“Mother, I know my own daughter well. Yuan’er is a good child and cannot be slandered in any way.”
“If Yuan’er has really done something wrong, it is my fault as her father. You have no right to overstep your bounds and punish my daughter.”
An Chaoli is not going to back down today.
The old lady was heartbroken: "Your daughter is going to be an enemy of the First Prince. It's one thing if she doesn't know the stakes involved, but how could you not know? She rushed out alone, but if the First Prince retaliates, she will be guilty of slandering the Prince. This is not a crime that she can bear alone; it's a crime that could implicate nine generations of her family."
"The An family has over a hundred people. Do you really want all of them to be buried with your daughter? How cruel of you!"
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, An Piao'er immediately understood. She knelt down and said, "Please, Second Uncle, have mercy on the An family and spare our family. We don't want to be implicated or lose our lives."
The group of people from the An family who were following behind, influenced by the old lady's words and An Piao'er's behavior, gradually began to have terrible thoughts.
Who can help but fear death?
The people from the An family present knelt down and said, "Please, Second Master, spare the An family and all its members. Put righteousness above family ties and restore peace to the An family. We are all innocent and do not want to be implicated."
The sight of people kneeling on the ground was truly spectacular.
Everyone was putting pressure on An Chaoli, forcing her to make a decision.
The old lady stepped forward and said, "Chaoli, did you see that? This isn't just my idea; it's the idea of everyone in the An family. This is trouble your daughter caused herself, and she should bear the consequences."
An Yuan'er didn't want to put her father in a difficult position. Her father had worked hard all his life for the future of the An family, and she didn't want him to overturn so many years of hard work because of her.
She stepped forward and said, "I know that to you, I, An Yuan'er, have always been an outsider." An Yuan'er lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions within them, and said, "I, An Yuan'er, don't care about you either."
"No one can punish me. From this day forward, I, An Yuan'er, have no further connection with the An family."
"As for the family tree, remove my name from it."
After saying this, An Yuan'er felt more relaxed than ever before.
What cannot be kept will be kept no matter what, so why force it!
In this world, a woman who leaves the protection of her family has no guarantee of her marriage or future, and may even be bullied and ridiculed. No one would make such a decision, but An Yuan'er did it with a carefree attitude.
Her soul and she are free; no one can make her do something she doesn't want to do.
The old lady stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape, and for a moment, she couldn't react.
Everyone's expression was one of surprise.
After the old lady came to her senses, she said, "An Yuan'er, you said it yourself. Apart from your name, even if you die, you will not be able to be buried in the An family's ancestral grave."
An Yuan'er rolled her eyes: "I will never regret it. I really don't care about the An family's graves."
An Yuan'er waved her hand nonchalantly: "I will never step foot in the gates of the An residence again. But what is rightfully mine will not be taken away. I will have the things I brought from Chenyang Palace moved out later."
The old lady disapproved of An Yuan'er's carefree attitude: "Just keep putting on a brave face. The An family won't want your things."
That would be best.
Throughout the entire ordeal, An Yuan'er dared not look at her father and brother even once.
If there's one thing she can't let go of in the An family, it's the two of them.
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