My Sexy CEO Wife

"Shocking to the eye! Truly shocking to the eye!"

He Hentian held a stack of petitions in his hand, his face extremely ugly, "These scum! They all deserve to die!"

Gao Fei's face was also very unsightly, "Relying on the power of their families to act recklessly and harm the common people, it is indeed detestable! Abhorrent! They deserve death!"

"I really feel like issuing an order to have them all beheaded," He Hentian said through clenched teeth.

"Beheading is impossible," Gao Fei shook his head, "Not to mention whether Xiahou Wei and others would come out to stop it, even Liu Yifei would not agree."

"I suddenly miss the old master's time in power," He Hentian let out a light sigh, "If the old master were still here, we wouldn't have to worry so much, and Xiahou Wei wouldn't dare be so arrogant either."

"Now you realize how good the old master was? What were you doing earlier?" Gao Fei rolled his eyes.

"It is only when something is lost that one learns to cherish it."

"Alright, stop being sentimental, let's think about how to deal with the aftermath instead."

"Mhm," He Hentian nodded, "We really need to think carefully about how to deal with the aftermath. This time, we absolutely cannot let them off lightly."

At that moment, a guard walked in from outside: "A group of people has arrived outside, saying they've come to collect their children."

"Oh?" He Hentian raised an eyebrow, "It must definitely be Xiahou Wei and others. They arrived so quickly, much faster than I had anticipated."

"Let's go, let's meet them," Gao Fei stood up, swaggering toward the outside.

"Today is certainly going to be lively," He Hentian chuckled.

...

The front courtyard hall.

A group of nobles chattered incessantly, nonstop.

"On what grounds do you seize my son? Release my son at once!"

"What law did my child break that you have to arrest her? Is there no law left?"

"Where is the Crown Prince? Let him come out and give us an explanation!"

With their own children arrested, how could the parents not be anxious? Not be fired up?

"Wow, quite lively indeed," He Hentian entered with his hands behind his back, walking with a swagger. Behind him followed another person, precisely Gao Fei, who looked at the nobles in the room with a smile that was not quite a smile, his lips curling into a half-moon arc.

"Crown Prince! Why did you arrest my child? Where did he offend you?"

"You must give us an explanation! Otherwise, we will go to the emperor and lodge a complaint!"

"Where did you take our children?"

"Hand over the people!"

A group of nobles rushed forward "whoosh..." surrounding He Hentian.

"All of you quiet down!" He Hentian's face darkened, "Don't you all want an explanation? Well, I will give you an explanation!" Saying this, He Hentian passed the petitions in his hand, "Take a look for yourselves! See what your precious children have been up to these years."

The nobles took the petitions and their faces changed, "This is slander! Naked slander! My child is naturally pure-hearted, he would never do such shameless things."

"Pure-hearted?" He Hentian's face showed disdain, "You can actually say that? If your children are pure-hearted, then there are no bad people in this world."

"You..."

"They may seem well-behaved in front of you, but once they're out, they change into a completely different person, arrogant and tyrannical, committing every conceivably evil deed. It's not an overstatement to call them scum," He Hentian snorted, "As the Crown Prince, I have the responsibility and obligation to help the common people seek justice. This time, I will ensure severe punishment without mercy!"

"Crown Prince, please be lenient, spare my son,"

"Crown Prince, you are great and magnanimous, please don't hold it against my child."

"Please, I beg of you..."

"My child is still young, he doesn't understand, I will definitely discipline him properly when I get back."

...

The nobles lowered their stances, ceaselessly pleading; they were at fault now and could only earnestly apologize and beg.

One person remained silent throughout, and that person was Xiahou Wei. He stood to the side with a slight frown, saying nothing at all.

He Hentian looked deeply at Xiahou Wei and then waved his hand, "The Crown Prince breaks the law and suffers as the common man, so why not your children? Enough, stop talking. Go back, your children have committed crimes and must face punishment." He paused deliberately before adding, "Their sins are so grave that even beheading would not be excessive."

"Ah?"

Hearing the word "beheading," the color drained from the noble's faces, including that of Xiahou Wei.

"Humph!" He Hentian snorted coldly, "Keep pretending, keep on pretending! I want to see how long you can last! Xiahou Wei, your daughter is in my hands, and I can decide her fate at any moment. I'm curious to see what you'll do and whether you'll dare to remain so defiant."

"Are you going to leave on your own, or do you want me to have you thrown out?" He Hentian showed no consideration for their feelings.

"Crown Prince..."

"Save your pleas, they're useless."

"Really, there's no way to make an exception?"

"No exceptions can be made!"

"Fine, fine, fine! Have it your way! Let's go, we'll ask the Emperor for justice." The nobles stormed out, fuming.

In the blink of an eye, only three people were left in the great hall: He Hentian, Gao Fei, and Xiahou Wei.

He Hentian glanced indifferently at Xiahou Wei, "Why aren't you leaving?"

"Sigh..."

Xiahou Wei exhaled a heavy breath, "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"Hm? Doing what on purpose?" He Hentian pretended to misunderstand.

"Enough with the act, no one here is a fool. The true nature of things is clear at a glance," Xiahou Wei snorted, "You are truly despicable, using a daughter to threaten her father! Aren't you afraid of my turning on you, resulting in a situation where both sides lose?"

"Hey, you can talk nonsense, but watch what you say," He Hentian's eyes widened, "Your daughter committed a crime, and it just so happened I was there to catch her."

"What a coincidence, huh?" Xiahou Wei snorted, "Certainly, it was a trap you laid."

"I can't communicate with you," He Hentian waved his hand dismissively, "Go on, get out! I don't want to see you!" Seeing Xiahou Wei still stubbornly seated, He Hentian's anger flared, "Are you leaving or not? Believe it or not, I'll have someone throw you out?"

Xiahou Wei struggled to hold back, but in the end, he managed to keep his temper in check, "Speak then! What must be done for you to release my daughter?"

"What do you mean by that..."

"After all you've done, isn't it because you want to force me to submit? Isn't it because you want me to let Dongguo Heixin off the hook? I'm puzzled, what benefits has Dongguo Heixin offered you that you would go so far to help him?"

"Don't talk nonsense, we're not those kinds of people."

"Enough with the pretense, I know very well what you're thinking. Fine! I'm willing to compromise, spare Dongguo Heixin's life, but he must go to the graveyard and guard my wife's tomb… hmm, let him guard it for a century."

"Guarding a tomb? Impossible!" Now that the pretense was done away with, He Hentian spoke bluntly, "If you insist on making Dongguo Heixin guard the tomb, then I'll throw your daughter into prison to serve a century's sentence."

"You..."

"What about me! The upper hand is mine, what room do you have to strut about? Glare at me again, I dare you!" He Hentian huffed.

Xiahou Wei was seething inside. He wanted so badly to rush up and give He Hentian a good beating, but in the end, he restrained himself. After all, He Hentian was the Crown Prince. To attack him today would certainly bring about immense trouble.