378: You can't escape me once you've met me.

"What? Is my word no longer effective now?"

"I am the head of the house. As my Princesses, you actually dare to slander me like this."

"If I don't educate you well today, where will my dignity be if word gets out?"

"Come with me. Don't make me do it myself; otherwise, the family rules will be doubled." Duan Zhengchun's tone was unquestionable. After speaking, he turned and left.

Dao Baifeng and Zhao Min's expressions changed, and they watched Duan Zhengchun's departing figure somewhat nervously.

"Sister, did we play around a bit too much? It looks like the Prince is really angry." Dao Baifeng looked at Zhao Min with some concern.

Zhao Min's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She rubbed her chin and thought for a while, finally concluding that she wasn't wrong and that Duan Zhengchun was just putting on an act for the other sisters.

"Sister, don't worry. The Prince is just putting on a show for us."

"You forgot, the Prince said earlier that he wanted to assert his husbandly authority."

"However, even though he's not angry, sister, we'll still have to endure the Prince's family rules next." Zhao Min looked at Dao Baifeng with some worry.

At the thought of the family rules they were about to face, Dao Baifeng couldn't help but shiver.

Although these family rules were somewhat terrifying, weren't they also a kind of reward?

This is probably what's called 'pain and pleasure combined.'

"Sister, meeting the Prince is something we can't escape."

"Instead of treating this as a punishment, it's better to treat it as a reward."

"As long as we don't think of it as punishment in our hearts, then it won't be harmful to us."

"Besides, you know the Prince can use this method to improve our strength." Dao Baifeng took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Min.

Zhao Min was stunned, and for a moment, she didn't know how to refute it.

Dao Baifeng was telling the truth, but something still felt off.

"Sister is right. Let's go. I don't believe the Prince would really have the heart to punish us." Zhao Min nodded in agreement with a serious expression.

The two of them, with expressions as if they were going to their deaths, held hands and followed Duan Zhengchun out.

This scene directly stunned the others present.

They looked at each other, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

"Wait, Sister Hongmian, what's going on? Is the Prince really angry?" Yang Buhui looked at Qin Hongmian with a dazed and cute expression.

"That shouldn't be right? The Prince has always been indifferent to such things."

"Besides, he's never been angry before." Qin Hongmian looked at Yang Buhui with a bewildered face.

"But why does it feel like Sister Fenghuang and Sister Minmin are acting like they're going to their deaths?" Yang Buhui's brows furrowed, the confusion in her eyes deepening.

If that wasn't it, then what was that about just now?

A Li, who was on the side, was amused by their questions and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Pfft... Haha..."

"You're killing me. You two are actually here discussing this."

Qin Hongmian and Yang Buhui looked at A Li with confusion. That expression made A Li unable to resist laughing again.

"No, it's not like it's your first day knowing the Prince."

"Don't you understand the Prince's personality yet?"

"Don't tell me you don't even know what the Prince's family rules are?" A Li laughed so hard she was doubled over.

Seeing A Li laughing like this, Qin Hongmian and Yang Buhui immediately understood what was going on, and their pretty faces instantly turned red.

Now, how could the two of them not understand? They had been fooled by Dao Baifeng and Zhao Min's acting.

At the same time, they were speechless. These two had actually teamed up to deceive their sisters just to spend time alone with the Prince. It was simply too much.

However, thinking of what the two would face next, the anger in their hearts didn't seem so strong anymore.

After all, the Prince's family rules were not something just anyone could endure.

"How hateful! It turns out we were all deceived."

"Sister Fenghuang and Sister Minmin are so bad. I actually took it seriously." Yang Buhui stamped her foot indignantly.

"Haha... Little Buhui, you should be more mindful. After all, there's only one Prince."

"Even though we sisters have a good relationship, who wouldn't want to spend more time with the Prince?"

"When necessary, using some tricks is quite normal."

"After all, none of us want to be a burden to the Prince; we all want to share his burdens."

"So, I've decided that as a good sister, I cannot sit idly by. We must share our joys and sorrows."

"Now that my two sisters are in trouble, how can I, as their younger sister, sit back and watch? You wait here; I'll go rescue my two sisters." A Li spoke with righteous indignation and turned to leave heroically.

Silence. The scene was dead silent—an eerie silence.

Only the sound of a few Infant Boys sucking their fingers could be heard.

After the women regained their senses, they all shouted in unison.

"Shameless! Brazen! Hateful..."

Although they said that, they weren't actually angry.

The newly joined Red Musk and Blue Bird didn't dare to speak at all because their identities were somewhat awkward.

Although they were now Duan Zhengchun's women, they had been sent by Xu Xiao as part of a trade.

This made them feel somewhat inferior about their status, so they didn't dare to interrupt such things, let alone join in the so-called 'scramble.'

As for the other two, Ying Man and Princess, they were not in the hall; they were in the pavilion in the back garden admiring flowers.

Both were princesses, and in this regard, they felt a sense of mutual sympathy.

"Sister Man, we really are fellow sufferers."

"Being born into the imperial family, we have no control over our own happiness."

"Did you ever feel dissatisfied with the King of Qin's decision?" Princess looked at Ying Man curiously.

Ying Man looked at Princess with a gentle smile.

"Actually, when I first heard about this, I was resistant."

"However, even though I felt resistance, I also understood my own identity."

"As a Princess of the Great Qin, Imperial Father loves me the most. He did this for the people of Great Qin."

"I didn't understand before. The whole world said my Imperial Father was a tyrant who killed without blinking."

"But regarding this matter, Imperial Father never defended himself."

"No matter how others see him or what they say, he still does what he needs to do."

"Once upon a time, I also thought Imperial Father was a tyrant. After all, many things were right there."

"Unifying the six kingdoms, burning books and burying scholars, and the things done by the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi."

"All these things point to two words: tyrant."

"But until I came here and met the Prince, he made me understand things I never understood before."

"Even my Imperial Father's teacher, Sword Saint Gai Nie, changed his view of Imperial Father."

"This also made me completely understand what Imperial Father has been carrying for the sake of the people all these years."

"Everything he did was for the people of the world. The world only saw Imperial Father's cold and Ruthless side, but they didn't know that only under such unification can the people be spared from the fires of war."

"Only by eliminating war can the people live a stable life."

"When the people live and work in peace, the country can develop steadily and become even stronger."