Jiang Xinrou stared wide-eyed at Lin Xiuyan and said, "This is all your fault!"
Lin Xiuyan nodded: "Yes, I've already done this much to Zhou Chenyang, do you think I'd still come begging to you? Are you out of your mind!"
She then took out Zhou Chenyang's IOU and said, "You are his woman, so you should pay back the money he owes. Please settle this debt."
Jiang Xinrou's expression changed slightly: "You say you love Brother Yang, but when he uses a little money from you, you actually make him write an IOU!"
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "Although my family has a lot of money, we can't let those scoundrels squander it."
"You should pay back this money now, so I don't have to resort to violence to collect the debt. After all, beating people is tiring."
She didn't have the patience to waste time talking to Jiang Xinrou.
Jiang Xinrou's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "Lin Xiuyan, you should have the proper attitude when asking for a favor!"
"You married such a useless man, your life is ruined!"
"If you hand over all the wealth of the Lin family now, I might spare your life out of consideration for our past relationship!"
Even though Zhou Chenyang is injured now, he is still the city lord of Yucheng.
She felt she had married a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Lin Xiuyan!
Lin Xiuyan sighed and said, "It seems we have no choice but to resort to violent debt collection."
After she finished speaking, she punched Jiang Xinrou in the face, and then took all the hairpins in Jiang Xinrou's hair and the jewelry she was wearing.
She weighed the items in her hands and said, "These are worth at most two or three thousand taels. Let them serve as interest for now."
After she finished speaking, she slapped Jiang Xinrou again and said fiercely, "Using violence to collect debts, tell me now, when are you going to pay back the principal!"
Jiang Xinrou was stunned by the beating. She screamed, "Guards, arrest Lin Xiuyan!"
She now holds the title of the city lord's wife, and even if she is no longer favored, her status still stands.
As soon as she shouted, guards came and seized Lin Xiuyan.
Lin Xiuyan turned around and hid behind Ye Junfei, saying, "Young Master, I'll teach Jiang Xinrou a lesson for you."
"Her accomplices are trying to beat me up now, you can't just stand by and do nothing!"
Ye Junfei's lips twitched, and he took out a token from his pocket, saying to the guards, "Get lost!"
That token was a symbol of the Prince of Pingnan's residence and also a symbol of his status as the heir apparent.
The guards were dumbfounded; how could they dare to make a move?
Jiang Xinrou angrily said, "Didn't you all see Lin Xiuyan hit me? What are you all standing there for?"
The head guard coughed lightly and said, "Madam, that is the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan."
Jiang Xinrou was stunned for a moment before saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Prince of Pingnan stayed in the City Lord's Mansion for a while before, but he didn't stay like this!"
The guards were also unaware of the specifics, but dared not make a move at this moment.
Jiang Xinrou glared at Ye Junfei and said, "He's just a poor, penniless scholar who had nowhere else to turn and became a tutor in the Lin family. How could he possibly be the heir of the Prince of Pingnan?"
If so, then what she just said was a huge joke.
Lin Xiuyan smiled at Jiang Xinrou and said, "I'm so sorry, he really is the heir of the Prince of Pingnan."
Jiang Xinrou has always compared herself to Lin Xiuyan since childhood, and she wants to be superior to Lin Xiuyan in every way.
She was inferior to Lin Xiuyan in every other aspect, and these past few days she felt that the man she married had a higher status, finally putting her ahead of Lin Xiuyan, and she was feeling quite pleased with herself.
Now that she's heard this news, how can she possibly accept it?
She shouted, "You're lying! He could never be the heir of the Prince of Pingnan!"
Just then, Princess Anle's guard, Qingyuan, came over and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness's Consort, the Princess requests your presence!"
Lin Xiuyan stuffed all the jewelry she had snatched from Jiang Xinrou into Ye Junfei's hands: "Young Master, please hold these for me."
Ye Junfei: "..."
What is she trying to do?
He saw her take the bundle down, tear a hole in it, and say, "Put it in."
Ye Junfei: "..."
He really couldn't understand what she was trying to do, but he still did as she asked and put everything in.
Lin Xiuyan smiled sweetly at him and said to Qingyuan, "Alright, we can go see the princess now."
Jiang Xinrou stared blankly in the direction they left, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She knew that Princess Anle had moved into the city lord's mansion; she was the one who had prepared Princess Anle's room.
That princess was extremely arrogant and difficult to get along with.
She originally wanted to make her presence known to Princess Anle and try to get some benefits, but Princess Anle completely ignored her.
She sent a maid to gather information the night before last, and the next morning, the maid's body was found hanging at her room door.
When she opened the door early in the morning and saw it, she was terrified.
Because of this incident, she was extremely afraid of Princess Anle and dared not provoke her at all.
At this moment, she saw Princess Anle's most trusted guard come to invite Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei, and she knew that Ye Junfei was probably really the heir of the Prince of Pingnan.
Jiang Xinrou felt incredibly regretful whenever she thought about how Ye Junfei had once lived in the Lin residence and how she had seen him several times.
If she had known Ye Junfei's true identity earlier, she wouldn't have messed around with Zhou Chenyang back then; she would have just tried to seduce Ye Junfei.
The status of the Prince of Pingnan is far higher than that of the Lord of Yucheng!
The key point is that Ye Junfei is handsome, always smiling, and a gentle and easy-going man.
She cursed, "That bitch Lin Xiuyan, no wonder she took the initiative to sever ties with Zhou Chenyang before, it turns out she climbed up the high branch of the Prince of Pingnan's son!"
She felt both regret and resentment, lamenting that she had missed out on such a perfect man as Ye Junfei.
No, she had to find a way to salvage the situation. If she could hook up with Zhou Chenyang behind Lin Xiuyan's back, she could definitely hook up with Ye Junfei behind Lin Xiuyan's back as well.
After all, she was gentler, smarter, and more understanding than Lin Xiuyan.
She still has a chance!
Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei have arrived at Princess Anle's residence.
Qingyuan invited Lin Xiuyan in, but she didn't go in directly. Instead, she walked around the courtyard.
Ye Junfei saw her taking things out of her bundle and throwing them towards the courtyard wall as she walked.
The thing looked dark and inconspicuous.
Qingyuan said awkwardly, "Princess Consort, please!"
Lin Xiuyan turned around and then raised an eyebrow slightly before following Ye Junfei inside at a leisurely pace.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard the sound of crossbows.
Lin Xiuyan turned her head and saw a circle of crossbowmen lying on the wall, surrounding them.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyan grinned slightly and silently took out a few small ball-like objects from her bundle and put them in her hand.
Princess Anle stood at the door, a forced smile on her face, and said, "You guys are quite bold, actually daring to come."
Two guards stood in front of him, their swords drawn.
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