Chapter 166: Teaching Qu Wan'er a Lesson
Chen Fenghe was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pretended to bend down to pick up something, quickly picked up the bundle, covered it with his sleeve, and put the bundle into the space.
At this moment, a crisp voice rang out: "Wait a minute!"
Chen Fenghe looked up and saw that the princess was still at the city gate, staring at her without blinking.
Chen Fenghe was speechless.
It's really... haunting.
She tried her best to keep things quiet and not argue with her, but she didn't expect that someone would be so shameless as to not take advantage of her.
"Did you just see the female prisoner pick up a bundle and hide it? The bundle fell from the bottom of the carriage! It must be something she hid!"
Qu Wan'er pointed at Chen Fenghe with a gloomy face and pointed.
Last time in the valley, she, a princess, was slapped several times in public. Her face is still swollen. If she doesn't vent this anger, she won't be called Qu Wan'er!
"What are you still standing there for! Search her immediately! Do you really want her to bring contraband into Qingzhou City?"
After hearing this, the officers and soldiers defending the city looked at each other in embarrassment.
What's wrong with this princess? Even arrogance has its limits, right?
If the matter of the caltrops just now is really investigated, they will definitely frame her. The princess will be willful and capricious at that time, and the prefect will definitely not do anything to her for the sake of General Qu, but they are just soldiers guarding the city, so won't they be the ones to take the blame?
Is this not over yet?
"Princess, searching a young lady in broad daylight is a little inappropriate, isn't it?"
"Why is it inappropriate? If she dares to hide it, she should be searched! What, are you still afraid of tarnishing her reputation? A sinner exiled to the wilderness, her innocence must have been lost long ago!"
These words were harsh and vicious, and they ruined Shen Fenghe's reputation.
People around couldn't help but whisper.
Chen Fenghe's face turned cold, and she said coldly: "Miss, I have been putting up with your rudeness, but I didn't expect you to push it further and further. Is this endless? Just say one more word, and I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Qu Wan'er hadn't expected a female prisoner to be so arrogant. She sneered, "I told you! You've been exiled to Qingzhou City for at least a month now. With so many men in this exile group, I'm afraid you've already lost all your innocence..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Fenghe walked forward and hit Qu Wan'er in the face with two "pa pa" sounds.
Poor Qu Wan'er's old wounds on her face had not healed yet, and she had new wounds on her face. She was beaten silly.
After beating someone, Chen Fenghe's palms were numb. She looked around at the crowd of onlookers and said, "I warned her. She was the one who insisted on getting beaten. It's not my fault!"
The people around didn't know how to react.
To be honest, it was a really enjoyable fight.
A woman's reputation is very important. Even if she is an exiled criminal, she is not sentenced to death or sent to the army as a female branch. She still has to live her own life in the place of exile. You are asking for a beating by ruining her reputation all the time.
But…according to the words of the soldiers defending the city, the one who was beaten was the princess? The only princess in Qingzhou City is General Qu's mansion.
This... is not someone you can easily offend.
When Qu Wan'er came to her senses, her face had swollen again and was almost the color of liver.
"You! You're so brave! I'll kill you today!"
As she spoke, Qu Wan'er drew out the long sword in her hand with a 'ding' sound and stabbed towards Chen Fenghe.
"Be careful!" Yuan Xun exclaimed, and immediately drew his sword to block Qu Wan'er's thrust. However, he was not close to Chen Fenghe, so even if he pounced on her, it would be a drop in the bucket!
At this moment, the curtain of the carriage suddenly moved, and then a figure flew out and went straight for Qu Wan'er!
Yuan Xu, who was in charge of driving the carriage, also made a move afterwards. However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he happened to block Yuan Xun's sword.
Yuan Xun's face turned black. If the situation wasn't urgent and he wasn't worried about Miss Shen's safety, he would have turned against this follower called Yun Xu!
Yuan Xun looked at Chen Fenghe anxiously.
Shen Fenghe was seen being protected by a tall figure behind him, unharmed.
That figure was naturally Young Master Yun who had been riding in the carriage these days.
Yuan Xun couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.
It's all Yun Xu's fault. He must have stood in front of him on purpose to create an opportunity for his sickly and disfigured son to save the damsel in distress!
Don't you even look at how bumpy your face is because of the smallpox? How can you be worthy of Miss Shen?
Yuan Xun snorted in dissatisfaction.
But… no matter how uncomfortable he felt, he had to admit that even if Yun Xu hadn't stopped him just now, he would not have been able to save Miss Shen in time.
Chen Fenghe looked at Xiao Yunshuo who was standing in front of her and pinched her brows with a headache.
The tip of her nose could almost touch the clothes on his back, so she could clearly see that his body was trembling slightly. He must be struggling with the vicious attack of the poison, and his whole body was covered in cold sweats due to the pain.
Now that things have come to this, you should just stay in the carriage and be a patient. Why come out here to act like a hero?
Wasn't it her who worked hard to treat him when he was in trouble?
Xiao Yunshuo's fingertips tightly clamped the tip of Qu Wan'er's sword and said coldly, "Young lady, you should know when to stop. Killing people in the street is too arrogant!"
Qu Wan'er was enraged and tried to draw her sword, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't. She couldn't help but glare at the masked Xiao Yunshuo, "Is it against the law for this princess to kill a mere exiled prisoner? What's more, it was this prisoner who smuggled contraband into Qingzhou City first, and then insulted and assaulted this princess. Even if this princess kills her, it is only natural!"
When Xiao Yunshuo heard Qu Wan'er being so unreasonable, his brows couldn't help but frown, and a murderous aura emanated from his whole body.
Chen Fenghe poked her head out from behind him at the right moment and said calmly, "According to the laws of this dynasty, anyone who kills someone without cause will be executed in the autumn. Princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as commoners! You keep saying you're a princess. You must be Princess Wanping from General Qu's mansion in Qingzhou City, right? So? Is the princess relying on her father's support that makes her so arrogant and lawless, even daring to disrespect the laws promulgated by the founding emperor of Dayu?
As for the contraband you said I smuggled, did I actually smuggle it? I haven't even explained the caltrop incident yet. Are you afraid I'll tell others and implicate your father, General Qu, so you want to silence me?"
Seeing that Chen Fenghe had assaulted someone, yet was actually blaming her for not respecting the law, Qu Wan'er gritted her teeth and said, "How dare you! You clearly hid the stolen goods, yet you still dared to frame this princess! Are you all dead? Why don't you search her body?"
Chen Fenghe sneered: "It's okay to search me. Let's go to the prefectural government office and explain the matter of the caltrops and what just happened together!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Wan'er's face paled. However, she relied on the fact that this was her father's territory, and even the prefect had to give her family some ground. So she stiffened her head and sneered, "Go ahead! How can this princess be afraid of an exiled criminal like you? And you dared to hit me, I'm going to settle all the old and new grudges!"
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