Sophie and Chunhua returned to the Lin family through the small door in the dark.
As soon as I changed my clothes, the housekeeper came over in a hurry to deliver a message.
"My dear Miss, the master has specially sent this old servant to invite you to the front hall for dinner."
"Okay, I understand."
Sophie straightened her cumbersome skirt and went to the front hall.
In the front hall, Lin Yinghao and his daughter Lin Qingwan had already been waiting there.
Lin Yinghao sat in his seat with a serious look on his face, while Lin Qingwan beside him did not look much better.
Sophie guessed that the two of them had discovered that she had sneaked out.
After skillfully finding an excuse for herself to have fun, she was ready to step forward and apologize.
Unexpectedly, Helian Jin's stern face appeared in front of them.
Why is the male protagonist here?
Before Sophie could figure out what was going on, the three of them were already looking at her.
It's really the center of attention, with no way out.
"Qingyin, why don't you come over and pay your respects to the prince?"
Lin Yinghao called out, and Sophie nodded and stepped forward to salute.
"Your servant Lin Qingyin greets King Beiming."
"No need to be so polite."
Helian Jin raised his hand to give her a slight support, but Sophie avoided his hot palm without leaving a trace.
She tried to communicate the situation with the heroine through eye contact, but saw that the heroine avoided her gaze with a flickering look.
[Ding! The host maliciously interferes with the relationship between the male and female protagonists, malicious value +10.]
Fog?
+10???
Sophie was completely confused and bewildered at the moment.
When did she maliciously interfere with the relationship between the male and female protagonists?
She didn't even talk to the male lead!
"Your Majesty, the fact that you look up to my daughter Qingyin is naturally a blessing she has cultivated over several lifetimes. However, regarding your request to marry Qingyin as a concubine, I am sorry that I cannot agree to it."
Sophie's eyes widened slightly after hearing Lin Yinghao's words.
The man wants to marry her as a concubine?
Damn, isn't this over? Why is it brought back to criticize?
No wonder the heroine's attitude towards her took a 180-degree turn. Who can bear to have their love stolen by someone else?
"General Lin, I, the king, remember that the Lin family has served Tianyuan for generations, devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the cause. Therefore, I did not report Lin Qingwan's replacement marriage to my father. Now that Ayin has returned, I hope to marry her as the imperial decree requires."
Helian Jin's shameless remarks were so unreasonable and unreasonable that they even made Sophie laugh.
Lin Qingwan, standing by, turned pale upon hearing this. She clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, tears welling in her eyes as she felt heartbroken.
It turns out the prince had always wanted to marry my sister. No wonder he treated me like that on their wedding night...
Sophie was afraid of deducting points when protecting her sister and couldn't bear to see the heroine so depressed.
She strode forward and spoke.
"Helian Jin, you've been married to Wanwan for just over three days. Now you're openly asking to marry me? Since my father doesn't want to, you're using force to force me. Let me ask you, what's the difference between this and a bandit who only knows how to rob and plunder?"
Sophie's bold remarks shocked Lin Yinghao so much that his jaw almost dropped.
Lin Qingyin looked at the thin figure in astonishment, tears frozen in the corners of her eyes.
Sophie turned around and smiled, signaling that the two of them didn't need to be nervous. Even if the person facing her was the king himself, she would still be confident.
"Lin Qingyin, you actually compare me to a bandit?"
Helian Jin didn't expect her to refuse so bluntly, and his face was gloomy.
"If Your Majesty thinks so, there is nothing I can do."
Sophie spread her hands and blatantly passed the buck.
Helian Jin frowned coldly, flicked his sleeves and stood up.
"Your Highness, walk slowly and be careful not to fall."
As soon as Sophie finished speaking, Helian Jin stumbled over the protruding stones under his feet.
Looking at his slightly embarrassed appearance, Sophie covered her mouth and laughed.
After she publicly humiliated him today, the hero will no longer harbor any illusions about her.
"Lin Qingyin, come here and kneel down before me!"
Lin Yinghao's furious voice suddenly came from behind him.
Sophie turned around angrily, only to see Lin Yinghao waiting for her with a three-foot-long stick as thick as his wrist.
Oh my god, is this the legendary family rule?
Sophie was ashamed.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Lin Qingwan opened her arms and stood in front of Sophie.
[Ding! The host has successfully deepened the sisterly bond with the heroine, friendship value +10.]
Why not reduce the malice value?
Sophie was a little depressed and even wanted to find fault.
"Wanwan, don't protect her! Today she openly defied the prince. Even though the prince is kindhearted and didn't punish her on the spot, I, as her father, cannot sit idly by and let this go! Today, she must be punished according to the family rules to teach her a lesson!"
After Lin Yinghao finished speaking, he swung the stick in his hand and hit Sophie.
Sophie jumped up and down, dodging everywhere.
"Daddy, Daddy, I was wrong! I'll do it again next time!"
"Will you dare next time?"
"No, no, I was wrong! I won't change it next time. I absolutely won't change it!"
"You little bitch, I think you just don't learn your lesson!"
Inside the hall, there is a peaceful scene of loving father and filial son.
On the soft couch inside the palace wall, a man waving a folding fan couldn't help laughing as he listened to what the secret guards had seen and heard.
After all these years, this is the first time I’ve seen my second brother suffer a setback.
Interesting, really interesting.
But then again, my second brother wasn't the type to risk his life for a woman he loved. Could it be that there was some hidden secret going on here?
Helian Jue narrowed his narrow eyes and suddenly became interested in Lin Qingyin, a person he had never met before.
…
That night, Sophie lay on the couch, holding her aching back.
Even though she had been protected by Lin Qingwan before, Sophie still suffered a lot of beatings.
Fortunately, this beating was not in vain. Not only did it successfully eliminate the gap between her and the heroine, but it also eliminated 10 points of viciousness because she rejected the hero's courtship and instead brought the hero and heroine together.
She casually pulled out the data table in her mind to check it.
Name: Sophie
Innocence: 205
Kindness value: 211
Beauty value: 194
Total: 610
Viciousness Index: 45
Friendship value: 50
Mana: 499
Since the system upgrade, she can now access data tables anytime and anywhere.
But no matter how many times she watched it.
There isn't much fluctuation in this data.
After silently exchanging 50 friendship points for magic points, Sophie decided to start her plan to attack Helian Jue tomorrow.
After observing for these days, she found that the viciousness index fluctuated mainly due to the influence of the male and female protagonists.
She had already thought about it: if she could successfully marry the second male lead, Helian Jue, not only would she avoid being involved in the relationship between the male and female protagonists and triggering the vicious value, but she would also have a great chance of changing her tragic ending. Finally, she could kill her husband for the sake of justice and expose Helian Jue's evil ambitions. Wouldn't that score be easy to get?
The more Sophie thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her, to the point that scores fell from the sky in her dreams.
She was so busy picking them up that she couldn't stop smiling.
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