Wealth and glory seek stability

Xiao Shuang ignored Zi Cui's hint and said directly, "The girl was injured, but the Madam and the General didn't even ask about it. I feel sorry for the girl."

Jian Xi's eyebrows were stern, "Shut up! How can you talk about your master behind his back?"

Xiaoshuang didn't expect Jian Xi to speak up to defend her, so she knelt on the ground in silence.

"Girl, I was wrong."

Zi Cui couldn't bear to watch and pleaded, "Miss, Xiao Shuang is doing this for your own good. She doesn't usually gossip behind the master's back. Please understand."

Jian Xi sighed, "Get up,

I don't blame you, but there's no need to worry about some things. My brother has his own life, and I hope he can live happily with his sister-in-law. Besides, I got out of trouble this time with the help of my brother and Mr. Gao. I'm fine now, and that's enough. It's hypocritical to ask for too much. Didn't Dr. Guo also say that my injuries were just superficial?"

She didn't think Shen Nanxing did anything wrong. She was very happy that Shen Nanxing cared about Dongfang Wenying, which proved that the relationship between the two was good.

This is what she has always hoped for.

No matter what, she didn't want Shen Nanxing to sacrifice what he originally had for her, which would make her feel guilty.

As long as it is a problem she can solve herself, she doesn't want to trouble others.

She wasn't sure whether she was afraid of trouble or of being rejected.

There is no despair without hope. This has always been her way of doing things.

It would be great if people could exchange values ​​with each other. Such a relationship would make her feel at ease.

"Go and deliver some supplements to Leng Bixuan. Tell them that my leg is injured and I can't walk, but it's nothing serious. Can you go and see how my sister-in-law is doing?"

Xiaoshuang bit her lip and said yes.

Qiangwei and Sulian have been basically inseparable during this period. In the morning, they would familiarize themselves with the account books in the yard, and in the evening they would go to the shop to familiarize themselves with its business operations.

The main focus was on Rose, with Sulian following behind to help.

Su Lian used to be in charge of Jian Xi's warehouse key, but during this period she handed it over to Xing's mother.

Jian Xi looked at the little girl under her command and felt that there were still not enough people.

It's time to buy more servants.

Thinking about——

"Miss, someone outside said that Princess Jiahe came to ask for an audience."

Jian Xi sneered. It was really strange. She hadn't even come to the door yet, but she had come to him on her own.

"please come in."

"Yes."

Qiangwei stood up first and saluted to Princess Jiahe, "Greetings, Princess Jiahe."

Everyone else in the yard put down their work and luggage.

"Meet Princess Jiahe."

When Zhang Cen'er came, he brought a maid who looked unfamiliar. She was not Yinping who was seen at the last polo match.

Jian Xi sat on the rattan chair, feeling very embarrassed. "Princess Jiahe is so honored to be here. Unfortunately, my leg is injured. Please forgive me for not being able to pay my respects."

Zhang Cen'er didn't blame him, but looked worried. "I heard that County Lord Rong'an accidentally bumped into something when he was burning incense yesterday. Thinking of our friendship at the polo match, I was worried about him. I didn't expect that the county lord's injury was so serious. Have you called a doctor?"

Jane Xi saw that the worry on Zhang Cen'er's face didn't seem fake. She opened her eyes wide and tried to find any flaws in Zhang Cen'er but found none.

"I've seen him. The doctor said there's nothing serious. I just need to rest for a few days."

Thinking of something, he raised his hand and said, "All of you go down and serve. The princess and I have something to say."

"Yes."

Zhang Cen'er raised his hand and signaled the maid to leave.

The morning sun is full of vitality. Jian Xi likes gardenias, and Manager Yan even built a fence to plant gardenias.

The courtyard was filled with the fragrance of gardenias. Jian Xi's rattan chair was next to the fence. She casually picked a branch of blooming gardenia and put it to her nose and sniffed it.

Gardenias are also good for placing in vases.

Jian Xi found a comfortable position on the rattan chair, like a mollusk without a spine.

"Now that there's no one around, Princess doesn't have to pretend anymore."

"Oh? How does the county know that I am not expressing my true feelings?" Zhang Cen'er casually sat on the low stool where Qiangwei had sat to settle accounts before. She had an upright posture, a bright red dress, and a strong aura.

"Princess, you might as well speak frankly on this trip."

Jian Xi doesn't want to pretend. She used to pretend because the situation required it, but now she is too lazy to pretend.

Gao Yunhuai told her the truth that this princess of the Xuanwu Dynasty had no real power at all, and was not favored even in the Xuanwu royal court, so she had to plan for herself.

The current situation is that she has what Zhang Cen'er wants. Since there is nothing to be afraid of, she might as well lay her cards on the table.

Zhang Cen'er opened her red lips slightly, as if she was regretful. "On the polo field that day, your white dress fluttered, shining like stars. If a woman like you were born in the Xuanwu Dynasty, it would not be impossible for you to be in charge of the family foundation and become an official in the court."

