Chapter 46: Sister, Brother is Here to Apologize

Lin Zhi looked confused. Bad guy? Where?

“Father, there’s a bad guy!” Yu Yu shouted as she pulled on her brother.

“I’m not a bad guy.” Zhao Yuan approached, trying to explain.

Seeing the so-called bad guy approaching, little Yu Yu’s round face flashed with a hint of fear.

“Help!”

“Bad guy, don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll hit you!” Yu Yu grabbed her brother’s cane and rushed toward Zhao Yuan.

She was determined to protect her brother from the bad guy.

Lin Zhi was momentarily stunned, watching his sister raise the cane to strike Zhao Yuan.

Liuli stood still, having asked before, and was told not to intervene.

Zhao Yuan got struck by the cane but didn’t dare retaliate, only dodging to avoid further hits.

“Lin Zhi, what kind of useless cane do you have? It hurts so much to hit someone!”

Lin Zhi: ?? Can you really blame me for that?

Feng Xiaohan heard the commotion and came out, seeing his daughter fiercely swinging her cane at her brother.

What on earth had happened?

“Yu Yu.” Feng Xiaohan called out.

Upon seeing her father, Yu Yu immediately dropped the cane and ran to his side, pointing at Zhao Yuan.

“Father, bad guy!”

Feng Xiaohan picked up his daughter, looking at Zhao Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Didn’t they say he had already met his daughter? What was this about?

Zhao Yuan, feeling guilty, didn’t dare to meet the eyes of his sister or the Regent Prince.

“Why is he a bad guy?” Feng Xiaohan curiously asked his daughter.

Yu Yu glared at Zhao Yuan with indignation.

“It’s this bad guy who put a sword at Yu Yu’s neck.” Yu Yu stretched her neck to point at Zhao Yuan.

Upon hearing this, both Feng Xiaohan and Lin Zhi shot piercing glares at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan raised his head and chuckled sheepishly.

“It’s a misunderstanding; it was all just a misunderstanding.”

“Sister, I’m here to apologize.”

“These are all gifts of apology.”

“Please forgive your brother.” Zhao Yuan’s eyes turned pitiful, and with his stunning face, it was a deadly combination.

Yu Yu, being a little lovestruck, instinctively wanted to nod in agreement upon seeing her handsome brother.

Feng Xiaohan gently lifted his daughter’s chin to prevent her from nodding.

“Yunming, the second brother has spent too long in his doghouse; he must have gotten stiff. It’s rare for him to come back, so loosen him up a bit.” Feng Xiaohan said coldly, looking at his adopted son.

Zhao Yuan’s beautiful face immediately fell.

“Understood.” Yunming appeared.

Then, with a punch, he struck Zhao Yuan, a clear cracking sound ringing out.

Zhao Yuan hurriedly dodged.

“I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have been so fierce to my sister!” Zhao Yuan shouted while evading.

Lin Zhi watched the spectacle with great interest.

“Yunming, go for his legs.”

“Lin Zhi, you…”

Cries of pain echoed from Wangchuan Courtyard.

The servants were taken aback; the prince was presiding over a trial again.

In the end, Zhao Yuan sat down to eat, his whole body aching.

Yunming was quite considerate, making sure not to seriously injure him, only landing blows on the flesh.

Feng Xiaohan served his daughter a piece of lotus root dish.

Yu Yu happily ate the lotus root.

“Brother, is sorry.” Zhao Yuan served Yu Yu a piece of spare rib as an apology.

“Yu Yu forgives her brother!” Yu Yu responded by serving her brother a piece of her favorite lotus root.

Zhao Yuan, touched, ate the lotus root.

Lin Zhi sighed; he had hoped to stir the pot a little.

“From what I’m hearing, you’ve been lying all along.” Lin Zhi looked at Zhao Yuan, questioning the claim of being at level three and having a close relationship with his sister.

“This lie of yours… umm…”

“Shut up.” Zhao Yuan quickly shoved a chicken leg into Lin Zhi’s mouth.

No negative remarks in front of his sister and the Regent Prince about his reputation.

After Yu Yu had eaten her fill, she yawned and headed straight for bed.

Feng Xiaohan looked at his daughter’s thin face, wondering what she had been up to during her time away.

