Xu Qianqian wanted nothing more than to skin the pearl flower alive. When she saw her come over to help her, she pinched her arm hard.
Zhuhua didn't react for a moment and cried out in pain. Fortunately, everyone around was cheering for Yunqing and no one noticed Zhuhua's cry.
"You still have the nerve to call me that? You've really ruined me. If something had really happened today, even ten of your worthless lives wouldn't have been enough to pay for it."
As she spoke, Xu Qianqian pinched Zhuhua's arm hard again.
This time, Zhuhua bit her lip, not daring to make a sound. She really couldn't understand why she had upset Xu Qianqian when she was just doing what Xu Qianqian said.
In the morning, Xu Qianqian scolded Jiang Yuwei because she failed to frame her by changing the gift at the last minute. Now that evening, the fire pot performance is still going on as usual, so why is Xu Qianqian still scolding and hitting her?
The more Zhuhua thought about it, the more wronged she felt, so she had to hold back her tears and dare not utter a sound.
Yun Qing's performance quickly came to a perfect end, and Xu Qianqian breathed a long sigh of relief when she saw that what she had worried about had not happened.
The Empress enjoyed the performance very much, so she smiled and said to Jing, the old nanny standing beside her:
"Take the two of them down to receive their reward."
Having said that, he turned to look at the princess and smiled:
"Your Highness, I really didn't expect you to give me such a surprise. I am very satisfied with this gift."
The princess also laughed and said:
"This idea was actually suggested by Madam Jiang."
Upon hearing this, the Empress looked at Jiang Yuwei, who was standing next to the Princess, with great interest.
"Madam Jiang truly has many novel ideas. I'm stuck in the palace all day and can't get out. In the future, you can come to the palace more often with the Princess to keep me company, and tell me how you came up with these ideas."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly bowed to the Empress and said:
"These are just some clever tricks of mine. If Your Majesty likes them, I will go to the palace again in the future to give Your Majesty some little trinkets to keep for Your Majesty to amuse you."
The Empress was very pleased with Jiang Yuwei's words, and nodded in agreement:
"Alright, then it's settled. Your Highness, next time you go to the palace, you must remember to bring Madam Jiang with you."
The princess nodded in agreement.
After the banquet, everyone left the palace and returned to their residences.
After experiencing what had happened today, Ning Huaizhi couldn't fall asleep even after returning to his room, so he got up, dressed, and went to knock on Jiang Yuwei's door.
"Yuwei, are you asleep? I want to talk to you."
Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang Yuwei quickly got up, put on a coat, and whispered:
"I'm not asleep yet, wait for me a moment."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei hastily put on her clothes, opened the door, and saw Ning Huaizhi standing there looking aggrieved. Afraid of waking Ning Wan, Jiang Yuwei whispered:
"Let's go outside and talk."
The two then went into the courtyard one after the other.
"Yuwei, why did you ignore me in the main hall today?"
Jiang Yuwei walked to the stone bench and sat down, giving a wry smile.
“I can’t make decisions for you. With the Empress Dowager involved, whether or not you marry Qinglan is not something you can decide. I thought you had many things to consider, so I might have agreed to the Empress Dowager’s request. That’s why I was feeling quite annoyed at the time and didn’t want to look at you.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Huaizhi quickly stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Yuwei's hand, and said:
"Yuwei, do you still not know how much I care about you? I was thinking that the Empress Dowager's interference would affect you and our family, and also my career. But then I thought about it again. Our family is living happily in Ningjia Village and Zhuxiang."
Ning Huaizhi paused, looked into Jiang Yuwei's eyes, and said:
"So, I think that as long as our family is together, whether I become a general or not, we will be happy. Why should I worry about these things? If the court will suppress and ostracize me because I don't marry Qinglan, what's the point of me staying in this place?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly placed her index finger to Ning Huaizhi's lips, looked around, and then whispered:
"Don't talk about anything else, this is the Prince Jing's residence, be careful, the walls may be overheard."
Looking at Jiang Yuwei's fair face under the moonlight, Ning Huaizhi felt a surge of emotion. He couldn't care less about anything else and kissed Jiang Yuwei's lips directly.
Before Jiang Yuwei could react, Ning Huaizhi covered her mouth. She tried to struggle to get up, but she was too weak and could only let Ning Huaizhi hold her.
Soon, both of them blushed.
Ning Huaizhi realized his actions were somewhat impolite only after the kiss, but then he thought that Jiang Yuwei was his wife, so how could he not kiss her? However, neither of them was in the mood for conversation at the moment.
"Um, I'm a little sleepy, I'll go back to my room first."
Jiang Yuwei struggled to her feet, supporting herself on the edge of the table. After stammering out her words, she ran towards her room. At that moment, her heart was pounding like a thousand frantic deer, and she felt as if her heart was about to burst.
Even after I got back to my room and lay on my bed, the scene from earlier still lingered in my mind.
Jiang Yuwei hadn't expected Ning Huaizhi to be so proactive tonight, but as his wife, she couldn't really argue with his actions...
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi was still standing there, savoring the kiss from before. Watching Jiang Yuwei's departing figure, he blushed and smiled foolishly.
The next day,
To avoid the awkwardness of running into Ning Huaizhi, Jiang Yuwei brought Ning Wan to the Princess's courtyard early in the morning.
Upon entering the courtyard, Jiang Yuwei saw many nannies already waiting in the front hall. So she let Ning Wan go into the inner room by herself and began to handle the affairs of the Prince's Mansion.
"Madam Jiang, great news! Great news indeed! Concubine Xu, who lives in the eldest young master's room, felt dizzy, nauseous, and weak after leaving the palace yesterday. We called the family physician, who found out that Concubine Xu is more than a month pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned and said:
"Have Mrs. Sun and Granny Chen made any moves?"
"There's been no movement from Madam Sun's side, but Miss Ningxin can be heard crying in the courtyard every day. Meanwhile, Granny Chen is constantly cursing and trying to force her way out of the courtyard, but the servants always stop her."
Jiang Yuwei smiled faintly.
"Then lift the confinement of Madam Sun, and also inform her that Concubine Xu is pregnant. After all, she is the eldest young master's legal wife, and now that Concubine Xu is pregnant, she should do something to show her appreciation."
"Has the confinement in Granny Chen's courtyard been lifted as well?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and touched the cup in her hand.
"The princess said that day that whoever sincerely repents will be released from confinement. Now, Granny Chen shows no sign of repentance at all, so let her remain locked up."
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