Chapter 100: Take Action
In the elegant room next door, a person sitting or standing can clearly hear the noise in the adjacent room.
"Tang Ying, are you looking for death?"
This was the high-pitched and sharp cry of the Ninth Princess.
Tang Ying's back was completely exposed to the attack range of the four men in black. In an emergency, she grabbed the hilt of the knife and dragged the owner of Baoyue Tower and the Ninth Princess to switch places with her, so that the owner of Baoyue Tower was facing the men in black, and the Ninth Princess was still sandwiched between the two. She leaned her back against the wall, grabbed the long knife, and kicked the owner of Baoyue Tower out, almost coming into close contact with the shining knives in the hands of the four men in black.
The four men in black were smart enough to put away their swords at the critical moment, thus narrowly saving the life of the owner of Baoyue Tower.
The Ninth Princess was still cursing: "Bitch, are you hoping that something bad will happen to me?"
Tang Ying dragged the man behind her and said angrily , "Shut up if you want to live! Did you forget to grow a brain when you grew a face?"
The Emperor of Southern Qi, who was sitting in the elegant room next door, said: "..."
Gan Jun and Fu Chen who were standing: "..."
The Ninth Princess has been pampered since she was a child. Relying on her superior status, she has developed an arrogant and domineering character. Apart from being restrained in front of the Emperor of Southern Qi, who can she look down on outside the palace?
Many people, due to their status, tried to fawn on the Ninth Princess and tolerated her to the utmost. However, they did not expect that when they met Tang Ying, they were not polite to her at all. They had to protect fighting hard, and at the same time they had to distract themselves from arguing with her.
The Emperor of Southern Qi felt very complicated when he heard the sounds of fighting and quarreling, the sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground, and the screams of the Ninth Princess coming from the elegant room next door.
“Help—”
Even though Tang Ying pulled the people behind her, she couldn't protect the Ninth Princess's jumping heart. From time to time, she had to stick her head out from behind Tang Ying to observe the battle situation. Then, several men in black and the owner of Baoyue Tower tacitly hit her head with big knives. Tang Ying was so tired that she wished she could use a knife to calm her down.
"Go ahead and scream, don't worry, no one will come to save you even if you scream your throat out!" Tang Ying held up a knife to block a sneak attack from a black-clad man, twisted her body and kicked the Baoyue Tower shopkeeper on the wrist bone, and said to her angrily: "Can't you save some energy? Are you really the master's biological daughter?"
The Ninth Princess looks 40 to 50 percent like her mother, Imperial Noble Consort Wan. She is definitely the biological daughter of the Emperor of Southern Qi.
Emperor of Southern Qi: "This Tang Ying..."
Gan Jun: "The girl from the border town is a little wild."
Fu Chen: "Your Majesty, don't bother with her!"
The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from the next room, and the Ninth Princess was scolded: "Don't think you are great just because you saved me. I tell you, I don't thank you at all!"
From the noise, it was clear that Tang Ying had already subdued the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower and the four men in black. The Ninth Princess could then yell at them arrogantly. There were also a few crisp slaps. Yuan Shu gritted her teeth and cursed, "You are such a rebel. How dare you attack me! Tell me, who sent you here?"
Then, Tang Ying's slow voice was heard: "They are not crazy, they will tell you, young lady."
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower, who was lying on the ground, suddenly said, "Tang Ying, didn't you instruct us to assassinate her?"
Yuan Shu was furious when she heard this. She picked up the long knife on the ground and ran towards Tang Ying. "It's all because of you, little bitch. You pretended to be a good person and saved my life, and now you want me to be grateful to you? What are you thinking?"
Tang Ying was originally leaning casually against the wall. The room was cramped, so she was inevitably restrained when she took action. She also had to consider the Ninth Princess jumping around behind her, so she suffered a lot. Not only did her old wounds break open, but she also incurred new injuries because she had nowhere to hide and had to protect Yuan Shu. She never expected that she would be bitten back.
"Brains are good things, can't you grow one?" Tang Ying bent down to pick up Fei Luan on the ground. The Ninth Princess's blade had already chopped her down, so she rolled on the ground, very dissatisfied: "It's unrealistic to expect you to grow a brain now. It's okay impulsive, okay?"
Yuan Shu was furious at her sarcasm, and with the incident with Fu Chen, all the new and old grudges were piled up together. At this time, she didn't care that Tang Ying had just saved her life. She picked up the knife and wanted to take Tang Ying's life: "No matter how much you talk, you can't save your life!" She chased Tang Ying in the small room and hacked her.
Tang Ying was so exhausted that she had just knocked down those men on the ground. Besides, she had other guesses in her mind, so she didn't kill them. She just beat them until they lost their ability to resist.
The Ninth Princess was a mere tactile being, but these tactful skills were extremely valuable, and Tang Ying could not afford to compensate for even a hair lost. She could only run for her life in the small room, fleeing from one end to the other. When she passed by the owner of Baoyue Tower, he stepped hard on her leg, causing her to scream, but she felt much better.
——If you dare to frame her, you must be prepared to be retaliated against.
Tang Ying ran several laps and waved her hands to call for a break: "Stop, stop! Okay? If you don't stop, even if I eat the rice given by the master, I will be rude to you!"
The Ninth Princess chased her and made her flee in panic, but she didn't hurt her at all. As a result, the more she chased her, the angrier she became: "Don't even think about it!"
