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

Yang Rong's expression changed instantly. She blushed with shyness, her delicate skin turning rosy, and she nestled into Xiao Jinyan's arms, looking every bit the little bird.

Goodness, it seems this woman is a pragmatic person; she reacted quite quickly.

Xiao Jinyan lifted Yang Rong's delicate chin, while his other hand roamed over her slender waist, teasingly asking, "What, not hanging out with Wei Kui anymore?"

Yang Rong's crystal eyes were brimming with spring, and her delicate body swayed almost imperceptibly in response, as she said in a soft, moaning voice, "Young Master, what are you saying? From now on, I belong to you. What is Wei Kui anyway?"

"What about Yu Xin'er?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, Madam will treat you to the best food and drink here, and will send you back to your residence first thing tomorrow morning."

"I must say, you guys are really bold, daring to kidnap even the prime minister's daughter. Aren't you afraid of the prime minister's retaliation?"

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but Yu Jin only cares about his legitimate daughter, Yu Zhen'er. He wouldn't even care if he lost Yu Xin'er, his illegitimate daughter."

"So biased?"

"That's incredibly biased. Yu Zhen'er lives a life of luxury in the mansion, while Yu Xin'er wears coarse clothes and is worse off than a servant. Her life is far less comfortable than here with me. By the way, Your Highness, when the Crown Prince arranged the marriage, he specifically requested the eldest daughter of the Yu family. However, Yu Jin couldn't bear to part with her, fearing that you, a spoiled brat, would ruin her, so he married her off to a concubine's daughter instead."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyan couldn't help but think, "Damn it! Is this old bastard Yu Jin just trying to get rid of me? Could it be that the girl I'm marrying into isn't even a concubine's daughter, and isn't even his biological daughter at all?"

Xiao Jinyan then said, "Since you have released Yu Xin'er, I will also send Guan Lingxuan back to you."

Yang Rong blinked her long eyelashes and said teasingly, "No need, no need, that little slut can stay and serve the young master."

"I have no shortage of servants around me."

How could Xiao Jinyan dare to keep a terrorist who had just assassinated him by his side?

"If the young master gets tired of her, he can give her to a servant. If that doesn't work, he can use her as livestock."

Xiao Jinyan knew that Yang Rong was more complicated than he had imagined, but she didn't dare to openly offend him at the moment. Yu Xin'er was no longer of any use and could definitely be sent back to the manor. As for Yang Rong's people, Xiao Jinyan naturally didn't dare to keep them by his side, so he released Guan Lingxuan as soon as he returned to the manor.

Unexpectedly, Guan Lingxuan ran into Yang Rong after leaving the Duke of Qi's mansion.

When Yang Rong saw Guan Lingxuan, she was furious. Her expression was ferocious, her eyes were bloodshot, and she slapped Guan Lingxuan to the ground.

"I heard you were moaning all night. I never knew you were so horny."

Guan Lingxuan knelt at Yang Rong's feet, her brows furrowed, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and said innocently, "My lady, things aren't as you think."

Yang Rong's anger flared, and she snapped, "Shut up! It's one thing that your assassination attempt failed, but you actually dared to betray me! Who gave you the guts to do that!"

After saying that, she kicked him, and Guan Lingxuan rolled in the mud, then struggled to kneel at Yang Rong's feet.

"Of the four beauties of the capital, Zixuan is the most beautiful."

Yang Rong leaned down, lifted Guan Lingxuan's delicate chin, stared at her intently with a fierce look, and sneered, "You are indeed a beauty. But what good is being pretty if you're just a useless coquettish woman!"

Yang Rong was the princess of the fallen kingdom of Qiuchi. Back then, the one who led a mighty army to destroy Qiuchi, capturing princes and ministers, and massacring the royal family was none other than Xiao Cheng, the father of Xiao Jinyan.

Yang Rong's allegiance to Wei Kui and Xiao Jinyan was a facade; her true purpose was to instigate internal strife within the Song Dynasty and avenge her motherland.

