The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

His personal guards were like wolves and tigers.

He dragged Xiao Tao and Su Xiu outside. Xiao Tao's face was completely pale and bloodless, and her body was trembling like a leaf.

She never dreamed that this general, who was about to marry her young lady, would dare to lay a knife on her head in the Su residence.

And it was all because he was falsely accused of stealing a hairpin, such a trivial matter.

But the overwhelming fear within her caused her to scream in terror, "No, don't kill me, don't kill me..."

"I was wrong, I was wrong."

"General, you didn't steal my hairpin! It wasn't you who stole it; it was the Second Miss who framed you..."

"It's all because of the Second Miss..."

Before he could finish speaking, the guard brought down his sword.

A head fell to the ground.

The sprayed blood splattered, much of it landing on Su Xiu's face behind her. Her fair and delicate face felt warm and tinged with a metallic scent.

He couldn't help but shudder.

She had lived a life of luxury and wealth, never even set foot in the kitchen, and had never seen such bloodshed. She never imagined that such bloodshed would fall upon her.

His usual aloof and detached demeanor was completely gone.

Fear filled his snow-white face!

"I, I, I..."

But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word.

All I could see was a cold, sharp knife held high above my head.

He closed his eyes and immediately fainted.

"stop!"

At that moment, shouts rang out.

The voice was aged, yet full of energy, and brimming with exasperation and anger: "Outrageous! Utterly outrageous!"

"How dare you commit murder at will in my Su residence?"

"You dare to lay a hand on my precious granddaughter?"

"Do you really think this old woman can't lift a knife anymore?"

The guards were taken aback. They looked up and saw a group of people quickly emerging from the back hall.

The man in the lead had a full head of white hair and was leaning on a cane. Despite his advanced age, he walked with a hurried pace, as if he were running.

Behind him followed a group of people dressed as servants and maids.

"General..." Vice General Wang Ming whispered in Ren Tianye's ear, "This is the grandmother of the Su family, the nominal head of the family."

Ren Tianye suddenly realized.

He asked, "Grandma Su?"

"My surname is Qin!" The old woman had already reached her and hugged Su Xiu tightly, her face full of heartache, but her gaze toward Ren Tianye was filled with hatred.

Then, in an extremely smug and arrogant tone, she said, "You may respectfully address me as Madam Qin. I... do not take my husband's surname!"

She will not take her husband's surname!

The old lady Qin shouted these four words with earth-shattering force, as if it were something extraordinary.

The maids and servants who had rushed over and witnessed the carnage behind her were initially quite frightened, but after Old Madam Qin shouted, it seemed as if their pride had been ignited, and they all stood up straight.

This surprised Ren Tianye somewhat.

The phrase "not taking the husband's surname" has such great magic?

However, Ren Tianye didn't bother with it.

Marrying Su Xiu, the legitimate daughter of the Su family, to secure a sufficient and long-term supply of money and provisions is his best option at present.

However, it is not the only solution!

If following proper etiquette and the upright path is blocked, he still has countless other paths to choose from.

The Su family, when it is of use, will naturally cherish and value it.

But if the Su family mansion were a hidden bomb, he would certainly abandon it.

He raised his hand, signaling his personal guards to continue their actions.

Old Madam Qin was already holding the unconscious Su Xiu, tears streaming down her face, crying and cursing, "I have never agreed to this marriage from the very beginning."

"I've been married into the Su family for so many years, what storms haven't I weathered? It's nothing more than a mere upheaval in the world. As long as I'm still alive, what is there to fear?"

"It's all that unfilial son Su Hong's fault! He's blinded by greed, insisting on arranging a marriage between you and this great general. Now look what's happened, this mess has even reached my Su family!"

"You killed members of the Su family, and you still dare to lay a hand on you!"

"I'm not dead yet!"

"How dare anyone act so presumptuously in my Su residence!"

With that, Old Madam Qin handed Su Xiu to the maid behind her, then looked coldly at Ren Tianye and rebuked, "Today, you won't leave my Su residence!"

"Help!

"Take him down!"

"Use vigilante justice!"

The last sentence, "Serve the law privately," was shouted by Old Madam Qin with an imposing air, quite like the commanding presence of a general giving an order.

Inspired by her imposing presence, the maids and servants behind her immediately rushed towards Ren Tianye and his hundred-odd personal guards.

This made Ren Tianye's hand, which was raised in mid-air, freeze.

The person was somewhat bewildered.

No, that brave?

Those twenty or so maids and servants were no match for his more than one hundred elite personal guards selected from over seven thousand soldiers.

Ren Tianye didn't understand.

Judging from Old Madam Qin's imposing presence, she likely possessed the air of a superior, cultivated from her long-standing power in the Su household. But the problem is...

Isn't Su Hong the one actually in charge of the Su family business?

How did she develop such an imposing and outrageous air of authority?

Or did she really train a bunch of servants and maids whose martial arts skills were abnormally strong and whose strength was awe-inspiring?

Reality quickly provided Ren Tianye with an answer.

The moment the maids and servants rushed over, the guards swung their blades in a wide arc, one cut at a time, and in the blink of an eye, the screaming maids and servants who charged forward were all turned into a pile of corpses.

In the blink of an eye, the halls of this magnificent mansion were transformed into a battlefield of corpses and blood.

Madam Qin's expression also changed completely.

Moreover, they were no longer able to protect the unconscious Su Xiu.

Because, a knife was also held to her neck!

A bloodstained knife!

The gleaming blade, radiating a chilling aura, seeped into the skin in wisps.

"You, you, you..."

Old Madam Qin screamed incoherently, her voice rough and unpleasant.

I just felt that everything was completely different from what I had expected.

She controls the Su family and has the power of life and death over everyone in the Su family. Even in Yunji City, because of the Su family's status, she can coldly reprimand anyone and issue orders.

But now...

Why isn't it working anymore?

She is the pillar of the Su family, the beam that holds up the sea, how could she be so humiliated by a mere general?

But the blade was on his neck, the killing intent seeping into his very bones, so real, the intuition that his head would fall in the blink of an eye was so clear.

This made her tremble with fear, but she still mustered all her courage and cried out, "No, you can't kill me!"

"My Su family is the head of the merchants in Yunji City. If you kill me, the Su family will never tolerate you, nor will the merchants of Yunji City!"

"etc!"

Ren Tianye reached out and stopped the personal guards who were about to make a move, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Madam Qin's words reminded him.

Merchants of Yunji City?

Well, things have changed since we started to get a steady stream of money and supplies from the Su family. We have to find another way.

Yunji City has many merchants, though not as wealthy as the Su family, but they are still very popular.

Madam Qin's words enlightened him.

The order was given: "Hang this old man on the city wall. At the same time, have all the merchants of Yunji City come and watch. They are not allowed to leave until an hour has passed."

"yes!"

Lieutenant Wang Ming immediately agreed, then asked, "And what about Suzhou embroidery?"

"Hang them all up so the merchants of Yunji City can see them clearly!"

"Yes, General!"

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