Hearing that, Wei Hong's blood turned cold. He had tried to hide Wei Liuying's disappearance with everything he could. Yet, it was now revealed in front of him at the most unfortunate time.

The officials on the side were already looking at Wei Hong as if they saw a disgusting heap of trash. Even if they didn't care much for their children, they would always make sure that their children were treated well in their residence. Internally, all of them swore that they would ask their wives about their children's treatment to make sure that they would not be subjected to the same question and humiliation that Wei Hong suffered.

"No! That's wrong, I would never…."

"And you hired a fake girl to impersonate your daughter because you don't want rumors to spread and possibly taint your reputation."

The clear voice with slightly childish tone came from the back. All eyes landed on the young strategist who was standing on the back. Based on what they knew, Strategist Liu was still only 15 years old, going for 16. Because of that, they were surprised when they realized that the strategist voice was still quite high pitched.

Wei Hong turned his head to look at Strategist Liu as the latter walked in his direction. The steps were slow yet steady, but the look that Wei Liuying gave him only sent him chills to the bottom of his heart.

"Did you recognize me, Prime Minister Wei?" Wei Liuying asked.

"Yes, you're Strategist Liu, Liu Ying…" Wei Hong felt the same odd sensation as the one he experienced in the past. Looking at Wei Liuying's face in close distance, he felt that Strategist Liu's face was oddly familiar.

Wei Liuying chuckled. "Let me reintroduce myself. From a year and a half ago, I went by the name Liu Ying. But before that, my name is Wei Liuying. Did you not recognize me, Father?"

The word 'father' was uttered coldly. She never really wanted to recognize the person before her as her father anymore after all that she had went through in the residence in the past.

Wei Liuying…

Now the officials were looking at Wei Liuying with a dumbstruck expression. There were many of them who were trying to figure out just who Liu Ying was. Many people turned the capital upside down in hope that they would be able to find clues.

But they would never ever think in this direction…

That Liu Ying was actually a girl. Not only that, she was actually the known useless third daughter of Wei Family….

Wei Hong's face paled considerably as he looked at Wei Liuying once more. Now, he realized why he felt that Wei Liuying was familiar to him. It was because he had supposedly seen her from time to time in his own residence.

Unfortunately, he never recognized his own daughter and completely neglected her.

Regret?

He completely regretted everything. It was normal for men to not pay attention to their daughter's education because it was left to the women in the household. However, he never thought that his third daughter was actually forced to have boy's training. And the fact that she could do it well was even more surprising to him.

"His charge is more than that." Prince Ji Sheng walked to the hall and leaned to the pillar. "Let's have a trial right now."

Prince Ji Shao Yang arched his eyebrows. "Sure."

Yang Xian smirked and retrieved another bamboo scroll. He had already prepared his men to dig into everything that Prime Minister Wei did for the past two years and more. It was astonishing how someone like him could actually influence so many people.

Wei Hong could barely hear what Yang Xian said as he crouched on the ground. The indifferent gaze that Wei Liuying gave him only sent him chills. He felt as if he had already made the biggest mistake from a long time ago.

And there's no turning back at all.

As Yang Xian finished listing out all of his mistake, Wei Hong raised his head once more and looked at Wei Liuying. She didn't even look in his direction, but rather the other officials. Her figure at that time reminded him of the time when he was still young and full of ambitions. He believed that he would be able to do everything with the knowledge that he had. If there was any difference, it would be the cautious approach that Wei Liuying did as she was unwilling to make even a slightest mistake.

The soldier stepped forward with his sword ready.

Wei Hong closed his eyes.

He regretted everything very much.

If only he could turn back time, he wished that he realized the real abilities of his third daughter. Afterwards, what would he do? Probably either eliminating her or to use her to strengthen his position.

Heh, in the end, all that mattered the most was still himself.

Swish!

The sword didn't reach him. Wei Hong was dumbfounded as he raised his head. His eyes met with the cold gaze of Yang Xian.

"While it's true that you're not a competent person, you're still quite capable," Yang Xian said with a smile. "Hang what he did at the front of the gate and demote Wei Hong to become ninth official."

Wei Hong's face paled considerably. Thinking that he had to live in misery for a long time, he could already imagine the mocking look people would give him. Gritting his teeth, he rushed to take the sword of the soldier.

Bang!

But how could someone like Wei Hong possibly defeat a veteran soldier? He was pinned down to the ground.

"Make sure he can't kill himself for at least a week. Tie him up and recite every wrongdoing he had done," Yang Xian gave his order.

"Yes!"

"No…."

Unable to do anything, Wei Hong was dragged out of the hall. He felt both angry and devastated, but he knew that he would not only lost his face but also his reputation that he had created all this time.

All because of his neglected daughter named Wei Liuying.

If not because of her, with his crime, he could have an easier death…

Wei Liuying looked at Prince Ji Sheng. Her gaze was as indifferent as ever. It looked as if that her father never had any relation with her aside from letting her live inside his residence for a period of time. "There are a lot of corruption?"

"It's to be expected when he's growing in power and wealth so quickly," Yang Xian explained unhurriedly. His gaze was as indifferent as ever as if he was not the one who gave the order to reveal what Wei Hong did. For someone who treasured his reputation and position so much, this method would be more devastating than instant death. He gave the bamboo scroll away. "It's already time for cleaning up. For the time being, would you like to help out?"

Passing a glance to the officials who were watching with absent minded expression, Wei Liuying slowly nodded her head. "If I can help, then I will."

"Good. There are a lot of works to do."

"I understand."

Prince Ji Shao Yang watched the two of them headed to the other officials before he averted his gaze to Prince Ji Sheng. "What do you want to do now?"

"Work. And you're not an exception."