Shen Qingfeng tried to peek through the gap in the carriage curtain to check on Shen Jiao's situation. The tyrant was unpredictable, and this girl spoke frankly, unlike Shen Yu who was all talk and no action. He wondered if she was alright.

He glanced left and right, but didn't see Shen Jiao. Instead, he saw Shen Qingye and Shen Yu sitting in the teahouse next to him, drinking tea.

Shen Yu smiled brightly and raised her hand to greet him eagerly, but Shen Qingfeng coldly withdrew his gaze.

He dislikes Shen Jiao, but that doesn't mean he likes this "younger sister" who came along halfway through his life.

"That third brother of yours, he's gone too far! How dare he give you attitude? Don't worry, Yu'er, your second brother will make him kneel in the ancestral hall and apologize when we get back!" Shen Qingye slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Shen Yu pursed her lips and smiled understandingly: "It's alright, Third Brother must be tired from the long journey."

Shen Qingye sneered: "Isn't it all Shen Jiao's fault? Grandmother ordered Father to bring her back. If she knew any sense of propriety, she should have come back in the same carriage as my elder brother! How can an unmarried girl be so attached to a man every day? She has completely disgraced the Anbo Marquis's mansion!"

Shen Yu lowered his head and drank his tea, not responding to the question.

"Your Majesty, my father was confused, and I am willing to take the punishment in his place." Shen Qingcheng did not beg for mercy. He knew the tyrant's temper well and was willing to take the blame alone.

"This won't do..." Marquis Anbo opened his mouth to speak, but Shen Qingcheng glared at him and shut him up.

Shen Qingfeng bowed in response. The young man was thinner than his elder brother, but his voice was clear and resolute.

“Your Majesty, my elder brother is the General stationed in the South, and he bears a heavy responsibility in protecting our country. I am willing to take the punishment in place of my elder brother and my father.”

"This won't do..." Marquis Anbo opened his mouth to speak, but Shen Qingfeng glared at him and shut him up.

Marquis Anbo: "!!!"

This is outrageous! I can't even out-screw my son anymore!