Chapter 377 A Dangerous Test
"Cousin."
Qu Jiaojiao walked out from the side carrying a baby. When she saw Qu Tong dressed in unparalleled splendor, a flash of jealousy crossed her eyes.
Qu Tong saw Si Xian's guards step forward and stand next to Qu Jiaojiao, and instantly understood everything.
He gave Qu Jiaojiao a cold look.
Since her family passed away, Qu Jiaojiao has been living with Lan Xingye.
Even the compensation claim sued by the family's maid was paid on her behalf by Lan Weiying.
Although we don't know why Lan Weiying did this, it certainly wasn't just out of simple kindness.
The child in her arms should be Lan Xingye's son. Although Lan Xingye is a scoundrel, he is not bad-looking. Qu Wanwan is also a beauty. Their son is fair and tender.
Qu Jiaojiao took a step forward. "Cousin, would you like a hug?"
Qu Tong took a step back.
Qu Jiaojiao, however, forced her way in front of her and immediately let go of her hand.
The baby fell straight down, and Qu Jiaojiao exclaimed "Ah!"
Qu Tong's face darkened, and she quickly reached out and caught the child.
The baby, only a few months old, started crying loudly because he was frightened.
It instantly attracted the attention of everyone around.
Lan Xingye, who had arrived at some unknown time, immediately launched into a tirade of accusations: "You vicious woman, not only did you harm my brother, but you also tried to harm my child."
Lan Xingye stepped forward to take the child, but Qu Tong frowned and seemed a little impatient, so she still dodged to the side.
I noticed that the slightly older woman who came with Lan Xingye kept her eyes on the child and looked distressed. She was probably a nanny or something taking care of the baby.
Qu Tong handed the baby to her.
The nanny rocked the baby and said a few words to soothe him, and he immediately stopped crying.
Lan Xingye was annoyed that he hadn't received the baby, so he could only continue his accusations.
"Don't you know how difficult it is to have a child these days?"
“I forgot, you don’t know, you will never have your own children.”
"Brother Hoshino, don't say that. My cousin really likes children. She used to say she definitely wanted to have two kids someday, but... it wasn't entirely by choice..."
Qu Jiaojiao grew up following Qu Wanwan around, and she learned some of Qu Wanwan's manipulative and scheming nature.
She held Lanxing's hand, leaning half her body against him.
In short, he deliberately lowered his voice and spoke haltingly, leaving much to the imagination.
The two sang in harmony, their voices mingling with the whispers around them.
Qu Tong finally understood what the Lan family was planning when they sent her the invitation.
Regardless of whether she picks up the child today or not, Lan Xingye and Qu Jiaojiao will find ways to drive a wedge between her and Si Yuting.
If she doesn't pick up the child, it will further tarnish her image as a vicious and jealous person.
But their plan was destined to fail.
She did say those words before, but they were said by the original owner of this body.
She isn't.
"Your Highness the God of War can't have children, so you framed him..."
"Smack!"
The excessively loud slapping caused the audience to immediately press the mute button.
No one expected Qu Tong to suddenly attack someone, so Lan Xingye didn't have time to dodge, or perhaps Qu Tong was just too fast.
"Even if His Highness's fertility rate is zero, he's still a hundred times better than scum like you." Qu Tong's voice was icy, his face mocking. "Risking your own child like this, do you even deserve to be a father?"
After speaking, she took out a wet wipe from her spatial button and carefully wiped her hands.
I'm disgusted by this; hitting such a scumbag would only dirty my hands.
Then she turned to Qu Jiaojiao: "Aren't you afraid of ending up like Qu Wanwan, rushing to become someone's stepmother?"
Qu Tong had no intention of wasting time on this pointless argument, so she turned and walked off the stands.
Qu Jiaojiao, left behind, was deathly pale, while Lan Xingye, covering his burning face, seemed still in shock.
Because of the commotion here, no further matches were held after the battle inside the Colosseum ended.
