I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

at the same time.

Unlike Fang Yuan, who was reluctant to accept the imperial decree, the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion had already fallen into defeat.

Su Chen received the imperial decree with great excitement and even had someone show the reward to the eunuch who delivered the decree.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree, having received a heavy bag of reward money, bowed and left scurrying away.

Looking at the imperial edict in his hand that ordered him to go to war with the army, young Su Chen's eyes were full of longing for the future.

He held the imperial edict high in one hand and shouted excitedly:

"The fate of the Marquis's mansion rests on this battle!"

"My name, Su Chen, will surely resound throughout the world!"

……

Two days later, in the afternoon, Qin Li returned to his residence as the First Prince.

Over the course of two days, she and Song Qian worked together from the inside and outside, using various methods to make Fang Yuan basically believe that it was Qin Feng, not him, who was at Tianxiang Tower that day.

Although Fang Yuan and Qin Feng would give themselves away as soon as they met, Qin Li had already achieved his goal.

He wanted Fang Yuan to hate Qin Feng so that he would kill him the moment they met, and only by making the two protagonists fight could he, the villain, benefit.

In comparison, it was Qin Feng who convinced Su Chen of Tianxiang Tower, which was much easier.

Although Su Chen is shameless, he is brainless and is the least intelligent of the three main characters.

Upon returning, Qin Li heard a commotion of chickens running wildly and earthenware pots shattering inside the mansion.

"Help!"

"Is there anyone who can save me?"

Upon hearing the voice, Qin Li was slightly taken aback.

Is that Zhou Biao's voice?

How could Zhou Biao get into trouble on his own turf?

Qin Li was genuinely curious about what kind of enemy had come to attack him.

Thinking of this, Qin Li quickly led his men into the backyard.

In the backyard, Zhou Biao, his face bruised and swollen, was seen running ahead.

Upon seeing Qin Li, Zhou Biao felt as if he had seen a savior and scrambled towards Qin Li.

As soon as he ran over, he grabbed Qin Li's sleeve with both hands, crying and shouting with snot and tears streaming down his face:

"Your Highness, help! Help!"

"If you don't come back soon, I'm doomed."

Just as Qin Li was about to ask what was going on, a delicate shout came from the direction Zhou Biao had run from, "Zhou Biao, don't run!"

"Let's exchange a few more blows. You're supposed to be a mid-stage sixth-rank martial artist, how come you're so easily defeated!"

"Your skill at the mid-stage of the sixth rank, you didn't get it from taking drugs, did you?"

Immediately afterwards, a figure dressed in black appeared in sight.

That is……

Qin Li rubbed his eyes.

Wei Hongying?

Wei Hongying, carrying a silver spear, chased after Zhou Biao menacingly, beating him relentlessly.

On Wei Hongying's shoulder stood a swaggering, red-striped spirit snake, using its tail to coil up a small wooden stick as a weapon.

"Your Highness, they are not human!"

"Chase after your subordinates and beat them mercilessly."

"My handsome face has been beaten into this terrible state..."

Zhou Biao pointed to his bruised and battered face, complaining as if he were looking utterly pathetic.

Qin Li's expression turned cold.

The red-striped serpent immediately wilted, quickly climbed off Wei Hongying's shoulder, and scrambled onto Qin Li's body, gently rubbing its head against Qin Li's cheek in a pitiful and innocent manner.

Qin Li gave it an annoyed look, and the Crimson Serpent then realized that it hadn't thrown away the small wooden stick on its tail. It quickly threw it away, blinked its big eyes rapidly, and tried even harder to act pitiful.

Qin Li reached out and gave the Crimson Serpent's head a couple of hard taps as punishment, then looked at Wei Hongying.

Wei Hongying seemed to be electrocuted, her body suddenly straightening up, and she quickly hid the silver spear behind her back.

But the silver spear was taller than her, so there was no way to hide it; a large part of it was exposed.

Qin Li was both amused and exasperated by Wei Hongying's behavior. "Hongying, what are you doing?"

Before Wei Hongying could explain, Zhou Biao pointed at her and said, "Your Highness, she is trying to murder me. She's a peak sixth-rank official, bullying a mid-sixth-rank official like me. Beat her to death!"

"If you don't come back soon, you really won't be able to see your subordinate one last time."

Seeing Zhou Biao crying and sobbing incessantly, Qin Li impatiently pushed away his head that was leaning in, not noticing that his snot was almost smeared all over him.

Zhou Biao is really something. He's a grown man, and of all things to learn, he has to imitate people who complain. He's so effeminate and it's annoying to watch.

