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Chapter 5164: 5.0916 A Gift of Gratitude

Meanwhile, Dabao finished its one hundred and sixty-eight throws and released Second Miss Fang, tossing her aside. Its gaze then shifted to Su Xitao, who had hidden herself.

Su Xitao was on the verge of fainting, trembling uncontrollably, and shrieked, "You, don't come over. Qiao Mu, tell this beast to stay away from me! If you dare to do this to me, my Prince Zheng's estate will not let you off."

"How do you plan to not let her off?" Crown Prince Mo, who had been smiling gently, immediately turned ruthless, his gaze sharply fixed on Su Xitao. The latter was startled, almost collapsing to the ground.

Su Xitao, trembling and with chattering lips, shook her head repeatedly and said, "Cr-Crown Prince, I, I didn't mean that."

Qiao Mu raised her small hand and commanded, "Dabao!"

"Yes, little master." Dabao sprang forward to Su Xitao, its metallic, square face showing a comical smile. "You just hit master one hundred and sixty-eight times. According to the rules, all of that must be returned to you. Now I will hit you one hundred and sixty-eight times. Do you accept or not?"

"I, I don't accept! I don't accept," Su Xitao shrieked. "When did I hit her one hundred and sixty-eight times?? It was Fang Mingyue who hit her through the defensive wall from beginning to end, not me, not me!"

"Master said you hit her, so you hit her!" The mechanical puppet roared, leaping forward with excellent spring, rapidly pouncing on Fang Mingyue. Without another word, it grabbed her and beat her up in the same manner.

Su Xitao covered her face and cried out in pain, continuously wailing, "Big brother, big brother, big brother save me, big brother."

The little Crown Princess clenched her fist, and with a faint clenching of her small steel teeth, she said, "Beat them so that they'll take a detour when they see me in the future."

Annoying! Who has the leisure to constantly bicker with these 'singing birds and swallows'? If they can't be tamed, then beat them until they are docile and obedient whenever they see her in the future.

By the time the Empress received the news, it was already dinner time. Hearing that the little Crown Princess had retaliated against the young lady from Prince Zheng's estate and the second young lady from the Marquis of Huainan's residence with one hundred and sixty-eight different throws and beatings, she stared blankly, holding her chopsticks.

"Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty??"

Pearl, her personal attendant, softly called her twice.

The Empress came back to her senses and said with emotion, "Just like me! This is practically a spitting image of me when I was young."

If you can use your hands, then use them. Who wants to waste time arguing with you all day? Truly worthy of being her daughter-in-law, Bai Wuxia's daughter-in-law. She has her old style!

The palace servants all twitched their lips, coughed lightly, and lowered their heads, saying nothing.

"Someone, convey my imperial decree. The Marquis of Huainan is incompetent in raising his daughter; he is fined half a year's salary and suspended from court for half a month. As for Second Miss Fang, daring to publicly assault the Crown Princess and the little imperial grandson, she is punished to go to Ciyun Nunnery to practice asceticism for half a month with her hair shorn, to properly rid herself of this aggressive aura."

"Crown Princess, the Fang family has sent three large carts of apology gifts, which are currently parked outside the palace."

The little Crown Princess was busy tending to a newly cultivated poisonous plant. Hearing this, she didn't even lift her head. "Accept them."

What apology gifts? They are clearly gifts of gratitude from Fang Liuying.

Madam Liu's illness should be improving now.

Lady Xiao Bao went to the nunnery with her daughter to take care of her. By the time she returns in half a month, the First Madam's illness should also be almost cured.