The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

When Grand Secretary Liang and Duke Anguo arrived at the Murong residence, the Empress of Western Xia had already summoned snakes to surround the Murong family.

All around me were the hissing sounds of snakes crawling on the ground, which was particularly terrifying.

The people living around the Murong family were so frightened that they all fled.

The seventh prince of Nanyue was bitten on the left leg by a poisonous snake, and his left leg has turned black. He regrets not bringing the old shaman of Nanyue with him.

At this moment, the seventh prince remembered that he needed to negotiate peace with the Empress of Western Xia.

Ji Wu shook her head. "Seventh Prince, where did your ruthlessness go? It's too late to talk about peace now."

With his death looming, the Seventh Prince had no more scruples. Since he was about to die, he could say anything and was no longer afraid of offending Western Xia.

"Your Western Xia is only relying on the Empress and the Grand Preceptor. It's a pity that the Grand Preceptor's lifespan is coming to an end, and you, Empress, have not yet given birth to any more children. The skill of controlling snakes may be lost."

"Ji Wu, once you and the Grand Preceptor are dead, the small kingdom of Western Xia will surely disappear from the map."

Ji Wu was different from Emperor Qi Jing. She had been around poisonous snakes since childhood, and was cold-blooded and intolerant of any provocation. Moreover, she was not afraid of the Southern Yue Kingdom, unlike Emperor Qi Jing who tried to appease enemy states everywhere.

"General Gongsun, go and kill the seventh prince of Nanyue."

The Imperial Advisor stopped him: "Wait a moment. Before killing him, I need to ask the Seventh Prince something. Miss Su has accepted the people's request to investigate the recent spate of thefts in the capital, and I will lend Miss Su a hand in that regard."

The Imperial Advisor was hoping that the peaches grown by Miss Su would prolong his life, so he planned to do Miss Su a favor.

Since the Seventh Prince of Nan Yue admitted that he sent people to steal the fake secret recipe, it seems that the other theft cases are also related to the Seventh Prince.

The Imperial Advisor did possess some skill; suddenly, a beam of silver light shot from his eyes.

The silver light fell into the eyes of the Seventh Prince, and then the Seventh Prince suddenly stood up and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, that's right. I arranged for people to commit all the recent thefts in the capital to mislead everyone. My real target was Gu's restaurant."

After the Imperial Advisor finished using the Mind Control Technique, he sat weakly on the ground, panting heavily, his face paler than a sheet of paper.

On his way to Daqi, he was determined to get rid of Miss Su, but unexpectedly, he used his last bit of magic power for her.

General Gongsun also looked incredulous.

Because the Imperial Preceptor's body is very weak, it has been several years since we have seen him use his magic.

Unexpectedly, the Imperial Advisor made an exception and used his magic for Miss Su.

Miss Su is truly shrewd; she won over Her Majesty the Empress and the Grand Preceptor in such a short time.

However, Gongsun Li can never be bought off.

The Imperial Advisor reminded him in a weak voice, "Alright, General Gongsun, you may begin."

General Gongsun stood in front of the Seventh Prince, raising the large sword in his hand.

Murong Fu was terrified. The Seventh Prince was the most favored prince of the old emperor of Nan Yue, without exception.

If the Seventh Prince dies in front of the Murong family's gates, the relationship between the Murong family and Nan Yue will be over.

If the Murong family loses the support of the Southern Yue royal family, its strength will be greatly reduced.

So Murong Fu quickly begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, it's not a matter of life and death. My Murong family is willing to pay Your Majesty 50,000 taels of silver to calm your nerves."

"no."

Upon hearing the name Ji Wu, Murong Fu turned deathly pale, realizing that he could not protect the Seventh Prince of Nan Yue today.

The Western Xia were known for their ruthless methods and never showed mercy to anyone. It's estimated that no matter who came to persuade them, it would be useless.

At this critical moment, Grand Secretary Liang and Duke Anguo finally arrived.

"Please spare his life."

General Gongsun's broadsword was only a finger's width away from the Seventh Prince's head when he stopped, turned to look at the Empress, and awaited her further orders.

When Duke Anguo saw that the Western Xia general's broadsword was already at the Seventh Prince's neck, he was also terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

He was a clever man and planned to use Miss Su's name to his advantage, so he quickly introduced himself: "Gentlemen, please do not be impulsive. This scholar Liang beside me is the teacher of Miss Su's younger brother. We have come here on His Majesty's orders to mediate."

Duke Anguo emphasized the relationship between Grand Secretary Liang and Miss Su.

Upon hearing that the visitor was the teacher of Miss Su's younger brother, Ji Wu decided to do Miss Su a favor and agreed to reconcile with the Seventh Prince of Nan Yue.

"Alright, let's discuss the compensation issue now."

Upon hearing the Empress's words, General Gongsun finally lowered his broadsword.

My arms are really sore from holding them up for so long.

The head of the Murong family never expected that things would take such a turn for the better.

He was particularly surprised: he thought that even if the Emperor of Qi came in person to mediate, it would be useless. He did not expect that the Duke of Anguo would persuade the Empress of Western Xia by simply mentioning the relationship between Grand Scholar Liang and Miss Su.

Why does it feel like the Empress of Western Xia is being manipulated by Miss Su? Could it be that Miss Su has some kind of leverage over the Empress of Western Xia?

Having spent these days with Su Qianqian, Ji Wu realized that Su Qianqian loved money the most, so she proposed a condition: "Didn't the head of the Murong family say he was willing to compensate 50,000 taels of silver? 50,000 taels is not enough to buy the life of the sixth young lady of the manor. You must pay 100,000 taels. In addition, the seventh prince should also compensate 100,000 taels. I will provide the seventh prince with the antidote for snake venom, and this matter will be put on hold for now."

Murong Fu understood that this matter had to be handled according to the Western Xia Empress's instructions.

If the Empress doesn't provide an antidote for the snake venom, and something happens to the Seventh Prince, the old Emperor of Nan Yue will not spare the Murong family.

Murong Fu quickly sent someone to the manor to retrieve 200,000 taels of silver notes, and even sold off the Seventh Prince's share.

He paid the money very readily, but he was very unhappy inside.

Many people know that Miss Su used this attracting powder on the Western Xia people outside the city. The powder that Yan'er was poisoned with today clearly belonged to Miss Su. Therefore, Miss Su is using someone else to do her dirty work.

They deliberately sprinkled the powder onto the fake recipe, allowing the Seventh Prince's men to steal it.

Murong Fu returned to his study in the mansion, his face terribly gloomy. The entire Murong family had almost been destroyed by a young girl, which made him very angry.

He told Murong Changyu, "Have someone keep a close eye on Yan'er, and don't let her leave the manor at will in the future."

Meanwhile, Ji Wu successfully obtained 200,000 taels of silver notes and turned around to head towards Gu's Restaurant.

After the Imperial Preceptor used his magic, he became listless, looking like a wilted eggplant.

General Gongsun originally wanted to have the Imperial Preceptor carried back to the Sifang Pavilion, but the Imperial Preceptor insisted on going to Gu Ji.

The reason was that he wanted Miss Su to see his current miserable state, and that he had only ended up in this predicament because of Miss Su, hoping that Miss Su would take pity on him and sell him a few more peaches.

"I'm not going back. I can still hold on. Hurry up and carry me to Gu's Restaurant. I need to see Miss Su."

General Gongsun looked incredulous: The Imperial Advisor was panting heavily, as if he might die at any moment.

Even in this state, he still wants to see Miss Su!

Could it be that he was bewitched by Miss Su's beauty?