I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Early the next morning.

At the main gate of the Crown Prince's residence, a procession had already been prepared.

The procession was not grand or large, with only a few guards to prevent any accidents from happening on the way.

The group was entirely composed of Qin Li's women.

If he were to be captured along the way, Qin Li would have nowhere to turn for help.

"You little brat, what can I say to you? You're getting more and more unruly. Don't forget your place. Do you expect the ladies to wait for you?"

When Xia Liu brought Chun Tao to the gate, Pei Qingluan and Xiao Xue'er had just boarded the carriage, and Bai Zhenzhen was also among them.

They had planned to go see that woman together last night, to see who she was that made Qin Li so infatuated with her, and why he hadn't been home for so long.

When Chuntao and Xialiu arrived, the convoy set off immediately, heading towards the Imperial College.

It wasn't surprising that Qin Li knew where the woman lived, and he didn't deliberately hide it from her.

When Qin Li came back to change his clothes yesterday, he asked them to take care of him.

"Is it really a bad idea for us to go without saying anything?"

Inside the carriage, Bai Zhenzhen finally put down her book and said softly in a weak voice.

"What's wrong with it?"

Pei Qingluan waved her hand and said, "After Qin Li leaves, I am the boss of the Crown Prince's residence. I make the decisions."

"Qin Li asked us to go and take care of her, it wasn't our own choice. Don't you want to see what she looks like? If Qin Li is so infatuated with her, she must be as beautiful as a flower."

Bai Zhenzhen gently shook her head and whispered, "I don't want to."

These words were undoubtedly a bucket of cold water poured on Pei Qingluan.

Pei Qingluan wanted to speak, but Xiao Xue'er stopped her and said:

"Sister Pei, please stop pressuring Zhenzhen. She's different from us."

"What's different?" For a moment, Pei Qingluan couldn't quite grasp the idea.

Xiao Xue'er whispered in Pei Qingluan's ear, "We were all taken by His Highness and forced to stay in the manor, but she was welcomed back by His Highness. How can her attitude towards His Highness's women outside be the same as ours?"

That's true.

Xiao Xue'er was engaged to Qin Li, who had not only hit her but also verbally abused her in the past.

Even now, Xiao Xue'er is still unsure whether Qin Li loves her.

As for Pei Qingluan, she was also the Crown Princess whom Qin Li had managed to snatch back.

Pei Qingluan doesn't like Qin Li, and Qin Li doesn't like Pei Qingluan either.

The affection between the two was barely there.

But Bai Zhenzhen is different.

Qin Li's love for her can be described as genuine.

That's why Bai Zhenzhen doesn't care what Qin Li's other women look like.

Because Bai Zhenzhen knew that even if there was such a woman, she could not threaten her position in Qin Li's heart.

Upon hearing this, Pei Qingluan finally realized what was happening, but she still waved her hand and said, "No, you have to come with us. In case the two of us can't beat her, you can cover for us."

And so, with the rumble of the wheels, the group soon arrived at the back gate of the Imperial College.

As they lifted the carriage curtain, before even getting out, the women were all taken aback.

Logically speaking, there should be very few people here.

But now, the place is full of people, and judging from their attire, they are from the palace.

After a brief moment of surprise, Pei Qingluan smiled slightly and said:

"What did I tell you? We had to come. Well, we've come in handy. We made the right choice. When Qin Li comes back, we'll make him pay a good price. It won't be a waste of our efforts today."

"What happened?"

Bai Zhenzhen was the last to step off the carriage using a stool. She didn't know why so many people had come, and they all looked like they were not to be trifled with.

"What else could it be? Of course, they're taking advantage of Qin Li being busy to cause trouble."

Pei Qingluan was very experienced in this kind of thing; just by looking at these people's eyes, she knew they had ill intentions.

Pei Qingluan beckoned a guard to her side and whispered to him, "Go! Go to the manor and bring over some more men, just in case."

The guard clasped his hands in a flattering manner and said, "Your Highness, there's no need for that. Don't be fooled by their numbers and the fact that they're the Imperial Guards. Once we reveal our identities, they'll be scared out of their wits."

"Just go when I tell you to! Stop with the nonsense!"

Pei Qingluan was no lady of high society; she kicked the guard in the butt, telling him to hurry back and dispatch more men.

Seeing Pei Qingluan like this, the guards dared not delay any longer and hurriedly went back to the mansion to call for help.

After the guards left, Pei Qingluan didn't linger and led the women forward.

At the alley entrance, the imperial guards saw the group approaching and stretched out their arms to stop them.

"Who goes there? Entry is prohibited today!"

boom!

Before the women could speak, one of the guards who had come with them stepped forward and kicked the imperial guard to the ground, cursing angrily:

"Are you all blind? These are the ladies of our Crown Prince's residence! Are you so blind that you dare to stop even the ladies?"

The imperial guard who had been kicked over was helped up by his comrades. He clutched his chest, daring not to speak out in anger.

If anyone else had dared to treat him like this, they would have been arrested and killed on the spot for treason.

But the other party turned out to be from the Crown Prince's residence, so they had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

"Get out of the way! Our Lady is going in, and let's see which of you dares to stop her!"

The guards drew their swords and threatened them, completely disregarding the Imperial Guards in front of them.

The Imperial Guards gritted their teeth, their faces grim, but they still stretched out their arms to stop them; it was their duty.

"Please forgive us, Your Highnesses, we are on official business. Please grant us your mercy and let us come again tomorrow."

These words were, in a way, a way of discouraging the girls from leaving.

The guards were immediately enraged and were about to draw their swords to slash at the imperial guards.

"Wait a minute!"

Pei Qingluan raised her arm and said casually:

"These are the Imperial Guards. You lot have really lost your minds to dare to lay a hand on them."

The guards sheathed their swords, bowed, and clasped their hands in greeting:

"Your subordinate dares not."

The imperial guards were secretly pleased to see this, thinking that the empress was indeed reasonable.

But to everyone's surprise, the next moment, several crisp "slap slap slap" sounds rang out, and the imperial guards felt a burning pain on their cheeks.

They reached out and covered their cheeks, staring in disbelief at the empress they had just come to believe was reasonable—she had actually slapped each of them across the face.

"Your Majesty, it's you?"

The Imperial Guards covered their faces and asked, utterly puzzled.

Pei Qingluan shook her sore hand and said:

"I won't stop you from carrying out your official duties, but it's a bit unreasonable for you to do so on my Crown Prince's territory. It's only because you've run into me that you've encountered this situation. If you had encountered the Crown Prince, it wouldn't have been as simple as just getting a slap in the face."

"Performing official duties on the Crown Prince's territory?" The Imperial Guards were still very puzzled.

This is the Imperial Academy, so how can it be the Crown Prince's territory? Why not just say that the Imperial Palace is also the Crown Prince's territory?

Pei Qingluan offered no explanation, and raised her hand again. The imperial guards were so frightened that they quickly retreated, afraid of being slapped again.

Because they wouldn't dare retaliate if they were slapped, they wouldn't dare fight back.

Anyone who dares to lay a hand on the Crown Princess will be punished, and their entire family will be worth it!

Thus, under Pei Qingluan's violence, the Imperial Guards retreated step by step, and the group entered the Imperial Academy...