"Back then, just after we left Star Luo City, the First Imperial Prince stopped us!"
"He said the Second Miss had fled the Star Luo Empire without permission, disregarding the rules of the family and the imperial household, which amounted to treason..."
As he spoke, his eyes darted away, not daring to look at Zhu Zhuyun, and his voice shook uncontrollably:
"He told us... told us..."
"What did he tell you to do?"
Zhu Zhuyun slammed her hand on the table, making the teacups clatter.
She could no longer suppress the fury in her eyes and practically roared the words.
The guard shuddered under her imposing presence and said with a mournful expression:
"He... he told us to dispose of the Second Miss, and said... said those were your wishes, Eldest Miss!"
"He said you'd been dissatisfied with the Second Miss for a long time, and that you couldn't come out earlier at the Zhu Family estate, so you'd sent him to remind us!"
"He also told us to do a clean job and promised that afterward, you absolutely wouldn't hold us accountable..."
"Bullshit!"
Trembling with rage, Zhu Zhuyun snatched a teacup off the table and hurled it to the floor. It shattered with a sharp crash, splashing tea everywhere:
"When did I ever say anything like that?"
Her voice was hoarse with fury as her gaze swept across the three guards:
"I told you a thousand times to protect her! You ignored my orders, yet obeyed every word Dai Weisi said!"
She abruptly stepped forward, looming over the three men sprawled on the floor, her chest heaving:
"Tell me, are you guards of the Zhu Family, or dogs of the Dai Family?"
All color drained from the three guards' faces. Their leader repeatedly kowtowed, his forehead striking the floor