Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

Niu Hulu Yuheng is a very smart person, but he is too smart, so he cannot figure out many things.

He used to be a gifted boy who passed the imperial examination at a young age. Just when he was full of energy and vigor, his father's sudden death, the ruthless hostility of his relatives and the darkness in the examination room all left Niu Hulu Yuheng exhausted.

Gradually, he didn't want to work so hard anymore and wanted to stop and take a rest.

Under the pretext of mourning, he never mentioned taking the imperial examination again, even after the mourning period had passed.

Even when his mother asked him indirectly, he always evaded the question.

He hated the utilitarianism that "If you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you; if you are rich in the mountains, you will have distant relatives."

"Let's talk about it later." Niu Hulu Yuheng laughed and passed it off perfunctorily.

Hailan knew at a glance that Yuheng had not arrived yet.

I want to give some advice, but I don't want to interfere too much.

There needs to be a sense of propriety between friends. If you control too much, you may easily cross the line.

"Let's not talk about this. I heard that you received a work by Master Wen, a painter from the previous dynasty."

"Yeah, how did you know?" Hailancha didn't have artistic talent. It was only after being with Qing'er that he wanted to cultivate himself and appear more refined.

Niu Hulu Yuheng's eyes lit up, he came here today just for this, he liked Wen Huiming's works very much, and by chance he heard that Hailancha had received a work of art, so he hurried to the mansion to see if he could appreciate it.

Hailancha readily agreed and invited Niu Hulu Yuheng to the study to look at the paintings.

Jiang Ning hurried back to his yard, still in shock. Lan'er, who almost got into trouble, was like a quail this time, not daring to make any more moves, for fear that Jiang Ning would take revenge on her later.

But then she thought again, why would Jiang Ning come to her to settle the score? With her personality, she would definitely keep things quiet.

Thinking of this, Lan'er became confident again.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ning sat on the chair.

"Your Majesty!"

The angry shout made Lan'er unable to recover from her shock.

Who was he calling on to kneel down? Her?

Lan'er has never had the consciousness of being a maid. She has always felt that, apart from her background, she is no worse than Jiang Ning, and she is secretly dissatisfied in her heart.

That's why he often deliberately made things difficult for Jiang Ning to satisfy her jealousy.

"I……"

"I said, kneel down!" Jiang Ning said every word, and the firmness in her tone was surprising, which was totally unlike her.

"If you don't kneel, I will sell you out." Jiang Ning threatened slowly.

It’s not that she doesn’t know how to punish Lan’er, but most of the time she doesn’t want to be so ruthless.

Since Lan'er wanted to die, she naturally had to help her.

When Lan'er heard the word "sell", she froze.

Her indenture was still in Jiang Ning's possession, how could she have forgotten about it?

For convenience when they went to Beijing, Jiang's father transferred Lan'er's indenture contract to Jiang Ning.

Lan'er didn't care, Jiang Ning wouldn't do anything to her anyway.

Unexpectedly, this has become her weak spot that now holds her back.

But it is undeniable that she is really afraid.

The number of slaves who were sold and were able to escape unscathed was almost zero.

Once she entered those filthy places, she would be ruined.

Sure enough, Jiang Ning is not a kind person at all, she is just pretending.

Lan'er attacked Jiang Ning in her heart with the most vicious guesses and words.

But Lan'er is used to scheming, and she also understands that a man who knows the times is a hero.

Now her indenture is in someone else's hands, so it would be safer for her to show weakness before making any plans.

Thinking of this, Lan'er fell to her knees with a bang.

The voice sounded very solid. Jiang Ning felt happy when he saw Lan'er's aggrieved yet flattering expression.

As expected, one must give in step by step. It is impossible to treat someone like Lan'er well.

"Lan'er, remember, I am your master. Don't do those despicable things, otherwise your fate will be..." Jiang Ning warned.

Lan'er looked indignant, but did not dare to argue, so she had to lower her head.

The only thing Jiang Ning was thankful for was that when she was sent to Beijing, she asked Jiang's father for Lan'er's indenture contract.

I am really grateful to myself back then.

Perhaps Jiang's father wanted to repair his relationship with Jiang Ning, so even though he was not happy about it, he still gave it to him.

"Zhu'er, come in." Jiang Ning turned around and said to Zhu'er who was not far away.

Compared to Lan'er, Zhu'er and Jiang Ning grew up together and had a very close relationship. Later, after Lan'er came to Jiang Ning, she excluded Zhu'er everywhere and took advantage of the power of Jiang Ning.

"Miss, will Lan'er..." Zhu'er looked worried. Her young lady was having a very difficult time. It seemed as if she was against the whole world.

Jiang Ning sighed. This was exactly what she was worried about. It is difficult to change one's nature. Now she used the indenture contract to temporarily suppress Lan'er, but she could not guarantee that Lan'er would not do anything small.

"How about we go find Lord Doral," Zhu'er suggested.

Jiang Ning thought about it and nodded.

The next day.

Jiang Ning made some pastries. She has loved cooking since she was a child.

Because of this, people pointed fingers at her and said she was a kitchen lady.

But Jiang Ning didn't care. When she was feeling well, making pastries was her only entertainment.

Since you are asking someone to do something for you, you must have the attitude of asking someone to do something for you.

Jiang Ning made a lot of cakes himself and sent Lan'er away.

Lan'er looked suspicious, but the warning from yesterday was still fresh in her mind.

Jiang Ning took Zhu'er to the study to find Hailancha.

Hailancha's schedule was very fixed. Except for going out and meeting with friends, he basically went between the mansion and the palace.

When they arrived at the study, the servant went in to report as soon as he saw Jiang Ning.

"Miss Jiang?" Hailancha was a little surprised. It was true that Jiang Ning had been nowhere to be found since she came to the mansion. He didn't expect that she would come to him on her own initiative today.

"Let her in."

"Yes."

After getting permission, Jiang Ning took a deep breath, exchanged glances with Zhu'er, and walked in.

"grown ups."

Hailancha raised his head and looked at Jiang Ning.

"Miss Jiang, what's up today?"

Jiang Ning smiled slightly and put the tray in his hand on the table.

"I came here today to ask for something." Jiang Ning said courageously.

In fact, this was a very risky thing to do. She didn't know what Hailancha was thinking. If Jiang's father knew about it, there would probably be trouble again.

But as a girl in the boudoir, she really had no power to do anything.

Jiang Ning carefully explained the Jiang family's plan and his own request.

Hailancha listened in silence. No wonder...

However, what role does Jiang Ning play here?

Hailancha looked at Jiang Ning sharply, and Jiang Ning forced himself to look back calmly.

After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he stood there nervously waiting for Hailancha's response.

"Miss Jiang, what if I say I can't save your brother?"

Not to mention that he cannot be saved, even if he was saved, I would not save a second-generation rich man who would bring disaster to the world.

Jiang Ning felt a little disappointed when she heard this. After all, he was her brother. Even though she didn't like him, she still had some brotherhood with him.