Upon hearing the order, a group of servants rushed forward, pinned Ning Daya to the ground, and began punching and kicking her.
At this moment, Tie Zhu had just returned from cutting grass for the cattle when he saw his wife being beaten on the ground. He immediately became furious, grabbed the spiked club by the door, and started hitting the group of servants.
These pampered people were no match for Tie Zhu's spiked club. Four or five of them were quickly knocked down by Tie Zhu. Jiang Yuwei heard the noise from behind and rushed to the front yard.
Qinglan was already quite frightened by the crazed Tiezhu, and when she saw Jiang Yuwei come out, she hurriedly called out:
"Sister-in-law, hurry, hurry and get this servant of yours out of here! He's really awful, so rude, so rude!"
Jiang Yuwei first noticed Ning Daya lying on the ground, then quickly went over and helped her up.
“Madam, it was Princess Qinglan who hit me first. Tiezhu only did it because he saw that I was being bullied. Please don’t blame him.”
When Ning Daya saw Jiang Yuwei come out, she hurriedly cried and begged.
Seeing Ning Daya's bruised and swollen face, Jiang Yuwei felt a pang of heartache and quickly patted her shoulder, whispering:
"Da Ya, I know, don't worry about it."
Ning Qiu also ran out of the house at this moment. Seeing Ning Daya beaten up like this, she was about to shout at Qing Lan when Jiang Yuwei stopped her with a look.
She didn't want Ning Qiu to get involved, since their status was currently low, and if things really escalated, they probably wouldn't get any benefits from Qing Lan. But it was different for her; after all, she was Ning Huaizhi's wife, and no matter how domineering Qing Lan was, she couldn't go too far with her.
So Jiang Yuwei instructed Ning Qiu:
"Ningqiu, help Daya inside to treat her wounds. I'll take care of things outside!"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Ning Qiu had no choice but to help Daya back into the house.
Seeing that Tie Zhu had finished beating him, Jiang Yuwei called out:
"Tiezhu, stop! Go back inside and check on your wife!"
Tie Zhu only came to his senses after hearing Jiang Yuwei's shouts. Just now, when he entered the door, he saw his wife being beaten on the ground by several men. He didn't care about anything else and only thought about killing them all to vent his anger.
When Jiang Yuwei shouted, Tie Zhu finally realized that the people in front of him had already been beaten to the point of near death. If he continued to beat them, someone might really die. So Tie Zhu quickly threw down the spiked club in his hand and went into the house.
Seeing this, Yang Liu called out from behind:
"You, you come back here! You think you can just run away after hitting someone?"
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and slapped Yang Liu across the face.
"It's not your place, a mere maid, to cause trouble in my courtyard. Why did you bring him back? Are you going to beat him to death too? If you're smart, you'd better hurry up and send these servants to the clinic. What are you barking about here?"
Qinglan had never seen anything like this before. She really couldn't understand why the servant had gone crazy and tried to fight her servants so fiercely when she had only asked the servants to punish a maid.
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi, dressed neatly, came out of the house. Qinglan, who had been pale with fright, burst into tears upon seeing Ning Huaizhi. She bypassed Jiang Yuwei and rushed into Ning Huaizhi's arms, sobbing:
“Brother Huaizhi, your servant just scared me to death! Waaah, he was just showing off in front of me with a spiked club! Waaah, I’ve never seen a servant like that before.”
Seeing Qinglan crying so hard, Ning Huaizhi feared she was truly frightened, and not wanting to push her away, he reached out and patted her head to comfort her.
"It's alright, it's alright, don't be afraid. I'm here, no one can hurt you."
Upon hearing this, Qinglan peeked out from Ning Huaizhi's embrace, looking smugly at Jiang Yuwei. Jiang Yuwei coldly observed all this and calmly said:
"Huaizhi, you are really confused. Princess Qinglan is already this age, she should know that men and women should not touch each other. You are holding her like this, how will she ever get married?"
Reminded by Jiang Yuwei, Ning Huaizhi hurriedly pushed Qinglan away and said awkwardly:
"Oh, Qinglan, look at my brain, I still think of you as that little girl who always hides in your grandfather's arms and acts spoiled. You're not young anymore, we should be more careful. Go wash your tears and wipe them away, your eyes are all swollen from crying."
Qinglan hadn't had enough of hugging before Ning Huaizhi pushed her away. She glared at Jiang Yuwei with a reluctant expression, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, sobbing as she said:
“I’m not afraid, Brother Huaizhi. At worst, I’ll just marry you. I don’t care about those spoiled brats in the capital anyway.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Huaizhi quickly waved his hand and said:
"Qinglan, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm your brother! Besides, your sister-in-law and I are already married. I have her, that's enough for me. You're not allowed to say such nonsense again. It's fine for us to talk about it in our own courtyard, but if it gets out, won't it ruin your reputation?"
Qinglan pouted angrily after hearing this and said:
"I don't care. If I can't get married in the future, I will marry Brother Huaizhi. Only you truly love me. Besides, you are now a great general of the border region. Even if you have three wives and four concubines, it doesn't matter. When I enter the family, I can make my sister-in-law a secondary wife. I can accept that."
Upon hearing this, Ning Huaizhi glared at Qinglan and angrily said:
"Shut up, Qinglan, what are you saying? What do you mean by three wives and four concubines? I only need your sister-in-law for the rest of my life!"
Qinglan turned back and glanced at Jiang Yuwei unwillingly, then continued:
"Brother Huaizhi, if you marry me in the future and win over all of Grandfather's old subordinates, won't you rise to the top in the future? Don't think too much about it. I'm doing this for your own good! Your sister-in-law can't stop you from becoming better just because of some selfish reasons, can she?"
As she spoke, Qinglan turned to look at Jiang Yuwei, raising an eyebrow and saying:
"Sister-in-law, don't you think so? Which woman doesn't hope her husband can rise to great heights? You can't ruin Huaizhi's future just because you're jealous, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei smiled faintly, stood directly next to Ning Huaizhi, and took his arm, laughing as she said:
"You really want to marry your Huaizhi brother that much?"
Princess Qinglan laughed upon hearing this:
"Yes, sister-in-law, you can't help Brother Huaizhi, only I can."
Jiang Yuwei looked at Qinglan with a cold smile and said:
Did I need your help?
Qinglan asked, puzzled:
"ah?"
"I said, do you need to shamelessly come to help? No matter how desperate you are to get married, you can't set your sights on my Huaizhi. After all, Huaizhi only has me in his heart."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she raised an eyebrow at Qinglan and continued:
"As for you, he only showed you some concern because of your grandfather. You're such an ungrateful person, coming here to marry him."
Upon hearing this, Qinglan immediately blushed with anger and pointed at Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"You're talking nonsense! Brother Huaizhi isn't that kind of person. Brother Huaizhi genuinely loves and likes me. I've known Brother Huaizhi for a long time. You're the one who came later. You stole my Brother Huaizhi! Brother Huaizhi, say something! Tell her that you like me!"
As Qinglan spoke, she became more and more excited, and rushed forward to grab Ning Huaizhi's other arm and began to shake it.
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