The prince is fierce: Who dares to steal my woman?

"You'd better tell the truth, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

After Xiao Jinyan finished speaking, he lashed the girl's fair and slender thigh with a whip.

"what!"

The girl let out a scream.

The whip was applied just right. If it had been harder, the girl would have screamed pitifully and sadly, without any pleasure. If it had been lighter, the girl could have easily held back her screams or only let out a soft hum, which would not have been noticed by others.

"Say it or not! Say it or not! Say it or not!"

Xiao Jinyan then lashed the girl several more times, and the girl cried out helplessly...

After a whole night of this, just before dawn, the woman finally confessed.

It turns out that she was an assassin sent by Yang Rong, the proprietress of Mianyue Tower, named Guan Lingxuan. The real bride, Yu Xin'er, had been kidnapped by Yang Rong, who was the lover of Wei Kui, the son of the Right Minister Wei Wuji.

The Crown Prince arranged the marriage to win over Duke Xiao Cheng of Qi, and the bride Xiao Jinyan was the daughter of Yu Jin, a member of the Crown Prince's faction. However, Wei Wuji and his son were both members of the faction of Liu Kun, the Prince of Guangling. In order to help Liu Kun seize the throne, they plotted to assassinate Xiao Jinyan on their wedding night, so as to force Xiao Cheng to take his anger out on the Crown Prince.

Xiao Jinyan couldn't help but gasp, thinking, "This is terrifying!"

His cheapskate father wields considerable military power, and both the emperor and the princes covet him. He, a good-for-nothing playboy, has attracted this bloodshed simply because he is the only son of the Xiao family. If others were to discover his shrewdness, competence, wit, and decisiveness, would he even survive?

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

To live longer, one must be a spoiled brat, a good-for-nothing. In any case, the first priority is to establish the original owner's persona as a spoiled brat and survive.

As a result, the next day, many rumors began to circulate from the Duke of Qi's residence...

"Have you heard? Last night, the young master spent the entire night on his wedding night."

"Yes, I heard that the Crown Prince's wife was moaning all night long."

"That's incredible, Your Highness's physical abilities."

"The young master is fierce..."

The next day, Xiao Jinyan tied Guan Lingxuan up and locked her in the woodshed in the backyard. He then changed into a blue outfit with cloud-patterned runes, took out a sword from the cabinet, and drew it from its sheath.

The sword was jet black, incredibly sharp, and exuded a chilling aura. This was the "Xuanming Sword," a treasure bestowed upon the Xiao family by the emperor to protect their home. Forged from black iron from the Western Regions, this sword could cut a hair in two and slice through iron like mud. It could be used to behead tyrannical emperors and treacherous officials, making it a true imperial sword.

Standing at the door was a young man in his early thirties, with a small mustache, slightly yellow skin, a resolute face, and a felt hat, resembling a chivalrous knight-errant. He was none other than Luo Chuan, Xiao Jinyan's personal bodyguard. This man came from the martial arts world, was quite skilled in martial arts, and possessed a chivalrous spirit. His unique skills in lightness technique and hidden weapons were also quite famous in the underworld.

Seeing Xiao Jinyan take out the Xuanming Sword, Luo Chuan asked, "Is the young master going out? Where to?"

Xiao Jinyan tossed the Xuanming Sword to Luo Chuan: "Mianyue Tower."

At this moment, Xiao Jinyan understood that Wei Kui and Yang Rong, that despicable couple, were the ones who plotted to assassinate him. However, Xiao Jinyan's trip to Mianyue Tower was not to confront them, much less to challenge them to a fight. Rather, he intended to win them over psychologically, to first weaken and divide the couple from within, making them fight amongst themselves and thus eliminating the threat to him.

After all, these days even married couples don't necessarily trust each other, let alone lovers.

Another matter was rescuing his lawfully wedded wife, Yu Xin'er.

At this very moment, inside a private room at Mianyue Tower, a man and a woman were engaged in a heated conversation.

A man with high cheekbones, a cold expression, and wearing a crimson brocade robe said with disappointment and disdain, "Yang Rong, what kind of assassin did you find? It's all over the streets now. She let that playboy have sex with her all night long, and he kept moaning in bed."

It was Wei Kui.

