Chapter 566 Beat them!

Xiao Qingyuan left, and the Shen family fell into a deathly silence.

Qi's expression shifted between light and dark, while Shen Mingxuan's face was filled with jealousy.

When Shen Wantang saw Qin Xin and the others, she was in such a good mood that she thought through all the sad things before she could barely suppress the upturn of her lips.

Shen Guannian carefully considered every word Xiao Qingyuan said and came to a conclusion: the entire Ning Prince's Mansion, from the Ning Prince to the Ning Princess, and then to Xiao Qingyuan, all liked Shen Wantang very much!

As for who offended Princess Ning, it couldn't be clearer!

He almost ground his teeth to powder, and then slapped Shen Mingxuan across the face!

"Smack!"

Shen Guannian roared, "You scoundrel! How dare you speak ill of your sister in front of the Princess and ruin her reputation! What good will come of this?! You fool, you're going to kill me! Kneel down!"

Shen Mingxuan was stunned by the slap. She covered her face and looked at Shen Guannian in disbelief: "Father, I told you everything at the Ning Prince's Mansion! You've wronged me!"

Enraged, Shen Guannian slapped her again, swelling the other side of her face as well: "You still dare to protest your innocence?! Prince Xiao already said you're both stupid and wicked! If you hadn't said anything, why would he have scolded you for no reason?!"

Shen Mingxuan burst into tears: "How would I know why Xiao Qingyuan went mad?! He's always been a madman, he likes to talk nonsense! Father trusts him so much? He convicted me without even asking!"

"Still dare to talk back! Men, beat him up! I'm going to teach you a lesson for your stubbornness today!"

Shen Mingxuan cried out, "Mother, just admit it! Those were all your words, they have nothing to do with me! Father has wronged me like this, why won't you clear my name?! Are you going to just watch Father beat me to death?"

How could Madam Qi dare to admit it? If she did, wouldn't Shen Guannian hate her to death?

If his daughter had done it, Shen Guannian would at most scold her a few times and hit her a few times, but afterwards he would still love his daughter as much as before, and he wouldn't hold a grudge against her.

But she's different. If she offends Shen Guannian, he will never enter her courtyard again, and he will bring back young and beautiful concubines from outside!

She had finally managed to get rid of most of the concubines in the mansion—some were dead, some were driven away—but if any new ones came in, she would be furious and angry again!

However, Madam Qi still stood in front of her daughter: "Master, the matter of the Ning Prince's Mansion has nothing to do with Xuan'er. I have already said that it was Tang'er who said the wrong thing and angered the Ning Princess. It would be too biased for you to take your anger out on Xuan'er!"

Enraged, Shen Guannian slapped her across the face: "Even at a time like this, you still dare to lie to me? Protecting Mingxuan, you're just as despicable!"

Qi was knocked so hard she almost fell to the ground. Her face stung with pain, and she was about to argue when Shen Guannian kicked her in the stomach without any hesitation.

She could no longer stand and fell to the ground.

Shen Guannian was so angry that his voice changed tone: "If it weren't for Prince Xiao's arrival today, I wouldn't have known that he and Princess Ning liked Tang'er to this extent! And you two dared to speak ill of her in front of Princess Ning!"

"Qi Xiangru, you better pray that even without the Ning Prince's Mansion, Tang'er can still marry into the Duke's Mansion. Otherwise, my future will be ruined, and I will definitely divorce her!"

Madam Qi's face changed drastically: "My lord! I have borne your children, and even if I haven't done anything meritorious, I have certainly worked hard for you! How could you say such a heartless thing as divorcing me?!"

"You have the nerve to call me heartless? Do you even deserve it?"

Shen Guannian looked at her with disgust: "I thought you were a sensible person, but it turns out you secretly wished to destroy everything I have! You know how much I value the relationship with the Ning Prince's Mansion, and you know how much I value Tang'er, yet you resorted to any means to make the Ning Princess hate you!"

"You dare to boast about having children to me? Which of my concubines couldn't have children? But apart from Tang'er's clever aunt who saved her, all the other children died. Do you think I really don't know how those children died?!"

"No matter how many children you have, they are not as important as my future! Destroying the marriage alliance between the Shen family and the Prince Ning's mansion is to ruin the rest of my life, Shen Guannian! You are so stupid and vicious, I wouldn't be too much for you to kill me!"

Qi Shi collapsed to the ground, her face ashen. It turned out that Shen Guannian knew all about how she had caused several of her concubines to miscarry.

She thought she had done it perfectly and that no one would know!

After venting his anger, Shen Guannian walked to Shen Wantang's side.

Seeing that her clothes were still askew from his pulling, he reached out to straighten them for her.

But as soon as Shen Wantang saw him reach out, she instinctively took a step back like a startled rabbit, her big eyes showing fear.

Shen Guannian's outstretched hand froze: "Ahem, Tang'er, I was just in a moment of panic and said a few harsh words. You... don't take it to heart. There's no grudge between us, father and daughter, that's right."

Shen Wantang bit her lip and remained silent, clearly not having forgiven him.

Shen Guannian secretly regretted it. He was still hoping that his daughter would marry into the Duke's mansion and help him get a third-rank official position from the Duke of Zhenguo. If his daughter had a falling out with him, how could she help him in the future?

"Tang'er, you've seen it yourself. It's not that I don't believe you; I've been deceived by your mother and sister. If you want to hate someone, then hate them. I'm innocent. Do you understand?"

Shen Wantang shook her head: "I don't understand. Father just said he was going to skin me alive. I'm so scared."

"I was just kidding you, how could you take it seriously?"

“But the daughter took it seriously, because her father has always been a man of his word and keeps his promises.”

"What will it take for you to forgive your father?"

Shen Wantang looked at Madam Qi and Shen Mingxuan: "Since they deceived Father, shouldn't Father follow the family rules? Father was deceived for nothing, and daughter was slandered for nothing?"

Shen Mingxuan's expression changed drastically: "Shen Wantang, how dare you instigate Father to hit me?! You're asking for death!"

Shen Guannian: "Guards, bring out the family discipline! Beat him!"

Shen Mingxuan and Qi Shi were dragged away one after the other, and as the boards were struck, screams of agony rose and fell.

Shen Wantang frowned slightly: "Father, I hear that my sister seems very dissatisfied and keeps scolding me!"

Shen Guannian: "Sanshui, didn't you eat? Hit her hard, don't stop, beat Mingxuan until she submits!"

Shen Wantang couldn't bear it: "Let it go, Father, don't hit her anymore. I'm afraid Mother will hold a grudge against me later."

Shen Guannian: "She dares?!"

Shen Wantang sighed, "Today, Mother only spoke ill of me to the Princess Consort of Ning, which is not a big deal. As long as she doesn't speak ill of me to the Duchess, it will be fine. Father, Mother will remember today's lesson, right?"

Shen Guannian: "Santu, is all that flesh of yours for nothing? How come you hit her so lightly? If you hit her so lightly, will she learn her lesson? If you can't fight, then get out of here and find someone who can!"

Terrified, San Tu hurriedly used all his strength to strike down hard, and Qi Shi's screams became several times more miserable than before.

Sanshui, standing to the side, dared not hold back any longer and struck hard, almost suffocating Shen Mingxuan!