"I didn't ask you. Get out of here and come back to answer me later."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Biao felt a chill run through him, as if he had been suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water in winter.

I wasted my time!

In the end, it was all for naught.

He was so good to Qin Li, loyal and devoted, with absolutely no ulterior motives.

Now that he's been beaten, Qin Li not only doesn't stand up for him, but also pushes his head away, telling him to get out of the way and not let him speak. His bias towards Wei Hongying is too obvious.

"Yeah, get out of here, I wasn't asking you!"

Wei Hongying seized the opportunity, stepped forward and forcefully pushed Zhou Biao aside, and explained to Qin Li, "Your Highness, I didn't do anything."

"I came to see Your Highness today, but you weren't here. Since I had nothing better to do, I thought I'd spar with Zhou Biao, but who knew he was so weak!"

After saying that, Wei Hongying pouted and looked up at the sky.

To spar in martial arts?

Zhou Biao stood to the side, his eyes wide with anger, too furious to speak.

Are there people who practice martial arts like that?

Without saying a word, that long silver spear started stabbing and smashing at him.

Otherwise, with his rich combat experience, he would have been killed by Wei Hongying with a single spear thrust long ago.

Seeing that Zhou Biao was about to step forward to complain again in a fit of rage, Qin Li stretched out his arm to block him, and looked at Wei Hongying, his expression becoming much more serious:

"Tell the truth!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Hongying knew that Qin Li was angry.

She stole a few glances at him, then looked down at her toes.

"Your Highness, I was wrong, but I just couldn't help myself!"

"Your Highness is unaware of the situation. Yesterday, I went to the palace to request His Majesty to dissolve my engagement with Qin Feng. His Majesty not only disagreed but also said that he had agreed to let Qin Feng accompany us on the expedition. He told me to restrain my temper and be a virtuous wife and mother, and not to tarnish the family's reputation."

"I was furious at the time, but I didn't dare to retaliate. I've been holding back until today, and I just want to have a good fight with someone to let off steam."

"That's what happened. Zhou Biao just happened to be passing by, so I pulled him into a fight."

As Wei Hongying spoke, she kept rubbing her toes, as if she had realized her mistake.

Seeing Wei Hongying like this, Qin Li felt that his efforts to poach the protagonist's girlfriend over the past few days had not been in vain.

Wei Hongying, the hot-tempered daughter of a military family, would never show such an attitude in front of outsiders.

It's likely that, apart from her own family, she only acts this way in front of him.

She came here today seeking comfort from me.

Unfortunately, he wasn't home, and Zhou Biao just happened to run into him.

Having understood the whole story, Qin Li waved Zhou Biao away, saying, "Alright, Miss Wei didn't do it on purpose. How can a grown man like you be so petty?"

"Let's leave it at that. As compensation, you can go to the library and choose a martial arts manual. Let Elder Snake choose one for you personally. Just say that I told you to."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Biao immediately beamed with joy, forgetting the pain of his past wounds.

The library of the First Prince's residence is a place that countless martial artists in the world dream of entering.

Let alone Snake Elder personally selecting suitable martial arts manuals, even if he just randomly picked one and it wasn't suitable for him, Zhou Biao would still be laughing in his sleep.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness!"

Then, Zhou Biao looked at Wei Hongying, cupped his hands, and said, "Miss Wei, haven't you vented your anger yet? Shall we have another fight?"

"Don't worry, this time, I, Zhou Biao, will definitely go all out. Don't be fooled by your higher cultivation level; you might not be able to beat me!"

"Get lost!"

Qin Li was so angry that he kicked Zhou Biao in the butt. The sheep had been taken advantage of.

If Zhou Biao loses again, he will also lose a martial arts manual.

Furthermore, Zhou Biao's shamelessness is comparable to Su Chen's.

"I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now."

Zhou Biao dusted off his backside, deciding to call it a day. "This subordinate takes his leave. Your Highness and Miss Wei, please have a good talk..."

As he was leaving, Zhou Biao cheekily raised his thumbs up with both hands.

They bent over to each other, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Qin Li was so angry he almost chased after him and kicked his butt...

Even after Zhou Biao had run far away, Qin Li was still quite angry. He flicked his sleeves and said:

"This Zhou Biao really needs to be taught a lesson."

"Hongying, don't misunderstand, Zhou Biao really didn't mean that."

After speaking, Qin Li looked at Wei Hongying.

Wei Hongying, with her hands behind her back, gripping a silver spear horizontally, her head bowed and looking down at her toes, blushed...

She looked so shy!

Qin Li was shocked.

What happened to the promise of a daughter of a military family?

Where's the tigress I was promised?

How did she turn into a shy tigress?