"Didn't you want me dead before?"
Xiao Qingluan, holding the sword in her hand, walked towards Ye Zhong, Ye Meng, and Ye Qianqian, and patted their faces with the flat of the sword, laughing teasingly.
Seeing the three men kneeling made her feel quite good.
The three of them were no longer the imposing figures they had been before; their hearts were filled with trembling unease.
"Your Highness, I, Ye Zhong, will certainly educate my daughter Ye Qianqian properly when I return."
Ye Zhong dared not raise his head. He knew the reputation of Princess Xiao Qingluan, and he was afraid that this young lady would cut off his, Ye Qianqian's, and Ye Meng's heads with a single sword stroke.
"Ye Zhong, don't try to play these tricks on me in front of this princess. You say you want to educate her, then educate her now, and you must educate her properly in front of me!" Xiao Qingluan raised her chin slightly, looking down at Ye Zhong with an undeniable force in her eyes: "Get up, and use this to teach your daughter how to be a person first."
After saying that, she tossed a riding whip in front of Ye Zhong.
Ye Zhong inwardly groaned, but dared not disobey Xiao Qingluan's orders.
Helplessly, he stretched out his trembling hands, slowly picked up the riding whip, and then stood up timidly.
He secretly glanced at his daughter Ye Qianqian kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with conflict and helplessness.
Ye Qianqian was usually fair-skinned and delicate, and he regarded her as the apple of his eye. He would never even scold her, let alone hit her now.
Moreover, he knew in his heart that if he didn't beat Ye Qianqian until she was bruised and battered in front of Xiao Qingluan, this princess would definitely not let it go.
But how could he bring himself to do it?
At that moment, he felt as if a thousand needles were pricking his heart.
He was filled with remorse. If he had known that this stunningly beautiful little girl was actually Princess Xiao Qingluan, he wouldn't have dared to bring so many people to provoke them, even if he had a hundred lives.
"Ye Zhong, are you expecting me to do it myself?"
Xiao Qingluan snorted coldly.
"No need for the princess to trouble herself, I can do it myself."
Ye Zhong had no choice but to take action.
"Smack!"
A crisp crack of the whip seemed to tear through the air.
With complex emotions, Ye Zhong lashed the horsewhip heavily onto Ye Qianqian.
Ye Qianqian's body jolted violently, and her gorgeous dress was instantly torn to shreds by the whip, the fabric falling like snowflakes.
Beneath her clothes, a shocking bloodstain had appeared on Ye Qianqian's fair back. The bloodstains slowly seeped out and snaked down her back, looking particularly gruesome.
However, Ye Qianqian showed surprising stubbornness.
She clenched her teeth so tightly that her lips turned slightly white, and remained completely silent.
Her eyes were filled with anger and resentment, yet she had to endure the excruciating physical pain.
Her hands were clenched into fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, leaving bloody marks.
The whip rained down, each lash striking Ye Qianqian's body and Ye Zhong's heart.
Ye Qianqian's body gradually became covered in wounds; her back and arms were covered in bloodstains and bruises.
Her hair was also disheveled, with a few strands sticking to her face, which was covered in sweat and tears, making her look particularly disheveled.
Ye Zhong's heart was bleeding incessantly; with each lash, his heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.
His hands began to tremble slightly, and he could barely hold the riding whip.
But neither the Prince of Zhenbei nor Princess Xiao Qingluan showed any intention of stopping, so he dared not stop what he was doing and could only grit his teeth and slap his daughter again and again.
He was filled with remorse because he had brought all of this upon himself!
Tantai Qiuyue, who had been standing to the side, could no longer bear to watch.
Her eyes were filled with pity and heartache as she looked at Ye Qianqian's miserable appearance, and her heart ached.
"Your Highness, if the fighting continues, someone will die. Actually, the Princess and Ye Qianqian have no deep-seated hatred; it was just a quarrel that started."
She mustered her courage and approached the King of Zhenbei.
“You’re right. Ye Qianqian and my sister Qingluan are similar in personality, so it’s normal for them to have conflicts. But it’s wrong for the Ye family to come here in such a big way. Let this beating be a lesson for the Ye family.”
After a moment of contemplation, Zhenbei Wang Xiao Zhanlu said.
Although Ye Zhong, Ye Meng, and Ye Qianqian were extremely disrespectful to Xiao Qingluan this time, it would indeed be going too far to kill Ye Qianqian because of this.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Ye Zhong was overjoyed and knelt before the Prince of Zhenbei once more. He knew that he and Ye Qianqian's lives were saved.
He felt even more grateful to Tantai Qiuyue.
He could also see that the Prince of Zhenbei valued Tantai Qiuyue highly. If Ye Qianqiu could really win over Tantai Qiuyue and make her his daughter-in-law, then perhaps he could really climb the social ladder by marrying the Prince of Zhenbei.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Ignoring her pain, Ye Qianqian thanked the Prince of Zhenbei.
But deep down, she hated Fang Han.
Fang Han had previously sided with Xiao Qingluan, but now, seeing her beaten and bruised, he hadn't uttered a single word in her defense.
She became even more determined to make Fang Han her live-in son-in-law, so that he could serve her tea and water.
"Ye Qianqian, if you want to thank someone, thank my sister," said the Prince of Zhenbei.
"Thank you, Princess." Ye Qianqian could only say to Xiao Qingluan.
In truth, she harbored resentment towards Xiao Qingluan.
She felt that compared to her, Xiao Qingluan was just someone who had an extra good older brother.
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