Translator: Vesper

  Embezzling the funds for the disaster relief was something wicked beyond redemption to the commoners.

  And the amount that was said to be embezzled was in the millions. With the millions of silver that were embezzled, who knew how many commoners were left to die in the disaster?

  How could they not be furious about this? To them, a person like this, it wouldn’t be considered too much even if their entire family was executed. Now, they were only executing one person, yet she still kept on making so much noise about it. She really had no sense of shame.

  “You didn’t even teach your child well, and now you still want to blame someone else.”


  “Exactly.”


  “Keep quiet! If you say anymore, this Duchess shall not space your life!” Li Lin Er looked at the commoners surrounding her ferociously.

  It was all because of these people that she made a fool out of herself. They were merely peasants. So what if her son took the millions of silver?

  The Emperor was also too much for wanting the life of her son over such a small matter. No matter what, she could not let this matter pass.

  Qiao Tian Chang, who had not left yet, overheard what Li Lin Er was saying. His eyes narrowed as he measured her from top to bottom with his eyes, “Are you treating human life as grass?”


  “This Duchess wants to kill all these peasants, who would dare to stop me?” Li Lin Er’s pretty face instantly turned incomparably ugly Her expression was sinister and brimming with malevolence as she looked at Qiao Tian Chang.

  Qiao Tian Chang glanced at Li Lin Er indifferently, “Li Lin Er, you are the wife of Duke Xiao, that’s correct. However, the commoners present have yet to offend Heaven and reason ,what rights do you have to touch them?

  If Li Lin Er really did that, she would only let them have something they could use against her, which would be unfavourable for the Xiao family.

  Li Lin Er clenched her teeth and looked at Qiao Tian Chang, “Qiao Tian Chang, don’t be too complacent.”


  Finally, Li Lin Er cut a sorry figure as she left in embarrassment. Even if she didn’t see it, she could feel all the fingers pointing at her back.

  Was she angry? Of course! But more than that, she felt hatred. The Great General, what a good person he must be. She had to destroy that Great General’s family.

  When she arrived at her home in a fit of anger, Xiao Yi Lin was seated upright in his chair, drinking a cup of tea. Seeing his carefree looks and actions, Li Lin Er anger instantly peaked and her face turned gloomy and dreadful.

  “Your son is about to be beheaded, yet here you are behaving this leisurely. Xiao Yi Lin, do you even have a heart?” Li Lin Er stated in fury as she pointed her trembling finger at Xiao Yi Lin.

  Xiao Yi Lin was powerless in this matter. He was suffering inside as well but now that he heard Xiao Yi Lin finding fault with him, his face turned ugly in an instant.

  “For how long do you want to make a scene?”


  Li Lin Er seemed as though she had never thought that Xiao Yi Lin would say something like this, which caused her expression to change again and again. And finally, she couldn’t suppress her anger anymore and she raised her hand to slap Xiao Yi Lin on his face.

  That shrew look on her caused Xiao Yi Lin’s face to turn extremely gloomy at once. He grabbed onto Li Lin Er’s hands with a gloomy expression, “What’s wrong with you?” Initially because of his son’s death, he felt a bit sorry for her. After all, they had been a married couple for many years.

  Now, he simply felt anger in his heart. “Ming’er is my son, how could I not love him? Li Lin Er, better think about the bigger picture first before saying anything. Now, not only does the Great General’s family have their eyes on our family, even Tong Bao Zhai isn’t letting us go. If you continue making a scene, I will not care about you anymore.”


  He already felt vexed enough and didn’t want to discuss this matter with this woman any longer.

  Li Lin Er was dumped to the side and fell onto the ground. She looked to be in a sorry state.

  “You……Xiao Yi Lin, you bast*rd!” Ever since Li Lin Er married Xiao Yi Lin, this had been the first time someone treated her like this. Could she not hate him?

  Xiao Yi Lin took a glance at Li Lin Er, “Men! Send her back to the courtyard, she is not to step outside without my order.”


  At this point in time, he didn’t dare to be careless. If Li Lin Er did anything to provoke Qiao Tian Chang and end up angering him, he was afraid they would be in an even thornier situation.

  Hearing that Xiao Yi Lin was going to put her under house arrest, Li Lin Er’s face instantly changed, “Xiao Yi Lin, you dare!”


  “What are you waiting for?” Ignoring Li Lin Er’s cries, Xiao Yi Lin ordered the servants at the side furiously.

  No matter how unwilling Li Lin Er was, she could only accept being put under house arrest. The hatred in her heart towards Xiao Yi Lin also sprouted at this moment.

  [TL Note: The term Country will be changed to Empire. Eg. Xiao Country > Xiao Empire]