Tang Ying: "Can't you believe me just once?" Then she amused herself: "Yeah, how could you believe me?" She mocked her: "You would rather believe the lies of a woman who wanted to kill you just now than believe me, the person who just saved your life. I don't know who is more pathetic, you or me?"
She interrogated the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower, who was rolling on the ground with his hands on his stomach after being stepped on by her several times: "Hey, stop rolling on your stomach and tell me the truth about whose money you received. Do you want to confuse right and wrong? Otherwise, I will not be polite!" The long sword passed half an inch above her eyeballs: "If you don't tell the truth, I will dig out your eyes!"
The Ninth Princess: "You should let someone see how vicious you are!"
The door of the elegant room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and the first person to come in was Fu Chen. This was exactly what the Ninth Princess was thinking, and she was very happy: "Sir Fu, come here and take a look!" See how vicious the woman you like is.
Fu Chen stepped aside without saying a word, revealing the majestic Emperor of Southern Qi behind him. The Ninth Princess swallowed the rest of her words with difficulty.
Tang Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she had guessed, it was just a trap set by the Emperor of Southern Qi. He was probably not satisfied with the candidate recommended by Yao Niang, so he set up a trap to test her ability.
She turned her head to look and found that compared to her who had already guessed the reason, the Ninth Princess was the most confused. She didn't even know that she was just being used as bait. She even threw down her long sword and rushed to the Emperor of Southern Qi and cried, "Father, she bullied me!"
Tang Ying thought: Are you and your daughter not done yet?!
Who is bullying whom?
When the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower came in, she hadn't thought about this yet. Her mind was still filled with the ambiguous look from Master Fu. She was secretly guessing what he meant. Unexpectedly, someone rushed in and tried to fight. During the fight, she found that the other party seemed to have some strength left. From time to time, he would attack the Ninth Princess more as if it was a test rather than revenge. She began to doubt the purpose of this group of people.
Tang Ying knelt on the ground, sheathed the Fei Luan, and looked like an obedient person waiting for his fate.
The shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower and the four men in black who were lying on the ground struggled to get up and knelt at the feet of the Southern Qi Emperor: "Your Majesty."
Tang Ying pretended to be surprised: "You...what do you mean?" She glanced at the Emperor of Southern Qi, only to find that the Ninth Princess was hugging his arm and acting coquettishly. Even the most decisive emperor can be teased by others sometimes, and he can't spare the hands to deal with his kneeling subjects.
The Emperor of Southern Qi glanced at Tang Ying and found that her appearance was very different from her verbal skills. The daughter of Tang family, who could find time to quarrel with the Ninth Princess during a fight, was in a dishevel. She was far from being as calm and composed as he had imagined from the girl sitting next to her. Her sleeves were torn and there was blood on her body. It was obvious that she was injured in the melee. The four men and one woman on the ground were obviously more disheveled than her. They must have suffered a great loss at her hands.
On the other hand, the Ninth Princess’ hair was neat and tidy, and her body was clean. Except for being very angry, she was well protected by Tang Ying, and not even her skin was scratched.
The Southern Qi Emperor's face suddenly darkened: "Shut up! If she bullies you, she doesn't need to do anything else, just stand by and watch and let you suffer a great loss, and she still allows you to be dressed neatly and not even a hair on your body is hurt? What did your mother teach you on weekdays? Don't you even know the four words of gratitude?"
Even though this was what Tang Ying was thinking, she couldn't act too confident on the surface, and hurriedly said in panic: "It is my duty to protect the Ninth Princess. Your Majesty is too kind!"
Although the Emperor of Southern Qi felt that she was mean and harsh, and was not polite to the Ninth Princess at all, her actions were indeed thoughtful and appropriate. More importantly, she never forgot public interests for personal reasons. Even though she did not get along with the Ninth Princess, she never took the opportunity to retaliate. Instead, she dutifully protected Yuan Shu when she was besieged. This was very commendable.
There are many people in this world who are good at sweet talk and are ready to respond with just a few words. What is truly rare are those who are willing to take action.
The Southern Qi Emperor was old, and he had a deeper understanding of many things than the Ninth Princess, so he glared at her and rebuked her, "Nonsense! Tang Ying was injured in order to save you, how can you be so rude?"
The Ninth Princess is still dissatisfied with Tang Ying: "Father, didn't you hear her say that it was Tang Ying who wanted to kill me?" Her eyes met the flattering smile of the owner of Baoyue Tower, and her mind was suddenly stuck - wait, these people know father!
She had a lot of questions in her mind. She struggled to turn her rusty brain. She could almost hear the "clicking" sound in her head. She finally managed to say something, and tears welled up in her eyelashes: "So... it wasn't Tang Ying who wanted to kill me, but my father who wanted his daughter's life?"
The Ninth Princess was used to acting recklessly, and there was no Imperial Concubine Wan to smooth things over. After the shock, her nerves relaxed, so she blurted out a word.
Tang Ying: “…” Fortunately, your father is the emperor. If he was a prime minister or a minister, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to clean up the mess for you.
The Ninth Princess has such low emotional intelligence.
The Southern Qi Emperor rubbed his forehead with a headache and ordered: "Fu Qing, send Xiao Jiu to the Imperial Concubine."
If we let her stay here any longer, she will probably end up causing trouble.
