After Jiang Yuwei finished packing, she went out to have dinner with Ning Wan and Ning Zhao.
"Zhao'er, are you getting used to studying at the academy lately?"
Ning Zhao nodded as he shoveled rice into his mouth:
"Habits are nothing more than reading and writing. I haven't neglected these things in my daily life, so I caught up quickly when I got to the academy. The teacher said there will be a preliminary examination for students next month, and I have already registered."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and picked up a piece of meat for Ning Zhao.
"Good, Zhao'er is the most promising. But don't just focus on studying and exhaust yourself. Remember to balance work and rest. By the way, how are you getting along with your classmates?"
Ning Zhao paused, holding her chopsticks, upon hearing this, then said in a low voice:
"Hmm, it's alright."
Jiang Yuwei felt that Ning Zhao seemed a little off just now, but she assumed that he had just gone to a new academy and needed time to adjust to the new environment and classmates, so she didn't ask any further questions.
After finishing his meal, Tie Zhu hurriedly drove the carriage to Jingweifang to pick up Ning Huaizhi. However, as soon as the carriage stopped, he saw Princess Qinglan helping a drunk Ning Huaizhi stagger out of the shop.
Ning Huaizhi leaned his entire body against Qinglan. Tiezhu rushed over to help him up, but Yang Liu, who was behind Qinglan, stepped forward and slapped Tiezhu's hand away, angrily shouting:
"How dare you, a mere servant, approach our princess?"
Tie Zhu blushed slightly after being called out by Yang Liu.
"I, I didn't! I was there to help our general!"
Because the two were arguing quite loudly, many passing customers turned to look at them.
"Oh, isn't this Princess Qinglan?"
"Why is she hugging a man?"
"This man looks like that general..."
"It's General Ning, who's been making headlines lately!"
"Wait a minute, I heard that this general is married, so how come he's involved with Princess Qinglan now?"
"Hey, you don't understand. Who is Princess Qinglan? She's been able to come and go freely in this palace since she was a child. The Emperor and Empress Dowager dote on her. Let alone one general, even if she took a fancy to ten, the Emperor would probably allow it!"
Tie Zhu heard every word of these words. Now, if Princess Qinglan really caused some trouble while his general was drunk, what would happen to the madam?
Thinking this, Tie Zhu became increasingly anxious, so without thinking twice, he grabbed Ning Huaizhi, who was already in a daze.
Princess Qinglan was, after all, a woman, and naturally, she was no match for Tiezhu's strength. With Tiezhu pulling her like that, Princess Qinglan had no choice but to let go.
"You lowly slave, do you really not want your head anymore?"
Upon seeing this, Yang Liu immediately stepped forward, pointed at Tie Zhu's nose, and cursed.
Princess Qinglan, standing to the side, glared angrily at Tiezhu and said in a deep voice:
"You'd better take good care of Brother Huaizhi. If anything happens to him, I'll hold you responsible!"
Tie Zhu frowned and said:
"Our general has his wife to take care of him, so Princess Qinglan doesn't need to worry about it!"
Having said that, Tie Zhu didn't dare to linger. He helped Ning Huaizhi onto the carriage and drove it away.
Seeing this, Yang Liu, who was standing still, stomped her feet in anger.
"Princess, how dare this servant ruin your plans? Are you just going to let him go like this?"
Qinglan watched the departing carriage and smiled faintly.
"It doesn't matter. I've already achieved my goal. Jiang Yuwei, just you wait. I'll make you pay at the Thousand Autumns Banquet!"
After saying that, Qinglan got into her carriage without looking back.
When Tie Zhu brought Ning Huaizhi back to the courtyard, Ning Zhao and Ning Wan were already asleep. Jiang Yuwei was a little worried about Tie Zhu and Ning Huaizhi, so she sat in the courtyard to wait. When she saw Ning Huaizhi return drunk, she quickly went to help Tie Zhu support him.
"Tiezhu, I asked Xia Yue to boil some water. The general is so drunk right now, if we let him lie down now, he might feel unwell. Go in later and wipe him down, then help him to bed."
Tie Zhu nodded heavily, looking at Jiang Yuwei with a hesitant expression.
Jiang Yuwei knew that Tie Zhu was always honest and simple, and would never lie. Seeing him like this now, she found it somewhat amusing.
"What's wrong, Tiezhu? Did something happen when you went to fetch the general back to the manor?"
Tie Zhu was already struggling with whether or not to tell his wife what he had seen that evening. Now that Jiang Yuwei had brought it up, he became even more flustered, his face turning red as he stammered:
"No, it's nothing, I, I, let me help the general inside to take a bath first..."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei knew that Tie Zhu must be hiding something from her, so she first helped Ning Huaizhi to the bed, and then sat down in a chair and looked at Tie Zhu and said:
"Tiezhu, you never lie. Just tell me what happened."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei's face had darkened, Tie Zhu dared not hide anything any longer and could only walk to Jiang Yuwei's side and whisper:
"When I went to Jingweifang to pick up the general today, I saw Princess Qinglan."
Jiang Yuwei frowned.
"I just saw her. Maybe she was eating there too and we just happened to run into each other. I've heard of this restaurant. The food there is quite good, and many prominent families like to eat there. It's nothing special."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Tie Zhu immediately became anxious.
"No, no, it wasn't just dinner. It seems the General had dinner with Princess Qinglan. I saw only the two of them come out. The General was completely drunk, and then Princess Qinglan..."
Seeing Tie Zhu stammering like this, Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"Tiezhu, now that we've come this far, what else can't you say? It's getting late, so hurry up and speak."
Tie Zhu swallowed hard, then mustered his courage and spoke:
"I saw Princess Qinglan helping the general out of Jingweifang with my own eyes. Not only did I see it, but many high-ranking officials and nobles who went to Jingweifang to eat also saw it, and they were even talking about it..."
Tie Zhu's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, and Jiang Yuwei, not wanting to make things difficult for him, waved her hand and said:
"Alright, I understand. When the general wakes up tomorrow, I'll ask him what happened. You can help him wash up and get him to bed. You stay in his room tonight to keep watch, and I'll go sleep with Wan'er."
Seeing this, Tie Zhu assumed Jiang Yuwei was angry, so he nervously said:
"Madam, please don't get angry. Your health is the most important thing. There must be a reason for this. Please don't be angry with the general. He's not that kind of person!"
Jiang Yuwei took a deep look at Ning Huaizhi, who was still lying unconscious on the bed, then got up and said:
"I know, you don't need to worry. I'm going back to my room to sleep now. I'll leave the general to you."
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