Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Qin Yizhen reached out and grabbed the teacup beside her, splashing the tea directly onto his head.

Tea splashed all over him, even the folding fan in his hand, painted with eighteen beauties, was not spared.

Liang Xize's smug smile froze on his face, and he was completely stunned.

Fang Shixin was also startled by this sudden turn of events, clutching her chest and taking two steps back.

"Someone come here!" Green Bridge suddenly called out.

The two guards inside the Peony Pavilion stood behind Qin Yizhen, while the guards outside the door broke in and rushed in, pressing down Fang Shixin who was retreating, and surrounding Liang Xize.

Fang Shixin exclaimed in alarm, "Qin Yizhen, what are you doing?!"

Qin Yizhen merely glanced at her indifferently, ignoring her completely, and simply looked at Liang Xize quietly.

Liang Xize wiped the tea off his face, his expression cold and stern, his hawk-like eyes fixed on Qin Yizhen with a sinister look, as if he wanted to kill her.

"Princess Yizhen..."

Before Liang Xize could finish speaking, Qin Yizhen coldly ordered, "How dare you speak so disrespectfully and belittle me! You people from Xiliang have quite the nerve! Guards, seize him and take him back to the Court of State Ceremonial."

"Also, please inform the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies to teach this man a proper lesson about the rules of our Eastern Qin. If there is a next time, then we will have Western Liang send someone else as a hostage."

Upon hearing this, Liang Xize's face darkened.

Being a hostage is indeed unfortunate, but if he is sent back to Xijing in this way, he will certainly not have a good ending.

He said, "Princess Yizhen, so what if you are a princess of Eastern Qin? I am still a prince of Western Liang. How can you be so heartless? Where does this leave the diplomatic relations between our two countries?"

Qin Yizhen replied, "Have you forgotten that you were the one who was rude and presumptuous first? Even if you are wrong, it is you who are wrong first, so don't blame me for taking you away."

When Liang Xize saw several guards about to surround and arrest him, his expression changed slightly, and he retreated towards the back door, seemingly intending to leave first.

“Prince Ze,” Qin Yizhen suddenly called out to him, “If Prince Ze intends to flee to escape punishment, I will appeal to the Court of State Ceremonies of the Capital Prefecture, and search the entire Qin capital to find you.”

"Don't forget, this is Qin capital, not Xijing of Xiliang."

Liang Xize stopped in his tracks, looked at Qin Yizhen intently, and finally chuckled.

I thought it was a beautiful peony, but it turns out it has thorns and will prick your hand if you touch it.

"Alright, alright, since the princess has said so, I naturally won't run away, but..." Liang Xize slightly curled the corners of his mouth, a cool and sinister aura emanating from him, "However, next time I see the princess, I must have a proper talk with her."

"If we meet again, I will naturally accompany you to the end."

Qin Yizhen is gentle and kind by nature and has never liked to argue with others. It is truly rare to see her so sharp and fearless.

Actually, Qin Yizhen was still a little flustered after provoking such a cold and venomous person, but when she thought of Cheng Yan, she suddenly felt no fear.

Liang Xize dared to scheme against Cheng Yan, and given the chance, she would never let Liang Xize go. They would be mortal enemies sooner or later, so what did she have to fear?

If you're so capable, then come and try.

Liang Xize shook the tea leaves off his head, then turned and left. Qin Yizhen ordered two guards to take him to the Court of State Ceremonial and explain the matter to the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, who would surely make him suffer.

After Liang Xize left, Qin Yizhen turned her gaze to Fang Shixin.

Fang Shixin's arms were pinned behind her back by two guards, and she struggled but could not break free.

She glared angrily at Qin Yizhen: "Qin Yizhen, what exactly do you mean? Even if you're in a bad mood, you shouldn't take it out on me and won't let me let go?"

"And Liang Xize, Liang Xize is my friend. If you had given me any face at all, you shouldn't have treated him like this, and even sent him to the Court of State Ceremonial. You've gone too far!"

Qin Yizhen raised her hand, signaling for Fang Shixin to release her.

She couldn't let Fang Shixin go either, but she wanted Fang Shixin to suffer a fate worse than death, so there was no rush.

Qin Yizhen explained, "I did this for you."

"For me?" Fang Shixin didn't believe it. "Nonsense, how could this be for me?"

"Of course it's for you." Qin Yizhen said this with a calm expression and a cold look in her eyes.

She said, "Liang Xize is a prince of the Western Liang Kingdom, and you are the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review of my Eastern Qin. How can you associate with him and keep pleading for him?"

"It's fine if I'm the one who heard it today, but if it were someone else, I would definitely find an imperial censor to impeach you and accuse you of treason."

The phrase "treason and collusion with the enemy" was rather strong, and Fang Shixin was startled.

"This...this can't be true, can it? How is this treason? Aren't we, Eastern Qin, Southern Qi, Western Liang, and Northern Wei, all one family?"

Fang Shixin didn't see anything wrong with her friendship with Liang Xize. In her view, there was only one Nine Provinces in the world. Even if it was divided into the four kingdoms it is today, everyone was still a citizen of the Nine Provinces.

"How could they be one family?" Qin Yizhen frowned, finding Fang Shixin's idea truly strange.

"Over the years, there have been frequent frictions between countries, with constant major and minor conflicts. Not to mention the distant past, three years ago, Xiliang led troops to attack Dongqin, and countless soldiers of Dongqin were killed or wounded. How can you still consider us as one family?"

Fang Shixin opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Qin Yizhen didn't want Fang Shixin and Liang Xize to have any further contact, so she said, "I can let today's matter go, but from now on, you can no longer see Liang Xize."

"Do you understand what I'm saying? If I find out, I will personally send someone to arrest you and put you in the Ministry of Justice prison for interrogation, to see if your heart belongs to the Eastern Qin or the Western Liang."

Fang Shixin's expression changed slightly, but seeing Qin Yizhen's firm attitude, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Qin Yizhen said, "It's good that you've figured it out. By the way, what brings you here today?"

Fang Shixin's face stiffened, filled with regret. She had originally intended to introduce Liang Xize to Qin Yizhen, but unexpectedly, Qin Yizhen preemptively threw tea over Liang Xize's head and sent him back to the Honglu Temple.

Moreover, judging from Qin Yizhen's apparent aversion and dislike towards Liang Xize, it's unlikely that this matter will come to fruition.

With her hopes dashed, Fang Shixin looked rather grim, but she could only put the matter aside for the time being and changed her excuse: "I heard that you finally left the gates of the Marquis of Pingxi's residence today, so I came to see you."

"By the way, why do you bring so many people with you when you travel? There are people everywhere you go, making it inconvenient to do anything."

"Next time you want to go out, just ask me to take you. I know there are a lot of fun places in Qindu. I'll take you there, just the two of us. It'll be so comfortable and fun!"