After pondering for a moment, Feng Xiaohan sighed; if his daughter didn’t want to talk about it, he wouldn’t press her. He would find an opportunity to ask later.

Feng Xiaohan did not block news of his recovery; the emperor would soon hear about it.

“What!” Upon hearing the news from the hidden guards, the emperor shot up from his bed in shock.

The naked woman beside him was also startled awake.

“Feng Xiaohan’s eyes have recovered?” The emperor asked again in disbelief.

“Yes.”

“And his legs too?”

“Yes.”

Hearing the answers, a flicker of panic and fear crossed the emperor’s eyes.

With Feng Xiaohan blind and unable to walk, he could barely suppress him.

Now, he had regained his sight.

According to Feng Xiaohan’s character, known for his vengeful nature, it was possible he would rebel.

“Wasn’t it said that the poison was incurable? What are we going to do!” The emperor erupted in rage, kicking the hidden guard.

The hidden guard kept his head down respectfully.

“Who treated him?” The emperor’s gaze turned sharp as he looked at the guard.

“A traveling physician, Lin Zhi.”

“Where is he? Have him killed!” The emperor shouted furiously.

“He’s in the Regent Prince’s Mansion.” Which meant they couldn’t kill him.

The emperor grew even angrier.

“Get out! Useless trash!”

The hidden guard retreated.

The beautiful woman on the bed looked at the furious emperor in fear.

The emperor suddenly turned and dragged the delicate woman off the bed, quickly unleashing his rage upon her.

The room echoed with her piercing cries.

The emperor vented all his pent-up anger on the woman beneath him, enjoying the look of terror on her face.

A strange thrill surged within him, masking his fear and anxiety.

As the cries gradually faded, the emperor, feeling satisfied, stood up and waved for the guards to drag the body away for disposal.

He then dressed himself and left the room.

Entering the imperial study, the emperor wore a dark expression, contemplating what to do next.

He must win over Jiang Gu and Huo Rong to have them deal with Feng Xiaohan.

“Go to Fengyi Palace.” The emperor rose and headed toward the empress’s palace.

“Announce the arrival at Fengyi Palace.” The eunuch shouted.

While this was happening, Feng Xiaohan, taking advantage of the fact that his daughter hadn’t woken up yet, went with Yan Chuan to visit Zhao Prison.

Passing through the dim corridors, Feng Xiaohan arrived at a cell.

Hearing the movement, the occupant slowly raised his head.

“Feng… Xiaohan?” The raspy voice revealed a hint of fear.

“It’s been five years.” Feng Xiaohan looked at Wan Li with indifference.

“Five years, huh?” Wan Li strained to lift his head to get a better look at Feng Xiaohan.

“You haven’t changed much.” Still as arrogant and domineering as before.

“Are you here to kill me?”

“Rest assured, I’m not here to kill you.” Feng Xiaohan chuckled lightly.

“After all, you still have your uses.”

“What use could a useless person like me have?” Wan Li scoffed bitterly.

“Of course, you have your uses. As long as you are alive, your family will be safe.”

“Do you think if you died, the emperor would care about your family?” Feng Xiaohan’s chilling voice echoed in the cell.

Wan Li’s pupils contracted sharply, and he then forced a self-deprecating smile.

“Regent Prince, what family do I have left? They’ve all long since perished.”

“Wan Li, do you think that all those years, the people under my command were just idling away?” Feng Xiaohan snorted derisively.

“When you were in the army, you made a dancer pregnant and returned to Sangdu, only to find that dancer was with child.”

Wan Li swallowed hard, forcing himself to calm down.

“Regent Prince, you don’t need to threaten me with unfounded claims.”

“That dancer seems to have given birth to a pair of twins.” Feng Xiaohan remarked casually, causing Wan Li’s eyes to fill with fear.

“What do you want!” Wan Li struggled to crawl toward Feng Xiaohan.

“If I plotted against you, then you should kill me! I will pay with my life.”

“Wan Li, do you think you can face the thirty thousand souls who perished?” Feng Xiaohan continued to strike at his heart.

“They were also fathers, husbands, and children.”

“When they called you general, can you truly face them?”

“Ah!” Wan Li broke down.

“I don’t know, I knew nothing.”

“What happened with the Pei family back then?”