Jian Xi was a little impatient. "If you don't want to tell me the reason, Princess, you can go back. I don't want to talk to you."

After all the things they did to her, now they are saying this, are they gloating over her misfortune or mocking her? I really don't understand the train of thought of these upper-class people.

Zhang Cen'er was not angry, but just explained: "I said I didn't mean it, do you believe it?"

Jian Xi put down the gardenia in her hand and turned to look into Zhang Cen'er's eyes.

"Whether it was intentional or not, it has already happened. There is no point in saying more. You kidnapped me with your own ability. I have nothing to say. I was born not to repay evil with kindness. Anyone who has hurt me is unforgivable."

Zhang Cen'er was stunned. She hadn't seen such a straightforward woman for a long time.

I couldn't help but clap my hands.

clap clap clap!

"You are so bold in love and hate. I like you very much. If possible, you can call me by my name. My name is Zhang Cen'er, and you can just call me Cen'er."

Jian Xi turned her head away, "Princess, I'm afraid you didn't understand what I meant. Please go back."

It's so tiring to talk to Zhang Cen'er. Every sentence he says has three or four meanings and he goes around in four or five detours.

Zhang Cen'er adjusted the hem of her skirt and stroked the gardenia bushes beside her. The dew wet her slightly calloused hands.

"My father was a guard in the royal court. One time, my mother got drunk and favored my father. My fourth brother and I have the same father. He is a good scholar and has his own plans. But my mother never paid attention to us. My father only had eyes for my mother. I was raised by my fourth brother."

"He is really a very gentle and responsible man. When I forced Emperor Xuanyuan to let you marry my brother, it was not entirely a calculation, but I was also tricked by others. I admit that I wanted to use you to gain a foothold in the Xuanyuan Dynasty."

"But I didn't expect that you actually have such a big business behind you. When I came out this time, my mother threatened my father's life. Even if I die, I still ask Emperor Xuanyuan to allocate food to the Xuanwu Dynasty. Otherwise, the whole dynasty will be starving and no one will survive."

"What does it have to do with me?"

This person thinks that she is a soft persimmon and can be bullied at will. This kind of moral kidnapping has not been heard for a long time.

Zhang Cen'er choked. She didn't expect that Jian Xi was unwilling to even pretend.

"Is this the reason why you hurt me? Should I thank the princess for showing mercy despite all these injuries? To tell you the truth, you can't take a single grain of food from me. Even if I die, I will hand it over to the national treasury. It has nothing to do with the Xuanwu Dynasty." Jian Xi said in a cold tone.

The lives of Zhang Cen'er's father and brother are important, so does she deserve to have her life treated as worthless?

Today, she still has some power in her hands.

If it were her when she was a maid, Zhang Cen'er wouldn't even have to do anything herself, she would have been packed up and sent away.

The export of grain can be a big deal or a small one. At the smallest level, it is a business man's attempt to make a profit. At the largest level, it is possible that he wants to treason the country. She hasn't lived long enough.

Zhang Cen'er's eyebrows lit up, "This princess appreciates you, but that doesn't mean you are asking for nonsense here. Women in your Xuanyuan Dynasty value reputation. Since these injuries on your body were caused by falling in the Jade Buddha Temple, I won't say much." She came here today just to confirm whether Jian Xi was willing to suffer this loss.

Jian Xi looked at Zhang Cen'er's face, which was so beautiful even when she was angry, and felt a little sorry. "The princess is beautiful, and I thought she would have a cheerful and uninhibited personality. I never thought that she would fall this time. I claim to have seen countless people, but I was still deceived by the appearance. I really shouldn't have done that."

Zhang Cen'er was not angry, she sneered and said, "If I didn't have a plan in my mind, I would have died hundreds of times. It was not my intention to plan against you, but I don't regret it. The food in your hand is just a tool for profit in your hands, but it can save the people from disasters if given to me. After all, we are different."

Zhang Cen'er had a trace of compassion in her eyes. "Even though you are enjoying the life of an upper-class person now, you are still a lowly maid at heart."

Jian Xi couldn't bear it any longer, so she picked up the teacup beside her and threw it to the ground.

She is also capable of being rude and pretentious.

She had been hiding in this yard and refusing to go out, but he still came to her house to mock her, and finally came over to pity her.

Is she some kind of pitiful person?

Zhang Cen'er's skirt was soaked by the splashed tea, and she was very dissatisfied: "How dare you!"

Jian Xi propped herself up with one hand and looked at Zhang Cen'er, who was full of anger. She was calm and composed, and it seemed that the feeling of being irritated was not bad.

When the maids in the yard heard the noise, they all looked towards Jian Xi. Zi Cui wanted to go over and take a look, but Jian Xi gestured to refuse.

