Chp 59: Retaliation (2)
Ye Qingtang swept her eyes over the Great Elder and stated with a sneer: “I’m the heir to the Head of the Household . I believe you’re not in the position to dictate how I address others . ”
The Great Elder’s face turned grim in an instant .
“Tang Tang… . Please don’t misunderstand . We’re just helping father to deal with the traitor in our household . ” Ye Xun tried her best at putting on a kind and sympathetic look .
Ye Qingtang regarded Ye Xun’s obnoxious front with disdain: “Ye Xun, I’m surprised you’ve yet to understand your own place . Allow me to enlighten you . Who’re you to address the Head of the Household as father? Furthermore, our household affairs have nothing to do with you . ”
“… . ” Ye Qingtang’s words were like daggers that pierced deeply into Ye Xun’s esteem, exposing her duplicitous nature
as even with her prudent temperament, she failed to maintain her sweet façade .
“Qingtang, you’ve gone overboard with your remarks . Xun-er grew up in your household . So naturally, she’d want the best for your family . You’ve misconstrued her gesture of goodwill . ” Duan Tianrao spoke up for Ye Xun once he came to his senses .
“For your information, she didn’t ‘grow up’ in our household, but was raised out of pity, as merely an adopted orphan . Should you feel we’ve mistreated her in any sense, feel free to bring her home . We don’t require her goodwill . ” Ye Qingtang disregarded all courtesy when she addressed Duan Tianrao .
Even without her disgust for the man, Ye Qingtang hated him down to the marrow of her bones, just from the fact that he had raised a hand against her father .
Her mocking but critical rebukes had rendered
rendered Duan Tianrao and Ye Xun speechless, totally damaging their esteem, including those Elders from the Duan Household whose faces had turned sour .
“What goes on here is solely the internal affairs of our Ye Household . Members of the Duan Household, should you have no further business with us, please leave our premises now . ” Ye Qingtang spared no reservations in chasing her unwanted guests away .
With her blatant condemnation of their presence, no one in the right mind would wish to remain around . Moreover, since the Second Elder was already wounded, the Great Elder should not face any more difficulties in dealing with him . Thus, leaving immediately would be the best course of action to prevent further complications .
“Great Elder, we’ll take our leave then . ” One of the Elders represented the Duan Household in bidding their valediction .
The Great Elder nodded at the gesture, though his expression remained
expression remained grim . He did not object to them leaving as he too had anticipated that he could deal with the Second Elder by himself, given the current conditions .
While the other members of the Duan household made a quick exit, Duan Tianrao feasted his eyes on Ye Qingtang’s pretty face again, before voicing his concern: “Qingtang, regardless of what you think, all we’ve done today was for your family’s best interest . Your Second Elder’s treason should not go unpunished or he would remain a plague on your family’s life . ”
Ye Qingtang ignored him completely, without giving him a single glance and Duan Tianrao could only turn around and walk away .
When they were finally gone, Ye Qingtang then approached the Second Elder, while breaking into a smile: “Welcome back . ”
After watching his niece’s daring feats to overturn the situation, the Second Elder was pleased and relieved to see her character matured beyond his expectations beyond his expectations .
But the Great Elder who stood at a side warned: “The Second Elder had plotted an assassination on us . His crime’s too grave to be pardoned and he should be executed in accordance to our rules . ”
Ye Qingtang turned to face the Great Elder and asked: “Is there any evidence?”
“Evidence?” The Great Elder sneered: “With our demise, he’ll be the sole beneficiary . Is there a need for further evidence?”
Ye Qingtang snickered and stated matter-of-factly: “That’s just speculation and not evidence . Yesterday night when those assassins intruded my father’s quarters, I happened to be around and crossed swords with them . Though their prowess was certainly beyond my capabilities, I managed to catch a glimpse of the word ‘Qin’ embroidered under the collar of their sleeves . If memory serves, would that be the insignia belonging to that infamous assassins’ guild in our city, the Qin Luo Pavilion?”
Chp 59 Retaliation 2 Ye Qingtang swept her eyes over the Great Elder and stated with a sneer I m the heir to the Head of the Household . I believe you re not in the position to dictate how I address others . The Great Elder s face turned grim in an instant . Tang Tang . Please don t misunderstand . We re just helping father to deal with the traitor in our household . Ye Xun tried her best at putting on a kind and sympathetic look . Ye Qingtang regarded Ye Xun s obnoxious front with disdain Ye Xun, I m surprised you ve yet to understand your own place . Allow me to enlighten you . Who re you to address the Head of the Household as father Furthermore, our household affairs have nothing to do with you . . Ye Qingtang s words were like daggers that pierced deeply into Ye Xun s esteem, exposing her duplicitous nature as even with her prudent temperament, she failed to maintain her sweet fa ade . Qingtang, you ve gone overboard with your remarks . Xun er grew up in your household . So naturally, she d want the best for your family . You ve misconstrued her gesture of goodwill . Duan Tianrao spoke up for Ye Xun once he came to his senses . For your information, she didn t grow up in our household, but was raised out of pity, as merely an adopted orphan . Should you feel we ve mistreated her in any sense, feel free to bring her home . We don t require her goodwill . Ye Qingtang disregarded all courtesy when she addressed Duan Tianrao . Even without her disgust for the man, Ye Qingtang hated him down to the marrow of her bones, just from the fact that he had raised a hand against her father . Her mocking but critical rebukes had rendered Duan Tianrao and Ye Xun speechless, totally damaging their esteem, including those Elders from the Duan Household whose faces had turned sour . What goes on here is solely the internal affairs of our Ye Household . Members of the Duan Household, should you have no further business with us, please leave our premises now . Ye Qingtang spared no reservations in chasing her unwanted guests away . With her blatant condemnation of their presence, no one in the right mind would wish to remain around . Moreover, since the Second Elder was already wounded, the Great Elder should not face any more difficulties in dealing with him . Thus, leaving immediately would be the best course of action to prevent further complications . Great Elder, we ll take our leave then . One of the Elders represented the Duan Household in bidding their valediction . The Great Elder nodded at the gesture, though his expression remained grim . He did not object to them leaving as he too had anticipated that he could deal with the Second Elder by himself, given the current conditions . While the other members of the Duan household made a quick exit, Duan Tianrao feasted his eyes on Ye Qingtang s pretty face again, before voicing his concern Qingtang, regardless of what you think, all we ve done today was for your family s best interest . Your Second Elder s treason should not go unpunished or he would remain a plague on your family s life . Ye Qingtang ignored him completely, without giving him a single glance and Duan Tianrao could only turn around and walk away . When they were finally gone, Ye Qingtang then approached the Second Elder, while breaking into a smile Welcome back . After watching his niece s daring feats to overturn the situation, the Second Elder was pleased and relieved to see her character matured beyond his expectations . But the Great Elder who stood at a side warned The Second Elder had plotted an assassination on us . His crime s too grave to be pardoned and he should be executed in accordance to our rules . Ye Qingtang turned to face the Great Elder and asked Is there any evidence Evidence The Great Elder sneered With our demise, he ll be the sole beneficiary . Is there a need for further evidence Ye Qingtang snickered and stated matter of factly That s just speculation and not evidence . Yesterday night when those assassins intruded my father s quarters, I happened to be around and crossed swords with them . Though their prowess was certainly beyond my capabilities, I managed to catch a glimpse of the word Qin embroidered under the collar of their sleeves . If memory serves, would that be the insignia belonging to that infamous assassins guild in our city, the Qin Luo PavilionChapter end
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