Shen Chengzhou told Ling Qingwan.
No wonder when she came to the General's Mansion today, Ling Xiao no longer had the disgust and rejection he had before when he saw her. Although he was still indifferent, it was better than before, much better.
Ling Qingwan was already content with just this little change.
"My brother rejected us before because we almost had a fight with him when we found him in town that day. He thought we were bad people from the beginning. Now he remembers some things. At least he knows that we really know him and didn't lie to him. He will definitely remember more in the future."
He would think of Shangjing where he grew up, of his grandfather who nurtured him carefully and made him a better person step by step, of his mother and sister who loved him dearly, and of his close friends in the past.
The more Ling Qingwan thought about it, the more excited she became, and tears were already welling up in her eyes without her realizing it.
"By the way, I have something else to tell you." Shen Chengzhou lowered his eyes, his expression a little serious.
"That's what my grandfather said." Ling Qingwan agreed.
Just as Shen Chengzhou was about to speak, a little maid hurried into the study. When she came to Shen Chengzhou and Ling Qingwan, she was still breathing heavily.
"What's going on?" Shen Chengzhou asked hurriedly.
It looked like something really happened, otherwise the little maid wouldn't be so abrupt and interrupt the conversation between the two.
"Master, Miss Sun, the princess and Miss Liu'er are arguing in the back garden!" The little maid was impatient, she swallowed her breath, and blurted out everything.
It was Liu'er again. Ling Qingwan couldn't help but frown.
"Grandfather, I'll go take a look."
An Yi was a straightforward person, and Liu Er didn't know what she was thinking all day. In addition, Ling Xiao was beside her, so he would definitely side with Liu Er. If Ling Qingwan didn't go to save the situation, she really didn't dare to think about what would happen next.
"Grandpa, let me accompany you to take a look." After saying that, Shen Chengzhou stood up.
Ling Xiao had quarreled with Ling Qingwan countless times for Liu'er. In front of Ling Xiao, Ling Qingwan did not dare to argue with Liu'er. It would be very difficult for Ling Qingwan to handle this quarrel alone. Fortunately, Shen Chengzhou was there with her, so Ling Qingwan felt relieved.
The two hurried to the back garden and heard Liu'er crying from a distance.
"General Shen, Wanwan, you are here!"
An Yi was having a headache because of Liu'er's crying. When she saw Shen Chengzhou and Ling Qingwan, she hurried to greet them as if she had found a backer.
Sure enough, Ling Xiao was carefully comforting Liu Er.
"I've long felt that Liu'er was not a good person, and thought I'd better not provoke her. Who would have thought that she would be so fond of crying? I told her that the flowers cannot be picked casually, otherwise they will not grow well next year, and she started crying non-stop." An Yi muttered to herself, rubbing her temples.
If it weren't for Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao's sake, An Yi would have thrown Liu'er out long ago.
An Yi was not a liar, and Ling Qingwan trusted An Yi very much. Just by kindly reminding her not to pick flowers casually, Liu Er burst into tears, as if An Yi had bullied her. Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan's expression turned cold.
It would have been fine if Liu'er had only plotted against her, but Liu'er chose to target An Yi.
This time, Liu'er really touched Ling Qingwan's bottom line.
"Liu'er." Ling Qingwan called Liu'er. "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
No matter how sadly Liu'er cried, Ling Qingwan turned a deaf ear to her. After saying that, she turned away.
Behind him, Ling Xiao kept cursing, blaming Ling Qingwan for bullying Liu'er. Ling Qingwan was already used to hearing it.
Then, with a "bang", Ling Xiao fell silent.
Ling Xiao fainted, and Liu Er suddenly lost her support, and everyone around her was following Ling Qingwan. Liu Er had no choice but to follow Ling Qingwan to the room.
Ling Qingwan sat at the table while Liu'er sat on the bed with her hands clenched, looking very nervous and uneasy.
Seeing this scene, Ling Qingwan remembered that when she met Liu'er in Haitang Town, Liu'er looked like this, almost exactly the same.
At that time, Ling Qingwan believed that Liu Er was really kind and innocent. But now things have changed.
"You should know why I'm looking for you, right?" Ling Qingwan asked Liu'er the first question she asked.
"Miss Ling, I am stupid and really can't understand. Please explain it to me clearly." Liu'er spoke timidly, as if she was extremely afraid of Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan was helpless.
If Liu'er was really afraid of her, she wouldn't have plotted against her again and again behind her back, and used Ling Xiao as a pawn in both open and covert ways.
"Then do you know who the girl you just quarreled with is?" Ling Qingwan asked again.
"I vaguely heard someone calling her... Princess." Liu'er answered without any confidence.
Before she came to Tokyo City, the highest official she had ever seen was the county magistrate of Haitang Town. Even if someone told her that An Yi was a princess, Liu Er would not know the concept.
She only felt that An Yi's yellow dress was made of fine fabric, and that she was wearing treasures she had never seen before. She must be a young lady from a wealthy family.
Liu Er didn't care. After all, she had been in the General's Mansion for so long and knew that Ling Xiao was an extraordinary person. It was reasonable for him to know some young masters and daughters of wealthy families.
"Let me tell you." Ling Qingwan paused. "The girl you just offended is the niece of the current emperor and the only daughter of the prince. She has been doted on since she was a child. The emperor even conferred her a title when she was born. She is the only princess in the history of Dai Viet who is on an equal footing with princes and princesses."
Liu'er was frightened when she heard Ling Qingwan's words.
She never expected that An Yi would be so grand, even more so than she had imagined.
"If you still don't understand, let me explain it in a simpler way." Ling Qingwan continued to talk to Liu'er. "In the entire Great Yue, among women of our age, she has the most noble status."
Ling Qingwan had said it clearly enough, there was no way Liu'er couldn't have not understood.
In the end, Liu'er was so scared that her face turned pale.
"I didn't mean to argue with her," she murmured quietly.
"Just because she told you that the flower cannot be picked?" Ling Qingwan wanted to laugh.
She was Shen Chengzhou's granddaughter, and could be considered half the owner of the general's mansion, but she was not as arrogant as Liu'er. If someone kindly reminded her, she would start arguing with them.
Liu'er was so stunned that she couldn't speak.
"Just now, the princess didn't pursue the matter further with you because of my grandfather, my brother, and me. If you really angered her, she would have thrown you into jail or executed you on the spot. It would have been just a matter of a few words."
Ling Qingwan was not exaggerating.
An Yi was powerful and influential, and killing someone was as easy as crushing an ant. Apart from her relationship with the General's Mansion, Liu Er was just an ordinary citizen. What could she use to fight An Yi
Liu'er looked more and more frightened, and she couldn't stop shivering all over.