He bent down with heartache and helped Liu up. He was about to call a servant to go out and fetch a doctor when, after taking only two steps, two guards dressed in black and holding swords suddenly jumped out and blocked his way.
"No one is allowed to leave!"
The guard's voice was cold and ruthless, and the gleaming sword reflected Ning Yuanshan's ashen face.
He was furious, but when he looked up, he saw the palace guards. His heart pounded violently, like a frightened mouse, wishing he could hide in a cellar.
Ning Yuanshan's brain began to work at lightning speed, trying to guess Ning Yin's intentions for returning to the manor this time, as well as Ning Yin's current identity.
Could it be that she wasn't rejected by the emperor and banished from the palace?
Was this trip back to the Ning family meant to teach them a lesson?
But no matter what, he was still her biological father. Even if this wicked girl entered the palace and became a concubine, she couldn't be so lawless and disregard him at all.
Beating one's own father, stepmother, and younger brother is a capital offense in Daqi, punishable by being drowned in a pig cage—a grave crime of filial impiety.
His carefully nurtured daughter has risen to prominence, but instead of bringing her old father into the palace to enjoy a life of luxury, she's come here and put on airs like an empress. How dare she do that?
How dare you!
Upon thinking of this, Ning Yuanshan's fear was instantly replaced by overwhelming rage. He turned around and stared angrily at Ning Yin's aloof and ethereal face.
He accused, "Ningyin, you've gone too far! Just because you're a concubine in the palace, you don't even respect your father? Do you know that your behavior is utterly rebellious? I'm going to report you to the clan, and you'll be thrown into a pig cage!"
"As far as I know, you were despised by the emperor a few days ago because you gave birth to a stillborn child, and he stripped you of your title as empress long ago. You came back this time to seek refuge with the Ning family, right?"
Ning Yuanshan spoke with the authority of a father, but he was somewhat flustered, after all, the uniforms of the two guards behind him were indeed in the style of the palace.
However, he simply did not believe that Ning Yin was still the Empress.
How could an empress dress so shabbily, and how could an empress only bring so few subordinates? When he returned, he saw a carriage parked at the gate, and its style was extremely ordinary.
If it were truly the Empress traveling, she would have a retinue of several thousand people, surrounded by a large number of servants.
After this analysis, Ning Yuanshan straightened his back and coughed twice. "You can go back to the Ning family, but you must kneel down now and apologize to me and your mother. Also, since you are skilled in medicine, then take a look at your mother so that I don't have to go out and find another doctor and waste money!"
As if giving a command, he flicked his sleeve and tried to help Liu to sit down next to the head of the table.
Unexpectedly, Qingying stepped forward and blocked their path, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"A commoner like you, thinking you're the emperor's father? You beast, do you even deserve to be called one?"
Just then, Ning Changle, who was lying in bed, wanted to try on the wedding dress her mother had made because she hadn't waited for her mother to come over for a long time.
Before a woman gets married, what she enjoys most is dressing herself up nicely. Even if her legs are crippled, she still wants to be the most beautiful woman in Kyoto on her wedding day.
Ning Changle called out a few times but received no response. He then struggled to get out of bed, picked up his crutch, and limped toward the main hall.
As soon as she stepped through the door, she was met with a shocking scene: her father, mother, and brother were all kneeling obediently at the feet of a woman, their mouths stuffed with tattered rags.
The woman's expression was indifferent, but her eyes held a chilling murderous intent.
Ning Changle naturally recognized Ning Yin's foxy face. She had once been in love with Shen Yun and wanted to ask Ning Yin to put in a good word for her so that she could marry into the General's Mansion as a concubine.
Who would have thought that this woman would be kicked out of the general's mansion after only one year of marriage, but unexpectedly, Ning Yin entered the palace and became the crown princess.
Originally, she wanted to see Ning Yin make a fool of herself, but she was immediately blinded by jealousy. So when she received the letter from the mysterious person that day, she couldn't wait to seduce the Crown Prince.
She thought her looks and figure were definitely superior to Ning Yin, that divorced woman, but who knew that after going there, her legs would be completely ruined.
She now lies in bed all day like a useless person, unable to do anything.
The man her mother mentioned was also an illiterate peasant. If it weren't for his thoughtfulness and care for her, she would never have been willing to marry him.
But my mother said that a woman must eventually marry and have children. If she doesn't, she will be ridiculed by the world and will have no one to rely on when she gets old.
Ning Changle endured the disgust and accepted the peasant man, after all, apart from him, no normal man would be willing to marry her.
Thinking that she was in this state all because of Ning Yin, her eyes flashed with hatred. "Ning Yin, you bitch, how dare you make Father, Mother and Brother kneel at your feet? Are you crazy?!"
"Guards, take this slut out and beat her severely!"
As soon as she finished speaking, no servants came forward. Ning Yin clearly didn't want to play along with this rabble any longer. She cleared her throat and said coldly, "Ning Chang Le, your legs are crippled, and now your brain isn't working properly either? I am the current Empress, the mistress of this Great Qi. Do you think I dare to make them kneel here? Furthermore, today is the death day for your Ning family. I have come here specifically to send you on your final journey, so that you may die a worthy death!"
"Hmph, you're the Empress? What a joke! News spread from the palace yesterday that the Emperor has abandoned you. How could you still be the Empress? Besides, Mother has already sent someone..."
Ning Changle almost blurted it out, but his mind suddenly cleared, and he hurriedly changed his words: "We had a room prepared for you, afraid that you would become a destitute stray dog. How could you repay kindness with enmity like this? It is simply against the principles of morality. I will go and ask the clan chief to come and judge this matter. Then we will accuse you of disloyalty and filial impiety. Even if that dog emperor comes, he can't save you!"
Ning Changle made a boastful statement, but the next second, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Insolence! Guards, rip out this vile woman's tongue!"
Xiao Xuan's terrifying eyes were filled with firelight. Even without turning around, Ning Changle could feel herself being enveloped by killing intent, and that chilling aura of death instantly filled the entire space.
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