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Murong Xuewei and Gu Ye exchanged a glance.

Gu Ye looked at the man behind him, "You just said you bought something from this store and came here to complain about the poor quality. So where is your stuff?!"

The man had heard of Gu Ye's reputation before, and said respectfully, "General, the broken hoe was bought by me this morning at this shop."

He then took out the receipt from his pocket, saying, "This is the receipt that this shop gave me when I bought something."

Gu Ye glanced at the hoe that had broken in two beside him, then took the receipt from the man's hand.

Gu Ye placed the receipt in front of Murong Lian. "This receipt was indeed issued by your family. What do you have to say?"

Seeing that Gu Ye was serious, Murong Lian subconsciously looked at Xiao Sining.

Xiao Sining quickly distanced herself, "General Gu is asking you a question. Why are you looking at me like that?"

"This...this..." Murong Lian thought for a long time but still didn't know how to answer.

"Tell me if this receipt is yours or not," Gu Ye suddenly rebuked, startling Murong Lian.

He answered hastily, "Yes, it's from my house."

When Xiao Sining heard Murong Lian admit it, she glared at Murong Lian with a look of disappointment.

Gu Ye only teased her a bit, and she immediately admitted it.

"Since you've admitted it, that's good. According to the laws of the Primordial Kingdom, anyone injured by an item sold by a shop should be compensated three times the amount. Because of your bad attitude, you are fined five times the amount and imprisoned for three days to reflect on your actions."

When Murong Lian heard Gu Ye say that if she wanted to post on social media, she would have to spend three days in jail, she immediately chickened out.

"What? You're going to be locked up in jail too?"

Murong Lian disregarded her image and knelt down in front of Xiao Si Ning with a thud.

"Princess, I am your person, you can't just watch me get taken away."

Gu Ye waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him were about to step forward to grab Murong Lian.

Murong Lian gripped Xiao Si Ning's clothes tightly, making it impossible for Xiao Si Ning to break free.

"Murong Lian, release this princess first."

Murong Lian held on tightly, showing no sign of letting go.

Murong Lian stared wide-eyed at Xiao Si Ning, "Princess, we're all in the same boat."

Xiao Sining tried to pull her skirt back from Murong Lian's hands, "Let go of this princess first, then this princess can speak up for you."

"Princess, you must keep your word." Murong Lian released her hand with some doubt.

Xiao Sining patted the wrinkles on her skirt, frowned slightly, sighed, and looked at Gu Ye.

"General Gu, Murong Lian is, after all, a family member of an official of the imperial court. It's not appropriate for you to imprison her so easily!"

Murong Xuewei covered her mouth and chuckled, "As the family members of officials appointed by the court, they should set an example and serve as role models in the face of such injustices."

“Madam is right,” Gu Ye echoed Murong Xuewei.

Xiao Sining usually follows Xiao Wanning's lead, but today, after learning that someone was causing trouble, Xiao Sining specifically asked her to handle it herself. If she doesn't do it well, she'll be a laughing stock when she gets back.

"Then General Gu, could you spare Murong Lian for my sake?"

"Is the princess going to protect Murong Lian?" Murong Xuewei looked at Xiao Sining with sharp eyes.

Xiao Sining looked at Murong Xuewei, then at the people around her.

Many people have witnessed this incident since it occurred.

If Xiao Sining were to actually say that she wanted to protect Murong Lian at this moment, she might not know what kind of clothes she would have to wear in her room tomorrow.

"This princess does not have it."

Murong Lian saw that Xiao Sining and Gu Ye had been talking for a long time without getting anywhere, so she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

"To put it bluntly, isn't he just trying to pay me money? Tell me how much he wants so that I don't end up in jail."

Murong Lian's words clearly surprised everyone present.

Gu Ye sneered at Murong Lian, "Are you trying to bribe this general with money?"

Murong Lian dared not look at Gu Ye, fearing that if she saw his imposing face, all the courage she had mustered would vanish.

"Wasn't this all caused by him? His initial demand was for compensation, wasn't it? Now that I've agreed to pay him, can't this matter be considered closed?"

The man was clearly taken aback when he was called out, and he even thought that Murong Lian was right.

His initial intention was to get Murong Lian to return the hoe, and to compensate for medical expenses, or even double them.

The man was secretly delighted, and he couldn't help but smile.

"The shopkeeper is right. I came here in the first place wanting them to return the hoe and reimburse my medical expenses."

"Name your price! I'll give you the money, and then we'll be even."

Murong Xuewei frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. "Are you sure you want money?"

The man nodded. "Actually, I think paying compensation is enough. It would be too much for her, a woman, to suffer in jail for three days."

Murong Xuewei nodded, took a step back, and moved to Gu Ye's side. Just then, Liuli arrived with the doctor.

Seeing that Murong Lian was willing to pay compensation to settle the matter, Gu Ye let it go. He couldn't very well lock Murong Lian up for such a trivial matter.

After the doctor bandaged the man's wounds, the man went forward to negotiate with Murong Lian.

In the end, Murong Lian compensated the man with 20 taels of silver, and the matter was settled.

After the man received the money, Murong Xuewei asked Gu Ye to send soldiers to escort him back, and said that she would go to his home again in a month to check on his injuries.

Murong Xuewei claimed she was checking on the injuries, but in reality, she was afraid Xiao Wanning would kill her to silence her.

After all, Xiao Wan Ning had done similar things quite often in her previous life.

When the crowd had mostly dispersed, Murong Lian walked up to Murong Xuewei.

"Good sister, aren't you frustrated that you couldn't send me to jail?"

Murong Xuewei rolled her eyes at Murong Lian, "Why do you want to go to jail so badly?"

Murong Lian got angry when she saw Murong Xuewei's indifferent attitude.

"Don't be so smug. So what if you're a general's wife now? If Gu Ye were to die on the battlefield one day, wouldn't you be a widow?"

"I didn't expect my sister to care so much about my general! Does my sister have feelings for my general?" Murong Xuewei deliberately said the second half of the sentence very loudly.

As expected, Xiao Sining immediately looked over when she heard that Murong Lian was interested in Gu Ye.

Murong Lian hurriedly explained, "Without Her Highness, I have nothing to say. She is framing me."

"It would be best if it weren't." Xiao Sining said this to Murong Lian, but her eyes were fixed on Murong Xuewei.

When Murong Xuewei saw Xiao Sining looking over, she reached out and took Gu Ye's arm.

"General, I've been walking all day, and my legs feel like they don't belong to me anymore. Could you please take me home?"

Gu Ye noticed Murong Xuewei's wicked sense of humor, reached out and put his arm around her waist, then lifted her up into the air.

"I am extremely happy to do so."