Delicate, slender brows and gently curved lips. If Di Yun had been here, he surely would have sighed that his junior sister's face had grown a little fuller than it had been years ago, and was now even fairer and more beautiful.
Wan Gui, however, had no mood to cherish her beauty. Hearing his wife's words, his expression changed at once. He sprang to his feet and shoved her aside. "What do you mean, harming people? What would a woman like you know about men's affairs?"
Qi Fang gave a sorrowful smile. "I came from a remote country village and have little knowledge, but I can still tell right from wrong. I know more or less what you did today. Even people of the martial world despise attacking others from the shadows, yet Grandpa, the court's prime minister, resorts to every possible means. Not only do you not try to dissuade him, you even help him do evil..."
Slap!
A loud slap rang out, and a bright red handprint immediately appeared on Qi Fang's fair cheek.
"Shut up!" Wan Gui glanced fearfully toward the window. Only after seeing that no one was nearby did he relax. Turning back, he glared viciously at his wife. "What do you know? My father's branch was born of a concubine, and we've spent years wandering the martial world. If we don't find ways to curry favor with Grandpa, how will we ever gain a foothold in the family?"
"What does it matter if we can't gain a foothold? At worst, we can return to Jingzhou City and live in seclusion. Wouldn't it be good for our family to live happily together?" Though her heart was filled with grievance, Qi Fang still walked over with tears in her eyes and took hold of her husband's