I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 4 Father and Daughter
"aunt."

Just when Ye Huaisu was about to walk out of the room, Ye Wanshu suddenly called her.

Thinking that the girl was going to make trouble again, Ye Huaisu couldn't help but yell, "Wanwan, you don't even want to listen to your aunt now?"

The girls were all frightened.

Ye Wanshu calmly stepped forward, gently holding her hand, and asked softly, "Aunt, Wanwan just wanted to ask, have you and uncle invited my father today?"

Ye Huaisu didn't understand what she meant and just stood there staring at her.

Ye Wanshu explained, "Today is the most important day in Wanwan's life. He is my biological father after all. I wanted him to be here to witness the love my aunt, uncle, and cousins ​​have for me."

Upon learning that he had misunderstood his niece, Ye Huaisu suddenly felt guilty.

In fact, she and the master had wanted to invite Ji Yuan into the house for a long time, but they were afraid that the girl would be jealous of what happened in the past and cause unpleasantness, which would affect the relationship between the two families.

I originally planned to let her marry the prince first, and then slowly deal with this matter, but I didn't expect that my niece would figure it out on her own.

"Wanwan, you've grown up."

Ye Huaisu held her in his arms with relief and said softly, "As women, it's better for us to be a little confused in this life. Don't take things too seriously. That will only make you unhappy. Your mother didn't understand this truth, so she lived such a miserable life."

"No matter how many faults your father has, you are his eldest daughter after all. As long as you are willing to give in, he will still accept you again. Why should you always hold a grudge about your mother's affairs and let the Ji family's property be taken away by those illegitimate girls?"

"Aunt is right. Wanwan has made note of it," Ye Wanshu said in a pretentious tone.

Her aunt, who had never experienced her mother's pain, always liked to make irresponsible comments. Ye Wanshu felt very disgusted, but her aunt's words did make some sense.

In the past, she thought that one should treat others with utmost sincerity and did not know how to flatter. Even though she was clearly hurt all over, she still had to reflect on whether she had not done something well enough.

It was nothing more than a plot to manipulate others. She thought she was no less talented than others.

Since her uncle and aunt wanted to use the Queen Mother's arranged marriage to force her, she simply let the couple shoot themselves in the foot.

As for the idea of ​​making friends with their father, today they completely gave up the idea.

Ye Huaisu thought that she had completely taken his words to heart. He looked up at the sun outside and smiled contentedly.

"It's still early, there's still time to invite your father into the house. Wanwan, please stay inside and get ready. Then, let your father see how dignified and respectable his eldest daughter is now."

"it is good."

Ye Wanshu bowed respectfully and watched her aunt and her companions leave. Smiling, she instructed Chunhong and Xingtao, "Help me change my clothes and put on makeup."

The two girls were increasingly confused about their daughter's thoughts and frowned as they asked, "Girl, are we going back to Tongyang?"

"Of course I have to go back," Ye Wanshu replied calmly.

Although a woman's fate is not easy, she must fight for herself in her next life. If she is controlled and slaughtered by others again, she would be wasting the opportunity given by God.

Gu Tingzhou, Gu Tingchen, we have nothing to do with each other in this life.

The warm spring sun shone into the Cining Palace. The emperor had just finished breakfast with Empress Dowager Gu when he saw the old eunuch Zhou Fuhai walking in quickly.

Zhou Fuhai bent down and looked at Empress Dowager Gu. He did not speak directly, but gave her a cautious look first.

Queen Mother Gu immediately said, "There's no need to hide what you have to say in front of Your Majesty."

Zhou Fuhai then told the truth, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the Duke of Rong has sent someone to bring the good news to the palace, saying that the young master and his cousin from the Ye family are engaged today, and asked this old servant to inform the Empress Dowager."

"Young Miss Ye?" The emperor frowned slightly. "But is it the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ji?"

"Exactly."

Empress Dowager Gu smiled and nodded. Fearing the Emperor would inquire further about the matter, she quickly said, "Although Prime Minister Ji has made contributions to the court, I cannot praise his personal virtues. He favors his concubine over his wife, leaving his legitimate daughter stranded in exile. It's truly pitiful for that girl, Wanwan."

As soon as he finished speaking, he instructed Zhou Fuhai: "Those three children have been entangled for ten years, and now there is finally a result. I am very happy. You personally prepare a generous gift and go to the Rongguo Mansion on my behalf. I want to arrange marriages for the two children."

