frightfiction Chapter 555 The Villainous Female Supporting Character Who Impersonated the Tyrant's Savior 10
Chapter 555 The Villainous Female Supporting Character Who Impersonated the Tyrant's Savior 10
"What's all this noise about at night? Don't you have any manners?!"
Just then, Zheng Kangquan walked over, and when he saw Zheng Baozhu from afar, he paused slightly. His eyes subtly changed, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
"Father, it's me, Baozhu! I'm not dead! Why did Mother say I was buried? Waaaaah..."
Upon seeing her biological father, Zheng Baozhu was overwhelmed with grievances, and tears streamed down her face.
Zheng Kangquan did not respond, and his indifferent attitude made Zheng Baozhu stiffen slightly.
"Nonsense! Our eldest daughter, Zheng Baozhu, is dead! Who dares to play tricks on us! Beat her to death with sticks!"
Madam Sun, the matriarch of the Zheng family, was helped over. She tapped her cane and said fiercely.
"Grandmother, are you going to kill me?" Zheng Baozhu asked in terror.
"It's me, Baozhu! Look at me closely, I've just lost weight! Sister, tell Grandma quickly, you're closest to me, you'll definitely recognize me, right?"
Zheng Baozhu ran over and grabbed Zheng Qingwan's sleeve, speaking in a panicked yet pleading tone.
Zheng Qingwan looked terrible; she hadn't recovered from the shock of Han Xing killing someone and was still shaken.
He frowned and glanced impatiently at Zheng Baozhu, tugged at his sleeve to shake her hand away, then walked straight behind Zheng Kang and gave her a disdainful look.
Just then, Zheng Kangquan spoke up, his tone extremely cold.
"The Zheng family doesn't have any impure young ladies, only dead ones. Butler Ma! Beat this charlatan to death with sticks!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Baozhu felt a chill run down her spine.
In an instant, she understood why her father and grandmother disowned her and even beat her to death.
It turns out that the family's reputation was more important than her life...
My father is so cruel.
The sound of clapping drew everyone's attention to Xia Xizhi.
Xia Xizhi spoke with a half-smile.
"It was truly worthwhile for me to escort Miss Zheng back to her residence today; I witnessed quite a show. Minister Zheng, your family's performance was even better than that of a traditional opera troupe! Tsk tsk..."
The sky was dark and people were too far away to see faces clearly, but as soon as the voice came out, Zheng Kangquan's expression changed abruptly.
Xia traitor? !
Why is he here!
"I never expected that the Vice Minister of Rites, who is in charge of etiquette education, would be so pedantic and ignorant. I remember that many years ago His Majesty issued an order prohibiting wealthy families from executing women who had accidentally lost their chastity. Anyone who violated this order would be dismissed from their post or, in severe cases, prosecuted for murder. You, the Vice Minister of Rites in charge of education, surely know this..." Xia Xizhi said casually as he walked.
Guan, who suffered a concussion from the kick, vomited up her dinner. Being kicked in front of the servants made her feel utterly humiliated, and in her anger, she lost her reason and completely forgot the fear she had just experienced.
"You lowly commoner! How dare you strike me, your lady!"
As Xia Xizhi passed by her, Guan Shi suddenly stood up and raised her arm to slap Xia Xizhi.
"Han Xing!"
Xia Xizhi was about to tell her to teach her a lesson when she saw Han Xing suddenly draw her knife and slit her throat...
"You, you lowly commoner, dare to kill me..." Guan's pupils dilated, and he fell to the ground with wide eyes.
Xia Xizhi: ...
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Everyone on the other side was stunned.
The old lady, who was leaning on a cane, was so frightened that she couldn't catch her breath and fainted.
Zheng Kangquan's face drained of all color.
"Prime Minister Xia, how can you be so arrogant! You brazenly barged into my courtyard to kill my wife. Do you have no respect for the law?!"
"I am the law," Xia Xizhi said arrogantly, his demeanor haughty.
Since she's already killed someone, she can only be arrogant to the very end...
Anyway, her persona is that of a wicked and treacherous official who does all sorts of evil.
Hearing this, Zheng Baozhu, who felt completely insecure at the moment, suddenly felt incredibly safe, and looked at Xia Xizhi with stars in her eyes.
Everyone says that Prime Minister Xia is a treacherous minister, ignorant, wicked, arrogant and rude.
If this is what it means to be a treacherous official, and this is what it means to be arrogant and rude, then she doesn't think "treacherous official" and "arrogant and rude" are derogatory terms anymore...
She would rather have a treacherous minister as her father.
If he were her father, he certainly wouldn't kill her just because she was kidnapped by bandits; he would probably just behead the entire bandit gang.
......
“You!” Zheng Kangquan’s face turned ashen.
This treacherous official is truly arrogant and makes no attempt to hide it.
He cursed the treacherous officials in his heart, but his words were still respectful.
"Prime Minister Xia, may I ask you this: what has my wife done to offend you? Or has my conduct displeased you? What brings you here tonight?"
It couldn't possibly be that they really wanted to bring Zheng Baozhu back; it was just an excuse. They must have had another purpose.
Xia Xizhi turned to ask Zheng Baozhu, who had been following her with small, quick steps,
"Do you want to stay in this house, or do you want to return your mother's dowry and leave the Zheng family? If you want to leave, I can arrange temporary accommodation for you."
"dowry?"
Zheng Baozhu paused, then said, "Yes, her mother's dowry should be given to her..."
The word "dowry" caused Zheng Kangquan's expression to change drastically.
Although he didn't manage the household's expenses, he knew that his salary couldn't support such a large expenditure for the Zheng family.
The Zheng family lives in luxury, with all their food, clothing, and daily necessities made possible by the dowry brought by Baozhu's mother, including shops and estates. If all of this were given to her, the Zheng family would likely face a difficult life.
Before Zheng Kangquan could speak, Zheng Qingwan spoke urgently with a gloomy face, her tone slightly out of control.
"My sister is dead. She's not my sister. Why should I give her a dowry?"
She's getting married soon, and that dowry is her means of settling down in her husband's family. Without it, she'll be looked down upon.