If these shopkeepers sincerely run their shops but fail to make a profit, then there is nothing wrong with that. But I am afraid that some people, relying on the protection of the palace, will deliberately slack off.

Lou Donglei understood that Gu Qinlan had already made up her mind, so he said no more.

At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in, went straight towards Gu Qinlan and had a violent collision with her.

Eye Bag had quick eyes and hands, as swift as a cheetah. He raised his foot and kicked the intruder several feet away in an instant.

There was a loud "bang"!

A shrill scream pierced the air, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to find that the person who was kicked out was Zheng Fenghui!

Seeing this, Eye Bag retracted his legs a little embarrassedly, and said with a bit of apology in his tone:

"I didn't expect that it was the eldest son who came. I only saw someone trying to harm the princess. I was worried that there might be an assassin with ill intentions, so I used a little more force..."

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Fengyun, who had hurried over, caught his eyeball steadily, his face filled with surprise and admiration.

Zheng Fengyun was unconscious that day and had not seen the heroic posture of the eye bags. Now seeing the fierce defense of the eye bags, he could not help but admire it:

"Wow! What a magical leg! Quick, precise, and steady! It's amazing!"

Zheng Fenghui fell heavily to the ground and was hurriedly helped up by his servants. When he heard Zheng Fengyun's praise, he was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"shut up!"

Zheng Fenghui couldn't help it and yelled at Zheng Fengyun.

This guy actually dared to praise the extraordinary leg strength of the eye bags. Doesn’t he, the victim, know this?

Gu Qinlan stared at Zheng Fenghui coldly with an icy gaze, and spoke in a serious tone:

"Feng Hui has been enlightened, right? The teacher must have taught you what is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, gentleness, courtesy, frugality, modesty, loyalty, filial piety, integrity, shame, and courage. You trespassed into your stepmother's courtyard without notifying me. Is this what you have learned?"

At this moment, although Gu Qinlan was wearing a light blue gown and her jet-black hair was only lightly tied up with a jade hairpin, she exuded an inviolable majesty and dignity, interweaving into an awe-inspiring aura.

Zheng Fenghui originally came to question Gu Qinlan, but under such pressure, he seemed to have forgotten his original intention and stammered involuntarily:

"I, I just acted on impulse and forgot..."

"As your father's eldest son, he has high hopes for you. You act on impulse again and again, and forget every time. How can you face your father?"

Gu Qinlan can tolerate Zheng Fenghui and others' casualness, but casualness does not mean indulgence.

If he repeatedly gave in without principles, it would only make Zheng Fenghui more unscrupulous. He finally took a deep breath, straightened his back, bowed respectfully to Gu Qinlan, and said sincerely:

"It's Fenghui's fault. I hope mother will punish me."

In front of Gu Qinlan's powerful aura, even Zheng Fengyun, who was accompanying him, dared not breathe a word. He respectfully saluted with Zheng Fenghui and said in a slightly restrained voice:

"I have made mistakes too."

Gu Qinlan glanced at Zheng Fengyun lightly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and asked in a playful tone:

"Oh? Where did you go wrong?"

Zheng Fengyun touched his nose awkwardly, feeling a little annoyed, and muttered to himself:

"I...I really shouldn't have run so hastily!"

He sighed inwardly, thinking that if he had not been in such a hurry to catch up, he would not have been implicated for no reason.

Gu Qinlan couldn't help laughing at Zheng Fengyun's naivety, with a bit of tolerance in her eyes, and said in a slightly stern tone:

"You are in good health. You shouldn't stand for too long. Go sit down and rest."

"Thank you, mother!" Zheng Fengyun immediately regained his energy and smiled. He knew that Gu Qinlan treated him differently!

Perhaps he was a little too proud of himself, Zheng Fengyun did not forget to make a naughty face to Zheng Fenghui, then jumped onto the chair nimbly, ready to watch the show that was about to begin.

Zheng Fenghui cursed Zheng Fengyun in his heart as an ungrateful guy, and once again had the idea of ​​kicking him out of the house.

But he finally calmed down, took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at Gu Qinlan firmly, and said in a serious tone:

"Mother, the little conch died unfortunately!"

Gu Qinlan looked at her mature son, raised her eyebrows slightly, and adjusted her sitting position gracefully, but did not respond immediately.

Next to him, Xiang Zhu saw Gu Qinlan remained silent and couldn't help but question:

"Little Conch was the eldest son's close attendant. Unfortunately, he passed away. The eldest son appreciated the relationship between master and servant and made proper arrangements for his funeral. How dare you make such a noise here? Do you want the princess to mourn for him personally?"

Xiang Zhu's dissatisfaction was evident in her words. She had been with Gu Qinlan since childhood and knew that he was extremely noble and would never allow anyone to show the slightest disrespect to him.

Furthermore, Zheng Fenghui barged in so impulsively. If Wocan had not acted in time, Gu Qinlan would have been hurt long ago!

Zheng Fenghui keenly caught the sarcasm in Xiang Zhu's tone, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he didn't want to argue with her too much, so he turned his gaze to Gu Qinlan and asked again:

"Doesn't the mother know why the little conch died?"

In the spacious side hall, one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was silent, speaking and acting cautiously, occasionally secretly observing Zheng Fenghui who was questioning Gu Qinlan. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Gu Qinlan did not speak, only her calm eyes were cast on Zheng Fenghui, as if she wanted to see through every subtle expression of his. It was not until Zheng Fenghui felt a little uneasy and his heart was slightly disturbed that she opened her pearly lips with her usual indifferent tone:

"Feng Hui, why did you come here to ask for an explanation for the death of a servant?"

"He died because of your beating! As a mother, don't you need to give a reasonable explanation for this?"

When Zheng Fenghui thought of the tragic death of Xiao Hailuo, his eyes suddenly turned blood red and tears welled up in his eyes.

Although Xiao Hailuo is much older than him, in Zheng Fenghui's heart, he is always like a kind brother.

Since he was young, the little conch took him to travel everywhere, trying his best to make him happy and relieve his sorrow.

How could Zheng Fenghui not be heartbroken when such a person who was both his brother and close friend suddenly passed away?

Furthermore, if Gu Qinlan had not ordered Xiao Hailuo to be severely punished, how could he have died?

Gu Qinlan stared at the young boy in front of her who was stubbornly holding back his tears, then slowly stood up and walked towards Zheng Fenghui calmly.

Her extremely powerful aura seemed to step on Zheng Fenghui's heart with every step, making him feel his heart tremble as if it was tightly held by an invisible hand.

Although Zheng Fenghui felt a surge of fear in his heart, he still wanted to seek justice for Xiao Hailuo, so he gritted his teeth, straightened his back, looked at Gu Qinlan firmly, and refused to give in.

Gu Qinlan gradually approached and stood in front of Zheng Fenghui. Her tall figure cast a shadow. She looked down at him and said in a slow and powerful voice:

"Feng Hui, what exactly do you want me to explain to you?"

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