Jun Ning pondered deeply for a long ti. Many nas, if they could express her longing for Uncle Qi and her mother, couldn’t simultaneously convey her hopes for the little girl’s future. It was simply impossible to achieve both perfectly.
She had to choose one of the two anings for the na.
"How about calling her Xiangsi?" Compared to entrusting hopes for the little girl’s future, Jun Ning wanted everyone to rember Uncle Qi and her mother more.
They were the best people in this world.
Now that they’re gone, she would always miss them.
Although Qi Xiao and the little girl are still too young to understand anything, they will surely miss them when they grow up as well.
"You have a na now, Xiangsi, Qi Xiangsi." Jun Ning said to the baby girl in the swaddle, "Do you like this na?"
Just as Qi Xiao ca in, the little girl woke up and opened her large eyes to look at Qi Xiao. However, her gaze was filled with lancholy; she neither cried nor fussed, making her look pitiful.
After Jun Ning nad her and tried to talk to her, there was no reaction. She was nothing like Qi Xiao had been at that age.
It’s often said that young children don’t have mories and can’t speak, but Jun Ning thought otherwise.
What if, she thought, what if...?
What if the little girl knew everything? That would explain her sadness.
Jun Ning sighed deeply again and said, "Her nickna will be Nuan Nuan! I hope everyone you et on your journey through life will love you, cherish you, and warm you."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl suddenly started crying. Her sharp cry was piercing, and it was unclear whether she was expressing joy over the na or was sowhat agitated.
And so, the little girl’s na was decided.
The formal na Qi Xiangsi, the nickna Qi Nuannuan.
The maids and won serving nearby all liked it and praised Jun Ning profusely, making her skin crawl with goosebumps. She couldn’t help but wonder if these people sent by the Emperor, who only knew how to complint nobles, could really take good care of Qi Xiao and the little girl?
Fortunately, Jun Ning had made additional arrangents and inford Emperor Yongning.
She didn’t just rely on the people sent by her father to take care of the siblings; she also arranged for Nanny Zhang to stay and help care for them.
She couldn’t trust anyone else, but she trusted Nanny Zhang.
Nanny Zhang fully understood the princess’s thoughts and had been prepared to stay at the General Qi Mansion to help take care of the siblings since she ca today.
As soon as Jun Ning ntioned it, she agreed, assuring the princess, "Rest assured, Your Highness, this old servant will definitely help take good care of them."
Moreover, Jun Ning glanced at the household soldiers of the Qi Mansion. Since both General Qi and Mada Qi had passed away, these people had been listless and aimless, even wallowing in the grief of their master’s death, unable to extricate themselves.
These weren’t just ordinary household soldiers!
The Qi Mansion’s soldiers, totaling two hundred, were carefully selected by Uncle Qi from his most capable personal guards to protect the family.
Now that the masters are gone, do they plan to give up?
No, they can’t.
They still have the young master and mistress.
Jun Ning planned to have a private talk with them. After the talk, the results were promising; they could still be revitalized, but they needed an opportunity and a ans to beco stronger.
She needed to help provide this opportunity...
...
After dark, Jun Ning and Lan Xihe disguised themselves and went to the Black Market together.
The sa position, the sa place, facing the sa people.
This ti, Jun Ning brought a land deed with her, feeling vastly different from when she ca empty-handed before. Now, she felt very confident.
The young servant guarding the grand mansion, upon seeing the sa two girls who insisted on seeing their master before returning, was exasperated.
What do they want now?
"Can you not understand human language, little girl? I’ve told you, this is not a place you can co, and our lord is not soone you can et. Why are you still here?"
"Do you think we’re so easygoing that we won’t do anything to you, or do you think you’re special and can do as you please?"
"You think you’re Princess Anle, the beloved daughter of the heavens, soone who can get anything? Soone everyone will flatter?"
The young guards directed a barrage of sarcasm and disdain at Jun Ning.
Jun Ning didn’t offer any defense; she produced the land deed for the grand mansion, unrolled it, and presented it to the titanium-alloy-dog-eyed guards.
The guards initially sneered at what she took out, intending to continue mocking her high-and-mighty attitude. But when they realized what it actually was, their legs went weak.
That... that was indeed the land deed for Black Market East Pavilion No. 101 Mansion.
So, this place under their feet belonged to this little girl?
Their lord was her person too?
She hadn’t lied last ti; they were the ones who didn’t trust her then.
Because of this thin land deed, the young guards dared not speak nonsense anymore. A mont ago, their contempt for Jun Ning and Lan Xihe was quickly replaced by deference and caution.
"Young lady, we were blind to a great person. Please co in and follow us to see our lord," the young guard politely led the way, "This way, please."
Jun Ning and Lan Xihe followed.
The nearby maidservants who were sweeping ca up to inquire what was going on, wondering why that little girl had co again and brought inside. What were the young guards thinking?
But before they could ask, the young guard pulled them aside and urgently reminded them, "Shut up, don’t cause trouble or speak recklessly. Do you know who she is?"
The maidservants all asked in unison, "...And who is that darn girl?"
The voice calling her a "darn girl" was so loud, it seed ant for all to hear.
Having already walked so distance ahead, Jun Ning indeed heard it; she stopped, turned her head to glance at the speaker, but did not imdiately get angry or pursue the matter, choosing instead to walk away.
The young guard, infuriated by the maidservants’ reckless words, rebuked them, "Didn’t I tell you to hush and not speak carelessly? Do you have any idea? That girl may look young, but she holds the land deed for this mansion; she is its owner."
"Even our lord must show her respect. Who do you think you are?"
"You dare to openly insult the owner? That’s outrageous."
"When you’re out, pretend you don’t know ."
After speaking, the young guard quickly left, thoroughly dissociating himself from the brazen maidservants.
The maidservants were utterly stunned: "............"
What had they done?
What had the young guard said?
That little girl was actually the owner here?
It was all over.
The young owner might complain to their lord and have them kicked out, right?
The maidservants were terribly worried.
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