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“How can I possibly trust her? Only you, Master, are bold enough to leave the two little princes in her care.” Xiachu frowned, “Master, don’t be fooled by Concubine Li’s obedience and respect towards you. It’s hard to read people’s true intentions. What if she’s pretending and has some hidden evil thoughts?”

Jiang Ning laughed, “Xiachu, you’re getting better and better at understanding people’s hearts.”

“I am just uneasy, Master.”

“Aren’t Huang Ying, Chunlai, and Xiaoman also there?”

“But still…”

“Even without Huang Ying and the others, it wouldn’t be a problem.” Jiang Ning saw a large snowflake falling from the sky, hurriedly reached out to catch it, and brought it back into the carriage to play with, “Don’t worry, even if Concubine Li makes a mistake herself, she won’t let anything happen to the two children. She’s not stupid.”

“Why do you say that?”

“If something happens to the children while they’re in her care, do you think she can escape responsibility? The stakes are high. You’d better worry about Concubine Li herself.”

“What’s there to worry about her? That bewitching woman only knows how to act weak and win favor.” Xiachu scoffed.

“Lingzi and Wenzan can be quite mischievous. Bumps and bruises are inevitable.” Jiang Ning said in a relaxed manner while playing with the snow, “Besides, it’s not just the two of them in the East Palace. There’s also a little troublemaker.”

Thinking of Li Tingqian, Xiachu couldn’t help but laugh.

Although the emperor’s eldest grandson always behaved properly in front of the Princess Consort, he became mischievous under Jiang Ning’s influence. He became quite skilled at playing tricks on people, and few could withstand him.

Without Jiang Ning around, and with Crown Prince Li Hongyuan being too busy to attend the East Palace, chaos was bound to break loose.

“The more chaotic the East Palace becomes, the better, as it will torment Concubine Li,” Xiachu said with a bit of schadenfreude. “I feel satisfied just imagining her being frantic.”

“Xiachu, you’re so bad.”

Jiang Ning threw the snowball in her arms.

Xiachu giggled.

Among the maidservants, although she wasn’t as reliable as Huang Ying nor as clever and skilled as Chunlai, she was the best at observing others’ emotions and had her own plans in mind.

She was also lively and loved to laugh.

Jiang Ning still enjoyed taking her out.

Upon arriving at the Jiang Family, they could see from a distance that the alley was full of carriages.

Given the Jiang Family’s status, although they were only marrying off a concubine-born daughter, many officials and nobles of Chang’an City were in attendance.

As Jiang Ning was family, she didn’t need to join the crowd in the alley and entered through the back door instead.

She originally intended to go straight to Jiang Yuan’s courtyard, but unexpectedly met Jiang Yi at the entrance.

Jiang Yi, dressed in a gorgeous robe, stood with his hands behind his back, followed by two little attendants. He looked every bit the dashing young master.

“Seventh Sister!” He saw Jiang Ning and was overjoyed, pulling her, “I was just about to go and inquire about your arrival, but here you are.”

“Where’s mother?” asked Jiang Ning.

“Mother’s with Aunt Bai, helping Fifth Sister get ready.” Jiang Yi grabbed her, “Seventh Sister, don’t be in such a rush. There’s nothing you can do to help anyway. Who would dare let you work? I want to take you to meet someone, alright?”

“Who?”

“Mu Jian.” Jiang Yi lowered his voice, “I’m just about to have him sent back to the palace. It’s quite a coincidence that you’re here, want to take a look?”

“I can take a look, but…” Jiang Ning asked him, “Did Father have someone torture him into an unrecognizable state? I don’t want to see something bloody. We still have to drink at the wedding today.”