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Chapter 100 I Will Fulfill Her Wish
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2024-10-29 19:42:56In the study of Xia Manor, Xia Yuhang said while going in circles impatiently with a gloomy face, "Father, what should I do now?" He was not as gentle as usual.
Xia Tian, the Minister of Justice, did not expect such a thing to happen. He frowned and asked, "Can her child survive?"
"Of course the child won't survive. Father, will my scholarly honour be taken away after such a thing?" Xia Yuhang concerned his scholarly honour most, so that he felt ill at ease. This matter upset all his plans, which made him very angry. After years of effort, he was about to succeed, but failed at the last moment.
Xia Yuhang wished he had killed the baby in Ning Ziyan's belly as soon as he thought that the child made him like a drowned mouse. If it hadn't been for this child at that time...
After this matter, Xia Yuhang could imagine that there inevitably would be some people attending the court tomorrow impeached him. The Spring Metropolitan Exam
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