dognovel Chapter 114: Vent bad breath
Chapter 114: Vent bad breath
Upon seeing this, Brother Long, who had been kicked to the ground by Lan Zhi, immediately raised his hand and cursed angrily.
"Where did this little brat come from, daring to cause trouble in Shuntian Prefecture? Brothers, get her!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the constables hesitated for a moment before rushing forward. Seeing this, Lan Zhi didn't have time to look at Ling Jiawei lying on the ground. She and Yu Jie immediately started fighting with their fists and feet.
Seeing this, Ah-Zhu and Cai-Feng also got up and joined the battle.
It turns out that both of them were skilled in martial arts, and their skills were superior to Princess Yujie's.
Seeing these people fighting, Ah Qi and Xiang Xiu rushed forward to help Ling Jiawei, who was lying on the ground, and kept asking him questions.
"Brother Ling, are you alright?"
Ling Jiawei only then realized what was happening, and he hurriedly waved his arms at the crowd.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting."
But the crowd was noisy, and they were fighting fiercely, so no one could hear his shouts.
Xiangxiu and Aqi were afraid that he would be accidentally hurt by these people again, so they quickly pulled him aside, as he was already covered in injuries.
Seeing the constables being beaten to the ground by the four women, Brother Long, whose nose was bleeding, raised his hand to wipe away the blood. Just as he was about to join the fight, a sword was pressed against his throat.
He looked up in surprise and met Lan Zhi's sharp eyes.
"Who...who are you? How dare you cause trouble in Shuntian Prefecture? I'll throw you all in jail right now."
Recalling the scene of his elder brother being bullied by him just now, a flame seemed to ignite in Lan Zhi's eyes as she gritted her teeth and reminded him, word by word.
"You want to throw me in jail? You might not even be able to walk out of here alive. You want to know who I am? Now I'll tell you, and you'd better listen carefully. I am Lan Zhi, the wife of the current Crown Prince Wei Jianning. The person you just beat up for no reason is my elder brother, Ling Jiawei. Do you understand?"
Yu Jie also arrived at Lan Zhi's side at this moment, hands on her hips, glaring at Brother Long who was still standing there in astonishment.
“I am Wei Jianning’s younger sister, Princess Yujie. So what? Go ahead and report us to the authorities if you dare, and let the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture arrest us.”
Ah-Zhu and Cai-Feng clapped their hands and stood behind them, looking fierce and menacing, ready to fight anyone who dared to challenge them.
The once arrogant Brother Long immediately knelt down, shaking his head and waving his hands repeatedly.
"My two aunts, I was wrong. We deserved to be hit. You did the right thing. If you're not comfortable with that, then keep hitting us."
Seeing this, the other constables also scrambled to their feet and knelt down.
"Princess Yujie, spare us! We were wrong! We were blind!"
"Princess Yujie, spare me..."
"..."
Either of these two ladies could easily take these people's lives, but they were only concerned with pleading with Princess Yujie, seemingly not taking Crown Princess Lanzhi seriously at all.
Lan Zhi turned to look at Ling Jiawei, who was slumped on the ground, and quickly ran over to him to ask what was wrong.
"Brother, are you okay?"
When Ling Jiawei saw Lan Zhi, he grinned.
"I'm fine, Lan Zhi, what brings you here?"
"Big brother..."
Seeing Ling Jiawei's injuries and his forced smile, Lan Zhi couldn't help but shed tears.
She raised her hand, gently touching the wound on his face, and asked, her voice choked with emotion:
“How could they… how could they beat you up like this? Why didn’t you tell me when you went there yesterday? Brother…”
Ling Jiawei hurriedly shook his head vigorously.
"I'm fine, really fine, you don't need to worry about me. It's just a scrape, it'll be fine tomorrow."
Seeing this, Brother Long quickly crawled from the ground to Princess Yujie's side.
“Princess Yujie, don’t worry, for your sake, I will definitely take good care of Ling Jiawei later.”
For Princess Yujie's sake?
Hearing this extremely sarcastic remark, Lan Zhi suddenly felt like laughing.
So, he didn't take her, the Crown Princess, seriously at all.
She had to show him something today.
She slowly stood up from the ground. Brother Long and everyone else present had just witnessed her kung fu. Although they didn't care about her identity, they were still somewhat wary of her skills.
A fierce glint flashed in Lan Zhi's eyes before she asked in a cold voice:
How many times did you hit my older brother?
The question had already enraged her when she asked it for Xiangxiu at Jingxiang Garden.
Now that she was asking on behalf of her elder brother again, she was absolutely furious.
Brother Long froze for a moment, then hurriedly took a few steps back.
"I...I...Please spare my life, Your Highness."
Lan Zhi shouted loudly, ignoring everything else.
"How many times did you hit my older brother, or have you lost count of how many times you hit him?"
Her eyes were like knives, and she wished she could kill the person in front of her who had bullied Ling Jiawei.
"I am the Empress's person..."
"Snapped!"
Lan Zhi slapped him across the face as soon as he finished speaking.
If he hadn't said that, perhaps she could have waited a while before hitting him.
"No matter whose side you are on, you hit my older brother, and I have to pay for it."
"Snapped!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slapped him again. Brother Long immediately took two steps back, covered his face, and angrily rebuked her:
“You’re just a countrywoman. It’s uncertain how long you’ll hold the position of Crown Princess. Let me tell you, Ling Jiawei’s entry into Shuntian Prefecture is all thanks to me. If you hit me again, I’ll make sure he packs his bags and leaves.”
"Crack, snap!"
Lan Zhi's face was tense, and she glared at Brother Long with a ferocious expression, gritting her teeth as she spat out a few words.
"I won't hit you once, I'll hit you twice, as a way of thanking you for giving my brother this job..."
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
Her slap landed again, only to leave Brother Long's face turning blue and him frozen in place.
Feeling unsatisfied, she lifted her skirt and kicked him hard in the chest, causing Brother Long to stagger back a few steps.
Even though he was resentful, he dared not utter another word.
He had just witnessed the strength of Lan Zhi's slaps and the skill of her feet; they were far more formidable than he had imagined. Even if he didn't care about her status, he still cared about her martial arts skills.
He dared not make any rash moves in front of her.
Seeing that Lan Zhi showed no sign of stopping, Ling Jiawei hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.
"Lan Zhi, stop hitting me. I'm fine. We'll still have to work together in the future, so please stop."
Lan Zhi squinted at Brother Long, suppressing her anger, and coldly reminded him:
"You may not be afraid of my status as the Crown Princess, but remember, I am Ling Jiawei's sister. Anyone who dares to bully him will be retaliated against tenfold."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to raise her hand when Brother Long immediately knelt down in fright.
"Stop hitting him, I was wrong, I won't bully him again."
"Hmph! There will be no future."
She turned to look at Ling Jiawei.
"Big brother, pack your things and come with me."
Ling Jiawei hurriedly shook his head vigorously.
"I'm doing fine here. If I leave now, I'll be letting down Consort Liang's kindness and causing you trouble. Don't worry about me, go back quickly, go back quickly."
Seeing that things had come to this point, and that her older brother was still worried about causing her trouble, preferring to suffer rather than leave, she felt even more distressed.
"Ah Qi, Xiang Xiu, go help Big Brother pack his things."
Upon hearing this, Ah Qi and Xiang Xiu stepped forward and helped Ling Jiawei up.
"Brother Ling, let's go pack our things. The Crown Princess has already arranged a suitable place for you."