Uncle Cai nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, it's a good thing to have more people in the family. Old woman, please stop crying, you're making me want to cry too."
Jiang Yuwei also came up from the first floor at this moment. Seeing the family looking so happy, she smiled and said:
"Alright, you two don't need to cry in the shop anymore. The customers have all left tonight, so take Ningqiu home early to celebrate properly. Aunt Zhou, you can arrange the work in this yard yourself."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Uncle Youcai.
“Uncle Cai, go back and tell Cheng Yi to send me a clever person to come to the shop with you tomorrow to replace Ning Qiu’s vacancy.”
Aunt Zhou and Uncle Youcai nodded hurriedly upon hearing this:
"Thank you for your care, Madam. We'll head back and make the arrangements now."
Seeing that she had finished dealing with things at the shop, Jiang Yuwei took Yun Qing and Xia Yue back to the Prince's Mansion. When she went to Diancui Courtyard to pick up Ning Wan, the Princess was playing with Ning Wan and the cat.
Because Ning Wan always mentioned to the princess that she missed Xiao Jiu, the wild cat she used to raise in Ningjia Village when she was a child, the princess had someone buy a white Persian cat, named it Xiao Jiu, and kept it in her yard. As a result, Ning Wan would report to the princess's yard every day to play with Xiao Jiu with the princess.
Later, the princess saw that Ning Wan really liked the cat and wanted to give it to Ning Wan so that she could take it home and raise it herself, but Ning Wan refused.
She said she was afraid she was too young to take good care of the cat, so she asked the princess to take care of it for her, so that she could come and play with the princess every day.
The princess was deeply moved by Ning Wan's words and agreed to let Ning Wan take Xiao Jiu back to her own courtyard to raise her when she was older.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the house, she saw this loving scene between the grandmother and grandson, so she sat down and played with the cat for a while.
The princess smiled and looked at Jiang Yuwei.
"Yuwei, Wan'er had dinner with me in my courtyard just now. Have you eaten yet? If not, you can eat here. I'll have the kitchen make you something."
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"No need to trouble yourself. I've sent Xia Yue back to the courtyard to cook. I'll have dinner with Ning Zhao tonight."
The princess nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Alright, it's good for you to go back and eat with Ning Zhao. That child Ning Zhao is good at studying. I heard from Wan'er that he passed the imperial examination on his first try again."
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
“Now I don’t need to worry about Zhao’er’s studies. What I’m worried about now is that Wan’er is getting old and it’s time to find her a teacher to help her learn to read and write. I don’t know many famous teachers in the capital, so I thought I’d ask Your Highness if you have any good teachers to recommend?”
The princess looked at Ning Wan, who was playing with Xiao Jiu, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.
"Wan'er is indeed old enough to read and write. Now that I've spent so much time with her, I'll really miss her if she can't be by my side every day in the future."
Upon hearing this, Ning Wan quickly put down the little Jiu she was holding and buried herself in the princess's arms.
“Grandmother, I will come to have dinner with you as soon as I finish school.”
The princess smiled and patted Ning Wan's head.
"Alright, alright, then how about Grandmother arranges for you to study at the Princess's residence? Princess Chang Le is currently running a school in her residence, specifically to teach girls to read and write. Most of the students there are noble ladies around your age, so it would be perfect for you."
As she spoke, the princess looked up at Jiang Yuwei.
"You have many things to do on weekdays, so I will send someone to take care of Wan'er's schooling. You don't need to worry about it. Wan'er is a well-behaved and sensible girl. I will personally send her to Princess Chang Le. Princess Chang Le will definitely like Wan'er when she sees her."
Jiang Yuwei was very pleased to hear from the princess that it was a private school specially set up for girls by Princess Chang Le, so she nodded and said:
"That would be wonderful. In that case, I'll have to trouble Your Highness to take care of things."
The princess gave Jiang Yuwei a reproachful glare.
"Why are you being so polite with us? Isn't Wan'er my granddaughter? It's only right that I make arrangements for her."
Jiang Yuwei smiled, stood up, and bowed to the princess.
"Since that's the case, I won't say anything more. It's getting late, so I'll take Wan'er back to Jinglan Pavilion to rest. Your Highness, you should also get some rest."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei took Ning Wan back to Jinglan Pavilion. Ning Wan played all day. After returning, Si Xi helped Ning Wan wash up and then accompanied her to bed.
Jiang Yuwei and Ning Zhao had dinner together before going back to their rooms to sleep.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei got up and tidied up Ning Wan, then took Ning Wan to the Princess's courtyard. It was time for the Princess to receive acupuncture today, so Jiang Yuwei planned to go with Ning Wan and then go to the shop to take a look.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the princess's room, she heard people talking inside.
“Your Highness, it’s almost Mid-Autumn Festival, so I brought my wife, Li, to deliver festival gifts to the Prince’s residence. I was planning to wait until Consort Lin returned to her parents’ home before coming with her, but we waited and waited and she didn’t come, so we thought we’d come and see her first.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned. The Lin family's purpose in coming to the Prince's Mansion today seemed to be quite complicated. She absolutely could not let the Princess Consort face these wolves and tigers alone. Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei instructed Xia Yue to call Ning Zixuan over.
Then, he led Ning Wan into the house.
"Oh dear, Your Highness, you have guests in your room. I figured it was time to give you acupuncture today, so I brought Wan'er over."
Seeing this, the princess hurriedly invited Jiang Yuwei to sit down with Ning Wan.
Sitting to the side, Madam Lin and her daughter-in-law, Madam Li, looked Jiang Yuwei up and down, and said with a look of disdain:
"This must be Madam Jiang, right? I've heard Aunt Lin mention you before. I thought you should have moved out long ago, but I didn't expect you to still be living in Prince Jing's mansion."
Seeing this, Li, the daughter-in-law sitting to the side, quickly chimed in:
"Oh, Mother, you don't understand. Once people climb up a high branch, how easy is it for them to let go?"
Jiang Yuwei glanced coldly at Li Shi, whose face was full of sarcasm.
"So you understand this all too well, right? Now that you've married into the Lin family, you've climbed to the very top, which is why you have to go along with your mother-in-law's words, isn't that right?"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei glanced at Madam Lin and smiled faintly.
"In our folk tradition, there's a funny term to describe this: 'sycophancy'!"
Madam Lin and Madam Li exchanged a glance, then suddenly slammed their hands on the table and glared at Jiang Yuwei.
"Madam Jiang, what do you mean by this? I was just trying to be nice to you, why are you being so sarcastic?"
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly.
"You greeted me so kindly, and I should thank you, right?"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei sharply glanced at Li Shi, who was standing to the side, her face pale with anger.
"I'm a straightforward person, I don't say things in a nice way. Everything I say is the truth. You two don't need to get angry because I tell the truth, do you?"
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