"Shunyi said softly."
"Please wait a moment."
The nanny closed the door and went into the courtyard to report.
Princess Yongfu was equally surprised: "What is he doing here?"
For so many years since their divorce, Uncle Shunyi had never visited. But as soon as his wife and daughter had an accident, he came.
Are they here to interrogate me?
Thinking of this, she was instantly filled with anger.
Upon meeting the Earl of Shunyi, his first words were: "Your genius wife and genius daughter are faking it, and you actually have the nerve to come and cause us trouble?"
The smile that had just appeared on Shunyi's face vanished without a trace.
"I'm not here to cause trouble."
He handed the wrapped violin forward.
"Isn't it Zhizhi's birthday tomorrow? I've come to give her a birthday present."
Princess Yongfu: "???"
She glanced at the Earl of Shunyi from head to toe, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Didn't you usually send the butler to deliver it? Why did you bring it yourself this year?"
The Earl of Shunyi sighed: "Everyone in the manor has run away."
Princess Yongfu: "..."
She couldn't help but laugh.
"Isn't Qin Kelan both talented and gentle? How come after the imperial edict was issued, not a single servant in your household is willing to stay?"
The Earl of Shunyi remained silent.
Before the Qin substitute incident came out, Qin Kelan was, in his eyes, a person who was both talented and gentle.
His daughter is also well-behaved and obedient; no matter how long he asks her to practice, she never throws a tantrum.
He used to think it was his good fortune to have found a wife with similar interests and superb musical skills, and to have a daughter with exceptional talent.
With such a happy little family, he wouldn't even want to be emperor.
Who knew...
After the fact that he was impersonating Qin Kelan was exposed, he confronted her.
She also tried to deny it, saying that it was a trick set up by Situ Zhi and Xiao Qingyin to ruin their reputation.
He asked her to play a piece of music.
She looked at him in disbelief and said that she had injured her hand while saving him years ago and could no longer play the piano.
She was talking about the year her daughter turned one. The three of them went out together and encountered bandits on the way. He was almost chopped off by the bandits, and she took a knife for him, injuring her arm in the process.
She never touched the piano again after that.
He was both moved and guilty, and over the years he had been extremely obedient to her in order to make up for her sacrifices.
But it was only then that he learned that what happened back then was orchestrated by her.
One lie requires a hundred more to cover it up. She orchestrated her own piano stand-in and her daughter's piano stand-in. How many lies did she tell to cover up these falsehoods?
He didn't know.
I don't want to know.
His musical skills were fake, his affection was fake, and even the filial piety in his daughter's eyes was fake.
He lives in a web woven from countless lies, a web that once made him incredibly proud, but now suffocates him.
After a few days of depression and despondency, he suddenly remembered Princess Yongfu and his daughter.
Although they were of average talent, they were truly devoted to him.
"This zither is one of the five zithers left behind by the Wu family. Even a novice can play it and make beautiful sounds. If Zhizhi uses it to practice, she will definitely improve a lot."
He introduced it with a smile.
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