Upon receiving the news of Sixi, Jiang Yuwei hurriedly made arrangements with the servants and prepared to leave. However, Sun Shi, unfortunately, noticed her unusual behavior and loudly asked:
"Oh, Madam Jiang, what are you rushing off to? Can't you even sit still for a moment while the young ladies are painting?"
Before Jiang Yuwei could speak, Madam Sun snorted coldly through her nostrils and continued:
"She really is a country bumpkin. No matter how much the princess tries to raise her, she's still not presentable."
Jiang Yuwei glared at Sun Shi after hearing her words.
"What you're saying, Madam, is rather amusing. Did you not come from the countryside? If I am someone who is not presentable, then you are too."
At this moment, the princess, who was drinking tea, saw Sun belittling Jiang Yuwei and spoke up in dissatisfaction:
“Mrs. Sun, you speak so tactlessly. If you find it boring and can’t stand it, then leave.”
As he spoke, he turned to Jiang Yuwei and asked with concern:
"Yuwei, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Jiang Yuwei naturally couldn't be too direct, so she could only smile and say:
"It's nothing. Wan'er has a slight fever, so I asked Xia Yue to take her home first. Then Sixi came to call me, saying that Ning Wan is feeling really unwell and asked me to go back and check on her. It's alright, just a little kid. I'll be right back."
The princess nodded and said:
"Alright, go and take good care of Wan'er. Wang Ma is keeping an eye on things here."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and quickly left with Sixi.
When she arrived at Jinglan Pavilion, she overheard Qinglan's conversation with Ning Huaizhi. Jiang Yuwei was extremely relieved that she hadn't made a big scene by bringing others with her.
If so many people actually witnessed this scandal involving Qinglan and Ning Huaizhi at the Prince Jing's Mansion, then Ning Huaizhi would have to marry Qinglan even if he didn't want to.
Jiang Yuwei adjusted her hairpins and stepped inside.
"Oh, Princess Qinglan is sleepy and has come to our courtyard to sleep?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at Qinglan sitting on the bed with a half-smile.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had come alone, Qinglan frowned and said:
Why did you come alone?
Jiang Yuwei slowly walked to the table and sat down, giving Qinglan a cold laugh and saying indifferently:
"Is it not enough that I'm the only one watching your performance? Does Princess Qinglan have some kind of exhibitionist fetish, deliberately taking off her clothes for others to see?"
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she began to carefully examine Princess Qinglan's fragrant shoulders.
"Tsk tsk, her skin isn't fair enough, and hmm, her neck is a bit short..."
Princess Qinglan blushed when she saw Jiang Yuwei staring at her so openly. She quickly pulled up her outer robe from the bedside and put it on.
"Hey, hey, don't wear that! Don't you like showing off to others? I haven't seen enough yet."
Upon hearing this, Princess Qinglan quickened her pace, not forgetting to scold Yang Liu, who was standing nearby:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help me put on my shoes!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu hurriedly went to the bedside and knelt down to help Qinglan put on her shoes.
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly upon seeing this.
"Hmph, so easily angered?"
While tying the belt of her clothes, Qinglan glared at Jiang Yuwei and said unhappily:
"Stop being sarcastic. My body is not for anyone else to see. In all my life, I've only ever shown my body to Brother Huaizhi!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly waved her hand and said:
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Didn't your parents see your body when you were a child? Didn't your wet nurse see your body? And which of the maids and servants who served you didn't see your body? Today, so many of us here have seen your body. Of course, it's not something precious."
When Qinglan heard Jiang Yuwei speak to her like that, she clenched her fists, stomped her foot in annoyance, and then looked at Ning Huaizhi and said in a coquettish tone:
"Brother Huai, I don't care, you've seen all my naked body, you have to take responsibility for me!"
Ning Huaizhi only dared to turn around now, waving his hand anxiously:
"I didn't see anything, don't talk nonsense!"
Jiang Yuwei, standing beside Ning Huaizhi, took his arm and gave Qinglan a faint smile.
"General, don't be afraid. Even if someone saw it, it was Princess Qinglan who made sure others saw it. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so eager to show off in someone else's courtyard after just attending a banquet in broad daylight."
Jiang Yuwei paused, looked at Qinglan, and continued:
"It's not enough to just show off; you even shamelessly climbed into someone else's bed. If this gets out, you'll ruin General Sun's reputation for life."
Ning Huaizhi frowned upon hearing this and said:
"Yes, this matter must not be spread. If it gets out now, we will become a laughing stock. Qinglan, you will get married in the future. You must not tarnish your own reputation, and you must not ruin General Sun's prestige!"
Qinglan stepped forward, her eyes red-rimmed, and looked at Ning Huaizhi softly, saying:
"Brother Huaizhi, I've said I won't marry anyone else, I'll only marry you, I don't even look at anyone else!"
Jiang Yuwei chuckled softly at her pitiful appearance:
“Princess Qinglan is always good at playing the victim. If you truly loved Huaizhi, you wouldn’t be forcing him like this!”
Jiang Yuwei released her arm from Ning Huaizhi's and stepped forward to stand in front of Qinglan, blocking her view.
"You just want to possess Huaizhi. If you can't have him, you'll destroy him, even if it means ruining your own reputation!"
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she pointed towards the door.
"If you're smart enough, take your men and leave now, and I'll pretend this never happened. For General Sun's sake, we'll let this matter drop."
Not to be outdone, Qinglan looked at Jiang Yuwei and spoke up:
What if I refuse?
Jiang Yuwei sneered.
"If you refuse, we'll go out and make a scene right now, so everyone at the banquet knows that you, Qinglan, are shameless. You took advantage of the break at the party to climb into another man's bed. Do you really have no shame?"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Qinglan's somewhat flustered eyes and continued:
"Let's see who will dare to invite you to banquets in the future. If you want to risk your reputation, I'm not afraid. But my general is a man, so he won't suffer any loss."
Jiang Yuwei clearly saw Qinglan swallow hard as she spoke.
"But if you think you can use such despicable means to threaten my general into marrying you, then don't even think about it."
"You, don't speak so confidently. If I become a laughing stock in the capital, Brother Huaizhi will certainly not have an easy time either."
Jiang Yuwei sneered at Qinglan's flustered appearance.
"How could he not be happy? If this really gets out, everyone will praise him for being chaste and unmoved by you sleeping with him, and for refusing to marry you even after you threatened and tempted him. Everyone who hears this will praise him as a good man who is responsible to his wife and children!"
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