Upon hearing Qin'er's voice, Jiang Yuwei quickly shook her head at the princess and gave her a wink before hiding behind the screen.
Seeing this, the princess quickly lay down facing inwards, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep.
When Qin'er came in and saw that the princess did not speak, she went straight to the incense burner with the incense powder and lit it.
Jiang Yuwei found it strange. Shouldn't incense be placed in the princess's room for convenience? Why did Qin'er have to go to the maid's room to get the incense powder?
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei took a deep sniff and carefully examined the scent in the incense. To her surprise, she could smell borneol and mint in the incense.
He frowned immediately. The princess's body was already extremely cold, and if she used such cold medicinal herbs to fumigate every night, the root of her illness would never be cured.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Qin'er's busy figure through the gap behind the screen and couldn't help but frown. Was Qin'er doing this on purpose or did she accidentally use the wrong incense?
If it was intentional, what was her purpose? Or was it something she wanted to do herself, or was she acting under someone else's orders?
Jiang Yuwei became increasingly confused as she thought about it, so she decided not to stop her for the time being. She would observe her carefully over the next few days to figure out whether her actions were intentional or unintentional, and to see if someone was instigating her behind the scenes.
Jiang Yuwei would never believe that Qin'er did this out of resentment towards the princess and to seek revenge. After spending so much time with the princess, Jiang Yuwei had seen that the princess had always adopted a lenient approach towards her servants.
The princess was a kind-hearted person and did not treat her servants like other masters would beat or scold them. Instead, she took special care of the servants who served her. Therefore, Jiang Yuwei felt that Qin'er was definitely not doing this to get revenge on the princess.
With that in mind, Jiang Yuwei took advantage of Qin'er falling asleep and secretly climbed out through the back window.
After Jiang Yuwei returned to Jinglan Pavilion, she summoned Yun Qing and gave him instructions:
"Yunqing, you don't need to do anything else these days. Just keep a close eye on Qin'er in the Princess's courtyard. Don't let her find you. Write down who she talks to, what she says, and who she meets, and report back to me."
Yun Qing frowned upon hearing this.
"But, the prince's mission for me is to stay with you at all times and protect your safety. Also, wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to go to the princess's courtyard to follow Qin'er..."
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
“I haven’t been to the shop much these past few days. I’ve been staying at the manor most of the time. You don’t need to worry about me. The Princess Consort’s tacit approval was given to me to follow Qin’er. Just do it with peace of mind, and be sure to report to me in detail.”
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had already said so, Yun Qing naturally had no reason to refuse, so she could only nod in agreement.
Seeing that Yun Qing had agreed, Jiang Yuwei waved to him with relief.
"Alright, you can go back to your work now. I need to rest too."
After Yun Qing left, Jiang Yuwei also felt a little sleepy, so she tidied up a bit and went to bed.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei was afraid that Qinglan would cause trouble at the shop again, so after Yunqing went to follow Qin'er, she took Xia Yue and Tiezhu out of the mansion. Now that Ning Huaizhi had gone to war, the Jingwang Mansion didn't need Tiezhu much anymore.
Jiang Yuwei had originally planned to have Tiezhu take advantage of this time to move back to the General's Mansion so that he could get closer to Daya and have a child sooner.
However, Tie Zhu said that the general had told him to take good care of Jiang Yuwei before he went to war, and he refused to move back to the general's mansion no matter what.
He only said that as long as Jiang Yuwei and the children were in the Prince Jing's Mansion, he could not return to the General's Mansion. Later, Jiang Yuwei couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she agreed that if Yun Qing was not by her side, he could come and stay with her.
When Jiang Yuwei arrived at the shop today, she didn't see Qinglan. She guessed that she had made things clear with her beforehand, and Qinglan felt too embarrassed to come. Seeing that nothing happened today, Jiang Yuwei focused on running her business.
This time, Jiang Yuwei made a special trip upstairs to see how Yao Guang did business. He seemed to be a smart man, very attentive to his stall, and very good at paying attention to details when dealing with customers.
Jiang Yuwei thought that if he was devoted to Liu Shi, he would be someone worth entrusting her with. However, unlike in Ningjia Village, she didn't have to worry about what others might say.
Life is long, and Jiang Yuwei also hoped that Liu could find someone to rely on. Of course, it must have been very difficult for Liu to take this step.
Therefore, it is essential to carefully select the right person for Liu to marry. Jiang Yuwei will definitely be responsible for making the right choice for Liu in this matter.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei swallowed the words that were about to come out. There's plenty of time in the future; let's see what Yao Guang does then.
Qinglan hadn't gotten any benefit from Jiang Yuwei's last visit; instead, she had lost face in public. Naturally, she couldn't swallow her anger, so she went to Ning Huaizhi, only to be thwarted again.
Moreover, Qinglan was even more indignant when she learned that the outward appearance of the General's Mansion was maintained by Jiang Yuwei alone.
When Ning Huaizhi said this, Qinglan was still half-believing and half-doubting, thinking that Ning Huaizhi was deliberately trying to make her back down. However, after she returned to the manor and thought about it carefully, she realized that what Ning Huaizhi said made some sense.
After all, the salary of the general of the border town is fixed. He has only been in the capital for a short time and has just gained a foothold. He doesn't have any other way to make money. Even Qinglan knows that the only business in the general's mansion seems to be the shop in Haochi City.
However, it seems that Jiang Yuwei has been managing the shop all along, and it appears that the shop was indeed opened with Jiang Yuwei's dowry money, so I have no reason to snatch the shop.
In addition, Qinglan already knew that Ning Huaizhi came from a village and naturally had no family background, so he didn't have any family wealth to speak of.
Previously, Qinglan was young and did not understand the difficulties of managing a household. In addition, General Sun was always whispering in her ear, so Qinglan naturally did not consider other things and only wanted to marry Ning Huaizhi.
Now that she was the only one left in General Sun's mansion, she naturally understood the difficulties of managing a household. So when she heard Ning Huaizhi say that he had no family fortune, she felt a chill in her heart and her goodwill towards Ning Huaizhi diminished.
Right now, Qinglan regrets her decision to refuse Young Master Qiu. Although no one in the Qiu family holds an official position in the court, the Qiu family is one of the wealthiest families in the capital. In the capital, which business doesn't have a shop owned by the Qiu family?
If she had followed Young Master Qiu back then, she would at least have no worries about food and clothing, and could even live a life of extravagance. As a princess, she would definitely be respected in the Qiu family.
Moreover, she could directly become Young Master Qiu's legal wife, without having to compete with others, and without being looked down upon by these nobles in the capital.
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