Chapter 22

The matter regarding Shen Wan'er had come to a temporary close, but Ping'an was still in Yuwenzhang's clutches. Xie Zhixue had pleaded and begged, even falling to her knees and succumbing to a bout of madness, yet Yuwenzhang had remained unmoved. She truly did not know what else to do, but she was desperate to have Ping'an back. Even if the price were never to leave the Crown Prince's Estate again for the rest of her life, she had to have her son back by her side. As long as she could see her child safe, sound, and healthy, Xie Zhixue would ask for nothing more—and this was precisely Yuwenzhang’s aim. People only learn the meaning of regret when they have already lost something. From the moment Xie Zhixue first entered the estate, Yuwenzhang had shown her mercy by not taking Ping'an away, keeping him by her side instead. Yet she had been ungrateful, insisting on causing a scene that threatened to tear everything apart. Now, he would let Xie Zhixue taste the consequences. He would see if she preferred staying in the Crown Prince's Estate with her child or leaving all alone.