Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Everyone immediately fell silent and stepped forward to receive the order.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The Duke's daughter, Jiang Ningwan, is intelligent, resolute, and courageous in capturing the bandit leader. Her achievements are remarkable, and I commend her greatly."

"This magnificent house is specially granted to him, and belongs to him alone. No one else is allowed to enter or disturb it without permission."

When she heard the last sentence, Princess Yi collapsed instantly.

Is this house for Jiang Ningwan alone?

But Jiang Ningwan is the daughter-in-law of their Qin family!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiang Ningwan stepped forward contentedly to receive the decree.

Taking the imperial edict, Jiang Ningwan said gratefully, "Thank you, Eunuch Hai, for coming so late to deliver the edict."

Eunuch Hai looked at the things scattered on the floor and the two people who shouldn't be there, and he knew what had happened. He said meaningfully, "I'm afraid I'm a little late."

"You're just in time, not too late!"

"Then I would like to congratulate Miss Jiang on her new home! I will return to the palace to report now." Eunuch Hai was also happy. The Ling family's mansion was back in Jiang Ningwan's hands, and it was considered to be returned to its original owner.

"I'll see Eunuch Hai off."

Suddenly, Princess Yi stepped forward to stop Eunuch Hai and asked unwillingly, "Eunuch Hai, the emperor has given us this house, so Bei Huang and I can't live there too?"

"Jiang Ningwan is my daughter-in-law. This house belongs to her as well as ours."

Eunuch Hai's face was slightly displeased. "Didn't the imperial edict say that this house belongs solely to Miss Jiang? It has nothing to do with your family or the Duke's Mansion!"

"As for whether I can stay here, it depends on what Miss Jiang wants."

After saying this, Eunuch Hai turned away and left.

Princess Yi completely collapsed and almost fell down. Nanny Xun supported her in time and barely allowed her to stand.

"Lichun, why don't you send mother and their things back quickly?" Jiang Ningwan ordered hurriedly.

It's really unlucky that these two people are staying at the door.

"Okay!" Li Chun happily agreed and quickly took people to move things. Let's see what shameless tricks they can come up with in the face of the imperial edict!

Princess Yi clenched her palms tightly, walked towards Jiang Ningwan, and lowered her posture again, "Ningwan, it's such a big house, it must be so lonely for you to live alone."

"It's better to live together as a family and have fun."

Seeing that Princess Yi was still unwilling to give up, Jiang Ningwan curled her lips and chuckled, "When you said you were going to move to General Xuanwei's Mansion, you never thought of bringing me along."

"You guys live in General Xuanwei's Mansion, and I live here. It's a happy life for everyone, isn't it?"

"General Xuanwei's Mansion is also a house bestowed by the Emperor. It is a divine favor. How can it be left uninhabited?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Yi's fingers almost tore her sleeves apart. She became angry when this was mentioned.

Jiang Ningwan was rewarded with such a magnificent house just for capturing a bandit leader. Beihuang and Qingheng killed countless enemies on the battlefield, but the General Xuanwei Mansion they were rewarded with was so shabby.

Now this house is given to Jiang Ningwan alone, which is obviously not allowed to live there. It’s really unfair!

Qin Jianjian's expression also turned ugly, and he said unhappily: "How can this be justified? The house I rewarded my daughter-in-law with cannot be lived in by her husband's family?"

Jiang Ningwan's eyes turned cold, "Why didn't you say it in front of Eunuch Hai just now?"

"If you really want to know the answer, I will ask His Majesty for you someday."

Qin Jianjian suddenly felt guilty, and of course he didn't dare let the emperor know this.

Seeing that most of the things had been moved, Jiang Ning picked up the last piece of luggage before nightfall, stepped over the plaque of the General's Mansion, and put it on the carriage.

"Let the carriage take you back to the General's Mansion. I won't see you off."

After saying that, Jiang Ningwan took his men back to the house and closed the door.

Princess Yi and Qin Jianjian were locked outside the door, feeling the cold wind and feeling their chilled hearts.

