Qin Zhuo and Han Yin fought for more than a quarter of an hour, and Qin Zhuo ultimately won by using ruthless tactics.
A punch landed squarely on Han Yin's eye, causing it to bleed.
Li Kun and his men charged at Qin Zhuo like madmen, and another round of chaotic fighting began. However, they were no match for Qin Zhuo and fell one after another until they were all wiped out.
He covered his wound, too afraid to go forward, but he kept talking.
"Qin Zhuo, you madman! You're so ruthless! Do you really think you can act with impunity just because the Empress is protecting you?"
"You wait! If I don't avenge this day, I swear I'm not human!"
"Aren't you afraid of being exiled again? The border is harsh and cold. In many places, men are married because there are no women. You didn't survive because of your face, did you?"
"Hahaha......"
Who says only women can humiliate other women? Men can humiliate other men too.
"Bang!"
The person who made the insulting remark was kicked away by Qin Zhuo and fell heavily to the ground, motionless, his fate unknown.
"Enough!"
In the end, it was Princess Chang Le who led people to stop them, thus preventing this one-sided crushing defeat.
Princess Chang Le had a cold face and was very annoyed. She didn't want to care about this brother at all, but he had gotten into trouble in front of her, so she couldn't just ignore it. Meeting such a brother was simply the worst luck she could have ever had.
Although both sides were quite ruthless, they still had some bottom line and did not lay a hand on the woman, tacitly acknowledging that Princess Chang Le had stopped the fight.
The injured were carried over, and through their conversation, we learned the reason for the fight that day.
Li Kun, Han Yin, and others went out for horseback riding and archery, but they encountered Qin Zhuo on the way. Qin Zhuo verbally provoked them, insisting on having a match with him, which is how they managed to pull Qin Zhuo over.
However, every competition needs a prize. Just now, when they were discussing the prize, Li Kun said something insulting to Qin Zhuo, and then he was punished.
The competition is out of the question now; a bunch of wounded have been carried away, and there are no imperial physicians here. We're going to be busy.
Princess Chang Le left with her entourage, and the others followed, as if they were being chased by a raging flood.
As he walked, he kept glancing warily at Qin Zhuo's location, his fear visibly palpable.
Is Qin Zhuo really that scary?
Shen Ning hesitated for a moment, then decided to go with them, thinking it was better to avoid trouble.
After descending the steps, she couldn't help but look back. Qin Zhuo slowly wiped the bloodstains from his hands with a handkerchief. This fight was fought without weapons, relying entirely on hand-to-hand combat. He also had some injuries, but he seemed to feel no pain, not even frowning.
Perhaps it was because I had just witnessed his fierce fighting style, but despite his flamboyant red outfit, he always gave off an eerie and dangerous feeling.
"Let's go, stop looking."
Li Zidie, the second young lady of the Prince Zhuang's mansion, kindly pulled Shen Ning along, her expression solemn, her steps light as the wind.
Looking at the other young ladies, they all seemed to be walking quite fast, as if there were raging monsters behind them.
Behind him was only Qin Zhuo.
That's not right. Given the background and appearance of the young imperial brother-in-law, he is definitely a top choice for these noble ladies to choose a husband. Why are they all avoiding him like the plague?
"Is the Second Miss very afraid of Qin Zhuo?"
Shen Ning was puzzled, and Li Zidie was even more puzzled: "Aren't you afraid?"
Shen Ning: "Why should we be afraid?"
Li Zidie stared at her suspiciously for a few moments, her expression strange: "You don't know about his deeds, do you?"
"Uh..." Shen Ning thought for a moment: "So he was a spoiled and arrogant young master who later committed murder and was exiled?"
It does sound scary, but Shen Ning has seen plenty of bad people, so she doesn't find it that scary. Besides, it's just a rumor. She hasn't seen it with her own eyes, so the fear doesn't feel real.
"Then do you know who he killed?"
Shen Ning thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't know."
She should have been able to hear some rumors about what happened five years ago, but that was a past life, and the memory was too distant for her to recall.
Li Zidie was certain that she truly didn't know.
He glanced around to make sure no one was nearby before whispering, "You know Princess Yuanchu, right?"
Shen Ning nodded: "I've heard about it."
She knew that Princess Yuanchu had married General Changwei Luo Chao, but Shen Ning didn't usually have contact with this family and didn't know much about them. It seemed that they had kept a low profile in their previous life.
Li Mengdie sighed and explained to her: "Princess Yuanchu had two sons and a daughter. Her daughter, Luo Wanxia, had been practicing martial arts since childhood and was straightforward. When she was fourteen, she met Qin Zhuo and fell in love at first sight. For the next two or three years, she chased after Qin Zhuo and abandoned her fiancé whom she had been betrothed since childhood."
"Everyone thought that it was easy for a woman to pursue a man, and with Luo Wanxia's persistence, she would eventually win Qin Zhuo's heart. Who would have thought that five years ago, on a spring day, Young Master Luo asked Qin Zhuo to plead for his sister's hand, hoping he would agree to marry her and not waste her youth? The two got into a fight, and Qin Zhuo not only chopped off Young Master Luo's hand, but also went berserk and chased after him, finishing him off and mutilating his body beyond recognition..."
At this point, Li Mengdie couldn't help but shudder, her face filled with fear.
"Luo Wanxia originally intended to eavesdrop, but instead witnessed this tragedy firsthand. After telling Princess Yuanchu what happened, she fell ill. When she woke up, she cut off both her eyes with a knife, saying that she was only blinded by her appearance and fell in love with this beast in human form, which caused her brother to lose his life. From then on, she would rather be blind."
"Luo Wanxia's words instantly awakened all the women in the capital who were infatuated with Qin Zhuo's appearance. If you think about it carefully, Qin Zhuo has nothing to offer except for his looks. He is unruly, ruthless, cruel, and evil. Such a person is like a fox spirit in a picture book wearing human skin. You are amazed and infatuated by his appearance, but in the end, you probably won't even know how you died."
Stunned by Qin Zhuo's appearance, and having even coveted his waist, Shen Ning was speechless.
I feel like I've been tagged.
However, she soon felt her soul lighten, and the slight guilt that had been weighing on her heart disappeared.
So it's not that she has a problem, but that Qin Zhuo is too wicked and seductive, and she's not the only one who's been bewitched by him.
It's normal for her to be a little distracted; she just needs to stay true to herself and not be misled in the future.
Seeing that Shen Ning was frightened, Li Mengdie quietly told her, "The Empress is busy choosing a wife for him recently. All the young ladies from noble families who are not engaged are being arranged as soon as possible. The portraits and lists sent to her are all of women born out of wedlock or slaves. The Empress may choose from among them, so be careful."
Li Mengdie initially looked down on Shen Ning, but after getting to know him, she found him to be quite nice. Remembering that her father's status was also different, she casually offered a reminder.
Shen Ning: "......"
Li Mengdie really thinks highly of her. When did she become someone who can be considered a dish on the table?
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