3440 Facing Death

"The King, the Queen is right," an old voice calmly stated.

"Even if we don't resist now, we won't escape death."

"Empress Dowager!" Concubine Xi was about to wail again but was silenced by a cold glare from the Empress Dowager. She shrank back, saying nothing more.

The Old King looked at his wife and daughters, tears welling up in his eyes, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Noble Consort Ying, who had been pushed to the ground by Old Wu's men, also said calmly, "Your Majesty, all people must face death eventually. Although I am a woman, I do not fear death. Let them kill if they wish; Your Majesty need not change your mind for my sake."

"Ahaha, ha!" Old Wu looked at the many people present with a sinister expression and coldly said, "You all have quite hard bones. I just wonder if all of His Majesty's daughters are as tough as Noble Consort Ying."

With that, he gave a look, and someone dragged out the Tenth Princess, Mo Li.

"Ah, ahhh!" Mo Li let out a series of high-pitched screams, like a cow or sheep about to be sent to the slaughterhouse, her eyes filled with infinite fear.

The Old King's face was streaked with tears as he looked at his wives and daughters, the bitterness in his heart overflowing like a river.

"Mo Li!" Eighth Princess Mo You was about to step out of the crowd but was forcefully held back by her mother, Consort Xu.

Consort Xu turned her head and shook it gently at her, signaling her not to be impulsive yet.

"Mo Li, my child!" Concubine Xi wailed but remained rooted to the spot, not rushing forward to rescue her daughter.

The subordinate of Old Wu who was dragging Mo Li out used the tip of his knife to tear open Mo Li's outer garment.

As Mo Li was spun around, her outer clothing was stripped off, and her eyes showed terror, letting out a startled "Ah!"

Her long hair flew up with the man's blade. She quickly reached out to cover her chest, startled like a frightened rabbit, and shrieked, "Father! Father!"

King Mo slammed his hand on the stool with a "bang." "Stop them!"

"Your Majesty should immediately issue an order, commanding men to lead the Imperial Guards to Qiao Family Manor to help our people break through the Qiao family."

Mo Lei gritted his teeth, and after a long pause, he coldly said, "You're dreaming!"

His command to not intervene in the Qiao family's affairs was already a torment to his heart.

These people were now trying to force him to join them in pressuring the Qiao family?

How could he do such a thing?

"Heh heh!" Old Wu sneered, and with a wave of his hand, Mo Li's clothes fell away like snowflakes.

She shrieked like a chick whose neck had been seized, letting out sorrowful cries, her hands tightly hugging her body as she crouched down and curled into a ball, trembling with fear, continuously whimpering, "Fa-Father, Father, save me."

The Old King's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the perpetrators before him, roaring furiously, "Stop, stop it! Stop it!"

"Is Your Majesty still not giving the order?" Old Wu chuckled. "Your daughter is about to be stark naked."

"Her figure looks quite good; she'd be perfect as a reward for my two subordinates."

"Heh heh." The two subordinates who were acting immediately became lustful. They reached out and pinched Mo Li's body.

"Ah, ahhh!" Mo Li desperately squatted on the ground, trying to make herself smaller, as if she wanted to shrink into a hole and never poke her head out again.