Nan Shiying, cloaked in her outer garment, gazed down at the frenzied Qin Yurou. There was not a trace of pity in her eyes as she coldly ordered the servants in the courtyard, "Are you all dead? Why haven't you dragged her away yet?"
The servants exchanged glances, none daring to move.
Seeing this, Qin Yurou's terror, fear, and disbelief turned into mockery and wildness. She threw her head back and laughed heartily, "Nan Shiying, so what if you have Xuan Wei guarding you? You're still a low-class slut. You, wanting to command the prince's mansion servants, do you even qualify?"
She struggled to her feet from the ground, blood flowing from between her fingers, staining her entire bodice in an instant, making her appearance utterly grotesque and terrifying.
But at this moment, she felt an overwhelming urge to laugh.
"Nan Shiying, if not for the Xuan Wei by your side, do you think you'd still be standing here talking to me? You expect me to kneel? That's simply a fool's dream! If I were you, I'd be kneeling at my feet begging for my forgiveness right now, otherwise, I will make you taste a life worse than death!"
Watching Qin Yurou spew venomous threats, Nan Shiying sighed softly. She turned to Lu Wan and the others, "Go, teach the side consort the rules of the mansion."
"Yes!"
Lu Wan and the others didn't hesitate, walking towards Qin Yurou.
Qin Yurou's maid immediately stepped in front of her, shouting fiercely, "What right do you have to be so insolent?"
Lu Wan approached the vociferous maid, grabbed her hair expressionlessly with one hand, and slapped her across the face with the other. A crisp sound echoed with Lu Wan's calm and indifferent voice, "This is the rule of the prince's mansion!"
At the same time, Bai Zhi and the other two engaged with Qin Yurou's other maid.
"Are you all dead? Hurry and drag these disobedient maids out." Seeing that her maids were struggling to resist, the once arrogant Qin Yurou suddenly panicked.
She loudly berated the servants in the courtyard while stumbling towards the exit.
Alas!
Nan Shiying sighed again.
She lowered her eyes slightly, raised her hand to fasten her outer garment, and as she walked, she rolled up her sleeves. Stepping over the entangled maids, she grabbed Qin Yurou's messy hair and kicked her in the back of the knee.
"Aiyoh," Qin Yurou cried out, her body uncontrollably toppling forward.
The pain of her knees hitting the ground was far less profound than the tearing sensation on her scalp. That burning pain instantly shot into her brain, and Qin Yurou's eyes turned red.
Nan Shiying dragged Qin Yurou by her hair, all the way out of the room.
Wails, as tragic as a cuckoo crying blood, echoed endlessly. Qin Yurou struggled desperately but could not break free. Xuan Yi watched Nan Shiying drag Qin Yurou out of the room like a dead dog, and a chill ran down his spine. He couldn't help but gasp.
This woman was truly ruthless!
Only when she had dragged Qin Yurou into the courtyard did Nan Shiying release her grip. She stepped on Qin Yurou's wrist, then squatted down and pinched her chin, forcing Qin Yurou to look up.
A mixture of blood and tears streamed down Qin Yurou's face, marring her once bright appearance into ugliness. Nan Shiying looked at the burning hatred in her eyes and sneered, "Kneel properly for me. If you dare move an inch, I will cripple you."
Saying this, she stood up and concentrated all her strength into the foot that was pressing on Qin Yurou's wrist.
"Ah..."
A heart-rending scream pierced the sky, drowning out the crisp snap of bone breaking.
Wei Rulan and Bai Xinxin, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, were so frightened they lost their wits.
Wei Rulan, pale as a sheet, clutched the porch railing, swaying as if she might faint at any moment.
Bai Xinxin gritted her teeth, suddenly turned, and left Xin Yuan Ge.
Wei Rulan watched Bai Xinxin's retreating figure, a shrewd glint flashing in her downcast eyes. She clutched her chest and fell backward without warning.
The scene descended into utter chaos.
Nan Shiying couldn't be bothered with Wei Rulan and Bai Xinxin at the moment. She had expected Bai Xinxin to be the one to cause trouble upon hearing of her seizing the property, but she hadn't anticipated Qin Yurou being so impatient.
If not for this, Nan Shiying wouldn't have wanted to deal with her first.
Nan Shiying gripped Qin Yurou's neck, lifted her, and then forced her back to her knees. After that, she smiled and stepped back a few paces.
With her arms crossed, she watched Qin Yurou.
Her eyes were full of encouragement, as if urging Qin Yurou to fight back.
But Qin Yurou had already experienced the consequences of resistance. She wished she could devour Nan Shiying alive, but she was even more afraid.
So afraid that she didn't dare to move.
Nan Shiying turned and walked back into the room with a hint of regret. Qin Yurou's two maids were subdued by Lu Wan and the other three. Lu Wan, using ropes she had found, tied them up.
Nan Shiying nodded with satisfaction and then instructed, "Xiao Huan, go to the back courtyard. If anyone enters the prince's mansion, inform me!"
She then turned to Xuan Yi and said, "Xuan Yi, you keep an eye on our side consort. If anyone dares to approach her, break their legs."
Xuan Yi looked at Nan Shiying speechlessly.
My lord tasked me with teaching you martial arts, not with being your subordinate!
You're using me quite handily!
With a cold expression, he neither agreed nor refused, merely leaping onto the rooftop.
Nan Shiying entered the room without pausing.
Only after her figure disappeared from sight did the servants of Xin Yuan Ge breathe a collective sigh of relief. However, looking at Qin Yurou's tragic state, they couldn't help but click their tongues.
This consort who had usurped the dwelling was truly a formidable woman!
Regardless of her fate when the master returned, at this moment, no one dared to disobey her orders.
...
Xiao Huan, following Nan Shiying's instructions, hurried to the back courtyard. Halfway there, she saw Madam Xinyang walking back from the back courtyard.
Xiao Huan quickly hid behind a rockery and only emerged after Bai Xinxin had disappeared from view.
She went to the back courtyard and quietly concealed herself behind a pillar of the corridor.
After about half an incense stick's time, the main gate of the prince's mansion was forcefully knocked open. Seeing the people who barged in with fierce momentum, Xiao Huan's heart sank, and she thought, this is bad!