The queen's face was filled with shame and indignation. She felt a surge of inexplicable anger when she recalled how she had been put in such a state of disgrace by her own defecation. She rested in the palace for two days, drinking some porridge, and her health gradually recovered.

But she still couldn't figure out who was behind this, causing her to suffer such a terrible humiliation. After much deliberation, the Queen locked the suspect on Luo Lingyue, but she had no solid evidence and could not take direct action.

As the Queen pondered, a brilliant plan suddenly struck her. Deciding to kill someone with a borrowed knife, she summoned Li Jingshu. The Queen spoke earnestly, "Jingshu! I heard your close friend, Zhong Lengqiu, has returned to Shangjing. It seems the Queen Mother still cherishes the old friendship between the Xue Wen family. You two should visit each other more often and don't become strangers." Li Jingshu, incredibly intelligent, immediately grasped the Queen's implication. She secretly rejoiced, but feigned composure.

The Queen paused and continued, "As for the Zuiyue Tower, I have also heard of it. It was originally the property of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, but was sold to Luo Lingliu at a very low price by Zhong Lengqiu's good-for-nothing brother. Such a wasteful act is really heartbreaking." At this point, the Queen's tone revealed a hint of regret and anger.

Li Jingshu naturally understood the Queen's hidden message. She knew she wanted her to use Zhong Lengqiu to deal with Luo Lingyue and Luo Lingliu. Li Jingshu thought to herself, this was indeed a rare opportunity. She had a close friendship with Zhong Lengqiu, and Zhong Lengqiu's brother had such a entanglement with Luo Lingliu. If she could use this opportunity well, she would definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to Luo Lingyue and the others.

Thinking of this, a sly glint flashed in Li Jingshu's eyes, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. She respectfully replied to the Queen, "Aunt, Jingshu understands what to do."

The Queen's tone was calm, but her eyes revealed a hint of coldness. She slowly said, "I have heard that the Queen Mother is particularly fond of Xue Wen and Zhong Lengqiu's son. The Queen Mother is old, and she dotes on this nephew even more. She treats him like a treasure and will not allow him to make any mistakes."

Luo Lingyue would go to Zuiyue Tower every ten days, rain or shine, to hold a meeting for the Bai sisters and the maids and servants who worked there.

On this day, Luo Lingyue, as usual, took Linglong and Liuli and got on the general's carriage before dawn, slowly driving towards Zuiyue Tower.

When the carriage reached the Fenghuang intersection, suddenly, a galloping carriage rushed towards the general's carriage like a wild horse! This sudden situation caught even the experienced grooms off guard, and the two carriages collided in an instant!

At this critical moment, Luo Lingyue's quick eyes and hands grabbed Linglong and Liuli, who were about to be thrown out by inertia. Their hearts were filled with fear, and before they could calm down, a sharp and piercing voice came from outside: "Where did these untouchables come from! How dare you crash into the Yang Palace carriage!"

The general's groom was a veteran who had experienced many battles. Facing the other party's shouting, he was not afraid at all and responded neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Madam, it was clearly your carriage that lost control and hit us!" His voice was firm and powerful, full of the power of justice.

The onlookers witnessed everything that had just happened. Someone in the crowd shouted, "It was clearly your carriage that hit the general's carriage!"

Seeing this, the people on the side quickly grabbed him and said in a low voice: "Are you trying to kill yourself? The Kaiyang Palace is the Empress Dowager's family! The Xue family! You can't afford to offend them!" The person who spoke was immediately frightened and hurriedly shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

The beautiful young woman standing in the Xue family's carriage was so angry that her eyebrows were raised. She shouted angrily: "You bunch of lowly people! How dare you insult the Queen Mother! Come on, beat them to death in the street!"

Upon hearing this, the Xue family's groom immediately swung his whip and whipped the common people hard.

At this critical moment, a white and tender little hand suddenly grabbed the whip: "Which ear did you hear them insulting the Queen Mother?" Luo Lingyue pulled hard, and the coachman was caught off guard and immediately fell off the carriage.

The beautiful woman's eyes widened in anger as she shouted, "Who are you? How dare you be so bold as to assault the groom who came to Prince Kaiyang's mansion?"

Seeing the time was ripe, Li Jingshu hurriedly stepped out of the carriage, holding a child in her arms. She looked flustered, her voice filled with anxiety, "Leng Qiu! Qi'er is hurt!"

Zhong Lengqiu's heart instantly turned to chaos when she heard this. She was panicking. Her wonderful child! Her beloved baby!

Li Jingshu was surprised when she saw Luo Lingyue and shouted, "County Lady Luo, it turned out to be your carriage!"

She turned to Zhong Lengqiu and said, "Lengqiu, forget it. We're all acquaintances. Besides, County Master Luo is in the emperor's favor! Let's take Qi'er to see a doctor ourselves!"

When Zhong Lengqiu heard that the other person was Luo Lingyue, she could no longer suppress her anger. Earlier in the carriage, Li Jingshu had already told her about Zuiyue Tower.

When she thought about the fact that the property of her mother's family, the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, had been sold at such a low price, she couldn't help but wonder if her brother had been schemed by Luo Lingliu! This anger burned in her heart, making her want only to trample the people in the general's mansion under her feet and beat them mercilessly!

Zhong Lengqiu was furious, with a hint of contempt and anger in her voice, and she roared: "A mere county lady, we in the Kaiyang Palace have never been afraid of her!" Her face turned red with anger, and her eyes flashed with rage.

The onlookers saw this, sensed the tense atmosphere, and dispersed in panic. They knew the power of the Kaiyang Palace and did not want to be involved.

The Kaiyang Palace, the natal family of Empress Dowager Xue, was once the head of the Four Great Families and enjoyed a period of great splendor. However, Emperor Wen, fearing the monopoly of power by his foreign relatives, weakened the power of the Xue family, sending their members to serve as officials in various prefectures.

Luo Lingyue immediately understood what was going on when she saw Li Jingshu. A hint of helplessness etched in her eyes, she said to Zhong Lengqiu, "Can you please use your brain before you act? Don't let others take advantage of you so easily!" Her tone was accusatory, hoping that Zhong Lengqiu would come to his senses.

Zhong Lengqiu gritted her teeth and said fiercely: "Spare the driver's life today! I will no longer care about you injuring my son!" Her voice was full of determination and hatred, as if she wanted to vent all her anger.

Luo Lingyue glanced at her coldly. This Zhong Lengqiu was really a wooden-headed person. She said lightly, "What if I don't?"

Zhong Lengqiu's eyes were burning with murderous intent, and her voice was cold and resolute: "Then leave your life behind!" At this moment, Zhong Lengqiu was overwhelmed by anger and completely lost her mind.

Xiao Jinghan and the virtuous king Chu Shiyou, who were sitting in Tianxiang Tower, had a clear view of everything that had just happened.

The virtuous king curled his lips slightly and sighed: "Alas! I saw that your health has improved a little recently, and I wanted to accompany you out to relax, but unexpectedly I ran into such a scam! It's really unlucky!" There was a hint of helplessness in his words.

Xiao Jinghan's face was calm, and his cold voice rang out: "If you continue to make trouble like this! Luo Lingyue might be punished by the Queen Mother! The position of County Lord that she got with great difficulty, well! It's such a pity!" A trace of regret flashed in his eyes.

Just as the virtuous prince was about to speak, he saw Xiao Jinghan suddenly cough a few times, then stood up and walked downstairs. The virtuous prince was stunned. Could it be that this cold-hearted Prince Xiao was going to watch the fun?