The next morning, Shen Qingwan took Lu Jiaojiao out shopping.

Between her two lifetimes, she had limited opportunities to go shopping, so she didn’t feel much excitement about buying things.

However, she was good at stockpiling since her space had everything.

So, when she saw things, she didn’t feel much desire for them.

“Thank you, Wanwan Jie ,” Lu Jiaojiao said.

After learning that Shen Qingwan and Lu Wenzhao had divorced, she started calling her Wanwan Jie.

In her heart, her older brother wasn’t worthy of Wanwan Jie.

Now that the man was dead, Wanwan Jie still treated them so sincerely, and she was very grateful.

Shen Qingwan might need to be called Gu Qingwan from now on, because from this moment on, she was no longer the orphan Gu Qingwan, but the young lady of the General’s Mansion, Gu Qingwan.

“Even if I’m no longer your sister-in-law in the future, I’m still from Dahu Village. I’m still Xiaoyu and Xiachen’s mother. If you don’t mind, you can treat me like a sister and goddaughter to mother from now on,” Gu Qingwan said.

She didn’t plan to cut ties with Old Madam Lu.

It was fine to continue interacting this way, as Old Madam Lu had treated her sincerely.

“If my mother knows, she’ll definitely be happy,” Lu Jiaojiao said.

She knew her mother always felt guilty toward Gu Qingwan, so she hadn’t dared to visit her recently.

If her mother knew that Shen Qingwan didn’t blame her and was willing to accept her, she would be very happy.

Shen Qingwan took Lu Jiaojiao to a jewelry store, bought her a lot of jewelry, and also bought her clothes.

Lu Jiaojiao didn’t want them at first, but Shen Qingwan paid with silver, so Lu Jiaojiao had no choice but to accept.

As they passed by Xueyan Pavilion, Shen Qingwan stopped.

She had to admit that the business at Xueyan Pavilion was quite good.

Shen Qingwan took Lu Jiaojiao inside to take a look.

The young lady in charge quickly approached and introduced the products to them. “May I ask what the young lady is looking for? We have a variety of skincare products, cosmetics, and many nourishing items. These are our newly launched whitening collagen masks and a whitening hydrating three-piece set. We also have an experience area where you can try them out first.”

Shen Qingwan was surprised by the skincare and cosmetic products still in their packaging.

It seemed that Ye Lingxue’s space contained quite a few modern items.

She wondered if destroying Xueyan Pavilion could force Ye Lingxue to come out.

Shen Qingwan walked around the store for a while without buying anything.

Just as she was about to leave with Lu Jiaojiao, they were unexpectedly bumped into by a woman coming toward them.

Lu Jiaojiao stumbled, but Shen Qingwan caught her.

The woman, angered, shouted, “You blind fool, how dare you bump into this princess?”

The woman raised her hand to slap Lu Jiaojiao, but Shen Qingwan grabbed her wrist and threw her to the ground.

The woman didn’t expect anyone to dare to fight back in the capital, so she immediately pulled out a whip from her waist and lashed it toward Shen Qingwan.

The woman, dressed in fiery red, swung her whip skillfully.

But to Shen Qingwan, it was just a minor skill.

Shen Qingwan dodged the whip and kicked the woman’s shoulder, sending her flying out.

The palace maids and guards behind her quickly rushed to help the woman. “Princess!”

“Why are you all still standing there? Capture them! How dare they strike this princess? I’ll kill them!” The woman was furious, pointing at Shen Qingwan.

The store manager, seeing Princess Jianing being attacked, broke into a cold sweat.

Princess Jianing was one of their regular customers and a close friend of the shop owner.

Who would have thought she would be struck right in front of the store today?

Princess Jianing had come out today to find Ye Lingxue.

Ye Lingxue had promised to send her a new set of skincare products, but they hadn’t arrived yet, so she came to check.

She hadn’t expected to be bumped into as soon as she entered the store.

Shen Qingwan easily knocked down the two guards rushing toward her.

“How dare you! This is Princess Jianing! You actually dare to hit a princess? You must want to die!” the shopkeeper shouted, as if fearing Shen Qingwan would hit the princess again.

When Lu Jiaojiao heard that the woman was a princess, she was frightened and immediately wanted to kneel and beg the princess not to blame Shen Qingwan.

She didn’t want Shen Qingwan to get into trouble because of her.

But given Shen Qingwan’s personality, how could she be afraid of a so-called princess?

It was clear that Princess Jianing had been walking too fast and hadn’t paid attention, so she bumped into Jiaojiao.

Yet, she turned around and blamed them, even striking them.

Shen Qingwan wasn’t going to tolerate her bad behavior.

The commotion grew bigger, and more people gathered to watch.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of a nearby restaurant, a few people who were drinking and chatting had their attention drawn to the scene.

“Shaoqing, isn’t that your sister?” Yuan Hao nudged Gu Shaoqing beside him.

Gu Shaoqing turned around and looked out of the window.

On the street across, a crowd had gathered, but he immediately recognized his own sister.

“Looks like it is her,” Ning Huai’an, who was beside them, said curiously.

Although he knew Shen Qingwan before Gu Shaoqing did, he didn’t expect that the girl would transform into the young lady of the General’s Mansion.

Gu Shaoqing’s younger sister was incredibly beautiful, though it was unfortunate that she was divorced.

Otherwise, Ning Huai’an might have considered proposing to the General’s Mansion.

“That woman in red, she seems to be Princess Jianing. Do you think your sister got into trouble with her?” Chu Yubei said, clearly irritated by Princess Jianing.

His father had even hoped he would marry Princess Jianing, but he would rather remain single for the rest of his life than marry such a woman.

Gu Shaoqing didn’t have time to think further.

Without hesitation, he jumped down from the second floor.

The others remained upstairs, watching the scene.

The four of them couldn’t be seen together openly due to their close ties.

They were all from powerful families, and if the emperor found out they were associating, it could cause trouble.

Their gathering was even more dangerous because Ning Huai’an was from Beichen Yuan.

Being close to him was equivalent to being close to the War King.

Beichen Yuan had already gained much power, and if they were caught in a conspiracy, it would mean trouble with the emperor.

“Princess Jianing,” Gu Shaoqing called as he stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Qingwan.

“Gu Shaoqing, get out of my way! I’ll kill her!” Princess Jianing was furious and even Gu Shaoqing couldn’t stop her.

“If the princess wants to kill my sister, then you can kill me too,” Gu Shaoqing stood firm in front of Gu Qingwan, ready to protect her.