"Our Crown Prince's willingness to come apologize is already giving you face, yet you actually dare speak of him like this!"
The man's chest heaved uncontrollably—clearly, he was quite enraged.
"He gave his face; whether I accept that face or not is my problem. Next time you dare look at this old lady with such contemptuous eyes, believe it or not, I'll dig your eyeballs out and feed them to dogs?"
Xiao Qianyin raised her hand and said, "Someone, come. Beat this guy out for this old lady! Whoever exerts the most effort, this young lady will give a raise—two taels of silver a month!"
The guards and attendants waiting outside immediately became as if injected with chicken blood at these words. Two taels of silver! Previously, guards received one tael per month, attendants five qian. This monthly salary was simply a tremendous temptation!
At her command, under Beigong Du's cold-eyed observation, an outright group beating commenced. The man was beaten black and blue, his splendid scholar's robe torn to tatters—where was the imposing air he had earlier?
His hairpin fell to the ground, his hair bun disheveled. His nose and mouth corners were full of blood. He knew sword arts, yet for some reason couldn't use them all of a sudden, and could only be beaten randomly by them!
"Alright, that's enough beating! Take him, along with this box, and beat them all out with sticks! I want everyone to know—this is the fate of those who offend me!"
Xiao Qianyin tugged at the corner of her mouth and unhurriedly spat out a sentence. As soon as her voice fell, the man was thrown out of the Marquis Estate together with the brocade box with a slam. It directly caused passersby to not only turn their heads but stare dumbfounded at this scene.
The man struggled to climb up from the ground with difficulty, his hair standing on end in fury, and roared, "Xiao Qianyin, you actually dare treat me like this? For the Crown Prince to dispatch me is already giving you ample face! I will definitely make you know the consequences of humiliating me!"
The moment his voice fell, a splash sounded. A basin of water was poured directly over his head and face—he couldn't possibly be more wretched. Passersby all detoured around him, because a foul stench wafted from the man's body. Obviously, this water was no ordinary water.
"Xiao Qianyin, what is this?!" he demanded exasperatedly.
"Oh... it's nothing! Just a bit of horse urine!" The girl's clear voice gurgled like a spring, carrying a trace of mockery. "Just right for washing your mouth out, saving you from spewing shit all day long!"
"Go back and tell your good-for-nothing master that this young lady doesn't care for his apology. Roll as far away from me as possible. Less of this after-the-fact nonsense here—it makes me want to beat him just hearing it!"
The onlookers all sucked in a cold breath, their mouths so wide an egg could fit inside. If they didn't understand what was happening by now, they would truly be fools.
From the fragmented mentions of Crown Prince, Xiao Qianyin, and apology, it wasn't hard to connect to the matter that had caused an uproar throughout the imperial capital these past few days.
The good-for-nothing young lady was fond of the Southern Tang Crown Prince, but alas, the falling flowers held intent while the flowing water was heartless. The whole world knew that the Southern Tang Crown Prince favored the number one beauty under heaven, the Eldest Young Miss of the Nangong family, and extremely loathed Xiao Qianyin. He had publicly mocked and ridiculed her, provoking her until qi attacked her heart, causing her to faint for a moment. During that period, doctors were coming in and out of the Marquis Estate—who with any eyesight couldn't understand?
Who would have imagined the good-for-nothing young lady would be so fierce, directly beating out the Southern Tang Crown Prince's man. What play was she performing?
"Hurry up and roll! Otherwise don't blame this young lady for being impolite!"
The man's face turned pale. He flicked his sleeve resentfully and left in a furious rush. However, the foul stench on his body made it so no one dared approach within three feet of him. The smell assaulted those who walked past him, making them all cover their noses. He grew increasingly enraged, swearing to avenge this humiliation!
"Yin'er, you today..." Beigong Du's expression was displeased, causing Xiao Qianyin to involuntarily tense. Could it be that her maternal grandfather had discovered something? Felt the contrast with before was too great?
"Well done! As expected of my, Beigong Du's, granddaughter! This is exactly how one should deal with these people!"
He laughed heartily, clearly quite satisfied with her behavior today. She blinked. So this one was also a master who feared the world wasn't chaotic enough? She finally understood—the original Xiao Qianyin had indeed benefited from a profound family tradition!