Nangong Xu looked at Yun Xiyue and smiled faintly, but there was a hint of coldness and aloofness in his smile. He called out, "Sister-in-law."

Sister-in-law? Hahahaha, Yun Qingran remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was laughing like a pig. Yun Xiyue looked like she was trying to seduce Nangong Xu, but he was so clueless that he actually called her sister-in-law.

When Yun Xiyue heard Nangong Xu call her sister-in-law, her smile froze instantly, and she turned to stone.

“Princess Rongchang, may I ask if there is anything wrong with the hospitality of the Southern Chu? The wedding delegation has already arrived here, why do you want to go back?” Nangong Xu looked at Yun Qingran and continued to ask.

"Hmm..." Yun Qingran seemed hesitant to speak, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Your Highness Xu, it was His Highness Ye who neglected and bullied the wedding delegation," the old man said boldly.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Nangong Ye strode over and loudly rebuked the old man.

"Big brother." Nangong Xu called out when he saw Nangong Ye coming over.

"Why are you here?" Nangong Ye looked at Nangong Xu with a hint of hostility in his eyes.

This scoundrel is definitely here to laugh at me.

"Your Majesty, I was passing by on business when I heard that the envoy and the Northern Yin's wedding delegation had arrived here, so I came to escort them. I didn't expect to run into Princess Rongchang leaving with the Northern Yin's wedding delegation," Nangong Xu said with a gentle smile.

"That scoundrel, all he knows is this subtle tactic!" Nangong Ye was so angry he gritted his teeth.

"No, it's just a misunderstanding." After saying that, Nangong Ye turned to face Yun Qingran, clasped his hands in a deep bow, and said, "Princess Rongchang, may I have a word with you in private?"

Yun Qingran raised an eyebrow; it was time to hunt!

“Okay.” Yun Qingran nodded.

Nangong Ye pulled Yun Qingran away from the crowd to a secluded and deserted place, and immediately began to humbly apologize, "Princess Rongchang, I have gone a bit too far these past few days. I apologize to you. Please forgive me this time, my lord. Please don't leave."

Nangong Ye was very anxious. If Yun Qingran left and Nangong Xu returned to the capital, he would definitely exaggerate the situation and frame him. At that time, those old fogies in the court would definitely be even less supportive of him.

Compared to the throne, apologizing to Yun Qingran is nothing.

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Yun Qingran asked, arms crossed and leaning against the wall.

"That was very wrong, I apologize to you." Nangong Ye quickly bowed and apologized to Yun Qingran again.

"I forgive you," Yun Qingran said cheerfully.

"That's wonderful, Princess Rongchang, you have such a broad vision." Nangong Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then showered her with compliments.

"Wait, don't praise me yet, I can forgive you. But what about the brothers in the Northern Yin marriage delegation?" Yun Qingran sighed. "Our Northern Yin marriage delegation members are being beaten by your Southern Chu delegation members every day. They are covered in injuries, and some of them have even broken bones."

Nangong Ye nodded. In the past few days, the Beiyin delegation was indeed being beaten by the Nanchu delegation every day, and several of them had broken bones.

"So what do you want?" Nangong Ye continued to ask respectfully.

"At least give us some compensation," Yun Qingran said with a smile, making a money-rubbing gesture.

"I'll pay, I'll pay, I'll pay with my own private treasury." Nangong Ye breathed a sigh of relief. If something can be solved with money, is it even a problem?

Nangong Ye, who was at the center of the room, watched the two people in the distance. He could read lips. His gaze first fell on Yun Qingran, and seeing the bright yet cunning smile on her face, the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up.

Nangong Xu looked at Nangong Ye with pity, who probably hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem.

“Our delegation consists of 232 people, and each of us has been beaten by your Southern Chu delegation. Compensating each person 1,000 taels for medical expenses is not expensive, is it? I heard that six people suffered broken bones. It is only right to compensate each of those with broken bones an extra 1,000 taels.” Yun Qingran spread her hands, her expression gentle and harmless.

"It's not expensive, it's nothing, it's nothing." Nangong Ye licked his lips, his heart bleeding. According to her calculations, the total compensation would be 2.38 million.

Two million three hundred and eighty thousand! That could buy several thousand good-looking, young, contracted servants.

Yun Qingran continued, "Besides medical expenses, there is also compensation for emotional distress. As the bride's delegation and honored guests of Southern Chu, we were beaten and humiliated, and our mental well-being was also damaged. This also needs to be compensated."

Nangong Ye: What the hell is this "compensation for emotional distress"?! ? ? ?

"Does His Highness Ye disagree?" Yun Qingran asked, looking at Nangong's face, which looked as if he had eaten a ton of shit.

"Agreed." Nangong Ye nodded through gritted teeth.

Compared to the throne, money is nothing. Once he becomes emperor, the whole world will be his. He kept reassuring himself.

"Don't underestimate the power of the spirit, even though it's intangible. It's actually very important to people. As the sages said, a wound to the spirit is more painful than a wound to the body," Yun Qingran said eloquently.

Nangong Ye: Which saint is so bored as to spout such nonsensical nonsense? If I find out, I'll tear down his ancestral hall...

"Yes, yes, Princess Rongchang is right." Nangong Ye was furious, but he still nodded in agreement.

"Since His Highness Ye also agrees that emotional distress is more painful than physical injury, then compensating each person with two thousand taels of silver for emotional damages is not excessive, is it?" Yun Qingran said with a smile.

"Don't you dare swear? Why don't you just rob me!" Nangong Ye's mentality had completely collapsed. In his mind, he kicked Yun Qingran thousands of times, finally sending her flying into the sky. The last thing he saw when she was kicked away was a star.

"Princess Rongchang, could you make it cheaper? This so-called 'compensation for emotional distress' is just too expensive." She mentally cursed Yun Qingran a thousand times, but outwardly she smiled apologetically as she tried to negotiate the price.

"I can't lower the price; this is the going rate for compensation for emotional distress these days." Yun Qingran refused to budge.

What kind of market rate is this? Isn't the concept of "compensation for emotional distress" something you just invented? What market rate are you talking about?

“Princess Rongchang, I really don’t have that much money,” Nangong Ye said with difficulty and helplessness.

"Then I guess I'll just have to say goodbye." Yun Qingran made a waving goodbye gesture to him, straightened up, and was about to leave.

“Princess Rongchang, please don’t go. We promise you, we’ll pay each of you two thousand taels of silver for emotional distress.” Nangong Ye gritted his teeth and agreed.

At worst, I'll just renege on the debt once we get to the capital. After all, the capital is my territory. I'll teach her a lesson then and see if she dares to ask for more money from me.

"Medical expenses amount to 2.38 million taels, and compensation for mental distress is 4.64 million taels, totaling 7.02 million taels. Write an IOU." Yun Qingran took out a piece of paper and a charcoal pencil from her bag.