This day, General Hua Liting ca back from the border and handed over his territorial protection duties to a newly promoted general. After all, Hua Liting had been galloping on the battlefield for many years and suffered from many injuries. Now, he was getting older and his strength as well as energy also declined, so, he could only retire.
Around mid afternoon, General Hua Liting had entered the gate of the capital with his troops. The masses in the capital were ecstatic when they saw him, and they enthusiastically sent him food and clothes as presents. Hua Liting had tears in his eyes because for his whole life, he had experienced many difficulties, and he felt that his life hadn’t been spent in vain since he gained such respect.
Finally, he ca back to the Hua’s Mansion. As soon as Hua Liting got down from the horse, he saw that Hua ngshi rushed to him saying, "Dad!"
There were tears on Hua ngshi’s beautiful face and her voice was filled with all her love to her father, which imdiately made Hua Liting’s eyes teary. Having been working at the border for so many years, he couldn’t have a chance to go back ho and reunite with his wife and daughters...
"Shi’er, how are you and your mother?"
Hua Liting smiled and said. However, Hua ngshi’s face suddenly beca extrely serious, saying, "My mother, she..."
After all, Hua Liting lived at the border, so, it wouldn’t be easy to send him a letter. Perhaps, he had left the border before the letter arrived. Therefore, it was normal that he had no idea about Second Mada’s real situation.
Old Mada Hua sighed deeply, "Liting, it’s good to see you back ho. Enter and enjoy the welcoming banquet first. I’ll tell you the details later."
Seeing her mother’s serious face, Hua Liting realized that sothing important might have happened at ho. He patted his daughter’s shoulders, and suddenly saw a quiet woman standing at the front of the gate. This woman was dressed in white, her hair in a butterfly-shaped braid with only one wintersweet hairpin on it. She looked calm and simple with calmness in her eyes.
This... Was this the legitimate daughter of the Hua’s Mansion—Hua Liting’s eldest daughter Hua Qiyue?
In Hua Liting’s mind, this daughter seldom went out of the Cuihua Court. She never garnered any attention because of her cowardly personality and obstructed Qi Mai.
But today, she ca out of the court?
Hua Liting was a little surprised. At this ti, Hua Qiyue walked to him slowly, to bow and say, "Dad, you’ve been working too hard."
Hua Liting looked at the calm Hua Qiyue in shock. Was this his eldest daughter? Where was her fragile personality and the timidity in her eyes?
"Qiyue, I wouldn’t have expected for you to change this much after so many years, ha-ha!" Hua Liting had no prejudice toward his eldest daughter; it was just because her mother was Hua Liting’s most beloved woman, so, he paid more attentions to her.
Unluckily, he didn’t live in the Hua’s Mansion and stayed at the border. Being so, he was totally unable to protect Hua Qiyue.
"Dad, co in." Hua Qiyue smiled and her eyes was a little moist. Hua Liting’s love for Hua Qiyue was real. Although she owned the soul of Rong Qiyue, she still could feel the inner emotion rippling.
Hua Liting strode into the courtyard. At the sa ti, he noticed that there was a little boy standing behind Hua Qiyue. The little boy was about six or seven years old. He looked handso and energetic, and his face was white and chubby, which made him extrely adorable.
"This is..."
"Dad, this is sister’s adopted son!" Hua ngshi answered quickly, and then she added intentionally, "She adopted a son before her marriage. Dad, this is the first case in all the Changjing Kingdom!"
Hua Liting frowned, which obviously showed his disapproval of what Hua Qiyue had done. But he had already experienced a month and a half’s journey, coming back ho from the border, which truly exhausted him, so, he didn’t want to deal with it.
Hua Liting walked to his main courtyard, letting others wait for him. Generally speaking, they would have the al at the dining room when the whole family had the reunion banquet.
Otherwise, they would usually have als in their own courts.
Hua Qiyue took Tianci back to the Cuihua Court. As soon as they enter the court, Youshui said worriedly, "Miss, don’t do that. The lord just ca back; Miss, you can make a soup in the kitchen and send it to the lord..."
Hua Qiyue waved her hands and said with a smile, "Not necessary. Making soup is what Hua ngshi is most adept in, why bother competing with her?"
Youshui and Lv Xin glanced at each other helplessly, while Qiuyun nodded and said, "First Miss is right. Now, Second Miss must go to the kitchen and make the soup herself for the lord. So, if First Miss wants to ingratiate herself with the lord, she has to find other ways."
Hua Qiyue understood that she was poor at cooking, and undoubtedly, she would lose out to Hua ngshi. So... she had to find alternatives. But why would she need to win Hua Liting’s heart?
Now, she almost had everything she wanted except that she had to upgrade herself in the field of Qi Art. What else did she need?
Although Hua Liting was her natural father, it actually was unnecessary to ingratiate herself with him, if he disliked her just because Hua ngshi sowed discord between them.
"Don’t worry, don’t worry. Let’s wait for dinner," Hua Qiyue smiled slightly and said.
The Three exchanged glances and walked away in silence. After all, Hua Qiyue was so calm and didn’t worry about anything they were concerned about. It was useless to say more.
Tianci, together with Caiqing and Caining, was practicing swordsmanship outside. This little guy was very interested in Qi Art and swordsmanship.
Hua Qiyue didn’t discourage him from doing this. Anyway, practicing swordsmanship could help him build his body, so, she wouldn’t prevent him from learning anything.
As Qiuyun expected, Hua ngshi was busy in making a white fungus and ginseng chicken soup, intending to send this to Hua Liting who just got out of the bath.
Anyway, Hua ngshi had to find a way to impress Hua Liting so that it would be possible for Second Mada to survive. After all, Hua Liting had battled on the Changing Kingdom’s behalf for many years. Not to ntion that Hua Liting was an ever-victorious general.
