How could you do this?

Madam Fu gritted her teeth: "My son has studied hard for many years and is very talented, how could he..."

"So you have to listen to me. If you don't, your son will be in trouble."

Princess Qu Ling casually played with her earrings, her expression utterly indifferent.

This is her favorite game.

A little game about human nature.

"I refuse to believe you can control everything!" Madam Fu gritted her teeth, refusing to back down or compromise.

Princess Qu Ling laughed twice: "Good, very good. Then I'll see if you can still be so calm when your son is expelled from the academy!"

Madam Fu was a little anxious, but she...

“My wife, it’s alright. You did the right thing. I understand, and your son will understand too.”

He believed that this princess could not possibly control everything.

With the man's support, Madam Fu immediately regained her spirits.

"Hehe, we'll see then. What about you? What do you say?"

Princess Qu Ling looked at the Da Sheng family with disdain, as if she were looking at something dirty.

Da Sheng gritted his teeth and refused to speak.

The veins on his forehead were throbbing, clearly indicating considerable hesitation.

Princess Quling, however, had little patience and pressed, "Is it going to work or not? Just say it."

"I……"

"Oh, is this your son?"

Princess Qu Ling suddenly looked at Ming Qiu and asked calmly.

His tone was sharp.

Da Shengjia's heart leaped into her throat instantly, and she said without hesitation, "I promise you."

"What did you say?"

Madam Fu, incredulous, grabbed Da Sheng's wife and angrily questioned, "Do you know what you're saying? How can you do this to Gui Fen?"

“…I,” Da Sheng’s mouth tasted bitter. She didn’t want to betray Gui Fen either, but, but she…

“Madam Fu, I also need to make a living. Even if I refuse, I can’t help Guifen, and I’ll only ruin my own family. Why bother?”

Da Shengjia's eyes flickered, he struggled free, and moved closer to the princess.

The Da Sheng family member said ingratiatingly, "Princess, according to the previous agreement, we should send the wine to the city government in three days. It has always been Yi Shan or my son who delivers it."

"That's right. I'll send someone to return the wine that was taken to the county government office. Your son will deliver it in three days. In the meantime, you should also take the time to teach my people how to brew wine. Remember, don't try any tricks."

"Oh, by the way, that little wolf cub you sent out was captured by my men, so don't get your hopes up."

Princess Qu Ling was also quite surprised.

I never expected that such a troublemaker could appear in such a dilapidated village as Lotus Village.

She sent so many people to guard the area, yet one still slipped through the net. Luckily, that day… (仟仟尛哾)

"What? You kidnapped Ya Ya? Where is Ya Ya? She's still a child, don't hurt her."

Madam Fu and some villagers became anxious.

The person who just got beaten had blood all over his back. If Ya Ya were to be beaten by this princess, how could such a young child possibly withstand it?

"Alright, I'm tired. You, five days. I'm only giving you five days. You must teach my people how to brew wine."

This place is awful; the air is all gloomy and gray. I can't stand it anymore; it's too dirty.

Spending too much time with lowly people like you will affect my character.

Princess Qu Ling's resentment towards Shen Liu Liu increased even more as a result.

If it weren't for this lowly family constantly scheming against An'an's brother, why would she condescend to come here?

The villagers were angry but dared not speak out.

After Princess Quling left, the patriarch looked at the two people Princess Quling left behind, waved his hand, and let the Dasheng family take them away.

At the same time, he rebuked Fu Niangzi, who wanted to step forward and cause trouble.

The old matriarch did not immediately explain to Madam Fu, but suddenly stopped everyone and said calmly, "Who exactly told this princess about Ya Ya going to the City Treasury to report the news? Hmm? Step forward now, and I might still show mercy."

Now that there are no outsiders around, he no longer needs to hide his thoughts.

"What?"

"Grand Ancestor, do you mean... someone has betrayed us?"

Madam Fu gasped for breath.

Many people asked why their ancestors said that.

The old ancestor snorted coldly and said, "No matter how powerful this princess is, she can't possibly block all the paths down the mountain! Unless she knows in advance which way Ya Ya wants to go down the mountain!"

So, someone in our village must have secretly gone to inform them!

Fear is a natural human reaction.

So when the Shen family incident happened, he could understand why most of the villagers kept their distance to protect themselves.

Can!

Preserving oneself and betraying others are two different things!

The choice made by the big winner just now was out of necessity!

Although it's frustrating, we can't really blame her, can we?

Does being a good person mean you have to be like Madam Fu, ignoring your son's long journey to keep your promise?

"You can keep it to yourself and not say anything. In the end, the princess won't come to you specifically to reprimand you."

So, you proactively told the princess this, simply to curry favor with her and get money, right?

Our ancestors had a very accurate understanding of human nature.

But no one stepped forward.

Indeed, in the current situation, who dares to stand up and accept everyone's criticism?

But our ancestors were determined to pick out this rotten apple!

"You saw what happened today. This princess is completely unreasonable and unpredictable! Do you think you'll definitely benefit from betraying Chu Yaya? You'll probably die without even knowing it."

Even if you don't tell me, I can still find out. There are only so many people in the village; I can just check them one by one.

Besides, do you think it's possible that the princess might deliberately tell everyone who betrayed Chu Yaya before she leaves?

After all, I think the princess really enjoys manipulating people's emotions. It's a different story if you step forward now than if the princess points it out later, or if I find out."

Now that you've taken the initiative to step forward, he might show leniency out of consideration for the fact that we live in the same village.

But if it is...

“Grand Ancestor, this is just your guess. Perhaps the princess is just being thorough, and it may not be that someone has complained about her.”

Someone couldn't help but say something.

The others chimed in, "I don't think anyone would really do something like that, would they?"

There's a world of difference between protecting oneself and betraying villagers for money.

There shouldn't be anyone that bad in their village now, right?

"Heh, you think I'm just talking nonsense? Fine, then you can just keep quiet. I think you'll regret it sooner or later."

"Ancestor..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream from afar—

"Aaaaaah!!!!"

Judging from the sound, it seems to be...

"Princess?"

The old man's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately told the villagers to grab their tools and go see what was going on.

Although they disliked this princess, if something happened to her here, their entire village would be devastated!