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"Xiaosu, no matter what, that child came to invite me and your uncle Liu to be his guests. Since something has happened to him, there's no reason for us to ignore him. I don't have any way to take care of the two children tomorrow.

Su Zhi nodded somewhat sluggishly.

After Aunt Bai left, Su Zhi's lipstick did not continue to work either. She felt uneasy and suspected that it was Xiao Qian who had done it.

However, Xiao Qian was a straightforward person. How could he go on a rampage to beat up a good citizen?

But if it wasn't Xiao Qian, who else would it be? No one had a motive.

The more Su Zhi thought about it, the angrier she became. Her good impression of Xiao Qian had completely disappeared.

This man had done such a outrageous thing last night. He had beaten someone up again today.

That night, around midnight.

Su Zhi had long since put the two children to sleep, but she had been paying attention to what was happening outside the door.

Sure enough, after a while, there was another knock on the door.

She angrily got up and opened the door. As expected, it was Xiao Qian.

Seeing his handsome appearance, Su Zhi could not help but feel infuriated.

What was the man's expression now? Pretending to be innocent or pretending to be kind?

Seeing Su Zhi's angry look, Xiao Qian's heart was in turmoil.

He had been drinking last night and had actually done such a ridiculous thing. Afterwards, he had always regretted coming to Spring Leaf Lane. However, he had already said that he would come last night, so he couldn't help but come rushing over.

"Sorry about last night. "I …"

"The general knows he's done wrong, why does he keep on making mistakes? You actually dared to make such a principled mistake like hitting someone? "

Xiao Qian looked at her blankly, not understanding what she meant.

"When did I hit him?"

Su Zhi sneered, "I'm just asking you, were you the one who sent people to beat up Brother Liu on his way back?"

"You're saying that Liu Yuan was beaten up?"

Still pretending to be dumb!

"Do you dare to say that it wasn't you? Big Brother Liu is such a warm-hearted person, yet you still have the heart to hurt him? "

Xiao Qian frowned and didn't directly answer her question. Instead, he asked, "Are you really that worried about him?"

"Yes sir!"

Without even thinking, Su Zhi admitted it immediately.

Xiao Qian's face instantly turned pale.

"Even if the general sends someone to injure him, he can't change the appearance of a righteous man like Brother Liu in my heart!"

He was discouraged, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed. In a hoarse voice, he replied, "I didn't do it."

Su Zhi didn't want to hear his rebuttal, so she pushed him out of the room and said, "General, I can't tolerate this little temple of mine. You should go back as soon as possible."

She casually wanted to close the door, but Xiao Gan held the door in his hand. He didn't say anything, but stubbornly stared at Su Zhi, his eyes filled with emotions that she couldn't understand.

Being stared at by him until she felt weak, Su Zhi began to panic, afraid that the man would get angry.

Based on her posture last night, she wouldn't be able to hold on.

However, Xiao Qian wasn't angry. Instead, he calmly looked at her as if he was very sad.

Su Zhi's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly felt like she had turned back into an evil person, but she also understood that this man had a face that no one else knew.

The two of them were in a deadlock, their thoughts different.

After a long while, Xiao Qian lost first. He let go of his hands in disappointment, and without saying another word to Su Zhi, he got on his horse and disappeared into the pitch black alleyway.

Su Zhi let out a sigh of relief. She felt that her heart was empty again, and her thoughts about Xiao Qian became even more complicated.

She didn't want to think too much about the whole incident. Would she be able to see through Liu Yuan's innocence after he was beaten up and robbed of his hairpin? She admired Xiao Qian's righteousness, but that didn't mean she liked a man's narrow-mindedness.

He was a man who liked to manage the affairs of the east and the west.

Yongning Palace, East Courtyard.

The man with a cynical expression leaned against the tiger skin, playing with the silver hairpin in his hand.

Lu Si knelt on the ground, trembling in fear, not daring to face the man in the seat directly.

"Tsk, this prince wants you to inquire about that person's information. By the way, do you think this silver hairpin is a token of love?" "Yet, you beat him up and even alarmed the county magistrate. Just look at how you did this."

His understatement made Lu Si even more afraid.

Lu Hengzhi was known to be a smiling tiger. He rarely had a cold face, but he was able to kill his loyal subordinates who had followed him for ten years with a smile.

This person was very romantic, but he was also very cold.

"This little one knows my wrongs. If I screw up, I'm willing to be punished."

The man on the bed smirked, "It is indeed a punishment, but at least you did the right thing."

That was, he had snatched the hairpin from Liu Yuan's hands. However, he had been met with the inopportune moment, and this caused a huge ruckus.

"This one, this one wasn't here to be serious in the first place, I just wanted to scare him. Who would've thought that this one would see this hairpin so highly and refuse to hand it over. Not only did this one beat off my brothers, this one …"

Lu Huan Zhi raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly, "Oh? So you didn't kill him by accident, and that's the second mistake. "

Lu Si's face was ashen as he collapsed onto the ground, speechless.

"Go and collect the 30 tablets first. You don't need to handle the rest of the matters. Lu San, please wait upon you."

That night, the Prince's Mansion secretly crippled a servant who couldn't be trusted. The next day, the servants discovered that the servant who was with the Crown Prince had disappeared and was replaced by a new face.

When she woke up early in the morning, Su Zhi was troubled.

Yesterday evening, Aunt Bai said she was going to visit the injured Liu Yuan.

Thus, the two children were left unattended today. Su Zhi originally wanted to bring them to Gu Sister-in-Law's home, but when she thought about the fact that Shen Ge and the other two girls next door were still young, and that Gu Sister-in-law couldn't take care of them, she could only take them to Flower Mansion Restaurant.

As a result of yesterday's battle, Flowerwood's reputation became even more resounding. Many people came to take a look when they heard the news.

The business on the third floor had also improved greatly. Several new products had been sold in the morning, with perfume and lipstick being the most sold.

Shortly before noon, Mrs. Huo brought another lady with her, saying that she wanted to try out a massage.

Su Zhi busied herself for a long time before sending off her honored guest and asking Qiu Hong to find Li Yi to write a few notices for recruiting disciples.

Not only the beauty salon, but also the boutique. They would need someone to take a look at it. It was best if they were good at it and could see through the hidden needs of the customers with a glance.

Previously, when the third floor was deserted, Su Zhi could handle it herself. Since Madam Huo's arrival, the business had become better and better. Many noblewomen and pavilion ladies had come to pay their respects to her.

At lunchtime, Su Zhi, who was busy to the point of overwork, finally had the time to take care of the two children she had brought with her.

A Jin had always been a well-behaved girl. She had always played by herself while carrying the small bean bag. She did not have to worry about it. But at the beginning of the afternoon, when the second floor was about to open and people were coming and going, she worried about the children being disturbed.

Now that she thought about it, there was no one watching her at home, she really couldn't do it alone.

The lunch break was very short. The customers who had eaten their meals at the side would most likely come over to take a break.

Guests were arriving one after another on the third floor. Su Zhi couldn't care less and could only bring her two children to stay at the boutique.

In about half a cup of tea's time, an important guest that he could not afford to offend appeared on the third floor.

When Qiu Hong came over to tell Su Zhi, she was still stunned. From the start of their business, they had only called for their female guests.

Moreover, this guest was none other than the amorous young master who had left Xuancheng — the crown prince of the Eternal Ning Prince's estate.

It was really annoying.

Today, for the first time ever, a man appeared, and he was not someone they could afford to offend. Since everyone had no other choice, they could only call Su Zhi over to settle the matter.