eurekapd Chapter 135 When has my daughter never listened to Zhang?
Chapter 135 When has my daughter never listened to Zhang?
Changfeng is Qin Huai's close attendant; his coming here to deliver a message must not be a simple matter.
This made Qin Wan worried, but she wasn't afraid.
With Nianqi by her side, Qin Wan left the room and went with Changfeng to Qin Huai's study.
"My lord, the fourth young lady has arrived!"
The study door was tightly closed, and Changfeng reported from the doorway.
The next second, a deep voice came from the study, "Let her in!"
Changfeng then opened the door to the room, and Qin Wan went in. Nianqi also wanted to follow her in to protect her.
But when Nianqi got close, Changfeng blocked her path by stepping to the side.
"The Marquis said that only Miss is allowed to enter!"
Changfeng was unlike any ordinary servant; he exuded a murderous aura, giving off an unapproachable and threatening presence.
Nian Qi was no pushover either; he immediately drew his sword, and the two locked eyes, their cold, sharp gazes sweeping across the surroundings, neither giving an inch.
"Get out of the way!"
In a fantasy world unseen by anyone else, the two had already started fighting.
In the real world, battles can break out at any moment.
Qin Wan stopped and said slowly, "Nianqi, wait for me here!"
Upon hearing this, Nianqi suppressed her murderous intent and cupped her hands, saying, "Yes, if Miss needs anything, just call out, and I will break down the door!"
When Nianqi said her last words, she didn't forget to glare at Changfeng.
Qin Wan came in, alone.
At this moment, Qin Huai was handling official business. His desk was piled high with books, some processed and some pending.
He knew Qin Wan had arrived, but he didn't stop what he was doing.
"Father, you called for me!" Qin Wan reminded him.
Qin Huai still didn't react, not even raising his head, as if he hadn't heard Qin Wan's voice at all.
After waiting for a while, Qin Wan saw that he still ignored her, so she said, "Father is busy with affairs, so I won't disturb you any longer. I'll take my leave now!"
After saying that, Qin Wan was about to leave!
Qin Huai paused, raised his dark eyes, and said coldly, "Wait!"
Qin Wan scoffed inwardly, "Can't we hear that?"
Qin Wan turned around again, her cold eyes fixed on Qin Huai, and asked, "What does Father want with me?"
Qin Huai's face remained gloomy. He put down his brush, stood up, and walked to the desk. He did not speak directly but looked at his daughter in front of him.
He couldn't understand why their daughter, who used to be so affectionate and clingy, had become so cold and distant.
They are vindictive, do not befriend others, and even dare to talk back to their parents and elder brothers.
He still remembers that chubby little girl who nestled in his arms and said, "I love Daddy the most."
The innocent voice almost melted his heart, but now the little girl was covered in thorns, making him unable to get close.
Qin Huai sighed deeply, a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"Wan'er, are you really sure about this?"
Qin Wan frowned, not understanding what he was saying, and asked, "What do you mean? I don't understand!"
Qin Huai frowned slightly, looking at Qin Wan who seemed to be pretending not to understand. He felt that her aloof attitude was back again.
"Are you really sure you want to marry the Fifth Prince?" Qin Huai's tone was not as calm as before, and it carried a hint of impatience.
Qin Wan lowered her eyes and replied, "This marriage was bestowed by His Majesty, and I cannot disobey it. Besides, the Fifth Prince has been very good to me!"
"So you've already planned to marry him and go to Sangzhou together?"
Qin Wan froze, stunned. How did he know about this?
Could it be that Qin Lang said it?
Qin Wan thought for a long time but couldn't think of anyone else. It must have been Qin Lang who told her.
Did Grandmother find out too?
Qin Wan felt uneasy. She wondered what her grandmother would do if she found out!
Seeing that Qin Wan remained silent for a long time, Qin Huai continued, "Sangzhou is a remote place, thousands of miles away from the capital. If you go there, you may never be able to come back. Do you really want to abandon your family and follow a good-for-nothing to Sangzhou to take up your fiefdom?"
Qin Wan sneered inwardly. Family? He still considered himself family.
She vividly remembered the words from her previous life: "From now on, the Marquis of Pingding's mansion will no longer have a daughter like her."
In the dead of night, she dreamt of the time when they abandoned her.
When she was waiting for them to come and pick her up at Leishan Temple, did they ever think that she was their family?
When she died at Leishan Temple, they probably didn't even bother to collect her body.
It's truly laughable to talk about 'family' these days!
Qin Wan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, a laugh tinged with bitterness.
"I know the territory of Sangzhou by nature. I am already engaged to the Fifth Prince and will be married in a few months. My father once taught me that a woman should obey the three obediences and four virtues."
“After our daughter gets married, she should follow her husband. Wherever the Fifth Prince goes to his fiefdom, our daughter should go with him. Isn’t that right?”
Qin Huai remained speechless. Of course, that was true, but she was, after all, his daughter. How could he just stand by and watch her suffer in Sangzhou?
"Since you uphold the three obediences and four virtues for women, you should know what the three obediences are: obeying the father at home, obeying the husband after marriage, and obeying the son after the husband's death."
"Now that you are still unmarried, you should obey your father, and you should heed his words!"
"When has our daughter ever been disobedient?" Qin Wan roared, as if the grievances she had been suppressing were about to burst forth at this moment.
Qin Wan's eyes reddened, her stubborn gaze fixed on Qin Huai.
She was very obedient. At the birthday banquet after her rebirth, even though it wasn't her fault, they made her admit it, and she did.
After the caning, they made her apologize to Su Yan'er, and she did.
They said Su Yan'er was pitiful because she had lost her father, and they told her to be more considerate of Su Yan'er, which she did.
But what about them!
They hurt her again and again, and even ravaged her wounds. She begged for mercy, but they couldn't hear her.
When they realized she was dying, they said "I'm sorry" again, hoping she would forgive them.
They dreamed she would never forgive them in this lifetime.
Qin Wan suppressed her inner grievances, looked up, and refused to let her tears fall.
"If Father disagrees with this marriage, he should speak to His Majesty. What's the use of speaking to his daughter? Does Father want his daughter to defy the imperial decree? Or does he think the Marquis's mansion has the right to disobey imperial orders?"
Qin Huai's heart tightened, but he wasn't bothered by what had just been said.
Instead, just a second ago, Qin Wan's eyes were filled with grievance, resentment, and the kind of hatred buried deep in her heart.
Qin Huai was frightened.
He had never seen so many emotions in Qin Wan's eyes before; it seemed he knew nothing about this daughter.
What did she really see them in her heart?
"If Father has nothing else, I will take my leave now!"
Qin Wan didn't want to talk to him anymore. She said the same thing: if he didn't agree to the marriage, he should talk to His Majesty. What did she mean by talking to her?
Do you still want to send her to the Fourth Prince's bed?
After Qin Wan left, Qin Huai remained standing there, his hands clenched tightly behind his back.
Even if they did things that hurt her, weren't they doing it for her own good? Why can't she understand that?
They are her family; what could possibly be unforgivable?
She's becoming more and more unreasonable!