Hearing this, the princess could only sigh helplessly. When the prince married Concubine Lin, she had cried for three days and three nights. How could she possibly advise Jiang Yuwei to be more open-minded now?
So, the princess patted Jiang Yuwei on the shoulder and said softly:
“If you can’t figure it out, then don’t. You’ve just opened a new shop, and the Empress Dowager has entrusted Chen Guixiang with the preparations for the wedding. Just focus on managing your shop well.”
Jiang Yuwei smiled faintly.
"Your Highness, you don't need to comfort me. Things have come to this point, and we can only take it one step at a time. Don't worry, I won't do anything foolish."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei said this, the princess did not say anything more, but simply nodded to her.
The two soon arrived at Prince Jing's residence. Jiang Yuwei was exhausted, so she bid farewell to the princess and returned to her own Jinglan Pavilion.
When they entered the courtyard, Xia Yue had already prepared food and placed it on the table. Ning Zhao and Ning Wan had already eaten dinner and gone back to their rooms to rest. Jiang Yuwei did not see Ning Huaizhi and did not want to ask any questions. She just lowered her head and ate her food.
Xia Yue, feeling sorry for him, quickly spoke up:
"Madam, I saw the General waiting for you in the courtyard today, but as evening approached, a message came from the military camp that the General had left in a hurry and hasn't returned yet."
Jiang Yuwei nodded blankly, continuing to stuff rice into her mouth.
Seeing this, Xia Yue quickly picked up her chopsticks, placed a piece of green vegetable in Jiang Yuwei's bowl,
"Madam, please don't just focus on eating, try this dish I made."
As she spoke, Xia Yue put down her chopsticks and looked at Jiang Yuwei cautiously, asking:
"Madam, Aunt Zhou just sent someone to ask if that shop will be open tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei looked up at Xia Yue.
"Yes, I have to open the door. I didn't do anything wrong, so why shouldn't I open it?"
Xia Yue nodded hurriedly in agreement.
“Then I’ll go tell Brother Yunqing and ask him to deliver a message to the General’s Mansion.”
After saying that, Xia Yue left.
Now that Jiang Yuwei was alone in the house, she had no appetite for the food on the table and got up to go back to her room to sleep.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei got up early, but still couldn't find Ning Huaizhi when she went out of the courtyard. So she looked at Xia Yue and asked:
"Did the general not return home last night?"
Xia Yue lowered her head, not daring to look Jiang Yuwei in the eye, and simply nodded, saying:
"It seems so."
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly.
"He's gotten quite good at finding peace and quiet; now he's even learned to stay out all night."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei smiled at Ning Wan:
"Wan'er, today I'm going to the shops on Jin Street. Be good, you should go to Diancui Courtyard to accompany your grandmother today."
Ning Wan pouted unhappily upon hearing this:
“Mother, I also want to go to the shops on Jin Street with you. You used to take me to Moxianzhai when we were in Ningjia Village.”
Jiang Yuwei patted Ning Wan's head and smiled:
“Things are different now, in the capital than they were in Ningjia Village. Now our Wan’er is a pampered young lady, and we won’t need her help with the shop’s affairs anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Wan crossed her arms over her chest, turned her body, and pouted, saying:
"I'm not as comfortable in the capital as I was in Ningjia Village. Mother, I don't like the capital. I like Ningjia Village. Let's go back."
As she spoke, Ning Wan took Jiang Yuwei's hand and shook it.
Jiang Yuwei sighed and murmured:
"Mother also longs to return to Ningjia Village, but now our whole family is afraid we can't easily leave the capital."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei pulled Ning Wan's hand away and instructed Sixi, who was standing to the side:
"Sixi, hurry and take Miss to pay her respects to Grandmother."
Having received his instructions, Sixi hurriedly pulled the reluctant Ning Wan away.
Seeing this, Xia Yue stepped forward and said to Jiang Yuwei:
"Madam, it's getting late, we should be going."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and then led Xia Yue and Yun Qing toward the shops on Jin Street.
To their surprise, the three of them had just arrived at Jin Street when they saw Qinglan's maid standing at the door, shooing people out.
"Get out of here, get out of here! We're not doing business in Delicious City today. Didn't you see Princess Qinglan coming to Delicious City to ask questions? Let me tell you, all these shops will belong to Princess Qinglan from now on!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yue immediately went forward to argue with him in anger.
"Who are you? How dare you spout nonsense here? This is clearly our lady's shop. When did it become Princess Qinglan's shop?"
Yang Liu raised an eyebrow, glanced at Xia Yue, and sneered:
"What do you know? Yesterday, the Empress Dowager already bestowed a marriage upon our princess and General Ning. Now your so-called lady has been reduced to a secondary wife. How dare you still talk back to us?"
As she spoke, Yang Liu moved a chair from the doorway to block the view and began to look Xia Yue up and down.
"Don't be so ungrateful. When our Princess Qinglan marries into the General's Mansion, she will be a proper General's wife. What is your wife compared to her? Naturally, the General's wife will be in charge of managing the shops in the General's Mansion in the future!"
Xia Yue blushed with anger at Yang Liu's behavior.
"You, you're talking nonsense! This shop belongs to our lady, and it's never Princess Qinglan's place to manage it!"
At this moment, Qinglan slowly walked out of the house, glanced at Jiang Yuwei standing not far away, and said impatiently:
"Who's making a scene at the gate of our delicious food city?"
When Yang Liu saw Qinglan come out, she quickly put on a fawning smile, got up and wiped the chair Qinglan had just sat on with her sleeve before helping Qinglan sit down.
"Princess, look! It's that clueless maid who doesn't know your identity and dares to stand at the door and yell at you!"
Qinglan glanced indifferently at Xia Yue, who was standing still.
"You really have some nerve, don't you even know how to bow to me, the princess?"
Seeing this, Xia Yue had no choice but to bow to Qing Lan.
Qinglan raised an eyebrow and looked at Xia Yue, saying calmly:
"I can tell you're not being sincere. You're yelling and shouting in front of my shop first thing in the morning. I think you've really been spoiled by some country bumpkins. You don't even know your place as a maid!"
With that, Qinglan waved her hand and gave an order to Yang Liu:
Slap her! Beat her until she submits!
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu's face immediately lit up with joy, and she happily replied:
"Okay!"
As she spoke, she quickly walked up to Xia Yue and raised her hand to slap Xia Yue's mouth. Yun Qing, who was originally following behind Jiang Yuwei, could no longer bear it and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Yang Liu.
Seeing that Yun Qing was courting death, Qinglan instructed the servant beside her:
"Since neither of them is convinced, then let's slap them both!"
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