Chanyu Heye exclaimed in surprise, "The Empress Dowager?!"

When did the Princess Consort manage to win over even the Dowager Consort? What a clever tactic!

Ji Fengyao smiled gently and said nothing more.

At this moment, a maid came in from the outer courtyard to deliver a message. Bai Lu heard it at the door and came in to report: "Your Highness, the maid from Huixiang Pavilion came to deliver a message, saying that she wants to invite the Prince over. She also said that there is a military matter concerning the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers that she wants to discuss with the Prince."

Ji Fengyao and Shanyu Heye were both taken aback:

Prince Shang Xiye just went to the Ink Studio. Why aren't they going to the Ink Studio to invite people? What are they doing at Hui Nuan Pavilion?

Ji Fengyao reacted instantly:

Presumably, Shang Xiye had important matters to discuss with her father, elder brother, Hei Xiao, and his men, and had given instructions to the people at the door.

The guards at the door couldn't make up their minds, so they simply sent the person over to her.

Song Huiru might actually know something.

However, Ji Fengyao didn't care to know!

When ordinary people fight, it's all about the casualty rate. As long as she advances to the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm on her way there, she can work hard to refine pills for Shang Xiye's soldiers.

At that time, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that their soldiers could take on a hundred men single-handedly.

But one against ten? Heh, a piece of cake!

"What military secrets could she possibly know?" Ji Fengyao said coldly. "Xique, you and Bailu go out and beat her back; don't beat her too badly, and make her go back and relay a message. Tell her that if Song Huiru still harbors ill intentions towards the Prince and dares to send people to harass him again, next time she'll be the one who gets beaten up, the kind where her face is slashed!"

"Yes, Miss!"

"Very well, Your Highness!"

Magpie and White Dew ran happily to the door, grabbed Chun Tao without saying a word, one pulled her hair and the other slapped her face, the slaps making a "slap slap" sound.

Chuntao: "???"

What the heck?

What happened?

I was so well-behaved, I didn't utter a single word, why did you hit me?!

Both Xique and Bailu were skilled in martial arts. With Ji Fengyao's instructions, they didn't intend to use excessive force and only lightly slapped her a few times. However, Chuntao, who was completely bewildered, was still beaten until her face was bruised and swollen.

Song Huiru was still daydreaming: she had spoken so seriously, concerning the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, that the Ninth Prince could no longer ignore her this time.

While dreaming, she also admired her reflection in the mirror: Hmm, although I've been in a bad mood lately because of that disgusting woman, Shanyu Heye, I'm actually having a pretty good time at the Ninth Prince's residence. I seem to have become even more beautiful!

When the Ninth Prince arrives, she will use her methods again.

If she winks or holds hands, the Ninth Prince will definitely be captivated by her.

Chunxing was also boiling water at the tea table behind Song Huiru.

That way, when the Ninth Prince arrives, he can drink tea freshly brewed by his wife.

Chunxing was fiddling with the charcoal when she suddenly looked up and saw a pig-headed man with a face swollen like a basin standing at the door. She was immediately startled: "Ah—!"

"What are you yelling about..." Song Huiru was captivated by her own beauty when Chunxing's scream suddenly interrupted her. She turned around with great displeasure and was startled to see Chuntao's pig-like face: "Chuntao, what happened to you!"

"Madam, these bandits are terrifying! I only relayed your message and did nothing else, but they beat me up without saying a word. Waaah..." Chun Tao was extremely aggrieved and knelt down at Song Huiru's feet, crying pitifully.

Song Huiru stood up in shock: "They dared to hit people without any reason. Doesn't the Prince care?"