's carriages left the princess's residence, they split into two groups. The first two carriages returned to the marquis's residence, while the last carriage headed in the opposite direction.
"Did the princess make things difficult for you while we were having tea?" Cen Ying asked softly.
"The princess seemed dissatisfied with me, but I was turned away and she didn't make things difficult for me."
Seeing that she looked well and didn't show any panic or anger when Princess Zhaoyang was mentioned, Cen Ying guessed that nothing serious had happened and felt relieved.
"Mother, where are we going?" Xu Wanying asked curiously.
"Go find someone."
Upon hearing this, Xu Wanying stopped asking questions.
"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" The system seemed quite curious.
"Are you the system and I am the system? Look it up yourself!" Xu Wanying retorted irritably.
After a moment of silence, the system reluctantly said, "There's no need to waste energy on this. Nothing good happened today that made you happy."
"Ha, don't try to save face. You simply can't find anything. Even if you keep saying they're just characters in a novel, here they are living, breathing people. No matter how much effort you expend, you can't detect their inner thoughts." Xu Wanying bluntly exposed her lie.
After all, she had been bound to the system for so long, and now she had a complete understanding of just how capable the system was.
The system remained silent for a long time, clearly having been hit where it was, but not knowing how to defend itself, so it could only remain silent.
Hearing this conversation between the two people, Cen Ying felt a weight lifted from her heart.
Although the Jiang family had listened to their concerns for so long and had a pretty good idea of the artifact's detection range, they were still somewhat uneasy until it was confirmed. Now that it was fully verified, she felt much more at ease.
"Madam, we've arrived." The carriage slowly came to a stop, and the sound of a guard announcing this came from outside.
"Send someone to find Third Master," Cen Ying ordered coldly.
"yes."
Xu Wanying couldn't help but lift the carriage curtain and look out curiously.
She found the carriage stopped in an alley, and half of the guards who were guarding the carriage were gone, obviously having been ordered to go out and search for someone.
“This is Wutong Street. Chengli used to live here,” Cen Ying explained softly.
Xu Wanying nodded, but before she could say anything, the system started screaming excitedly.
[Ahhh, we've finally reached this point! Jiang Chengli is going to reunite with his family and return to the Marquis's mansion. After that, he'll bring Xing Xiaoya back, thus beginning his journey to becoming the most popular woman in the Jiang family.]
This part of the plot was incredibly popular, generating countless comments and even heated arguments. The men of the Jiang family were all favorites, and readers fiercely debated who should rise to the top, even competing to donate money and urging the author to highlight their favorite characters' scenes…
The system spoke at length about these topics, appearing extremely excited.
"Are those old geezers like Marquis Zhongyi in any of these high-rise buildings?" Xu Wanying interrupted her directly, asking in a cold voice.
The system, which had been talking nonstop, suddenly fell silent, like a screaming chicken being choked.
[Speak up, why aren't you saying anything? Are you malfunctioning again?] Xu Wanying didn't let it go, instead continuing to press and interrogate it.
【Ahem, of course there are some, but very few. Besides, although the Marquis of Loyalty is a bit older than his sons, he's not exactly an old man yet. Plus, he still has the title of Marquis, which is just a bonus.】 The system was a little guilty, but the more it spoke, the more confident it became, and its tone even rose.
[Ha, no matter how much you rave about it, it doesn't change the fact that he's fifty. Isn't fifty considered an old man? People in ancient times generally died young; he's considered long-lived.]
Xu Wanying interrupted her directly and criticized it again without any politeness.
[Which book is this from? Someone's actually supporting this old geezer? Xing Xiaoya's only seventeen or eighteen, how can she be so indiscriminate?]
The system was speechless for a long time after being confronted by her, only groaning in anger, but unable to mount a powerful counterattack. It seemed to be nothing more than impotent rage.
Just as the two were about to start arguing, a guard's voice came from outside: "Madam Hou, I have searched the whole place, but there is no trace of the Third Master."
A hush fell over the car, and Cen Ying's brows furrowed tightly.
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