"Mother, why did I hear that Prime Minister Ji is also looking for a husband for the girl from the Ye family?" The emperor vaguely felt that the empress dowager was trying to poach him.

Since he promoted Ji Yuan, he took back the government from the Queen Mother in just a few years. However, the Queen Mother took advantage of her own childlessness and began to instigate court officials to adopt children from the royal family.

Her Gu family currently still controls half of the imperial court's military. If she were to marry the Prime Minister's daughter into the Duke's Mansion, the two families would be united in marriage, and wouldn't that mean she was trying to undermine his power.

The emperor panicked and said in a deep voice, "Mother, we are blood relatives after all. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. In my opinion, I should first consult Prime Minister Ji."

Empress Dowager Gu snorted coldly, "Emperor, I know you want to save Mr. Ji's face, but as a father, I only gave birth to a child but didn't raise him. What right do I have to interfere in my daughter's marriage? Is Wanwan's surname Ye, not Ji?"

The emperor was speechless for a moment. Empress Dowager Gu did not give him a chance to refute and immediately urged Zhou Fuhai: "Hurry up and go. Today is Girls' Day and make Wanwan happy."

"Yes."

Zhou Fuhai smiled slightly and left.

At noon, Ye Wanshu changed into her newly made scarlet robe and, surrounded by a group of maids and servants, she slowly walked out of Cuiweitang and headed towards the main courtyard of the Duke's Mansion.

Outside the temporary east room next to the main hall, many guests had gathered. Although they all came to watch Ye Wanshu's coming-of-age ceremony, none of them was familiar to her.

Poor her, although she was the mistress of the Duke of Rong's Mansion in her previous life, after being affected by the incident at the coming-of-age banquet, she didn't even have the courage to leave the Mansion, let alone meet anyone.

Just as he glanced at the crowd with a serious expression, he suddenly heard a low voice coming from behind.

"Wanwan."

Ye Wanshu looked back and saw that the person coming was none other than her biological father Ji Yuan.

Unexpectedly, he arrived at the Duke's Mansion in less than two hours.

However, she knew clearly that her good father came in a hurry not because he cared about her coming of age, but because he wanted to stop the marriage.

As luck would have it, she also wanted to use this to escape from the Duke's Mansion.

However, my father's desire for control and selfishness are much stronger than my aunt's. If I want to take advantage of my father, I must be careful not to overthink it.

"Hello." Ye Wanshu bowed and said thoughtfully, "Father."

Ji Yuan's thick eyebrows trembled, and in front of the guests, he smiled in a somewhat inappropriate manner: "Wanwan, what did you call me just now?"

Back then, that bitch would rather go to jail than break off all ties with me, causing the separation of father and daughter. My own daughter has refused to call him father for so many years.

Although he is now a high-ranking official, there are always people who criticize him for old things. Today, when he heard his daughter call him "father" in front of the nobles, Ji Yuan's vanity was greatly satisfied.

He excitedly held onto Ye Wanshu, his eyes filled with anticipation as he asked, "Wanwan, can you please call me again?"

Ye Wanshu's brows darkened as she quietly leaned into his arms, her tone deliberately softening. "Father, if you want to hear it, I'll call you every day from now on."

"She's such a good daughter to her father."

Ji Yuan patted her shoulder joyfully, and began to show off to the guests around him: "Today is the day my daughter comes of age, and I have come specially to attend her coming-of-age banquet."

Some people who were unfamiliar with Ji Yuan's family affairs looked at him in confusion and whispered, "Why would the daughter of the Prime Minister choose to hold her coming-of-age banquet at the Duke of Rong's mansion?"

Someone who knew the inside story sighed softly and hurriedly bowed to congratulate: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister's beloved daughter on her coming of age. May she have a bright future and be blessed with success."

"Thank you, thank you very much."

After the father and daughter accepted the congratulations from the guests, Ji Yuan impatiently led Ye Wanshu to the side room next door.

"Wanwan, your father already knows what those two bastards did in the brothel."

Sitting down angrily at the coffee table, Ji Yuan said straight to the point, "You have also seen the ugly face of this family. Your father has already chosen a marriage for you. As long as you come home with your father, your father will surely let you enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of your life."

(End of this chapter)