Even the boldest deputy general couldn't help but tremble.

He gritted his teeth and knelt down, raising his hand to slap himself: "This humble general knows his mistake, this humble general knows his mistake, this humble general will never dare to do it again. This humble general was just too, too cautious, and had no other intentions."

Each slap was delivered with force, quickly turning the face red and swollen.

When his superior knelt down, Pang Da naturally dared not refuse, so he could only kneel down as well and thrust his weapon at himself from both sides.

The boss mustered all his strength, intending to use even more force, and quickly slapped the face until it was covered in blood.

Qiao Lian'er stared at the face. She had expected there to be a human skin mask with blood inside, but the blood was clearly seeping from the skin; it was genuine skin.

She felt a pang of confusion.

Eunuch Qi watched the two fight coldly.

Only after seeing that the two men had beaten him until he was dizzy, swaying, and almost unable to hold on did he lazily speak.

"Alright, remember this lesson well. If the Emperor hadn't been thinking of the County Princess this time, and if we hadn't been searching everywhere for her before coming here, who knows what would have become of her. You should be glad that the two princes and we showed up in time. Otherwise, if something really happened, when the Emperor got angry, he wouldn't be able to afford to lose ten of your heads."

"The Emperor cannot live without the County Princess's coconut water and durian. If you are not capable of producing these things, you'd better behave yourselves. If you ruin the Emperor's favorite things, don't expect any leniency."

The two answered "yes" repeatedly, keeping their heads down and not daring to look up, their faces and mouths covered in blood.

As Qiao Lian'er listened, she pondered that there was a certain meaning behind Eunuch Qi's words.

Now, her greatest value in the Emperor's eyes is not her status as a county princess, nor her past military achievements, but the food she brings out, which provides the Emperor with emotional value.

But it doesn't matter, it's just a matter of each getting what they need. Asking the emperor for genuine respect is something only a fool would do.

She would offer the emperor more and better things in order to obtain what she needed.

“Princess, the matter here is settled. You have been frightened. Please leave.” Eunuch Qi gestured for her to proceed.

He secretly found it strange that no one had come to the palace gate to deliver any message, so why did the emperor know that the county princess was in the inner army headquarters and even send him to check on the situation?

"It's good that Eunuch Qi has come." Pei Shijiu was in a good mood. If it were just him and his brother, they would at most just take the person back.

Eunuch Qi represented the Emperor's face. As soon as he stood there, the two men immediately knelt on the ground, humiliating themselves and beating each other to their hearts' content.

That was really enjoyable to watch.

"It was only because the two princes arrived first that the county princess was detained in jail. Otherwise, she would have become a suspect, and it would have been difficult to get her out." Eunuch Qi was still shaken.

The group found a teahouse to discuss their business.

“Pang Da wants to disrupt the examination. Although Vice General He no longer allows him to guard the examination, what if he still refuses to give up?”

Qiao Lian'er has already connected the dots.

If Pang Da really is Song Laosan, his purpose in doing this is most likely to deal with Mu Xinghe.

With Mu Xinghe passing the imperial examination, the Qiao family will fill the vacancy for civil officials, and their strength will take a significant leap forward.

Song Laosan absolutely did not want to see such a situation.