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The voice was all too familiar. Liu Yuansheng didn't want to pay any attention to it and was about to get into the carriage with Ying'er when the other person suddenly clung to her, grabbing her arm tightly and saying, "Liu Yuansheng, I'm calling you, didn't you hear me?"

Liu Yuansheng looked down at the spot where Liu Nianxi was pulling her. If she guessed correctly, that area of ​​skin had turned bright red. After all, Liu Nianxi had previously made unwanted advances on her, often leaving her body covered in bruises.

During the stalemate, Liu Nianxi gradually increased her strength, gritting her teeth as if she wanted to break Liu Yuansheng's arm. Ying'er was extremely anxious, staring at Liu Nianxi's hand and saying, "Fourth Miss, let go of my young lady! You're hurting her!"

Liu Yuansheng's face had already turned pale with pain, but Liu Nianxi just wouldn't let her go. "Oh? I hurt her? If you hurt her, just bear with it! She stole my father and mother, she stole my Prince Xiao, I wouldn't be too much for her to kill her, what's a little pain?"

After saying that, he reached out his other hand to lift Liu Yuansheng's veil.

Liu Yuansheng dodged to the side, then pulled his arm back and hid it behind his back.

Liu Nianxi missed her target, becoming even more enraged. "You dare to shake off my hand? You have some nerve!"

"You have some nerve! My young lady is now the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's heir. How dare you, some wild girl from who-knows-where, bully her!" Ying'er stood protectively in front of Liu Yuansheng, hands on her hips, and scolded Liu Nianxi.

"You, you shameless hussy! You've become even more arrogant since leaving the Prime Minister's residence!" Liu Nianxi was furious, her face flushed and her neck bulging. "I'll tear your mouth off first! Let's see if you dare to curse me again!"

Having said that, she rushed towards Ying'er, intending to tear off her mouth. Seeing this, Liu Yuansheng grabbed Ying'er and pulled her behind him, shoving Liu Nianxi aside. Liu Nianxi staggered back several steps, leaning against her maid, furious. "Liu Yuansheng, how dare you push me?"

Liu Yuansheng stared coldly at Liu Nianxi, not wanting to say a single word to her.

Liu Nianxi felt increasingly humiliated. Ignoring the crowd that was gradually gathering to watch the commotion, she shouted, "You stole my dowry! And you forced me to apologize to you! You caused my aunt and me to get a severe scolding from Father! You wretched woman, ever since you returned to the Prime Minister's mansion, I haven't had a single good day. Why did you come back?"

"My young lady is the Prime Minister's daughter, of course she should return to the Prime Minister's residence. As for you, why don't you get back to your parents' house yet! Oh, I see, you think the Prime Minister's residence is prestigious and wealthy, so you're lingering there, afraid you won't be able to remain a proper young lady!"

Relying on the fact that she had left the Prime Minister's residence and had the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion as her backer, Ying'er was unrestrained and unleashed a torrent of abuse on Liu Nianxi, successfully making Liu Nianxi cry. "Fine! Now even a little maid dares to insult me!"

With tears streaming down her face, Liu Nianxi said to the servants following behind her, "Are you all dead? You saw them bullying me and didn't even come to help me! Go, hold those two down!"

The servants looked at Liu Yuansheng with a troubled expression, while Liu Nianxi shouted frantically, "Go now! Anyone who doesn't go, I'll have my father break their legs!"

Upon hearing this, the servants timidly stepped forward, but before they could get close to Liu Yuansheng, the guards of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion surrounded them, their hands on their long swords, confronting them.

The servants of the Prime Minister's mansion dared not move, and even Liu Nianxi herself was stunned, staring in disbelief at Liu Yuansheng, who was being fawned over by everyone.

"Liu Yuansheng, now that you're relying on the Duke of Zhenguo's power, you've become arrogant, haven't you? But all of this clearly belongs to me! You owe me so much, how are you going to repay me?"

As Liu Nianxi spoke, she wiped away her tears, as if she were the one who had been bullied and suffered in the Prime Minister's mansion all along.

The person Liu Yuansheng least wanted to see right now was Liu Nianxi. Even looking at her was too tiring. She quietly gazed at Liu Nianxi, who was crying her eyes out, and said, "I don't owe you anything. Even without me, you are not Liu Jingyuan's child."

"I don't care! I won't listen!" Liu Nianxi covered her ears and shook her head. "I want you to come back to the Prime Minister's residence with me right now! I want you to apologize to me and my aunt, and to Father!"

Liu Yuansheng ignored him and turned to leave. Liu Nianxi cried out anxiously, "Second Brother!"

"Coming, coming! Don't shout, I'm going to buy a bird stand."

Liu Yunze, who had come out with Liu Nianxi, squeezed through the crowd carrying a golden birdcage. "What's going on?"

Liu Nianxi gestured towards Liu Yuansheng with her chin, "She bullied me! Second brother, I'm going to take her home and make her apologize to Auntie."

"Yes, she should apologize. Because of her, my father beat the myna bird I raised to death! It's utterly despicable!"

Liu Yunze handed the golden birdcage to his attendant and said impatiently to Liu Yuansheng, "Liu Yuansheng, you must have heard what I just said. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and come with me. Don't force me to use force against you!"

"Ha, what a fine tone! Let me see which young master is showing off like this!"

As soon as Liu Yunze finished speaking, Xie Qinghe walked out of the hall and stood calmly beside Liu Yuansheng.

Liu Yuansheng: "Why did you come out, sister-in-law? Did you finish taking care of things inside?"

