f the building, you are right. Over the years, not everyone has rebelled against Thunder Pavilion. The consequences have been the same in every case. A person who can wipe out a country with a wave of...“Since you know your mistake, then reflect on it here properly!” Xiao Zhan snorted coldly and strode out.
“My lord, Fu'er’s body is already delicate. She has just woken up, and you want her to kneel as punishment What if…” Madam Xiao hurried over in small steps. Hearing her daughter’s heartbroken sobs from the ancestral hall, she felt a pang of sympathy, but she also knew that her daughter had gone too far this time. Yet, when she heard about the punishment—a full day and night of kneeling, with no food or water allowed—she couldn't help but feel distressed.
"My wife, I told you before to keep her indoors and out of trouble. You need to discipline her properly! Look at the result now! What have you done You've completely ruined the reputation of our Xiao family!" Xiao Zhan saw his wife and his anger flared even more.
"Master, please calm down. This matter was indeed Fu'er's fault, but as you just heard, she said that she was taken there by Princess Minrou. She had no idea it was a brothel." Mrs. Xiao still wanted to plead for her daughter. If she truly had to kneel for a day and night, how could Fu'er's delicate body withstand it
This was also thanks to Xiao Yufu's usual habit of pretending to be weak in front of everyone. Despite being perfectly healthy, she insisted on acting frail and vulnerable. This was the reason why Qian Sichin and the others had once felt sympathy for her at first sight.
“A single unmarried girl going out without attendants, this itself is problematic. If it weren't for the fact that Madam indulged her too much on a daily basis, how could things have come to this” Xiao Zhan’s anger was uncontained, his robe sleeve waving: “From now on, you will keep her under lock and key at home until the day she marries, or else, I, Xiao Zhan, will treat her as if she never existed!”
"Master!" Madam Xiao did not expect her master to say such heartless words. She realized that this time, her master was truly angry. She quickly soothed him, "Master, from now on, I will discipline Fu'er well and ensure that something like today will never happen again. Master, please don't be angry!"
“How could I not be angry” Xiao Zhan was so furious that his nostrils were almost smoking: “I, the esteemed Minister of War, have raised such a shameless daughter!” After a pause, he uttered the words that had been buried deep in his heart: “If Ge’er were truly our daughter, how wonderful it would be!”
This sentence, when heard by Xiao Yufu's ears, was like a knife gouging at her heart. It turned out that no matter if she was the true daughter of the Xiao family, in her father and mother's hearts, Xiao Yuge was the one they recognized!
Why Why can Xiao Yuge, who is nothing, easily take away her fifteen years of life Why can Xiao Yuge, no longer the daughter of the Xiao family, still receive her parents' love Why can Xiao Yuge, with no name or status, live in the king's mansion and be ambiguous with so many men, yet in her parents' eyes, it is all understandable
Why should she be punished to kneel here for a whole day and night just because she made a small mistake by trusting the wrong person Why do all of them care so much about Xiao Yuge
"Xiao Yu Ge! You are a disaster, a scourge! You should never have been born into this world, you should have died in that pavilion! You have made my past decades of life so painful, and now I am the laughingstock. I will not let you get away with it, I will make you suffer tenfold!" At this moment, Xiao Yu Fu clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and swore secretly in her heart to make Xiao Yu Ge's life worse than death! Today's humiliation, today's pain, one day, she would have Xiao Yu Ge repay ten times over!
"Master, Fu'er has always been our daughter. This time, while she was wrong, it was all her fault. She also sincerely apologized and said she wouldn't go that way again. You've punished her already, so it's time to let it go. Perhaps we ignored her too much in the past, neglecting her upbringing. In the end, we were also at fault."
To be honest, Madam Xiao is quite intelligent. She knows that her daughter being switched fifteen years ago has always been a thorn in Xiao Zhan's side, so as long as she brings it up, Xiao Zhan will inevitably soften his heart.
As expected, upon hearing her words, Xiao Zhan's face finally improved a little, but his brows were still tightly furrowed: "The most urgent task is to appease Young Master Wu Yue. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, this rebellious girl accepted his embroidered ball. What if he continues to use this as leverage in the future If the Emperor gets wind of this, he will surely be furious. At that time, not only this rebellious girl, but also I and the entire Xiangfu would be implicated."
Mrs. Xiao only then realized the seriousness of the situation, her face pale with alarm: "Master, you must think of a way!"
"Am I really thinking this" Xiao Zhan glanced at his daughter, who was wiping tears alone in the ancestral hall. He felt an urge to rush in and beat her up, but thinking that she was his biological daughter, he finally gritted his teeth and held back.
"Father!" At this time, Chu Tianqi also received the news and rushed back.
"Qi'er, you're back just in time. Help your father think of a way out of this." Mrs. Xiao said with tears in her eyes.
"Mother, please calm down first." Chu Tianqi patted his mother's hand, nodded to reassure her. Then he walked to Xiao Zhan's side, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Father, since things have already happened, getting angry won't help. Right now, the only thing we can do is try to find a way to settle this." On their way back, he had already heard what had happened.
His words were also acknowledged by Xiao Zhan: “You’re right, but this is a tricky situation. Just now, someone from Qingfeng Pavilion came to say that Mr. Wuyue was alone in Qingfeng Pavilion, waiting for Fu'er to come and pick him up. How can we proceed with this...”
“Father, the people of pleasure houses only want two things: profit and fame. Since Master Wuyue is the flower-courtesan there, ordinary wealth would likely be beneath his notice. However, given F'er’s special status, he certainly wouldn’t dare act recklessly. All he wants is a step down. He definitely doesn’t intend to become an enemy of our family. If we give him enough profit, he will suppress this matter.”
"Are you confident" Xiao Zhan hadn't thought of using money to solve this, but the messenger who just came, his attitude seemed very firm. He also thought that if this Wu Yue Gongzi was being unreasonable and insisted on blaming Fu'er, then it would be a big problem.
"Father, we should always try things. If that Young Master Wuyue is intelligent enough, he wouldn't refuse." Chu Tianqi had also been out in the world for many years, seeing through many things more clearly than Xiao Zhan.
"But what if he still refuses to reconcile" Xiao Zhan was still not at ease: "After all, that Master Wu Yue has been in the entertainment industry for a long time, wouldn't he know how to rely on Xiangfu In the future, he can rise to prominence." I'll get the wine right now!" Zhu Fugui's subordinate scurried off to fetch the wine."Young Master Chu, let's begin! Today, we must make sure Young Master Chu has a wonderful time! You look radiant t...