Lin Xiuyan quickly said, "I really didn't mean that. I'm a little sleepy right now, so I'll go back and rest first. You should go home too!"
Xu Qianting had no intention of going home at this point, so he followed behind her, muttering to himself.
He kept repeating himself, basically saying that he couldn't come to help her last night, that he had done something wrong, and that she shouldn't be angry.
Lin Xiuyan told him several times that she wasn't angry, but he just wouldn't believe her.
Lin Xiuyan was so exasperated by his nagging that she felt utterly helpless.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves rang out. Lin Xiuyan turned her head and saw a man in brocade robes riding a tall horse toward the Lin residence.
Behind the man followed about a hundred riders.
They were clad in full armor, moved in perfect unison, and each carried a large bow and arrows, making them look extremely fierce.
Lin Xiuyan immediately recognized them as the guards of the Prince of Pingnan's residence.
She recognized the leader as Ye Jingxian, the second young master of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion.
Lin Xiuyan frowned slightly. Ye Jingxian's arrival in Chongqing at this time was definitely not for anything good.
She was about to return to the mansion and close the gates when, just then, the servants brought out another cartload of corpses.
She immediately felt a headache coming on; it was too late to get them to take the body back.
Sure enough, Ye Jingxian saw this scene and immediately rode over, asking, "Where did all these corpses come from?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him immediately surrounded Lin Xiuyan and Xu Qianting.
Lin Xiuyan knew he was very difficult to deal with. If she didn't explain things clearly now, given his personality, he might just wipe out the Lin family.
She could only say, "Last night, some notorious bandits stormed into Chongqing. These people rushed into the mansion to kill people, but we killed them in return."
Hearing this, Ye Jingxian glanced at her again. Just then, the sunlight broke through the clouds and shone on her face, giving her a golden glow.
She already had beautiful features, and although she looked a little tired after a busy night, it did not diminish her beauty at all.
Ye Jingxian was somewhat surprised to see such a strikingly beautiful woman in such a small place as Chongqing.
Most importantly, while she was talking about murder, she acted calmly, as if she didn't care about killing at all.
Ye Jingxian said coldly, "You killed so many people in your counterattack, you must need weapons. Where did you get your weapons?"
Lin Xiuyan was already annoyed by Xu Qianting's pestering, and now Ye Jingxian was on her side, making her feel a little irritated.
She said directly, "And who are you? What business is this of yours?"
The adjutant beside Ye Jingxian said, "How dare you! This is the second young master of the Pingnan Prince's mansion!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "So you are the second young master of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion. People who don't know you might think you are the heir of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion."
Ye Jingxian's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
Over the years, Ye Junfei has not been in the Pingnan Prince's residence; he has been given special training by the Pingnan Prince.
Although he was not the crown prince, his status in the royal palace was higher than that of Ye Junfei, the crown prince.
He said coldly, "How dare you! In my opinion, you committed murder openly and illegally possessed weapons. Your crimes are punishable by death. Guards, arrest her!"
The soldiers behind him immediately moved to arrest Lin Xiuyan.
Xu Qianting felt his chance had come, and kicked a soldier to the ground.
Lin Xiuyan knew that things couldn't end well today, so she simply swept her leg and knocked another soldier to the ground.
Ye Jingxian was surprised that they would actually resist. His eyes darkened slightly, and he immediately said in a cold voice, "You dare to resist? Kill without mercy!"
Immediately, more than ten soldiers dismounted and were about to seize Lin Xiuyan.
Lin Xiuyan knew that the guards of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion were quite powerful and numerous.
She had been fighting all night and was exhausted. She wouldn't gain any advantage by openly fighting them.
She could only say, "Second Young Master, you misunderstand. It's not that we're hiding weapons, nor that we're killing people in broad daylight."
"But the Crown Prince was staying at my house, and he killed all these people."
Ye Jingxian, of course, did not believe her words and immediately said, "The young master is staying at your house? You've gone too far with that lie!"
"Men! This family is hiding weapons and plotting something sinister. Kill them all!"
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
Is the night view really this arrogant at this time of day?
She clearly remembered that in her past life, when Ye Jingxian saw Ye Junfei, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, trembling with fear!
She originally intended to scare Ye Jingxian away by using Ye Junfei's name, but she didn't expect him to want to kill someone as soon as he heard Ye Junfei's name!
Qu Shuangyue happened to be at the door. Hearing the commotion, she immediately rushed out, brandishing her broadsword.
Seeing that these people had drawn their knives, and fearing that Lin Xiuyan would be at a disadvantage, she slashed a guard away with one stroke: "Who dares to hurt my Yan'er!"
As the designated successor of the Prince of Pingnan, no one had ever dared to defy Ye Jingxian's wishes.
His face was extremely grim, and he said coldly, "Form an archer formation!"
The soldiers who had previously fought Lin Xiuyan immediately retreated, and dozens of soldiers, armed with bows and arrows, aimed at Lin Xiuyan and her companions. (M.cascoo.net)
Qu Shuangyue then realized something was wrong and asked Lin Xiuyan, "Who are they?"
Lin Xiuyan replied, "The leader said he was the second young master of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion."
Qu Shuangyue frowned slightly: "Again, people from the Prince of Pingnan's mansion?"
Lin Xiuyan was also having a headache. Just as she was about to pull Qu Shuangyue back to the Lin residence, she heard a woman's voice: "How dare you!"
Ye Qingwan came out, and Ye Jingxian's expression changed slightly: "Big sister! What are you doing here?"
Ye Qingwan didn't answer his question. She walked to his side, raised her hand, and slapped him across the face.
Lin Xiuyan and Qu Shuangyue were both stunned; they really hadn't expected this move.
Ye Jingxian's face was slapped to the side, but he didn't dare to fight back.
Ye Qingwan scolded, "Ye Jingxian, you've really made something of yourself!"
"When they are out and about, they use the guards of the Prince's Palace to bully ordinary people without asking any questions."
"My father has always loved his people like his own children. Given your behavior today, I would not hesitate to slap you, or even kill you!"
Ye Jingxian covered his face and said, "Big sister is right."
Ye Qingwan glanced around and looked at the soldiers, saying, "What? Do you feel a sense of accomplishment from bullying unarmed civilians?"
All the soldiers knelt on the ground in unison.
Lin Xiuyan was somewhat surprised to see this scene. She really didn't know that Ye Qingwan could not only teach Ye Jingxian a lesson, but also make the guards of the Prince's Mansion submit.
Ye Qingwan said loudly, "My father loves his people like his own children. He has repeatedly emphasized that even though we are members of the royal family, we must never look down on any common people."
"Night View, do you still remember the ninth rule of the Prince's Mansion?"
Ye Jingxian's expression was very complicated, but he still said, "The ninth rule of the family is that no member of the Ye clan shall bully others by abusing their power..."
He stopped there, and Ye Qingwan looked at him and said, "Keep reciting!"
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