Seeing this, Yun Qing was about to step forward to protect Jiang Yuwei when she heard the door behind her being kicked open.
"I'd like to see who has sullied your place, Young Master Qiu!"
Ning Zixuan strode in from outside the door with a sullen face.
When Young Master Qiu saw that the visitor was actually the heir of the Prince's mansion, he suppressed his anger and smiled apologetically.
"Your Highness, what brings you to this Beijing-style restaurant?"
Ning Zixuan snorted coldly and sat down directly next to Jiang Yuwei.
"What, is this place only for you to come to, but not for me?"
Seeing this, Young Master Qiu quickly waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Your Highness, what are you saying? You are welcome to come here whenever you want. I was thinking that, given the friendship between our two families, if I had known you were coming to Jingweifang for dinner, I would have gone over to say hello."
Ning Zixuan raised his eyes to look at Young Master Qiu and said coldly:
What kind of relationship do our two families have?
Upon hearing Ning Zixuan's words, Young Master Qiu's expression stiffened for a moment, then he smiled ingratiatingly:
"Our two families have been close friends in Beijing for many years, haven't we?"
"I don't make family friends with just any Tom, Dick, or Harry."
As he spoke, Ning Zixuan picked up a teacup, poured a cup of tea for Jiang Yuwei, handed it to her, and continued:
"Sister-in-law, please have some tea."
Young Master Qiu originally wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but seeing Ning Zixuan so respectfully pouring tea for Jiang Yuwei, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
I should have realized this long ago. A woman who could be disliked by Princess Qinglan is no ordinary person. In this way, I have completely offended Ning Zixuan.
Thinking this, even the young master Qiu's hand holding the teacup trembled involuntarily.
"Um, I didn't even know this lady was your sister-in-law..."
Ning Zixuan ignored Young Master Qiu and instead turned to Jiang Yuwei, saying:
What happened?
Jiang Yuwei didn't want to trouble Ning Zixuan, but seeing Qiu Gongzi's attitude, only Ning Zixuan could help with this matter.
Before Jiang Yuwei could even speak, Young Master Qiu hurriedly poured tea for Ning Zixuan with a smile.
"It's nothing serious, nothing serious. My sister-in-law and I had a little misunderstanding."
Ning Zixuan glanced coldly at Young Master Qiu and said in a cold voice:
"Who are you calling sister-in-law? Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can call someone sister-in-law?"
Young Master Qiu's face stiffened, but he quickly smiled and said:
"It was my fault, it was my fault, Madam Jiang. I will do as you instructed immediately regarding the matter you just mentioned. I will have Old Qiu deliver the items to you right away. Don't worry, they are all good things."
Jiang Yuwei picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and then smiled at Young Master Qiu, saying calmly:
"Oh dear, Young Master Qiu, you won't be angry that I dirtied your teacup, will you?"
Upon hearing this, Young Master Qiu's face turned pale and then flushed. He glanced timidly at Ning Zixuan, then quickly picked up the teapot to pour tea for Jiang Yuwei.
"No, no, how could that be? It is my greatest honor that Madam Jiang would drink my tea."
Jiang Yuwei put down her teacup, not wanting to speak to this young master Qiu any further, and simply stood up and said:
"I hope Young Master Qiu will keep his promise. I need to see something in an hour."
Young Master Qiu nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, don't worry, it will be delivered to your residence in less than an hour."
Jiang Yuwei turned and left. Seeing that the matter was resolved, Ning Zixuan also stood up and said to the tense-looking Young Master Qiu:
"Be more careful next time."
After saying that, he followed Jiang Yuwei out without looking back, leaving behind Young Master Qiu, who was slumped in a chair, completely exhausted. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and let out a long sigh of relief.
Who among those who do business in the capital doesn't know Ning Zixuan's ruthless methods? If he wanted to, he could drive the Qiu family out of the capital with just a flick of his finger. He didn't believe Jiang Yuwei's words that she would ruin his business.
But when Ning Zixuan appeared, Young Master Qiu realized that he had messed with someone tough this time, so he couldn't care less about Princess Qinglan anymore and had no choice but to properly gather the items and send them over.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei left Jingweifang, she turned back to Ning Zixuan and smiled:
"It's a good thing you were here today, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do with him."
Ning Zixuan stared blankly at Jiang Yuwei's smile for a moment before slowly speaking:
"You're thinking of moving out?"
Jiang Yuwei shook her head.
“The courtyard will take some time to be repaired right now, and the princess is not fully recovered yet. I would be worried about her moving out now. I just want to get the courtyard repaired first so that we can move there anytime in the future.”
Ning Zixuan nodded and said to Yun Qing:
"Send Madam Jiang back, I have other things to attend to."
Yun Qing hurriedly bowed and accepted.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei got into the carriage, she said to Yun Qing:
"I need to see the goods delivered to Jin Street with my own eyes before I can feel at ease."
Following Jiang Yuwei's instructions, Yun Qing hurriedly drove the carriage to the residence on Jin Street.
After the two arrived at the house, Jiang Yuwei got off the carriage and ran into Old Wang, who was walking towards them.
"Don't worry, Manager Wang. I just went to the dock, and the goods will be delivered soon."
Old Wang was relieved to hear Jiang Yuwei say that.
Jiang Yuwei entered the courtyard and saw that the workers were all working efficiently. In just half a day, all the debris in the courtyard had been cleared out, and the old and dilapidated parts had been demolished and smashed. Many broken tiles and bricks had also been transported out by the workers.
Jiang Yuwei was quite satisfied with their work progress. It seemed that she wouldn't need to worry about the yard much in the future; she could just let Tiezhu and Xia Yue keep an eye on things.
Just as Jiang Yuwei was about to call Xia Yue to go back and cook dinner, Manager Qiu and the others delivered the goods. Jiang Yuwei went over to inspect them and then looked at Old Wang and asked:
"Manager Wang, are these things alright?"
Old Wang waved his hand.
"No problem, no problem, they are all top-quality materials."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and looked at Manager Qiu, saying:
"Now that the goods have been delivered, I will not pursue the matter further. Here are the remaining silver notes; please keep them safe."
Manager Qiu blushed as he accepted the silver note, then cautiously glanced around. Seeing that everyone was busy moving things and no one was paying attention to him, he leaned closer to Jiang Yuwei and whispered:
“Madam Jiang, this really isn’t my fault. You see, once the higher-ups give the order, we below just start moving.”
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
“I know you’re just a manager and can’t make the decisions for the owner.”
Upon hearing this, Manager Qiu bowed repeatedly to Jiang Yuwei.
"Ah, you're a sensible person. We're working for them, and it's really difficult to run into something like this. Although I don't know what grudge you have with Princess Qinglan, I still want to give you a piece of advice: try to avoid getting involved with those people in the future."
Jiang Yuwei had been wondering why the Qiu family would suddenly turn their backs and refuse to do business with her, when it turned out that Qinglan had been interfering. Now that she had heard the truth from Manager Qiu, Jiang Yuwei smiled and said to him:
"Thank you for the reminder, Manager Qiu."
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