"He's dealt with well. A good beating, and he confessed to everything!" Xie Qinghe said. "He actually dared to sell the grain stored in the warehouse! He lined his own pockets! I won't be satisfied until I break his leg!"

"Stop dawdling! Liu Yuansheng, are you coming or not?"

Liu Yunze shouted from the bottom of the steps.

Xie Qinghe looked down at Liu Yunze, "Who do you think you are? How dare you try to take people from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

"I am Liu Yuansheng's second brother! Liu Yuansheng bullied my fourth sister, and I must take her away!"

"Let's see who dares!" Xie Qinghe said. "With me here, no one will lay a finger on Liu Yuansheng!"

"Hey, I'm going to take her on!" Liu Yunze rolled up his sleeves and ordered, "Go get her! I don't believe they'd dare lay a hand on us in broad daylight!"

"Yes, sir!"

The guards behind Liu Yunze brandished their long swords, ready to lead the charge, when suddenly there was a thud, and the guard's hand holding the long sword fell off his head, landing on the ground covered in blood.

The guard screamed and fell to the ground, clutching his severed hand and howling in agony.

The accident happened so fast that everyone was horrified. Liu Yunze was especially frightened, his face turning pale as he frantically looked around, shouting, "Assassin! Help! Assassin!"

"Lord Liu, don't panic, there are no assassins here."

Then a clear and deep voice came from the crowd. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome man in black robes walking over, followed by an official holding a note and making notes.

"Xiao, Xiao Jinghan?"

Upon seeing Xiao Jinghan, Liu Yunze was terrified and asked tremblingly, "Why are you here?"

Liu Nianxi was equally surprised. She tried to hide in the crowd, but was held down by two guards on either side, making her unable to move.

Liu Yuansheng stared blankly at Xiao Jinghan through the veil, equally surprised.

It wasn't until Xiao Jinghan approached her that she recovered from her shock, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Highness."

Xiao Jinghan looked her up and down. "Third Miss Liu."

Xie Qinghe, who was listening from the side, was stunned. "You two, is that what you call each other in private?"

Liu Yuansheng was speechless and couldn't answer Xie Qinghe's question. Xiao Jinghan, on the other hand, smiled and said to Xie Qinghe, "Sister-in-law, were you scared?"

Xie Qinghe chuckled, "This little scene won't scare me."

"That's good." Xiao Jinghan looked at Yan Ji, who was writing furiously. "Lord Yan, have you noted down everything that just happened?"

Yan Ji carefully wrote the last character, "Rest assured, my lord, I have memorized it all!"

"Hmm." Xiao Jinghan looked around. "If we need witnesses, these ordinary people are all witnesses."

Yan Ji nodded.

"Xiao Jinghan, what do you mean by this?" Liu Yunze asked, puzzled.

Xiao Jinghan laughed and said, "What do you mean? Of course, it means to report Lord Liu's tyrannical behavior and bullying of men and women to the imperial court and ask the emperor to deal with him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yunze's legs immediately went weak. "Young Master Xiao, we're family! Can you please spare me this time for my sister's sake?"

"Sister? Which sister?" Xiao Jinghan pointed to Liu Nianxi, who was trembling with fear. "That one?"

Xiao Jinghan immediately told Yan Ji, "Lord Yan, add another charge against Lord Liu."

Yan Ji took out a notepad. "Alright!"

Liu Yunze, mouth agape, looked frantically between Xiao Jinghan and Yan Ji. "Lord Xiao! Lord Xiao, I dare not do it again! Please forgive me this time, you are a magnanimous person."

As he spoke, he bowed to Xiao Jinghan, but Xiao Jinghan ignored him and gently took Liu Yuansheng's hand, rolling up her sleeve.

Liu Yuansheng didn't understand what he meant and instinctively wanted to dodge, but Xiao Jinghan stopped her sternly, "Don't move." He pressed down on Liu Yuansheng's sleeve and stared at her arm for a long time, "You've been bullied badly."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuansheng also lowered her head and looked at her arm.

Her fair skin made the grotesque purplish-blue pinch mark stand out even more. "Who pinched me?" Xiao Jinghan asked, lowering his sleeve. "Don't you know how to fight back?"

Before Liu Yuansheng could reply, Ying'er stepped forward and said, "Young Master, it was Liu Nianxi who pinched him!"

Xiao Jinghan nodded. "Your master has become so devout in his Buddhist practice that he's lost all his temper. He doesn't even know how to fight back when he's bullied. You should go and fight back for your master."

Ying'er was taken aback. "Me? Me?"

Are you going or not?

"go!"

Ying'er rolled up her sleeves and came to Liu Nianxi without saying a word. Liu Nianxi was shocked and was about to start cursing when Ying'er grabbed her arm.

All the foul language turned into screams of agony. Liu Nianxi was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. Ying'er exerted all her strength and pinched Liu Nianxi hard.

She pinched Liu Nianxi all over like a chick pecking at rice, until her fingers were numb, before finally stopping and skipping back to Liu Yuansheng's side.

Liu Nianxi was nearly strangled by Ying'er, but she still managed to play the victim to Xiao Jinghan, "Young Master, how can you let a maid bully me like this? Have you forgotten that I used to play polo with you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinghan, who was about to leave with Liu Yuansheng, stopped and said to the guard who was still lying on the ground, crying while holding his severed hand, "Go back and tell your master that this fourth young lady is probably possessed by some evil spirit. She dares to hire a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. Don't let her embarrass herself again."