You Tianzhang, you're still blaming me. Do you have any heart? I've been married to you since I was fifteen, devoted to this family and your children. Yet, you blame me. Who is it that has accomplished nothing? Who's not good at studying, who's not good at being an official, who's neither civil nor military, and you blame me? If it weren't for my family's support, you wouldn't be able to live such a comfortable life. Now that my daughter is in trouble again, you blame me. Don't you have any responsibility?

Duke Liu was also furious when he heard his wife's words. "He Miaoxin, you shrew! A woman's natural duty is to bear children and take care of her husband. Educating the children is your responsibility. If they don't do well, of course I'll blame you. Why should I blame you? I work hard every day for this family... The two of them argued, you blamed me, I blamed you, and it finally escalated into a fight...

When the little maid heard the noise inside, she was so scared that she ran back.

After listening to the little girl's story, the nanny sighed silently. "Oh, what a sin!" The mistress and the master were arguing. The master blamed the mistress for not teaching the princess well, and the mistress blamed the master for being incompetent. What should we do?

The noise inside the house also became quieter. The nanny approached the door and said, "Princess, let's open the door. There is nothing insurmountable. Talk to me."

Inside the house, Princess Xiuya sat on the floor. She was always known for her elegance and nobility, but at this moment, her image was completely subverted. Her hair was scattered messily on her shoulders, and her makeup was blurred by tears and sweat. Her body was shaking with anger, and every time she threw herself, she exhausted all her strength.

Her emotions were extremely complicated, filled with anger towards Bai Siyu and helplessness towards herself. She knew her behavior was a bit inappropriate, but she couldn't control her emotions. She felt betrayed. Her great-aunt had clearly promised her when she was still alive that she would choose one of her grandsons to marry. Why had everything changed now? What annoyed Princess Xiu Ya the most at this moment was that she had known about the existence of this bitch for a long time, so why didn't she get rid of her earlier? She regretted it! Why couldn't she get rid of Princess Changning without anyone noticing? Why did she let her become more powerful and end up in this situation?

At this time, Duke You and his wife also arrived late. The nanny turned to look at the two masters who had arrived and greeted them.

Madam You waved her hand, "Get up! What's going on?"

The nanny said, "The princess has locked herself in her room since she came back. She seems to be in a very bad mood. She ignores me when I talk to her. I wonder what's going on with her now?"

Duke You was already mad at his daughter, so he didn't care what she did and kicked her. Bang, the door opened.

At this time, Princess Xiu Ya was sitting on the floor beside the bed, with disheveled hair, looking very pitiful, and her eyes were swollen from crying. Lady You was originally full of rage, and wanted to teach her disappointing daughter a lesson, because she brought shame to the government. Since she was doing something, why didn't she succeed? If she failed, she shouldn't embarrass herself. But when she saw the poor little girl sitting on the floor, she thought of the lovely Princess Xiu Ya in the strong fortress when she was a child. She also stared at you with a pair of big wet eyes. But now... Oh, she was sad and upset, and walked forward to hug Princess Xiu Ya: "My dear, my dear daughter, we are not sad, and we won't cry anymore! What we need to solve now is your marriage with Prince Lan Yang."

Xiu Ya's emotions, which had just been about to calm down when she heard this, exploded again. "I won't marry you, I won't marry you. Why should I marry him? He's just a playboy, a teacher's son who has accomplished nothing, a playboy. Why should I marry him?"

Hearing this, Duke You couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to slap Princess Xiu Ya in the face. "You don't want to marry, what gives you the right to not marry? Do you think this is a joke? This is the emperor's decree, you can't marry just because you want to? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you. The entire Duke's Mansion still wants to live? Who told you to be so shameless and fool around with her? What qualifications do you have to look down on me? I'm a prince, I still have an official position, what do you have, what do you have to be so proud of?"

Princess Xiuya listened to her father's scolding and said, "My eyes were red with grievance. I looked up at my father and mother. This father who always loved me and doted on me felt so strange to me. Have my parents changed? Or have I changed myself? Isn't it just that I like someone? Why can't my parents agree generously? Not only do they not help me, but they also speak for outsiders."

Xiu Ya was completely confused. Her eyes slowly turned red as she glared angrily at Duke You and his wife. She choked up and said, "Father, you hit me. Why do you hit me? You know my great-aunt promised me when I was little that I could choose one of the emperor's grandsons as my husband. I just like the Third Prince, so what? I want to marry the Crown Prince, so what? Why can that lowly country girl from the countryside get married, but I can't? I want to destroy her. I want her dead."

Hearing this, Duke You became even more furious and slapped Princess Xiu Ya fiercely. "Why do you say that? Because you're stupid. Your intention to harm someone is clearly written on your face. Why did you even need to inform everyone that you were going to harm someone? You still have the nerve to cry. You can't even handle such a small matter. You're really bringing shame to our Duke You Mansion."

Haha, I'm embarrassed! What a joke! It's all because you're incompetent! Look at the Duke of Zhou's family: one has the Left Prime Minister, one is a Duke, and one is a Minister of State. Look at what you've done. If you were capable, you'd be a First Rank official, not just inherit a title. Wouldn't I be so passive?

Duke You was deeply offended by his daughter's humiliation. "Come and tell me the family law: 20 lashes, then lock me up in the ancestral hall, make me kneel before this duke. No food, no medical treatment! Let's see how long you can hold your own," he said, and he left.

Princess Xiu Ya: "Just watching my father's resolute back as he left, I smiled sadly. This is my father. When he is useful, he is my good daughter. When he is useless, I wish you would die.

Master, her grandfather, you can't! He is still young and can't bear these 20 lashes. You can't let him stay in that dim room in the ancestral hall. He will die.

Soon, the servant brought a whip, and Duke You whipped it without hesitation, one whip after another, hitting Princess Xiu Ya. At first, she could still hear screams of pain, but slowly the sound began to fade. After the tenth whip, Princess Xiu Ya fainted.

Duke You lashed out with the whip in frustration. It was such bad luck. He couldn't bear just a few lashes.

The wife of Duke You watched as Duke You left in anger. She hurriedly ran forward and picked up Princess Xiu Ya, "My daughter, my daughter, wake up! Don't scare me!" Duke You's pace quickened. Listening to the mother and daughter screaming in pain, she felt unlucky and dejected. She still preferred her own little Die'er...

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