“Nothing is absolute. This happened in the Tao family. Do you think Tao Yifan might not know about it?” Chen Siyuan held back her words, trying to appear calm. “If Young Master Tao is hurt or becomes uncommitted, who will bear the consequences?”
Tao Yifan is the Third Prince's right-hand man, but he doesn't do his job properly at crucial moments, which could lead to many different outcomes in the struggle for the throne.
Are you threatening me?
"I dare not, I am merely stating the facts."
"I think you're incredibly bold."
As Princess Qiya finished speaking, the whip lashing Chen Siyuan's back became even faster, each lash seeming to tear the flesh off her back.
This kind of pain proves that I am still alive, unlike in my previous life when I didn't even have a chance to breathe at the end.
Granny Xu stood by and watched, quite curious about this country woman who still didn't know how to beg for mercy and kept provoking the princess.
Princess Qiya was also dissatisfied, her gaze sharp as a knife, with a hint of eeriness.
"Give me a good beating! I want to see how tough your bones really are!"
......
Soon, it got dark.
Upon receiving the news, Chen Zhaokun rushed to the Tao family's house.
Tao Yifan took the person away, and now that he has received news of his daughter's disappearance, how could he not be worried?
For so many years, he has ignored his daughter, not because he truly didn't care, but because he wanted to protect her in this way.
Now that Aunt Zhao is gone, the two children can't cause any trouble for the time being. Who would have thought that Tao Yifan would bring such a disaster upon his daughter?
He vaguely knew why his daughter was acting so stubbornly, and it was precisely because he knew that he was even more worried.
They worry that their daughter will be murdered like her mother, and they still don't know who the murderer is.
Filled with boundless rage, he arrived at the Tao family's residence.
He originally planned to go find Old Master Tao, but since Old Master Tao wasn't there, he went straight to Madam Tao.
When Chen Zhaokun arrived, Madam Tao was eating. He was furious and swept everything on the table onto the floor with his sword.
With a whoosh, Madam Tao remained unperturbed, but two men carrying swords approached Chen Zhaokun.
He only glanced at them and knew that their martial arts skills were extremely high and that he could defeat them. However, Chen Zhaokun knew that saving his daughter was the most important thing, and he didn't want to waste time at this crucial moment.
"How dare you! Do you think you can just walk into the Tao family's house like that?" Madam Tao said.
The two sword-wielding men standing before him attacked Chen Zhaokun together.
Soon the three started fighting, and before long, the room, which had been perfectly fine, was completely destroyed.
Madam Tao watched from the side, somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected Chen Zhaokun's martial arts skills to be so high. If her husband hadn't arranged for two people to protect her before leaving, things would have turned out quite badly today.
The thought only fueled my anger.
Damn it!
A vile woman seduced her own son.
That bastard's father actually came to humiliate me.
They all deserve to die.
Looking at the sky outside, he figured they should have succeeded by now. No matter how much trouble this person caused, he would only lose his life in the end.
"Where is my daughter?" Chen Zhaokun knew why he was there. He feinted and flashed to Madam Tao's side, placing his sword directly against her neck.
Seeing this, the two men dared not make a move.
"How would I know where your daughter is?" Madam Tao's voice trembled slightly.
That's terrifying.
She knew Chen Zhaokun was skilled in martial arts, but she didn't know he was this powerful.
These two men had followed her for many years and had never failed before. Suddenly, they were defeated by Chen Zhaokun. She was shocked and dared not have any other thoughts.
But if I were to reveal that slut's whereabouts, wouldn't that prove that I was the one who did all of this?
Thinking about this, she tried hard to tell herself that she absolutely could not admit it.
She trusted Princess Qiya's competence; even if she were dead, there might not be a body.
What is she afraid of?
Thinking of this, she tried to calm herself down, and she refused to believe that a merchant would dare to lay a hand on a noblewoman of the imperial court.
"My patience is limited. You'd better speak up now. If you can't speak up now, I believe you won't even have a chance to regret it."
"You dare!"
"Don't you think that sacrificing you is something someone has always wanted to do?" Chen Zhaokun was no ordinary person; he knew the crux of the matter: this woman who should have died long ago, her death would be the end of everything.
"You dare—" This time, Madam Tao's voice was noticeably different.
The composure he had just displayed was gone.
She always knew that someone wanted her dead, but because of the master's influence, that person didn't dare to make a move. If someone took the opportunity to do this, she believed that the old man would be the one who wanted it most.
Thinking about this, she became somewhat frightened.
“Speak—” Chen Zhaokun’s patience was almost exhausted.
"I...I don't know either. I just heard that your daughter was taken out of the city by my son. Did she go to find her grandfather?"
Seeing that this woman still showed no remorse, Chen Zhaokun decided not to waste any more time and was about to continue his attack when he saw Butler Cheng running over from outside. Enraged, he rushed out, and the moment his sword fell, he slashed directly at the person holding the sword next to him.
The opponent dodged the vital point, but not the sword strike.
"Madam Tao, you'd better pray my daughter is alright, otherwise, I think someone will kill you for me!" Chen Zhaokun said as he quickly left.
Madam Tao remained stunned for a long time, staring blankly at the mess before her. Since following her husband, she had never been so humiliated.
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