After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 163 Her Appearance

"Who cares about these so-called teachers? They've got some nerve bullying my Ning'er."

Zheng Jihua directly refuted Mr. Yuan's request in front of everyone.

He told his entourage that if anyone caused trouble on his turf, they should just beat him up, and if anything happened, Zheng Jihua would take full responsibility.

The young ladies of the academy, including Yu Zhi, all began to admire Zheng Jihua.

After all, in their own homes, how could they have fathers who cared so much about them?

Waiting for Mr. Yuan to leave with those men.

Yu Zhi stepped forward, and she and Zheng Jihua responded.

"Uncle Zheng."

Zheng Jihua did recognize her; she was a maid from that household.

"Miss Yu."

Yu Zhi smiled and nodded.

She grew increasingly envious of Zheng Ning'er for having such a wonderful father.

Zheng Jihua heard Yu Zhi call him "uncle".

He did, however, appear to be considerate.

"If you want to come to the academy, just come. Your uncle will take care of everything else."

Yu Zhi wore a gentle smile.

Zheng Jihua glanced at Yan Yun, who was reading a book to the side, but didn't want to disturb her.

"Ning'er, if you encounter these things, just have a servant notify me so I can handle them."

Yan Yun nodded.

That's a good idea. After all, Zheng Jihua is more suitable for dealing with someone like Mr. Yuan.

Zheng Jihua stayed at the academy for a while before leaving.

Once Zheng Jihua leaves...

The academy became lively again.

As for Mr. Yuan's disturbance, no one cared.

Mr. Yuan and his group were completely outmatched.

In contrast to Zheng Jihua's triumphant success, Mr. Yuan suffered a crushing defeat.

Zheng Jihua also instructed his attendants to have someone guard the gate and, if anyone else came with ill intentions and caused trouble, to beat them out.

He was speaking to Mr. Yuan when he said those words.

Mr. Yuan, exasperated, pointed at Zheng Jihua and said, "You spoiled woman, that's why you've become so arrogant."

Zheng Jihua smiled and said to Mr. Yuan, "My arrogance is naturally much better than you bullying an old man like this."

Mr. Yuan was so angry at the word "old man" that he could only stare blankly, and the students beside him immediately helped him up.

"Mr. Yuan, please go back first."

Watching Mr. Yuan's retreating figure, Zheng Jihua said to his attendant, "Replace all the food sent to Baima Academy with inferior quality, and replace all the silver and other items sent to them with substandard products."

The attendant beside him immediately went to do so.

Mr. Yuan made a scene, but ended up getting nothing out of it. Lately, he felt that the colder the weather was, the colder the charcoal in the room was, and he was shivering all over.

He summoned a servant and asked, "Why isn't this fire burning brightly?"

The servant said, "This was just delivered recently; please add some more for the gentleman."

Mr. Yuan was puzzled. Could it be that this year would be colder than last year? He didn't believe it.

When he went outside, he found that it was actually much warmer outside.

Strange thing, strange thing.

And so, the year slowly drew to a close amidst all this commotion. Yan Yun's academy, however, made the place known to more young ladies.

And it was also in that year.

The eldest prince's campaign was unsuccessful. He originally intended to send a warning to the Southern Border, but instead, he was caught like a turtle in a jar. Not only was the eldest prince captured, but his entourage was also killed.

Yu Zhi received the message.

I felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked, and all my beliefs had collapsed.

On the first day of the new year, she went straight to Yan Yun's room and talked to him about these things again.

Yan Yun was unaware of the purpose of these matters, and he didn't care what would happen to the eldest prince in the future.

It would be better if she looked at it from her own perspective: since Yu Zhi hadn't married that person yet, she should simply forget about him and avoid contact with others.

Yu Zhi kept looking at Qiao You. She didn't blame Qiao You for being too cold-blooded. She just said to Yan Yun, "That's because you haven't met the person you love yet, so you don't know my pain. When you, Ning'er, fall in love with someone like that one day, you will definitely feel the pain too."

