Chu Minghao was merely the son of a concubine, and in the prince's manor, he was an unremarkable illegitimate son.
However, it so happened that Prince Yu's legitimate son, Qin Gege, Chu Feiyan's true full brother, died unexpectedly before he was ten years old.
The princess consort, heartbroken, fell ill and passed away not long after.
Although Prince Yu had countless concubines, he had always respected and cherished the princess consort.
For many years, Prince Yu did not remarry, so Prince Yu's manor still had no princess consort.
Only concubines.
Prince Yu also had no heir apparent.
Among his sons, Chu Minghao was the most outstanding.
Given that the current emperor of Nanming had no heirs, Prince Yu, having sons, naturally had a greater advantage.
Therefore, to make things more legitimate, Prince Yu nominally adopted Chu Minghao to the deceased princess consort.
Thus, Chu Minghao became the heir apparent, and no one in the manor dared to mention his past as an illegitimate son.
Unexpectedly, Chu Feiyan had loudly brought it up today.
Chu Minghao's eyes turned blood red with anger. He personally grabbed Dong'er and flung her away with great force.
Before Dong'er could even scream, she was thrown out, hitting the wall with a thud.
The point of impact was her head.
In an instant, her head burst open, and she immediately lost her breath.
Dead!
It was evident how much power Chu Minghao had used in that throw!
Chu Feiyan stared blankly at Dong'er's gruesome corpse, unable to react for a long time.
She did not believe, dared not believe, and refused to believe.
Chu Minghao, that damned illegitimate son, that illegitimate son of lowly birth, had actually... had actually tortured and killed her maidservant right in front of her.
"Dong...er..."
After a long while, Chu Feiyan finally found her voice.
She numbly raised her head, meeting Chu Minghao's gaze, and the next moment, she screamed in terror: "Ah! Ah! Get away from me! Get away from me! Ah! Ah... Get out! Get out!"
"This heir apparent warns you again, from now on, you are not allowed to mention past matters in front of me!"
Chu Minghao's eyes now held no trace of the pampering and tenderness he once had for her; only vicious killing intent.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Dare to mention it again, and this heir apparent... will kill you."
He turned and left.
Chu Feiyan, terrified, collapsed onto the bed, trembling all over, her voice caught in her throat, unable to escape.
Gui Tong stood by, looking at her, wanting to comfort her, but not knowing what to say.
Finally, he could only say in a low voice, "Princess, it's best to rest early."
Glancing again at Dong'er's corpse, the horrific sight of her death was truly frightening.
He left the room, ordered someone to clean up the body, and then departed.
Chu Minghao also felt a sense of loss at this moment.
His father, Prince Yu, had always doted on Chu Feiyan the most. He knew this, and he was not without jealousy.
However, knowing that jealousy was useless, and coupled with the fact that Feiyan was just a girl who could never compete with him for power in the future,
Chu Minghao had also made himself act like an elder brother should, doting on her as if she were his own sister.
This way, his father would trust and rely on him more.
But he never expected that in Feiyan's heart, she had always looked down on him so much!
With a crack, Chu Minghao struck the corridor railing with his palm, and a large section of the railing shattered!
Gui Tong, having heard the news from a servant, hurried over: "Heir apparent, there's been a change with Miss Chu!"