As soon as Su Feng and Sheng Zui stepped into the courtyard, they heard Nangong Ming announce that Yu Sui's title and authority as County Princess would be stripped away. Both of them froze.
"Father!" Su Feng immediately stepped forward to object. "Suisui just got back! How can you..."
"Go and erase her name from the Genealogy Temple records," Nangong Ming said, ignoring him as he continued giving orders to the elders of the clan. "Tell Suisui to go to the Ceremony Hall first thing tomorrow morning and have her name re-carved."
"Father!" Su Feng tried to enter the room, but Cao Yan and the others stopped him.
Lady Sheng noticed Sheng Zui standing at the courtyard gate, not coming any closer. Only then did she say quietly, "Since the Prince has already made his decision, I'll take a step back too."
She looked over at Book Granny, who was waiting nearby. Book Granny bowed her head in acknowledgment and withdrew the Wuxiang Snake from Chu Jin's body. Lady Sheng then bowed her head to Nangong Ming before turning to leave. To her son, who stood silently at the gate, she said, "Let's go."
Because the Physician had needed to examine him, Sheng Zui had been unconscious from last night until today. When Su Feng went to find him, he had only just woken up.
After learning that the emotional outbursts he'd suffered over the years were caused by Lady Su's Wuxiang Snake possessing him, even Sheng Zui found it hard to believe. He'd even wondered if it was true.
He had regretted nearly beating Mu Mengbai to death back then, but reason and impulse could never coexist. Whenever regret rose in him, another emotion would soon overwhelm it, making him angry and impatient until he stopped thinking about anything