Chapter 22 - 20: My Consort Is Gentle as Water

Yun Ran found it amusing, looking at Lin Qianqiu with an expression of incredulity. "Do you know what happened? You immediately assumed it was my fault? Did I just randomly run to Ding’an Marquis Mansion and beat him up?" Lin Qianqiu was momentarily silenced, his eyes flickered, and he turned to Zhen Fantong, "What exactly happened? Why are you here?" "I...she..." Zhen Fantong stuttered, feeling guilty for a moment, and Lady Zhen quickly stepped in to assist him. "Although Tong’er is a bit mischievous, he is inherently good-natured. Now that he’s injured like this while Lin Wanyue is unscathed, isn’t it obvious who is right and who is wrong? Brother, what do you think?" Upon hearing this, Lin Qianqiu turned to Yun Ran again and sternly rebuked her. "Even if there was some misunderstanding between you two, you shouldn’t have acted so harshly. Now, go apologize and bow to your aunt!" "Apologize to your uncle!" Lin Qianqiu: "..." This rebellious child! Only spent a few days with Nangong Mo and has become so arrogant and reckless! Truly influenced by bad company! "Master, you heard her, didn’t you? She acts so arrogantly right in front of you; imagine how she behaves when you’re not around." Lin Qianqiu angrily flicked his sleeve and shouted, "Someone! Seize this rebellious girl! Take her to the ancestral hall and enforce family discipline!" "Yes!" Two guards stepped forward on command, while Mrs. Qin’s eyes flashed with satisfaction. Yun Ran casually glanced over, and three poisoned silver needles quietly appeared at her fingertips. The poison isn’t lethal, but once the needles pierce the acupoints, it causes immediate limb stiffness and loss of inner strength. Suddenly, an arrow shot through the air with a whistling sound, piercing the right arms of both guards with the force of wind and thunder. The archery skill was domineering, striking two people with one arrow! Its speed was so swift that evasion was impossible. Everyone was shocked, looking around in astonishment. They saw not far away, under a red plum tree, a person in white as pure as snow, sitting quietly in a wheelchair, with unparalleled beauty and an ethereal aura as if a deity had descended from the heavens. Behind him stood four young, handsome men in black attire, swords at their waists, eyes resolute, exuding an imposing presence as if they were gods of war. Lin Qianqiu felt a throbbing pain in his temples upon seeing them, feeling an overwhelming headache. "I humbly greet Prince Qin! Your Highness, why are you here? Why didn’t you send someone ahead to inform us?" "Why would I need Minister Lin’s approval to visit my own princess?" The man’s casual tone carried an invisible sense of pressure. Lin Qianqiu hurriedly explained, "I wouldn’t dare! That’s not what I meant! It’s just that your sudden arrival caught us unprepared, and we’re truly in a panic!" "In a panic?" Nangong Mo smiled coldly, his voice chilly, "I think Minister Lin has quite the authority, daring to even lay a hand on my princess!" Confronted by Nangong Mo’s cold and deep eyes, Lin Qianqiu felt a chill in his heart, and sweat unconsciously formed on his forehead as he hurriedly lowered his head. "Your Highness, observe clearly! How could I dare! It’s just my daughter being unruly, behaving recklessly, and committing acts of violence, so I intended to discipline her a little." But then Nangong Mo let out a cold laugh, "Committing acts of violence?" "My princess has a kind heart, gentle as water, wouldn’t harm even an ant, how could she possibly injure someone?" Yun Ran blinked, her gaze sweeping over Zhen Fantong whose face was swollen like a pig’s head, Mrs. Qin dripping wet, Nanny Tang unconscious, and the dozen or so thugs lying scattered all over the ground... She silently kicked the brick at her foot into the grass... Lin Qianqiu was even more taken aback, gentle as water and wouldn’t harm even an ant?! Whose footprint is that on Tong’er’s face? "Your Highness, the injured are still lying over there, she attacked in plain sight of everyone..."