"It's you, it's your Prince Duan's mansion that, under the guise of royal kinship, has tarnished the reputation of the legitimate daughters of noble families, attempting to climb onto Tantai Ye."
"Without those pedantic members of the Tantai clan, do you think Tantai Ye would have agreed to marry you back then?"
Li Yan's face instantly turned ashen with rage, "You---"
Wei Qingge didn't give her a chance to speak, continuing to expose her with sharp words.
"Let me remind you one last time. If it weren't for Tantai Ye marrying a wife later, and the Tantai clan needing a legitimate daughter of a noble family to uphold their reputation, choosing you, you would never have achieved your current status in this lifetime. Be content."
With these words, Li Yan's face contorted with anger. It was as if sharp needles had pierced her inner filth, causing her intense pain.
"Shut up!"
Wei Qingge sneered, "Li Yan, have I struck a nerve, haven't I?"
A mere clan princess was being granted the title of princess exceptionally. It was clearly Tantai Ye's compensation to her, yet greed knows no bounds. Li Yan was utterly undeserving!
Li Yan's body trembled with rage at her words, her hand gripping the whip turning white.
Every word she spoke was a reminder to her of her family's decline, of Prince Duan's mansion's fall from grace, and of her father's exploitation of her.
Hate.
She detested the fool who had exposed the truth before her, and even more so, she detested that bitch.
If it weren't for that bitch, she could have smoothly married Tantai Ye, married the young general she had admired since childhood.
Instead of being reduced to a pawn of her family like this now.
"My surname is Li, and this empire is the Li family's. Tantai Ye dared to publicly break off my engagement for a bitch. They deserve to die, all of them deserve to die."
Seeing her twisted face, Wei Qingge couldn't help but tear off the fig leaf of pretense.
"Li Yan, face the facts. This empire has long been surnamed Xiao. King Dingbei, Xiao Chi Zhan, is the true master of Da Liang. The Li family has long been completely sidelined."
These words were truly treasonous.
Under normal circumstances, Wei Qingge would never dare to speak so publicly. But now, she simply wanted to see Li Yan in a state of disarray and fury.
Li Yan was so enraged that she looked utterly frenzied and angry, completely lacking the composure and nobility of a high-born lady.
Her meticulously made-up face was filled with hatred and rage.
"You're courting death. You're just like that bitch, equally detestable. She stole the man I love, and you constantly oppose me. If I don't kill you, my resentment will not be appeased."
In her immense anger, she lashed out with her whip directly towards Wei Qingge.
With a whoosh, the sound was fierce.
Wei Qingge was directly whipped to the side of her head.
The pain was bone-piercing.
She bit her lip, ignoring the blood trickling from its corner, and glared at Li Yan defiantly.
"That was never yours to begin with. What use is your snatching and anger?"
"Li Yan, you love Tantai Ye's power, you love the status of the mistress of the Tantai clan. Now that Tantai Ye has given you a noble status, you are still plotting revenge."
"Admit it, you are simply unwilling to lose to Mu Rou. You are inherently selfish, vicious, and jealous. A complete scumbag who will never be satisfied."
Li Yan was infuriated by her eloquent words, exploding with rage. She swung her whip again.
"You're wrong. I love Tantai Ye, I love him. But he abandoned me for a bitch. I hate them, I hate them to death."
Wei Qingge endured the pain and continued to expose her. "Your meager love is merely a hint of affection derived from his power. If Tantai Ye didn't have his current status, if he didn't have that handsome face, would you still be so desperate to marry him?"
"Admit it, Li Yan, you love his power, his face, and his supreme status."
Tantai Ye's stubborn temperament was something only Mu Rou could endure.
Li Yan's face turned ashen, whether from being exposed or from fury.
She raised her whip and swung it down, leaving Wei Qingge's arm covered in wounds.
"Let me tell you, Wei Qingge, I have known him since childhood and have always set my heart on him. You cannot confuse right and wrong or spout nonsense."
She loved Tantai Ye, she had loved him long ago.
That heroic young general had been buried deep in her heart for many years.
Why? Why could a lowly commoner woman so easily snatch his love? She was not reconciled, not reconciled!
Today, if she couldn't kill that bitch, she would at least ruin Wei Qingge!
"For the years she has been in the capital, you have repeatedly opposed me because of her, even embarrassing me in front of Tantai Ye, protecting that bitch. The current outcome is what you deserve."
Wei Qingge bit her lip tightly, remaining silent.
The pain from the whipping caused cold sweat to bead on her forehead.
Li Yan sneered as she watched Wei Qingge suffer, and her whip fell again without mercy.
Whip after whip.
In the silent dark room, screams and the sounds of whipping mingled with laughter, echoing endlessly.
Li Yan was like a madwoman, striking harder and harder, spewing unspeakable obscenities.
Wei Qingge could not hear what she was saying. She had been beaten to the point where she could no longer even scream, only manage faint breaths.
Her body was covered in whip marks and blood, a horrifying sight.
Li Yan seemed to be pouring all her hatred for Lan Mu Rou onto Wei Qingge, her eyes bloodshot, her appearance utterly terrifying.
After an unknown amount of time, she seemed to have exhausted her strength and stopped.
Wei Qingge's mouth and body were covered in bloodstains from the whipping.
However, there was no trace of timidity or pleading in her eyes. Gritting her teeth, she forced herself to stay conscious.
Seeing her like this, Li Yan approached, pinched her chin, and smiled sinisterly, "I heard you are engaged to Li Qiongyu, is that right?"
Why? Why did they all have good outcomes? She was not reconciled, she was not reconciled!
"I'd like to see if the Xuanping Marquisate will still want a woman who has lost her purity. Will Li Qiongyu still want you?"
Wei Qingge's heart lurched. Ignoring the pain in her limbs, she looked at Li Yan with anger.
"How dare you?!"
Li Yan sneered, "Come in."
As she spoke, the door to the dark room was opened.
Three to five burly men, their chests bare, walked in. Their gazes were lecherous and utterly disgusting as they looked at the woman tied to the chair, unable to move.
No matter how strong Wei Qingge tried to be, she was still a young girl. Seeing this scene, her entire body felt as if it had plunged into an ice cave.
Her face was filled with terror and anger. She tried her best to suppress the fear and trembling in her heart, but her reddened eyes betrayed her.
Li Yan found this extremely satisfying. She threw down her whip and gracefully sat on a chair.
"This is the consequence of you helping that bitch."
Wei Qingge's bound body trembled violently, tears welling up in her eyes. She glared at Li Yan in anger.
"You've gone mad."
"Hahaha, the moment my engagement was broken, I went mad. None of you will be spared."
Li Yan's face was contorted, looking extremely terrifying.
"Go on, this is the legitimate granddaughter of Old General Wei. She's very noble, with delicate skin and tender flesh. You're lucky, enjoy yourselves."
"Yes."
"Get out, get away!"