Fan Yunxi nodded. Despite Lady Su fainting, they still had a chance two against one. The two stood up, relieved to find that the hairpins in their hair could be used as weapons.
Empress Xie's expression darkened as she summoned the bandits inside. "What are you scheming?" she commanded. "Kill them all! I will give you a hundred taels of silver!"
The bandits' eyes lit up. After experiencing the recent snow disaster, everyone was struggling. Suddenly, such a business opportunity arose, and they were ecstatic. A hundred taels would mean a feast after the job was done.
Rong Dongling trembled slightly. She hadn't expected the bandits to be lurking nearby. How could they, being just weak women, possibly defeat them?
While she was thinking of a way out, Fan Yunxi spoke up, "I am the wife of the Marquis Zhenbei and the fourth miss of the Ruyang Fan family. She is just a fallen empress. Use your toes to think—should you follow her orders or mine?"