"yes!"
Wuying entered with a group of guards, dragged the palace maids and nannies off the ground, and started to walk out.
Terrified, Granny Wang and several palace maids screamed and cried out for help to Consort Xiao.
"Ninth Prince!" Empress Dowager Xiao's face flushed with anger, clutching her heaving chest as if she were about to faint. "Are you really going to protect this reckless and weak bandit to this extent? And even punish my people for her sake? They have all served me for many years. When you were a child, Granny Wang even fed you with her own hands. How can you be so heartless?"
Ji Fengyao nestled in Shang Xiye's arms, her obsidian-like eyes darting around a few times. She raised her little face and said sweetly, "Your Highness, why don't you spare them? Don't let me and the Dowager Consort have such an unpleasant argument. If word gets out, people will say you are unfilial and it will damage your reputation."
Empress Dowager Xiao: "..."
It's unbelievable! A scoundrel who acts like a madman is actually here talking about his reputation in front of her old face.
When you were running amok in the Prince's mansion, slapping chickens and beating dogs, why didn't you care about your reputation?
Shang Xiye found it strange. Given her usual personality, even if he didn't take action, she would still seek revenge on these people. Why was she stopping him from punishing them? Did she want to do it herself?
"Your Highness..." Seeing that Shang Xiye remained silent, Ji Fengyao nestled her head in his arms a few times, acting coquettishly.
Shang Xiye's heart skipped a beat. She was so captivated by her coquettish act that her murderous aura vanished when she looked at her, and her voice softened into water: "Fine, I'll forgive you if you say so."
Shadowless: "..."
Your Highness, when did you become so spineless? This subordinate has goosebumps all over!
Consort Xiao: "!"
This is outrageous! I really want to have someone rip off this guy's mask and see if he's really the Ninth Prince.
Shang Xiye's gaze left the little bandit girl in his arms, but when he looked up, his cold and ruthless demeanor returned. His voice was low and cold: "Since the Princess Consort has pleaded for you, I will spare you this time. If there is a next time, you will be punished for both crimes, and I will show no mercy!"
"Fine, fine, the Ninth Prince is all grown up now, my words no longer carry weight..." Empress Dowager Xiao was so angry that her liver ached.
She used to summon her two concubines and four mistresses and give them a lecture quite often.
Unexpectedly, they ran into this bandit and kicked a hornet's nest, almost causing a complete falling out with the Ninth Prince!
Shang Xiye's eyes were indifferent, as if she could not feel the sadness of Consort Xiao: "Consort Xiao is getting old and has always been in poor health. It would be better for her to rest and recuperate as before. There is no need for Consort Xiao to worry about the affairs of the mansion. Princess is still young and may not be reliable in her actions. Let her gain experience for a few years and she will be fine."
Upon hearing this, Consort Xiao truly felt so disgusted that she vomited several mouthfuls of blood.
What do you mean she's old? She's not even forty yet!
What do you mean by letting those bandits learn from their experiences, and how many years?
This implies that she should ignore the bandits from now on and completely sideline them!
Empress Dowager Xiao glanced again at Ji Fengyao, who was nestled obediently in Shang Xiye's arms, and alarm bells rang in her mind: This bandit is really good at tricks, managing to coax the Ninth Prince to protect her to such an extent.
Everyone thought she was just a reckless bronze-level player, but little did they know she was actually a king!
Shang Xiye didn't say much to Consort Xiao, and carried Ji Fengyao directly out of Ningxi Hall.
Seeing that the little bandit's palm was still red, obviously burned, Shang Xiye gently grasped her slender and delicate wrist and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
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