It's no fun when people come. "What do you mean by saving the people from disaster? Could it be that the princess's saving the people means using other people's food to show kindness? Who wouldn't show such kindness? You know how to behave like a human being."

"Don't say it out loud, it makes me sick. If you were honest today and said that we have different positions, I would understand. We are fighting each other only based on our abilities. I am injured because I am not as skilled as others. In the future, Princess can also see my abilities."

"Princess, if you have nothing else to do, you can go back now."

"Zicui, show the guests out!"

"Hey!"

Zi Cui tiptoed and looked inside, fearing that Zhang Cen'er would do something to Jian Xi.

I saw a woman in brown exotic clothes walking towards the entrance of Huashui Pavilion, her face full of anxiety.

Zhang Cen'er suppressed the anger in his heart, "What's the matter?"

"Princess, something happened to the Fourth Prince."

A familiar voice was heard, and Jian Xi recognized that the woman's voice was the person who had kidnapped her, the woman she had only met once on the polo field that day, Zhang Cen'er's maid Yin Ping.

Zi Cui looked at Yin Ping's familiar back and her pupils shrank. Isn't this the person who pretended to be Jian Xi that day?

Jian Xi is usually kind to others and rarely makes enemies with others. However, she rarely speaks coldly to Zhang Cen'er and even throws cups.

If that's the case, it makes sense.

Jian Xi slowly moved her body, adjusted her skirt, sat up and greeted, "Miss Yinping, long time no see."

Yinping looked around but didn't dare to look Jian Xi in the eye. He wanted to walk over but didn't dare to, and was hesitant.

Zhang Cen'er knew Yinping's temper. If it wasn't an urgent matter, Yinping wouldn't come to him easily.

He walked to Yinping and asked, "What happened to my brother?"

Yin Ping glanced around, then approached Zhang Cen'er and whispered, "Princess, go back and take a look. Today, the Third Master of Wu'an Palace invited the Fourth Prince to go out for a walk and enjoy the scenery of the capital. However, when leaving the city gate, the Fourth Prince had a conflict with the soldiers guarding the city, which attracted General Shen who was nearby. The two of them fought fiercely, and the Fourth Prince's two legs were crippled. General Shen also locked the Fourth Prince up in the Ministry of Justice prison."

"what?"

The anxiety on Yinping's face did not seem fake.

Zhang Cen'er didn't even say hello and walked straight out of Huashui Pavilion, wanting to go straight to the Ministry of Justice prison.

"What are you doing? You didn't even say hello. You have no manners at all. No wonder people say that those who are not of our race must be killed."

Zi Cui pressed the arm that was hurt by Yin Ping and couldn't help cursing.

Zhang Cen'er was furious. She turned to Jian Xi and shouted, "Is this your maid? She doesn't know the rules just like you."

"You don't know how to teach, I'll teach you."

"Yinping, give her ten slaps."

"Yes."

Yinping turned around, and Zicui hurried to Jianxi and told her what she had just heard.

Jian Xi held Zi Cui in her arms and said, "Let's see who dares?"

"Are all the people in the yard dead? They've come to your house to bully you, and you're not grabbing weapons."

The maids and old women who were hiding in various places in the courtyard came out, and the servants serving in the outer courtyard also ran in.

There were also a few little girls rushing out to report the news.

Zhang Cen'er was surrounded by maids and old women inside, and a circle of servants outside. There were also those who were nosy and ran in with the servants they knew.

Yin Ping no longer had the heart to care about Zi Cui, and hurried to Zhang Cen'er to protect her, "How dare you! If you, a bunch of slaves, dare to touch a hair of our princess, I will report you to Emperor Xuanyuan, saying that you disrespected the envoys of the Xuanwu Dynasty! I will have your entire family in the general's mansion executed."

"You are so arrogant! My Taiyuan Wang family has several thousand people, can you really kill them all?"

Shuhua and Shuqi supported Dongfang Wenying on each side. Dongfang Wenying was wearing an emerald green brocade dress. Her hairpins swayed slightly as she walked. A line of maids and servants followed behind her.

Zhang Cen'er, her master and her servant were surrounded in the middle of the yard, and their momentum was weakened.

"Mrs. Shen is polite." Zhang Cen'er spoke in a gentle tone and bowed with lowered eyebrows.

The Wang family school in Taiyuan is famous throughout the world, with students spread across the five dynasties. The power of the five surnames and seven families is far beyond her ability to shake.

The Wang family has always protected their own people. Zhang Cen'er couldn't help but regret her mistake today. She underestimated the strength of the people around Jian Xi.

Dongfang Wenying bowed lightly, her face cold, "Princess, you have come from afar, please have a simple meal in the mansion, so that others won't say that our Shen family is not hospitable enough."

Yinping tugged at Zhang Cen'er's sleeve. The Fourth Prince was still in prison, his life or death uncertain. They couldn't waste any more time in the Shen family.