Wei Xiao Hua put on an astonished face. "I'm glad that nothing happened to you, Father."

Wei Hong smiled. "Of course not. However, my brother is involved in a corruption case. Tomorrow, he'll be executed along with other officials."

"Uncle Wei Lu?" Wei Xiao Hua asked in astonishment.

"Yes. He's too greedy and begin to make his move too early. There's a report about him from other officials, so he can't get out," Wei Hong replied. Recalling the scene in the palace, he felt glad that he was able to get out before the situation turned worse. If he stayed there any longer, he believed that he would never be able to get out safely.

He was thoroughly glad that he was not close with his younger brother or it would be messy.

"Executed?" Wei Xiao Hua asked again.

Wei Hong nodded. "Yes. His Majesty is decisive and ruthless in his decision, so he will not let anyone stay alive this time."

In truth, the cleaning this time was because Prince Ji Shu or Prince Ji Tian revealed some of the plans that Prince Ji Shao Yang had made. It was revolving his meetings with some officials and also the plan that the second prince made to strengthen his factions. There were also some other corruption cases that was brought up.

With the two princes collaborating together attacking one prince, it was certain that things wouldn't go well with Prince Ji Shao Yang. The best result the second prince could get from this incident would be his faction was severely weakened due to the action of the two princes.

"I see."

While Wei Xiao Hua was only listening, Wei Liuying could feel her heart dropped to the bottom abyss. She was planning to escape and reunited with her uncle tonight. However, it seemed that things would not go according to her wishes.

Her uncle had offended the Emperor.

He had fallen to the trap set by the other princes who were aiming for the throne.

As the person who was sitting at the top with everyone trying to fawn, his word meant the law. Those who offended the Emperor will never have a good end. It was a fact known by everyone that no one would be able to escape from his wrath if he had already made the decision.

"Since you're unwell, shall I make your favorite soup?" Feng Chun asked in flirtatious yet concerned tone.

Concubine Xie looked at the two and shook her head. "Husband, it'll be better for you to rest rather."

"I'll eat then rest," Wei Hong said happily. Having his two wives cared for him certainly made him felt good.

Wei Xiao Hua tried her best to hide her expression and just watched her father. As someone from modern time, she thoroughly hated the polygamy system of this world. However, she couldn't possibly utter it out nor change it.

There was reason why things ended up this way.

While they were still chatting, Wei Liuying made her way to the hut slowly. Her body was rigid, yet she still acted as if she didn't know anything. All that she heard just now was simply a piece of news that was supposed to be unrelated to her.

Wei Xiao Hua looked in Wei Liuying's direction with a faint smile hung on the corner of her lips. Even though other people didn't know, it was apparent that Wei Liuying and Wei Lu cared for each other. The novel had mentioned that Wei Lu was basically the only one who treated Wei Liuying well.

Now that Wei Lu was in trouble, would Wei Liuying stay silent?

The answer is obviously no.

The original novel mentioned that Wei Xiao Hua did this to put Wei Liuying into despair. Unbeknownst to her, Wei Liuying was also a capable martial artist who knew how to escape from the residence. But instead of escaping far away, she headed to the prison and helped Wei Lu to escape.

The result:

Wei Liuying will be dead.

It was not the original Wei Xiao Hua's intention, but the current Wei Xiao Hua didn't have any intention to change this event.

'Since you're so eager to walk to your death's door, I'll watch from the side. There's no use stopping her. In the first place, why should she stop someone who's so willing to walk on the path to her grave?'

In fact, Wei Xiao Hua was eager to eliminate the first chess piece of this long game. She always felt danger whenever Wei Liuying was in front of her. It was as if that this was one of the biggest enemy that the original Wei Xiao Hua faced in the real novel.

The path for Wei Xiao Hua's happiness was still filled with thorns as Wei Zilin and the others were standing on her way. However, she didn't care in the slightest bit because they were all easier to handle than Wei Liuying.

After coming here, she still could read Wei Hong and some other people. Even without the novel's knowledge, her reaction was still proper because it was not that hard to read past through their façade.

But some people were different.

It was so hard for her to read through them that if she didn't have the novel's knowledge, it would be practically impossible. And Wei Liuying was at the top of the list as of now. There might be more people in the future, but Wei Xiao Hua didn't know about that for sure.

"Xiao Hua, why are you smiling?" Concubine Chou was the first to nitpick the changes in Wei Xiao Hua's expression.

Wei Xiao Hua looked up and smiled again. "I'm happy that Father didn't get involved. It means His Majesty trusts Father and know that Father will not do wrong."

Wei Hong smiled when he heard what Wei Xiao Hua said. He felt that his daughter understands him the best compared to the concubines that he had. However, he didn't let the thought lingered in his head for long.

"Now that the matter is finished, I hope you all can get along well."

"Yes."

"Everyone is dismissed."

"Yes."

Wei Xiao Hua stood up and walked back to her residence with a smile still hung on her lips. Right now, she looked like a demoness rather than the demure young lady from Wei Family.

…

In the hut, Wei Liuying sat on top of the hay quietly. She noticed that Wei Xiao Hua glanced in her direction for a split second. That might be done unconsciously, but she understood that Wei Xiao Hua was trying to tell her that she did this on purpose. The question asked to Wei Hong was simply something that she intended for her to hear.

"So the first target you wish to eliminate is me, huh?"

Wei Liuying didn't think that it was strange. Even though Wei Hong didn't find anything amiss from her, Wei Xiao Hua still looked at her with vigilance. The hatred and anger from Wei Xiao Hua's eyes was often directed to her. It gave her a feeling that Wei Xiao Hua could see through her completely.

It seemed that, Wei Xiao Hua deemed her to be the most dangerous person in this residence. Thanks to that, the first person that Wei Xiao Hua wished to eliminate turned out to be Wei Liuying.

'If you wish to control Wei Family Residence, you need to eliminate strong opponents first. Wei Xiao Hua, you're a very capable woman to be able to turn everything in your favor in mere three months.'

Wei Liuying stood up and walked to the nearest window. Her eyes were looking at the guards who were standing guard outside. It would be the time for breakfast for them soon, so they would change shift.

'As you wish, I'll disappear from this residence. Feel free to wreak havoc and turn everything upside down. I'll not stop you at all.'

For Wei Liuying, nothing in this residence worth anything for her anymore.

The only one whom she truly cared about was only Xiao Qing, and she had already left the residence.

The rest didn't matter to her anymore.

But once she left, Wei Liuying knew that Wei Family Residence would become a bloodbath with a lot of people losing their lives. From the moment they chose to come into this residence and follow Feng Chun's order, Wei Liuying knew that they would never be let alive.

'I can't save everyone,' Wei Liuying said slowly. Her eyes were staring at the ceiling.

Those servants, who were sent to monitor and watched her all the time, would surely die when the news of Wei Liuying's disappearance reached her mother and brother. They would never want to leave any trace behind.

'But I was never a good person in the first place.'

Sitting on top of the hay, Wei Liuying looked at the door. Once the guards moved, she would start her plan. Even though Wei Xiao Hua had thoroughly destroyed the plan that she originally had and planned to implement in just a few days, she didn't care anymore.

Right now, she just wanted to leave.