Lord Zheng had never seen anyone more shameless than Lin Xiuyan in his entire life. She was crying wolf!

He felt a pang of regret; why had he said that today?

This retribution came way too fast!

Right now, everyone knows who the murderer is, and she dares to beat anyone who dares to testify against Lin Xiuyan.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have learned a lot today!"

Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "You're too kind, City Lord. I learned it all from you."

Lord Zheng clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, saying, "Someone, go and fetch a doctor immediately to treat the injuries of the Zhou family members!"

Adhering to the principle of keeping the benefits within the family, Lin Xiuyan sincerely suggested, "Their injuries are severe, and ordinary doctors may not be able to cure them."

"The Sage of Medicine is currently at the Prince of Pingnan's residence. Why don't you go to the Prince of Pingnan's residence and ask the Sage of Medicine for help?"

"The Sage of Medicine doesn't charge much for his treatments; 100,000 taels of silver per person, guaranteed to cure!"

City Lord Zheng: "..."

He felt like Lin Xiuyan was driving him crazy!

She's offering 100,000 taels of silver to have the legendary physician treat her? Why doesn't she just rob someone?!

He said with a dark face, "You're too kind, Princess Consort. You don't need to trouble yourself with this."

Lin Xiuyan said earnestly, "Ten thousand taels of silver to buy a life, that's really not expensive!"

"Especially Young Master Zhou, he is the only son of the Zhou family, so his life is quite valuable."

Lord Zheng felt like he was about to have a heart attack; he didn't want to hear Lin Xiuyan's voice again.

Lin Xiuyan earned a lot of money today and was in a good mood.

She gave Lord Zheng another piece of advice very seriously: "When Lord Zheng invents those unique pronouncements in the future, you must remember to call me to listen."

"I admire you immensely and I really like your judgments."

Lin Xiuyan refuted Zheng Chengzhu's two attempts to defend Zhou Shuyi.

Having already broken his head the first time, if he doesn't cooperate this time, they might dare to beat him into a state of "serious injury and unconsciousness".

At this moment, Lord Zheng felt a headache coming on.

He felt that if he continued to defend Zhou Shuyi like this a few more times, he might lose his life.

He ignored Lin Xiuyan with a dark expression.

Lin Xiuyan didn't care about his attitude at all, and pulled Qu Shuangyue's arm, saying, "Mother, I'm hungry, let's go eat."

She got into two fights today, so she's really hungry now.

Qu Shuangyue smiled and said, "If we get hungry, we'll go eat something delicious."

The mother and daughter left happily.

A city patrol guard approached Lord Zheng and whispered, "Sir, why didn't we arrest them just now?"

"If we can capture them, the princess will reward us handsomely."

Lord Zheng raised his hand and slapped the patrolling guard across the face: "Arrest them? Do you think your martial arts are superior to those of the Zhou family's guards?"

"Do you still think you're better fighters than the Xuanzi Battalion? Are you blind and didn't see the weapon in Lin Xiuyan's hand?"

The patrol guard glanced at the corpses lying on the ground and lowered his head.

After all, given Lin Xiuyan's status, even if they were beaten, they couldn't do anything to her, since Lord Zheng had given her all the excuses.

After his anger subsided, Lord Zheng felt that his life was extremely miserable.

Because Zhou Shuyi is someone the Princess Consort of Pingnan wants to protect, but also someone Lin Xiuyan wants to frame.

He genuinely felt that Zhou Shuyi was incredibly stupid; of all people to provoke, why did he have to provoke this female demon!

Lord Zheng pressed his temples, his face filled with utter despair, and he knew he had to let Princess Pingnan know about this as soon as possible.

As Lin Xiuyan and Qu Shuangyue walked out of the Zhou residence, Ye Junfei hurriedly arrived with Wu Ge.

Seeing that she was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright."

After he finished speaking, he said to Qu Shuangyue, "Today, thanks to Mother for taking care of Xiuyan, I failed to protect her well. Mother, please punish me!"

Today, after listening to their political discussions in the council hall, he heard about the assassination of Lin Xiuyan.

Moreover, Yan Jiushu was seriously injured and was sent back to the Prince's Mansion, where he was lying in bed.

When Ye Junfei returned to the courtyard, he did not see Lin Xiuyan. After thinking for a moment, he knew that she must have come to the Zhou residence.

He knew that the most powerful guards in the Zhou family were the group that followed Zhou Lengshan, and they had all been killed by them last time.

Even so, the Zhou family still had some guards with decent martial arts skills, and he was afraid she might be in danger.

When he saw Qu Shuangyue and Lin Xiuyan together, he understood what was going on.

In terms of martial arts, his mother-in-law was far more skilled than Lin Xiuyan, and he felt very at ease with them together.

Qu Shuangyue originally wanted to scold Ye Junfei, asking where he was when Lin Xiuyan was in danger.

But seeing him so obediently admitting his mistake, Qu Shuangyue's anger dissipated.

She said gently, "This isn't your fault. I know you went to the Council of State today, probably because that old geezer held you up."

Ye Junfei nodded: "After I entered the Hall of State Affairs, that old geezer shut down all the news from the outside world."

"I was inside and had no idea what was happening outside."

He was telling the truth. Although his guards had relayed the message to Wu Ge, Wu Ge was unable to get the message into the Council of State Affairs.

By the time the matters of the Council of State were discussed, it was already now.

Qu Shuangyue looked at him and said, "Xiao Ye, you need to step up your game! Get that old geezer off his horse as soon as possible!"

Ye Junfei readily agreed, "Mother is right, I am already trying my best."

Qu Shuangyue nodded slightly, and Ye Junfei asked her why she came to Liefeng City. She then told him about buying the house.

After she finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Zhi and I originally planned to give you a surprise. We would decorate the house and then invite you home for dinner."

"I ran into Xiuyan on the road today, so I'm too lazy to save up this surprise. You guys come home with me for dinner."

Lin Xiuyan had just asked Qu Shuangyue why she came to Liefeng City, but she didn't answer. Now that Ye Junfei asked, she told him everything.

Lin Xiuyan pursed her lips slightly and said, "Mother, I really wonder if you are my mother or the young master's mother."

Qu Shuangyue replied, "Of course I am your mother."

Lin Xiuyan: "..."

Ye Junfei chuckled, reached out and took her hand, saying with a smile, "Mother is right!"

Qu Shuangyue gave Lin Xiuyan a look, the meaning of which was somewhat veiled, but Lin Xiuyan still understood it.

She was saying, "Look how good the prince is to you. From now on, don't be unable to resist any handsome man you see. Be faithful and devoted!"

Lin Xiuyan felt utterly exhausted.

Lin Yunzhi's newly purchased house is not too far from the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, and it belongs to the wealthy area of ​​Liefeng City.

The area was inhabited entirely by officials of the Prince of Pingnan's residence, and their houses were rarely for sale.

It was also good luck for the Lin family that an official's son had become a spendthrift who lost a lot of money at the casino and had to sell his house to pay off his debts.

Furthermore, the Lin family was not short of money, and they acquired the mansion at a relatively fair price.