When Jushuang was looking for a workshop back then, considering that it might affect the people around, she chose a relatively remote location. The adjacent areas were all some gardens, which were usually deserted. Unexpectedly, it was actually next to the Grand Princess's garden.
"You're just looking for trouble, aren't you?" Yi Qing looked at He Sitai. "There are only some medicinal herbs here now, and none of them have a strong smell. I'm in my own workshop, and it's already disturbing her flower - viewing."
He Sitai lowered his head. "Madam Xiao, please don't make things difficult for me."
"Make things difficult for you? Not to mention anything else, this is a house I bought legally. What right does the Grand Princess have to smash my house at will?" Yi Qing thought that the Grand Princess might have been eyeing her for a long time.
"The Grand Princess will compensate you according to the purchase price of the house." He Sitai whispered.
Everyone knew that this wasn't about the money; it was about the humiliation.
"Compensate according to the purchase price?" Yi Qing looked at He Sitai. "Jushuang, go and tell the general that I'm going to smash the Grand Princess's garden. Ask him to prepare the money to buy the garden."
"Yes." Jushuang bowed.
He Sitai panicked. "The Princess's garden was bestowed by the Emperor."
"Then it's even easier. Just ask Uncle Emperor to bestow it on my mother." Xiao Duo said seriously.
Just as He Sitai was about to retort, he saw Xiao Duo's golden whip. This golden whip was quite famous in the capital now, and no one dared to provoke it.
"Hurry up and go." Yi Qing wasn't just scaring them.
"Madam Xiao, this matter can be discussed further." He Sitai didn't want things to turn out like that. In the end, it would definitely be their servants who would suffer.
"Did you tell the Grand Princess to discuss it further when she wanted to smash my workshop?" Yi Qing looked at He Sitai. "Do you think I'm an easy - to - bully softie?"
"I wouldn't dare." He Sitai knelt down directly.
Yi Qing stepped over He Sitai and entered the workshop. She had just finished calculating the accounts with Marquis Huai'en when the Grand Princess showed up. It was really true that debts didn't wait for the New Year.
It didn't take long for Xiao Jinghan to hear about this. He smiled indulgently. He was relieved to hear that Yi Qing was acting so spoiled.
"You take the guards from the mansion and wait for the madam's orders. Do whatever the madam tells you to do." Xiao Jinghan ordered.
Hetai had just arrived in the capital and didn't have many concerns. He directly took the order and withdrew.
This workshop was good in all aspects, but it just seemed a bit small. If they hired more people in the future, it would be a problem.
Just as she came out of the workshop after inspection, she saw the Grand Princess leading a group of people over.
The Grand Princess was rich and arrogant. There were almost banquets every day during the New Year. This garden was full of plum blossoms and was the main place for banquets in winter.
"Grand Princess, are you personally here to inquire about a small workshop?" Yi Qing looked at the Grand Princess.
The Grand Princess was holding a grudge against Yi Qing. If it weren't for Yi Qing's unscrupulous methods that prevented her daughter from marrying into the General's Mansion, her daughter wouldn't have married into the Du family and caused such a mess.
"This Princess doesn't even look down on this small workshop. Smash it for me." The Grand Princess gave the order.
"I'd like to see who dares!" Yi Qing glared at those people.
"You're just a small titled lady. How dare you challenge this Princess?" The Grand Princess despised Yi Qing. "Even if I smash this house, it's because you've gotten in this Princess's way. It deserves to be smashed!"
Just as everyone was about to start, Hetai led a group of guards running over. They tightly protected Yi Qing in front.
"The general has ordered that everything should follow the madam's orders." Hetai commanded.
Yi Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, even if she got revenge later, she would still suffer a bit at the hands of the Grand Princess today.
"These people tried to attack me. Beat them up!" Yi Qing ordered.
The guards in the General's Mansion were carefully selected by Xiao Jinghan. Ordinary people were no match for them at all. They almost crushed them directly.
Hetai fought with He Sitai. He Sitai's sword almost injured him. He quickly dodged, but his collar was still cut, and the pendant around his neck was exposed.
"Where did you get that pendant?" He Sitai asked Hetai in surprise.
"Do you recognize it?" Hetai looked at his pendant.
He had been separated from his family since childhood and had always carried this pendant. It should be related to his identity, but no one recognized it.
"He Sitai!" The Grand Princess was angry to see her people being beaten by the people from the Xiao family and shouted angrily.
Hetai was also stunned for a moment when he heard He Sitai's name.
He Sitai hesitated for a moment and walked over to bow to the Grand Princess. "Princess, we're no match for the Xiao Mansion now. We need to plan this carefully."
"If this Princess had raised a dog, it would know to fight to the death for this Princess." The Grand Princess slapped He Sitai on the face. "You should either fight to the death or not retreat."
He Sitai glanced at Hetai. "Grand Princess, please step back to avoid getting hurt."
Only then did the Grand Princess step aside.
"Hetai, you stop that He Sitai. The rest of you, smash this garden for me. I find this garden an eyesore." Yi Qing said directly.
The Grand Princess wanted to stop them, but she was no match for those people at all. Angry, she went to the palace to complain.
The Emperor had been extremely busy these days. He had just filled most of the treasury deficit before the New Year, and now the Grand Princess came to cry.
He sucked in a breath of cold air with a pained look on his face. "As far as I know, Madam Xiao isn't an unreasonable person. Sister, did you do something to anger her?"
"Is the Emperor suspecting me?" The Grand Princess looked at the Emperor. "It's just because of her jealousy. She's still holding a grudge because of Miao'er's matter, so she's looking for trouble everywhere."
The Emperor thought Yi Qing wasn't that idle. "Then call Madam Xiao here for confrontation."
"The Emperor still doesn't trust me." The Grand Princess looked heart - broken.
Yi Qing was looking at the Grand Princess's garden. It was simply magnificent. That dog Emperor always cried about being poor, but the Grand Princess's garden was so beautiful.
When the people from the palace came, Yi Qing didn't let them continue demolishing. She followed the palace servants into the palace.
The expressions of the palace servants looking at Yi Qing were all strange. She was probably the only one in the whole capital who dared to provoke the Grand Princess like this.
"Your servant pays respects to the Emperor." Yi Qing bowed.
The Emperor nodded. "The Grand Princess said that you demolished her garden. Is this true?"
"Yes." Yi Qing nodded.
"Did you hear that, Your Majesty? She admitted it herself." The Grand Princess looked at Yi Qing mockingly.
In the past, it was understandable when Xiao Jinghan was at the height of his power. Now that Xiao Jinghan had been punished by the Emperor even after his triumphant return, Yi Qing still dared to be so arrogant. She really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
"Why did you smash the Princess's garden?" The Emperor pretended to be angry.
"The Grand Princess said that if something is smashed, just compensate according to the purchase price. Now that I've smashed the Grand Princess's garden, I'll compensate the Grand Princess according to the price when she bought the garden." Yi Qing said seriously.
"When did this Princess ever say that?" The Grand Princess was furious.
"The Grand Princess said that if she smashed my workshop, she would compensate me according to the silver I spent on buying the workshop. Then if I smash the Grand Princess's garden, I definitely won't let the Grand Princess suffer. I'll also compensate according to the price when the garden was purchased."