At Mo Zhai, Wu Zhong was leading several secret guards responsible for gathering intelligence to report the situation to Shang Xiye.

Suddenly, one of Ji Fengyao's bodyguards ran back and went straight into the study.

Upon seeing him, Shang Xiye immediately signaled Wu Zhong and the others to stop, but did not let them leave.

The guard bowed respectfully and reported solemnly, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort has gone to rob again!"

"Pfft!" Wuying, who was quietly drinking tea to the side, suddenly spat it out.

Wu Zhong and the others: "..."

Shang Xiye: "..."

Brother, couldn't you have put it more tactfully? Doesn't the prince have any dignity?!

After a moment of silence, Shang Xiye spoke in a low voice: "Whose house did you go to? What happened?"

This bodyguard was very straightforward, like an emotionless robot. He seemed completely unaware of the strange atmosphere before him and calmly recounted what had happened in the Fragrance Pavilion and the Xue Mansion.

"How dare Xue Yanshou! He actually tried to harm the Princess!" Wuying threw down her teacup, slammed her hand on the table, and stood up: "Your Highness, I will immediately take men to meet Wushang and the Princess and wipe out the Xue residence!"

The medicinal herb business under Xue Yanshou's name was dismantled by Wu Zhong himself.

Hearing that Xue Yanshou's mansion was still receiving so much gold and silver, he raised his eyebrows and said to Shang Xiye, "Your Highness, it seems that besides the medicinal herb business, they have other sources of income."

"Let's set aside their shady dealings and income for now. Even a villain like Xue Yanshou dares to lay hands on my princess. If I don't personally step in and teach them a lesson, I'm afraid they won't let anyone have a good New Year." Shang Xiye's expression was calm, and his eyes were cold. "It just so happens that His Majesty has been in a very restless mood lately, so I'll send him a New Year's gift."

Here at the Xue residence.

Seeing Ji Fengyao's calm demeanor, Xue Yanshou assumed she was just a mountain bandit, a young girl who hadn't experienced much hardship.

And she's a particularly pretty and delicate-looking little chili pepper.

He imagined that after capturing the little female bandit alive, he could secretly imprison her and do whatever he wanted with her.

Xue Yanshou's swollen face revealed an extremely lewd smile: "Arrogant, keep being arrogant. I hope you can be just as arrogant in a moment. I like women with an arrogant spirit."

"Xue Yanshou, are you crazy? She is the Ninth Prince's consort. If you touch her, the Ninth Prince will surely exterminate your entire family!" A sliver of clarity appeared in Yao's dull mind: "Ninth Prince's consort, I beg you to testify that this old man brought this upon himself. It has nothing to do with me. I request to be divorced from the Xue family. I only ask that if the Ninth Prince holds me accountable in the future, he will not implicate my Yao family."

"You blind fool, don't you know who's in charge now?" Xue Yanshou stepped forward to kick Yao Shi, but was frightened by the fierce-looking Xi Que beside him.

He could only stand to the side, jumping up and down and cursing: "You are the one I formally married into the family. If I don't give you a divorce letter, even if you go to the King of Heaven yourself, it doesn't count."

"I have the final say, Yao. You have rendered meritorious service in exposing Xue Yanshou's clique for personal gain and his embezzlement and hoarding of huge sums of money. I forgive your previous ignorance and offense," Ji Fengyao said loudly, holding up her dragon pendant.

Xue Yanshou stared at the dragon pendant in her hand for a few seconds, then threw his head back and laughed loudly: "Little bandit, you are too naive. Don't you know your own situation? You think you can scare people with such a broken jade pendant? I'll deal with you, then find someone to impersonate you and walk out of the manor into the woods outside the city. Who the hell will know whether you are alive or dead in my manor!"