My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

The moment Xianghe saw that it was Qiu Ning, she felt a little afraid instinctively.

Because she suddenly remembered how Qiu Ning bullied her young lady on the day when the prime minister's mansion was searched, and how he became successful in the cold palace, while she and her young lady could only wash piles of clothes every day.

"Second Miss, why are you here?" Xiang He was a little surprised.

Fortunately, the young lady asked her to burn those things. If these were things brought by the second young lady, she really wouldn't dare to give them to Qiuyao.

Seeing Xiang He coming over empty-handed, Qiu Ning asked, "Why? As a younger sister, I can't come over to see my elder sister? Also, what's with that tone of yours? Even after entering the palace, you're just a servant, or are these the rules you learned in the palace?"

After Qiu Ning finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at the two doormen.

When the two gatekeepers saw this, they thought that Xianghe was just a maidservant of an unfavored concubine, and Qiu Ning was from the palace after all, and might spread some rumors about the palace. They immediately turned their faces against Xianghe.

"This is the main gate of the palace, Xianghe, right? Do you want everyone who comes and goes to think that the servants in our palace are so ignorant of etiquette?"

Another servant chimed in, "That's right. This girl is kind enough to bring something to see you, master and servant. As a guest, you're a guest. How can you speak so politely?"

Xiang He was choked by the two people's constant barrage.

He glanced at the concierge with some suspicion, wondering if these two were really the palace guards. Why would they speak up for Qiu Ning, an outsider?

But when he thought about the fact that this place was at the gate of the palace after all, he didn't want to make a scene, so he bowed to Qiu Ning reluctantly and said:

"This servant greets the Second Young Miss. She has received all the things Madam sent. She also wants you to pass on a message to Madam. If Madam truly wishes to help her, why not..."

"Why don't you give more money to Miss Madam? It will be of greater help to her."

Perhaps realizing that her words were too straightforward and too materialistic, Xianghe felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking, and her face looked a little awkward.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the two gatekeepers had expressions of disdain and ridicule on their faces, like two slaps in Xianghe's face.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Ning immediately said, "Oh? In that case, why don't you give me all those things from before? It can at least be exchanged for some small change."

Qiu Ning guessed that Qiu Yao would definitely look down on these things and might have already dealt with them.

She said this on purpose just to test him.

As expected, Xiang He's face froze after hearing this, and a hint of panic flashed across her eyes. Then she stammered and replied:

"Things...things...Miss said that these things are at least a token of Madam's love, so I locked them in the cabinet and thought I would take them out when needed in the future."

Seeing this, Qiu Ning had nothing to understand.

Just as he guessed, Zhang's good intentions were wasted.

Well, I must tell Zhang this "good news" later.

……

After coming out of Prince Yong's Mansion, Qiu Ning quickly arrived at the place agreed upon with Qinghe, which was a wonton stall.

Qinghe had not arrived yet, and Qiu Ning was hungry, so she ordered a bowl of wontons first.

Shortly after sitting down, I heard a commotion coming from the street across the street. On the bustling and bustling street, the sound of horse hooves approached from afar, breaking the din like thunder.

Then, a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe was seen riding a tall horse, his face full of arrogance and domineering. Behind him were three or five men who looked like followers, also riding their horses at a rapid speed, shouting as they ran:

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way quickly!"

Wherever it passed, frightened people fled in panic, and many stalls on both sides of the street were overturned, causing chaos.

However, the man in brocade clothes who was leading the group didn't care about the safety of others at all. He even waved his whip and laughed loudly, as if he was showing off his power.

The group quickly disappeared at the end of the street, and the remaining passers-by were cursing and talking behind their backs.

An old man with a cane was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and slammed his cane on the ground:

"Whose brat is this? He's so arrogant and domineering. He almost hurt someone just now. He didn't even say sorry."

"You don't know, old man, this man is the son of Minister Wan. I heard that his sister is the most favored concubine in the palace. Relying on this relationship, he often acts tyrannically and lawless." A man who looked like a scholar came forward to explain.

"Alas, in this world, can those with power do whatever they want? Are the lives of ordinary people like us so worthless?" A woman pulled her child worriedly, fearing that she would encounter such danger again.

"What will happen if this continues? Is there no one who can take care of them?" someone sighed helplessly.

"Intervene? Who dares to intervene? She has a sister who is a favorite concubine, and even the government has to give in to her." Another person shook his head, his face full of helplessness and despair.

For a time, everyone was expressing their feelings and was filled with dissatisfaction and worry about this unfair phenomenon.

Qiu Ning was close by and happened to witness the whole process. The stall owner just happened to bring the wontons at this time and sighed, saying:

"Alas, if this is so chaotic right here under the emperor's feet, who knows how chaotic things will be in other places."

Qiu Ning couldn't help but ask the stall owner, "Old man, I just heard that this man is the son of Minister Wan? Does he often ride his horse around this area?"

Seeing Qiu Ning was a young girl who looked kind, the stall owner told her, "Yes, this boy's name is Wan Zilang. About a month ago, after hearing that his sister in the palace was favored by the emperor, he started running rampant on this street. He's been eating and drinking for free, molesting decent women, and destroying other people's property. His actions are simply too numerous to list."

The stall owner complained while shaking his head and sighing.

"If it's so bad, isn't there anyone who reports it to the police?" Qiu Ning asked.

Upon hearing this, the stall owner became even more furious and said angrily, "In the beginning, someone did report this to the authorities, but Jingzhao Yi had long since colluded with Wan Zilang. They hired a powerful lawyer to deliberately distort the facts and twist the facts. In the end, not only did the person who reported this to the authorities not get justice, but he was even sentenced to pay a large sum of money in compensation. As time went on, no one reported Wan Zilang to the authorities if he did anything outrageous again.

Because everyone knows that reporting to the police is useless.”

After hearing this, Qiu Ning frowned.

If she guessed correctly, this Wan Zilang should be Concubine Wan's biological brother.