The white fungus and ginseng chicken soup was quickly done. Hua ngshi asked Surou to scoop the soup into a bowl, and then she delivered the soup to the main court herself.
When Hua ngshi delivered the soup to the main court, Hua Liting just finished bathing and was ready to go to the dining room when he saw that his second daughter was bringing a bowl of delicious soup to him. She said, "Dad, you must be tired, have this soup to moisten your throat!"
Hua ngshi smiled and put the soup on the table. Surou left silently.
Hua Liting happily sat down and held up the bowl, taking a sip of the soup. He said, "Good! Shi’er has improved in cooking again. I haven’t had the ginseng soup made by you for several years. Now that I take it again, it is very enjoyable."
Hua Liting put down the bowl and said eagerly, "Shi’er, I only saw your third mother just now, where is your mother?"
Hua ngshi’s eyes beca moist and several tears falling. She lowered her eyebrows and said in a sad voice, "Dad, you may not know what happened in the past month... Sohow, suddenly, my elder sister is able to learn Qi Arts, but the point is..."
Hua ngshi knew that if she told Hua Liting that Hua Qiyue was a Qi Artist at the bottom stage of the Dragon Diagram, Hua Liting would be partial to Hua Qiyue. After all, Second Mada intended to fra the legitimate daughter of the Hua’s Mansion, which was not a small matter.
Now, she could only conceal this by talking about Hua Qiyue’s advantages.
"Over a month ago, the dicine Saing from the Ji family ca to the capital and held a contest aiming at recruiting new apprentices. Unexpectedly, I had my elder sister as opponent. That day, I happened to feel sick, so, I forfeited."
Hua ngshi said in a quavering voice and wiped away the tears on her face, but intentionally left the shallow tear stains, which made her lovely face appear filled with sadness. Her tearful face made people unable to feel anything but pity for her.
Hua Liting was a little worried when he saw Hua ngshi’s face. ’Second Mada surely t with misfortune, right?’
"I lost my reputation like this. Many people say that I pretended being ill because I was afraid that elder sister would beat ... I felt very sullen for being treated unjustly, and mother cared too much about , so... out of impulse, she sched to expel elder sister out of the Hua’s Mansion.
Hua ngshi knelt down, screaming and crying.
Hearing this, Hua Liting suddenly felt faint because according to Hua ngshi, he knew that this wasn’t simple. Second Concubine had the intention to expel Hua Qiyue out of the mansion but the Emperor happened to discover it...
The Changlong Emperor also convicted Second Mada as guilty, which showed that this wasn’t simple. Otherwise, as a dignified Emperor, why would he deal with such a trivial matter happening in the Hua’s Mansion?
"Shi’er, don’t worry and start over..." Hua Liting said in a cold voice. He was hoary-haired and looked old. He had intended to go back ho and enjoy the rest of his life, but unexpectedly he was faced with such a problem.
"Dad, on surface, elder sister is innocent and simple, but now she’s Princess Jinghua which was bestowed by the Emperor himself..."
Hua ngshi cried and said. And she looked extrely aggrieved, "In appearance, elder sister doesn’t harm , but she often oppresses in public... She’s favored by a mysterious man and beca a senior Qi Artist! Dad, there are too many things that we don’t get... She suddenly beca stronger and she has the magic dicine Long Red..."
Hua Liting was srized and frowned tightly. It was unexpected that this ti he went back ho, so many changes had occurred.
It was said that the magic dicine Long Red had long disappeared on the Tianyuan Continent. It couldn’t be bought with money.
However, Hua Qiyue had such a magic dicine, which ant that she must have been supported by so mysterious expert or had a fortuitous encounter!
"Dad, although mother deserved it, she is my mother after all. I’m begging you, Dad, could you please plead with the Emperor?"
On Hua ngshi’s exquisite face, the tears, like smooth and round beads, rolled down. Hua Liting heaved a deep sigh; after all, he was a general and he shouldn’t make a judgent only from one person’s standpoint. He needed to make a decision after talking to Old Mada about this matter.
"Shi’er, get up first. I’ll discuss with your grandmother and decide how to deal with it. So, leave it alone first, okay?"
Hua ngshi nodded. Obviously, Hua Liting’s mind now was shaken. Although he didn’t love Second Mada so much, she did give birth to his son and daughter. A twenty-year marriage couldn’t end like this.
After finishing the soup made by Hua ngshi, Hua Liting and Hua ngshi walked to the dining room. Hua Qiyue and Old Mada were already waiting in the dining room.
Seeing Hua ngshi and Hua Liting coming in, Old Mada Hua seed to be a little unhappy, but thought it was inconvenient to express it. After all, it was the day that her son ca back.
Hua Qiyue was calm and quiet, and remained silent after greeting Hua Liting. However, Old Mada Hua didn’t ntion a word about Second Mada, being that it was really shaful to ntion such a scandal in front of the whole family.
Hua Liting wasn’t in a good mood because he also had sothing in his mind, so, the reunion banquet quickly ended.
Old Mada Hua asked Hua Liting to the inner hall where a calming incense stick was lit, set in an agilawood burner. The whole hall was filled with a peaceful atmosphere.
"Perhaps... ngshi has already told you about it? What happened to Second Mada really displeased , so, you should give up begging ," Old Mada Hua didn’t beat around the bush and said calmly.
Of course, she knew which way the wind blew, and she also understood that only one Hua Qiyue was better than ten Second Madas. Thus, Old Mada Hua definitely stood up for her own granddaughter.
"But... mother, after all, she is my second wife and gave birth to ngshi and Qianming..."
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