The woman opposite her was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slender figure, wearing a purple gauze dress, with delicate eyebrows, phoenix eyes, peach blossom eyes, narrow and charming, and skin as white as jade. She was exceptionally beautiful and seemed otherworldly. This was Yang Rong.

Yang Rong said calmly, "Don't worry, my people won't fail."

Wei Kui shook his head and spread his hands: "But... all night long, all night long..."

A playful smile appeared on Yang Rong's pretty face: "Perhaps the person has already died suddenly."

At this moment, Xiao Jinyan had already brought Luo Chuan downstairs, and their arrival immediately sparked a heated discussion...

"Look, the prince is here."

"Didn't he just celebrate his wedding night yesterday? And now he's looking for a prostitute the very next day?"

"Truly worthy of being called the number one playboy of the Song Dynasty."

"I heard he worked all night yesterday, can he still work today?"

"The young master is fierce..."

Upon seeing Xiao Jinyan arrive, a plump madam hurriedly came forward, smiling broadly, and said, "Oh, young master, you're newly married! I haven't even had a chance to ask for a cup of celebratory wine yet, and you've already come."

"Stop your damn nonsense and hurry up and let that slut Yang Rong come out and keep this young master company."

"Oh, what a coincidence, Your Highness. My wife is entertaining guests in her room and it's inconvenient for her to come out right now."

"Fuck your mother!"

Xiao Jinyan kicked the madam in the backside, knocking her to the ground. As he spoke, he rushed upstairs…

When Wei Kui saw that Xiao Jinyan was unharmed, he was first taken aback, then smiled and said, "Young Master, what brings you here?"

Xiao Jinyan's lips curled into a wicked smile: "What business could you possibly have at Mianyue Tower? Of course, you're here to see the ladies."

Wei Kui winked: "Since you're looking for girls, please have the madam arrange it for the young master."

Xiao Jinyan sneered and said, "This young master will find her today!"

After saying that, he pointed at Yang Rong.

Yang Rong's eyes flickered, and her red lips parted slightly: "Young Master, I do not sell myself."

Xiao Jinyan revealed a playful smile and said sternly, "Yang Rong, what are you pretending to be innocent for, you filthy whore who runs a brothel? Today, I, the young master, order you to sell yourself, and you have to sell yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Kui's eyes flashed with anger, and he said sternly, "Xiao Jinyan, don't push your luck!"

Almost everyone in Jiankang knew that Yang Rong was Wei Kui's lover, and that Xiao Jinyan's actions were an attempt to publicly cuckold Wei Kui.

Xiao Jinyan's face turned fierce, his emotions surging, and he said sternly, "I'm going to bully you today, so what?"

Wei Kui, his chest filled with an uncontrollable rage, shouted in a deep voice, "Xiao Jinyan, open your dog eyes and take a good look! My father is the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!"

"So what if it's the Right Minister? Even if the Emperor himself were here, I'm still going to sleep with Yang Rong!"

Xiao Jinyan's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze sharp as a knife. She pulled the Xuanming Sword from Luo Chuan's arms behind her and flashed it in front of Wei Kui.

The light was cold and gloomy.

Wei Kui stumbled in fright, stammering, "Xiao Jinyan, what...what do you want to do?"

Xiao Jin said righteously, "This Xuanming Sword was bestowed by His Majesty. It can be used to behead tyrannical emperors and slay treacherous officials. Wei Kui, today I'm only sleeping with your mistress, not your wife. Don't push your luck! If you don't get out of my way, I'll chop you down right now!"

After saying that, he raised the Xuanming Sword and made a slashing motion towards Wei Kui.

Wei Kui immediately broke out in a cold sweat and sat down on the ground in fright: "Xiao Jinyan, are you crazy!"

Rumor has it that this playboy is a ruthless womanizer, willing to risk his life for women, and when he gets into the mood, there's no woman he wouldn't dare to sleep with.

Seeing this, Yang Rong quickly stepped forward to help Wei Kui up and whispered in his ear, "Young Master Wei, let me stay with him."

Wei Kui was startled: "How can that be?"

Yang Rong said softly, "Don't worry, I won't let him touch me."

Wei Kui wanted to say something more, but Yang Rong turned around and gave Xiao Jinyan a flirtatious wink, saying softly, "Young Master, please."