What does this mean? Does it mean they don't respect her?

That's absolutely despicable!

Qin Su withdrew her gaze and looked at the person who spoke. She was wearing a pale yellow dress with a matching cloak, and her headdress and earrings were adorned with full, round pearls.

She seems to have a particular fondness for pearls.

While she was sizing up Bu Jiao, Bu Jiao was also sizing her up.

Bu Jiao had heard of Qin Su before. She said she was arrogant and domineering, extremely beautiful, and a second wife. In short, she had a bad reputation.

There's definitely an element of arrogance and domineering behavior involved.

She also saw the woman who was extremely beautiful.

It's really hard to like her.

"I'm asking you, are you mute?"

Qin Su had originally intended to answer her, but suddenly decided she didn't want to. She crossed her arms and pointed below.

Bu Jiao frowned, feeling that Qin Su was playing hard to get. But these were all her people; she had nothing to fear. So she strode over, and when she saw the poetry gathering below, she scoffed, "What? You think they can still save you?"

Qin Su raised an eyebrow; this person was quite confident.

"I thought the girl would choose a secluded place."

Bu Jiao stared at Qin Su's face, her expression full of suspicion.

That damn person has a nice voice. Is this how she seduced Yu Shuo?

That's probably it.

"You know me?" She stared at Qin Su suspiciously, feeling that this woman was a bit strange.

She saw how arrogant he was; he really didn't take her seriously at all.

Her father was merely a marquis, practically unknown in the capital.

How dare they be so bold?

"Keep up."

Qin Su naturally followed Bu Jiao; she didn't want to be discovered making a move later.

Bu Jiao thought the same thing. She wanted to kill Qin Su, but if it alerted the group of pedantic scholars below, there would be a lot of trouble.

She could certainly solve these problems, but she found them incredibly annoying.

Having reached a more distant place, Bu Jiao slightly raised her chin and said to Qin Su, "Kneel down."

Qin Su: ? ? ?

Did she hear that right?

She made a princess of the highest rank kneel before her, the daughter of a prince with no title whatsoever.

Where does this shamelessness come from?

Bu Jiao frowned when she saw that Qin Su did not move.

Before she could do anything, Qin Su spoke up, "This princess is going to kneel before you? Do you think you can accept that?"

Her behavior was no different from disrespecting imperial authority. If the Imperial Censor found out, he would probably spit in her father's face in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Upon hearing her self-designation, Bu Jiao immediately flew into a rage, "Who acknowledged you as the Princess Consort of Chen? Shut up!"

The whip was already lashing out, and she was fierce, but in Qin Su's eyes it was just child's play.

She raised her hand and easily caught the soft whip that was being swung at her.

"You! Let go!"

This woman has such great strength; she couldn't budge her at all.

It was one thing if it was a man before, but why is this woman's grip so strong?

Aren't all the women in Kyoto gentle and delicate?

"Okay." Qin Su actually let go, and as a result, Bu Jiao sat down on the ground due to inertia from using too much force.

She stood there, stunned, seemingly still in shock.

It was only after the maids and servants helped her up that she looked at Qin Su.

Qin Su cracked her knuckles. "That's not how you use a whip." She pulled out the soft whip wrapped around her waist, and in an instant, the dark brown whip, like a giant dragon cutting through the darkness, lashed out at the maid beside her.

The maid screamed, revealing long, bloody welts on her body.

Bu Jiao was also taken aback; the power of this was definitely beyond her reach.

Qin and Su meet in martial arts!

She actually knows martial arts?!

Clearly, Bu Jiao didn't care about her maid's life or death, even though the maid had been with her for over ten years. But her concern for Qin Su's actions was undoubtedly a slap in the face to her.

"You...you deserve to die!"

Qin Su stroked her whip and said with a smile, "How could that be? This princess is just teaching you how to use a whip."

Bu Jiao's eyes were bloodshot, and she attacked Qin Su like a madwoman.

But her servant boldly grabbed her waist and said, "Miss, let's discuss this further!"

"Get out of my way! I'm going to kill her!"

"Girl! She's skilled in martial arts, and there are too few of us. We can't beat her."

Bu Jiao was unwilling to admit it, but the facts were right in front of her.

But how did she manage to swallow this insult?

Anger almost burned her alive, and her heart throbbed with pain.

"You just wait! Let me tell you, if you obediently divorce Yu Shuo, I might spare your life. Otherwise, you can just wait to die!" she said fiercely, unwilling to accept defeat.

Qin Su chuckled and said, "No need to wait for another day. Let's do it today."

"I'll tell you whether I'll divorce him."

Qin Su walked over and stood in front of Bu Jiao. With one hand she pulled the servant away and with the other she grabbed Bu Jiao's neck. "No."

"I will not divorce Yu Shuo. Wouldn't it be enough to die without regrets if I could hear this answer before I die?"

"You! You dare to kill me?!"

"I am the daughter of the Prince of Minzhou! You..."

Qin Su snapped her neck and threw her aside.

The maid was already delirious from the pain, while the servant was even more shocked.

"You, you actually dared to kill my young lady!?" His young lady was a noblewoman born with extraordinary abilities, and he seemed unable to believe that she was just gone like that. He even ran over to check Bu Jiao's breathing, and she was really, really dead.

He plopped down on the ground, his heart filled with immense fear.

"Have you thought it through? If you go back to the Prince's mansion, you won't survive." Qin Su said with a smile.

"Or shall I send you on your way first?"

The servant immediately came to his senses. "No, no. I won't say anything. I'll leave Kyoto, and I definitely won't say anything."

Qin Su smiled and said, "Where can a slave like you go if you leave the capital? You'll be wanted by the authorities."

Are you going to live in hiding your whole life?

The servant's face turned pale with fright.

He'd rather be wanted than die!

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

"Then, what should we do? I, I'll do whatever the Princess says." As if he had thought of something, he looked at the maid beside him.

Should we silence them?

Since one of them is already dead, should we have Princess Chen kill that person as well?

"Heshan Academy is quite far from the capital, so just say you encountered bandits," Qin Su said with a smile.

The servant couldn't muster a smile at all. "What bandits are there around here?"

Qin Su knew, of course.

She carefully wiped her soft whip, "But there won't be any assassins around here, right?"

The servant instantly realized that she wasn't worried at all that the prince would find out she did it; she did it on purpose!

"Yes, I understand. And this person?" He pointed to the maid beside him.

The maid immediately understood and quickly said, "I won't talk nonsense. The young lady was killed by bandits, and it has nothing to do with Princess Chen."

Even though she hated Qin Su to the core, she could only grit her teeth and accept it.

"Isn't this great?"

The servant helped the maid leave, but Bu Jiao's body remained there.