Real Empress from a Noble Family

Ling Zui had been causing trouble for so many years and was born and raised in the capital, how could he be defeated by a Young Prince who just entered the capital? With a contemptuous wave of his hand, the guards behind him immediately offered the concealed weapons for the scuffle, such as lime powder, firecrackers, blowing arrows, and small crossbows. All stuff they could get at hand. Even some of them who took whatever they could fetch. They tore off their sleeves to wrap up the horse dung from the street and smash it into the crowd of Western Army soldiers.

In terms of strength, Kuang Qingwu’s men were definitely better than Ling Zui’s. The problem was that although the street was quite abroad, Qiu Yelan’s carriages, Ling Zui and his men and Kuang Qingwu and his men were standing on the street face to face, which blocked the street. The Western Army soldiers couldn’t gallop in such a street with so many people!

The cavalry couldn’t gallop. Meanwhile, they were sprinkled with lime powder. Firecrackers rang out and horses were frightened, the tempo of this battle immediately went into the kind of street fighting that Ling Zui and his men were good at!

Skills practiced in the cramped confines of the brothels made Ling Zui and his men more than capable of navigating through the chaos, he commanded his men to spread lime, at the same time, he ordered a man to secretly inform Qiu Yelan and other ladies to get out of the carriage and take shelter in the back. Then, his men began to throw firecrackers, stabbing them in the back, dumping horse dung… Neither Kuang Qingwu nor Western Army soldiers who were used to the regular battlefield simply had a clue what to do!

But an army was an army in the end. They were wretched for a while. After severely wounding a few men, although they had abandoned some horses, formed a formation with the order of a Decurion quickly. They began to get back in the battle!

Seeing this, Ling Zui cursed and commanded, “You all back-off. Watch me use the poisonous smoke to kill these little brats!”

Hearing his order, his men threw out the rest of the lime powder and other things in their hands, and ran into every direction!

In the scuffle, the Western Army soldiers had witnessed his shamelessness. This time, when they heard the word “poisonous smoke”, they turned pale with fear. Someone shouted, “This is the Marquess Zhang’s son, the grandson of the Empress Dowager! Do not miscalculate!”

“Bullshit!” Ling Zui pulled out a big bag of things from his pocket. He prepared to throw it to Kuang Qingwu. He scolded, “I am also the grandson of the Empress Dowager. Why didn’t I know he is my brat brother?! ”

He had thrown the thing with all his might before they answered!

The package fell to the ground and burned up. It flamed with odors. The Western Army soldiers were going crazy. They hurriedly surrounded Kuang Qingwu, running back. Meanwhile, a wild laugh from Ling Zui across the smoke was heard, “Little brats, are you scared? A little smoke and you are all gone. Now, let’s take this opportunity to retreat!”

What he did was a trick for his retreating.

What he did also drove Kuang Qingwu and his men crazy!

Before Kuang Qingwu ordered to chase, there was a sudden sound of gallop in the exact direction they were retreating!

Soon, a young man in a flashy suit with a stain of ink on his sleeve, leading a dozen horse riders, rushed into the street!

Seeing Kuang Qingwu and others blocking the street, the boy was about to turn his horse to pass from their side. However, a horse rider behind him suddenly said in a low voice, “Huh! Young master, they are the Western Army!”

“Get them!” The young man said two words. He didn’t rein in the horse. Instead, he accelerated. His red horse with black tail ran up, jumped over Kuang Qingwu who was crawling on the ground to avoid heavy smoke!

“Shit!” Kuang Qingwu, who was honored as a prince in the west, never suffered so many losses. He was about to lash out and scold them, but unexpectedly the boy led several horse riders to rush towards the smoke. The rest of them laughed heedlessly, drew their long swords and surrounded them!

At this time, Qiu Yelan had already exited the street and was having tea in a teahouse around the corner.

Ling Zui led his men back to the entrance of the teahouse. He saw Chen Shui waving at him. He dusted himself down as he was walking over. He asked with a smile, “Is Commandery Princess okay? Did she get hurt?”

Chen Shui smiled, “Commandery Princess is fine. She’s inside having tea! She asked me to keep an eye on what’s going on here, and ask me to invite you when you show up.”

Ling Zui gladly entered. After he entered the elegant room, Qiu Yelan served him a cup of tea and smiled, “Thanks for your help today, brother Ling, otherwise I really don’t know what to do.” In the past two years, because of Qiu Jinglan, she had gotten to know Ling Zui well, and called him brother when there were no outsiders. What Ling Zui had done today was worthy of her respect.

Ling Zui was glad to hear what she said. He caught the tea and drank, saying, “Your brother and I are brothers. His sister is also my sister. Please don’t say so. It’s my honor to do it.”

