I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Seeing Nie Yuan gesticulating wildly, Lan Zhi gave a wry smile.

"How come you're just like Mao Mao? What position did the Crown Prince give you?"

"The personal bodyguards are under the command of Boss Yuan."

Lan Zhi pouted and snorted.

"It's just a errand runner, why are you so happy?"

Nie Yuan, unconvinced, explained:

"That's different. The Crown Prince's attendants are not like ordinary people. Yesterday, when I went to the military camp with the Crown Prince, all the soldiers there were very envious of me."

At this point, Nie Yuan crossed his arms, looking quite pleased with himself.

Seeing everyone around her happy because of their change in status, Lan Zhi suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

If she leaves Wei Jianning as Liang Fei suggested, what will happen to these people?

They must be very disappointed, and she herself must feel disappointed too!

She suddenly felt caught in a dilemma.

What should she do to achieve the best of both worlds?

"Stay?" Wei Jianning's mother, Consort Liang, forbade it.

Leaving? None of her closest relatives would allow it.

Should we listen to Consort Liang, or should we listen to everyone else?

"Your Highness, what are you thinking about? I called you several times and you didn't hear me."

Ah Qi placed the fruit plate in front of her and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

She came to her senses and found that Nie Yuan had already left, leaving only her and A Qi.

"Ah Qi, tell me, should I listen to Consort Liang?"

"It shouldn't be."

Without a second thought, Ah Qi immediately stood up for her.

"Why should you leave just because she tells you to? Now you are the Crown Princess, recognized by the Emperor and the Crown Prince. What right does she have to make you leave the Crown Prince? Back in Qianqing Palace, no one wanted you to stay, but you insisted on staying. Now that she wants you to leave, you shouldn't leave either. Anyway, it's always been difficult for mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to get along. Why should you care about her?"

Ah Qi's words gave Lan Zhi a sudden, enlightening feeling.

Yeah, why should she have to leave just because she tells her to?

She is ungrateful; why should she give in to her wishes?

She doesn't even want her to be comfortable, so why should she be?

She wanted to use her older brother and Mao Mao as leverage to threaten her, saying she could protect them.

She didn't want her to be with Wei Jianning, but she insisted on being with him.

How could she, a modern person, be afraid of these ancient people?

"Snapped!"

She slammed her hand on the table, startling Ah Qi, who then looked at her.

"Crown Princess, what's wrong?"

Lan Zhi's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and a playful smile appeared on her lips.

"I've made up my mind. I'll stay and fight to the end against everyone who doesn't want me to be well."

Ah Qi, who had just been frowning, immediately smiled and nodded.

"Your Highness is wise. I have an idea that can make Consort Liang give up the idea of ​​letting you go."

She looked up, staring at her suspiciously.

"What kind of crooked idea do you have?"

Ah Qi covered his mouth with his hand and muttered softly.

"If you get pregnant with the Crown Prince's child soon, he will be the eldest son of the Crown Prince's household. Even if Consort Liang doesn't like you, she can't possibly dislike her grandson, can she?"

"It really is a crooked idea."

Lan Zhi rolled her eyes at her.

"You're not that old, but you've got a lot of wicked ideas. By the way, where's Xiangxiu? I haven't seen her all day."

A look of sorrow appeared on Ah Qi's face.

"She's in trouble; Granny Zhuang summoned her to Jingxiang Garden."

"Jingxiang Garden?"

Although she was practically the mistress of the Crown Prince's residence, she wasn't very familiar with it.

She had never even heard of Jingxiangyuan, which Ah Qi mentioned.

Ah Qi nodded with a slightly nervous expression.

"Jingxiang Garden is the residence of Young Master Wei Ming, and Granny Zhuang was sent by the Emperor to take care of him."

"Then what did she ask Xiangxiu to do?"

Ah Qi shook his head.

"I don't know either. They called Xiangxiu over early this morning."

Lan Zhi frowned slightly and stood up with considerable worry.

