My father's leg was broken during this disaster relief operation and was chopped off alive by bandits from the Northeast.
Later, he barely managed to save his life. From then on, his health became weak and he could only support the prince behind the scenes.
There was silence in the air for a moment.
Ming Lanruo looked at her father with an unreadable expression calmly, waiting for him to make a decision.
Tu Lao pondered for a long time, stroking his beard, and whispered to Duke Ming: "My lord, I think what the eldest lady said may not be unreasonable."
Duke Ming Guo looked at his daughter in front of him with determination, closed his eyes, and said tiredly: "I understand, you can go."
Ming Lanruo was stunned and couldn't help but raise her voice: "Father, even if you don't believe me, you should believe Mr. Tu..."
Ming Guogong turned his back and suddenly whispered: "I will investigate this matter carefully. You can go back."
Ming Lanruo's eyes suddenly filled with tears. Did her father finally... finally believe her?!
She could finally save one of her biggest regrets in her previous life.
She smiled with tears in her eyes and bowed respectfully: "I hope you will take good care of yourself, sir. I...resign."
It doesn't matter, her father believes in her, and this is the first step towards reconciliation.
Seeing Ming Lanruo walking away with three steps, Tu Lao walked up to Ming Guogong and wanted to give him a few words of advice.
But he saw that the usually cold and solemn Duke Ming had his eyes red.
"My lord..."
"My little girl finally became sensible, but why did she become sensible so late? I promised her mother to protect her throughout her life." Ming Guogong closed his eyes and burst into tears.
That was the little girl he raised on his lap, a treasure in the palm of his hand.
But......
It really saddened him that she betrayed the family for a foreign man.
More than ten years of upbringing and careful teaching were no match for the coaxing from outsiders, which ruined myself and my reputation.
This is why Ming Guogong is not in pain and sadness. He even doubts that he has no ability to take care of his children and has failed his beloved deceased wife.
"My lord..." Mr. Tu comforted him.
"Go ahead and give her some money in your name, just a few hundred taels, lest she suspect that I gave it to you." Duke Ming Guo sighed and ordered Mr. Tu.
"Yes!" Mr. Tu nodded and hurriedly took the silver and chased out. Ming Lanruo was nowhere to be seen.
Because at this time, Ming Lanruo had already followed the maid who led her in to the Lotus Lake in the mansion.
Ming Yueying is in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Her head is covered with pearls and greenery, but her face cannot hide the lack of expression. She is sitting in a daze wearing a silver rat cloak.
Seeing Ming Lanruo, she sneered disdainfully: "You have disgraced the family and are no longer my father's favorite daughter. Why do you still have the honor to appear here!"
Ming Lanruo didn't bother to explain, but just narrowed her eyes: "You have lost so much weight just for the sake of the prince. It's not worth it. You have always known that I hate him."
Ming Yueying turned to look at the lake and said sarcastically: "Ming Lanruo, you are still so selfish and willful. You can pursue and reject whomever you like and dislike."
Ming Lanruo sneered: "Ming Yueying, aren't you also selfish and willful? You suspected that the prince had a crush on me, so you simply sent someone to kidnap and kill Xiao Xi in order to take revenge on me!"
She came to the Duke's Mansion today not only to save her father, but also to settle the accounts with Ming Yueying.
She will never let go of anyone who tries to harm Xiao Xi.
Ming Yueying froze, looked at her, and suddenly smiled brightly: "Oh, so you know, you have no credentials, no power, how can you do anything to me, the Crown Princess?"
