The next day, Zhou Qingqian dressed up in her finest clothes and arrived at the Yun residence with great pomp and circumstance.
Su Youran treated her warmly and gave her a whole box of South China Sea pearls, which made her extremely happy.
Su Youran said cheerfully, "Our sister-in-law Xinxin has been granted an imperial title, and my brother hasn't left Lanxiang Courtyard for three whole days. Perhaps we'll have other good news soon!"
Zhou Qingqian got angry whenever this matter was brought up, but she knew she couldn't show it in front of Su Youran, so she went along with it and said, "Since I'm here at the Yun family today, why don't I go and see my eldest cousin and his wife!"
Su Youran nodded, "That's fine, but my body is too weak to travel far, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go with you."
These words were exactly what Zhou Qingqian wanted to hear. "Cousin, you rest for a bit. Just have your maid or servant show me the way!"
"Of course." Su Youran casually called over Su Yue to lead the way and gave her a wink.
Half an hour later, Su Yue returned, her face full of gossip, and said to Su Youran, "Miss, that cousin said she wanted to go to Madam Shizi's Lanxiang Courtyard halfway there, so I had no choice but to take her there. Then, as you instructed, Miss, I stood outside the door and eavesdropped. Oh my, that cousin is really something!"
Su Youran asked with interest, "How amazing is it?"
"As soon as she entered the room, she pointed at the Crown Prince's wife and started cursing." Su Yue imitated Zhou Qingqian's mannerisms, "You shameless woman, you stole my husband and my position as the Crown Prince's wife! How dare you still have the nerve to live in my cousin's courtyard and occupy him?"
"Hahaha—that's how the Crown Prince's wife answered," Su Yue said, mimicking Wu Xinxin again. "Oh, it's Cousin Zhou! Speaking of which, I have to thank you, my great matchmaker! If it weren't for your brilliant idea, how could I have gotten what I wanted?"
"You! You shameless!" Su Yue became Zhou Qingqian again.
Su Youran regretted not being able to witness this dramatic showdown firsthand. She waited, but Su Yue remained silent. She exclaimed in surprise, "That's it?"
Su Yue laughed for a while before saying, "No one would have thought that the young master would be in the young mistress's room in broad daylight! He immediately came out, scolded Zhou Qingqian, and sent her back to the manor to reflect on her mistake."
"Oh." Su Youran thought to herself, Zhou Qingqian's fighting power is really weak!
"Later, when I saw Miss Biao come out, I hid to the side and saw her leave with another old woman. On the way, she met the eldest young mistress, and the two of them went into the Mulan Courtyard and talked for a while. I was far away, so I didn't hear anything."
To distinguish between Shi Wenxia and Wu Xinxin, one is now called the eldest young mistress and the other the heir apparent's wife, which is just right.
A smile flickered in Su Youran's eyes.
She stood up and stretched. "Wow, it's been almost half a year since I've been out! My bones are all stiff now. I'll go out for a walk today!"
The scheme has been set up; now, all that's left is for some to fight like dogs and for someone to slip up.
Su Yue was also very happy, "Yes, Miss, I've been so eager to get rid of this!"
The two set off immediately, quickly boarding a carriage and heading out.
The first stop was to inspect her comprehensive trade market.
Her comprehensive trade market is a large, five-story building.
It has a perfectly square shape, with a large door on each of the four sides facing the road, so each side is lined with shops. The first floor is for restaurants, fresh vegetables, meat and fruit; the second floor is for daily necessities; the third floor is for clothing; the fourth floor is for jewelry; and the fifth floor is for furniture.
The prosperity of the comprehensive trade market boosted the surrounding shops, so Su Youran could hear the constant shouts of vendors all the way to the market.
Suddenly the carriage stopped, and the driver turned around and reported, "Your Highness, the road ahead seems to be blocked. I'll go and take a look."
Su Youran has amazing hearing and has already heard the cries of children coming from the crowd.
Her face darkened, and she helped Su Yue down from the carriage.
Sure enough, a crowd had gathered in front, discussing the matter animatedly.
"They've gone too far! Even though they're just a bunch of beggars, to treat them like this is just too inhuman!"
"That's right, if you're going to give alms, then give them properly. Why humiliate people like this?"
Su Yue led Su Youran through the crowd and found that there were several people dressed in foreign attire, leading a fierce wolfhound, with several beggars kneeling beside them.
One of the women, a woman from another ethnic group, was extremely beautiful. She was using a dagger to cut a slice off a large piece of roasted meat from a man next to her and throwing it into the beggar's circle.
A little beggar got up and went to take it, but how could a human be faster than a wolf? The big wolfhound pounced forward, already snatching the piece of meat in its mouth, and its two front paws slashed across the little beggar's arm.
The little beggar let out a "whoop," covered his arm, and was so angry that tears welled up in his eyes.
A smaller beggar nearby was also clearly injured, crying bitterly but no one paid him any attention.
"Hahaha—" the woman laughed loudly, "I told you, you people of Great Zhou are not even as good as dogs!"
A bystander was furious, saying, "You woman are extremely rude! What kind of skill is it to tease a few children?"
"Exactly! Why do you say we Great Zhou people are worse than dogs? Don't you Southern Yue people have beggars?"
The woman ignored her and cut off another piece of meat, throwing it away.
This time, the gaze wasn't directed at the circle of beggars, but at the group of people who had spoken earlier.
The people exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear!"
The wolfhound leaped up and pounced in that direction.
Su Youran was standing to the side. First, she took out a round pebble from her pocket and flicked it upwards at the slice of meat. Then she kicked the dog's head and took out another pebble, flicking it diagonally at the falling slice of meat.
The dog shook its head to steady itself, and then saw the meat slices fly towards its master.
It immediately pounced towards the piece of meat.
The princess was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she cried out in alarm as she dodged to the side.
The man next to him immediately stepped in to intercept the piece of meat, and at the same time, he also stopped the dog that was lunging at him.
Su Youran said calmly, "Alas, it turns out that the princess of Nan Yue is even worse than a dog."
"Hahaha—" The whole audience burst into laughter.
"You!" the princess shouted angrily, "Who are you?!"
"Regardless of who I am, I was simply helping someone in need." Su Youran looked at her calmly. "So you're allowed to bully the people of my Great Zhou, but we're not allowed to fight back?"
"Outrageous! How dare you! Do you know who I am?" Princess Nanyue roared in fury.
"Didn't I just say that you're a princess of Nanyue who's not even as good as a dog?" Su Youran sneered. "You dare to play tricks on the people of Great Zhou on Great Zhou's territory? You're the one who's being insolent!"
Princess Nanyue was scolded again and became furious. She drew a whip from her waist and lashed it at Su Youran.
Su Youran dodged slightly, grabbed the whip, and with a flick of her wrist, snatched it from the Southern Yue princess's hand.
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