"Why did you do this?" Izumi Masako gave a bitter smile. "Father, don't you know why I did this?"
When asked this question, Izumi Nobukatsu's face showed a hint of unease. How could he not know why Masako would do such a thing?
However, in his eyes, this was simply the fate of a woman from a government household.
“Father, when I was in the temple, I secretly sent you a message asking you to help me and find a way to save the child in my womb. He is your own grandson.”
Even if I give birth to him, I will secretly send him away and never let the general know.
But Father, you didn't care at all, and I was given abortion pills while I was still alive. My little helper is gone just like that.
Father, do you know that not only did they hurt me, they also fed my little helper to the dogs!
Father, how can I not hate you!
Why should I suffer like this? Why can his son act so arrogantly, while my little helper doesn't even have the right to be born!
At this point, Masako Izumi was already in tears, her eyes filled with hatred.
"You killed the crown prince and dare to come back? Aren't you afraid I'll send you back to the shogunate?"
Izumi Nobukatsu was fully aware of everything his daughter had gone through, but he simply didn't care.
“Since I dared to come to find my father, I never thought I would go back alive.”
"You're willing to risk your life for those people from Great Chu?" Izumi Nobukatsu was somewhat surprised.
If Masako Izumi hadn't appeared on her own, neither the shogunate nor he would have known where she was, and she would have been able to save her life.
He didn't believe Masako was unaware that if she appeared, she would be sent back to the shogunate.
They might even kill her outright to maintain the relationship between the shogunate and the regent family.
“Father, I was taught from a young age to live for the honor of the family. You made me marry into the shogunate, and I never resisted in the slightest. I even tried to rely on the shogun for life.”
My assistant is dead, and I can no longer have children. Instead of comforting me, you had someone warn me not to act recklessly anymore.
My father also made me realize that the only person in this world who can help me is myself.
Since my father can't help me, I have to rely on myself.
I am now just a dying man, what have I to fear? I should at least do something worthwhile.
Upon hearing this, Izumi Nobukatsu realized something was amiss.
What does it mean to only be able to rely on yourself?
Since he can only rely on himself, why did Masako come to him?
What do you mean by that?
Masako Izumi raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears, then looked at Nobukazu Izumi and suddenly laughed. The laugh sent a chill down Nobukazu's spine, giving him a bad feeling.
"Father, if you can be so cold-blooded towards your own daughter and grandson, how could you possibly risk offending the General by saving the people of Great Chu? Therefore..."
At this point, Masako Izumi paused, then shifted her gaze to Nobukazu Izumi's left hand. "Father, look at your wrist."
Izumi Nobukatsu hurriedly rolled up his sleeves, his pupils contracting slightly.
A black line had appeared on his left wrist.
He then lifted his right sleeve, revealing another black line.
"What's this!"
"This is the Soul-Sealing Silk. This black thread grows a little longer every day, and it will reach the heart in a month. Once it reaches the heart, the poisoned person will only die, and there is no cure," Izumi Masako said calmly.
Soul-binding silk?
Nobuyuki Izumi had never heard of it before, but he knew from what Masako Izumi said that it was poison.
"You rebellious daughter, how dare you poison me! Give me the antidote right now! Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?!" Izumi Nobukatsu was furious.
He never imagined that his daughter, whom he had controlled since childhood, would dare to do something so rebellious.
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