"Your Highness flatters me!" Qin Kou'er didn't know what the princess was thinking, so she didn't say much. However, when she looked up at Lan Qingtian, she still had that stubborn look on her face.

Seeing Qin Kou'er's indignant expression, Shu Lingxi turned to Lan Qingtian and said, "Why aren't you telling someone to release Miss Qin's people right now? What kind of commotion is this in the middle of the night? If this gets back to the Emperor, it'll cause another uproar."

As she spoke, Shu Lingxi glanced at the two people on the ground with disgust and said to Qin Kou'er beside her, "Miss Qin, these two are General Xu Ming's men. Tonight, the general is probably drunk again, which is why he sent these two scoundrels to cause trouble."

Qin Kou'er smiled coldly, "Your Highness, you may not know this, but if these two were General Xu's men, I would understand what's going on! I was there when the Third Prince's hand was chopped off in Yangzhou. Later, the Crown Prince, seeing the situation clearly, transferred the Third Prince's property, the Treasure Basin, to Kou'er's name, which is how this trouble started. Presumably, General Xu came tonight specifically because of this. General Xu is furious; how can he be satisfied without smashing up a few of my shops and killing a few of my men?"

Shu Lingxi was surprised that Qin Kou'er would be so frank in speaking out. She couldn't help but look at her a few more times before smiling and saying to Lan Qingtian, "I really didn't expect that there would be a woman in the capital as clear about right and wrong and as passionate as Miss Qin. Although it's not broad daylight, it's hard to find many people who can speak out so frankly about Xu Ming's wrongdoing under the bright moon and stars!"

Lan Qingtian glanced at Qin Kou'er, snorted, and said, "How cowardly can a woman who can subdue Lan Linxue be!"

Shu Lingxi nodded, then gave Qin Kou'er a thumbs-up approvingly: "Well done! A woman who can turn Jiangnan upside down must have extraordinary courage. However, it's already very late tonight. How about this, Miss Qin, come to my manor as a guest tomorrow? Miss Qin and I hit it off immediately, and we can chat about everyday things. What do you think?"

As she spoke, Shu Lingxi sighed, "Ever since I married the prince, I've had fewer and fewer friends. As for my enemies, well..."

Lan Qingtian immediately felt a pang of sadness. He walked over, put his arm around his wife's waist, and said softly, "If you like a lively atmosphere with lots of people, I already told you to bring some of your family members over to keep you company. Why are you making yourself feel so wronged?"

Qin Kou'er glanced at the two people so affectionately in front of her, then lowered her head, pretending not to see them, and said softly, "Alright! Since the Princess Consort has invited me, Kou'er dares not refuse. I will visit the Prince's residence tomorrow!"

At this point, Qin Kou'er immediately turned her head to look at the people on the ground with a cold face, "However, Kou'er still wants to resolve what happened tonight! If no one gives me an explanation, I will fight my way to the General's Mansion and make sure I get to the bottom of this!"

Upon hearing this, Shu Lingxi gently stopped Qin Kou'er's hand and said softly, "Since the Prince has seen this, he naturally can't ignore it! We are women, and we should go to bed on time at night, otherwise our skin will suffer! Some things are better left to the men to do! Don't worry, even though Xu Ming is arrogant, my man is fearless when he gets angry. He'll never suffer a loss!"

Qin Kou'er chuckled when she heard Shu Lingxi say that, and then nodded obediently, "Then I will follow the Princess's arrangements!"

"That's more like it!" After saying that, Shu Lingxi turned to look at Lan Qingtian. "Your Highness, Xu Ming's behavior tonight was a bit outrageous! Go and give him a talking-to, make him open his eyes, and let him understand that this isn't his military camp under the Emperor's nose, where he can act as willfully as he pleases!"

Lan Qingtian nodded, then put his arm around his wife and said, "Alright, it's getting late, you should go home and get some rest! If you don't sleep tonight, you'll be irritable tomorrow!"

So, in front of everyone, Lan Qingtian coaxed Shu Lingxi into the car with a doting husband act.

The moment the carriage curtain fell, Shu Lingxi looked at Qin Kou'er with a meaningful expression, while Qin Kou'er bowed slightly and said, "Kou'er respectfully sees off the Princess!"

The carriage started up slowly again and disappeared from sight under everyone's watchful eyes.

After watching Shu Lingxi leave, Lan Qingtian turned to Qin Kou'er and stiffly ordered, "Go back! I'll take these people to Xu Ming's residence!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, then looked at Lan Qingtian and said, "Your Highness, please tell General Xu that if he has any complaints about Kou'er, he can do it openly! Kou'er is ready to take on any challenge! But if the General dares to resort to these underhanded tactics again, Kou'er will not only repay him in kind, but she can also make the Crown Prince fall into the abyss if she can ensure his safety."

After saying that, Qin Kou'er turned and left with her people.

This time, no one on either side dared to stop Qin Kou'er; everyone who saw her quickly stepped aside to make way.

Good heavens! This woman even dared to whip their general. It seems they'd better keep their eyes open and not provoke this plague.

Seeing Qin Kou'er leave so gracefully and decisively, and recalling the few words she had given Xu Ming, Lan Qingtian couldn't help but chuckle. Well, now that Lan Linxue has landed such a shrew, there's probably no hope for her future.

After laughing loudly a few times, Lan Qingtian led a large group of people off to settle accounts with Xu Ming!

Qin Kou'er led the way to her shop, which had been vandalized and was in a complete mess, and she was so angry that she couldn't control herself. When she saw that Manager Sun had been beaten so badly that he was unrecognizable, she immediately flew into a rage.

These beasts! Manager Sun is already an old man and doesn't know martial arts, why did he have to use such a cruel method?

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