Yang Liu looked her over and said definitively:
“Princess, that’s right, the address that Deputy General Lin told me is this Fish and Bird Alley.”
Princess Qinglan covered her nose with her handkerchief in disgust and said:
"That Lin Feng actually let Brother Huaizhi stay in a place like this. Humph, just wait and see how I deal with him!"
Jiang Yuwei had overheard every word of their conversation. It turned out that the delicate young lady in front of her was Princess Qinglan, the granddaughter of General Sun, Ning Huaizhi's mentor. Standing at the door, Jiang Yuwei suddenly felt a headache coming on. Should she let them in or not?
As Jiang Yuwei was pondering, she heard Yang Liu exclaim softly:
"Oh, Princess, isn't this the ignorant village woman who angered you this morning? What's she doing here?"
Jiang Yuwei frowned upon hearing Yang Liu's words. This same maid had stood at the general store that morning, threatening Manager Sun not to sell her anything. Now that she was at her doorstep, she was still speaking so rudely. Jiang Yuwei had really given her too much face.
Jiang Yuwei turned around and went into the house, slamming the gate shut behind her.
Yang Liu, who was standing outside, saw this and, with her hands on her hips and stamping her feet, cursed:
"Oh, this little bitch, who is she trying to scare? Princess, look how angry she's gotten!"
Princess Qinglan glared at Yang Liu and scolded:
"You're a piece of trash! Didn't you say she wouldn't dare mess with me anymore? Now it seems you can't even handle a country bumpkin. What use are you to me!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu quickly lowered her head and whispered:
"Princess, it's all my fault. Next time I see her, I will definitely teach her a lesson and avenge you."
Princess Qinglan waved her hand impatiently and said:
"Stop talking nonsense and quickly find out which courtyard Brother Huai is staying in."
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu didn't dare delay and began searching.
“I remember Deputy General Lin said that his family’s ancestral home was at No. 9 Yu Niao Lane, which seems to be nearby. I’ll go take a look.”
As she spoke, Yang Liu looked through the rooms one by one. Soon, her eyes settled on the courtyard gate that Jiang Yuwei had just closed. Then, with an embarrassed expression, she turned to Princess Qinglan and said:
“Princess, it seems that General Ning lives in this courtyard.”
Qinglan was also somewhat shocked.
"What? What did Lin Feng arrange? How could Brother Huaizhi be living with that country bumpkin? What are you standing there for? Hurry up and knock on the door!"
Yang Liu quickly turned around and knocked on the courtyard gate.
"Someone, open the door quickly! Our Princess Qinglan has arrived! Open the door immediately!"
Jiang Yuwei was washing Ning Huaizhi's wounds with spiritual spring water. Ning Huaizhi frowned, listening intently to the shouts outside the courtyard.
"Yuwei, I think I heard people talking outside."
As Jiang Yuwei applied the medicine to Ning Huaizhi, she said coldly:
"You must have misheard me. Now that we've settled down in the capital, I'll take Tiezhu to Prince Jing's residence tomorrow to tell Ning Zixuan that we've arrived in the capital."
Ning Huaizhi nodded and said:
"Yes, you should go and see them too. I don't know where Ning Chunlin has arranged for my parents. Now that we're in the capital, we can't just ignore them."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei threw the towel in her hand into the basin and said coldly:
“Ning Huaizhi, we separated from your parents a long time ago. If you really have your own courtyard in the future, I will not agree to you bringing your parents to live with you. If you really ignore the past and take care of them, I have no objection. But you have to do this yourself. I will never forgive them.”
Ning Huaizhi grabbed Jiang Yuwei's hand and said in a deep voice:
“I remember all the grievances you and the children have suffered. But no matter what, they are still my parents. Life in the capital is not like life in Ningjia Village. So many eyes are watching you make a mistake and waiting for you to make one. I know best the intrigue and backstabbing involved. Even if we don’t take care of them, we still have to make proper arrangements for them. Otherwise, I’m really afraid that you will be implicated because of me.”
Upon hearing Ning Huaizhi's words, Jiang Yuwei realized that she had indeed been too hasty when he mentioned Chen Guixiang and Old Man Ning's group. Ning Huaizhi's words made sense, since he had personally experienced such intrigue before, and it was only right that he was cautious now.
So Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand what you mean. I'll support whatever you want to do, but I will never let your parents bully the people important to me again, not even you!"
Ning Huaizhi burst out laughing upon hearing this:
"Thank you, wife."
At this moment, Princess Qinglan, who was still waiting outside the courtyard, was somewhat annoyed:
"Yang Liu, are you even capable? How could you let a village woman control you like that? I've been waiting outside for so long, my legs are aching from standing!"
As she spoke, Princess Qinglan turned to the servant behind her and instructed him:
"Go, break down the door!"
Upon hearing the order, the servant rushed forward and kicked the door hard. Just as the door was about to collapse, Tie Zhu suddenly flung it open from the inside, glaring angrily at the servant and saying:
"Stop banging! It's never going to end."
The servant was somewhat frightened upon seeing this, but he still stood up straight and looked at Tie Zhu, saying:
"We've come to see General Ning. Does General Ning live here?"
Tie Zhu eyed the newcomer warily before speaking:
"No matter who you ask, you can't take down our gate! Who are you?"
Princess Qinglan coughed a few times impatiently, then gestured to Yang Liu to step forward and speak.
"Why are you so talkative, man? Our princess has come to visit you personally. You should feel honored. Stop talking nonsense and move aside so our princess can go in first!"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and shoved Tie Zhu. Tie Zhu, naturally, did not want to argue with a woman, so he stepped aside.
Seeing this, Yang Liu quickly helped Princess Qinglan into the courtyard.
Jiang Yuwei calmly emerged from the main house, looked at Qinglan standing in the courtyard, and said coldly:
"Since Princess Qinglan looks down on our Fish and Bird Alley so much, why is she still lingering here?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Qinglan's face flushed with anger, and she pointed at Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"Why are you always going against me? Where did you come from, you country bumpkin? I'm going to make my brother Huaizhi kick you out. Having a servant like you is such a disgrace to my brother Huaizhi!"
Ning Qiu, who was standing nearby, came out of the kitchen and, seeing Princess Qinglan say this, quickly stepped in front of Jiang Yuwei and angrily said:
"Who do you think you are, meddling in our courtyard? And you call me Brother Huaizhi? Who do you think you are? Besides, no matter who leaves this courtyard, Sister Yuwei can't leave. Do you know why?"
Princess Qinglan never expected that she, who was usually fawned over, would be bullied by two servants in succession today. She was already furious, but remembering that she was in Ning Huai's courtyard, she suppressed her anger and looked at Ning Qiu, asking coldly:
"Why can't she leave? Brother Huaizhi loves me the most. If I let him kick you out, none of you will be able to stay here!"
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