C731 You Shrew(1)

As Chi Rongyan had mentioned, the news of the assassins' failure and Xu Ye's demise amidst the chaos reached the capital almost simultaneously. The head of the Xu family, now in his fifties, was practically dragged to the palace by his wife as soon as they received the news.

"You shrew!" he finally snapped in front of the palace gates, shaking off his wife's grip on his sleeve