ou have to look better than them!">"Thank you, big brother!" Huowu laughed happily, picked up a large bowl of wine in front of her and drank it all in one gulp, placing the bowl heavily down: "Refresh...Feng Yanniang, gritting her teeth against the anger, said in a low voice: "It was A-Li who soiled County Master Hua's boot socks. It is wrong of her. I am the head of this brothel, so I also bear responsibility. If County Master Hua is willing, I am willing to pay three times the price as compensation to County Master Hua. What do you think"

“Three times the price” Hua Qinghe let out a cold snort, exchanging glances with Fang Minrou before coldly smiling. “Master Abbot, these boots were bestowed upon this county lord by the Empress herself. They are unique in the world. Where do you intend to find another pair to compensate this county lord”

"A gift from the Empress" Feng Yanni's heart skipped a beat. It seemed they had come here today to make trouble. If this matter wasn't handled properly, they would use it as an excuse to complain. And if the Ministry of Justice got involved, things would be very troublesome.

"Yes, it was given by the Empress!" Hua County Lord beamed with pride.

At that moment, Xiao Yuge also arrived there.

Seeing Xiao Yuge, Fang Minrou hurriedly winked at Hua Qinghe. Hua Qinghe also noticed Xiao Yuge. Although she wasn't familiar with Xiao Yuge, seeing Fang Minrou's expression, she already guessed who Xiao Yuge was.

"Master Fang, since you can't think of how to compensate, this county lord has a good idea. I wonder if Master Fang is willing" Hua Qinghe's lips curled into a smirk.

“Please, County Mistress, be more specific!” Feng Yan’n also forced down the anger in her heart. If it were up to her usual temper, she wouldn't care if one was a county mistress and the other just a county lord—she would have kicked them both out! But now, she couldn't. There are so many people in Ruyi Fang, they need food and shelter. If she offended these two, Ruyi Fang might never be peaceful again. What then would become of all the women here

Thinking of this, Feng Yanniang forcefully swallowed her anger. She told herself not to be impulsive!

After exchanging glances with Fang Minrou, Hua Qinghe cleared her throat and pointed at Xiao Yuge: "If you let her come over and wipe my boots clean, I'll pretend nothing happened."

"You!" Feng Yanyan's eyes suddenly turned cold. Xiao Yu Ge was their master, how could she allow a mere county princess to bully him

Hua Qinghe raised her face and glanced at Feng Yanniang: "What Is the master of this place unwilling" In her eyes, even a small place like Ruyi Fang dared to provoke her. She really was tired of living.

Feng Yanniang, suppressing the anger that threatened to erupt, carefully controlled her tone: "County Lord Hua, it was someone from my Ruyi Pavilion who offended you. It's my fault for not disciplining them properly. If there's blame to be laid, it falls on me first. How about I wipe your clean"

Unexpectedly, Hua Qinghe let out a cold snort, raising an eyebrow: "What are you, daring to touch something bestowed by the Empress I said, she will clean this for me. Otherwise, this County Lord will immediately go to the palace and petition the Empress, saying that your Ruyi Fang people are disrespectful to the Empress and deliberately soiled this County Lord's boots!"

"You!" Feng Yanniang, hearing this, could bear it no longer. The hand in her sleeve suddenly tightened, ready to strike.

"Sister Feng." Luckily, Xiao Yuge grasped her hand in time, stopping her action and giving her a reassuring look.

"Xiao Yuge, I thought you would be hiding forever." Fang Minrou couldn't control her jealousy as soon as she saw Xiao Yuge. The incident at Qingfeng Guan, although she had no evidence to prove that it was all Xiao Yuge's doing, her intuition told her that Xiao Yuge was definitely involved. Now even Xiao Yufu ignored her, thinking about it made her angry.

"You're not some big shot, why should I hide from you Besides, shouldn't the one hiding be you" Xiao Yuge provocatively pointed at Fang Minrou, who was still wearing her light gauze veil.

"You, you wretch!" As soon as this was mentioned, Fang Minrou became even angrier. She even suspected that the scratch on her face from a cat was done by Xiao Yuge, but unfortunately, she had no evidence. Even the color of the cat that attacked her, she hadn't been able to see clearly.

"Even if I were the most despicable person, I wouldn't be as bad as you." Xiao Yuge completely ignored her anger. In terms of martial arts, Fang Minrou was no match for her. As for strategy, she wouldn't be inferior to Fang Minrou either. Of course, if it came to being cunning, she conceded defeat.

"You!" Fang Min's usually delicate face flushed a bright red, her gritted teeth betraying the burning fury she felt towards Xiao Yu Ge. She practically wanted to rush forward and rip him to shreds.

At that time, Hua Qinghe slowly walked in front of Xiao Yuge: "You are Xiao Yuge It's better to meet than to hear! You were born with a fox-like face. At such a young age, you have learned the art of seducing men. It's really impressive."

"Would County Lord Hua like to learn This Miss can teach for free, and I'm sure she'll send herself out before the age of twenty. How about that" Xiao Yuge's smile never left her lips. The current Ruyi Pavilion was her bottom line. If anyone dared to touch it, don't blame her for being ruthless.

"This county lord will never marry a man, nor would I stoop to using such underhanded tactics as you, woman who lacks shame." Hua Qinghe's face was filled with disdain; she naturally wouldn't listen to Xiao Yuge's words. She gestured for her maid to bring over a chair and sat down in front of Xiao Yuge, propping up her left leg: "Xiao Yuge, this county lord has her limits. If you don't clean yourself up today, Ruyi Pavilion can forget about opening tomorrow!"

She had already planned a strategy. If Xiao Yuge agreed, she would seize the opportunity to humiliate him severely; if Xiao Yuge refused, she would take the opportunity to stir up trouble. Now that her father was trusted by the emperor and the empress dowager favored her, with these connections alone, she could shut down Ruyi Pavilion tomorrow.

"Okay." Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuge readily agreed.

"Ge'er!" Feng Yannie hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yu Ge's hand. Their landlord, how could they possibly be wiping someone's shoes

"It's fine." Xiao Yuge wore a calm expression, patted her hand, and signaled with his eyes that she shouldn't act impulsively. After all, this involved the palace, and he didn't want to cause trouble for Qian Tingxuan.

Besides, both Fan Minshou and Hua Qinghe must be too idle to think of coming to Ruyifang for nothing. Let's endure this moment, but once we leave this Ruyifang, they should be careful.

"Come here." Hua Qinghe lifted her chin, looking at Xiao Yuge with an air of disdain, and swayed her foot: "This county lord's boots were bestowed by the Empress. To show respect to the Empress, Xiao Yuge, you are not allowed to use those ragged cloths to wipe them. You have to use your sleeves."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yanniang could no longer bear it. She clenched her fist in her sleeve again, but was stopped by Xiao Yu Ge: “Sister Feng, don’t be impulsive!” Her words were an order, and Feng Yanniang naturally dared not disobey.

"Great!"

Xiao Yu Ge didn't refute at all, readily agreeing. Even Fang Minrou, hearing this, was startled and widened her eyes in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the arrogant Xiao Yu Ge would actually agree to such a request.k her head: "Your Highness, I understand your meaning. According to what you say, Mu Cang and I should be considered cousins. How could we disregard human relations and force ourselves together""Littl...