Li Mingzhi, eighteen years old, was the eldest son of the King of Nanjiang. However, because Li Minghui's younger brother, the legitimate son of the King of Nanjiang, was frail and sick, he was highly regarded by Li Gong.
Li Minghui and Li Mingzhi were quite close to each other because they were both favored. When he asked, she naturally told him everything that happened.
Li Mingzhi's eyes sparkled: "So Princess Linglong is quite powerful at such a young age."
Li Minghui looked at Li Mingzhi and suddenly smiled. She lowered her voice and said, "In terms of appearance, Ruan Mianmian is really soft and cute. His Highness the Crown Prince treats her with special eyes, which is all because of his words."
"Oh, Li Yu treats her differently." Li Mingzhi's eyes flashed with darkness.
"When Ruan Mianmian slaps me in the face, it's like the Ding'an Marquis Mansion slaps our Southern Xinjiang Prince's face, and it's like a slap in the father's face." Li Minghui was very angry, "In short, this feud is settled."
"You always pride yourself on being smart, but don't mess up your position. There are plenty of opportunities." Li Mingzhi patted Li Minghui on the shoulder, "If things don't work out, I'll still have my brother."
"Yeah." Li Minghui lowered her head slightly, with calculation flashing in her eyes.
Knowing that Ruan Geng had brought Ruan Mianmian to the palace to plead guilty, Zhou Yunning became restless and walked around the Yanlong Courtyard several times. She even asked Shuang'er to wait at the gate of the Hou Mansion. If she saw the princess returning to the house, she would report immediately.
Seeing that the sun was setting and Ruan Mianmian hadn't returned home yet, Zhou Yunning couldn't sit still. She went directly to the gate and waited with Shuang'er.
Before the grandparents and grandchildren came, Ruan Qi came back. He grabbed Zhou Yunning and said it was important, and the couple returned to Yanlongyuan.
"Tell me what you need." Zhou Yuning asked impatiently while looking outside.
After dismissing everyone around him, Ruan Qi said, "Yun Ning, are the monthly schedules of our Yanlongyuan still the same as before?"
It turned out that I wanted to ask about money. It seemed that Ruan Qi was short of money. Zhou Yuning understood it as soon as he heard it.
After Ruan Qihao returned home, Ruan Mianmian once told Zhou Yunning that Mrs. Ruan felt sorry for him and gave him a lot of money in private, and he also gave a lot to Gu Ling'an.
If it was Zhou Yunning in the past, she really didn't have much money on hand. Today was different from the past, and when she thought about her precious daughter's money, she instantly had an idea.
"According to the regulations of the government, you and I each have twenty taels per month, and Mianmian has ten taels. Therefore, the monthly allowance for Yanlongyuan is fifty taels. Later, I will ask Shuang'er to go to the accounting office to withdraw half a year's allowance for you."
"Okay." Ruan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll wait here. You can ask Shuang'er to get it."
"Okay, wait." After saying this, Zhou Yunning turned around and left. She was worried about her daughter Wuxia's delay.
Ruan Qi felt very unhappy when he saw Zhou Yunning leaving without looking back. He remembered those days in the Marquis' Mansion after they got married. At that time, she always followed him around, but now she only has Ruan Mianmian in her heart.
After a while, Shuang'er delivered half a month's worth of Yanlongyuan's three hundred taels of silver to Ruan Qi's hands.
After getting the money, Ruan Qi left the Yanlongyuan. He was thinking about leaving the house, but he didn't expect to meet Gu Ling'an on the way.
"Third brother." Gu Ling'an bowed down to Ruan Qi in a polite manner.
Ruan Qixu gave him a hand: "No need to be polite."
Seeing Gu Ling'an stand up, Ruan Qi frowned: "Ling An is much thinner. Is it because the people in the house are not caring enough?"
"No, the people in the house are very good, especially Fang'er, who takes good care of me. It's just a serious illness, so I will inevitably lose weight."
Ruan Qi glanced at Fang'er behind Gu Ling'an, and she said obediently: "It is your duty as a slave to take good care of the young lady."
Seeing Ruan Qi nod slightly towards her, Fang'er felt happy, the third master finally recognized her.
"You look really haggard." Ruan Qi turned his eyes to Gu Ling'an.
"Sickness comes like a mountain falling, and sickness goes away like a thread spinning."
"Then you have to take good care of yourself."
He brought Gu Ling'an into the Hou Mansion, but he had been neglectful during this period and even went to Lanyuan less. Ruan Qi suddenly felt a little guilty.
"If Third Brother is not busy, why don't you go to Lanyuan and have a cup of tea?"
"This..." Ruan Qi hesitated, "It's unreasonable."
"If that's the case, what does it matter if you and I have been facing each other day and night for more than a year after dad passed away?"
That's right. Ruan Qi looked up and saw Gu Ling'an staring at him, his eyes full of expectation, and he couldn't help but nod.
Gu Ling'an looked happy, walked forward and took Ruan Qi's arm affectionately with both hands. He originally wanted to throw her hand away, but it was obvious that her eyes were full of dependence, and he couldn't bear to let her do it after all.
Besides, it was already dark when Zhou Yuning hurried back to the gate of the Hou Mansion, and the servants of the Hou Mansion had already hung up the lanterns.
Just when he was anxious, he saw the carriage of Marquis Ding'an approaching from a distance. Zhou Yunning breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and told Shuang'er to go to Fu'an Hall and tell the old lady.
Ruan Mianmian got out of the car and saw Zhou Yuning. Before she could call out, she was picked up by her mother.
"Mother." Ruan Mianmian knew Zhou Yuning must be worried and said quickly, "It's okay, the Queen Mother also rewarded me with a bracelet."
Hearing this, Zhou Yunning's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
At this moment, Ruan Geng slowly got down from the carriage.
"Father." Zhou Yuning put down Ruan Mianmian and stepped forward to greet him.
Ruan Geng said with a friendly look: "You've been waiting for a long time, it's okay. Take Mianmian back to Yanlongyuan and let her have a good rest."
"yes."
Returning to the Yanlong Courtyard, after changing clothes, washing up, and eating, Ruan Mianmian saw the fatigue in Zhou Yunning's eyes. She excused herself as tired and asked Shuang'er to take care of her and go back to rest.
"Princess Princess."
When Jiu'er came in, Ruan Mianmian had already finished changing and washing herself under the care of the little maid, and was leaning on the couch to rest.
"Is something wrong?"
"It's true that nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the princess."
Ruan Mianmian said lazily: "You disappeared just now. You must have left because of something."
"The third master went to Lanyuan and had dinner there just now."
"Even if mother doesn't know about this now, she will know it soon." Ruan Mianmian blinked, "Children, please stay away from adult matters. Mother will handle it herself."
Hearing this, Jiu'er laughed and said, "Does the county manager still have little control over your affairs?"
"It's quite a lot." Ruan Mianmian fell down on the couch, "But it's just Gu Ling'an, so I don't need to work hard."
"I think the princess doesn't need to worry because the third lady has changed."
"Yes, mother has changed, she has become better." Ruan Mianmian smiled and closed her eyes, "I am really tired, I will take a rest first."
Jiu'er tiptoed into the inner room, took out the quilt and gently covered Ruan Mianmian, then quietly retreated to the outside and sat down to guard.
Besides, Zhou Yunning was about to take a break when she noticed that Shuang'er was about to speak but stopped talking. The master and servant had known each other for many years and she immediately sensed that she had something to say.
Facing Zhou Yuning's confused look, Shuang'er lowered her voice and whispered in her ear.
"It doesn't matter." This chapter has been completed!