The argument next door continued. The person Peng Zizheng was scolding was someone who shouldn't have come to the Prince's mansion and was unruly. Peng Zizheng finally threatened that if this person didn't leave within an hour, he would personally throw him into the imperial prison to see if he could escape again.

Wu Suining's dislike for Peng Zizheng intensified; it turned out Peng Zizheng was connected with some criminals. Just as the person who had been reprimanded across from her obediently said he would leave immediately, and the room returned to silence, Wu Suining noticed that her Qiuguang was covering his bulging mouth, his entire face turning purple.

Wu Suining rushed over and patted Qiu Guang's back urgently, saying, "Let go! Cough out! Push!"

Qiu Guang finally loosened her grip on her mouth and coughed violently. After spitting out the piece of pastry stuck in her throat, she ignored the tears and food scraps on her face and threw herself into Wu Suining's arms, crying uncontrollably.

Wu Suining was so angry that tears streamed down her face. She slapped Qiu Guang on the back a few times and scolded, "You brat, are you out of your mind! Why didn't you cough when you were choking! Why didn't you make a sound?!"

"Waaah, Qiu Guang is afraid of making a sound and letting the thieves hear, waaah, my life is a small matter, Miss's safety is the most important! Waaah, it's all my fault, I can even choke on my food, waaah, I'm useless..."

The mistress and servant were embracing and weeping when Qiu Guang suddenly felt her mistress's arm stiffen. She turned her head to look outside and saw the scoundrel who had kidnapped her mistress standing at the entrance of Meixiang Hall. His tall figure completely blocked the small door. Qiu Guang couldn't help but scream in surprise. Then the scoundrel quickly stepped forward and knocked Qiu Guang unconscious with a single palm strike.

Wu Suining quickly caught Qiu Guang, her eyebrows furrowed, and shouted sharply, "What are you doing! What did you do to Qiu Guang!"

Peng Zizheng turned around, walked to the door, closed it, grabbed a candlestick, and bolted the door shut. Then he walked up to Wu Suining and asked, "What did you hear just now?"

Wu Suining's heart pounded again. She didn't answer Peng Zizheng's question, but instead questioned him: "How could a dignified General Guide trespass into the women's quarters in the backyard? Is this the behavior of a true man?"

Seeing that the young woman showed no fear, just like last time at the training ground, and especially when he deliberately exuded a fierce aura, she not only wasn't afraid but seemed to have been provoked into a fighting spirit, Peng Zizheng stared at her and smiled: "You know me? Whose young woman are you?"

Peng Zizheng knew that anyone who could come to the Prince's Mansion for a banquet was either a noble official or a wealthy family. Although he couldn't do anything to this young lady, he didn't believe he couldn't scare her.

"General Peng," Wu Suining calmed down, gently laid Qiu Guang down on the couch, then, with a serious expression, replied with a disdainful tone, "You will soon find out who I am. In this backyard of the Prince's mansion, for you and me to share a room is to ruin the General's reputation. Because as long as I inform my father, even His Majesty the Emperor cannot stop you from becoming a son-in-law in our Wu family!"

The word "son-in-law" stunned Peng Zizheng. He truly hadn't expected the other party's response to be so bizarre. He had just returned from the frontier and naturally didn't know that Wu Peng'en's family was looking for a son-in-law, but no matter whose family it was, Peng Zizheng would never become a son-in-law! Yet, the girl before him spoke so calmly and confidently that Peng Zizheng was somewhat unsure if her identity was indeed extraordinary. Just as he was frowning and sizing up this seemingly young but imposing young woman, he suddenly heard a voice outside shouting something that sounded like Qiang language.

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