Mr. Jiang returned to the classroom.

He came to get the books. There were too many test papers, so he had to put some books here first.

He saw Princess Lingxi and Su Xiaoxiao confronting each other. Both of them were dirty. Su Xiaoxiao's clothes were dirty, while Princess Lingxi was dirty from head to toe. If you didn't know, you would think she had fallen into a pool of ink.

"What are you two doing!?"

He looked at the two of them sternly.

"Stop it now!"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Princess Lingxi indifferently and loosened the whip in her hand.

Princess Lingxi took the whip back.

I thought everything was over, but the next moment, Princess Lingxi suddenly swung a whip and hit Su Xiaoxiao directly in the face.

"Ah——" Princess Hui'an screamed.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes turned cold. She grabbed the tail of the whip with her backhand, twisted it with great force, and pulled the whip towards her.

He grabbed the handle and whipped it back.

Bang! Princess Lingxi was hit hard and took several steps back.

If she hadn't blocked it with her arm, she would have been hit in the face.

The whip had a strong force, and although the sleeve looked fine, in fact, the whole arm was numb.

Su Xiaoxiao was ruthless and showed no mercy.

Princess Lingxi looked at Su Xiaoxiao in disbelief.

Su Xiaoxiao asked calmly, "Are you coming again?"

Princess Lingxi stared at her coldly.

Princess Hui'an stuck out her tongue at Guo Lingxi: "You deserve it!"

"That's enough!" Master Jiang was angry. "Miss Su, please forgive me when you can. Don't you think you've gone too far?"

Princess Hui'an was unhappy. She pointed at Princess Lingxi and said, "She was the first to hit me! If anyone was going too far, it was her who went too far!"

Master Jiang did not argue with Princess Hui'an, but looked at Su Xiaoxiao coldly: "It's enough to take away the whip, why hurt others?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "If it was me who was hit, would the Master still say that?"

Master Jiang frowned.

Su Xiaoxiao threw the whip into the pen pool outside, grabbed the school bag on the table and turned to leave.

Master Jiang said sternly: "Everyone should copy the Analects ten times!"

Su Xiaoxiao left without looking back.

"Hey! Wait for me! No, stop right there!"

Princess Hui'an chased after him.

She didn't have to clean up the mess herself... The palace maids and eunuchs would take back Qixiang Palace for her in a while.

"What did you eat to grow up? You walk so fast..."

Princess Hui'an was panting as she chased him, "My wounds haven't healed yet!"

Su Xiaoxiao paused.

Princess Hui'an came over with a resentful look on her face, glared at Su Xiaoxiao, and said unhappily, "Forget it this time. I will intercede for my father and not let him punish you. But I have one condition. From now on, you must go to Qixiang Palace to check my pulse every day!"

"Why did your father punish me?"

"You hit Guo Lingxi, who should I punish if not you?"

"That's right. Your father doesn't like me."

"That's not the case." Princess Hui'an sighed, "Even if I beat Guo Lingxi, my father would still say something to me. Haven't you noticed...when Guo Lingxi and I fight, the odds are always evenly matched?"

He even understands the jargon of 50-50.

I have to say that God really favors this princess. She is beautiful, has a pretty figure, skin as white as cream, and a beautiful face. She is an absolute beauty on earth.

Princess Hui'an glared at Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Even though I am prettier than Jingning!"

Apart from this face, there is probably nothing that can compare to Jingning.

Su Xiaoxiao wondered, "Why does your father favor Guo Lingxi so much?"

Princess Hui'an whined, "My father doesn't favor her. Who would favor someone else's daughter? If my father wants to favor someone, it's me!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Then why are you always bullied by Guo Lingxi?"

Princess Hui'an choked: "When did she bully me? It's a tie! Do you understand? I was just letting her go!"

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a little sympathy for her. She couldn't defeat Jingning in the palace, and she couldn't defeat Guo Lingxi after leaving the palace.

The former had a high status, and although the latter's status was slightly lower, she had someone to back her up, and her brain was smarter than Princess Hui'an's, so she probably caused Princess Hui'an to suffer a lot.

Princess Hui'an pouted and said, "Guo Lingxi is from the Empress Dowager's family. The Empress Dowager has always loved her very much. My father also respects the Empress Dowager very much, so I must give in to Guo Lingxi."

"Also, her brother is good friends with my eldest and second brothers. Her brother is very capable."

After a pause, she added, "He's as powerful as Brother Ting. If he knew you beat his sister, you'd be in trouble. But luckily, he's not in the capital right now. You should worry about the Empress Dowager. I can't say anything to her, and neither can Jingning!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Have you ever been punished by her brother?"

"Of course I didn't. I'm a princess, and he wouldn't dare to bully me. But there was once such an incident. A rich lady touched Guo Lingxi's pet dog, and the next day..."

A hint of horror flashed across Princess Hui'an's eyes.

Guo Lingxi was splashed with ink, so he naturally couldn't go out and embarrass himself with ink all over his body.

Her maid went to Zhaoyang Palace, and Zhaoyang Palace sent a sedan chair to take her to Zhaoyang Palace to wash her and change into clean clothes.

Bai Xihe sat in the yard drinking tea and basking in the sun.

Princess Lingxi came out after washing up: "Aunt."

Bai Xihe nodded: "Sit down."

Princess Lingxi sat down on the stone bench beside her.

Xiao Yunzi offered a cup of flower tea and said with a smile, "Princess, these are dried flowers that the Empress Dowager dried herself. Please try them."

Princess Lingxi picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying in a low and soft voice: "It tastes good."

Bai Xihe glanced at her and asked, "Are you upset with Princess Hui'an again?"

Princess Lingxi lowered her eyes and said nothing.

The maidservant beside her said aggrievedly: "She is not Princess Hui'an, but a daughter of a noble family."

Bai Xihe took a sip of the bland flower tea and said, "What kind of rich girl can bully your master?"

The maid complained, "The Empress Dowager doesn't know that the newly adopted eldest daughter of the Qin family is very arrogant. She relies on the support of the Duke of Huguo and the Marquis of Zhenbei to do whatever she wants in the palace school and doesn't take anyone seriously. Today, she even beat up the princess, splashing ink and whipping her."

As she spoke, she grabbed Princess Lingxi's left arm and rolled up her sleeves, "Grand Empress Dowager, look, the princess's arm is swollen!"

Bai Xihe looked at the red and swollen whip mark on Princess Lingxi's arm and asked, "Did she really beat him?"

Princess Lingxi nodded and put down her sleeves.

"Why did she hit you?" Bai Xihe asked.

Princess Lingxi didn't say anything.

The maid choked up and said, "The princess accidentally dropped the inkstone on her. The princess apologized to her, but she didn't listen. In front of everyone, she grabbed the inkstone and humiliated the princess! She also instigated Princess Hui'an to oppose the princess! You know that Princess Hui'an has always been at odds with the princess. How could she tolerate such instigation?"

"Grand Empress Dowager, you have loved the princess since she was a child. Now she is being bullied like this. You must stand up for her!"

I'm having a bit of a writer's block, so I'll stop here for today while I sort out the outline.

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(End of this chapter)