"Yes, Your Highness."
The guard looked completely bewildered, dared not say another word, and turned to leave.
Seeing that no one was in the study, Ruan Ye and Xi Jian walked up to the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, what do you think about this matter? Shouldn't we ask General Jiang for an explanation? After all, the Crown Princess is now a member of the royal family. How could the Second Miss bring people to Qinfang Courtyard to beat up the Crown Princess? This is simply unreasonable."
Feng Zixiao had been so focused on Hailing's matter that he forgot to deal with Jiang Batian. But when Ruan Ye reminded him, he immediately came to his senses. However, after thinking about it, he felt it was unnecessary and was too lazy to stand up for that woman.
"Never mind, let's ignore it."...
Inside the bedroom of the Left Prime Minister's residence.
Incense burned in the golden-eared censer, emitting a faint floral fragrance.
On the chaise lounge, with its exquisite orchid-patterned brocade cushions, a woman leans back lazily, casually flipping through a book.
The candlelight on the table illuminated the exquisitely sculpted face of this person, a beauty rarely seen in the world.
Her features were exquisitely beautiful, her eyebrows like distant mountains, her eyes like stars, her straight nose like a sharp, green peak, and her pale pink, sensual lips slightly parted with a beautiful curve. She wore a white long robe, casually tied at the waist with a thin belt, revealing a large expanse of alluring cleavage.
His languid expression at this moment could not conceal the domineering arrogance emanating from his bones, and his pair of light blue eyes, with their shimmering light, revealed his cold ruthlessness.
Her entire being exuded a breathtaking and awe-inspiring beauty, seemingly so close yet so far away, ethereal and otherworldly.
The room was quiet except for the rustling sound of turning pages.
Suddenly, someone outside the door reported: "Sir, there's some commotion at the General's Mansion."
Inside the room, the exceptionally handsome man stirred, put down the book in his hand, and ordered the person outside the door, "Come in."
Shi Zhu walked in from outside the door and glanced at her master on the chaise longue. Every time she saw her master, she was amazed by her sudden beauty.
"My lord, this afternoon the second young lady of the General's Mansion led a group of people into Qinfang Courtyard, intending to cause trouble for the Crown Princess."
"Is she alright?"
Xi Lingfeng's eyes darkened for a moment, then brightened. He had a lot of confidence in that girl; she was someone who wouldn't suffer a loss.
"It's nothing. She ordered the people from the Crown Prince's residence to beat Miss Jiang and her entourage half to death. She also provoked General Jiang's anger with her words. Those servants were even given twenty lashes."
Seeing his master's face grow even more radiant after he finished speaking, Shi Zhu was secretly alarmed. Could it be that his master liked the Crown Princess? No way! The usually composed Shi Zhu lost his composure. This fact surprised him even more than if someone had said that his master liked men.
"Well done."
A smile appeared on Xi Lingfeng's face as he gave a light compliment, but his eyes quickly turned stormy and bloodthirsty.
"Go to the General's Mansion immediately and punish that wretched woman properly for daring to provoke the Crown Princess."
Shi Zhu was speechless. She groaned inwardly, "My goodness, even the Crown Prince isn't angry, so why are you so furious? And the Crown Princess wasn't even beaten, yet he still wants me to deal with her. That woman is incredibly unlucky."
"Yes, sir, but Miss Jiang is General Bai's beloved, so?"
So of course he couldn't kill the person; if General Bai found out, the feud between them would become much bigger.
“Blind man,” Xi Lingfeng sneered, then raised his long, narrow eyebrows and said calmly, “Ruin her face.”
"Yes, I will do it immediately."
The four subordinates of the Left Prime Minister Xi Lingfeng include a doctor, a poison expert, and a cook. In short, each of them has a special skill in addition to martial arts.
Shi Zhu is a master of poisons, so it would be easy for him to ruin a person's appearance.
In the darkness of night, a sinister voice suddenly rang out.
"Hehe, you two, master and servant, aren't sleeping in the middle of the night. Who are you plotting against here?"
Upon hearing the voice, Shi Zhu knew who it was. His handsome face darkened, and he looked at his master with a mournful expression, wishing that his master would retract his order. However, his master simply waved his hand and said, "Go."
The person outside had already entered; it was none other than Xi Lingfeng's close friend, the renowned physician Shen Ruoxuan.
With a paper fan in hand, Shen Ruoxuan walked into Xi Lingfeng's bedroom with a wicked charm.
If we're talking about who in the world would dare to be presumptuous in front of Xi Lingfeng, it would be Shen Ruoxuan, because their friendship isn't something that's only been going on for a year or two, but for many years.
"Tell me, who are you sending your subordinates to plot against in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Are you too idle?
Xi Lingfeng raised an eyebrow, a glint of light flashing in his dark eyes, a dangerous aura hidden within. Shen Ruoxuan, who knew Xi Lingfeng's personality well, dared not provoke this devil any further and immediately laughed it off: "Why take it so seriously?"
He plopped down in the chair opposite Xi Lingfeng and called out, "Xiao Mei'er, Xiao Mei'er, come in and pour me a cup of tea. I came to see your master in the middle of the night, and I can't even have a cup of tea?"
Outside the door, Shi Mei flung the curtain aside and walked in, saying irritably, "Who told you to come in the middle of the night, like a thief?"
Despite her outburst, Shi Mei moved swiftly, quickly pouring a cup of tea and placing it in front of Shen Ruoxuan.
"Little Mei, it's been a while since I last saw you, and your temper has gotten worse. How about we have a little medical discussion sometime?"
Shen Ruoxuan was obsessed with medicine. Whenever he met someone who knew medicine, he would challenge them to a medical exchange. Unfortunately, no one else's medical skills were as good as his, and they would always be exhausted by him.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Shi Mei's face darkened, and she turned her nose at him. Being outmatched, she could only remain silent.
"Little Mei, Little Mei, stop pulling me. When are you free?"
Shen Ruoxuan seemed oblivious to Shi Mei's dark expression and continued to press on, because he hadn't had anyone to spar with for a long time and was feeling incredibly bored.
Seeing that Shi Mei was about to explode, Xi Lingfeng slowly said, "You may leave."
"Yes, sir."