After careful consideration, Xiao Ning agreed to Wen Yanche's request, and publicly announced that the Lord of Langya Prefecture was missing his family and was going to Hongfu Temple to stay for a while to pray for the Empress of Lin Kingdom.

Wen Yanche stayed at Hongfu Temple for half a month before secretly heading to Yueling Peak to find his beloved.

The day after Wen Yanche left the manor, Gu Nanshu took over the Langya manor, and Wangyue Pavilion became lively.

Even Cang Yuan would occasionally visit Wangyue Pavilion for a short rest. Without the Cangwu Sword, he would either daydream or sleep.

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The Fourth Princess's Residence

At Leng Qinghan's birthday banquet, young masters and ladies from various aristocratic families came to offer their congratulations.

The banquet was about to begin, and everyone took their seats.

With Mo Ran's help, Leng Qinghan sat down in the main seat. She looked around and, not seeing Leng Qingning, showed disdain while laughing inwardly.

You don't even dare to come? You coward.

After a cup of tea, when Xiao Ning stepped into the reception hall, everyone turned to look at her. Leng Qinghan, sitting high in the main seat, gave her an unfriendly look.

The young men from prominent families looked on with admiration, while the young women tried to curry favor with them.

"Your subject/minister greets Your Highness the Young King. May Your Highness be well." Everyone bowed to Xiao Ning.

"No need for formalities." Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Ning walked straight towards the head seat.

Step onto the high platform and gaze upon the person in the main seat.

"I, Your Highness, have arrived. Aren't you going to rise and pay your respects?"

"What a joke!" Leng Qinghan said with displeasure. "Today is my birthday banquet. Why should I bow to you?"

Today, she is the hostess, and everyone else is a guest. With so many guests present, how could she allow others to act so arrogantly and recklessly in her Leng Qinghan's mansion?

"Really?" Xiao Ning walked over, just a step away from the main seat.

Beside the main seat, Mo Ran reached out to stop Xiao Ning, and said coldly, "Your Highness, the first guest seat is over there."

Following Mo Ran's gaze, Xiao Ning saw that there was indeed a head seat on the right-hand guest table.

Oh!

Xiao Ning sneered, and in the instant she turned her head, a murderous glint flashed in her eyes.

Xiao Ning waved her hand lightly, and Mo Ran screamed and flew out, crashing into a large group of tables and chairs, her head hitting the ground hard.

Blood immediately flowed out on the ground, and Mo Ran fell unconscious.

Before the guests could react, Leng Qinghan flew into a rage, slammed her hand on the table, and shouted, "How dare you be so insolent in my residence! Are you here to cause trouble on purpose? You even dared to injure my head steward!"

"So what if it is?" Xiao Ning beckoned with her finger, and Bi Luo immediately stepped forward, arrogantly saying to Leng Qinghan, "Fourth Prince, our prince is the young ruler of the country, and you are just a lowly princess. Do you think you are worthy to sit in the main seat?"

Biluo politely gestured for Leng Qinghan to stand up and give up her seat.

The guests below whispered among themselves, some with expressions of anticipation.

Leng Qinghan was so angry she laughed. No one dared to be so arrogant on her turf, not even the young king.

Normally, they would give Leng Qingning a little face, just to put on a show in public.

Now that she is in her own residence, and today is her birthday, it is already an honor for her to receive an invitation from Leng Qingning. How dare she shamelessly ask her to give up her seat?

Leng Qinghan's eyes blazed with fury. She stood up, pointed at Xiao Ning, and cursed, "You bitch, you're asking for it! Do you really think you're the national treasure of Dayue? That everyone has to fawn over you? Today is my birthday banquet, I am the most important person here!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd gasped in disbelief. Had the Fourth Princess gone mad? How dare she insult the Young King!

Xiao Ning listened quietly, a smile playing on her lips.

Very well! I've been waiting for you to resort to desperate measures.

"He doesn't know his place, he deserves to be beaten."

With a slight twitch of his index finger, two large red halos bearing the characters for "scoundrel" appeared and flew towards Leng Qinghan.

"What are these?" Leng Qinghan felt two cool things touching her face, one on the left and one on the right.

Her face darkened further, and she was about to curse Xiao Ning as a witch, but in the blink of an eye, the words that came out were just shouts.

She was lifted off her seat by a powerful suction force, and by the time she realized it, she was already hanging high in the air.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "What is the young king trying to do?"

Snap!

Xiao Ning used her magic, slapping Leng Qinghan's face repeatedly with her transparent palms. Before long, her cheeks swelled up high.

Leng Qinghan's eyes widened and her face flushed red. She tried to break free of her restraints by channeling her inner strength, only to find that it was like throwing an egg against a rock. This powerful inner strength was tens of millions of times stronger than hers.

"You... how dare you hit me, Your Highness?" Leng Qinghan said humiliatedly.

Xiao Ning waved her hand, and Leng Qinghan was thrown from the main seat to above the secondary seat.

Leng Qinghan's feet were off the ground, hanging in mid-air, unable to move an inch! Her face was swollen like a pig's head.

The guests looked at her flushed, swollen face, which resembled a fiery donkey with the words "bitch" written on it, and her shoulders trembled as she tried to laugh but dared not.

Leng Qinghan's face burned. Xiao Ning had humiliated her in front of so many people, and she was not having it!

Xiao Ning lifted her robes and sat down in the main seat.

"People should have self-awareness and know their place."

Normally, Xiao Ning wouldn't bother with such trivial matters; whenever she made a move, there would be dead souls sacrificed to her sword.

Now, as the elder sister, I still can't be too outspoken. A minor punishment is enough to serve as a warning, lest I bring trouble upon my elder sister in the future.

"The banquet begins," Biluo announced.

Bai Yu dragged the unconscious Mo Ran to a corner and pulled a long table over to block him.

We can't let it affect everyone's appetite.

Everyone stepped forward to toast Xiao Ning, praising His Highness for being a disciple of the Kongmen Mountain with great magical power!

Leng Qinghan stood to the side, resentfully watching the guests fawn over Xiao Ning, while she, the birthday girl, had gone from being the star of the banquet to becoming the laughingstock of everyone.

A bunch of opportunists and sycophants, they deserve to die!

Some of the guests disliked Leng Qinghan, but they dared not miss the princess's birthday celebration, and were secretly pleased.

There was also a small group of Leng Qinghan's lackeys, but they didn't dare to plead for her. She was the young prince, the future ruler of the country. Who would dare to offend her?

I could only lower my head and eat, pretending not to see.

Xiao Ning finally put Leng Qinghan down after an incense stick had burned.

Leng Qinghan was furious and stormed out of the hall. Only then did her lackey secretly follow her out to appease her and give her a suggestion.

If the most handsome young man in her household were to seduce Xiao Ning and sleep with the Emperor's husband, her reputation would be ruined, and she would be condemned by everyone. His Majesty would surely punish her.

Leng Qinghan was furious. The people revered Leng Qingning as the heart of the Azure Phoenix, which made her jealous to the point of being twisted. Now she even dared to hit her in public.

He couldn't swallow this insult, so he readily agreed and immediately sent someone to make arrangements.

Then, feigning re-entering the banquet, he sat in the second seat.

When a young man toasted Xiao Ning, a careless waitress "accidentally" spilled the wine on Xiao Ning.

The waitress knelt down in fear and apologized, while Xiao Ning's eyes turned cold.

"Drag him out and beat him to death."

Biluo dragged away the female servant and personally administered the punishment.

Leng Qinghan was surprised that Leng Qingning had suddenly become so tyrannical, ordering the death of her maid in front of so many people.