The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Liuli chuckled, "The general said he'd be here soon, but I just wanted to see what the fuss was about, so I ran back."

Murong Xuewei shook her head helplessly and turned to look down, seeing that the man was about to be taken away.

Without hesitation, Murong Xuewei immediately took Liuli downstairs.

Those who had been following Murong Xuewei all followed her down after she went down.

When Murong Lian saw Murong Xuewei arrive, she sensed that something bad was about to happen, and her brows furrowed.

"Why doesn't my sister stay at the General's Mansion and enjoy her leisure time? What brings you here?"

Murong Xuewei glanced at Murong Lian and changed the subject to the detained man.

"What did this person do to offend Sister Lian that the guards had to detain him?"

Murong Lian glanced coldly at the man, "He's just a troublemaker. Princess Si Ning happened to be passing by, so she apprehended him."

"Oh! So it was the princess who detained them."

The moment Murong Xuewei appeared, Xiao Sining made no attempt to hide the disdain on her face.

"What, Murong Xuewei? Even I, as a princess, need your approval before I act. Do you agree?"

Murong Xuewei nodded in acknowledgment, "How dare I interfere with what the princess does?"

When the man saw Murong Xuewei, he instinctively felt that she had come to save him.

He started shouting, "You're talking nonsense! You're the ones who sold me the substandard hoe! I came here to seek justice, but you've detained me!"

"Is that so, Second Princess?" Murong Xuewei looked at Xiao Sining with a questioning gaze.

Xiao Sining crossed her arms over her chest. "Of course not. Do you, you troublemaker, even know who's behind this shop? Yet you dare to make such baseless accusations."

"I'm just an ordinary citizen, how would I know who's behind this shop?"

Murong Lian's expression was also extremely arrogant, "You know you're a commoner, and commoners should have the awareness of commoners."

Murong Xuewei glanced coldly at Murong Lian, "Sister Lian, isn't what you're saying a bit inappropriate? It seems that apart from the Second Princess, everyone here is a commoner."

Murong Xuewei's few words left Murong Lian speechless.

"How dare you, Murong Xuewei! Are you questioning this princess?"

Murong Xuewei took a step back, "This concubine dares not."

"This princess dares to do it." Xiao Sining raised her hand and waved, "Guards, arrest Murong Xuewei for this princess."

Liuli hurriedly shielded Murong Xuewei, saying, "How dare you!"

Xiao Sining sneered at Murong Xuewei, "There's nothing this princess wouldn't dare to do in this capital. Guards, tie this vile woman up and throw her into the imperial prison."

Liuli protected Murong Xuewei as they retreated step by step.

"I'll see who dares," Gu Ye's voice came from behind.

Murong Xuewei and Liuli looked back with delight, only to see Gu Ye, clad in armor, leading a squad of personal guards as he strode over, protecting Murong Xuewei and Liuli behind him.

"I don't know what terrible mistake my wife has made that the princess would throw her into the imperial prison."

The moment Xiao Sining saw Gu Ye, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

However, when she saw Gu Ye protecting Murong Xuewei behind him, the jealousy in her eyes was self-evident.

"General Gu, your wife has offended this princess and should be punished according to the law. As a general of the country, you would not bend the law for personal gain!"

Gu Ye disagreed, looking at Murong Xuewei with gentle eyes, "Offending the princess is indeed punishable. I will punish her with thirty strokes of the cane, which I will personally carry out when I return to the manor. In addition, she will be confined to her room for ten days to reflect on her mistakes and will not be allowed to go out."

Xiao Sining was furious when she heard about the punishment. "Gu Ye, you still say you won't show favoritism or bend the rules? Is being confined to your room to reflect on your mistakes a punishment?"

Gu Ye coldly stared at Xiao Si Ning, "Offending the royal family is punishable by twenty strokes of the cane according to the law. This general has already given her thirty. Does the princess still not think that's enough? What does the princess wish to do?"

As Gu Ye finished speaking, the soldiers behind him all let out a chorus of shouts.

Xiao Sining was startled by the sound and instinctively took a step back.

"This princess didn't intend to do anything."

Gu Ye nodded in satisfaction. "Now that the princess's matter is settled, this general would like to ask: why did the princess, accompanied by her guards, detain civilians in the street?"

Gu Ye's question made Xiao Sining feel a little guilty. "He was the one causing trouble, which is why I had to take him back for questioning. As a princess, do I not even have the right to question a commoner?"

Upon seeing Gu Ye, the man clearly felt more confident.

He hurriedly shouted at Gu Ye, "General Gu, I didn't cause any trouble. I just wanted to seek justice, but the shopkeeper said that I was just causing trouble. The princess came and tried to take me away without any explanation."

The man spoke hurriedly, as if afraid that Gu Ye wouldn't hear him.

After listening, Gu Ye looked at Xiao Si Ning coldly, "Is that how the princess is?"

Xiao Sining glared at the kneeling man with disgust and gestured to the guards behind her to cover his mouth.

“Of course not,” Xiao Sining began to argue. “I just happened to be passing by when I heard people shouting and causing trouble, so I came over and apprehended them.”

Liuli said sarcastically, "Then it's quite a coincidence that you, Princess, happened to be passing by! And it just so happens that you brought your guards with you."

Xiao Sining glared fiercely at Liuli, "Where did this maid come from? How dare she interrupt when I, the princess, am talking to General Gu?"

Liuli, with her fearless personality, wanted to go up and argue with Xiao Sining, but was stopped by Murong Xuewei.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. This is my maid. She's always been very straightforward and says whatever comes to mind. Please forgive her."

Since Murong Xuewei had said that, and it was in front of Gu, Xiao Sining could only hold back and not lash out.

"This princess is always magnanimous, how could I possibly hold a grudge against a mere maid?"

"The princess has always enjoyed high prestige among the people, and I believe she is not the kind of person who would arrest people indiscriminately without asking questions."

Murong Xuewei's two sentences undoubtedly implicated Xiao Sining.

Xiao Sining seemed not to have reacted yet, and followed up on Murong Xuewei's words, "That's natural, this princess has always been the fairest."

"In that case, Princess, please release this elder brother before you ask him any questions!"

Only then did Xiao Sining realize that Murong Xuewei had set a trap for her.

However, Xiao Si Ning had already fallen into this trap, so she had no choice but to go along with Murong Xue Wei's wishes and release the person.

As soon as the guard released the man, the man immediately ran towards Gu Ye.

Murong Xuewei looked at the man's still bleeding forehead and turned to Liuli, saying, "Liuli, go and fetch a doctor to examine this man's wound."

"Yes, Madam." Liuli responded and immediately ran off to fetch a doctor.

Xiao Sining gritted her teeth with hatred at Murong Xuewei's appearance.