Chapter 50: Kneel Down the Moment She Entered the Door
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Just as she stepped into the door, she heard Madam Zhang’s sobbing voice. “Yan’er has just been selected as the Crown Prince consort, and now this has happened. I wonder what Liu Shimei is thinking! Could it be that she’s unhappy that she can’t be the Crown Princess and is using our Yan’er to vent her anger?”
“If Yan’er’s leg isn’t crippled, then it’s fine. If he’s crippled, not to mention the Crown Princess, she can’t find a good partner!”
“Moreover, once this matter is leaked and people outside know about it, who knows how they will frame our Yan’er, so that Yan’er loses her qualifications as a candidate!”
His attitude was rather humble, and his words were relatively to the point.
Liu Fuyun was not brainless. Ordinary tricks would not be able to take him down. He was the head of the clan and was used to being a male chauvinist. The more stubborn a person was, the more he disliked them. For example, Liang Ruyi from back then!
Madam Zhang had been with him for so many years. From the beginning, she had used gentleness to get his attention. Later on, she also relied on this set of gentleness and understanding of the big picture.
In the past, Liu Shimei only looked down on this kind of thing, but she did not know that her father would fall for it!
The current Liu Shimei had seen everything in the modern world and could see through everything with a single glance!
As Liu Shimei had expected, Liu Fuyun lowered himself and coaxed Madam Zhang after seeing her aggrieved look. “Don’t be anxious. Didn’t you send someone to get Liu Shimei here? She doesn’t want to listen to me now, but no matter what, she’s still the one who was betrothed by the imperial edict. Even if her future husband is a fool, he’s still a prince and a member of the royal family! I told you to control Yan’er and not provoke her. Why didn’t you listen?”
His words were not gentle at all. Liu Shimei searched through her memories. Even if it was the most precious chess piece, Liu Shimei had never received such a harmonious and pleasant expression before.
The Host was too arrogant!
“What should we do now?” Madam Zhang cried even harder. “Yan’er’s leg is broken. If she can’t be cured and became a cripple in the future, how can she possibly be selected as the Crown Prince Consort? Grand Chancellor, don’t forget that Princess Yongle and Miss Zhang are not ordinary women! I’ve always said that Shimei’s arrogance is unreliable, and our Yan’er is more reliable. However, Shimei is the eldest daughter of the family, so we can only nurture her more. Poor her, why did her personality change so much that she became like this!”
Liu Shimei sneered.
It was not that they did not want to spend their time on Liu Yan’er and nurture her in the direction of the Crown Princess.
Rather, they had spent a lot of effort, but Liu Yan’er was just a useless person. This kind of family background growth was insignificant. She also had no scholarly aura at all. It was not even comparable to a young lady from a small family!
Because of her laughter, the couple sitting on the main seat noticed that someone had entered the hall.
Upon seeing her, Liu Fuyun’s face darkened. “Liu Shimei, kneel down!”
Ever since the night of the Lantern Festival, his daughter’s behavior in the past few days had made him furious, but it also made him understand: She was no longer under his control!
He wanted her to kneel the moment she entered!
Liu Shimei naturally did not listen. She stood straight and said, “Father summoned me here, but before you told me why, you asked me to kneel. What kind of logic is this?”
“You’re in my home, and you’ll follow my orders!” Seeing her like that, Liu Fuyun’s expression turned even uglier. “This old man has made you read so many books and poems. Why don’t you understand propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame?!”
Liu Shimei was not angry, but she did not want to kneel either. She sneered and said, “Father, this is a good question. As the saying goes, like father, like son, like mother, like daughter. I lost my mother when I was young. It was Father who enlightened me and taught me to be an adult. Naturally, I will follow Father’s example!”
“How dare you!” Liu Fuyun could not sit still anymore.. He roared like thunder!