Consort Yuan watched, her heart aching with both distress and anger. ’How dare the mere daughter of an official beat the Crown Prince? This girl cannot be allowed to remain! She absolutely cannot!’ 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Aside from Xiang Minghou and his companions, everyone present was startled by the shout Ye Qianning let out as she turned her head.

’Good heavens. A newborn calf truly has no fear of the tiger. She even dared to talk back to the Emperor.’

The Beili Emperor, having witnessed Ye Qianning’s ferocity before, was among the first to react. "Crown Prince, you let go first."

Sang Qi’s hair was being pulled so hard it hurt. He tilted his head back, grimacing. "You fatso, you let go first..."

"I won’t. You let go first." Ye Qianning’s expression was utterly ferocious.

"..."

"Fath... Father Emperor... help..." Sang Rui stretched out a hand, his face flushed crimson.

"Guards! Pull them apart at once!" the Beili Emperor snapped.

Several guards appeared in an instant. One wrapped his arms around Ye Qianning and started pulling her back.

Even as she was lifted into the air, Ye Qianning refused to let go.

"Agh... It hurts! It hurts!" Sang Qi grimaced and finally let go, clutching his head.

The sobbing Sixth Princess, watching from behind, felt her scalp tingle in horror. She had her hands clapped over her own head and hadn’t moved them. At this sight, fresh tears began to stream down her face.

Another guard had to pry her small hand open, thinking to himself, ’She’s surprisingly strong.’

Sang Qi was pulled to his feet, and Sang Zhi managed to stand on his own. Sang Rui, however, remained sprawled on the ground, unable to rise, panting heavily.

"Pangtuan, are you okay? Let me see your injuries."

"Qianning, dear, don’t be afraid. Grandma’s here now."

"Look at how they’ve beaten her! She’s just a little girl, what if this leaves a scar?"

"My little apprentice, does it hurt? Your face is all swollen."

The moment Ye Qianning was pulled away, Xiang Minghou, Madam Zhan, Elder Gu, and Dean Chen all rushed to surround her. Staring at her small, bruised face, their hearts ached for her.

Everyone: "..."

’Are they all blind?’

’How could her injuries possibly be worse than the Crown Prince’s and the other two princes’?’

’Just look at the magnificent Crown Prince! His clothes are a mess, his hair is disheveled, and his face is not only black and blue but also covered in scratch marks. Those marks were clearly from that little girl’s nails.’

’The Eighth Prince was even worse off. There wasn’t a single unblemished spot on his fair cheeks, and his nose was bleeding.’

’And the Seventh Prince... just look at him. It seems if someone doesn’t help him up soon, he might just die...’

"Enough!" The Beili Emperor’s eyes darkened. "Can anyone tell me what happened here?"

"To answer... Father Emperor..."

Ye Qianning looked up and saw Sang Qi getting to his feet. Shoving aside the people around her, she charged forward and landed a flying kick on his back. Sang Qi, who had just been about to speak, stumbled and fell flat on his face.

However, before anyone could react, the little girl spun around and lashed out with another kick at Sang Rui, who was just trying to push himself up. He hadn’t even made it to his hands and knees before he was kicked flat onto the ground again.

Xiang Minghou and his companions were also stunned, but they recovered in a flash and rushed over to scoop Ye Qianning into their arms.

"..."

The onlookers’ faces twitched. ’Miss Xiang may be chubby, but she’s shockingly agile...’

Even the Empress couldn’t suppress a twitch of her lips. ’I thought she was a docile child, but who knew she was such a fierce fighter? Now Consort Yuan is really in for it.’

Princess Heliang and Princess Changyang, despite having witnessed their fair share of palace drama, were still left stunned. They had just heard from Nanxiang about the incident with the Sixth Princess and Ninth Princess, which was shocking enough.

But now, in the blink of an eye, Ye Qianning had gone and beaten the Crown Prince and the other princes. ’This is terrible,’ they thought. ’This matter just became so much more complicated.’

Nanxiang watched with a look of pure envy. ’Being chubby really does have its advantages.’

The Beili Emperor’s expression grew darker and darker. ’To assault the Crown Prince in public... The ferocity on her face is beyond that of any child her age. If she’s this ruthless now, what will she be like when she’s grown?’

At that moment, Consort Yuan truly wanted to kill Ye Qianning.