The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

The words "coward" are a great shame and humiliation to Deng Yunzhi!

And he was being scolded by a young girl. Deng Yunzhi's face looked extremely ugly, and he pointed his trembling fingers at Song Xiwan's face.

"What did you say?"

Song Xiwan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

Deng Yun was so angry at her unrepentant attitude that he turned his attention to Xie Chengqian, "You're just going to let her humiliate your uncle?!"

Xie Chengqian was unmoved and didn't even want to look at him.

He was in a good mood at the moment, and he didn't expect Xi Wan to stand up and defend him.

Song Xiwan continued to provoke, "Master Deng, you're already so old, and now you know you're in the wrong, yet you still find a nephew you've always rejected to support you. Isn't that shameful?"

Deng Yunzhi had never been scolded like this in person before, and he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Unexpectedly, Xie Chengqian didn't even stand on his side, which was really infuriating!

Deng Yunzhi didn't want to argue with Song Xiwan anymore, so he directly ordered Xie Chengqian, "You are surrounded by dangers right now. Even if you don't care about me, your uncle, you should think about your grandfather's age. If the Deng family is gone, how can he bear this shock?"

Song Xiwan narrowed her eyes coldly. She even brought up the Duke of Dingguo.

"The prince and Concubine Shen are now temporarily in charge of the court and the harem. Why is Lord Deng so sure that the prince will lose? If the prince wins, will Lord Deng still have the nerve to come to the prince's palace to seek protection?"

Every word and sentence hurt Deng Yunzhi's heart!

He angrily demanded, "This is a matter between me and the prince, what does it have to do with you?"

Xie Chengqian responded calmly, "She has the final say on matters concerning the palace."

Deng Yunzhi froze in place.

Song Xiwan looked at Xie Chengqian in astonishment. These words clearly confirmed her status in Prince Xuan's Mansion. Wouldn't Deng Yunzhi be furious?

"You, you guys..."

Xie Chengqian's eyes flashed with coldness, and his words were full of warnings, "This prince is telling this story to my uncle as if he were his own. If my uncle spreads this story recklessly, I cannot ignore it just because of this little kinship. Do you understand?"

This momentum made Deng Yunzhi breathless.

He had a premonition that if he didn't agree, he would never be able to leave Prince Xuan's Mansion today.

Deng Yunzhi was afraid after all. "I don't want to get involved in the affairs of your palace, but you don't have to get involved in the affairs of the Deng Mansion either."

Xie Chengqian chuckled.

This uncle is such a blockhead that I can't make any sense at all.

Until a solemn and majestic voice came from the door, "When did you have the final say in the Deng family?"

Deng Yunzhi was terrified. He turned around and saw his father walking in steadily with the help of the steward, his eyes full of displeasure.

"Rebellious son! Kneel down!"

When Duke Dingguo came in, he hit Deng Yunzhi on the back with his cane.

Deng Yunzhi was not a martial artist to begin with, so he fell to his knees when the stick came down. He reached out to touch his back in pain.

Xie Chengqian looked helpless, "Grandfather, why did you come here in person?"

Duke Dingguo snorted coldly, "If I don't come and seek justice for you, this rebellious son will probably kick me out too. He doesn't even notice that the Deng family's plaque still reads 'Duke Dingguo Mansion'. How dare he go past me and commit such a heinous act!"

Deng Yunzhi heard his father's words and cried out that he was innocent.

"Dad, I'm doing this for my family!"

"shut up!"

Duke Dingguo was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and hit Deng Yunzhi again.

Deng Yunzhi was so scared that he rolled and crawled away before the cane fell, with a look of resentment on his face.

"Even now, you still want to protect Cheng Qian! If you hadn't secretly helped him time and time again, making him more arrogant, how could he have angered the emperor and targeted our Deng family?"

Duke Dingguo's face was gloomy. "Are you looking for death?"

What emperor?

That was the person who killed his daughter!

Xie Chengqian stepped forward to support Duke Dingguo, while persuading him, "Don't be angry. Your uncle has been naive since he was a child, and he has a bit of a brain. You know that too."

Deng Yunzhi's eyes widened, "Xie Chengqian! I'm your uncle!"

Duke Dingguo pushed Xie Chengqian's hand away, and with strength in his legs, he walked swiftly towards Deng Yunzhi, raised his cane and started beating him.

"Uncle? With your useless appearance, I'm embarrassed to call you my son!"

Deng Yunzhi fled in a panic, but he was hit a few times.

He refused to admit his fault and even turned around to criticize Duke Dingguo. "Everyone calls Dad the Duke Dingguo, but who has ever truly given you respect? Isn't it because everyone knows the Emperor dislikes the Duke Dingguo? If I don't sever ties with this bastard today, the Deng family will suffer a catastrophe in the future!"

Duke Dingguo cursed loudly and attacked even more fiercely.

"You stupid fool! I'm going to smash your head into pieces today!"

Deng Yunzhi has always been a bully in his family. He firmly believes that his father and Xie Chengqian can't do anything to him no matter what, because they are related by blood.

He then declared loudly, "Dad, it's wise to get rid of the Deng family first and prevent Concubine Shen from focusing on us. We must not lose the big picture for the sake of the small!"

Duke Dingguo was old after all, and he was out of breath after a while.

Probably because he was angry.

"Little? I see you're so mean to this little one. When I get back, I'll ask the elders to expel you from the clan tree, so you can save your life."

Xie Chengqian went over to support Duke Dingguo and said calmly, "Grandfather, calm down."

Duke Dingguo's eyes filled with tears as he looked at his well-behaved and sensible grandson.

"You've suffered, child! It's your grandfather's fault for not taking good care of this rebellious son!"

Deng Yunzhi looked at the harmonious scene between the two people, and he couldn't get rid of the anger in his heart at all, so he clenched his fists.

He was about to say something.

Xie Chengqian ordered Mu Yun, "Tie him up so that your grandfather won't chase him and beat him."

"Yes!"

Mu Yun came in from outside without hesitation and tied up Deng Yunzhi in a few moves.

Deng Yunzhi's eyes widened as he cursed angrily, "How dare you be so disrespectful to me, Dad? Look at how he treated me!"

Song Xiwan was shocked.

I have never seen such a cowardly and shameless person.

It was clearly Deng Yunzhi who repeatedly provoked him, and he was still crying foul.

What surprised Song Xiwan was Duke Dingguo, who was over seventy years old but still very energetic. As soon as he saw Deng Yunzhi tied up, he went over with his cane.

Beat him up!

Cries of pain echoed one after another in the front hall.

It lasted for a quarter of an hour before stopping.

Xie Chengqian immediately had ginseng tea brought to Duke Dingguo, his tone still gentle, "I can take care of my uncle by myself, grandfather, don't worry."

Duke Dingguo slammed the lid of the cup shut, glared at him, and scolded, "Why do you keep saying 'no need' and 'no need'? Do you think your grandfather is useless and can't help you?"

"I didn't mean that."

Xie Chengqian replied with a helpless smile.

Duke Dingguo snorted coldly and then looked at Song Xiwan who was not far away.

"Is this the Miss Song you've been talking about all day?"