Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi immediately shook off Qinglan's hand, looked at her solemnly, and said:
"Qinglan, if I did anything that caused you to misunderstand, it was my fault. I will keep my distance from you in the future and will no longer treat you as a little girl in the military camp."
Ning Huaizhi then turned and gave Jiang Yuwei a deep look before speaking:
“Your sister-in-law is right. My heart can only hold her. I will not remarry now, and I will never remarry in the future.”
Qinglan wanted to say something more, but Jiang Yuwei interrupted her, saying:
"If you don't take those servants to see a doctor soon, they might not survive."
Qinglan turned around and glared at Jiang Yuwei, then looked at Yang Liu and said:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take these weaklings to the clinic. I get annoyed just looking at them. Oh, and let Granny Li who's waiting outside come in."
Upon hearing Qinglan's instructions, Yang Liu hurriedly directed the maids and servants who hadn't been beaten to take the people lying on the ground to the nearest clinic for treatment.
Afterwards, Yang Liu went out of the courtyard and invited in an old woman who was nearly fifty years old and dressed neatly.
Qinglan walked to Li Mama's side and said to Ning Huaizhi:
“You may not accept my offer now, but this Granny Li is an old palace woman whom I went to great lengths to ask the Empress Dowager to invite. She will be the teaching nanny for the people in your courtyard, and she will certainly not make any mistakes in the future.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Huaizhi turned to look at Jiang Yuwei, wanting to ask for her opinion.
Jiang Yuwei figured that since she'd already been turned away at Prince Jing's residence, she might as well take advantage of the nanny who had come to her door. So she nodded to Ning Huaizhi and said:
“Huaizhi, since it is Princess Qinglan’s kind intention, let’s keep Granny Li here.”
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had agreed, Ning Huaizhi nodded to Princess Qinglan and said:
"Qinglan thanks you. I'll have to trouble you from now on, Granny Li."
Seeing that Ning Huaizhi had agreed to take in Granny Li, Qinglan realized that she had just lost face in front of Ning Huaizhi and Jiang Yuwei after her outburst, and felt too embarrassed to stay any longer. So she nodded and said:
"It's getting late. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I'll come see you again next time, Brother Huaizhi."
Without waiting for Ning Huaizhi's reply, he turned and left with Yang Liu.
Jiang Yuwei walked up to Granny Li and smiled:
"We are new here and not very familiar with the etiquette in the capital. We will need your guidance in the future."
Granny Li bowed to Ning Huaizhi and Jiang Yuwei and said:
"General, Madam, it is my honor to serve you. I will inevitably be troubling you these next few days."
Seeing that this Granny Li's demeanor was indeed extraordinary, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
“It’s getting late, Granny Li. Please come with me and I’ll arrange a room for you to rest. Our courtyard is too small right now, so we don’t have many rooms. I’m afraid you’ll have to share a room with Madam Liu.”
As they spoke, Jiang Yuwei led Granny Li to the front of Liu's house, and Jiang Yuwei pushed the door open and went inside.
"Granny Li, please come in and rest. We'll start teaching you etiquette tomorrow. Liu, who lives in this room, went out to set up a stall early this morning. We're new to the capital, and we need money for food and lodging. We don't have much extra money, so we've arranged for everyone to go out and set up stalls to earn money."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei glanced at Granny Li, and seeing that she had no expression on her face, she continued:
"So, during the day, I'll trouble you to teach etiquette to my son, daughter, and the general. In the evening, I'll also trouble you to work a little longer and teach the people in our compound. During the day, they're busy with their work and setting up their stalls, so they naturally don't have time to teach. After all, there are so many mouths in this compound waiting to be fed."
After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, Li Mama was somewhat surprised, but she didn't show it. She just smiled and nodded, saying:
"Yes, madam, we will proceed as you have instructed."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei continued:
"If there's anything you're not used to living in, or if you need anything, just let me know. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
Granny Li put down her bundle and went to the door to see Jiang Yuwei off.
"Madam, please take care!"
Jiang Yuwei hurriedly turned and went to Daya's room. As soon as she entered, she saw Ning Daya lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), with Tiezhu sitting on the edge of the kang looking at her with a worried expression. Ning Qiu immediately came to greet her.
"Madam, what did Princess Qinglan say? Did she make things difficult for you?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled, shook her head, walked to the side of Daya's kang (heated brick bed), and took her wrist to check her pulse.
"Well, it didn't damage the inside, just some superficial wounds. However, Tie Zhu beat them half to death, so we're even."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she took out a jar of ointment from her bosom and handed it to Tie Zhu, instructing him:
"Go back and fetch water from the water tank in the yard and clean Daya's wound twice a day. Then apply this ointment, and it will heal quickly."
Tie Zhu gratefully accepted the ointment from Jiang Yuwei and said with his head down:
"Thank you, Madam. Da Ya and I are sorry to have troubled you."
Jiang Yuwei glared at him after hearing this and said:
“She’s your wife, so it’s only right that you protect Daya. But you should have been careful with your strength. If you had really killed her today, and Princess Qinglan had taken it to the Dali Temple, no one could have protected you. If you were thrown in jail, would you want Daya to be a widow for the rest of her life?”
Daya was also shocked by Jiang Yuwei's words. She hadn't thought that much about it; she only felt that she and Tiezhu had caused trouble for the madam today, but she hadn't expected that Tiezhu would be arrested by the Dali Temple because of this. So she glared at Tiezhu and said:
“Brother Tiezhu, I know you feel sorry for me, but aren’t we all born of parents? If you really beat someone to death, not only will you go to jail, but I will also have to stay at home as a widow.”
As Da Ya spoke, tears streamed down her face:
"Have you ever thought about how painful it must have been for the parents of those who died? Besides, they were just servants who followed orders. If I had to say, Princess Qinglan was the worst."
Ning Qiu quickly echoed this, saying:
"I think she's up to no good, coming to our courtyard every few days. Look at the way she acts when she sees our general, she has no dignity as a princess at all."
Tie Zhu was in no mood to listen to anything else at this moment. Seeing Da Ya crying, he felt sad as well, and quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe away Da Ya's tears.
"Da Ya, please don't cry. I've remembered what Madam said. I won't be so impulsive again. Please don't cry. It hurts my heart to see you cry."
Seeing the couple like this, Ning Qiu quickly smiled, grabbed Jiang Yuwei's arm, and led her outside.
"Madam, let's hurry up and leave, lest we disturb their sweet romance here!"
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