"Let's go and take a look at Jingxiang Garden."

She wanted to see what this Granny Zhuang was up to. Why call her maid out of all people?

Jingxiangyuan

Xiangxiu knelt on the ground, her body trembling, and begged for mercy in a soft voice.

"Granny Zhuang, I really didn't mean to offend Young Master Wei Ming. The Crown Princess will definitely come looking for me. Please let me go back!"

"presumptuous!"

Granny Zhuang stood beside Wei Ming, her eyes flashing with fierce hatred.

"You little slut, don't try to intimidate me with the Crown Princess. Let me tell you, I was sent by the Emperor to take care of Young Master Ming. Not to mention the Crown Princess, even the Crown Prince has to give me some face."

"How could I dare to use the Crown Princess to pressure you? I was just afraid that the Crown Princess would be anxious if she couldn't find me. I have already apologized to Young Master Ming, so please forgive me!"

"Spare you? Judging from the way you talk, you're obviously ill-mannered. You're from the countryside, you're really not presentable. Today I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of the Crown Prince, so you won't embarrass the Crown Prince's residence in the future."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and slapped Xiangxiu across the face. Xiangxiu was stunned for a moment, then covered her face and started crying.

"You still dare to cry..."

"Snapped!"

Her hand landed on Xiangxiu's other cheek. Having grown up in the countryside, Xiangxiu had never seen anything like this before. She was immediately terrified and begged for mercy.

"Granny Zhuang, I was wrong, please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Even though Xiangxiu was pitiful, Granny Zhuang showed no intention of making an exception.

In fact, Xiangxiu hadn't made any big mistakes. The reason she wanted to teach her a lesson was to give the new Crown Princess a warning and let her know that she, the old nanny, was not to be trifled with, nor was Young Master Wei Ming.

When Lan Zhi rushed to Jingxiang Garden with A Qi, she saw Granny Zhuang raising her hand to hit Xiangxiu. She immediately shouted angrily, "Stop!"

Upon hearing her voice, Granny Zhuang not only became unafraid, but instead intensified her efforts, trying to continue hitting Xiangxiu.

Just as her slap was about to land on Xiangxiu's face, Lanzhi rushed over, grabbed her wrist tightly, and then looked at Xiangxiu, who was covering her face and crying, and loudly questioned her.

Why did you hit her?

When Xiangxiu saw Lanzhi, she clung to her sleeve as if grasping at a straw, explaining incessantly.

"Your Highness, I didn't mean to bump into Young Master Ming. I was walking normally when he bumped into me and then he fell down."

"You're lying..."

Wei Ming, who had been sitting there without moving, suddenly pointed at Xiangxiu and spoke.

"You're the one who bumped into me, that's why I fell down. Are you trying to deny it?"

Xiangxiu was so frightened that she trembled all over and kept shaking her head.

"That's not how it is, Your Highness, that's not how it is. He really bumped into me first, and then I fell to the ground."

Lan Zhi raised her eyebrows and said in a cold voice:

"Xiangxiu, stand up."

Xiangxiu was a little timid, but Lanzhi suddenly shouted.

“Stand up. From now on, if I don’t tell you to kneel, you can’t kneel.”

Seeing that she was angry, Aqi quickly stepped forward to help her up. Lanzhi then forcefully shook off Zhuang Mama's hand. Zhuang Mama took a few steps back and then angrily questioned her.

"Is the Crown Princess going to protect this servant girl today?"

Lan Zhi stared back at her without any politeness, reminding her word by word.

“Granny Zhuang, I don’t care who sent you, I have to remind you that this is the Crown Prince’s residence, and I am the Crown Princess here. No one but me has the right to discipline my people.”

Granny Zhuang, unfazed, raised her chin and replied with an air of arrogance:

“I was ordered by the Emperor to protect Young Master Ming. Now that Young Master Ming has been bullied by your maid, I am teaching this maid a lesson on his behalf. What is wrong with that?”