Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Ji Nuan looked at Shen Muge's eyes full of curiosity and joy, and felt sorry for such a lovely girl who had just been forgotten in a dangerous place by Pei Jingrang.

A gentle smile appeared on her lips, and she said softly, "These are just some trivial tricks. If you like, I'll show you again when I have the chance."

Shen Muge: "Thank you, sister! My name is Shen Muge, and I'm the daughter of the Taifu Mansion. I wonder what I should call you, sister?"

Ji Nuan's heart moved. Her surname is Shen, and she is a lady from the Taifu Mansion. Doesn't that mean she is Song Jinbai's uncle's cousin?

This is such a coincidence! I didn’t expect to meet an acquaintance here.

But she cannot reveal her true identity now, otherwise the reason for her appearance here will be difficult to explain.

So, she pretended to be mysterious and smiled, "I am the number one swordsman in the Dongzhou martial arts world, and I am known as Long Aotian in the martial arts world."

After Ji Nuan finished speaking, she thought guiltily: Tsk, I hope I can tell a lie today so I don’t have to work hard to cover it up later!

After hearing this, Shen Muge's eyes widened with admiration. She smiled and clasped her hands together, performing a martial arts etiquette towards Ji Nuan, and said excitedly, "Wow! So my sister is a female hero!"

Ji Nuan was really afraid that continuing to talk would make it more difficult to cover up her lies in the future, so she deliberately coughed lightly to change the subject.

She gently pointed toward Pei Jingrang and calmly inquired, "Look at your two friends. They seem to be in some trouble. Do you know who the man and woman across from them are, as they look so arrogant?"

Shen Muge knew exactly why the royal siblings were embarrassing Pei Jingrang, and she also knew that Xiao Jitang, for the sake of his military power and his own reputation as a general, would ultimately not do anything to Jiang Yu. But Shen Muge didn't want to interfere with Pei Jingrang's willingness to suffer. She simply pretended to have just noticed the two people and said in surprise, "Ah! Those two, one is the noble Second Prince, and the other is the eldest daughter of Prince Yu's mansion. They are not to be trifled with!"

Oh no, the enemy is right in front of me. It’s really effortless to get him!

Ji Nuan didn't want Shen Muge to be suspected by Xiao Shuyue and her sister, so she deliberately made herself look like an inexperienced person.

"Muge, if you don't want to go over, just stay here. I'm going to go and admire the elegance of the prince's grandson." Ji Nuan didn't wait for Shen Muge to reach out and pull her, and walked a few steps to the vicinity of Xiao Shuyue and his sister.

Xiao Shuyue saw a woman approaching. She had a unique temperament and a well-proportioned figure. Even with only the upper half of her face showing, it was clear that she was a rare beauty. Jealousy welled up in her heart, and she cursed, "Ugly! Are you afraid to see people? Why are you wearing a veil so late at night?"

Xiao Shuyue is the typical person who feels uncomfortable when seeing others are better than her, especially when seeing people who are not as well-off as her but are better than her. This makes her always want to find fault with them. Anyway, others dare not do anything to her because of her status.

But today, she hit a wall. Ji Nuan would not tolerate her bad habits.

Ji Nuan kicked out without any warning, and the hem of her skirt swung into a beautiful arc.

"Ah..." Xiao Shuyue let out a wail and flew out.

When everyone saw what had happened, they all looked at him in surprise.

Xiao Jitang was also stunned. He didn't expect that Xiao Shuyue would be kicked and sent flying in the capital.

Pei Jingrang was even more confused. Why did this woman look so much like Ji Nuan? Even their hobby of kicking people was exactly the same.

Shen Muge's mouth opened into a circle. She looked at Ji Nuan in surprise as she approached Xiao Shuyue, thinking: Is this still the gentle sister who gave her flowers just now?

When Xiao Shuyue fell and sat on the ground, Ji Nuan crossed her arms and said condescendingly, "Mind your own business!"

"Ah! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!" Xiao Shuyue had never been taught a lesson like this before. The pain in her body, coupled with the embarrassment of being humiliated in public, made her sit on the ground with a ferocious expression, yelling, "Someone, come quickly, capture this bitch! I'm going to kill her, cut her into pieces!"

The two guards protecting Xiao Shuyue had been stunned, watching their master being beaten without reacting. Finally, they came to their senses and rushed to make amends, drawing their swords and rushing forward to subdue Ji Nuan. However, Ji Nuan was much faster than them, and before they could get close, she kicked both of them away.

Seeing this, Xiao Shuyue's two maids were so frightened that they shrank their necks, suppressed their inner fear, and stood in front of their master with a fearless attitude.

They had never seen such a fierce woman. After kicking the guard away, she stared at Xiao Shuyue with sharp eyes, as if she was going to kick her away in the next second.

Seeing that his men were unable to hurt Ji Nuan at all and were kicked out instead, Xiao Shuyue roared, "Useless things! Useless things! Such trash!"

Xiao Jitang only brought two guards with him when he went out. Although the other side had only one person, it was obvious that his side was not at an advantage. And judging from the situation just now, the other side's skills should not be underestimated.

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Xiao Jitang felt scared when he saw Xiao Shuyue's painful expression. He didn't want to get beaten up too.

In desperation, he could only step forward and try to convince Ji Nuan with reason.

"Miss, please show some mercy. I'm sure you don't want to get into trouble, right?"

Ji Nuan finally had time to give Xiao Jitang a look. The look was so cold and gloomy that it made Xiao Jitang feel a chill down his spine.

He forced himself to remain calm, putting on a smile that he believed would most appeal to the women of Beijing, trying to lighten the mood. "My sister is young, and if her words were inappropriate, I apologize to you on her behalf. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive her this time."

Pei Jingrang stood aside and observed, already convinced that the masked woman in front of him was Ji Nuan. He looked at Xiao Jitang's fawning attitude towards Ji Nuan, and he really wanted to tell Song Jinbai immediately and have him do something bad to Xiao Jitang again.

Ji Nuan raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in her tone: "What if I don't?"

Xiao Jitang felt a pang in his heart. He had never seen anyone so disrespectful to him since he was born. However, thinking of Ji Nuan's skills just now, how she had forced him to beg for mercy, he felt that he could accept a little more toughness.

So, he tried to use his status to pressure Ji Nuan: "What do you want, young lady? Our grandfather is Duke Cheng'en. Young lady is new here, and you don't want to offend Duke Cheng'en's mansion by taking my sister's words seriously, right?"

Ji Nuan's lips curled up into a playful smile, and she asked lightly: "Oh? Cheng'en Mansion, is it very powerful?"

Seeing that Ji Nuan seemed unaware of the power of the Cheng'en Mansion, Xiao Jitang felt secretly pleased, believing he had found leverage to intimidate her. So, he began boasting about the Cheng'en Mansion: "Of course! The current Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, and the Princess Consort all hail from the Cheng'en Mansion. Their status is so prominent that a newcomer like you can't even imagine it."

- ??(?????)Wish all families a happy New Year's Eve reunion!