Empress Meng glanced at Aunt Ling and whispered a few words to her.

"This servant knows what to do," said Aunt Ling.

Even if it's not time to completely break ties with Emperor Yuan, we can still use someone else to make him pay the price.

outside the palace.

The streets of Beijing were bustling with activity during the holiday.

Song Qingning and Xie Xuanjin were in the crowd. He said he was going somewhere.

But they walked for a long time and were still on the streets of the capital.

Song Qingning couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, where are we going?"

Xie Xuanjin did not answer.

He was wearing a mask, so his expression was not visible.

He stopped in front of a lantern stall.

When the lantern stall owner saw him, he immediately took down a rabbit lantern and presented it to Song Qingning.

"Young lady, this lantern is for someone destined to receive it. I felt an instant connection with you the moment I saw you, so I'm giving this lantern to you."

This lantern was entrusted to him by the masked young master, who also gave him a large bag of silver, instructing him to give the lantern to the woman beside him when he returned.

The shopkeeper noticed the small cuts on his hands and knew that he had made the lanterns himself.

Making lanterns isn't difficult, but beginners might have to ruin countless ones before they can create a perfect one.

The boss understood.

He liked the woman, but feared that his passion would frighten her.

Carefully and with utmost tenderness.

Song Qingning looked at the lanterns.

The rabbit shape was extremely delicate and exquisite, and she liked it at first sight.

"Thank you." Song Qingning took some silver and handed it to the shopkeeper. "But you put a lot of effort into making these lanterns, so I wouldn't dare take advantage of you."

"This..." The boss glanced at the young man beside her.

Just then, a voice rang out, "My young lady wants this rabbit lantern."

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid stepped forward to take the lantern from the shopkeeper's hand.

The boss was taken aback.

"Give it to me!" the maid urged, already taking out the silver.

The shopkeeper hesitated, "These lanterns aren't for sale."

"Not for sale?" The maid glanced at the shopkeeper and sneered, "Do you even know who my young lady is?"

Judging from the maid's attire, the boss knew that her master was either rich or noble.

Can……

"These lanterns are indeed not for sale," the shopkeeper said with a forced smile.

The maid glared at him fiercely, then ran towards a carriage. Song Qingning looked over and saw a familiar face.

The Shen family has two siblings!

Shen Wan'er walked over and went straight to the stall to take the lantern from the owner's hand. But just as she was about to touch the lantern, Song Qingning grabbed the lantern pole first.

"This lantern is mine now," Song Qingning said.

He casually placed the silver in the shopkeeper's hand, and the transaction was completed.

Shen Wan'er seized the opportunity, glanced at her, and sneered disdainfully, "You dare to try and steal from me? Do you know who I am?"

Song Qingning raised her eyes to meet her gaze. "Who are you? A princess? Or some noble lady? So arrogant. Tell me, and let people see for themselves."

"You..." Shen Wan'er was furious.

How dare she call her arrogant!

Shen Wan'er raised her hand to hit someone, but she couldn't do it, because doing so would really confirm her "overbearing" nature.

"You wait!" Shen Wan'er glared at her, then turned around and went back to get reinforcements.

Holding the lantern, Song Qingning took a step back and approached Prince Huai. "Your Highness, may I strike someone?"

The people behind Liu have close ties with the Shen family.

The death of her father in her previous life was also inextricably linked to the Shen family.

The Shen family are her enemies and deserve to be beaten; she also wanted to stretch her muscles and bones.

She was wearing a mask at the moment, so no one could recognize her. This was an opportunity she couldn't miss.

"Do as you please." Xie Xuanjin's lips curled slightly.

Those few words were spoken with such tenderness.

Having received permission, Song Qingning took a deep breath.

There are too many people around; if a fight breaks out, the stall will be ruined.

"Hey!" Song Qingning suddenly called out loudly to Shen Wan'er.

Shen Wan'er was complaining to Shen Yue when she turned around and saw the woman in the rabbit mask carrying a lantern, showing it off to her provocatively. Then, she grabbed the hand of the man next to her and ran away.

"Brother, a commoner girl stole my lantern and even provoked me! I won't stand for it!"

"She's trying to escape, we can't let her get away with it. We have to catch her and beat her to death!"

Shen Wan'er couldn't swallow this insult.

Fortunately, they brought servants and guards with them when they went out.

"Wan'er, you wait. Before I kill her, I'll make her kneel on the ground and personally return the lantern to you." Shen Yue led his servants and guards to chase after her.

Song Qingning held onto Xie Xuanjin and weaved through the crowd, maintaining a speed that kept those behind from catching up.

Finally, we were away from the crowd.

Song Qingning stopped at the entrance of an alley.

"This is it." Song Qingning's heart pounded.

The thought of being able to beat up her enemies from her past life without restraint excited her, and she didn't even realize that she was still holding Xie Xuanjin's hand.

Tonight, she took his hand twice.

The people behind them caught up.

Song Qingning pulled Xie Xuanjin into the alley before letting go of him and handing the lantern to Prince Huai, saying, "I'd appreciate it if Your Highness could carry it for me for a while."

Xie Xuanjin accepted the lantern.

Shen Yue led his men to the alley, which was pitch black except for the light from the lanterns illuminating the end where the two had nowhere to escape.

"Beat her hard, beat her to death, but leave her with a breath before she vents her anger," Shen Yue ordered.

In the darkness, beneath the rabbit mask, Song Qingning's lips curled into a slight smile.

As soon as the servants and guards entered the alley, the sound of cracking joints and screams could be heard.

Shen Yue stood at the alley entrance, his face slightly stiff.

Realizing something was wrong, he immediately turned to run away, but a hand landed on his shoulder from behind, and he was pulled into the alley by a tremendous force.

Punches and kicks rained down on him.

I feel pain all over my body. The last time I felt this pain was at the City God Temple.

A fist suddenly came straight at his face, and Shen Yue instinctively begged for mercy, "Spare me, heroine, spare me!"

He showed none of the ruthlessness he had displayed when he gave the order.

The fist stopped in front of him.

Shen Yue thought his pleas for mercy had worked, but the next moment, another fist slammed into his head.

A wave of dizziness washed over me.

Shen Yue only saw a rabbit mask in front of him, and the eyes beneath the mask were smiling wickedly.

"Who are you?" Shen Yue asked, then fainted.

Song Qingning straightened up, stepping over Shen Yue, and declared, "I'm your great-aunt!"

Looking back at the Prince of Huai who was helping her carry the lantern, she saw a smile in his eyes under the lantern's glow.

The Shen family and the Meng family have never gotten along.

Song Qingning thought to herself that the Prince of Huai must be very satisfied with her lesson to Shen Yue.

She's had her fill of fighting, it's time for her to leave.

Song Qingning went back to get the lantern.

But then they heard the voices of a mother and daughter coming from the courtyard behind the alley:

"Mother, there's a fight outside."

"Tong'er, stop worrying about those things to avoid trouble. Go and call Song Qingyan over; it's time for her to wash my feet."

It was Madam Jiang and Jiang Tong.

Song Qingning then realized that the alley connected to the Jiang family's backyard.

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