Chapter 180: The Young General and the Handsome Emperor (33)

Wei Xiaorui's expression was gloomy.

Her nails dug deeply into Xiaobao's delicate flesh.

Kneeling on the floor, Xiaobao merely looked up and pitifully called out, "Sister."

In return, she received an even darker expression from Wei Xiaorui.

With a sneering laugh, she said, "You'd better remember who your real sister is..."

The candlelight flickered inside the room.

The graceful and elegant young lady of the Wei manor appeared now as vicious and deranged as a madwoman.

A Si pressed her lips together.

Wei Xiaorui suddenly felt a chill brush against her cheek, and the candlelight in the room was instantly extinguished.

The window was pushed open with a creak.

A Si leaped inside.

Pressing a dagger against Wei Xiaorui's neck, she demanded, "Young Lady Wei, what is there that cannot be uncovered by the young master of the Wei family?"

A Si had spent years in military camps, surrounded mostly by men.

Disguising her voice slightly was no difficult task for her.

Coupled with her immense strength, Wei Xiaorui naturally assumed that the person standing behind her was a tall and robust man.

"D-Don't kill me..."

A Si held the dagger firmly.

Tan Tan chimed in, "A Si, Wei Jingbao is still right there!"

A Si glanced over, holding the dagger, and saw Xiaobao huddled on the floor beside Wei Xiaorui.

His dark, bright eyes stared straight at her in the darkness.

A Si blinked.

She considered whether she should knock Xiaobao unconscious.

Then she saw the little boy cover his mouth, shake his head frantically, and crawl over to the corner of the bed to curl up into a ball.

Had there been light in the room, one would have noticed that Xiaobao's eyes were filled with profound adoration.

Turning her head back, A Si said coldly, "Kill you? I won't kill you. But if you refuse to tell me the truth, I might just reconsider..."

As her words trailed off, the blade of the dagger mercilessly carved a scratch across Wei Xiaorui's neck.

Crying out in pain, Wei Xiaorui stammered, "I-I'm only a minor young lady of the Wei manor! If you have a grudge against the Wei family, you should go find Madam Wei. Oh, and the Wei family has two generals; Father dotes on them the most, so if you're here for revenge, you should go after them... I'm merely born of a concubine, please spare my life..."

A corners of A Si's lips curved into an ambiguous smile. After listening patiently, she slowly pulled the blade of the dagger slightly away from Wei Xiaorui's neck.

She nodded almost imperceptibly and asked, "Why did Madam Wei suffer a miscarriage?"

"You were sent by my eldest brother to investigate me!"

"Hah," A Si let out a scoff as her fair, delicate fingertips suddenly covered Wei Xiaorui's smooth cheek. "I asked you why Madam Wei suffered a miscarriage."

Those fingertips were icy cold. As they brushed across her cheek, Wei Xiaorui could distinctly feel sharp nails tracing over her skin, as if a single wrong word would cause her face to be ruthlessly slashed open.

"Madam Wei... she wasn't careful and fell... Ah!"

A Si pressed her lips together and made a light stroke with the blade, targeting a spot that wasn't too conspicuous.

Moreover, she didn't use heavy force; after all, in this world, a woman's skin was still of utmost importance, especially for a noble young lady like Wei Xiaorui.

Still, a scare was necessary.

"I want to hear the truth." A Si pursed her lips, her dark eyes gleaming in the dark.

Wei Xiaorui breathed heavily.

"I... I know..."

A faint, tiny voice suddenly came from the corner of the bed.

A Si looked over. It was Xiaobao.

He was curled up into a ball, his dark eyes fixed on her.

"Shut up! What do you know! Shut up!"

Ignoring her, Xiaobao crawled toward A Si and tentatively grasped the hem of her garment.

"I know."

Big Sister.

I know.