The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

"Hey! What are you doing? Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are the Princess of Qinghe County!" Shu Linglong's head and face were soaked by the tea, and her makeup was ruined. She looked very embarrassed. Seeing so many people watching, she wanted to take the initiative.

The onlookers looked at Gu Qinghuai with different expressions.

"So she is the Princess of Qinghe County? She is so young and beautiful! I thought she was just a rough, dark-skinned village woman."

"So what if she's young and beautiful? This Qinghe County Lady is too overbearing. How could she pour tea on someone else's head?"

"That's right, as the county lord, can you bully others at will?"

Liu Qiushi glared at those people and shouted angrily: "Shut up! You don't even know the reason behind this, why are you just talking nonsense there?!"

Qi Leyang was wearing a veiled hat and was so angry that he almost lifted the veil off, but was calmed down by Xiao Lingxin.

Gu Qinghuai slightly raised the corner of his lips, looked at Shu Linglong, and revealed a contemptuous smile, "Do whatever you want? Shu Linglong, don't you know why I treat you like this? Since you don't know, then I will use practical actions to let you know! Sister Shishi, go and slap them in the face until they know why I poured tea on them!"

"Yes!" Cui Shishi responded respectfully and immediately stepped forward.

Shu Linglong and the other three girls shrank back in panic.

"You...what do you want to do? My father is a fourth-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites. You can't just punish him casually!" Shu Linglong threatened as she backed away.

Gu Qinghuai snorted coldly, turned around and said loudly to Xiao Lingxin: "Aunt Xiao, remember this, Shu Linglong's father is the Minister of Rites. A Minister of Rites cannot teach his daughter to be polite. Also, tell Prince Yi later that Shu Linglong took the lead in throwing dirty water on him."

This matter involves Prince Yi, so Gu Qinghuai will of course let the prince bite people.

Xiao Lingxin smiled and said, "Okay."

Shu Linglong and the three girls were all terrified.

Prince Yi, they can’t afford to offend him!

Cui Shishi walked over, grabbed Shu Linglong's hair, and raised her hand to slap her mouth. Cui Shishi's palm was big and thick, like a fat bear's paw, hitting Shu Linglong's mouth was like hitting an egg with a stone.

Shu Linglong screamed in pain.

Shu Linglong's maid tried to stop them but was pushed away by Cui Shishi.

After slapping her several times, Cui Shishi asked sternly, "Shu Linglong, now you know why my master splashed tea on you, right? If you know, tell me in person. If you don't know, I will continue to beat you until your mouth is broken and all your teeth are knocked out!"

Cui Shishi did not kill her, after all, she still wanted Shu Linglong to speak.

As a young lady from an official family, how could Shu Linglong have ever suffered such pain and humiliation?

She cried and said, "I know why the Princess of Qinghe County threw tea on my face. It's because I said bad things about her, threw dirty water on her, and falsely accused her of being fickle and having affairs with many men! Woo woo..."

The crowd of onlookers suddenly started to make a noise.

Gu Qinghuai looked at everyone, raised his hand and bowed, saying: "Please bear witness, everyone, this is why I beat up the daughter of the Minister of Rites. She didn't deserve this beating! As the daughter of the Minister of Rites, she was full of shit and used foul language to maliciously frame me! I slapped her in the face, she really deserved it!"

After saying that, Gu Qinghuai gave Cui Shishi a look, and Cui Shishi slapped Shu Linglong several times. Then, she threw Shu Linglong aside like a rag and walked towards the other three girls.

The three girls were trembling with fear. They wanted to tell their father's name, but they were afraid that the Princess of Qinghe County would remember it and report it to Prince Yi. Prince Yi was a mad dog, and their father was not a high-ranking official, so they could not afford to offend him.

In desperation, the three girls knelt down in front of Gu Qinghuai and cried, "Please spare us, Princess Qinghe. We all know why she threw tea at us. Because... because we and Shu Linglong conspired to frame Princess Qinghe and threw dirty water on her. Woo woo..."

Gu Qinghuai nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Well, you are both honest and sensible. In this case, I will forgive you this time and not slap you. But from now on, if I hear you gossiping about me again, I will twist your heads! If you don't believe me, you can try it!"

"Thank you, County Lady, thank you, County Lady," the three girls kowtowed repeatedly.

They were really unlucky today. They were gossiping behind others' backs and were heard by the person who did it.

Gu Qinghuai turned around and looked at Shu Linglong who was sitting on the ground crying with her face covered, and said in a cold voice: "Shu Linglong, this county lady is warning you for the last time. If your Shu family behaves like a demon again, this county lady will definitely make you regret it for the rest of your life!"

After saying that, he took Xiao Lingxin and the others and left the jewelry shop.

Shu Linglong was helped up by the maid, "Miss, are you okay?"

"Pa!" Shu Linglong raised her hand and slapped the maid, "I was beaten just now, why didn't you stand up?!"

The maid's eyes turned red with grievance.

Previously, she had whispered to the young lady not to speak so much about Princess Qinghe and Prince Yi in public, lest the words reach the ears of the two masters, but the young lady rebuked her for meddling in other people's business and committing an insubordinate act.

Shu Linglong looked at the other three girls and said through gritted teeth, "We can't let Princess Qinghe go like this. The fathers of the four of us had better impeach Princess Qinghe together in the court!"

"Miss... Miss, you'd better not provoke the Princess of Qinghe County. She looks like... not someone you'd want to mess with!" the maid advised cautiously.

Shu Linglong raised her hand and slapped her again, "Shut up!"

After leaving the jewelry shop, Gu Qinghuai and his group went to visit the most upscale clothing shop in the capital.

Gu Qinghuai was generous and bought two sets of beautiful dresses for Qi Leyang, Xiao Lingxin, the Liu Qiushi sisters and Cui Shishi.

The group returned to Bi Hai Xuan in a carriage and found an unfamiliar carriage parked at the gate.

A coachman was standing in front of the carriage. When he saw Gu Qinghuai and others, he immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage and said something to the people inside.

After a while, a woman came out of the carriage.

The old woman was plump, with fair skin, arrogant eyes, and was wearing dark green printed silk. She should be a nanny in a wealthy family.

Qi Leyang approached Gu Qinghuai and whispered, "This woman is from the Yan residence. She seems to be Yan Xixue's wet nurse, Madam Huang."

Gu Qinghuai nodded, and he had already guessed why this woman came.

Xiao Lingxin snorted coldly: "He must be here for my little Shitou again. How shameless! He knows that she is married, but he still keeps trying to get close to her!"

Xiao Lingxin's guess was correct. After Huang Ma's eyes lingered on the few people, she said to Gu Qinghuai, "I greet the Princess of Qinghe County."

Gu Qinghuai looked at her and pretended to be stupid: "Who are you?"