Chapter 320: Not Enjoyable at All

Today Qiao Mai's move truly stunned their eyes, and the Empress kept a stern face until the banquet ended.

Many people were still secretly wondering how Lady Qiao produced those items; some even wanted to ask if she had similar jewelry, and they all wanted them badly—it was just too beautiful.

After the banquet ended, Rui Fei kept Qiao Mai's family behind.

"In‑laws, don't be polite, just sit; we're family now. When we meet privately later, we can drop those formalities."

Qiao Mai took the lead in sitting down; Rui Fei looked at the son‑in‑law, then at the son‑in‑law's sister, and couldn't help but nod.

"Your family's feng shui is truly nurturing; the son is talented and beautiful, and the daughter is even more graceful and moving."

"Thank you, Consort Rui, for the praise; I, as a wife, do not enjoy socializing, so I did not come into the palace to visit Consort Rui; please forgive me."

"You're welcome; knowing the mother‑in‑law doesn't like these, we didn't actively invite you into the palace, and you can see it above."

"Marrying into the royal family is truly different from other families; some things feel unfamiliar."

"Yes, Master!"

After the carriage had traveled for a quarter hour, Qiao Mai said, "Steward, stop!"

"What does the lady want to do?"

Watching the severed limbs falling from the sky, the three of them sat in the carriage with their hands clenched tightly.

"Hmm!"

"Prepare this first; the royal affairs are many, we must choose an auspicious day, and only near the grand wedding will we allow you to present the Betrothal Gifts."

Seeing the three who cared for her, she smiled gently.

"If we get scared we won't come; moreover, you said it's late—already a hundred assassins are waiting for her outside the palace gate, so I believe tonight she cannot escape another calamity."

Yuan Jiaqi asked anxiously, "Madam, what's wrong?"

"Slow down a bit,"

At this moment, the two were speaking with Lady Liu's maternal relatives: "Um, can you settle the matter with Lady Qiao?"

"It's plenty, plenty; when the time comes, I will send both the Betrothal Gifts and the dowry, a total of 280 carries, all back."

Lady Liu's heart pounded; when she heard "one hundred people", her eyes lit up.

"Even the body can't get close, where do the wounds come from, where does the blood come from? Rest assured, go home and rest well; don't mention today's events to anyone."

"Mother, why are you so clean?"

Qiao Mai leapt down from the carriage, waved her hand, and covered the carriage with a Barrier.

They were all instinctively charging forward, and by the time they saw a companion being killed before their eyes, it was already too late.

The men in black didn't have time to dodge; some tried to block with hands or feet, but all their limbs were cut off by golden light, emitting a tragic scream.

"Since we've met, shall we discuss these Betrothal Gifts?"

"Yes, Mother!"

Rui Fei listened, feeling happy inside; she has only this one daughter, and the husband's family valuing her is a validation of her daughter.

Later, Rui Fei selected many rare treasures from her private vault and gave them to Ling'er.

"We've been followed; you all just sit in the carriage and don't move."

Qiao Mai and Yuan Jiaqi returned to their courtyard, and Qiao Mai said, "Xianggong, go back to the room and rest first?"

It must have been confirmed that she is the Alliance Leader's person; they have been waiting outside the palace for revenge.

The two horses stood quietly; they knew that with their master present, they didn't need to move their hooves at all.

Qiao Mai glanced at her without speaking; she believed that those who came out of the palace wouldn't be so fragile and would soon adapt.

On the silent street, it felt especially eerie.

"Mother, are you alright?"

They aren't unaccustomed to killing, but it's the first time they've seen someone like Qiao Mai kill; the assassins surged toward Qiao Mai like a flood.

At this hour, the street had no one except the night watch; the watchmen only come out at a certain time.

"Naturally it's for revenge; I never engage in passive being beaten."

At that moment, from all directions, countless men in black flew toward the carriage like a deluge; they were like bats in the night. Yuan Jiaqi gently lifted the carriage curtain and saw the scene.

Seeing the Master emerge from the palace, they hurried the carriage forward.

