Time has passed, and if the Prince of Pingnan had no evidence back then, he is even less likely to have any now.

Lin Xiuyan sighed and said, "I know my father has always disliked me."

"No matter how displeasing you are, Father, please remember your place. It's really not a good thing to frame and bully a junior."

Prince Pingnan: "..."

A hint of coldness crept into his eyes as he looked at Lin Xiuyan.

Lin Xiuyan didn't care at all about his gaze; she simply stood beside Ye Junfei with a smile, looking at him.

Zongzheng also said to the Prince of Pingnan, "Your Highness, you've probably made a mistake about this."

"We're all family, how could we do such a thing?"

After he finished speaking, he asked Lin Xiuyan, "Princess Consort, may I take this crossbow back with me to have a look?"

Lin Xiuyan nodded: "Of course, I brought out this crossbow today because I wanted to give some to our elders."

"After all, Liefeng Prefecture is not very safe these days, with bandits running rampant. Having a crossbow like this at home will make us much safer."

"I will have the crossbows of the other uncles delivered to your homes later."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately felt relieved.

During this period, they fought a life-or-death struggle with the Tian family.

Originally, they were only fighting in the imperial court. But when the fighting got too intense, it was inevitable that some anger would escalate and physical contact would occur.

The Tian family is also a century-old clan in Liefeng Prefecture, with a very profound heritage.

At this time, the Ye clan sometimes suffers losses when they face them.

With this crossbow, they no longer needed to fear the Tian clan.

So when the Ye clan members left, their faces were beaming with joy.

In stark contrast to their jubilant expressions was the Prince of Pingnan.

He had planned things very well today, thinking he was sure to win, but he ended up suffering a complete defeat!

Ye Junfei glanced at the Prince of Pingnan with a smile, his eyes almost overflowing with contempt and disdain.

The Prince of Pingnan was so angry his liver hurt!

Seeing this, Ye Qingwan's lips curled up slightly.

It's a complete joke that the Prince of Pingnan uses his own standards to judge all lovers in the world.

Does he really think all men in the world are as heartless as him?

Lin Xiuyan kept her word and immediately sent more than ten crossbows to each of the Ye clan members who came that day.

After the crossbows were sent out, Ye Junfei asked her, "Aren't you afraid that these people have ulterior motives and will send someone to forge these crossbows?"

Lin Xiuyan's lips curled slightly: "Don't worry, not to mention that they are extremely difficult to create, even if they were to create them, they would only be creating some junk."

Ye Junfei looked at her with some surprise, and she explained, "I tampered with the crossbow I gave them."

"Even if they could make this kind of crossbow, it would be extremely difficult, and one bow would cost a thousand taels of silver."

"Not to mention that the iron blocks used to forge crossbows are hard to buy even if you have money. Once they are forged, they can only be used three times at most before they are scrapped."

In essence, building this crossbow was an extremely expensive undertaking.

It requires skilled craftsmen and high-quality iron, neither of which are easy to find.

This is a technical skill that cannot be created simply by taking apart a crossbow and repairing it.

Ye Junfei knew that she always acted prudently, and that she must have her own plans for taking out the crossbow at this moment.

But he really didn't expect that she had thought of everything that would happen afterward.

Lin Xiuyan chuckled lightly: "With their ugly faces, it's impossible for me not to be wary of them."

"The weapons I create will require a lot of effort from others to imitate them."

Ye Junfei gave her a thumbs up: "I was overthinking it."

Lin Xiuyan took his hand and said, "How can you say you're overthinking this? It's because you care about me."

"We are husband and wife, husband and wife are one, and we must face everything together."

Ye Junfei liked to hear this, and he asked another question: "When did you make these crossbows?"

When was it completed?

It was probably after Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei were surrounded and killed by the Xuanzi Camp that she knew this matter couldn't be covered up forever.

Because she knew that the Prince of Pingnan was extremely shameless and might use this incident to his advantage.

She had heard a lot about the ways the Night Clan did things during this time, and it was quite disgusting.

Therefore, she instructed Lin Yunzhi to have several hundred sets of these crossbows made in advance, in case of emergency.

She had been thinking about how to get these crossbows into the hands of the Ye clan, then incite them to fight the Hu clan, so that they would both be severely injured.

However, she has been very busy lately and hasn't had time to do this.

Unexpectedly, the Prince of Pingnan summoned members of the Ye clan to deal with her and even wanted Ye Junfei to divorce her.

She certainly wouldn't refuse something that was offered to her so readily.

After Ye Junfei firmly stood by her side, she knew she could make her move.

After she told Ye Junfei all this, he chuckled and said, "As expected of you!"

She laughed and said, "It's alright. You're so capable, I can't hold you back, right?"

The two smiled at each other, everything understood without a word.

Ye Junfei's lips curled up slightly: "Since you've already made such thorough arrangements, then I'll add fuel to the fire!"

"The Hu family has been arrogant for so many years, that's enough."

The next day, one of Ye Junfei's uncles faced off against the head of the Hu family.

The two had some prior grudges and didn't get along at all.

The Hu clan suffered a great loss at the hands of the Ye clan some time ago, and they were very unhappy about it.

The head of the Hu family had tolerated that cousin for a long time, but today, faced with that cousin's provocation, he simply could not bear it any longer.

In addition, some other trivial matters served as a trigger, leading him to beat up his cousin in public.

That uncle is usually a very proud person, so how could he swallow this insult?

If it weren't for the crossbows Lin Xiuyan gave him, he might have endured it a little longer.

But now that he had those crossbows, he found he couldn't stand it anymore.

With someone adding fuel to the fire, he was furious and immediately ordered several servants from his household to rush to the home of the head of the Hu family.

The two groups immediately clashed, with the uncle killing the head of the Hu family, officially kicking off a massive brawl between the two families.

After hearing his subordinates tell him about this, Lord Zheng wished he could break his leg again.

This year has been like a curse; there hasn't been a moment of peace in the entire Liefeng City. His job as the city lord has been incredibly miserable.

Previously, it was Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei who caused trouble, but now, even Lord Zheng's backers have been taken down by the Ye clan!

When his subordinates carried him to the Hu residence, the rest of the Hu family rushed over to help, trapping the uncle inside the Hu family mansion.