"Ha ha!"
Tang Kui burst into laughter at Tang Ningshuang's words. "See? My daughter still won't admit it!"
"Dad, I... I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Tang Ningshuang glared at Tang Kui, looking awkward, then turned and climbed into the carriage first.
Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help smiling at the sight.
Then he turned to Li Bingzhang and Li Zhiwei. "Father-in-Law, Weier, we'll head back now!"
"Mm!"
Li Bingzhang nodded slightly. "Get some rest early once you're back!"
Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Jingcheng had spent a night in prison, so they surely hadn't slept well.
Jiang Xiaobai acknowledged him, then turned his gaze to Li Zhiwei and reached out to gently pinch her veiled cheek.
Li Zhiwei blushed faintly but didn't dodge, merely giving Jiang Xiaobai a little glare.
"We're off!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled, then turned and boarded the carriage along with Li Bingzhang and the others.
As the driver flicked the reins, the carriage slowly pulled away.
Li Zhiwei stood at the entrance to the Chancellor's Residence, watching until the carriage had gone far into the distance before following Li Bingzhang back inside.
On the way back.
Since Tang Kui hadn't attended Morning Court that day, he knew nothing of what had happened at the Imperial Court and kept asking about it along the way.
Jiang Jingcheng hid nothing and gave him a general account.
"Good!"
When Tang Kui heard that Jiang Jingxuan had been thrown into prison, he couldn't help slapping his thigh. "That bastard deserved to be locked up!"
His face filled with satisfaction as he continued, "To tell you the truth, I knew he was no good back then!"
"Who would've thought that after ten years in Northern Yu, he'd come back even worse!"
Jiang Jingcheng's expression soured as he listened.
Having someone like Jiang Jingxuan in