"Madam, are you injured?"

"We don't understand anything here; we'll follow whatever you arrange."

The men in black lunged at Qiao Mai; the weapons in their hands glinted coldly in the moonlight. Her eyes flashed with bloodthirsty red light; she swung her left hand, and under the moon a golden arc of light swept outward.

Qiao Mai immediately moved onto the carriage roof, standing tall to see far, so she could better protect those on the carriage.

Qiao Mai glanced at him, then vanished into the night. She had inquired with Bai Laoda and the little squirrels; no one came to raid the house tonight, so it seems those men in black were coming after her.

I truly hope those one hundred people can kill that woman, preferably taking her husband and child as well, so the Liu family can finally rid themselves of this vile presence.

No one remained at the palace gate; the Steward still sat upright at the front of the carriage, waiting.

A person like that really doesn't need to cater to anyone.

"Our family's two adopted sons originally had a Betrothal Gift of One Hundred and Twenty Carries; with dowry, 240 carries sounds not very pleasant. For good luck, how about we give a Betrothal Gift of One Hundred and Sixty Carries?"

Back home, Jin Mama took Ling'er to rest, and Chuan'er also returned.

"There's no way around it; the royal rules are many, and I wasn't accustomed to them when I first entered the palace."

Qiao Mai let the three get into the carriage, she glanced left and right, the corner of her mouth curled, and said to the Steward.

"Steward, drive the carriage home!"

"Then when will the Betrothal Gifts be sent?"

The Steward sat at the front of the carriage, and watching this scene nearly made him faint; the Master was terrifying, killing people without blinking an eye.

Two women held hands and sat together, chatting affectionately about everyday matters, while Yuan Jiaqi and the other two listened with heads slightly bowed.

Arriving at the Liu household, they didn't see those two old fellows in the back courtyard, so they searched the Liu mansion and actually found them in the Keren.

Lady Liu couldn't help but regret having escalated the matter, "Now her husband is a non‑royal prince of the court and holds a high office; if anything goes wrong, not only us but even you will not escape the authorities' siege."

The sky was getting late, so they finally let the family leave.

Yuan Jiaqi and his two companions were filled with deep regret, wishing they had taken martial training seriously; whenever trouble arose, they always let their wife step forward, making them feel utterly useless.

Qiao Mai returned to the carriage, and the three of them immediately sized her up.

Jin Mama sat at the innermost seat of the carriage; her face was pale, lips tightly pressed together, not uttering a sound.

Unfortunately, there is none here!

A few sharp‑eyed ones turned to flee, but with her cultivation, no one could escape her; she beheaded them all on the spot.

The three of Yuan Jiaqi stared dumbfounded as their wife waved her hand and a batch of people died, then waved again and another batch fell; it seemed as simple to her as sweeping the floor.

"Fine, the royal Princess is marrying down; the dowry is One Hundred and Twenty Carries."

"Your husband awaits your return!"

Seeing the master so heroic, the Steward finally understood why the master was so aloof and disliked socializing.

"Liu family?"

It's been ages since she felt the thrill of chopping flesh; this kind of slaughter doesn't satisfy her at all—war‑like people always hope to meet an equal opponent.

"The vengeance for a father's murder and the grief of a son's death are inseparable."

Qiao Mai, perched on the roof, listened intently: "Heaven has a path you refuse to take, and Hell has no gate yet you insist on walking it."

She had spared them, yet they, weary of living and yearning for death, were granted it by her.

Qiao Mai flew into midair, instantly laid a Barrier over the house, and a huge hole appeared above the Barrier. She struck downwards with both hands, and the house collapsed with a boom—.

Liu Yuyi and Lady Liu were crushed to death on the spot. Three capable martial artists surged from the ruins; Qiao Mai sneered, slapped the Barrier again, and the three masters were instantly killed by the shock atop the rubble.

Hovering in midair, she sensed with her spirit power and found no sign of life below, then turned and flew toward the Imperial Palace.

(End of chapter.)