The Dark Moonlight returns to the capital, and the mad prince is accused of forcing love.

The man held Xu Qianhui in his arms, spun her halfway in mid-air, and then gently landed her on the first floor.

Xu Qianhui was still in shock, her legs went weak.

In my ears, I could hear the steady, powerful beat of a heart.

You can also smell a faint herbal aroma at the tip of your nose.

She looked up and met a pair of phoenix eyes that held a hint of mockery.

"I never expected that I would end up rescuing a beauty while I was out having a meal."

Upon seeing who it was, Xu Qianhui was stunned for a moment.

she......

The person who saved her was none other than Princess Fu'an!

Xu Qianhui hurriedly bowed respectfully: "Your Highness, may you enjoy boundless blessings. Thank you for your help..."

Princess Fu'an withdrew her hand from Xu Qianhui's waist, her smile nonchalant.

"It's nothing. You stay here for a moment, I need to settle some accounts."

Having said that, he strode up to the second floor.

Amidst the mess, she glanced at Lin Zuoqing and Chu Yunci, who both breathed a sigh of relief, and waved for them to come downstairs.

The latter clasped his hands in a salute and hurriedly went downstairs to walk towards Xu Qianhui.

"Miss Xu, I'll take you to stop the bleeding."

"Show me your hands."

They both spoke at the same time.

Xu Qianhui avoided Lin Zuoqing's outstretched hand and shook her head at Chu Yunci.

"Young general, I'm fine. Let's see how the princess handles this first."

On the second floor, Princess Fu'an stood three steps away from Xiao Shicheng, and immediately a maid brought forward an undamaged chair.

"Cousin, are you here to cause trouble at my restaurant?"

Princess Fu'an sat leisurely in her chair, examining the broken tables, chairs, railings, screens, and teacups one by one.

"Tsk tsk, these are all high-quality items that I bought at great expense. With my cousin smashing them like this, how am I supposed to continue doing business?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Xiao Shicheng gestured for the guards to step back before moving a rickety chair to sit opposite Princess Fu'an.

"Ling Shu, it's been a long time! You still look as radiant as ever."

"Nonsense." Princess Fu'an smiled. "Cousin, tell me, what should we do about this?"

"What else can we do? We'll just have to accept the loss." Xiao Shicheng shrugged. "My men made a move and smashed things. Ling Shu, just name your price, and I'll accept it."

"My cousin is so generous."

Princess Fu'an clapped her hands, and the shopkeeper immediately came running over.

"Take inventory of how much is damaged here."

These items are all quantifiable; the shopkeeper could tell the difference with just a glance.

He held up one finger: "One..."

"One hundred thousand taels."

Princess Fu'an interrupted the shopkeeper, ignoring his shocked expression, and said with a smile, "Cousin, if you're short even a tael of silver, I'll have to send someone to Prince An's residence to collect the debt."

"Your Highness, is 100,000 taels...?" a guard stepped forward to remind him.

Anyone could see that this pile of stuff was worth at most a thousand taels of silver.

One hundred thousand?

They're even more ruthless than robbers.

"Snapped!"

Xiao Shicheng slapped the guard across the face.

"Shut up, who gives you the right to speak here?"

He turned to Princess Fu'an: "It's only 100,000 taels. Consider it my gift as your elder brother to Ling Shu for jewelry. Ling Shu, are you satisfied?"

"Of course, how could this princess be dissatisfied with such generosity from my cousin?"

After saying that, Princess Fu'an beckoned for Chu Yunci and Lin Zuoqing to come up.

The three of them had witnessed everything that had just happened.

They went upstairs one after the other and stood behind Princess Fu'an.

"My matter is resolved. Do you have anything else to say?"

Xu Qianhui had just observed that the Crown Prince of An had agreed to the compensation too readily.

He either genuinely didn't care about the money, or he just wanted to get away as soon as possible.

Regardless of the reason, Xu Qianhui did not intend to speak at this moment.

Chu Yunci looked at Xiao Shicheng and said coldly, "Young Master Xiao, you've already paid for the restaurant, but Miss Xu almost got into trouble because of your people. You should give me an explanation."

"Alright." Xiao Shicheng turned to look at Xu Qianhui, his smile unchanged. "Miss Xu, tell me, what kind of apology do you want?"

His tone was completely devoid of apology; instead, it sounded as if he were making demands of Xu Qianhui.

Xu Qianhui shook her head, her voice soft: "It was all a misunderstanding, Your Highness need not take it to heart."

At this point, she had no choice but to back down.

This seemingly restrained scene, however, had the opposite effect in Xiao Shicheng's eyes.

He pulled out a chair and walked to the guard who was lying in front of the screen, reached out and drew the sword from his waist, and smiled wickedly.

"How can that be? Since General Chu wants to apologize, then I, the young master, will compensate you with one."

The guard whose sword had been taken by Xiao Shicheng knelt on the ground, realizing what his master was about to do, and immediately begged for mercy.

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong, and I am willing to accept punishment..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, Xiao Shicheng swiftly brought down his knife.

"ah!!"

With a scream, the guard's right arm was severed at the root.

Blood instantly stained the ground.

Xiao Shicheng casually wiped away the warm blood splattered on his face and grinned at Chu Yunci.

"Young General Chu, is this apology sincere enough?"

Chu Yunci's face darkened, and his voice grew even colder: "Your Highness, you have quite the methods."

Xu Qianhui's face turned somewhat pale.

For the first time, she truly realized that Xiao Shicheng's ruthlessness far exceeded that of ordinary playboys.

He had killed people and seen blood.

very many.

Given his despicable nature, what wouldn't he dare to steal a princess's seal?

Lin Zuoqing, standing to the side, was unwilling to let the matter rest so easily.

He bowed to Princess Fu'an and said, "Your Highness, although Prince Xiao punished his own guard, this matter involves injury and disability, and I need to record it in the case file. This guard can also come to the Jingzhao Prefecture to appeal at any time."

Upon hearing the words "case file," Xiao Shicheng smiled and looked at Lin Zuoqing.

"Lord Lin, you haven't even found Ling Shu's seal, yet you still have the leisure to keep an eye on my people. You must have a lot of free time."

"Alright," Princess Fu'an interrupted the two who were about to argue, "Before my cousin brought the silver notes, Zuixiangju did not welcome people from the Prince An's residence. Cousin, please leave."

"Ling Shu, your words are truly heartbreaking."

Princess Fu'an glanced at him sideways, and he then spread his hands, putting on a wronged look.

"Alright, alright, since Sister Ling Shu doesn't want to see her brother right now, then this young master will not keep you company."

Princess Fu'an smiled casually: "Cousin, this is the last time."

Xiao Shicheng waved his hand: "We'll talk about it next time."

With a wave of his hand, the guards filed out after him.

They left behind a scene of utter devastation, reminiscent of bandits passing through.

Watching the grand procession descend the stairs, Xu Qianhui became even more certain of one thing.

The Crown Prince of An's theft of the princess's seal definitely had a deeper purpose.

Perhaps the four brocade pouches she wrote were all for the purpose of Prince An's heir.

Not just the two.

Just as the group was about to leave Zuixiangju, Xiao Shicheng suddenly turned back to look at the second floor and smiled with narrowed eyes.

"Miss Xu, you've been frightened today. I will send you something another day to apologize!"

After saying this, he saw the look of terror on Xu Qianhui's face, then laughed and left with his men.