ne is at Village Head Liu's right now, they haven't noticed anything. If we miss today, it will be even harder to transport that hundred stones of salt out later on. I've brought the people, what abou..."Greetings, Lord!"

When everyone turned around, they were frightened and quickly knelt down!

"Lord" Xiao Yufu was secretly startled. She hadn't expected Qian Tingxuan to appear here. She instinctively took a step back, praying in her heart that he hadn't seen her.

Qianting Xuan only glanced at her lightly, then walked straight towards Xiao Yuge: "Ge'er, are you alright"

Xiao Yu Ge looked at her hand and her small mouth pouted: "My hand hurts a little..." In the past, she would not bother with pretense, but if she wanted to put on an act, she would definitely be a blooming white lotus.

"Blow it..." Qianting Xuan ignored the surprised gazes of the crowd, gently picked up her hand, and softly blew: "Does it still hurt" His gentle eyes and voice were simply amazing.

Xiao Yu sang a little and shook her head, smiling brightly: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"From now on, when you encounter such things again, don't take matters into your own hands. If you want to hit someone, just say so!" After clearing his throat, he commanded, "Come here! The two young ladies of the Jiang family have been disrespectful to the princess, drag them away and give each of them twenty slaps as a warning to others!"

"Spare us, Your Highness! Spare us, Your Highness!" Jiang Xin and Jiang Lin hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy.

Xiao Yu Ge intentionally acted coquettishly with Qian Ting Xuan: "Your Highness, isn't twenty a bit too much Look at their delicate little faces..."

"Then thirty!"

The Jiang sisters were delighted to hear Xiao Yuge pleading, but Qian Tingxuan's words left them speechless.

"My lord, thirty is too much!" Xiao Yuge shook his arm stubbornly: "Such a delicate beauty, how could the guard brother bear to make a move"

Then forty!

The Jiang sisters' faces turned ashen white, and they knelt there, pounding their heads incessantly in supplication: "We know we were wrong! Please, My Lord, show mercy! Please, My Lord, show mercy!" But inwardly, they wished they could tear Xiao Yuge to shreds. This wasn't pleading for leniency; it was a form of torture.

“You have offended the future Queen of this King, and this King is petty. Anyone who makes Little Ge'er unhappy, this King will make them unhappy for life!” Qian Tingxuan had a calm face, but his words thundered into the ears of everyone present. This was a warning to everyone, dare to touch him, then that's courting death!

Upon hearing Qian Tingxuan's words, the two Jiang sisters were completely panicked and hurriedly knelt before Xiao Yuge: "Second Miss Xiao, oh no! Your Highness, we were all wrong just now. We will never dare to do it again in the future. Please, Your Highness, spare our two sisters this time!"

“Well then, I’ll plead with the King on your behalf and get you off the hook.” Xiao Yuge put on a guileless, innocent expression.

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" The Jiang sisters kowtowed like pounding garlic. They knew that if these forty slaps landed, their faces would be disfigured.

Although they may not be stunningly beautiful, they are still pretty in a delicate way. If their faces were disfigured, how would they ever get married

Xiao Yu Ge swayed her hand gently, looking at Qian Ting Xuan with those innocent and beautiful eyes. She blinked and said: "Your Highness, they all know they were wrong. Look, just spare them this time, otherwise, if these fifty slaps... oh no, forty slaps go down, their delicate little faces will be ruined!" She knew that to make a move was to make it hard; otherwise, as long as she was in Ruyi Pavilion for a day, I'm afraid there wouldn't be a peaceful day in Ruyi Pavilion.

"Alright, then fifty it is!" Qian Tingxuan lightly raised his hand.

Feng Yian and the others tried their best to hold back their laughter. They knew that their young master wouldn't be so kind as to plead for mercy. It seemed like he was putting on a show with the prince here. These two were truly a match made in hell!

Upon hearing this, the Jiang sisters' eyes rolled back in their heads and they fainted on the spot!

Qian Tingxuan didn't even glance at them, waving his hand directly: "Drag them down, each person receives fifty slaps, not one less! After beating them up, throw them back to the Shi Langfu!"

"Yes!" The attendant guards dragged Jiang Xin and Jiang Lin out.

Soon, crisp slaps and the screams of the Jiang sisters echoed from outside. Everyone inside fell silent. It turned out that the rumors about King Xiaoyao's favoritism towards Miss Xiao Er were true.

Xiao Yufu was also terrified, beads of sweat appearing on her palms. She suddenly felt lucky that she had brought Jiang Xin and Jiang Lin, these two fools, with her. Otherwise, at this moment, she might be the one getting beaten.

Qian Tingxuan cleared his throat: “You all listen carefully, from now on, whoever dares to go to Ruyi Fang and make the king’s wife unhappy, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Their eyes, as cold as blades, swept over their heads, seeming to split them in two in an instant. A shiver ran down their spines, and they instinctively lowered their heads even further.

"You're so scary! I'm terrified!" Xiao Yu Ge looked like her legs had turned to jelly from fear, that flustered look in her eyes even made Feng Yan Niang on the side shake her head.

“Little Song, don’t be afraid.” In full view of everyone, Qian Tingxuan scooped Xiao Yuge into his arms and turned to walk inside. He was telling everyone that Xiao Yuge belonged to him, that no one could covet her, and that no one was allowed to bully her!

As they rounded the corner outside the door, Jiang Zhiyi glanced inside Ruyi Pavilion and gritted her teeth silently: "Let's go!" She finished, then quickly led her people away from there.

Since she found out that the person behind setting up the framing was Xiao Yuge's arrangement, she hated Xiao Yuge to the bone and secretly looked for opportunities to kill her. But unfortunately, she never had a chance to succeed.

Until yesterday, when she heard about the Xiao family's affairs, she inquired and learned that Xiao Yuge had entered this Ruyi Pavilion. She thought it was a blessing from heaven to help her take revenge, so she couldn't wait to bring people here. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived outside the door, she saw Qian Tingxuan, and naturally she also saw the fate of Jiang's sisters. Therefore, she dared not rush in rashly, but only hid aside and watched the changes.

Thinking about it now, Xiao Yuge is protected by Qian Tingxuan in Ruyifang. She can't do anything at all, which makes her furious.

"Miss, are we just going back like this" the attendant asked.

Ginger Zhiyi bit her lip, her face dark. She looked at Ruyifang Alley once more and saw that Qing Luo seemed to have just bought something from the street and was happily running inside.

Jiang Zhiyi saw Qing Luo, her eyes practically blazing with anger. She had learned from her own informants that when she threw herself at the ball, it was Xiao Yuge who secretly instructed Qing Luo to bring those beggars there, turning her into a laughingstock overnight in the entire capital. How could she possibly swallow this humiliation

Her red lips curled up slowly, her eyes gleaming with a sinister intent: “If I can’t touch Xiao Yuge that bitch, can’t I touch the people around her”

"Miss, what do you mean"

Ginger Zhiyi pointed at Qing Luo's retreating figure: "Find an opportunity, get me that little girl's photos, and then find a few beggars to wait on her. This time, I will make Xiao Yuge pay the price!"

But she didn't know that Qing Luo was now Xiao Yu Ge's Achilles' heel. If she touched Qing Luo, she would surely regret it for the rest of her life. This is a later story.g of wine and sat down at the table by himself."Well, well, a fine daughter's red this is. You really have come to your senses." He plucked it from her hand, opened it carefully, and sniffed it befor...