Chapter 104: Is Your Father the One with Many Sons?

Fu Hanxiu explained, "Miss Ye is also a victim and should have the right to decide the severity of the punishment."

Hearing Fu Hanxiu say that, Zhao Shi's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly shouted, "Qingran, we didn't do it on purpose; considering how I haven't treated you poorly before, please let us go!"

"It's true, sister, we all acted without intent, not deliberately…"

"Ye Qingran, you dare to hit this princess and try it?!"

……

Ye Qingran looked at those faces; she hadn't planned to let them go, and now she was even less inclined to spare them.

"Then, keep beating them until they're knocked unconscious or dead."

Hearing a series of gasps and the insults from Ye Huanhuan and the others, Ye Qingran added, "Kill those who pretend to be faint!"

Mo Xiaohu and Fu Qianchen blinked.

Piao Liang Niangqin, magnificent!

Fu Hanxiu twitched the corner of his lip, seeming quite pleased with her decision.

Thus, under Fu San's arrangement, those who had been singled out by Fu Qianchen and Mo Xiaohu were successively seized.

Whether you're a crown prince or a prince, whether you're the Wuji Hall steward's daughter or a noble lady of the Prime Minister's Residence, all were tied up tightly, forced to lie on the ground, and let the Dark Guard of Guoshi Fu strike them staff after staff, the pain making them feel as if dying and reviving.

Zhao Shi, being older, couldn't match the young ones like Ye Huanhuan; the pain made her grit her teeth. Moreover, the wounds inflicted by Ye Qingran hadn't healed, making the pain unbearable.

She was the loudest one calling out in the whole scene.

The most unlucky must be…

She had just regained consciousness, hadn't reacted yet, was bound, and then beaten.

If it weren't for her youth and good physique, her cries would have been far louder than Zhao Shi's!

Dongfang Qingxuan endured humiliation and heavy burdens, his heart full of resentment.

Even though the National Master held a lofty status and was, after all, a prince, the National Master gave him no face, forcing him before the multitude of Xiliang City's citizens to endure endless humiliation!

Seventh Prince Dongfang Xuan also could not bear the disgrace, even clashing with the Dark Guard of Guoshi Fu. But a mere prince—how could he be a match for someone from the summit of Xi Ji Zhu Lu Zhi Dian?

The result was predictable; he was beaten the hardest!

Mu Qingrou's veil, lost amid her struggle, had long vanished, so when she endured the staff blows, her grimacing face paired with the terrifying scars made her look as ferocious as a ghoul, frightening many into silent screams.

……

All manner of beings.

Many Xiliang City citizens trembled, silent as cold cicadas.

Who could have imagined that the lofty young masters and noble ladies, who usually dwelled in the clouds, would one day receive such treatment? Truly, fortunes turn!

Ye Qingran admired the misery of these people for a while, gradually finding it tasteless.

She shifted her gaze to Fu Hanxiu, gradually frowning.

So, what shall we do now?

Should she just walk away, or go retrieve the children?

Ye Qingran pressed her forehead, feeling this matter was hard to handle!

Fu Hanxiu seemed to notice Ye Qingran's gaze; his eyes flickered faintly as he walked toward her.

"Miss Ye, my official duties have been hectic lately, leaving me no time for the children. Could they temporarily stay at Ting Yu Xuan? Of course, I will compensate you, Miss Ye."

Fu San Yi curled his lip upon hearing this.

It's true that official duties are busy, but what does that have to do with you? It's us subordinates who are busy!

When Ye Qingran heard this, she felt a surge of joy inside, though her face showed no hint of it.

After a brief silence, she finally nodded in agreement.

Fu Qianchen looked at his own Father Lord in surprise, feeling somewhat caught off guard.

The Father Lord would voluntarily suggest that he live together with Piao Liang Niangqin—has the sun risen from the west?

Something's off, very off!

"National Master, rest assured. Earlier on the street I happened upon Fu Ze, thought he was separated from his parents, and thus brought him into Ting Yu Xuan. I am truly fated with them and will take good care of them."

These words explain why Fu Ze has been with her during this period.

"Fu Ze? His name is Fu Qianchen."

Fu Hanxiu corrected.

Fu Qianchen's face flushed with shame: "Piao Liang Niangqin, I am Fu Qianchen. I deceived you before; I am very sorry."

Ye Qingran had actually guessed that "Fu Ze" was an alias, and she smiled generously: "It's fine. You were also protecting yourself; I understand!"

Fu Qianchen increasingly felt that Ye Qingran was very understanding!

"If the National Master has nothing else, I shall leave now."

Ye Qingran's mind was in disarray, not wanting to continue entangling with the National Master.

"Hmm." Fu Hanxiu nodded, and the word that slipped from his thin lips somehow made Ye Qingran sense a trace of a different feeling.

Her heart leapt, and she fled with the children.

"Your Majesty, you let them go like that? What about the young master?"

Fu Hanxiu's face showed difficulty, sighing, "The children don't like staying at their own home, and I have no way around it; it seems from now on they'll have to run to Ting Yu Xuan every day!"

Fu San was stunned for three seconds before reacting.

"My goodness, Your Majesty, you're so scheming!"

Of course, those words were Fu San's inner thoughts; even with a hundred doses of courage, he wouldn't dare utter them.

Sending the young master away gave Your Majesty a reason to go to Ting Yu Xuan later, and then, the near‑water pavilion advantage and so on…

Your Majesty, you truly are sinister!

Before leaving, Ye Qingran didn't forget to walk toward Ye Sisi.

Standing before Ye Sisi, looking down at her with a half‑smile, they said: "Before the match I had promised you that if you lose, I will tell you a secret."

Ye Sisi, face ashen and drenched in sweat, lifted her head and glared at Ye Qingran with a ferocious expression.

Ye Qingran crouched down, leaned close to Ye Sisi's ear and whispered something; Ye Sisi's pupils contracted, and the next instant she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Ye Qingran sidestepped to avoid it, gave a slight smile, and walked off with the two children.

""Beautiful lady mother, what secret did you tell her?""

Ye Qingran raised her eyebrows: "Nothing much, I just told her that the Tiger King Pill is actually Xiao Bai's feces."

Xiao Hu: "……"

Qianchen: "……"

Kill the person, exterminate the heart!

After Ye Qingran returned to Ting Yu Xuan, she only then realized: the National Master had left his son at Ting Yu Xuan; if he comes every few days to see his son, what should she do?

Not let him come, after all he is Qianchen's father, that wouldn't work; let him come, but a lone man and a lone woman together would be awkward.

What surprised Ye Qingran was that, after her match with Ye Sisi on the Xuanwu Platform that day, Fu Hanxiu did not appear for ten straight days!

Could he have forgotten that he still has a son here with me?

""Xiao Chen, does your father have many sons?""

Fu Qianchen: "???"