She is twenty years old this year, her fiancé is still missing, and the emperor and empress have no intention of betrothing her to the other two princes. She can only wait in vain.
Seeing Cui Yihuan reminded her of herself, and she felt a mix of resentment and sadness in her heart, while this person was still dancing happily in front of her.
"I will definitely skin her alive to avenge today's humiliation," she thought fiercely.
But on her face, she looked like she was crying.
No one paid any attention to her tantrums. Everyone walked away, leaving only the couple who had been beaten beyond recognition and were unconscious on the ground, along with a group of servants from the general's mansion.
Ye Wantang slapped the maid next to her across the face and then fainted herself.
She fainted from anger! She also fainted from pain; Ye Zhen used internal force when he whipped her, which could damage her internal organs.
After Ye Zhen and his party returned to the Marquis's residence, the Marquis of Zhongyong instructed his men to settle Cui Yihuan.
This was originally Ye Zhen's business, but after leaving the general's mansion, he didn't even glance at Ye Zhen and walked towards the study without looking back.
Ye Zhen's eyelashes trembled slightly as she followed behind him.
Upon reaching the study, she knelt down, saying, "Father."
Marquis Zhongyong scoffed, "You know martial arts?"
"yes."
"So, when you were talking to the maid at the manor that day, were you deliberately telling me to hear?"
Ye Zhen infused his internal energy into the whip; how could someone with internal energy not sense his approach?
"yes."
"So, Wang is right, you are indeed using me."
Ye Zhen truthfully admitted, "Yes."
"Very well, you all think I'm a fool and have been deceived."
Marquis Zhongyong was furious, his eyes hardening. He took a riding whip from the wall and said, "Ye Zhen, how dare you!"
Before the whip could even be raised, the door was pushed open, and Xie Tingzhou barged in.
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