Marrying the Crown Prince

The two girls stayed at the villa for four days before leaving.

It wasn't that it wasn't fun; after all, there were no elders in the resort, so the two little ones could let loose and play however they wanted, and they were incredibly happy.

Unfortunately, Zhou Zhou's birthday was approaching, so they had to go back.

Li Zixi rested her chin on her hand and said, "I don't care, I have to be your supporter."

“That’s no problem,” Zhou Zhou readily agreed. “The praise is yours anyway.”

These words made Li Zixi overjoyed, and she happily snuggled up to Zhou Zhou.

Going home is different from going out. The two of them did not go back and forth between two points, but went to the market town of Chengming City. Putting aside everything else, how could they go home empty-handed after being away for several days?

Besides, wouldn't it be a waste to go out and not go shopping?

I thought it was just a normal purchase, but when we passed a small shop, a big man dressed in strange black clothes with jingling silver ornaments overturned the table.

The broken bowls and chopsticks on the table and the splashing soup attracted the attention of those around them.

Passersby and shopkeepers from nearby shops came out and surrounded the foreigner.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" The foreigner looked fierce and spoke broken Chinese. His tall stature instilled a natural fear in people. "This shopkeeper gave me wontons with flies in them!"

"Nonsense! You flipped the table after you finished eating." The shopkeeper, holding a rolling pin, retorted, "You just wanted to eat free rice!"

"This stranger is really something!"

"Take him to see the official."

"With so many of us, are we afraid of just one person? Arrest him."

The onlookers were filled with righteous indignation and began to condemn the stranger.

“Nonsense, you lowly commoners,” the foreigner growled in a deep, raspy voice, like a wild beast, “I am a guest of your emperor, how dare you touch me? You lowly commoners!”

With things having developed to this point, Li Zixi could no longer stand idly by and stepped forward, saying, "If they can't be touched, then what about the original owner?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she lashed out with her riding whip, the sound of it cutting through the air sharp as it struck the man's arm with a cracking sound.

The man reacted quickly, seizing the whip's end. His eyes were bloodshot as he spoke, enunciating each word clearly, "Who are you?"

"You're the one who'll take your dog's life!" Li Zixi gripped the whip with difficulty, her words sharp and unforgiving. After all, as a princess, she couldn't lose face, or she would bring shame upon the entire royal family.

Upon hearing the answer, he sneered and snatched the whip with a little force.

Li Zixi stumbled and almost fell, but luckily Caiping caught her.

Upon seeing this, the alien burst into laughter, but before he could finish, Zhou Zhou, who had quietly circled around from behind, kicked him to the ground.

"Let's fight!"

Once the first person makes a move, a second will follow. The foreigners dare not actually kill anyone, and they are no match for the many hands that attack them. In the end, they can only take the beating.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the yamen runners from Xuncheng rushed over.

"What are you doing? What are you doing!"

The crowd dispersed, and the head constable, frowning, looked at the group of neighbors and began to scold them, "You've all grown up, haven't you? Fighting in the street and disturbing the peace, you'll be sentenced to three to five years in prison without a problem!"

"It was this alien who struck first!"

"that is!"

“Nonsense!” the foreigner yelled, his face bruised and swollen, his clothes torn. “You were the ones who whipped me first!”

"Was that the table you overturned?"

"You threatened us first."

The cacophony of voices made the constable's ears ache. "Shut up! Do you believe I'll arrest you all and lock you up for three to five days?"

Clearly, this constable had a good reputation in Chengming City. Seeing that he was really angry, the villagers stopped talking, lowered their heads, and stood obediently in three rows.

Looking at them, the head constable took two deep breaths. "Who can tell me what exactly happened?"

If something can be resolved here, we should resolutely not bring it to the yamen (government office). After all, if it involves someone from out of town, the county magistrate might actually lock them up to give an explanation to his superiors.

He just said he was going to lock them up, but that was just to scare them.

Just as Li Zixi was about to step forward, a person dressed in dark blue clothing with intricate patterns of scales and vines emerged. Like the alien, his silver ornaments jingled.

The difference is that this one is absolutely stunning, with blue eyes that have a touch of devilish charm.

"Is this person perhaps a fox spirit in disguise?" Li Zixi was stunned by the person's beauty and whispered to Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of the goddess Nuwa in creating human figures.

“Tilu,” Su and Cao both had whips made of silver wire and cowhide hanging from their waists, gleaming in the sunlight, “what happened?”

"Your Majesty, I..." Upon seeing Su and Cao appear, Ti Lu guiltily looked away.

Su and Cao walked up to him and slapped him across the face, blood immediately seeping from the corner of Tilu's mouth. "Didn't I tell you not to cause trouble?"

"Wang, please forgive me. It is my fault that I deserve to die. My old habits have relapsed."

"You really deserve to die."

After saying that, he kicked the man, knocking him to the ground.

Then, Su and Cao both looked at Li Zixi with cold eyes, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, "However, even if my people are wrong, it is not up to others to teach them a lesson."

When Li Zixi heard their conversation, her expression changed from relaxed to solemn. She stepped forward and said, "King of Qixi, if you have come to pay tribute, we will welcome you peacefully. But if you have come to cause trouble, don't blame the 100,000 iron cavalry on the border of Chen Kingdom for being ruthless!"

Su and Cao's eyes shifted unpredictably, but in the end they bowed down and said, "It's my fault. I failed to control my subordinates and caused Your Highness the Princess to be frightened."

"Hmph, you know that much." Li Zixi raised her head arrogantly.

Now that things were out in the open, Su and Cao left with Tilu, and the crowd was dispersed by the constables. Then, they led their men, bowing and scraping, to Li Zixi, "Your Highness..."

"No need to follow, you can go and patrol on your own." Li Zixi waved her hand, telling everyone to go do what they were supposed to do.

Finally, no one followed anymore. Li Zixi happily hugged Zhou Zhou, "Zhouzhou, didn't I do a good job just now?"

Zhou Zhou reached out and patted her head, but didn't comfort her.

Today's events are probably not that simple.

Since he came to offer tribute, he couldn't possibly not restrain his servants. I'm afraid he orchestrated today's events. But why is he putting on this show?

Noticing Zhou Zhou's seriousness, Li Zixi lowered her hand as well. "Zhouzhou, what's wrong?"

"Something seems off about what happened today," Zhou Zhou said, his brow furrowing involuntarily. "I hope I'm just imagining things."