The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 23 - : The Tragic Fate of Zhou Ruotang and Her Daughter

Ye Zhengde roared furiously, the sound so loud it seemed to shake the beams, "Drag this damned servant out and beat him to death with sticks!"

"Master, spare my life, spare my life, I really don't know how I ended up in Miss's bed, I truly don't know..." Upon hearing he was going to be beaten to death, Zhang San hurriedly knelt and crawled to Ye Zhengde, pleading for mercy.

Ye Zhengde ruthlessly kicked Zhang San over.

The house servant quickly proceeded to drag Zhang San away.

Ye Qichi spoke up, "Father, if you kill him, what will happen to my sister?"

Ye Zhengde was momentarily stunned.

A woman's chastity is supremely important; once tainted, the only options are either marriage or death by suicide in shame.

Zhou Ruotang and Ye Zhilan, upon hearing Ye Qichi's words, understood An Ning's intention.

Zhou Ruotang immediately said, "Lan'er can absolutely not marry such a beast!"

"I'd rather die than marry him, I'd rather die than be with such a person!" Ye Zhilan also screamed in despair.

Ye Zhengde trembled with anger.

Who would want their daughter to marry a servant, but at this point, there was no other choice.

"Father, both aunt and sister are enraged now, you mustn't lose your reason," Ye Qichi said, showing a great sense of the bigger picture.

Only by driving Ye Zhilan out of the house would she truly settle down; keeping her in the Minister Mansion would just bring disaster.

Ye Zhengde angrily ordered, "Drag Zhang San out and beat him with twenty heavy boards!"

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Not killing Zhang San was clearly a compromise.

But with resentment festering, it was vital to vent the anger.

Zhang San was dragged away by the house servants.

The other servants in the chamber also tactfully withdrew.

Ye Zhilan was crying incessantly, her cries heart-wrenching.

Zhou Ruotang nearly died of rage; few can withstand such a devastating blow.

"Set a date, immediately proceed with the marriage," Ye Zhengde gritted his teeth and declared.

"No, father, I don't want to marry that dog of a servant Zhang San, I'd rather die than marry him..."

"Then go die!" Ye Zhengde yelled at Ye Zhilan, "I, Ye Zhengde, will consider I never had you as a daughter!"

Ye Zhilan had never been scolded like this by Ye Zhengde; tears streamed down from her sense of injustice.

"You better discipline your daughter! Don't let me see you before this is resolved," Ye Zhengde unleashed his anger on Zhou Ruotang and stormed off after dropping these words.

Zhou Ruotang clenched her teeth and endured.

Ye Qichi also followed Ye Zhengde in leaving, but as she left, she turned to glance at Zhou Ruotang and Ye Zhilan with a victorious smile, which was enough to completely crush the mother and daughter.

"Ah! Ye Qichi, I must kill Ye Qichi! It must be her doing..." Ye Zhilan screamed.

Being manipulated by Ye Zhilan to this extent was intolerable to her.

Zhou Ruotang was also infuriated to the extreme.

Not only did things not go as she wished, but she also reaped what she sowed. The status she had managed to gain in the Minister Mansion was all but ruined today.

"Mother, there's no way I can marry Zhang San, you have to think of a way, you have to..."

"Slap!" Zhou Ruotang slapped Ye Zhilan hard across the face.

Ye Zhilan was stunned by the slap.

"Useless thing!" Zhou Ruotang finally couldn't hide her rage.

"Mother..."

"You wretched goods, who else could you marry if not Zhang San?!"

"Mother, how can you say that to me, how can you..." Ye Zhilan cried her heart out.

"Either prepare for the marriage or go die!" Zhou Ruotang showed no mercy towards her own daughter.

Ye Zhilan looked at Zhou Ruotang in disbelief.

The physical and emotional damage caused her to completely break down!

Outside the house.

Ye Qichi quickly followed Ye Zhengde's steps.

"Father."

Ye Zhengde paused, still seething with anger.

"Don't let anger ruin your health," Ye Qichi said with concern, "After all, my sister has to marry. Although it's not satisfactory, at least given our family's status, she will not be mistreated by her in-laws after marrying Zhang San."

Ye Zhengde sighed heavily, "Qichi, I used to think you were inferior to your sister, always nitpicking at you, but now I see you've turned out to be more accomplished than your sister. I really regret not paying more attention to you in the past."

"Father shouldn't say that, I was dull as a child, and it was only natural for Father to be impatient. Both my sister and I are your daughters, I understand that you care for us both." Ye Qichi earnestly gave Ye Zhengde face.

Ye Zhengde finally felt somewhat comforted.

Today, Ye Zhilan had truly almost driven him to his death with anger.

Ye Zhengde smiled, "With your words, Father feels much better."

"Preparing for my sister's marriage will surely keep Auntie busy," Ye Qichi casually shifted the topic.

As soon as this was mentioned, Ye Zhengde's face darkened again.

"I've heard that back home, Auntie is in charge of everything in the inner room. She is busy with my sister's wedding and managing the whole inner room too. It must be tough," Ye Qichi said worriedly.

Having served as an official for so many years, if Ye Zhengde could not read between the lines, he would've long been toppled. He instantly grasped what Ye Qichi meant.

It was also part of the quarrel he once had with Qin Mengxi.

Qin Mengxi ignored his love, so he deliberately let Zhou Ruotang wield power, and eventually, Zhou Ruotang indeed won his favor, so he tacitly allowed it.

Now recalling the disgrace Zhou Ruotang brought him and remembering last night's joy of sharing a room with Qin Mengxi after many years, he readily agreed, "What right does a concubine have to manage the inner room, seeing how she made it a mess. Qichi, don't worry, Father knows how to handle the affairs of the inner room."

"Father is truly wise!" Ye Qichi hastily flattered.

Just then.

A house servant rushed over in a panic and said anxiously, "Master, it's terrible, the young master has been detained at the gambling house, they say he owes a huge amount of Silver Tael from gambling, and now they want Master to pay to redeem him!"

"What?!" Ye Zhengde roared.

The anger he had just suppressed, at this moment, skyrocketed instantly.

Ye Qichi's eyes also tightened for a moment.

The young master mentioned by the house servant naturally referred to Ye Yunan.

When did Ye Yunan start gambling?!

He grew up under Ye Zhengde's care in the front yard and was not much affected by Zhou Ruotang; he was generally well-behaved and had decent values.

This is bad!

Ye Qichi suddenly had a realization.

As a supporting character, many details in the book were merely glossed over, and she almost forgot that the reason why Ye Zhengde's family was quickly drawn in by the King of Chu was also due to some plots by him.

At this moment, Ye Zhengde almost fainted.

Having already suffered a huge blow today, another one so soon, for a man his age, it was clearly a bit too much.

Thinking quickly, Ye Qichi said, "Father, I will go and see!"