Lan Fan’s expression immediately turned grim, the smile on his lips vanishing.
Seeing this, Prince Yu’s face also changed rapidly. He glared at Chu Feiyan and said angrily, “What nonsense are you spouting? Hurry and pay your respects to Mr. Lan!”
“He is Mr. Lan?” Chu Feiyan had no impression of this Lan Fan at all.
Although he was not bad-looking, he was far inferior to her Brother Ye Xuan!
“You want me to dance for this kind of person? Father, have you gone mad? Who does he think he is! He… Ah!”
With a sharp *slap*, this time the palm that landed on Chu Feiyan’s face was far heavier than the one Chu Minghao had delivered earlier!
The slap sent Chu Feiyan tumbling to the ground.
Clutching her face, she stared intently at Prince Yu. So shocked was she that she forgot to cry out or even feel the pain.
Father had actually hit her.
Her most doting father had truly laid a hand on her.
Lan Fan looked at her coldly, his voice chilling, “Since Princess Feiyan looks down on this seat, how dare this seat ask the Princess to serve?”
He turned and walked away, exuding an aura of icy detachment.
Prince Yu quickly hurried after him, “Mr. Lan, it is my fault for not disciplining my daughter properly. I am truly ashamed. Rest assured, Mr. Lan, I will discipline her well.”
They were leaving.
Only then did Chu Feiyan react, and a wave of humiliation washed over her.
Her heart filled with fear and unease, she no longer had the courage to chase after them.
How could Father have become like this? This was not the Father she knew; it couldn’t be!
Father seemed to have become a different person, someone she was completely unfamiliar with!
“How is it? Did I lie to you, this young lord?” Chu Minghao approached her, looking down at her, and said with a smile, “It was indeed Father’s intention for you to serve Mr. Lan. How could I possibly forge Father’s command?”
“What… what did you do to Father? He isn’t like that! How could he have become like that?”
Chu Feiyan still couldn’t believe that Father had truly changed!
What could have caused it?
Chu Minghao smiled dismissively and waved his hand. Two maids immediately came forward and helped Chu Feiyan up.
“Offending Mr. Lan will ruin Father’s grand plans. If you don’t find a way to rectify this, Father might even have thoughts of killing you. Do you still think Father will dote on you as he used to?”
“Chu Minghao…”
“Take her down and clean her up! Tonight, let her properly atone to Mr. Lan!”
“I won’t! I won’t! Who dares! Who dares touch me! Let go of me! Let go of me!”
To her surprise, the two maids were both experts. They dragged her back to her room and directly pushed her into a bathing tub.
Chu Feiyan cried out with all her might.
But no one paid her any mind.
She was a Princess! A high and mighty, delicate, and precious Princess!
How could they dare? How could they dare treat her like this?
Father has changed… No, that person is not Father at all! It must not be Father!
Who will save her?
That night, Chu Feiyan, weak and powerless, was sent to Mr. Lan’s chambers.
It was heard that the maids guarding outside privately said they clearly heard Princess Feiyan’s screams.
That Mr. Lan, whatever his perversions, seemed to torment Princess Feiyan all night.
The screams sounded so pitiful…
That night, Prince Yu was also somewhat restless in his room.
“Those who achieve great things cannot have womanly kindness.”
Behind the curtain, a figure emerged, indistinct and unclear.
His voice was hoarse, making it impossible to discern whether he was male or female, old or young.
“She is merely a daughter; she will be of no help to you in the future. Since she can be of use now, she should be utilized to her fullest. If you cannot bear to part with even this, how can you achieve great things?”