kingnovel Chapter 15 This daughter is better off without.
Chapter 15 This daughter is better off without.
Su Yan'er's father was a deputy general who had followed Qin Huai for many years. They fought side by side on the battlefield and risked their lives together. In the end, he took an arrow for Qin Huai, which pierced his heart. Knowing that he would not survive, he entrusted his daughter, Su Yan'er, to Qin Huai on his deathbed.
Qin Huai knew that if he hadn't shielded Su family with his body, that arrow would have pierced his heart. This was something Qin Huai owed Su family.
Before anyone could react after Su Yan'er finished speaking, a low growl came from behind her.
"I brought you into this manor, let's see who dares to kick you out?"
A deep, angry roar reached everyone's ears, and everyone turned their heads to see Qin Huai walking menacingly towards them.
Qin Wan had seen that fierce look once before, when it appeared at the Empress's birthday banquet when she was forced to confess her crimes, and now it had come again.
Qin Wan knew they had all come, but none of them were on her side.
As expected, Qin Huai stepped forward, but out of courtesy, he did not directly pull up Su Yan'er who was kneeling on the ground. Instead, he instructed the maid beside him to help her up, and then glared at Qin Wan and sternly reprimanded her.
"I see you've gotten too big for your britches these past few days. Your injuries have barely healed, and you've already started causing chaos in the whole family. Now that Yan'er has entered my Marquis's mansion, she is one of my people and not someone anyone can bully at will. From this day forward, you are confined to this Wanyue Courtyard and are not to step out without orders!"
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Qin Wan felt a sharp pang of pain in her heart; she had ultimately become someone else!
Seeing her family members who once loved her now protecting Su Yan'er, Qin Wan wiped away her tears. These people weren't worth her tears.
"Since you are under house arrest, please remember not to set foot in this Wanyue Courtyard!"
The stubbornness in Qin Wan's eyes seemed to be telling everyone that she was right.
But the more stubborn she became, the more the sense of shame that people felt for her slowly faded away.
Qin Wan felt a tearing pain all over her body, so painful that she could hardly stand. She didn't want to get entangled with it anymore. She wanted to leave. She wanted to leave this heartbreaking Marquis's mansion. Where could she go?
After speaking, Qin Wan, supported by Wan Shuang, turned and walked into the inner room.
Her back was exposed to everyone, and the torn wound was oozing blood, staining her clothes a bloody red, which was heartbreaking.
Seeing the blood on Qin Wan's body, Qin Ye's heart tightened. Was her injury still not healed? Could it be that he had slapped her earlier, and the fall had aggravated her wound?
He didn't do it on purpose. If he had known that his slap would reopen her wound, he certainly wouldn't have done it.
Or, if she had spoken politely from the beginning, he wouldn't have made a move.
Qin Ye wanted to ask her if she was in pain, but the words stuck in his throat.
Tears streamed down Han Shu's face. This was her own daughter, and seeing her like this, Han Shu felt heartbroken. She should have listened to the Marquis; if she hadn't come to Wanyue Courtyard today, none of this would have happened.
Everyone looked at the blood seeping from Qin Wan's wounds, and the words of concern were on the tip of their tongues, but no one spoke.
Seeing her so stubborn and unrepentant, Qin Huai felt a surge of hatred and thought that confinement was too lenient a punishment.
"Yan'er, from now on you are the daughter of my Marquis's mansion. If anyone dares to say they want to kick you out of the mansion again, I will be the first to kick them out!"
Qin Huai spoke loudly, as if he was deliberately saying it to Qin Wan.
But Su Yan'er paused. She didn't want to be a daughter of the Marquis's family. Daughters would eventually get married and leave. She wanted to be a daughter-in-law of the Marquis's family and stay there for the rest of her life.
"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle. The position of daughter of the Marquis belongs to my fourth sister. How could I possibly take her place!"
"Hmph, she is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, and this is a disgrace to the family. If she continues to be so domineering, we might as well not have this daughter!"
"My lord~"
Han Shu quickly stopped Qin Huai from speaking, praying that Qin Wan hadn't heard what she had just said.
However, the inner and outer rooms were only separated by a door, and Qin Huai's voice was quite loud, so how could she not hear it? She heard it clearly.
It's ridiculous that the father who once doted on me is now saying he wants to kick me out!
The sound of hurried footsteps reached Qin Wan's ears, and she knew they had left.
Wan Shuang glanced through the crack in the door to make sure they were there, then turned to Qin Wan and said, "Miss, they're gone!"
Wan Shuang suppressed her sobs, trying hard not to cry. She felt more and more sorry for her young mistress. Today's events were all baseless, but they blamed her for everything. They were her young mistress's family, how could they treat her like this?
"Miss, your wound is bleeding! Miss, please lie down quickly, I'll apply the medicine for you!"
Qin Wan took off her outer garment and placed it on a chair beside her, only then realizing that her wound had bled so much.
In many places, their outer garments have been stained red. They are the culprits, they are the ones judging, and they are the ones who are hurt.
Here.
After leaving the Marquis of Pingding's residence, Xiao Jingyu went directly to the palace.
Inside the Cining Palace, Empress Shen Jianing was enjoying tea with a group of concubines when she saw Xiao Jingyu approaching aggressively. Knowing he had something to discuss, she had no choice but to dismiss the other concubines.
After waiting for a while, the concubines returned one after another. Empress Shen looked at Xiao Jingyu, who was sitting on the chair with an unpleasant expression, and couldn't bear to say a word of reprimand.
"You are my son, the future crown prince. Don't wear your emotions on your sleeve. Only when others can't see through you can you more firmly establish yourself in your position!"
Xiao Jingyu disliked Empress Shen's words the most, but she was, after all, his mother, and he had no choice but to obey.
This time, however, Xiao Jingyu didn't interrupt her and instead questioned her directly.
"Mother, Father Emperor intends to bestow a marriage between me and Wan'er, why are you stopping it?"
Xiao Jingyu stood up, and when he stood up straight, he was a head taller than Empress Shen. This sense of oppression from his height made Empress Shen very uncomfortable. She did not respond directly, but instead turned around and walked to a higher position.
The palace maids were very perceptive; when they heard that the conversation was about things they shouldn't have heard, they would discreetly withdraw.
Empress Shen took a sip of tea, her gaze falling on Xiao Jingyu's resentful eyes, and said, "Wan'er? What is your relationship with her that you can call her so intimately?"
"Mother, you know I love her and you know Father intends to bestow a marriage upon me, so why are you stopping me? Shouldn't you be happy for me that I have found a woman I love?" Xiao Jingyu couldn't understand why his mother would stop him from pursuing love when all mothers in the world want their sons to be happy.
If it weren't for her mother's repeated obstruction, Wan'er and I would have been engaged long ago, instead of being delayed until now.
The more he tried to explain himself, the more displeased Empress Shen became, and in a fit of anger, she smashed the teacup in her hand at his feet.
"I am your mother, and everything I do is for your own good. That Qin family daughter behaved improperly at the birthday banquet and is truly unfit for such a great responsibility. How can such a woman become your principal wife?"