"Let's fight! Sisters, let's go! Seventeen of us can take on one of her. Are we afraid of her?"
The young woman speaking was named Shen Qingying, General Shen's most beloved daughter.
"Yes, she stole our people, but didn't even prepare a gift for us. What's wrong with the Shen family bullying a princess like that?"
After Shen Qingying finished agreeing, another girl named Shen Qingning chimed in.
"Yes, let's fight! Sisters, let's beat her to death. Even if she's dead, Brother Jinchen can't do anything to us!"
After Shen Qingning finished speaking, one of the girls started to cheer.
"Oh dear, go ahead and fight! This princess has been standing here waiting for ages."
Cen Xi watched them argue with great interest. Sigh, none of them were going to lay a hand on each other. Oh dear, it was driving her crazy.
What if I want to take action?
"Sisters, listen to me, you can't fight. This is Princess Anguo. If you hit her, she won't be punished, but you will be. You seem to have forgotten one thing: the princess knows martial arts. Please stop making trouble."
“Your Highness, my sisters have been rude. I apologize on their behalf. Please forgive them this time.”
Cen Xi thought they were about to take action, but then a manager appeared. He looked generous and composed, and spoke with reason and evidence.
Cen Xi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"She knows martial arts? Qinghua, when did you find out?"
Shen Qingying was the first to lose her composure and asked.
“My aunt manages the affairs of the manor, so I have received some news from the outside. Sister Qingying is now our sister-in-law, so we should show her some respect.”
Shen Qinghua frowned and advised him with a righteous air.
"Bullshit! Who acknowledges her as our sister-in-law? We're all going to enter the harem eventually. She's just one of us at most. The future empress will also come from our Shen family. What is she anyway?"
When Shen Qingying heard Shen Qinghua ask her to address Cen Xi as "elder sister-in-law," her face darkened even more.
"Oh, so you all had the same idea. I was wondering why you were all so resentful. What's your name? Do you want to get into Shen Jinchen's bed? Do you need my help?"
Cen Xi realized that these girls were all talking about becoming his concubines after Shen Jinchen successfully usurped the throne.
"That's not how it is, sister-in-law, you've misunderstood. That's not what they meant. Shen Qingying, shut up, or you'll get yourself killed."
Upon hearing Cen Xi's guess, Shen Qinghua frowned and scolded him.
"Ha, a death sentence. The one in the palace can't even protect himself now. Who would dare to kill us? With Brother Jinchen here, he's just a figurehead."
Shen Qingying's mouth was full of mockery, and her eyes were sizing up Shen Qinghua, as if to say, "Don't think too highly of her."
"Shut up! If you keep making a scene, I'll go to the front hall right now and find Father and Brother Jinchen."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghua glanced at Cen Xi and then reprimanded him.
"I think we shouldn't stop Qinghua. I believe we should let her finish what she has to say, or at least make it clear that the Yan family isn't all dead yet, so how can the throne be in jeopardy? Did you plan all along to usurp the throne?"
Cen Xi is a straightforward person; she likes to speak openly about things that others try to hide.
So when Shen Qinghua tried to hide it, she saw right through her with just one sentence.
"That's not how it is, Your Highness, you've misunderstood. Your Shen family had no such intention. Please forgive us, Your Highness."
After Cen Xi finished speaking, Shen Qinghua's forehead was covered in fine sweat. She knew they had definitely made a huge mess of things today.
"There's no need to hide it. In fact, the princess already knows. However, if Shen Jinchen wants to usurp the throne, he must get past me. Unless he steps over my dead body, he can forget about his dream of becoming emperor."
Cen Xi played with the jade pendant in her hand and said casually.
She now seemed to understand something: why God had bestowed such a great reputation upon her. Was it all preordained that she was the one who prevented Emperor Taizu and Shen Jinchen from usurping the throne?
If that's the case, then that's great. She can bully Shen Jinchen without any scruples from now on.
"Your Highness, please stop. Our Shen family has no intention of rebelling, and neither does Brother Jinchen. Today, Qinghua has committed a grave error, and I will go to Father to accept my punishment."
Shen Qinghua suddenly knelt down in front of Cen Xi to beg for forgiveness. After kowtowing three times, she stood up again, and without even looking at the people present, went directly to find Shen Youji and Shen Jinchen.
"Tch, so what if you know? It still can't salvage the situation. That bitch Shen Qinghua is good at putting on an act. Let her do it. Since you're so skilled in martial arts, then this young lady will have to learn a thing or two from you."
Shen Qingying glanced coldly at Cen Xi, then mocked Shen Qinghua before suddenly raising her whip and lashing it at Cen Xi.
"Are you serious? Oh my, it's been so long since we've fought. Qingyi, you stand aside and watch this princess's performance."
The moment the other party bought the whip, Cen Xi smiled, gave a command to Qingyi, and then grabbed the long whip from the other party and pulled it into his own hand. With a flick of the whip, he struck Shen Qingying's buttocks.
"Well done! As expected of my sister, you're so incredibly arrogant. Keep fighting, I'm cheering you on from the sidelines."
As soon as Jun Xiaoqiao entered the princess's residence, she saw Cen Xi whipping someone, so she shouted loudly.
"Why are you here? Do you think this is a competition? You have to pay to watch a good show. You paid to go to the World Cup last time, so you have to pay again this time."
Cen Xi can't stop talking about money. Before he had money, he thought about making money. Now that he has money, he likes to swindle other people out of it.
"Damn it! You just throw a bunch of punches and then ask for money? Have you no shame? How dare you compare your fighting style to the World Cup?"
Jun Xiaoqiao was speechless, she never expected this guy to bring up money again.
"If you don't have money, get out of the way and cover your eyes, or I'm going to hit you."
Cen Xi snorted, picked up the whip, and lashed out at Shen Qingying's buttocks again.
Shen Qingying, who was also skilled in martial arts, nimbly dodged several of Cen Xi's moves. Then, she pulled out a whip from somewhere and tried to whip Cen Xi's buttocks as well.
"Hmph! Trying to copy me! Do you even have the talent?"
In martial arts, Cen Xi is praised as a prodigy. Although she is not as good as Shen Jinchen and that Emperor Yan, she is more than capable of toying with these young ladies.
"Don't be too arrogant. If you hurt me, Brother Jinchen will not let you off the hook. He dotes on me the most."
Shen Qingying brandished her whip while uttering harsh words.
"Oh dear, I'm so scared! Everyone says he dotes on me the most, his wife. And he hit me today? What are you going to do about it? I want to see if he cares about you, his fake sister, or me, his wife."
Cen Xi snatched the whip from Shen Qingying's hand again, and then lashed out at her buttocks while making sarcastic remarks.
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