The waiter led the way and led the three of them to the backyard.
On the way, the waiter said as he walked: "Go out the back door and you will find Xima Lane. When you go out, turn left and walk along Xima Lane until you reach East Street. Turn right and you will reach Qingshi Street..."
"Wu Xin, what are you doing?"
The waiter turned his head when he heard the sound, and was frightened when he saw the people in the yard. He hurriedly leaned over and called out: "Hello, Fourth Master, hello, shopkeeper."
The people in the yard looked towards Ning Wei and his party. Ning Wei recognized Jiang Xingchang in bamboo green brocade clothes at a glance. He was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Hello, Fourth Master!"
"Miss Ning?" Jiang Xingchang also looked surprised when he saw Ning Wei.
Jiang Xingchang looked Ning Wei up and down. He didn't expect to meet her in Happy Pavilion, "What are you..."
Jiang Xingchang turned his questioning eyes to Wu Xin.
Wu Xin immediately replied: "Go back to Fourth Master, Miss Ning asked the younger one to take them away from the backyard."
Jiang Xingchang understood, turned to look at Ning Wei, and asked with concern: "Miss Ning is in trouble?"
Faced with Jiang Xingchang's inquiry, Ning Wei did not deny it. She nodded honestly and said bluntly: "Yes, as soon as I went out, I found that I was being watched."
Jiang Xingchang understood and asked, "Where does Miss Ning plan to go? I'll have someone take you there."
Ning Wei didn't want to cause trouble to anyone, so she politely thanked him: "Thank you, Fourth Master Jiang! No, I'll go to Qingshi Street in front..."
Before Ning Wei could finish speaking, Jiang Xingchang turned around and ordered: "Ding Lu, send Miss Ning to Qingshi Street."
Ding Lu leaned forward and said, "Yes! I understand, little one."
Ning Wei hurriedly said: "No, Qingshi Street is not far from here..."
Jiang Xingchang raised his hand, interrupted Ning Wei's words, and said: "What if the person following you is outside? I'm here to handle some things, and I don't need the car for the time being. The car is idle anyway, so there's no need to be polite, Miss Ning."
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After what Jiang Xingchang said, Ning Wei became a little confused if she postponed it any longer. Besides, she was also afraid that Zhao's people would be waiting outside the door. So Fu Shen said, "Thank you, Fourth Master Jiang."
Jiang Xingchang returned the courtesy and said, "It's just a trivial matter. Miss Ning doesn't need to take it to heart."
Ding Lu pulled the car over, installed the footrest, leaned forward and said, "Miss Ning, please."
Ning Wei thanked Jiang Xingchang again and got into the car.
After Ning Wei and his servants were seated, Ding Lu drove out of the backyard and headed towards Qingshi Street.
After this experience, Ning Wei became much more cautious when traveling again. She no longer took a car alone when going out every day. Instead, she dressed herself up as a servant of the house and went out with the purchaser.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao could not sit still for a long time without receiving a letter from Ning Wei, so she took Nanny Qin to Minghui Lane to visit Mrs. Qian.
When Mrs. Qian received the report, she was stunned at first, and then said to Yue Niang: "Hurry up and call Sister Wei back."
Yueniang turned around and told Donghui: "Go and notify Lao Sun and ask him to pick up the eldest lady as soon as possible."
Donghui immediately turned around and walked out. As soon as she reached the door, she met Mrs. Zhao and her party.
Donghui stopped to greet Mrs. Zhao. Mrs. Zhao glanced at Donghui and asked expressionlessly: "Where are Donghui going in such a hurry?"
Donghui looked at Mrs. Qian in panic, lowered her head and did not respond.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao lowered her face and asked: "What? How many days have you been out of Ning Mansion and you have ignored my questions? Does this mean you don't take me as your master seriously?"
Donghui hurriedly knelt down and said, "Go back to Madam, I don't dare. When the old lady heard that Madam was coming, she asked me to go to the kitchen to water water and make tea."
Mrs. Zhao didn't believe Donghui's words and asked: "Boil water to make tea?"
Donghui nodded repeatedly, "Yes, boil water to make tea!"
Mrs. Zhao's face softened a lot and she said, "There's no need to make tea. I'm here today because I have a few words to ask my mother. You all can go down.
By the way, it's coming to Futian soon. I have to make some clothes for Sister Wei. The embroiderer has brought them here. Donghui, you take the embroiderer to measure Sister Wei's size."
Donghui raised her head and looked at Mrs. Qian.
Mrs. Qian said: "Sister Wei has gone out and is not at home."
Mrs. Zhao smiled coldly, "Oh, I'm not at home, forget it. You go down, I have something to say to mother."
Yue Niang looked at Mrs. Qian, who waved to her and said, "Take them down."
Yueniang got the order and took Donghui and others out of the house.
Mrs. Zhao looked at Yue Niang who was closing the door, walked to the table and sat down. She reached for the teapot and poured tea while saying, "Did mother just ask Donghui to send a message to Sister Wei?"
Mrs. Qian narrowed her eyes slightly, sat upright on the chair, and took care of the Buddhist beads with her hands, but did not answer Mrs. Zhao's words.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao seemed to know that Mrs. Qian would not pay attention to her. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea, then said: "Let's open the skylight and talk openly. I came here today to discuss something with my mother."
Mrs. Qian paused her hands and looked up at Mrs. Zhao, "What? Are you going to stop pretending to be a good wife?"
Mrs. Xiao Zhao grinned and said: "That's a good question, mother. You still have to pretend. I've been pretending for fourteen or five years, how could I give up halfway? But right now, it's just me and my mother, so we can't pretend."
No one is watching, right?"
Mrs. Qian glanced at Mrs. Zhao, lowered her eyes and continued to fiddle with the beads in her hand.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao got up and walked to Mrs. Qian and sat down next to her, "I'll sit here, closer to my mother, so that my mother won't have to talk to me at the top of her voice."
Mrs. Qian ignored Mrs. Zhao and muttered something.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao put her hands on the armrest and tilted her head to look at Mrs. Qian, "If mother answers my question today, Sister Wei and Brother Yu will be fine and nothing will happen. If mother doesn't answer me,
, I’m not sure what will happen to them tomorrow.”
Mrs. Qian stopped holding the beads, raised her head and looked at Mrs. Zhao in astonishment, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you want to do?"
Mrs. Xiao Zhao replied quietly: "There are many things I want to do. As for whether it is good or bad, it all depends on your mother's thoughts."
"You...you finally showed your fox tail!" Mrs. Qian said angrily.
Mrs. Zhao twitched her lips and smiled dryly: "I wanted to pretend to be virtuous all my life, but it's a pity that you, mother, didn't give me this chance."
Mrs. Qian's face was pale and she stared nervously at Mrs. Zhao, waiting for her to continue.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao met Mrs. Qian's gaze and said with a smile: "Am I wrong? I've always known that my mother doesn't like me, but so what?
Even if you don't like me, I still enter the Ning Mansion, and the master still favors me and indulges me.
You can only watch and get angry, right?"
Mrs. Qian said nothing, only stared at Mrs. Zhao coldly.
Mrs. Zhao raised her eyebrows and looked at Mrs. Qian provocatively, "Back then, you always opposed my marrying into the Ning Mansion, but your objections were ineffective, right?"
