Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 447 Suicide

Xue Wei was being slapped by Zhan Xuerou. There was no light in his eyes as he looked at Zhan Xuerou, feeling unfit to have raised her. But he still felt his daughter was wrong and timidly scolded, "Rou’er, how can you treat the eldest young lady like that!"

Zhan Xuerou gritted her teeth and looked at him, "What right do you have to control me? You’re too late now!"

Xue Wei choked, his throat rolling a few times. He tried hard to appear like a father, "Rou’er, kneel and apologize to the eldest young lady!"

Zhan Xuerou ignored Xue Wei and instead lowered her head to curse, "It’s all because of you. Why don’t you die to atone!"

Xue Wei stared blankly at his daughter, never expecting Zhan Xuerou to be so cruel, indifferent even to her own father’s life.

He looked her up and down, perhaps realizing from the start he was wrong for marrying a vicious woman like Mrs. Li, resulting in such a malicious daughter.

He let out a bitter laugh, "Child, there is always retribution, take care of yourself. Too much evil will bring karma."

Zhan Xuerou sneered, "I don’t need your lectures."

Xue Wei then kowtowed in turn to Zhan Beicang, Qin Shuang, and Zhan Lan, clasping his hands and uttering a Buddhist verse: "All fruits arise from causes, all retributions come from deeds. To know the causes of past lives, see what is received in this life; to know the fruits of future lives, see what is done in this life. All phenomena arise from conditions, when conditions arise, they come, when conditions end, they disappear, nothing more. Good and evil reap consequences, misfortune and blessing succeed each other, one’s body bears it, no one can substitute."

Zhan Lan listened and gradually thought about past lives and the present, perhaps her rebirth was also karma.

While they listened to Xue Wei’s Buddhist verse, no one noticed a dagger appeared in his hand, and he suddenly stabbed it into his chest with lightning speed.

Blood spurted from his chest immediately.

"Xue Wei!" Zhan Beicang exclaimed in shock, immediately holding him up.

Xue Wei’s blood splattered Zhan Xuerou’s face as she stared dazedly at her father.

He had committed suicide!

"General Zhan... I repay my sins with my life..." Xue Wei looked at the distressed Zhan Beicang and said with a smile.

Xue Wei’s face turned ashen as he continued weakly pleading with Zhan Beicang, "General Zhan, I cannot repay my daughter’s debts, could you kindly spare her a worthless life..."

Zhan Beicang looked at Xue Wei in disdain for his weakness, "Your daughter hurt my daughter, whether she lives depends on Lan’er!"

Xue Wei forced a bitter smile, looking at Zhan Xuerou, "You were right, your father is a coward..."

With that, Xue Wei pulled out the dagger abruptly, dying on the spot.

"Father..." Zhan Xuerou timidly called out, frightened, she retreated two steps.

Then she looked at Zhan Lan, crying bitterly, "You see, my father is dead, my mother is in prison, I have nothing left..."

Zhan Lan sneered, noting that Xue Wei’s bravest act in life was choosing suicide at this moment, hoping to earn sympathy for his daughter and lessen her suffering.

Such a great paternal love...

Zhan Lan suddenly felt that Zhan Xuerou didn’t deserve the love of her parents, although Mrs. Li was selfish and Xue Wei was weak, they truly loved Zhan Xuerou.

What a pity, Zhan Xuerou was a thankless wretch!

Zhan Beicang looked at Zhan Xuerou, "Give your father three kowtows, from now on, you cannot bear the surname Zhan, and you will have nothing to do with the Zhan Family. We shall not meet again."

Zhan Xuerou looked incredulously at Zhan Beicang, even her surname was being stripped away!

She had borne the Zhan surname for so long, now she must follow her father’s surname, Beicang, considering Zhan Lan’s feelings, breaking off with her completely at this moment!

Zhan Lan felt that today’s Zhan Beicang was particularly pleasing, she laughed and said, "You might as well go to the Ministry of Justice, accompany your mother well, Xue... Xuerou!"

Zhan Lan found the name quite awkward to say, she might not be able to change it for a while.

She planned to keep Mrs. Li and Zhan Xuerou in the same prison cell, to watch them torment each other!

"No!" Zhan Xuerou kneeled in front of Zhan Lan, pleading, "I beg you, don’t lock me up with Mrs. Li!"

"Oh!" Zhan Lan curved her lips, "Then do you prefer to go to Ningguta, or to the quarry to do hard labor, or to join the Jiao Fangsi..."

"Eldest young lady, spare my life!" Zhan Xuerou was so frightened hearing about these places that she was about to lose her soul.

Fearing that her parents would overthink, Zhan Lan half-jokingly voiced her revenge plans, wanting Zhan Xuerou to suffer all worldly hardships. Beyond what she stated, she thought of making Zhan Xuerou a human swine to be tormented at the black market, seeking death but unable to die!

Zhan Beicang looked at the now lifeless Xue Wei and walked to Zhan Lan’s side, saying, "She’s yours to deal with. It’s all my fault."

Zhan Beicang spoke lowly, Mu Yan pulled Zhan Lan’s hand and said, "Father-in-law, Lan’er is tired, I’ll take her to rest."

Zhan Beicang watched as Mu Yan took Zhan Lan’s hand and walked out.

"Godfather..." Zhan Xuerou tried to continue pleading with Zhan Beicang, but the Hidden Guards stuffed her mouth with rags and bound her, taking her away together.

Qin Shuang approached Zhan Beicang and said, "Take it slow."

Zhan Beicang nodded, yes, he must take it slow, this was all self-inflicted, well deserved!

...

Zhan Lan arrived at the Ministry of Justice by carriage, and upon hearing the news, Xiao Chen in all white hurried over.

"Lan’er..." He began to speak but saw Mu Yan, who came with Zhan Lan.

Mu Yan, in a black and gold robe, frowned at Xiao Chen, quickly grabbed Zhan Lan’s hand, and stopped beside Xiao Chen, "Mr. Xiao, although my Lan’er is close with your family, the way you address her is too intimate. I mind very much."

Xiao Chen sighed, "Understood."

Mu Yan said coldly, "Have you caught the Flower Demon?"

Xiao Chen met Mu Yan’s icy gaze and replied, "To the Prince, the suspect has been targeted, and it will soon be caught."

Mu Yan nodded with satisfaction, and Vermilion Bird whispered a few words in Mu Yan’s ear. Mu Yan looked at Zhan Lan, "Lan’er, I have to make a trip to the palace, take your time."

"Alright." Zhan Lan helped him tidy his sleeves.

Mu Yan, feeling at ease, helped her straighten her collar, and on leaving he gave Xiao Chen a meaningful glance, Xiao Chen only met his gaze briefly before looking elsewhere.

"What’s between you and Mu Yan?" After Mu Yan left, Zhan Lan curiously asked.

She could perceive the strange atmosphere between the two.

Xiao Chen curved his lips, "It’s my fault for calling your name so intimately today, the Prince’s possessiveness of you is strong."

The two went to the prison of the Ministry of Justice together, Zhan Lan shook her head as she walked, "Mu Yan treats you as a rival in love, actually, Mu Yan is quite nice, I thought you two could become friends."

Xiao Chen, walking behind Zhan Lan, forced a bitter smile, they both liked the same woman, how could they possibly become friends!

Zhan Xuerou was brought by a prison guard to the cell where Mrs. Li was held.

Mrs. Li, weak and frail, looked at Zhan Xuerou, who was covered in blood, her heart filled with pain.

She looked at Zhan Lan, weakly questioning, "Why do you treat my Rou’er like this, isn’t my atonement enough?"