When Prince Jing saw Consort Lin, he felt betrayed. The person he hated most in his life was someone who betrayed him. Now, Consort Lin dared to openly cuckold him in the Prince's mansion. She deserved to die.
It's laughable that I wanted to plead for the Lin family in the main hall just now. Fortunately, Ning Zixuan stopped me in time. Otherwise, if this matter got out today, wouldn't others laugh their heads off?
Prince Jing grew increasingly angry, and simply waved his hand.
"Drag him out and drown him in a pig cage!"
Upon hearing the order, the servants below hurriedly took the person away, and several guards came forward to collect the physician's body.
Seeing this, the princess forced a smile at Prince Jing, suppressing her nausea.
"Your Highness, you must be tired after a long day. Let the maids help you bathe and change. I have prepared a family feast for today, and we will dine with General Ning and his family in a little while."
Prince Jing glanced at Ning Huaizhi sitting below, then at Jiang Yuwei, nodded, and got up to leave.
The princess looked at Ning Huaizhi with a gratified expression and said:
"General Ning must be tired today. Quickly go back to the courtyard with Yuwei to rest. We will start the banquet in an hour."
Ning Huaizhi also stood up, bowed to the princess, and left with Jiang Yuwei and the two children.
Ning Huaizhi held Jiang Yuwei's hand tightly the entire way.
Ning Wan saw this and pouted unhappily.
"Father only knows how to favor Mother. He holds Mother's hand but not Wan'er's."
Seeing this, Ning Zhao picked up Ning Wan and ran quickly towards Jinglan Pavilion.
"Father, Mother, you haven't seen each other for so long, why don't you have a good chat? I'll take Wan'er to play."
Ning Huaizhi watched the two children's departing figures and smiled.
"It's been so long since I've seen them. Both children have grown taller, and Ning Zhao has become much more sensible."
As he spoke, Ning Huaizhi turned to look at Jiang Yuwei.
"Yuwei, you've become more and more beautiful."
Jiang Yuwei smiled shyly.
"Stop talking about this, hurry up and go take a bath. I've already asked Xia Yue to heat up the bathwater for you."
Ning Huaizhi looked into Jiang Yuwei's eyes,
"Okay, help me take a bath."
After saying that, he pulled Jiang Yuwei directly into the room.
Xia Yue and Yun Qing, who were waiting outside, exchanged a smile upon seeing this, and then secretly ran away.
Jiang Yuwei was pulled into the house by Ning Huaizhi, so she had no choice but to help him remove his armor. After finally getting all his clothes off, Jiang Yuwei saw that Ning Huaizhi had many new wounds on his body, and tears couldn't help but stream down her face.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was crying, Ning Huaizhi quickly reached out to wipe away her tears.
"Yuwei, don't cry. Aren't I standing right in front of you now?"
Jiang Yuwei cried and pounded on Ning Huaizhi's chest.
"You really worried me to death. Look at all the injuries you've sustained, boohoo..."
Ning Huaizhi pulled Jiang Yuwei into his arms.
"Ouch, Yuwei, you hit me hard."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei nervously replied:
"Ah, I, I didn't mean to. Let me check if the wound has reopened?"
Ning Huaizhi didn't let go; instead, he hugged her even tighter.
“Yuwei, I’ve been thinking about you and the children every day since I left. I’ve been fighting desperately to come back and see you as soon as possible, and now my wish has finally come true.”
Ning Huaizhi took a deep breath of the fragrance emanating from Jiang Yuwei's hair.
"Do you know, Yuwei, after I returned to the capital today, the Emperor told me that the Empress Dowager canceled my engagement with Qinglan. Do you know how happy I was? No one will ever try to ruin our relationship again."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei buried her head deeply in Ning Huaizhi's neck and softly hummed in agreement.
The two hugged quietly for a while before reluctantly parting. Ning Huaizhi took a quick bath, and Jiang Yuwei took out the clothes she had prepared in advance and helped him change. Then the two of them came out together and led Ning Zhao and Ning Wan to the front hall.
When Jiang Yuwei and the others arrived, Chen Guixiang and Old Man Ning were already there. They didn't give Ning Huaizhi a friendly look either.
“Huaizhi, now that you’ve become the eldest brother, you mustn’t forget that Chunlin was once your younger brother. You must support him well, understand?”
Jiang Yuwei was completely taken aback by Chen Guixiang's words and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What would you do to assist him? Become a eunuch in the palace?"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei dared to make such sarcastic remarks, Chen Guixiang slammed her hand on the table and glared at her, saying:
"You're utterly shameless! I'm talking to my son, what right do you have to interrupt? I think Huai Zhi has been too lenient with you. A woman like you will only need a few more beatings before she'll submit!"
As they were talking, Madam Sun arrived with Ning Xin. Ning Xin had one red and swollen eye, and she quickly sat down with her head down, not daring to speak to Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly upon seeing this.
"Ning Chunlin is indeed a good son you raised. Look how badly he beat his wife. He really went all out."
Before Chen Guixiang could speak, Madam Sun, who was sitting to the side, couldn't sit still any longer and stood up, yelling at Jiang Yuwei:
"Enough, Jiang Yuwei, this is our family dinner. What are you doing interfering, an outsider?"
As soon as Madam Sun finished speaking, the Princess Consort walked in slowly with Ning Zixuan, giving Madam Sun a brief, indifferent glance.
"Since when did it become your place to be in charge of the Jing Prince's Mansion? It is true that today is a family banquet, but I invited General Ning and Madam Jiang. Do you have any objections?"
Upon seeing the Princess enter, Lady Sun quickly lowered her head and respectfully bowed.
"No, I have no objection. I was just angry and said it offhand. Please don't take offense, Madam Jiang."
As she spoke, Madam Sun bowed to Jiang Yuwei again.
The princess and Jiang Yuwei ignored Madam Sun and went straight to their seats.
The princess glanced at everyone present and, seeing that Ning Chunlin had not yet arrived, whispered an instruction to a maid beside her:
"Go and see what's wrong with the eldest young master's courtyard. Today is the day the prince returns to the manor, and no one can be missing. If he doesn't come over soon, does the prince expect him to wait for him?"
The maidservant obeyed and hurriedly left. A moment later, two servants dragged the drunken Ning Chunlin in. Upon seeing this, Chen Guixiang rushed forward to help him up, feeling sorry for him.
Ever since Ning Chunlin castrated himself at Wangchun Tower, he has been drinking heavily and beating people every day. The maids in his courtyard have all been abused by him until they are bruised and swollen. Whenever Madam Sun goes to his courtyard, she is bound to be beaten.
Seeing that the princess's expression was off, Old Man Ning was afraid that Chen Guixiang had gone too far and might reveal something else, so he quickly got up and pulled her back to her seat, whispering for her to calm down.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the princess instructed her maid, Wang Ma, as follows:
"Go to the Prince's courtyard and tell him that everyone has arrived and is waiting for the Prince to start the feast."
Wang Ma nodded and then left.
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