"Oh, don't be so polite. Who do you think you are? I think you're pretty good-looking. As long as you and Qingyan serve me well and make me feel comfortable, I'll let you go back."
Xu Cheng chuckled maliciously and then gestured for the servants behind him to step forward and grab Yang Qianqian and Qingzhu. The servants were used to being bullied by Xu Cheng and had long been unable to resist the sight of such beauties. Now that Xu Cheng had spoken, their eyes immediately revealed a ferocious look like that of wolves, and they prepared to pounce on the two of them.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qianqian immediately pulled over Qingzhu, who was blocking her way, and said, "Let her go. She's just an innocent person. There's no need to implicate her. I'll go with you."
Yang Qianqian naturally recognized the person in front of her. She also knew that Xu Cheng was backed by the Minister of Personnel, and she dared not offend him. Miss Qu had already gone to great lengths to rescue her from that place, and she could not cause Miss Qu any more trouble.
Anyway, she had served people before, so it didn't matter if something happened between her and Xu Cheng again. But Qingzhu couldn't be harmed; she was invited by Miss Qu to take care of her.
Moreover, during their time together, she discovered that Qingzhu knew her identity but never looked down on her. Instead, he treated her like a real young lady and took care of her. She couldn't let Qingzhu get into trouble.
"Now you're scared? Too late. Take them all back to me. After I've had my fill, I'll reward you all with some fun too." Xu Cheng chuckled evilly, and with a slight wave of his hand, the servants behind him instantly swarmed forward.
Qingzhu pulled Yang Qianqian away. Since the princess had told her to take good care of Miss Yang, and the situation was urgent, she couldn't worry about anything else. She wouldn't allow anyone to bully Miss Yang in front of her.
The onlookers watched the scene unfold, pointing and whispering about Yang Qianqian. Many of them had seen Yang Qianqian's face before at the Misty Rain Pavilion, and now they just felt that this Miss Yang looked somewhat familiar, and were somewhat suspicious of her identity.
If the steward of the Xu family is saying this, then the person in front of us must be Qingyan, the top courtesan of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
"So it really is Miss Qingyan. No wonder she looked familiar."
"That's right. I never expected that someone would actually redeem Miss Qingyan, buy her a house, and hire someone to take care of her."
"I guess she was bought by some high-ranking official, but he felt she was too lowly, so he kept her here as a mistress."
"However, Miss Qingyan is really beautiful. Look, her skin is so tender that you could squeeze water out of it."
The men present all stared at Yang Qianqian with ill intent, and many women gathered around, gossiping about her.
"I never expected that a courtesan would be our neighbor. What bad luck!"
"That's right, it's such a waste to let that slut defile this place. What a pity for such a nice house." The woman who spoke looked enviously into the house. The gate was half-open, but it was still clear that the interior was beautifully built.
"She's beautiful, skilled in bed, and seduces men, so of course she gets to live in nice places," another woman said sarcastically.
"I think we should keep a close eye on our own men, lest they be seduced by this vixen without us even knowing it."
No sooner had the woman finished speaking than she saw Qingzhu already engaged in combat with the guards.
Those servants were used to bullying others because of the Minister of Personnel's title. They had no real skills and only won because people were afraid to offend them and dared not fight back.
Qingzhu was a master trained by He Liufeng. How could those few be a match for Qingzhu? Qingzhu simply did a somersault and went to meet them. With just one move, all the servants fell to the ground groaning.
The onlookers immediately fell silent. They had clearly not expected this little maid to be so skilled, and not only skilled, but also very bold, daring to hit someone from the Xu family.
When Qu Qingxi and Qingdai arrived, they saw a large crowd gathered in front of the house, who appeared to be local residents.
Qu Qingxi gave Qingdai a look, and Qingdai nodded. The two of them got off the carriage and heard the sounds of fighting coming from in front of them.
When the two got closer, they saw that Qingzhu had already knocked several men to the ground. Yang Qianqian, standing behind Qingzhu, was also dumbfounded. Qingzhu's skills were so amazing.
She had initially thought Qingzhu was just an ordinary maid, but she never expected that Miss Qu would hire such a capable person to take care of her. Her gratitude towards Qu Qingxi grew even stronger.
When Xu Cheng saw that his man had been injured on the ground by a mere maid, he flew into a rage and snarled, "You little bitch, how dare you touch my man? Do you know who I am?"
"Oh, who are you?" Just as the atmosphere was tense, Qu Qingxi led Qingdai to the front of the group and stared at Xu Cheng with a half-smile.
Although Qu Qingxi didn't know what had happened, she could roughly understand what was going on by looking at the large crowd in front of her, Xu Cheng, the steward of the Xu family, standing there with a lewd expression, Qingzhu protecting Yang Qianqian, and several servant-like men lying on the ground groaning in pain.
"Who are you? Mind your own business!" Seeing yet another person emerge, Xu Cheng's anger flared even more, and he pointed at Qu Qingxi and launched into a tirade.
Xu Cheng had not seen Qu Qingxi much before, so he did not recognize her face.
"How dare you! Who do you think you are? You don't even bow to the Princess, and you dare to yell at her? Who gave you the audacity?" Qingdai looked coldly at Xu Cheng.
Princess Consort? Ling Dynasty currently only has one Princess Consort, and that is Qu Qingxi, the wife of He Liufeng, the Prince of Nanqing.
Xu Cheng looked at Qu Qingxi in shock, staring at her closely for a moment, and sure enough, he found her somewhat familiar.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness. I was very rude just now. Please forgive me." Xu Cheng quickly knelt down and bowed to Qu Qingxi.
Yang Qianqian also turned to look at Qu Qingxi. This was the first time she had seen Qu Qingxi dressed as a woman. She wore a long purple dress with large crabapple blossoms embroidered on the hem. Her hair was styled in a flying bun with a purple hair crown, which, upon closer inspection, was adorned with purple gemstones. There was a purple brow pendant between her eyebrows. Her eyebrows were like dark mountains, her eyes were bright, and her overall temperament was extraordinary. She looked like a celestial fairy, giving people a sense of untouchability.
Yang Qianqian stood there stunned. Last time, Qu Qingxi wore men's clothing and washed her face with water without applying any makeup. She knew that Qu Qingxi was a stunning beauty. She never expected to see her in women's clothing. She was even more shocked. She was so beautiful and charming.
"What's your name?" Qu Qingxi asked indifferently as she slowly walked up to Xu Cheng, glancing indifferently at the person on the ground.
"My name is Xu Cheng, and I am the steward of Minister Xu's residence." Xu Cheng didn't know why Princess Nanqing would suddenly appear here, but he had a very bad feeling.
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