Qiu Yelan smiled, “Okay, I won’t say that… brother Ling, why are you here today?” This area was a high-class residential area. There weren’t many places for entertainment. It’s not a place where he would hang out often. Of course, Qiu Yelan didn’t suspect him for thinking so, but she was just curious.

Ling Zui slapped the table, being disappointed and annoyed, “Blame that little brat. I forgot about my business just focusing on dealing with him.” He continued to ask, “Where is your brother? You have not returned from your trip for several days, and Miss Ruan is so anxious that she has fallen ill at home. The maids of the Ruan Family are at their wit’s end, so they begged me this morning. I said I’d come to check. I just got my mother’s permission to leave the city, and then I received word that you were back. I guess your brother will send you to the Prince’s Mansion of Xihe before he comes home. I counted the time. And I rushed here to tell him. But as soon as I arrived, I saw that little brat. Who is he anyway?!”

Qiu Yelan said, “Didn’t he just introduce himself? And you also answered him?”

“Oh?” Ling Zui thought for a while, “I didn’t hear it clearly. I just answered without thinking. I don’t remember what he said then.”

“… ” Qiu Yelan kept silent for a while and said slowly, “He is Kuang Qingwu, Young Prince of Marquess Zhang.”

Ling Zui was in a mess when he heard it, “He is the son in name only of XingKang Aunt?”

Qiu Yelan nodded slowly, “It’s him!”

“Ah, oh…” Ling Zui sighed heavily. He added, “It’s over, it’s over. Why is he! I’m sure I’m going to get beaten up when I go back now!”

Qiu Yelan was feeling uncomfortable in her heart and was about to say something to comfort him. Surprisingly, Ling Zui soon became arrogant again, “Okay, it’s him, it’s not a big deal! He dared bully my sister in front of me. I’ll take care of him even if he’s Marquess Zhang!” He took the chance to be more intimate with her in the call…

Qiu Yelan couldn’t help but be in a mess. Before she said a word, Ling Zui had stood up suddenly and solemnly said, “Well, about the message of Miss Ruan, you pass it to your brother for me. I’d better go to the village outside the city to stay for a couple of days, my mother misses me so much… after ten days and half a month, I… I’ll be fine and then I will come back again!”

“Oh, that sounds good!” Seeing that he looked as if he was afraid of being called back for beating up by Earl of Jingchuan and Princess Royal Maode, Qiu Yelan stood up, “I’ll see you off, brother Ling.”

As the two of them walked out of the teahouse, several people on horses came towards them. These horsemen stopped in front of the teahouse, and the one in the lead was Jiang Yashuang. He jumped down when he stopped the horse. He threw the reins backward, took a few steps to Qiu Yelan and asked urgently, “Lanlan, are you alright?”

Although Ling Zui was in a hurry to leave, he couldn’t help but be dissatisfied at this moment, “The place where Kuang Qingwu stopped Yelan is not far from the Prince’s Mansion of Xihe and your residence. It’s only three blocks away. I mean, why are you so late? If I hadn’t come looking for Chunjun, Yelan would’ve been in big trouble today! I have heard that brat said to the Western Army soldiers to use violence on Yelan!”

“Really?!” Jiang Yashuang was so furious that he wants to kill them all. He twisted his head and commanded, “Except Kuang Qingwu, the others from the Western Army must be dead now!” A horseman nodded and turned his horse right back to pass on his order!

Then he explained, “I was just practicing my handwriting. The maids were going to wait to report to me until I had finished practicing! It was Jiang Qizheng who found out the news and rushed to my room to tell me what’s going on!”

Ling Zui interjected again, “Why are you still keeping such a maid who doesn’t know what to do? Just kill her too!” Then he asked Qiu Yelan, “Don’t you think so, Yelan?”

“When I get back, I won’t spare her!” Jiang Yashuang bowed to him again and said gratefully, “Thank you, Young Earl Ling, for today! I will thank you handsomely in a day!”

Ling Zui waved his hand, “No need to thank me. Yelan has been calling me brother for two years at least. I’ve been protecting my sister. So, I don’t need your thanks.”

Then a servant brought him a horse. He rolled upon it. He leaned over and instructed Qiu Yelan, “After you return to the residence, try not to go out. It’s a good thing he didn’t see your face when I arrived. God knows what he would do. By the way, General Jiang, since you received the news that Kuang Qingwu was making things difficult for Yelan, why didn’t you bring more people with you? That guy’s men are really tough. My men are no match for them. Your bodyguards from the Northern Army may be able to fight them…”

Jiang Yashuang said promptly, “I’ve brought people with me. Kuang Qingwu’s men have been taken down, didn’t I just order my men to kill all those Western Army soldiers?”

Ling Zui energized. He asked, “Did you get all the people?”

