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The woman’s face flushed red all of a sudden.
She stammered for a while but couldn’t say a word.
“Mistress?”
The maid called out to her, signaling with her eyes to remind her to lower the veil.
The woman snapped back to her senses, coughed twice, adjusted the veil properly, and asked Erhu, “What happened to you all?”
Xiaohu got up, holding his little bottom, limping as he came forward. “Fairy sister, he hit us!”
He pointed at Qin Yun.
Qin Yun’s hair stood on end!
You fell to the right just now! Why are you covering your left butt cheek now?
And!
I didn’t even hit you!
“Who are you?”
The woman calmly asked Qin Yun.
Qin Yun wasn’t very observant and was one of the few fools present who hadn’t realized that the woman was of royal blood.
But even if he did realize, he probably wouldn’t think she was someone he couldn’t afford to offend.
After all, his brother-in-law was a legitimate prince!
Qin Yun raised an eyebrow. “I am…...”
“Cough cough!” Young Master Li coughed heavily.
Don’t offend her! She’s someone important!
But Qin Yun thought Young Master Li was just warning him not to reveal his own identity, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Duke Protector’s household.
He snorted, “Why should I tell you?”
The woman stood up, unleashing the full aura of the royal family, and said “Slap him!”
The maid opened her mouth, wanting to speak, “Mistress, he is……”
Slap!
The imperial guard, who doubled as the coachman, flashed forward, grabbed Qin Yun by the collar, and landed several crisp slaps on his face.
Qin Yun was stunned and said, “I… I’m the young master of the Duke Protector’s household!”
He thought that this would surely make them back off.
But the woman didn’t even lift an eyelid.
“A son of the Duke Protector? Living off the people’s taxes, and yet bullying the weak in broad daylight? All the more reason to punish you. Keep hitting him!”
Young Master Li shrank his neck, quietly preparing to sneak away.
Erhu tugged on the woman’s hand, “Fairy sister, he’s trying to run!”
The woman said coldly, “Birds of a feather, beat him too!”
Qin Yun had a tough time today.
As the treasured darling of both the Qin and Su families, everyone he encountered would show some deference out of respect for the two powerful houses.
Those with lower status wouldn’t dare to provoke him.
And those with higher status would usually tolerate him because he was still young.
But today, in short, Qin Yun had been thoroughly taught a harsh lesson.
His group of troublemaker friends weren’t spared either.
Sun Kuang felt that he was really unlucky.
He didn’t want to get involved in a fight and had even tried to dissuade Qin Yun, so why did he also have to end up getting beaten together?
Qin Yun's identity had just been revealed, and before long, the news that the young master of the Duke Protector's residence was bullying a child on the streets and being severely punished would spread like wildfire, covering every street and alley in the capital.
It could be imagined that when Qin Yun returned to the Duke's residence, another storm of fury had awaited him.
Meanwhile, while Qin Yun and his friends were being dealt with in the street, the woman had taken the three little ones into a shop.
She booked a private room and then inquired of the three little ones, "Who did you come with?"
Dahu answered, "With Uncle."
The woman asked again, "Then where is your Uncle?"
Erhu answered, "In the latrine."
Xiaohu pinched his nose and said, "Pooping!"
A maid nearby couldn’t hold back and let out a soft laugh.
The woman’s expression didn’t change much, but upon hearing they were accompanied by family, she relaxed a little.
She reminded them, “Don’t run around like that again, okay?”
Xiaohu replied, “Okay.”
“And also,” The woman added, “No more lying.”
The three little ones blinked at her.
The woman snorted, “You thought I wouldn’t notice?”
The eyes of the three of them flickered, probably trying to think up more excuses.
But in the end, they all lowered their heads together.