Zi Xia and Long Yi saw the government soldiers stop and quickly retreated to Xuexue's side. Seeing the Fourth Prince covered in blood, they froze for a moment. They never expected that the usually frail Madam Situ could be so terrifyingly fierce, daring even to harm the Fourth Prince. They certainly wouldn't have dared.
Zi Xia stammered, asking, "Big... Big Miss, did you… did you kill the Fourth Prince?"
Perhaps seeing the blood made Xuexue appear more menacing, as she forcefully said, "I wish I could kill him, but this little bastard is too obedient, and your lady can't break her promise."
Mainly because the Empress's power hadn't been eliminated yet. Killing this scumbag Fourth Prince now and angering the Empress would have unimaginable consequences. After all, her maternal family was the Prime Minister's Mansion, holding significant influence in court.
