Xu Youran: "!!!"
Xu Youran collapsed to the ground, unable to believe that in just a few words, her father had abandoned her.
"Father, your daughter is here perfectly fine, why are you saying this?"
Xu Wei looked at his daughter with unusual indifference. "Xu Youran, you should have been living quite well all these years with me as your father. You could have lived a good life, but you had to cause trouble. Now you have brought this on yourself."
Your entire dowry will go to Yudie; you'll be sick from now on.
He practically said, "I've raised you for so many years, it's time for you to give back."
Xu Youran kept shaking her head. No, no, it shouldn't be like this. She should be living a better life now that her father is here. How could it be like this?
"Since Madam is ill, take her back and let her rest in the courtyard. Don't let her come out unless necessary."
At Mo Yan's word, someone immediately took Xu Youran away. Xu Youran was like a puppet, being led away by them. From her expression, it was clear that she wanted to resist, but she had no power to resist. In the end, she let them drag her away.
After Xu Youran was taken away, Xu Wei tried to get closer to her, but Mo Yan surprised him with a decisive move.
"The merit of following the emperor is not so easy to earn, and your 100,000 troops are not that important."
"If you want to use my granddaughter as a brick, you'd better see if you're qualified."
Xu Wei: "!!!"
Xu Wei's smile was almost impossible to maintain; how could Princess Mo Yan know so much?
“Princess, I don’t understand what you mean. I just think that the second young master is a handsome and talented man, a true dragon among men, and a good match for their Yu Die.”
"I truly mean well for Yudie."
Xu Wei, as expected of someone who's been on the front lines, has a quick mind; he's already found a reason.
"You threw away Yu Die because she was an illegitimate son. You thought Yu Die was just your granddaughter, perfect as a stepping stone, right?"
Xu Wei: "..."
"No, no, I really think he..."
He tried to struggle, but seeing Mo Yan's cold gaze, he dared not say anything more.
"What do you know? I decide my granddaughter's marriage. Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry is worthy of her, nor is anyone allowed to scheme against her."
"That Xiao Anzi's son came here and made some rude remarks, so I've detained him. He needs to come back and get his son out himself. I'm sure it'll be quite a scene; you can wait a couple more days and see for yourself. What do you say?"
Xu Wei: "!!!"
What could he say? What else could he possibly say?
"Princess, it's my fault. I didn't think of these things. I was wrong. I'm sorry."
Mo Yan laughed again, looking at her and saying, "You know what? I like people like you who have self-awareness."
You used to think that since our family didn't have any powerful connections, you could easily manipulate us and decide on my granddaughter's marriage regardless of our opinions. But now that you've seen me, you can laugh it off and act like nothing happened. Isn't that right?
Xu Wei's expression darkened. He knew very well that Princess Mo Yan was doing it on purpose, that she was deliberately saying those things.
But he couldn't say anything.
"Hey, Xu Wei, why does your face look so dark?"
Just then, Xiao Minghui returned. Upon seeing Xu Wei, he quickly greeted him, "Greetings, Father-in-law. How have you been lately?"
Xu Wei looked at his son-in-law with a forced smile. This son-in-law was truly a man of few words; all these years, he hadn't revealed a single thing about his parents.
At the time, he only said that his mother supported him by raising pigs, and that his father had died early, leaving his mother to depend on him for survival.
"Minghui, you're back! Why didn't you tell me your mother was a princess? You really caught me off guard."
Xiao Minghui was also very aggrieved, as he had only just found out about this, and he hadn't known about it much earlier.
"Father-in-law, I only found out recently." Besides, whose son he is shouldn't matter, right?
Xu Wei didn't believe it, but he didn't want to say anything at this point.
"Xiao Minghui, go arrange a meal. Have a good drink with your father-in-law later. He's quite a formidable father-in-law."
Upon hearing Mo Yan's words, Xu Wei was helpless. "Your Highness is joking. This humble official can only drink a few cups."
"I heard your granddaughter's marriage is arranged. Whose granddaughter is she again?"
Xu Wei: "..."
Xu Wei was a little shocked at this moment. He only had a little bit of tacit understanding with them, and yet Princess Mo Yan heard it.
"Your Highness is too kind. My two granddaughters are still very young." That was all he could say. What else could he say but that he had indeed arranged marriages for his two granddaughters?
"Xu Wei, as a military general, you should be a loyal subject, not jumping around like this. Do you think the Emperor can't see it?"
To put it simply, her senior brother is now acting this way because he no longer wants to be emperor. He's clearing obstacles for her son, then abdicates and starts traveling and enjoying life.
All the poor health, all the suspicions and doubts, were just appearances; they wanted to see what kind of trouble those courtiers were really up to.
At times like these, one should obediently act as a loyal subject, doing whatever the emperor says, and only listen to the emperor when he ascends the throne in the future.
As for why Mo Yan gave her guidance, well, let's just say it was a matter of calculation.
"Princess, isn't it inappropriate for us to discuss court affairs?"
Xu Wei didn't want to discuss this issue. Now that the imperial power had changed, it was clear that the Crown Prince had lost the Emperor's favor. If he didn't do something now, who would remember him?
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