"Mother, look how dare she lock us out!" Qin's eyes gradually turned red with anger.

Princess Yi was furious, but what could Jiang Ningwan do to her since he had the imperial edict?

"She had planned this long ago. After she had accomplished something meritorious, she would return to the Ling family mansion and live alone." Princess Yi clenched her palms and walked away, not wanting to embarrass herself here.

Go in glory and come back in disgrace.

Thinking of the burned-down General Xuanwei's Mansion and comparing it with the Ling family mansion she had just seen, Princess Yi felt a little regretful.

If Qin Beihuang hadn't taken a concubine, Jiang Ningwan wouldn't have done such a ruthless thing. She would have been living in the Ling family mansion by now!

Jiang Ningwan went shopping for three days in a row, and many more people came to the mansion, making it look lively and grand.

The plaque was changed to Jiang's House to prevent people with ulterior motives from making comments.

After a few days, the dry trees and plants in the yard were replaced with new ones. Although it was winter, the yard was colorful and full of vitality.

In Shuangxi Garden, Jiang Ningwan was watering the plants when Lichun came into the yard carrying hot tea.

"Miss, Miss Qin Er has been acting sneaky these past two days, hiding at the entrance of the alley and observing our house. I don't know what evil she is up to."

Jiang Ningwan was slightly startled. "You reminded me that if they relied on their status to come in when I'm not around, no one would be able to stop them."

Li Chun poured tea and brought it over. "Yes, Miss, our house is so big and we have bought so many good things. It's inevitable that thieves will be interested in it."

"How about I hire some security guards?"

Jiang Ningwan thought about it and didn't trust the ordinary guards' skills. "How about this? Go to Huichun Hall and ask Doctor Hong if there are any old guards who are available and have good skills."

"My wages are high, and I'll take as many people as I want."

That afternoon, Lichun brought more than 40 retired soldiers, all of whom had followed her grandfather into battle. When her grandfather got into trouble, a riot broke out in the army to protest for her grandfather, and many of them withdrew after that.

Since we need to hire people, we naturally want to hire the most reliable ones.

Soon, everyone in the mansion gathered in the courtyard.

Jiang Ningwan stood with his hands behind his back, "Many of you came from Prince Yi's Mansion in the past, but from now on, when you are in the Jiang residence, you must forget your former masters."

"I'm a man who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and I never mistreat my servants. As long as they do their job well, they'll be rewarded! But if you dare to betray me, I won't let you off easily!"

"Do you remember everything?"

Everyone answered in unison: "Remember!"

"Then let me ask you, what if Princess Yi comes when I'm not in the mansion?"

Everyone was silent.

Suddenly a maidservant in the corner answered, "Tell her the truth and ask her to go back."

"What if she insists on coming in and sitting for a while?"

"No one can enter the house when the owner is not here. If anyone breaks in by force, they will be beaten out."

Jiang Ningwan was very satisfied, "What's your name?"

The maid quickly stepped forward and saluted, "My name is Li'er."

Seeing her cleverness, Jiang Ningwan thought for a moment and said, "From now on, I'll call her Li Qiu. She'll help Li Chun take care of all the affairs in the mansion."

"Thanks, Miss Li Qiu!"

Just after he finished his lecture, an uninvited guest came to the door.

When Qin Beihuang saw the Jiang residence at this moment, he finally understood why his mother had cried all night.

"Jiang Ningwan, if you have any grievances against me, why make things difficult for your mother?" Qin Beihuang looked somewhat distressed.

Jiang Ningwan thought it was ridiculous, "How did I embarrass her?"

"How much money did it cost you to decorate the Jiang residence like this in just a few days? It's fine that you don't let my mother live there, but you are reluctant to spend a little money to renovate the Xuanwei General's Mansion. Do you know how sad she is?" Qin Beihuang looked disappointed.

Jiang Ningwan chuckled: "So what do you want?"

Qin Beihuang said seriously, "Let me make this clear first. I'm not after your money, but you must not forget your filial duty. Either bring mother in to live with you, or renovate the General Xuanwei Mansion."