As he spoke, the young general of the Zhenguo General's Mansion raised the red spear in his hand and forcefully slammed it into the street.
With a loud "bang," a deep crack appeared in the ground, sending debris flying. The red spear, like a stabilizing pillar, remained firmly planted there, its shaft trembling slightly and emitting a low, resonant sound.
The gun itself gleamed with a cold light.
Despite the blazing sun and unbearable heat, a chill ran through everyone's hearts.
The other two young generals also planted their weapons next to the red spears, coldly watching the thugs behind them with their complex and intertwined forces.
"My First-Class General of Righteousness and Valor's Mansion, and the First-Class General of Loyalty and Valor's Mansion also cover this street."
"I don't care who your masters are or what power they have. Let them think twice about whether they dare to offend the three generals' mansions at the same time!"
Without waiting for anyone's reaction, the three young generals turned their horses around and prepared to leave with their personal guards.
As the warhorse passed by the private room of the teahouse, the young general of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, with his sharp eyes, looked up and saw Jiang Shuwan with half of her body hanging outside the window of the private room.
"hello."
Jiang Shuwan waved to him, smiling warmly.
A hint of displeasure flashed in the young general's eyes, but in the end he said nothing and rode away on his warhorse.
Jiang Shuwan shook her head and clicked her tongue twice, "This little brat is quite rude."
The ladies: "..."
The ladies stared at her speechlessly, and finally someone asked, "When did you become so close to the three generals' mansions?"
"No, I don't know them at all."
The ladies: "..."
I don't believe you!
*******
Next to Donglai Street is a small street that used to be bustling with people, but today it has been completely cleared out.
On the second floor of the embroidered building, Pei Yanzhi stood under the eaves. The man was dressed in a light blue wide-sleeved casual robe, and his slender fingers rested on the original wood-colored railing.
He stared intently at Donglai Street next door, lost in thought.
General Fei Hong stood beside him, munching on a large, white steamed bun. If anyone were to enter, they would see that behind them were hundreds of guards, fully armed and ready to go, filling the entire embroidered building to the brim.
"Luckily, our people haven't shown up yet, otherwise the people from the three generals' mansions would have been overshadowed as soon as they arrived. They would have failed to save the damsel in distress and instead lost face. I don't even want to think about that scene, tsk tsk tsk..."
As General Fei Hong spoke, he handed a large steamed bun to Pei Yanzhi, "Want some?"
Pei Yanzhi ignored him. The man withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked downstairs. General Fei Hong chased after him, "Hey, say something! When did your Miss Jiang get involved with the three great generals' mansions? This person is too amazing. She can even get people from the three great generals' mansions to do things."
"Choose your words carefully." Pei Yanzhi then gave him a look.
"...Alright, I take it back. I'm just curious, I've never seen the county princess interact with the three generals' mansions before, so why did the entire general's mansion come to her aid when she was in trouble? And it was even the young general himself who came?"
General Fei Hong took another bite of his big steamed bun, chewing on the meat filling. He followed Pei Yanzhi around, asking in a mumbled voice, "The three generals' mansions were notorious for their discord during the late emperor's time. It was a miracle if they didn't fight when they met. But look at how they were acting on Donglai Street just now. They were nothing like usual. The last time they acted in unison was when they were helping the late emperor conquer the country."
"The county princess is truly amazing!"
"Do you think the county princess drugged them?"
Frowning, Pei Yanzhi disliked the way he ate and talked at the same time, and quickened his pace, saying as he walked, "It must be because of that old manor keeper..."
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On the second floor of the Donglai Street office, Li Chengyun also obtained the information on the "old village head".
"Your Highness, that old man from the village used to be a personal guard under the General of the State, and he saved the General from danger many times."
"Once, he and the general got lost in the snow-capped mountains. The general fainted from hunger, so he cut off a piece of flesh from his own leg, fed the general, and carried him out of the snow-capped mountains."
"Later, he retired from the army, and his wife, children, and elderly parents all relied on the general's mansion for relief. However, he was a strong-willed person and was always looking for work outside. He was fine when he was young, but now it was becoming increasingly difficult to find work. Eventually, the county magistrate recruited him to be a squad leader in Donglai Street..."
As Song Huaizhang spoke, he glanced at Li Chengyun, "The other two generals' residences are in similar situations."
As Song Huaizhang spoke, he found it difficult to put his mind at ease, since he had previously mocked the elderly security guard team recruited by Jiang Shuwan.
Standing by the window, gazing at the departing figures of the three generals, Li Chengyun smiled.
"Excellent tactic!"
"She used to say I was good at using others to do my dirty work, but I think she's the mastermind behind it all!"
"With the support of the three great generals' mansions, no one in the capital will dare to cause her any more trouble!"
As Li Chengyun spoke, his eyes grew increasingly deep.
"If she were my person, the three generals' mansions might be able to be used by me..."
Upon hearing his words, Song Huaizhang's heart stirred, and a look of excitement flashed in his eyes.
*********
The imperial harem.
Consort Gao also harbored fantasies about Jiang Shuwan.
"My son, how is the relationship between Princess Jinzhu and Prince Pei?"
Grasping the hand of the eldest prince, Li Chengyou, Consort Gao said excitedly, "I heard that the heir apparent only has one concubine. You should find an opportunity to send him a few better ones tomorrow. As for the county princess, Yaqin should also get closer to her. It's a waste for the county princess to marry into the marquis's family with her abilities. If you could persuade her to divorce the heir apparent and marry into the Prince You's family as a concubine, that would be wonderful."
Consort Gao became more and more agitated as she spoke, and in the end, her eyes even looked somewhat crazed.
Guo Yaqin: "..."
Guo Yaqin's face darkened, and neither Consort Gao nor Li Chengyou had time to pay attention to her.
Li Chengyou said, tempted, "Could she really agree? We didn't have a good relationship with her before, and now she is Consort Rong's adopted daughter. Not only does the Emperor value her, but she also has a good relationship with the three generals' mansions."
Consort Gao snorted coldly, "Whether she agrees or not will only be known after the fact. As long as she is willing to marry into the family, even if she is just a secondary wife, it will be fine. Also, we must not let Pei Yanzhi's matter affect her again. The three generals' mansions have always been neutral and have a bad relationship with each other. We must not offend her."
The Eastern Palace.
Crown Prince Li Chengyu also summoned Li Chengyun to the palace.
He was very unhappy about Li Chengyun's private meeting with Jiang Shuwan before, but today he told Li Chengyun to spend more time with Jiang Shuwan.
"We're all family, we should get closer to each other."
The Crown Prince then ordered his servants to bring over many treasures, instructing Li Chengyun to select the best ones so that he could give them to Jiang Shuwan when the opportunity arose.
Patting Li Chengyun on the shoulder, the Crown Prince said earnestly,
"Fourth brother, you're not young anymore, it's time for you to marry a princess. Second brother thinks the county princess is quite good."
Li Chengyun: "..."
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