Off-stage comments took a turn for the worse due to Qu Tong's unexpected performance.
People started whispering about Lan Xingye's irresponsibility, and some even speculated about a conspiracy, saying that Qu Jiaojiao did it on purpose to climb the social ladder.
Qu Tong's few words contained a great deal of information, enough to spark everyone's thinking.
Standing outside the arena, Lan Weiying's beautiful eyes were gloomy, and the amethyst on her wrist jingled as she was being flung around.
waste!
Qu Tong felt a sense of unease. Turning around, she saw a sharp, red spiritual energy emanating from him, its killing intent drawing near.
His eyes narrowed, and without thinking, he erected a mental barrier in front of him.
SSS-level spiritual power with supernatural abilities is something Xuanping cannot withstand.
The invisible spiritual force gusts dispersed in all directions before reaching the spiritual barrier, with only a small amount that was not contained in time being scattered by the barrier.
We've fallen for their trap!
Qu Tong's expression instantly turned cold.
The heatwave spread out, but no one on the scene made a sound; everyone held their breath and stared wide-eyed.
Everyone saw the mental barrier in front of Qu Tong, and those who were relatively close could feel the strong mental fluctuations.
Si Xian stood up from his seat, as if he had expected it.
"It seems that the Crown Princess also needs to have her mental strength tested again."
Qu Tong pursed her lips, neither answering nor making any movement.
Si Xian frowned in displeasure, the lingering authority of the former emperor beginning to show. "You intend to disobey orders?"
Immediately, a number of palace guards surrounded them.
Qu Tong took two steps forward from behind Xuan Ping, facing Si Xian's oppressive gaze directly.
"Who gives you the right to order me around?"
"Hiss~"
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
The princess consort is truly brave.
How dare they speak to the king like that?
I have to say, that's incredibly imposing!
So charming!
How dare they be so reckless!
Qu Tong's seemingly tangible gaze turned coldly to the man beside Si Xian.
"Marshal Han Chi, do you not know that if I didn't have spiritual power, I would surely be seriously injured today?"
"The fact is you have mental strength, and it's no less than SSS level." Li Hanchi downplayed the issue, only talking about the result and not the potentially serious consequences.
"Heh~" Qu Tong sneered, completely losing all goodwill towards the newly appointed Marshal of the Three Armies.
The atmosphere was tense when the Emperor and Empress, having received the news, rushed over.
The Lan family rented the royal hunting grounds for their charity gala, which are not far from the palace.
The royal guards immediately cleared the arena and dismissed all unrelated personnel.
Si Xian looked at the Emperor and Empress, his anger blazing: "This is the good daughter-in-law you chose!"
"I've always had a good eye," the Queen nodded gracefully and calmly.
Si Xian's face darkened even more.
Si Chen stepped forward, exasperated, to smooth things over, "Father, there may be a misunderstanding here."
"It's just having your daughter-in-law retake her mental strength test, what misunderstanding could there be?" Si Xian sneered.
The Emperor and Empress exchanged a glance. The Empress walked towards Qu Tong, while Si Chen stayed behind to appease Si Xian.
The Empress could clearly see that Qu Tong was unwilling, so she went over, took Qu Tong's hand, and whispered, "Tongtong, if you don't want to be tested, then we won't be tested. Your father can handle the old man."
Qu Tong was somewhat surprised by the Empress's actions and momentarily forgot to pull her hand back.
The Empress smiled kindly, though one could see she was somewhat excited: "But Tongtong, can you tell your mother that your mental strength level is really SSS? I absolutely will not tell anyone."
Qu Tong knew that she had been completely exposed this time, and nodded indifferently.
"Good, good, good!" the Empress said three times in a row.
If there weren't other people around, Qu Tong suspected that the Empress would have burst into laughter.
Si Yuting strode in from the doorway, followed by Xuan Ping, who had just quietly left.
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