Wei Jin'er fell into the water and was frightened. She thought she would be able to escape her father's questioning today, but she didn't expect to be called over even in the middle of the night.
Her face was pale, and she had lost her usual bright self-confidence. She walked towards Wei Shicheng's study in the dim light of the corridor, and hesitated slightly at the door.
Wei Jin'er is still a little afraid of her father.
A low cough came from inside. Wei Jin'er was startled, bit her lip, pushed open the study door and walked in.
"Jin'er has met her father."
Wei Shicheng didn't speak. He looked at the dazzling light of the candles on the side, closed his eyes, and kept tapping his fingers on the table.
Wei Jin'er was already beating a drum in her heart, but these beatings made her feel even more uneasy. Her legs went weak and she knelt down, "Father, my daughter knows she was wrong..."
Hearing the sound, Wei Shicheng opened his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes full of anger.
"You have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard."
A low statement made Wei Jiner's whole body tremble!
Her pretty face turned pale and she dared not look directly into Wei Shicheng's eyes. Her voice was trembling: "Father, my daughter really knows her mistake!"
Wei Shicheng stood up and looked at the top of Wei Jin'er's head, the coldness in his eyes almost overflowing.
"Your mother has always wanted to find a good marriage for you. As your father, she naturally hopes that you can have a good home, but you have disappointed me so much."
Wei Jin'er didn't dare to look into Wei Shicheng's eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Jin'er never thought that things would become like this!"
"Never thought about it?"
There was more coldness in Wei Shicheng's words.
"As the daughter of the Wei family, everything you say and do is related to the family. I have taught you to think twice before doing anything since you were a child, but you say you have never thought about it?"
"No! Father! No..." Wei Jin'er knelt in front of Wei Shicheng, with fear and unwillingness in the corner of her eyes and eyebrows.
Wei Shicheng's face was as dark as water, and he looked at this daughter who thought she was smart and her brain was swollen with anger.
"You clearly know Li Qingyi's role in the Wei family, but you compete with an object. How stupid! It's beyond stupid!"
Wei Jin'er's face was as pale as paper!
she knows! She knows everything her father said!
But she just couldn't control herself from being jealous of Li Qingyi, and she didn't want her to climb high and dominate everyone else!
Even if it's just a chess piece, she doesn't want the other party to have that kind of scenery and dignity!
Wei Shicheng was furious, "Besides, even if you want to plot against her, why do you need to do it yourself and reveal your whereabouts?"
Wei Jin'er bit her lip and admitted that she had never paid attention to Li Qingyi before.
She believed that as long as she moved her fingers, Li Qingyi would be squeezed to death by her.
However, reality slapped her hard.
"Father, you won't let Jin'er become your sister-in-law, right?"
Wei Shicheng looked at her with deep eyes: "You can't marry the fourth prince."
Wei Jin'er felt like she was struck by lightning and couldn't speak. "Father...how can you bear it? I am the eldest daughter of the Wei family and your first child! You have always loved your daughter, haven't you?"
Wei Shicheng had never been so fed up with Wei Jin'er at any time. He almost didn't want to admit that this stupid and arrogant person in front of him was his daughter! Even Princess Yuanheng, who played a good hand of cards to pieces, has never done such a stupid thing!
He suppressed his anger and said, "Besides dying of illness and becoming a nun, you have a third way."
Wei Jin'er was startled, "The third way?"
She looked surprised and delighted at first, and said without hesitation: "I choose the third option! I choose the third option!"
Wei Shicheng didn't want to look at Wei Jin'er again, so he turned to face the door and said, "Here comes someone."
The four ladies came in, bowed their heads and stood in the shadow of the lamp and said respectfully, "Master."
Wei Jin'er looked at them suspiciously.
The mother-in-law was holding a wooden stick and a large pot of boiling water in her hands. The water made a sizzling sound when it hit the wall of the pot. Hot steam came out of the mouth of the pot. The dreamlike water mist looked ominous under the shadow of the longing lamp.
Wei Jin'er had a bad feeling in her heart.
Wei Shicheng turned his back and said in a deep voice: "Let's do it."
"Father, what are you doing?"
Wei Shicheng didn't look back, "Since you don't want to die, and you don't want to be a aunt in a nunnery, for now, there is only one way to get rid of this marriage."
"What...what way..."
Wei Shicheng did not answer, and the women came forward. Two of them restrained Wei Jin'er's upper body. One of them lifted up Wei Jin'er's skirt, rolled up her left trouser leg, and put her feet into the wooden passage.
Wei Jin'er gasped and vaguely guessed something.
"Father! Why?! I don't want it!"
"It's not up to you!"
Wei Shicheng spoke harshly and said: "With defects in my body, hair and skin, I will no longer be able to become the fourth prince's concubine. Don't worry, even if there are some scars on my body, I, Wei Shicheng's eldest daughter, will still be able to marry with great splendor!"
Wei Jin'er's scalp suddenly stood up, and she swallowed in horror, "Father! Stop! Tell them to stop!"
But the next moment!
"ah!"
A sharp and piercing scream came from Wei Jin'er's mouth, which looked particularly creepy in the dark night!
The scalding water was poured on her feet, instantly burning them red. After a brief numbness, severe, burning pain came from her feet!
"Let me go! Get away! Get away!"
Wei Jin'er almost fainted, with big drops of sweat on her forehead. She struggled fiercely, but the woman behind her did not relax her hand at all and held her firmly!
The seriousness of the burn is that the longer it goes on, the more unbearable it becomes, and Wei Jin'er's screams gradually turned into howls!
With a "bang", Princess Yuanheng pushed open the study door and barged in!
"Jin'er!"
The mother-in-law let go of her hand, and Wei Jin'er curled up on the ground in pain, holding her left leg with a pale face, her eyes filled with disbelief and unignorable hatred.
Princess Yuanheng's heart trembled, and she quickly stepped forward to block Wei Jin'er's gaze, not wanting Wei Shicheng to see her.
"Jin'er! How...how are you?"
Wei Jin'er burst into tears when she saw her mother, "Mother! Mother! Save me! Help me!"
Princess Yuanheng was heartbroken and regretful. If she had discovered Jin'er's intentions earlier and prevented her from scheming against Li Qingyi, what happened today would not have happened!
"Jin'er... Mom has found a doctor for you to relieve pain..."
"Have you already seen the doctor?"
Wei Jin'er was startled when she heard this, and then she understood, "Mom? You've known for a long time, right? You've known for a long time that my father wanted to burn me!"
Princess Yuanheng's face was filled with regret. She had indeed known it for a long time. The moment her daughter cried out in pain, she felt regretful, but it was already too late.
"Jin'er, this is the only way..."
Wei Jin'er slowly shook her head and couldn't believe that her father and mother actually solved this matter in such a way...
"You...how can you be so cruel!"
