newbobooks Chapter 229 The Daughter Who Tricked Her Father
Chapter 229 The Daughter Who Tricked Her Father
Yan Wanwan was dragged back into the house, but the atmosphere inside was so heavy that it was almost suffocating.
Yan Mingce, Yan Jingyu and Yan Xiaorui stood in the center of the main hall, with different expressions on their faces, staring at Yan Feibai sitting in the main seat and his mother standing beside him.
Their expressions contained shock, anger, and a hint of indescribable loss.
"Dad, Mom, you...you actually lied to us for more than ten years?" Yan Xiaorui spoke first, her voice trembling and her eyes full of disbelief.
She had always been straightforward, and at this moment, her eyes couldn't help but tear up. "Do you know what we've been living through all these years? When Dad disappeared, we thought you'd been killed while traveling for business. We searched everywhere for you, and even nearly died on the road! And then... turned out you were the famous Prince of Zhennan?"
Yan Feibai had a complicated expression and opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain for a moment.
Wang Yuhua, the mother standing by, was also feeling a pang of fear at being stared at. She said with a stiff upper lip, "Children, your father and I have no other choice. Although your father is the Prince of Zhennan, there are countless people who want to assassinate him. If outsiders knew where you were, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to grow up safely, let alone live the lives of ordinary people."
Yan Jingyu blinked. "So, all these years we've been called the sons of merchants, it's all unjust?"
Wang Yuhua: “…”
Their family was either a stay-at-home mother or a warrior who only knew how to fight. Who would have thought that the old masters in the academy would raise such children? So what if their family was a businessman? The two children were ostracized by other students in the academy.
Yan Feibai muttered softly, "But I didn't suffer that much!"
Yan Jingyu rolled his eyes in anger, then nodded and said with a smile, "Dad is right."
Yan Feibai immediately looked up with joy, "I told you so!..."
Before he finished speaking, he continued, "We were just running around like headless flies. We couldn't attend poetry gatherings, couldn't sit in on the great scholar's lectures, and were the target of attacks when playing polo. Later, when I went to look for you, I almost..."
With every word he spoke, Yan Feibai lowered his head, his eyes filled with guilt.
He really didn't expect that his concealment would cause such great harm to the children.
Wang Yuhua's eyes suddenly turned red. She had been telling the two of them not to look for anyone, but she didn't expect that they were still worried and went to look for her.
Yan Mingce didn't say anything the whole time. His eyes moved back and forth between his parents and Yan Wanwan, making Yan Wanwan want to perform an act of invisibility on the spot. She secretly complained in her heart: This elder brother won't be able to see any clues!
He asked in a deep voice, "Wanwan, have you known about Dad's identity for a long time?"
Yan Wanwan was slightly stunned when her name was called, and subconsciously looked at Yan Feibai, but the other party raised his eyes and said, "No, no, no!"
Yan Wanwan: “…”
This old man!
She nodded calmly and said sincerely, "Yes, Dad told me."
"You..." Yan Feibai widened his eyes in disbelief. How could this girl talk nonsense!
"What?!" Yan Xiaorui's eyes widened upon hearing this. She grabbed Yan Wanwan's hand and said with a hint of accusation, "You knew that too? Then why didn't you tell us? It's okay for the two of them, but I've been with you in Jingzhao for so long, and you haven't said a single word. Do you still consider me your sister?"
Yan Mingce: “…”
Yan Jingyu: “…”
The others couldn't help but twitch their eyelids. Yan Wanwan said helplessly, "Sister, Mom and Dad concealed their identities to protect us. I didn't tell you because the time was not right. If it was revealed too early, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble. By then, all the countries would be sending people to hunt Dad down. How could we let him be distracted?"
Several people fell silent immediately. Although they did not know the real situation, they had heard a lot of things from others, such as the Prince of Zhennan was ambushed and the Prince of Zhennan was killed. Thinking about it now, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Yan Mingce took a deep breath and tried to calm his emotions.
He looked at Yan Feibai, his tone questioning: "Dad, since you chose to conceal your identity, why are you suddenly revealing your identity now? Is it because Wan Wan married General Qin, or because of the situation in the court?"
Putting aside his anger at being deceived, his rationality gradually returned, and he was able to let his father see through the lie. He was afraid that their current situation was not optimistic.
Yan Wanwan couldn't help but look at him again. Her elder brother was very perceptive!
Yan Feibai was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Ever since my father returned to report, the Emperor has become wary. He can only be at ease if you are all trapped in Jingzhao."
Suddenly, Yan Xiaorui blurted out, "Dad, you're not going to rebel, are you?!"
Yan Mingce immediately covered her mouth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you want our whole family to lose their heads?"
Yan Xiaorui then realized what she had said and covered her mouth, as if she was trying to cover her ears and steal the bell.
Several people were speechless at her boldness. Yan Feibai said in a deep voice, "The court is in a state of flux right now. Even though the Second Prince has made some foolish moves, he has the Empress and his mother's family supporting him, so the Emperor won't touch him."
Yan Mingce asked, "Father, what are your plans with your brother-in-law?"
"Brother-in-law?" Yan Feibai was slightly startled, then he realized he was talking about Qin Yu, and quickly explained: "Your sister has already divorced that brat Qin Yu, so don't call him brother-in-law anymore."
"Divorce? Why?"
Except for Yan Feibai, everyone looked at Qin Miaoxi. She didn't come to see her off at her wedding, and when she came to Beijing, she had divorced him.
Yan Jingyu asked angrily, "Did that kid named Qin bully you?"
Yan Xiaorui rolled up his sleeves unwillingly and said, "I'm going to raid his general's mansion right now."
Although Yan Mingce didn't say anything, the cold light in his eyes carried a sense of power that made people shudder.
Yan Wanwan felt warm in her heart, thinking back to the two so-called biological brothers of the Lu family... Bah, bah, bah, what unlucky things were they thinking about!
"Brother, he's a good guy. He didn't bully me. I was the one who wanted a divorce."
"Why?" Yan Mingce was puzzled. Divorce would cause great damage to a woman's reputation.
Yan Wanwan knew that the ancients attached great importance to a woman's reputation, so she could only glance at Yan Feibai awkwardly and whisper, "My father is the Prince of Zhennan. If I marry General Qin again, what do you say, Your Majesty..."
She hesitated to speak, but everyone present understood the interests involved. With two supreme military commanders becoming relatives, the emperor would probably not be able to sleep at night!
Suddenly, sharp eyes glared at Yan Feibai, as if accusing him of his shabby status and daring to ruin his younger sister's marriage, which was an unforgivable crime.
Only Yan Feibai stared with wide eyes. This girl... is really cheating her father!