Upon arriving at the Prince's residence, Fu Hanlai alighted from the carriage first, and without waiting for Jiang Xuelin, went straight to his own courtyard.
Jiang Xuelin slowly led Zilu off the carriage.
"...Girl? Are you really alright?"
Zilu noticed that Fu Hanlai was angry and asked with some concern, "If these two start fighting, the entire Prince Ping's mansion will probably be in turmoil, and in the end, it might be their young lady who suffers the most."
Jiang Xuelin shook her head dismissively, "It's nothing, she just looks angry. You'll understand when we get back."
Having fought with Fu Hanlai for so long, what hasn't she done? She knows perfectly well whether Fu Hanlai is angry or not, and besides... the one who starts it is the one who's at fault.
Zilu suppressed her unease and followed Jiang Xuelin back to the courtyard.
Fu Hanlai, who was sitting there drinking tea, saw Jiang Xuelin enter and immediately turned his back to her. "Hmph! Ping An! Ping An! Didn't you see that I, the young master, am back? Hurry up and serve the meal. Remember to send over the coconut glutinous rice balls that were ordered earlier. It's not easy to digest those things if you eat them at night!"
Ping An, who was about to serve the meal, suddenly stopped when she heard the last sentence. She looked at the two masters hesitantly, and then gave Kang Tai a wink.
—What's going on? They were fine when they left. Why are these two rascals fighting?
The coconut glutinous rice balls were ordered by Jiang Xuelin, as they were her favorite. Fu Hanlai didn't say anything else, but he specifically took this one away.
Jiang Xuelin raised an eyebrow, a smile still on her face. "Then let's go. The young master is right. Those glutinous rice balls are hard to digest if we eat them at night. Oh, and let's also remove the mutton hot pot. Mutton has a strong smell, and it's hard for the smell to dissipate if we eat it at night."
Coconut glutinous rice balls were the dessert Jiang Xuelin specifically requested, while the mutton hot pot was ordered by Fu Hanlai.
Now that the weather is getting colder, a hot pot of mutton is very comforting, and they have eaten it many times this winter.
Ping An Kangtai and several other maids: "..."
So you're just playing a game of mutual harm, right?
Ping An stood still, looking left and right, unsure of what to do.
"Hurry up and go! Didn't you hear the Crown Princess say that you don't want the mutton hot pot anymore?" Fu Hanlai glared at Ping An, looking at her with annoyance.
Upon hearing this, Ping An immediately bowed and left.
After dinner, Jiang Xuelin read for a while, while Fu Hanlai was reading a storybook, but his mind was clearly not on the storybook; he was sneering as he read.
Jiang Xuelin glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and knew that he might cause trouble the next day, so she put down her book and began to think of a countermeasure.
—She didn't read so many military books for nothing. She'll definitely have a way when the time comes. Besides, Fu Hanlai wouldn't complain to her mother, would he?
Probably not.
Given his pride, he would never openly complain to his mother.
Seeing that their two mistresses were clearly sulking, the maids felt uneasy and walked very quietly.
The next morning, not long after Jiang Xuelin finished her breakfast, she heard that Princess Ping had sent someone to say that her mother had arrived, so she hurried to the main courtyard.
The Lady of Jing'an Marquis was chatting with the Princess Consort of Ping. The atmosphere between the two was harmonious and pleasant, and it was clear that they got along well.
Seeing Jiang Xuelin and Fu Han come in, and noticing that Jiang Xuelin's complexion was rosy and her eyes were bright, it was clear that she was doing well. Lady Jing'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she learned about the personalities of Prince Ping and his wife after getting to know them, this girl was too outrageous. She was really worried that one day she would get into serious trouble!
When she told Jiang Xuelin to be careful with her words and actions after marriage, it wasn't because she really wanted to suppress her daughter's personality, but because the world couldn't tolerate such behavior.
Whenever she thinks of this, Lady Jing'an feels fortunate that this marriage happened by chance, as she doubts any other family would give Jiang Xuelin such freedom.
Princess Ping knew that Lady Jing'an Marquis probably had a lot to say to Jiang Xuelin, so she didn't keep them. After saying a few words, she sent the mother and daughter to Qiutang Courtyard.
Fu Hanlai stayed with Princess Ping for a while longer, but was soon chased away by her.
"Mother, is your son still your only child?" Fu Hanlai couldn't help but feel wronged. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was his mother driving him away?
"Just seeing you two gives me a headache. Get out of here, don't get in my way. Go back and talk to your mother-in-law."
After all, she didn't even want these two to greet her anymore. Unfortunately, these two troublemakers were actually filial, and they would bring her back little trinkets when they went out, making it difficult for her to send them away.
Oh, back in the day, their Ah Shou would almost never remember to bring back any little trinkets for her when he went out. It was only after they got married that this virtue should probably be attributed to Lin'er.
They're both troublemakers, but the daughter and the brat are different.
"Granny."
"Yes," the old woman behind him replied.
Princess Ping watched Fu Hanlai's disappearing figure and suddenly asked out of the blue, "Why didn't I give birth to a girl?"
Even if she were a girl, like Lin'er, she would eventually get married, and once she was married, she would no longer be under her control.
The old nanny standing behind Princess Ping was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
“My lord, if it were a little princess, you would be very worried now, just like the Lady of the Marquis, worrying that your daughter will not live well in her husband’s family after marriage, worrying that your daughter will be disliked, and you will not have much peace of mind.”
Princess Ping thought about it and felt that what the old woman said made sense.
"They say children are debts from a past life. In my previous life, I must have owed him tens of millions of taels of silver, right?"
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