C8

"This matter originated from This King. This King admits it. You don't need to make things difficult for Xia Sizhu anymore. This matter has nothing to do with her." Dongfang Ye lowered his head, hiding his emotions.

There was a moment of surprise in Xia Sizhu's heart before she retracted her emotions and calmly watched the situation unfold.

"No, she …" The empress wasn't willing to let this matter end just like that, and she wanted to make her final stand.

"The Empress Dowager will be back in a few days." The empress shut her mouth.

She could now knead Xia Sizhu as she pleased. Once the empress dowager came back and found out, she would be bullied by the empress dowager. The empress dowager and the emperor were very close, so she could not take the risk.

"We can't just forget about this matter. Since Fourth Bro said so, we'll reward him with forty bets." From the very beginning, the Emperor had deliberately indulged himself. He didn't care what the process was like, the result would be good enough. The prince was raised in a battle of attrition.

The forty staff strikes were neither light nor heavy for Dongfang Ye. They only injured the skin and not the bones.

Dongfang Ye stood up and left. When he passed by Xia Sizhu, he spoke in a voice that only two people could hear.

"You owe me one." With that, he left.

Xia Sizhu was stunned for a moment. She had missed the best opportunity to plead for mercy. Dongfang Ye had already left the main hall to receive his punishment.

Without you, I would have been able to take care of it myself. Don't think that this would make her owe me a favor. Let's just wait and see. A trace of craftiness flashed through Xia Sizhu's eyes.

"Disperse!" The emperor flicked his sleeves and left. Since Dongfang Ye had taken the initiative to take the blame, this matter had ended.

"This subordinate will help you apply the medicine." Ling Feng of the Night King's Mansion took some medicine and was about to apply it on Dongfang Ye.

"No need, has that woman been dealt with yet?" Dongfang Ye laid on the bed, his entire body exuding an ice-cold aura. He waved his hand and said.

"Master, everything has been taken care of." Ling Feng said respectfully.

"En." Dongfang Ye responded faintly, then no longer spoke.

Ling Feng looked at his thoughtful master and hesitated, not knowing if he should disturb his master.

"Ling Feng, what do you want to say?" Dongfang Ye saw Ling Feng's actions clearly.

"I know it's a trap, but why did I go to the Fragrant Sky Tower and ask the crown prince to set it up?" After saying what he wanted to say, he felt much better.

"I only went because I knew. I want to know how well the crown prince has grown in these five years." Dongfang Ye's eyes suddenly became cold and stern, making people's hearts palpitate.

"Then why did I take the initiative to accept the punishment?" He understood that this lord wanted to test the crown prince's heart, but he could not understand why this lord had accepted the punishment.

"In the future, you will naturally know. Go down first. Tonight, there will be a visitor, so tell the guards to be more careful. Don't scare this grandpa's guests." Dongfang Ye didn't directly answer Lingfeng.

"Yes." Although Ling Feng was curious, he did not ask. As a subordinate, he had to be conscious and be one's subordinate.

"It's been five years. This grandpa has returned. This grandpa has already prepared for his revenge. Are you guys ready to receive my attack?" Dongfang Ye looked out of the window and murmured softly. His eyes were drifting, and his whole body was exuding a strong sense of sadness.

When Xia Sizhu returned to the Prime Minister's Estate from the palace, she saw Xia Wei sitting in the main hall. The first wife and her two daughters sat on the left side of Xia Wei, looking at her proudly.

"Kneel!" Xia Wei coldly looked at Xia Sizhu and said.

"On what basis?" Xia Sizhu coldly glanced at Xia Wei. There had never been anyone who spoke to her in such a manner before.

"Because I'm your father." Xia Wei stood up, full of anger.

"I didn't recognize you as my father." A father who had never done anything for his daughter was considered a father, right?

"Master, what did I say? I shouldn't have kept her, I should have strangled this evil child the moment she was born. She was born to be the bane of our family, and she is the bane of our family. Master has raised her to such a large age." The first wife cursed from the side, her eyes full of hatred.

How was she not dead? She was dead, and her daughter was the direct daughter of the Prime Minister. If not for her status as the direct daughter of the Prime Minister, why would she marry the crown prince? The crown prince's wife should be as outstanding as her son.

The first wife became more and more proud the more she cursed. She didn't notice Xia Sizhu's increasingly cold eyes and her thick killing intent.

The King of Assassins' killing intent couldn't be endured by a girl like her, who was raised in a room.

"Pah!" The first wife's body was unable to resist Xia Sizhu's killing intent and she knelt in front of Xia Sizhu. The first wife looked at Xia Sizhu in horror as she tried to stand up but found her body was shaking violently. She couldn't control herself and couldn't even move, let alone stand up.

Xia Wei tried his best to control his body as he looked at Xia Sizhu in disbelief. Was this still his daughter? Why did such a great change occur to him? Where did this astonishing killing intent come from?