Yang Rong had four beautiful women under her command, all of whom possessed unique skills. They were placed in various corners of Jiankang and were known as the "Four Beauties of the Capital." Guan Lingxuan was the most beautiful of the four, known as "Zixuan," but she ranked last among them.

Guan Lingxuan knelt at Yang Rong's feet like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to breathe loudly.

Yang Rong's eyes narrowed slightly, her face filled with murderous intent: "Zixuan, I'll give you another chance to redeem yourself. Go back to the Duke of Qi's mansion, stay by Xiao Jinyan's side, and tell me everything he does!"

Having witnessed Xiao Jinyan's ruthless methods, Yang Rong no longer regarded him as a good-for-nothing playboy. She felt it was necessary to plant a spy by his side, and the most suitable candidate for this spy was undoubtedly Guan Lingxuan.

Upon hearing this, Guan Lingxuan turned pale with fright and shook her head, saying, "My lady, I beg you, please don't let me go back to the Duke of Qi's mansion. Xiao Jinyan... he's a complete freak."

Yang Rong sneered and said mockingly, "That pervert Xiao Jinyan and you, you slut, aren't you a perfect match?"

"My wife, things are really not what you think..."

"Stop your fucking nonsense! You're actually trying to negotiate with me? I think you're asking for trouble!"

As she spoke, Yang Rong slapped Guan Lingxuan hard across the face again.

Burning pain.

"Execute my orders! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

The Duke's Mansion of Qi.

In Xiao Jinyan's study, Luo Chuan paced back and forth with his arms crossed, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Your Highness, according to the timeline, Madam should have been kidnapped by Yang Rong three days before her wedding."

Xiao Jinyan sat in front of the large pear wood table, playing with a rhinoceros horn in one hand and resting his chin on the other, and said, "Luo Chuan, do you mean that Yu Jin should know about Yu Xin'er's kidnapping, but he neither sent anyone to rescue her nor sent anyone to inform me, is that right?"

Luo Chuan wasn't sure either. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe."

His own daughter was kidnapped and switched at birth in the mansion for three days, yet the head of the family did not investigate at all. How could there be such a careless father in the world?

Just then, the maid Grape's joyful voice came from outside the door: "Young Master, Madam is back."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyan quickly got up and went out to greet her. To be honest, he and his wife had never even met before.

Xiao Jinyan strode into the courtyard and saw a girl in a yellow dress with a pure, porcelain-like face and clear, bright eyes walking towards him, like a beam of white moonlight shining into his heart.

It was Yu Xin'er.

Xiao Jinyan thought to himself, although Yu Xin'er wasn't as stunning as Guan Lingxuan at first glance, nor as alluring as Yang Rong, she had the advantage of being pure and refined, and possessed a certain beauty. Most importantly, she was natural and harmless, unlike Guan Lingxuan, who was all smiles and could pull out a dagger to kill him at any moment. As for that slut Yang Rong, she was full of evil, wicked from head to toe.

"I've met the prince."

Yu Xin'er bowed politely to Xiao Jinyan, displaying the demeanor of a well-bred young lady.

Xiao Jinyan stepped forward and took Yu Xin'er's arm: "You're back. Yang Rong didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"

Yu Xin'er shook her head: "Your Highness, although Yang Rong captured me, she treated me to good food and drink and did not make things difficult for me."

Xiao Jinyan smiled brightly: "What, still calling yourself Prince?"

Yu Xin'er glanced at Xiao Jinyan secretly, and said shyly, "Husband."

Xiao Jinyan thought to himself, now that his wife is back, it's time to have a proper wedding night tonight.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the maid Peach ran over in a panic, shouting, "Young Master, something terrible has happened! There's a woman outside looking for you, she says..."

Xiao Jinyan said sternly, "What did you say?"

"She said she wanted to get an explanation from the prince, and that she couldn't let him ruin his body for no reason."