“Sure enough.” Considering that Ling Zui had helped Qiu Yelan, Jiang Yashuang flattered him, “Speaking of which, thanks to you messing up their formation. Otherwise, my men may not be able to get everyone.”

“That means, my father and mother won’t know about this for a while,” Ling Zui said to himself. He jumped down from his horse, adding, “Then get the men over here and ask him why he’s making trouble for Yelan? Even if there were any grudges, a man in his twenties bullying a young girl who’s not yet 15 years old, the family members of the Kuang Family are so shameless?!”

Jiang Yashuang was also urgent to deal with Kuang Qingwu for his beloved girl. He nodded and said, “Bring him over!”

A few moments later, several horse riders dragged over Kuang Qingwu who was tied up and lying across the horse. Now, Kuang Qingwu looked like a mess. His bouquet of hair and jade crown were nowhere to be found. There were holes and blood on his royal robe. There were also a few bruises on his cheeks. Apparently, the Jiang Family guards had definitely beaten him up, though they dared not to kill him.

Kuang Qingwu was deliberately thrown heavily to the ground by the horsemen and fell with a muffled grunt, after which Jiang Yashuang cut off the ropes that tied Kuang Qingwu up. Then Kuang Qingwu staggered to get up. He actually looked very calm. He looked at Jiang Yashuang and said, “Do you want to ask me why I’m having trouble with Commandery Princess Ningyi? In fact, my priority when I came to the capital was to take part in next year’s examination instead of settling some old grudges… the reason I did this, I just abided by some people’s will. Now that you’ve caught me, all the guards I brought this time have also been killed by you. This time, I don’t have anything more to say. if you guys have any tricks, feel free to try them out, I’ll just bear it!”

With him saying that, Ling Zui’s prepared words of mockery were useless. Jiang Yashuang, on the other hand, laughed with an icy smile, “You’re certain that as you’re the only son of Kuang Shihan, we can’t do anything about you, right?!”

“The Kung Fu called muscle division and bone dislocation in the Northern Army can make people beg for life and die without hurting their bodies, I’ve heard of this.” Kuang Qingwu said with an indifferent attitude. “But I have a piece of information here. Maybe I can use it to exchange my freedom.”

Ling Zui shouted, “Let’s hear it first, you bastard… if your information is useful and can make us happy, we may let you go!” Apparently, he expected to get beaten up for what’s going on here. He knew it’s unavoidable, so he accepted it and pretended to be a boss anyway.

“Deng Yi and his mother are safe and sound, and will soon arrive in the capital!” Kuang Qingwu calmly said. “And after that, they will immediately request Commandery Princess Ningyi to marry Deng Yi… Don’t expect the Duke of Xihe to help you. The Duke of Xihe and his wife now regard that Ruan Qingyan as a great danger to them and want to kill him, I think Commandery Princess Ningyi knows the reasons. It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t know. She could ask her brother for the reasons!”

He asked slowly, “This is the news for today’s scuffle. And the scuffle ends now. What do you think?”

“Not enough!” Jiang Yashuang narrowed his eyes. “You must tell us the exact whereabouts of Deng Yi and his mother!”

“No more, I don’t know more.” Kuang Qingwu grunted. “I was just casually hearing it…” Before he finished his words, Jiang Yashuang has raised his hands on his shoulders. In a brief time, Kuang Qingwu let out a miserable howl! Then he dislocated his arm, which was hanging freely, Jiang Yashuang indifferently said, “Then after I avenge for Commandery Princess Ningyi, you can go… Yelan, you go inside, I’ll send you back when I’m done dealing with him.”

Qiu Yelan brushed him aside. She asked Kuang Qingwu in a deep voice, “My aunt and uncle? You must tell me more!” She was not surprised that Deng Yi and his mother were safe and sound. After all, Mei Xue was in charge of the “Tianya” before. Since Mei Xue wanted to betray Qiu Jinglan to Empress Dowager Gu, Mei Xue wouldn’t harm Deng Yi and his mother.

But… Kuang Qingwu’s words implied that Qiu Mengmin and his wife already knew Qiu Jinglan’s identity?!

Could it be that Qiu Nie had planned it out entirely before, so he had informed all the relevant people! Thinking of this, Qiu Yelan couldn’t help but sweat!

“If Qiu Feng hadn’t been tracking Ren Ziyong’s death and discovered Qiu Nie’s and the others’ conspiracy by accident. my brother and I would be in misery!”

Although Qiu Nie and the other two had been dealt with, Empress Dowager Gu definitely had known about his identity. Based on the tone of Kuang Qingwu, he should have known as well. Qiu Mengmin and his wife should have also known… Qiu Yelan suddenly felt dizzy, “Oh no! Is this why Prime Minister Xue suddenly summoned my brother?!”