Helian Duo didn't know what she was about to do, so he couldn't help but remind her in a low voice, "Cheng Xiran..."
Cheng Xiran gave him a look, signaling him not to worry. "Your Highness, rest assured. No matter who it is, no one can hurt me, Cheng Xiran, today. Besides, this is a private matter of our Cheng family. I won't trouble Your Highness to handle it."
Looking at the overbearing and coquettish appearance of Mrs. Liu, Cheng Xiran held a short dagger and quickly walked up to Cheng Zhiyue. In an instant, she pressed the dagger against her smooth and fair cheek. With a smile on her face, she said word by word, "Since last time, stepmother was just joking with me, why don't I play a joke too... Sister has such a beautiful face. I wonder how it would look if I made a cut on it?"
Cheng Zhiyue was so scared that she didn't dare to move at all. Father Cheng, who had rushed over, naturally roared angrily, "Cheng Xiran, do you know what you're doing?"
"In this huge prime minister's mansion, they can't even distinguish right from wrong. Aren't they afraid of making Your Highness laugh at them many times..." Cheng Xiran didn't forget to salute the two of them. The short dagger in her hand never left. "Father, don't be afraid. I'm just joking with my sister."
Father Cheng had heard what she said before. Now he was so blocked that he couldn't say a word.
The old lady gathered the Shu brocade cloak on her body and defended Cheng Xiran, "There are still many strange things about this matter. The short - tailed viper is not a common snake in the capital area."
As the days went by, she couldn't get a moment's peace. If it weren't for the resentment in her heart and the thought of her grandmother, according to Cheng Xiran's temperament, she might have left the prime minister's mansion long ago.
She had been busy with the newspaper office recently and had forgotten the truth that troubles often arise from within the family. If she didn't take action to teach this mother - daughter pair a lesson, they would really think she was a soft persimmon and keep bullying her.
Although Father Cheng thought his mother's words were reasonable, after all, it was Ren Ning'er who had an accident recently. He always wanted to solve this matter properly. Otherwise, if it affected the relationship between the two families, it would be a great loss.
Cheng Zhiyue could no longer stand still. She could only mutter timidly and ask Helian Duo, who was expressionless, for help, "Your Highness, if you let sister go on like this, I might lose my life here today. Are you still going to sit back and do nothing?"
Helian Duo, however, looked at Cheng Xiran helplessly for a while, pondering something in his heart.
Cheng Xiran said unhurriedly, "Sister, you haven't answered my question yet."
"Sister first failed to harm cousin, and now she comes to harm me. What on earth is sister's intention?"
Looking at her tearful appearance, any man would probably be willing to go through fire and water for her. But Cheng Xiran stared at her for a while, only feeling disgusted and even a little nauseous in her heart.
However, there were so many people here. She mustn't lose her dignity because of this villain.
So after much thought, Cheng Xiran finally slowly put down the short dagger that was on her cheek. Cheng Zhiyue was so scared that she quickly ran behind Mrs. Liu and soon began to sob.
Cheng Xiran was annoyed by the sobbing, but she didn't show it on her face at all. Instead, she even showed a sneering smile. "Sister is a lucky person. In the future, you will surely marry your ideal husband as you wish..."
Helian Duo was secretly puzzled. What on earth was she talking about?
Before he could say anything, Father Cheng over there had already interrupted her words. "You unfilial child! This is not the time for you to talk nonsense here. You'd better think about how to excuse yourself!"