Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei glanced at the arrogant Qinglan and said coldly:
"Let's see who dares!"
Upon hearing this, Qinglan turned her head and glanced at Jiang Yuwei with a mocking tone:
"Oh, so you, a country bumpkin, dare to talk back to me?"
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and shouted into the store:
"All guards, come out and drive away those who are disrupting the order of our shop!"
The people in the shop didn't know what had happened. Early in the morning, Qinglan came with her people and went on a rampage. Everyone was wary of her status as a princess, so they didn't dare to object. Now that Jiang Yuwei had spoken, they naturally didn't need to worry about anything.
The burly guards beat up all the maids and servants Qinglan had brought and threw them out of the house.
Upon seeing this, Qinglan exclaimed in alarm and stood up, pointing at the group of guards and cursing:
"You, you guys are absolutely audacious!"
Jiang Yuwei sneered.
"No matter how audacious they are, they can't compare to Princess Qinglan's shamelessness!"
"How could you say that to me?"
"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Are you going to complain to the Empress Dowager again?"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and stared intently into Qinglan's eyes.
"Everyone, come and see how impressive Princess Qinglan is! She's chasing after my husband, forcing him to marry her. And now, only a day after the Empress Dowager's decree of marriage was issued, she's already rushing to my door to take over my shop."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei turned to look at everyone and said with a smile:
"I come from the countryside and have limited knowledge. May I ask you all a question? Is it true that in the capital, the betrothed wife can steal the dowry of the concubine?"
The crowd exchanged glances, and one of them, unafraid of Princess Qinglan's status, spoke first.
"Madam Jiang, don't be fooled. Throughout history, no mistress has ever dared to steal another's dowry."
"Exactly, if this gets out, people will laugh their heads off."
"This Princess Qinglan is truly shameless; she's already scheming about someone else's dowry before she's even married into the family."
"Who says otherwise? I heard it from our master. At the Thousand Autumn Banquet, Qinglan forced General Ning to marry her, but he still didn't agree. Now, I wonder what means she used to get the Empress Dowager to grant her the marriage."
"My goodness, Princess Qinglan is just as Madam Jiang described—a shameless wretch!"
"That's right!"
Hearing the crowd's discussion, Qinglan jumped up and down in anger, pointing her finger at them and yelling:
"Shut up! All of you shut up! If you dare say another word, I'll have the Empress Dowager rip your tongues out!"
Upon hearing Qinglan's words, everyone was so frightened that they covered their mouths, looking at each other without daring to say another word. After all, many people had witnessed Liu Sheng having his tongue pulled out on Jin Street yesterday.
Seeing Qinglan's expression, Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but sneer.
"Oh, is Princess Qinglan getting so angry because she can't swindle my dowry?"
Qinglan pointed at Jiang Yuwei's nose and scolded:
"You, you're talking nonsense! This isn't your dowry at all; this is clearly a shop you opened after you and Huaizhi got married!"
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly, raised an eyebrow, looked at Qinglan, and slowly spoke.
“Princess Qinglan, what you say is truly strange. Who said that you can’t use your dowry money to open a shop after you get married?”
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei stepped forward, grabbed Qinglan by the collar, and dragged her to the entrance of the Food City, speaking slowly and deliberately:
"Let me tell you, Qinglan, open your eyes and see clearly. This Delicious City is a shop that I built up bit by bit. Don't even think about getting the slightest advantage from me."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei abruptly released her grip on Qinglan's collar and looked at the flustered Qinglan.
"I don't care who's backing you up, people have to be reasonable. I, Jiang Yuwei, am not someone you can just bully. Don't forget, even a rabbit will bite when cornered!"
Qinglan felt ashamed after hearing Jiang Yuwei's words. She never expected that the shop was actually Jiang Yuwei's own dowry. Wouldn't she become a laughing stock in the capital for making such a scene today?
Qinglan grew angrier the more she thought about it, and suddenly kicked the servant lying on the ground, cursing:
"Useless thing, get up now! Are you standing guard at someone's door?"
As she spoke, Qinglan turned back to look at Jiang Yuwei and said fiercely:
"Wait here, I'll go ask Brother Huaizhi right now and see if you're lying or not."
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly.
"Go ahead and ask, it's not like I'm afraid of you. Hurry up and leave, and don't come to my shop to show off again!"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei stepped into the shop, not forgetting to turn back and give Qinglan a disdainful look.
"Think before you act in the future, so that General Sun won't lose face even after his death!"
Having said that, Jiang Yuwei ignored the furious Qinglan and went straight into the shop.
Seeing this, Xia Yue and Yun Qing glared at Yang Liu and followed her inside.
Seeing that she had been humiliated, Qinglan slapped Yangliu across the face.
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't urged me to come over last night, I wouldn't have lost face in front of all these people!"
Seeing that Qinglan was angry, Yang Liu quickly nodded and bowed, agreeing with her:
“Princess, please don’t be angry. I think Jiang Yuwei is just resentful that you became General Ning’s wife. You’ve been trying to put her above you ever since you came in. She must be feeling resentful. We can’t just believe her just because she says the shop is her dowry.”
Qinglan glared at Yang Liu and scolded:
"What else can I do? Things have escalated to this point!"
Yang Liu's eyes darted around before she looked at Qing Lan and smiled:
"Why don't you go to the military camp to see General Ning when you have some free time? That way you can get to know each other better and also ask him about the shop."
Qinglan pondered for a moment, then nodded.
“Let’s go buy some food to take to the military camp to reward the soldiers. That way, we can let them get to know me, the proper wife of a general, in advance.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu quickly smiled apologetically and said:
"Your Highness is so generous. I suppose that stingy Jiang Yuwei has been in the capital for so long and hasn't properly entertained the soldiers who have risked their lives with General Ning. She certainly won't be able to win people's hearts for General Ning."
With that, Yang Liu helped Qinglan into the carriage.
“Princess, you have truly outmaneuvered us this time. General Ning will surely think more highly of you now. Compared to you, Jiang Yuwei is nothing.”
Qinglan was pleased with Yang Liu's words, so she smiled and bought a lot of food and wine to take to the military camp to find Ning Huaizhi. Originally, she would not have been able to enter the military camp.
And just then, they ran into Lin Feng, who was on duty at the military camp.
When Lin Feng saw that it was Princess Qinglan who had come to see his general, he took it upon himself to bring her to the military camp and distributed the food she had brought to his men.
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