Chapter 408 - 407: Take the Opportunity to Appreciate Her Kneeling?
Ye Hongyang, disdainfully regarded by his daughter, was infuriated. He had never imagined that the foolish creature in his eyes would dare to speak to him, her father, in such a manner, let alone utter such irrefutable words.
In his view, this creature was originally stupid and rash. After being in a lowly place and in dire straits for two years, she had unexpectedly learned to talk back sharply, and she was now using that sharp tongue against him. That he, a father, should be contradicted by a daughter who had committed all sorts of disgraceful acts—if word got out, it would be the laughingstock of the community.
And this disgrace should not have returned, or even lived. Just for the scandal she caused at her father’s birthday banquet the year before last, people still pointed fingers at him. That matter had not been handled properly—instead of sending her to the ancestral temple, he should have ended it with a white silk noose and spared himself all these troubles.
If this creature had died back then, why would Maternal Aunt Liu be enduring such grievances now? How could Madam Yin be so smug?
The more Ye Hongyang thought about it, the angrier he became. He suddenly stood up, shaking with rage, pointed at Ye Xinyan, and ordered the old woman servant standing by the door, "What are you waiting for with this disrespectful and insubordinate wretch? Why aren’t you dragging her down and using domestic punishment right now? Summon the punishment room’s old woman servant, take her and beat her to death!"
The old woman servants at the door looked at each other in dismay. Weren’t they told not to mention that she was the eldest daughter? If she belonged to the Qi family, wouldn’t their domestic punishment be unjust?
Yin Xiaocheng, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, scoffed heavily and glanced over Ye Hongyang before asking Duke An, "May I ask Your Grace, when Hongyang says ’beat her to death,’ is he just speaking in anger or does he truly intend to do so?"
Duke An, with a darkened face, had not yet spoken when Madam Yin already stood up, walked swiftly to Xinyan’s side, and sternly said to Ye Hongyang, "This child is my life. If the Crown Prince does not like her, he can ignore her and cherish his two illegitimate sons instead. Just don’t accuse my daughter groundlessly. You have never treated her as your daughter, so her actions have nothing to do with you."