Tu Nanjun stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, bent her wrists with both hands, and childishly poked Li Anqi's face with her index finger from top to bottom.

"You lowly concubine's daughter, nothing but a worm crawling out of the mud! I, the princess, will insult you! What can you do to me?!"

Li Anqi's gaze swept towards Tu Nanjun with a hint of coldness.

At first glance, this Princess Ningyang was clearly an arrogant and domineering young lady who was arrogant and spoiled.

Li Anqi didn't want to swallow her anger, but she also didn't want to get into trouble, especially at this crucial moment when she needed to get close to Hao Ge.

“I am indeed born out of wedlock, but I have been careful to maintain proper decorum as a concubine! The princess is of noble birth and should know the importance of etiquette and shame. With so many eyes watching, the princess should not lose face in her words and actions!” Li Anqi said seriously.

Tu Nanjun realized that Li Anqi was implying that she was ill-mannered, and she became even angrier.

But she was afraid that, as Li Anqi had said, she had spoken too carelessly and would be laughed at by those around her, so she swallowed the foul words that were about to come out of her mouth.

"Humph!"

Tu Nanjun's gaze lingered on Li Anqi's hair bun, and suddenly she snatched the camellia hairpin from Li Anqi's head.

A woman's voice exclaimed in surprise from the crowd: "Shanji Velvet Flower! And it's even the camellia design!"

Another female voice exclaimed, "My God! She actually has camellias! This camellia design was discontinued shortly after its release, and Da Xin Chao only has ten of them! Each one is worth a fortune!"

Li Anqi was unaware that ever since Shan Xingwen saw her wearing a camellia hairpin, he stopped selling the same style, which indirectly led to this hairpin being hyped up as a limited-edition collector's item by wealthy ladies who loved Shan Ji velvet flowers.

"How could you possibly have this hairpin? You must have stolen it from somewhere!" Tu Nanjun shouted.

"I have no need to explain to anyone why I have this hairpin." Li Anqi stretched out a hand. "I hope the princess will return the hairpin to me."

Tu Nanjun glanced around at the crowd, then held up the velvet flower hairpin and waved it in front of Li Anqi, a wild smile creeping onto her lips.

"I'm not giving it back to you. What can you do to me? Do you think you can teach me the same lesson you taught Zui Zhi?!"

Li Anqi's eyes sharpened slightly.

“Unlike the princess’s domineering and forceful nature, I come from the Jingguo Mansion and have learned etiquette and manners since childhood.” She said, word by word.

"you--"

Tu Nanjun heard the sarcasm and warning in Li Anqi's words, and her face suddenly showed more anger.

"What Jingguo Mansion?! Where is the Jingguo Mansion now? It's just ruins! Your legitimate sister has a general as her maternal grandfather. You, a lowly concubine, dare to be arrogant in front of me, the princess!"

After saying that, Tu Nanjun angrily threw the camellia hairpin to the ground and crushed it with her foot.

Li Anqi was taken aback. The image of Li Anxiu happily giving him the hairpin that day flashed through his mind.

Then she came to her senses, her eyes widening as she looked at the hairpin, a hint of coldness creeping into them.

She pushed Tu Nanjun away with both hands, quickly squatted down, and picked up the broken velvet hairpin from the ground.

The petals of the velvet flower had been trampled and deformed, and the sea pearls and various gemstones and crystals on the hairpin were scattered on the ground.

Li Anqi struggled to control his trembling hands and quickly picked up the scattered pieces of jewelry.

Tu Nanjun, having somehow scooped up a ladle of hot spring water from a nearby hot spring, stood in front of Li Anqi and proudly poured the water over Li Anqi's head.

Li Anqi shivered from the sudden splash of water. She quickened her pace, tucked the handkerchief containing the velvet hairpin into her sleeve, and stood up quickly.

"Haha, hahaha! Look, she's soaked to the bone!" Tu Nanjun threw away the empty ladle, pointed at Li Anqi with one hand, and held her lower abdomen with the other, laughing loudly as she spoke to the crowd.

Most of the onlookers showed sympathy, while a few, like Zui Zhi, laughed along with Tu Nanjun.

Li Anqi stubbornly bit her lip, clenched her fists, and quietly looked at Tu Nanjun, also remembering the faces of those who laughed at her.

If it weren't for the fear of affecting her mission to get close to Hao Ge, she really wanted to teach them a lesson they would never forget, and then drag Xiao Wang out to take the blame, killing two birds with one stone.

Li Anqi remained silent for a long time before suddenly loosening his fists.

Although she was soaked, she remained calm and composed.

Li Anqi bowed and greeted the princess, changing her tone from before: "It was my fault. I should not have offended the princess. I hope the princess will forgive me."

Tu Nanjun paused for a moment, then raised a confident and arrogant smile, as if she thought it should be this way.

“Oh, right, I just remembered that His Highness specifically instructed me today that if I met His Highness’s sister at Cangming Manor, I must pass on a message for His Highness. I didn’t expect that the sister His Highness mentioned was actually a princess.” Li Anqi raised her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Tu Nanjun's expression showed some trembling and panic. She hurriedly asked, "What message did Brother Lingluo ask you to deliver?! Tell me quickly!"

Li Anqi looked around and said, "It's not convenient to talk here. The prince asked me to bring some rather private things."

Tu Nanjun's cheeks flushed involuntarily.

"Princess, please come with me."

Li Anqi led Tu Nanjun to the hot spring.

Zui Zhi tried to follow, but Tu Nanjun scolded her back: "Don't follow!"

Only Li Anqi and Tu Nanjun remained by the hot spring.

A group of people stood on the veranda, all looking around.

"What message did Brother Lingluo ask you to deliver? Tell me quickly!" Tu Nanjun urged impatiently.

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