He Shen clearly had the upper hand from beginning to end!
Ye Junfei was also very surprised. After carefully recalling the spot where Lin Xiuyan's stone hit He Shen, he realized what had happened.
Her pebbles may look random, but they were actually aimed at very specific acupoints.
When those acupoints are struck in a series of blows, they will automatically shut down the body's Qi and blood, causing the person to temporarily lose consciousness.
Taking advantage of this opening, Lin Xiuyan directly held a knife to He Shen's neck.
He Shen looked at Lin Xiuyan with a complicated expression: "I admit defeat."
Princess Pingnan usually maintained a composed demeanor, pretending to be gentle and virtuous. At this moment, she was so surprised that she couldn't control herself and stood up abruptly.
Lin Xiuyan turned to Princess Pingnan and smiled, "Mother, I won!"
Princess Pingnan looked rather unpleasant.
Lin Xiuyan, however, seemed not to notice her expression and continued to ask, "I was able to defeat last year's champion in the martial arts tournament, isn't that amazing?"
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."
She cursed He Shen in her heart for being incompetent, that he couldn't even beat Lin Xiuyan, that spoiled brat!
Lin Xiuyan laughed when she saw the expression on the Princess Consort's face: "Mother Consort must be praising me right now!"
"If Mother wants to praise me, just say it aloud. If you praise me in your heart, how am I supposed to know you're praising me?"
Princess Pingnan forced a smile and said, "Xiuyan is truly unexpected."
“My mother often says the same thing,” Lin Xiuyan said, looking at the Princess of Pingnan. “I’m so outstanding, am I qualified to teach my second sister martial arts?”
Princess Pingnan looked at her with eyes as sharp as knives.
Lin Xiuyan smiled, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling: "Mother, don't worry, I will train my second sister in the same way you have trained me."
“From now on, I will not only beat my second sister every time I see her, but also go to her room whenever I have nothing to do, and I will make sure to fulfill my duty as the martial arts teacher.”
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "..."
How can anyone be so shameless as to say such things with such self-righteousness!
Luminous Pearl: "!!!!!!!"
If that's the case, then she probably won't be able to live a normal life from now on!
She cried out, "Mother, I don't want to learn martial arts!"
Lin Xiuyan released He Shen, brandishing a short knife at Ye Mingzhu: "Second sister, don't be afraid, I know what I'm doing!"
"You saw it just now, when men hit women, they don't hold back at all."
"You must learn martial arts and become strong in order to face the storms of life!"
Ye Mingzhu cried out in alarm, "Don't come any closer!"
She's been badly beaten by Lin Xiuyan today.
She originally thought that with the Princess of Pingnan standing up for her, she would definitely be able to make Lin Xiuyan suffer a big setback this time.
But today, even the all-powerful Princess Pingnan in her heart couldn't control Lin Xiuyan!
Lin Xiuyan smiled adorably: "Second sister, don't be afraid! Come over here and let's practice!"
"Enough!" Princess Pingnan roared, unable to contain herself any longer.
Lin Xiuyan looked at her and said coldly, "Mingzhu is a young lady of the royal family, she does not need to practice martial arts."
Lin Xiuyan looked at Princess Pingnan with a face full of curiosity and said, "But Mother Consort didn't say that just now!"
"When I first started teaching my second sister martial arts, you didn't object!"
Princess Pingnan wanted to say that she hadn't objected at the time, but only wanted to use Lin Xiuyan's strength against her and give her a lesson she would never forget.
Who would have thought that Lin Xiuyan would be so fierce, directly defeating He Shen!
Now that Lin Xiuyan was using this to refute her, she didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
When she met Lin Xiuyan's ambiguous smile, she knew she had met her match.
She looked at Lin Xiuyan and said, "Under normal circumstances, I don't interfere too much with the young masters and ladies in the Prince's Mansion."
“I don’t force them to learn anything other than the essential skills.”
Lin Xiuyan immediately said, "From what Mother Consort means, everyone can learn any skills and techniques they want, or not learn them if they don't want to?"
Princess Pingnan certainly didn't mean that, but at this point she was already in a difficult situation.
If she didn't follow Lin Xiuyan's lead, Lin Xiuyan would still dare to hit the Night Pearl.
She took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
Lin Xiuyan clapped her hands: "Mother is wise! You are much more open-minded than my mother. I like you!"
"You don't know, my mother always said that a woman must have the ability to protect herself no matter what, and she forced me to practice martial arts every day."
"When you have time another day, I'll invite her to the Prince's Mansion so you can have a good talk with her."
Princess Pingnan forced a smile and said, "Okay."
Lin Xiuyan had achieved her goal for the day, and she was too lazy to waste any more time here.
She turned to He Shen and said, "From now on, you're mine. Come with me!"
He Shen: "..."
His expression was somewhat complicated. He wanted to say that if it were a real fight, Lin Xiuyan would be no match for him, but he had indeed lost to Lin Xiuyan today.
He turned his head to look at the Princess Consort of Pingnan.
Princess Pingnan went to great lengths to win over He Shen and keep him by her side. Originally, she planned to make him part of Ye Mingzhu's dowry and protect him.
Naturally, Lin Xiuyan was unwilling to give He Shen to her like that.
Just as she was about to speak, Ye Junfei said from the side, "Mother, you always taught us to keep our word."
"Xiuyan defeated He Shen with her own abilities, so please keep your promise and give He Shen's contract to Xiuyan!"
After He Shen won first place in the Liefeng Prefecture martial arts competition last year, the Princess of Pingnan used some methods to make him sell himself into the palace.
So to some extent, he was a servant of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion.
Because of his abilities, Princess Pingnan pretended to give him so-called respect and was usually quite polite to him.
Princess Pingnan's face darkened slightly. She coughed lightly and said, "He Shen is the prince's man. I need to discuss this matter with the prince."
Ye Junfei said lazily, "Before the fight, Mother Consort could make decisions for He Shen."
"After the fight, Mother Consort can no longer make decisions for He Shen. Is Mother Consort trying to renege on her debt?"
Princess Pingnan's face flushed red and then turned pale as she was being teased: "Of course not."
Ye Junfei added, "Since that's not the case, then please be more straightforward, Mother, and have someone deliver He Shen's contract to Xiuyan as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, I would feel that my mother is acting unfairly and does not have the demeanor of a matriarch."
He had said all he wanted to say, and if the Princess of Pingnan continued to make excuses, it would be unreasonable.
She took a deep breath and said, "I keep my word. I'll have someone send He Shen's contract over in a bit."
Ye Junfei bowed slightly to the Princess Consort of Pingnan and said, "I trust my mother's character and she would never harm He Shen's family because of this matter."
"If his family suffers any harm in the future, I will assume it was done by Mother. Please, Mother, send people to protect them." (cascoo.net)
Princess Consort of Pingnan: "...The Crown Prince is joking."
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