"Brother Lai, I'll take five packs of your gold ingot candles!"

"I'll burn down your mansion, your servants and maids, and your beautiful brides—two a year! I, Zhao Liu, mean what I say!"

Lai Ge: "!!!"

You sons of bitches, a bunch of heartless bastards, we'll all die together!

Brother Lai was furious. He pulled out a dagger hidden in his trouser leg and stabbed those bastards.

Ji Fengyao would never allow him to shed blood here; that would ruin the atmosphere of their "private meeting."

The silver needle between his fingers was casually tossed out.

The silver needle pierced the acupoint on Lai Ge's wrist, causing the dagger in his hand to slip out of his grasp and fall straight between Wang Er's spread legs, barely grazing the fabric of his trousers before hitting the ground, the hilt still dangling.

Wang Er turned pale with fright. A wave of hot, humid air instantly soaked the ground beneath him, emitting a foul stench.

"Lai Da, I'll protect your grandma!" Wang Er came to his senses and was immediately filled with shame and anger. He jumped up and was about to beat someone up.

Seeing that Lai Da had actually pulled out a knife and was attacking Wang Er, the others also prepared to come over and help Wang Er.

"stop!"

Ji Fengyao gave a cold snort, freezing Wang Er's fist in mid-air.

Lai Da knew he couldn't escape, and tried to pick up a knife to commit further violence, but Ji Fengyao struck him on the back of the neck with a chop, knocking him unconscious.

Time was of the essence; she didn't have time to watch a bunch of thugs fight.

"Eat this," Ji Fengyao shook out a medicine bottle and poured out three pills the size of soybeans.

Wang Er, Ma Wu, and Zhao Liu instinctively felt that it was something bad, and their faces showed resistance as they refused to move.

The baby doesn't want to eat it; it's poison!

"Eat them, and I'll give you the antidote after this is done; if you don't, you'll go keep Lai Da company now." Ji Fengyao waved her hand, and three pills landed at the feet of the three people: "I'll count to three, one, two..."

This guy doesn't even pause while counting; you might as well not count at all!

Wang Er, Ma Wang, and Zhao Liu burst into tears. Before the number "three" could be uttered, they grabbed the pills from the ground and shoved them into their mouths, not even bothering to blow away the dust.

"The great benefactor who invited you to the palace today to facilitate the meeting of lovers is the Sixth Princess, Shang Chuyue. The woman on the ground is Consort Xiao, and the fake eunuch next to her is Consort Xiao's daughter. As for who is this girl's father, whether it is you or Lai Da, you can decide for yourselves." Ji Fengyao smiled at the group with her eyes crinkling, her gaze quite playful.

The group: "..."

Who the hell would willingly become a father unintentionally? They definitely can't be the unpaid fathers!

Coming to my senses, I was startled again.

Consort Xiao?!

Isn't that the Ninth Prince's mother?!

Good heavens, if rumors spread about the Ninth Prince's mother having an affair, it's practically the death of them!

Wang Er, Ma Wu, and Zhao Liu knelt before Ji Fengyao again with mournful faces: "Heroine, please spare our lives! Even if we had a hundred lives, we wouldn't dare to provoke the Ninth Prince. To put it nicely, he's a war god; to put it bluntly, he's a ruthless demon who kills without hesitation!"

"After this is done, in addition to the antidote, each of you will receive five thousand taels of silver, enough for you to go far away, buy land and make a living elsewhere," Ji Fengyao said lazily. "Moreover, I guarantee that the Ninth Prince will absolutely not cause you any trouble because of this matter."

Five thousand taels of silver! My God, that's more money than they could earn in half a lifetime!

Zhao Liu's eyes lit up at the prospect of such a sum. He slapped his thigh, stood up, and exclaimed, "Damn it, the bold get rich, the timid starve! I, Zhao Liu, will do it! Heroine, how should we contact you after this is done?"