When Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, Madam Wang's expression had already turned cold. Although she felt sorry for her niece, she knew best what kind of person her sister-in-law was.
Madam Wang never expected that Madam Kang would dare to cause trouble at her daughter's engagement banquet.
Seeing that Wang Yuru was still looking at her with a confused expression, Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but sigh. If she hadn't been the bad guy today and had made things clear, Wang Yuru would probably have been manipulated by villains in the future. Her simple nature had both advantages and disadvantages.
Since Ning Zixuan likes it, as his sister-in-law, she can only do her best to protect him.
“Yu Rou, if you still don’t understand what I mean, then I will tell you everything your aunt just whispered to me.”
Kang became anxious upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words.
"Madam Jiang, you mustn't speak recklessly. There's no such thing as making baseless accusations. Don't gossip about us in front of Yu Rou!"
Jiang Yuwei glanced coldly at the Kang family.
"I haven't even said anything good or bad yet, why are you getting so agitated? Besides, talking about someone behind their back is gossiping, but when I say it to their face, it's like a confrontation!"
Before Madam Kang could say anything more, Madam Wang gave her a cold look.
"Mrs. Kang, what are you hiding that you have to tell Madam Jiang in secret? Madam Jiang, just say what you have to say, I'm listening!"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Kang Shi and then looked away.
"Just now during the banquet, she insisted that I introduce Wang Ying'er to the Prince as a concubine. When I refused, she said that she also had a way to make her daughter a concubine in the Prince Jing's mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuru stared wide-eyed at Madam Kang in disbelief.
"Aunt, how could you do this? Ying'er and I are sisters! How could you let me..."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Wang stepped forward and slapped Kang Shi across the face with a resounding thud.
“Kang, I have always treated you well. I never expected you to have such a scheme. You don’t need to come to our Wang family anymore. We have no relation to you!”
Ning Zixuan frowned and said:
"No wonder Wang Ying'er said that Yu Rou had something to tell me, and then brought me to this desolate place. When I sensed something was wrong and tried to leave, she used the trick of falling into the water to distract me!"
Hearing this, Wang Yuru's anger intensified, and she looked at Ning Zixuan.
"Ying'er would lie like this! I never said I wanted to speak with the young master. How could she have taken it upon herself to invite you to the inner courtyard!"
After hearing what the onlookers said, everyone understood.
"The Kang family is truly shameless!"
"You've used all your petty tricks to scheme against your relatives. Why are you in such a hurry to pull this stunt at Yu Rou's engagement banquet?"
"I think it's best if we have less contact with the Kang family in the future."
"Exactly, so we don't get schemed against and end up with nothing but bones!"
Seeing that her thoughts had been exposed, Madam Kang glared resentfully at Jiang Yuwei, then turned to Madam Wang and scolded:
"Ying'er is still your niece, after all. You can't just find a good in-law for your daughter and then abandon your niece. Which noble family doesn't have twin sisters to serve their master? What's so strange about that?"
As she spoke, Madam Kang spat at Wang Yurou.
"Your daughter is so precious, how come you raised her to be so selfish? I can't even let her sister become a concubine in her household?"
Madam Kang glared fiercely at Ning Zixuan again.
"You, a dignified prince, can't even see a good girl like Ying'er? Your heart is blinded by that slut Wang Yurou. What's so good about her? She's a hundred thousand miles inferior to my daughter!"
Hearing Kang's offensive words, Ning Zixuan clenched his fists.
"Shut up! Yu Rou is a hundred thousand times better than your daughter. Your daughter is a complete slut. I will make sure everyone in the capital knows about what happened today. Let's see who dares to marry your daughter then!"
Wang Yuru, who was originally very sad with red eyes, felt a warmth in her heart when she heard Ning Zixuan defend her like this, and looked at Ning Zixuan with gratitude.
On the surface, Wang Yuru appears carefree and indifferent, but in reality, she is very sentimental; friendship and family are extremely important to her.
So when Kang insulted her like that, she didn't know how to talk back; she just felt aggrieved and upset.
At this moment, Madam Wang could no longer tolerate Kang Shi's domineering behavior and ordered her and Wang Ying'er to be driven out.
Only then did things calm down, and everyone went back to their seats, finished their meals, and left.
Although the process was a bit bumpy, Jiang Yuwei and the princess and her entourage returned to the palace happily, and Ning Zixuan was especially pleased.
When Jiang Yuwei returned to Jinglan Pavilion, she didn't see Ning Wan and Sixi, so she asked the servant outside.
"Have you seen where Ning Wan and Sixi went to play?"
The servant pondered for a moment.
"I saw them playing by the pond to the south this afternoon, but I wonder where they've gone now?"
Jiang Yuwei was horrified when she thought of how Wang Ying'er had fallen into the pond earlier that day. It was already getting dark, and Ning Wan should have been back for dinner by now, so why was she nowhere to be seen?
Jiang Yuwei became increasingly frightened as she thought about it, so she hurriedly called Yun Qing, Xia Yue, and Ning Zhao to go and look for Ning Wan and Sixi.
Jiang Yuwei first went to the pond to the south, but there was no one there. So she went to the bamboo forest behind it. She hadn't gone far when she saw the physician of the manor standing furtively in the bamboo forest, looking into the forest.
Jiang Yuwei immediately realized that Lin Yiniang's courtyard was behind this bamboo grove. The presence of the imperial physician here would inevitably cause suspicion. Jiang Yuwei quickly stopped and squatted down behind the bamboo grove to listen to the sounds inside.
Before long, Aunt Lin climbed out from the wall. Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly crouched down and ran out. She had to hurry and find the princess to catch them in the act. She had to take this opportunity to make a big scene.
When Jiang Yuwei ran to the entrance of Diancui Courtyard, she heard Ning Wan playing with the cat inside. At that moment, a huge weight was lifted off Jiang Yuwei's shoulders.
Jiang Yuwei walked to the princess's side and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Your Highness, quickly gather some men and come with me to catch Aunt Lin in the act of adultery!"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, the princess's eyes widened. After a moment of stunned silence, she nodded and called out to Wang Ma:
"Wang Ma, call a few more people. I'm going out for a walk. Light up the lanterns for me!"
At this moment, Xia Yue and Yun Qing also arrived. Jiang Yuwei hurriedly whispered to Xia Yue to call Ning Zixuan to the bamboo forest to watch the play.
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