Yan Yun thought that if this was pain, then he would never be able to experience it again in his life.

The craftsman replicated the sword that Nan Yunjing had commissioned, making a one-to-one replica of Qiaoyou.

Qiao You secretly picked up the knife and brandished it. The blade was so light that even a woman could pick it up with ease.

She had her maid try it out too, but the maid was terrified, afraid that the swords would hurt her.

Qing'er tried it out and found it to be very light, but she couldn't use it well because the sword kept drifting around and wasn't as powerful as the iron swords in other people's hands.

Although Yan Yun hadn't yet figured out what was so special about the sword, she still felt a strong liking for it.

She gave the remaining silver to the craftsman and took the sword back to her mansion.

At night, she picked up the sword and tested it.

Zheng Jihua was worried when she heard that Yan Yun had bought a sword outside, but she didn't want to ask Yan Yun to hand it over directly.

He instructed his servants to keep an eye on things, lest anything go wrong.

And it was also in that year.

As soon as the New Year was over, Zheng Jihua returned to his mansion with a woman, who was said to have been covered in blood when she arrived.

Yan Yun was stunned when he heard the news, and he was covered in blood.

Did Zheng Jihua bring it back personally? Could it be that Zheng Jihua is capable of murder and robbery now?

Yan Yun was curious to know the whole story, but the people around him couldn't get any information out of him either.

Instead, Lu Lan arrived.

This year, neither her parents came back, and her grandmother also stayed with her third brother, who was also away from home.

Lu Lan originally thought that after marrying Zheng Jihua, she would have a home, but it turns out that she still misses the general's mansion where she used to be a young lady.

Although Yan Yun disliked Lu Lan, he knew that she was being genuine when she heard her say those words to him.

In Yan Yun's eyes, Lu Lan was just a half-grown girl. Even if a girl of her age was scheming, there would still be a soft spot in her heart.

Yan Yun casually said, "If you want to go back, just talk to him, and he will take you back."

Lu Lan shook her head and said to Yan Yun, "You really don't understand romance. There's no one I want to see in that mansion, so you're going back? If you go back like this, you'll just be rushing back again."

She looked at Yan Yun's face and then told him about the woman's background.

"According to the servants, it seems that they encountered bandits. Not only was their home completely looted, but their husband also met with misfortune. They were rescued by an official who happened to be passing by."

Yan Yun found it strange.

In her heart, Zheng Jihua was not a helpful person. Lu Lan knew that Zheng Jihua was thinking about that person day and night, the person she had secretly watched, and the person who treated her as a substitute for someone else. That person was the one he brought back.

The concubine in the mansion knew the news.

Suddenly, her whole body went limp. She had clearly sent her best people, so how could the adults have brought that woman back? She dismissed everyone around her and called out to the old woman.

"Where did you find these useless people? Didn't I tell you that woman can't appear in front of the adults?"

The old woman naturally didn't know why those people had failed, but now, she didn't expect Zheng Jihua to bring the person back to the mansion so directly.

There are far too many women in this household.

Before the adults were physically unable to move, there weren't so many beautiful women in the household.

But now that I'm healthy again.

His backyard was filled with wives and concubines, and it would remain so in the future.

After hearing Lu Lan mention the woman, Yan Yun had his maid take him to see her.

The woman was six months pregnant, and several doctors were surrounding her.

Zheng Jihua stood guard at the door, watching the doctors and coldly ordered, "No matter what, you must save that person for me. If it's an adult and a child, you must leave the adult here."

Listening to Zheng Jihua's words.

Yan Yun felt a sense of familiarity, because he had once cared for him in the same way, except that he had cared for Ning'er when she became his daughter.

As for that woman's background?

Although Lu Lan pretended to reveal some things unintentionally, Yan Yun knew some things as soon as he heard the name Xiang'er.