525: Chapter 383 525: Chapter 383 “Yes, father, Yingzi is my wife,” said Liu Tao.
Liu Tao, fearing that his father would make things difficult for Yingzi upon his arrival, actively defended the woman.
“Shut up…”
Liu Xu looked angrily at his useless son and thought of his rival, the Chief of Staff’s son, Tang Feiyang, who he had heard was performing tasks on the main street.
He thought of Ye Tian; his son was about their age yet so incompetent in comparison.
Liu Tao was sternly reprimanded by his father.
He had always relied on his father’s favoritism, believing that all his father’s wealth would be his eventually; at home, he got whatever he wanted, like wind and rain at his beck and call.
He was also very arrogant outside because, as a member of the Ancient Martial Arts family, he was the strongest elite.
How could Liu Tao know that, just because he was Prime Minister Liu’s only son, those guards who sparred with him dare not injure him seriously?
They feared that if they hurt or crippled him, they would face a punishment as severe as Hell from the Prime Minister.
In the Liu Family, those who relied on their clan all revered him as if he were a deity.
Of course, Liu Tao’s own martial prowess was no match for those true elite disciples.
Even if he knew, he would pretend to be ignorant.
After all, with his father around, and his father’s wanted empire, if his father becomes the Emperor, he would be the Crown Prince, the one to succeed the throne eventually, surrounded by Death Servants, and even more people willing to die for them.
Does one’s own ability really need to be that good?
In his free time, he would rather enjoy the pleasures of love, like with the beauty before him, willingly becoming a man beneath her skirts.
Although they had not yet had their wedding ceremony, as long as he persistently considered her his wife, he believed his father, mother, and family would not obstruct them.
But this time, it seemed his father was not so easy to talk with, intending to separate the pair of lovers!
Liu Tao bowed his head, daring not to rebut with more words, his father was not playing fair, and he dared not act against him in secret.
He felt somewhat sorry for his wife; it seemed that he might not be able to marry her openly.
“Why must you get angry, Prime Minister?
May we step aside to speak?” asked Yingzi.
Yingzi saw the man with his head bowed, a wastrel, who although was someone she had fought to obtain, was destined to be hers eventually; she could afford to play the long game.
This man had no competitive power and would eventually be like fish on the chopping block, completely within her control.
Of course, she needed to win over the Prime Minister, so that in the future, there would be no more voices of opposition against her in this family.
Yingzi had not yet met the Prime Minister’s other women, nor did she consider her future mother-in-law to be her match.
The women around Liu Tao were many, but they would all eventually be spirits beneath her blade.
Liu Xu took a serious look at Yingzi; this was a woman he needed to talk to privately, not just about partnership matters.
He also wanted to discuss how not to let his son become too infatuated, as he absolutely could not allow the Liu Family lineage to end.
Liu Tao just watched his favored woman and father walk out together, looking towards the door with some worry.
He had no way to refuse his father’s decision; future meetings with this woman would have to be secretive.
Upon this thought, Liu Tao walked out of the room, angrily summoning the guards.
Aside from the two guarding the door, the guards stationed around the heir’s courtyard had no choice but to appear before him.
“Slap slap slap slap slap slap”
Liu Tao ruthlessly hit the guards, treating them not as humans.
As he did so, their faces slowly swelled, and some even started bleeding from the corners of their mouths, showing that Liu Tao was not holding back this time.
The guards did not dare to resist; their inner energy flowed, and although their faces were swollen and their mouths bled, their teeth remained intact.
As long as the heir had vented his emotions, a little medicinal salve would fix them up.
The guards in the courtyard always gave way to Liu Tao, their abilities actually a bit higher than the heir’s; even being hit, they had a resilience, the beatings nothing more than surface wounds.
Liu Tao did not go too far with these men; after all, they were his followers.
However, he felt they obeyed his father more and had informed his father about the arrival of his “wife.”
He was angry and hit them just to relieve his frustration.
Gradually, having struck so many until their faces were as swollen as pig heads, he also felt his own hands start to hurt.
He felt a bit of regret, realizing he should not have struck them with his bare hands.
Looking down at his red and swollen hands, he coldly commanded, “Won’t you fetch some salve to apply to your master’s hands?”
The guards dared not think too deeply about whether it served him right that his hands were swollen and painful after hitting them.
A guard took out medicinal salve from their person and personally applied it to the heir’s hands.
The several women in Liu Tao’s company had been sent back to their beds after being woken by him, and now the young maids in the courtyard dared not come near.
The senior maids felt that being the heir’s women, they could enjoy the wealth and honor, possibly becoming secondary wives with children.
How could the young maids dare to think so much?
They had to hide their bodies in the presence of the heir.
“Get out!”
At Liu Tao’s harsh voice, it was as if the guards had heard the sound of heaven, vanishing in an instant using Qinggong, hiding themselves from sight.
Having hit people, Liu Tao felt his anger dissipate.
Although he had sought relief from several women earlier,
he was somewhat worried about his father making things difficult for Yingzi and paced back and forth in the room, then decided there was nothing he could do and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Prime Minister Liu led Yingzi to another room, where they spoke briefly.
“Prime Minister Liu, you must know that I have come on a mission,” said Yingzi.