Chapter 222 Two Princesses Brawling

Chapter 222: Two Princesses Brawling

Luo Qianxue, however, was reluctant to leave. Xie Liuzheng had finally managed to enter the palace, and she didn’t want to miss this chance to spend time with him.

With this matter settled for now, everything else would have to wait until Luo Feizhou woke up for further questioning.

As for Luo Feizhou’s guards, apart from Qing Feng, all the others were executed by order of Emperor Jingyang.

The emperor left with a cold face, and the crowd dispersed one by one.

Luo Sinian hadn’t expected they would actually succeed. The outcome was unexpected yet highly satisfying.

Thinking that Luo Sinian, Luo Qingge, Xu Muyan, and Xie Liuzheng had all helped her greatly today, Ji Yuntang took the initiative to invite them:

“Prince Chen, Heir Xie, Qingge, Assistant Minister Xu—if you’re free this afternoon, would you like to visit the Prince Ye’s Mansion? I’ll cook for you myself.”

Luo Sinian, Xie Liuzheng, and Luo Qingge naturally had no objections; all three were eager to taste Ji Yuntang’s exquisite cooking again.

Xu Muyan, however, smiled politely and declined: “Thank you for your kind offer, Princess Ye. But my wife is waiting for me at home to have dinner together. I won’t join the gathering at the Prince Ye’s Mansion.”

“My wife just gave birth and is still weak. If there’s another chance, I’ll bring her to visit you in person.”

Ji Yuntang curled her red lips slightly and nodded. “Alright, I’ll invite Assistant Minister Xu and Lady Xu another time.”

She knew that Xu Muyan and Hua Ruyue had a very loving relationship, and Xu Muyan was a family-oriented man, so she didn’t insist.

Watching Xu Muyan’s departing figure, Luo Qingge cupped her chin with both hands and said enviously, “Wow, Assistant Minister Xu is such an amazing man. Miss Hua is so lucky to have married him.”

Seeing her starry-eyed look, Xie Liuzheng felt inexplicably displeased. He attributed this discomfort to Luo Qingge acting as if she had never seen a good man before—she could even show such admiration for a married man.

Xie Liuzheng snorted sarcastically. “There are plenty of good men in this world, and Xu Muyan isn’t the only one. If you just went out and saw more of the world, you’d find good men everywhere—every one of them better-looking than Xu Muyan.”

“Better-looking than Assistant Minister Xu? Where? Where? I don’t see any!”

Pretending not to see him, Luo Qingge tilted her head and looked around, which only made Xie Liuzheng even more furious.

“Heir Xie and Prince Chen are standing right here, two big men, are you blind?”

Luo Sinian: “…”

Why drag him into this?

Still, he couldn’t help but feel that his friend seemed unusually sensitive toward his sister.

Luo Qingge turned her head in defiance. “Sorry, can’t see them. You don’t have ‘good man’ written on your forehead either.”

Xie Liuzheng: “…”

Xie Liuzheng: “!!!”

Sure enough, Luo Qingge was born to torment him.

Just as Xie Liuzheng was about to retort, a coquettish voice interrupted him from behind.

“Heir Xie, so you’re here! I’ve been looking all over for you!”

He turned around and saw Luo Qianxue standing behind him, holding a small, delicate sachet.

“I embroidered this sachet myself—it’s a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water. Please accept it, Heir Xie.”

Luo Qianxue smiled and held out the sachet, gazing at Xie Liuzheng with affectionate eyes.

Xie Liuzheng instantly felt goosebumps rising. The urge to vomit surged in his throat again. He quickly stepped back to put some distance between them.

The next second, a slender, jade-like hand reached out and snatched the sachet from Luo Qianxue’s hand.

Luo Qingge examined it, turning it over a few times, then pursed her lips and said disdainfully, “Tenth Sister, you should go back and practice your embroidery. You call these two skinny, bag-of-bones things mandarin ducks? They look more like ducks to me.”

“Oh no, they’re not even as good-looking as ducks. This thing is so ugly—how could you bring yourself to give it away?”

Luo Qingge didn’t know why she felt compelled to meddle. When she saw Luo Qianxue giving Xie Liuzheng a sachet, she rushed over on impulse.

By the time she realized what she was doing, Luo Qianxue’s embroidered sachet was already in her hands.

Luo Qianxue’s expression cracked. Unable to hold back any longer, she reached out to snatch the sachet back.

“Luo Qingge, give it back to me!”

Luo Qingge had no intention of returning it. She had disliked Luo Qianxue for a long time. Seeing her charge over, she immediately grappled with her.

Neither of them knew martial arts, so their fighting style was down-to-earth.

Luo Qianxue pinched Luo Qingge’s arms and stomped on her feet.

Luo Qingge yanked Luo Qianxue’s hair and hit her chest.

Neither gave an inch, fighting fiercely. Xie Liuzheng was stunned.

He had seen commoners brawling like this, but he never imagined two princesses would fight this way.

It was simply outrageous.

Ji Yuntang witnessed Luo Qingge’s fighting prowess for the first time.

Against the little white lotus Luo Qianxue, she was not at a disadvantage at all. On the contrary, she performed exceptionally, unleashing a flurry of punches on Luo Qianxue’s chest, making her howl in pain.

Ji Yuntang didn’t intervene. In her opinion, Luo Qianxue had brought this upon herself.

It was a classic case of lacking tact.

Couldn’t she see that the couple was bickering and flirting? How dare she run over to give Xie Liuzheng a sachet?

If she wasn’t going to get beaten, who would?

The commotion soon reached Emperor Jingyang’s ears, but he was too agitated to care.

“Just a petty squabble between two princesses. Don’t bother me with such trivial matters in the future. Let the empress handle it.”

The eunuch dared not say another word and bowed out.

When the empress learned of the incident, she merely waved her hand dismissively and said lightly, “It’s fine, as long as no one dies.”

She knew that with Ji Yuntang around, Luo Qingge would never suffer; only Luo Qianxue would come out worse for wear.

And since Luo Qianxue was the one getting beaten, someone else would be the one worried. Why should she be anxious?

Luo Qianxue was pinned down by Luo Qingge and beaten up. Her face and neck were covered with scratch marks from fingernails, tender to the touch.

She waited for a long time, but no one came to help her. Furious, she gritted her teeth, left a threat, and finally ran away with her face covered in shame.

“Luo Qingge, just you wait! When you fall into my hands next time, I’ll make you pay!”

Luo Qingge snorted and shouted after her, “Bring it on! Who’s afraid of you? We’ll see who makes whom pay!”

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