"What do you mean by 'you'? Xue Yuping, you are just a lowly concubine. It's a waste for you to follow the number one scholar for so many years! A lowly woman is still a lowly woman after all. You don't have the air of a scholar, but you have the nature of a slave! No wonder you can only be a lowly concubine for the rest of your life. It's because you are lowly in your bones..."

"I am the current Princess Yu! Not only did you not kneel and bow, but you repeatedly spoke rudely! How can I tolerate you!"

Nangong Qing stood up from his chair and walked towards Xue Yuping step by step. Tong'er walked up to her quickly, without saying a word, bent down and slapped Aunt Xue twice in the face.

Good job, Tong'er, you really acted in time!

Nangong Qing's satisfaction with Tong'er was beyond words. This well-behaved and clever little girl was comparable to the second female lead in the palace fighting drama she watched when she traveled to a certain dimension.

Sometimes you don’t even need to look at each other, you can get things done cleanly and beautifully!

In time, Tong'er will be her rare and capable assistant!

"You bold slave, why don't you kneel down when you see your master?"

Nangong Qing said coldly, and Xue Yuping felt a chill on her back for no reason.

She looked at Nangong Qing with fear and trepidation, who had a straight back and a murderous look on his face, and then at Nangong Xun, who was pale and moaning non-stop. Several frightened maids and old women in the hall had already knelt down.

Ever since Nangong Qing came, the servants have all cowered like quails, not even daring to say a word. They all wish they didn't need to breathe.

Xue Yuping's whole body was shaking like a sieve, her legs went soft and she fell to the ground, her lips trembling violently with purple color, but she couldn't utter a single coherent word.

"Tell me yourself how much gold and silver jewelry you took from the Fang family shop..."

"You, go get the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone!"

Tong'er pointed at the old woman who was kneeling and shivering on the side.

Very good, this woman was none other than her own mother. She had been a servant in the Nangong family all her life, and she disliked the red spots on her face and her ugliness, and never treated her as a human being.

Forget it, from now on, the road is wide and we can go our separate ways.

"A set of gold headpieces, four sets of jade bracelets, seven gold necklaces, ten jade hairpins and ten gold hairpins..."

Xue Yuping knew that she could not escape this hurdle, so she could only explain with trembling lips and stumbling words.

What could she do?

Nangong Qing is now so cruel and ruthless that he can even break his own father's arm. Judging from the current situation, if she doesn't confess, she will be doomed.

She was making her confession while Nangong Qing was writing it down quickly with a brush in his hand.

"No more...that's all..."

"Very good, I'll take the list to the store and check them one by one. If I miss one, I'll have to pay a finger!"

Nangong Qing smiled coldly and was about to put down the brush in his hand when Xue Yuping, who was lowering her head, suddenly turned pale and kowtowed repeatedly in panic.

"Princess, please forgive me. I was too nervous and missed two golden headpieces..."

Tong'er and Nangong Qing looked at each other and couldn't help but sneer.

"It seems that the pain of having ten fingers connected to the heart is unbearable for most people. When the princess returns to the store to check everything one by one, if there is any omission, she will really suffer the pain of having her fingers cut off..."

Nangong Qing smiled and stood up, holding the list and walking step by step to Xue Yuping. She bent down and used the hairpin she had just pulled out of her bun to pierce Xue Yuping's right index finger.

Blood gushed out all of a sudden.

"Ah~~~"

Xue Yuping was twitching with pain all over. Before she could react, Tong'er grabbed her bleeding right index finger and swiftly pressed two bright red bloody handprints on the list.

"OK! ... This is Concubine Xue's personal confession. If it's submitted to the Dali Temple, she'll be in jail for life for stealing so much gold, silver, and jewelry!"

Nangong Qing stood up and was about to leave.

"Nangong Qing! You, you, you are so cruel! Ping'er has confessed, and you still want to report her to the Dali Temple..."

Nangong Xun became anxious when she heard this. Even though Nangong Qing was making a fuss, most of the gold, silver and jewelry had already been sent to the palace by the nanny, and she had no way to get them back.

He thought she was just going to make a fuss for a while and the matter would be over, but he didn't expect that she would ask Xue Yuping to put her fingerprints on the document and report her!

Because of Nangong Yan's marriage to Prince Qi, Nangong Xun has now become a laughing stock among the ministers.

The civil officials headed by Prime Minister Pang Cao always said some indirect criticism to him. No one knew what Prime Minister Cao said to Prince Jiajing. Recently, Prince Jiajing even forbade him to continue teaching Prince Qi. He didn't even give him the chance to speak or write in the morning court!

If this continues, I'm afraid Nangong Xun's position will be in jeopardy!

If the theft from the Fang family jewelry store gets out of hand, Nangong Xun's reputation will be in tatters!

"Yes, what else can we do? The laws of the Great Yan Kingdom are not to be trifled with. Do you think I am just here to walk the dog because I have nothing better to do?"

"Oh right, Grand Tutor Nangong seems to be quite old, and his memory is quite bad! What did I tell you? From today on, I will give up your damn Nangong surname! From today on, my name will be Fang Qingqing! Who is Nangong Qing? I don't know her!"

Nangong Qing sneered and walked out with Tong'er in a swagger.

Tong'er did not forget to turn around and roll her eyes at Nangong Xun and Xue Yuping.

When the princess was young, the couple were in cahoots. One tried every possible way to swindle money from the lady, while the other used all kinds of sweet talk to lure the princess into submission, turning the once wealthy daughter into a vulgar, street-shrew.

Now that the princess has figured it out, she must repay this favor!

That is, the princess often said things that she couldn't understand at all.

"Princess, what is that OK thing?"

Tong'er followed Nangong Qing and asked curiously.

This was the first time she heard this word, but when it came out of the princess's mouth, the voice was crisp and pleasant.

"Hahaha, OK, it means very good. For example, if your cooking is delicious, I can say, very OK. Tong'er dresses beautifully, I can also say, very OK..."

Nangong Qing chuckled and joked with Tong'er.

She said this casually, and Tong'er remembered it after she said it only once. You know what, the little girl is very smart!

"Is this the same thing as what the people in the Great Desert Kingdom are saying? I remember when the envoy from the Great Desert Kingdom came to visit five years ago, he kept saying that only Nangong Xun could understand him.

Nangong Xun then turned his words into those of the Great Yan Kingdom. In the end, when the Great Yan Kingdom envoy left, he took away ten carts of supplies..."

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

Nangong Qing, no, Fang Qingqing asked with a frown.

Tong'er nodded.

"At that time, the princess and Nangong Yan were on good terms and never cared about the affairs of the court. It was normal for her not to know about these things.

I also heard about these things from the servants and the old women. Because Nangong Xun is the only one in Dayan who can speak the language of the Great Desert Kingdom. So, even if the current emperor is dissatisfied with Nangong Xun, this is the only way..."

Tong'er suddenly became anxious when she said this.

"My dear Princess, Tong'er heard the prince mention that the Great Desert Kingdom will be visiting soon. Now that Nangong Xun's arm is broken, will he use this as a hindrance?"

She said anxiously.

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