Yang Yao remained silent for a while without saying anything.
Seeing that she didn't speak, no one dared to speak either, and the surroundings remained silent for a while.
“What a fine line, ‘Why did you come all the way to the capital?’” Yang Yao suddenly stood up from her chair and said, “Father, may I ask you this: if the Yang family hadn’t been in imminent danger, would you and Mother have come to the capital?”
Yang Lingyao remained stunned. If it weren't for this matter, he naturally wouldn't have come to the capital.
"Your daughter has been married for many years, and this is the first time I've seen you, Father." Yang Yao's smile turned cold. "After all these years, Father, you immediately ask me to help the Yang family? Does Father know that the Yang family's grandmother forced her grandson into marriage back then?"
"I didn't know anything about this." Yang Lingyao was indeed unaware of the truth at first, but he later learned that Yang Yiqian had been engaged, and that the engagement was to Yang Yang's grandson. He was somewhat angry, but what angered him was that Yuan Xue hadn't discussed it with their family first, instead of opposing the matter.
As for the subsequent marriage exchange, he was naturally well aware of it, but he didn't take it to heart.
"Does Father know that Yuan Xue came to our Qi family with several stewards to show off back then? Why didn't Father go and beg Grandmother to let our Qi family off the hook because we are also a member of the Yang family?" Yang Yao pressed.
“Isn’t Yuan Xue Yang Lingyao’s legal wife? By helping the direct descendant, you are indirectly punishing Yuan Xue.” Yang Lingyao never cared about such trivial matters. Besides, even if he married a mentally challenged woman, couldn’t he still marry someone else? Thinking about it this way, it wasn’t a big deal.
Yang Yao smiled contemptuously: "Without Grandmother's permission, how dare Yuan Xue come to our Qi family to force my grandson into an engagement! Everyone knows what kind of abilities Yang Guangde and his gang have. The Yang family will naturally decline under his control. Since I am dissatisfied with the Yang family, why bother to get involved in this mess?"
Yang Lingyao angrily said, "The Yang family raised you, yet you wish for the Yang family's downfall! How could I have given birth to such an ungrateful daughter!"
"Father is so loyal and righteous! Why didn't you speak up for me when I was being bullied?" Yang Yao's voice rose and then calmed down. "Father is a member of the Yang family, and it's not wrong for him to prioritize the Yang family. But am I not your daughter? Do you know whose name the Yang family used to force us Qi family to marry? It was Grandmother who told me in her letter that if I didn't agree to my grandson's arranged marriage, she would make it difficult for you and Mother to have a place in the Yang family! What do you think of this matter?"
If the engagement had been called off, then it would have been called off. But not only did the other party want to arrange a replacement, they also wanted to replace the person with a mentally challenged person. This is unreasonable in any family!
"This..." Yang Lingyao didn't know how to respond to Yang Yao for a moment, and stammered for a while before saying, "Grandmother would definitely not do that, she was just saying it."
"Just saying? Didn't she just stuff a mentally challenged girl into our Qi family?" Yang Yao's words were merely stating the facts, not meant to be disdainful of Yang Yitian.
Yang Lingyao said, "This matter is already in the past, so don't keep bringing it up. Besides, isn't Yang Yitian a good family now? He's already entered the Source Academy."
Yang Yao was unsure of what to feel. She had missed her parents, and she had been schemed against and used by the Yang family. In the end, she had to tell them that all of this was in the past.
"Time has passed, but the matter hasn't." Yang Yao hadn't forgotten Yuan Xue's attitude when she came over. Who gave Yuan Xue such audacity?! It was none other than Yang's grandmother! "Now you're making your daughter help her enemy for someone who wants to use you as leverage against her?"
"You! How could you say that? The Yang family has raised you for so many years, how could you be an enemy? If it weren't for the Yang family, how could you be where you are today? Besides, helping the Yang family was just a small favor. I heard on the way that the Yuansheng Academy was willing to stand up for Qi Zhiheng and go to the Qinglan Sect to seek justice. The Qinglan Sect is such a behemoth. If they can shake it, it won't be difficult for the mere Yang family to rescue him." Yang Lingyao was indignant. It was just a matter of asking Qi Zhiheng to make a request, but Yang Yao was obstructing it in every way.
Yang Yao never expected her father to have such a ridiculous idea. The Qi family could resolve the Qinglan Sect's affairs, but what did he know? Did he know how much of a price would have to be paid?
"Father, you make it sound so easy. Not to mention that the Qi family is small and can hardly stand up to the Ji family. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that you and Mother are still in the Yang family, I would have destroyed the Yang family even if the Ji family hadn't made a move." Yang Yao's mood gradually calmed down. "Father and Mother, if you feel that you can't stay in the Yang family, then you don't have to go back. If you two stay in the capital, I will certainly not mistreat you, and I can guarantee that the Ji family's influence will not reach my Qi family."
"What are you saying! How could I stay here when the Yang family is in danger! That would be irresponsible!" Yang Lingyao's tone was somewhat reproachful. His son and grandson were still with the Yang family, and he was determined to go back.
Yang Yao's tone was devoid of much emotion: "Since Father thinks so, then I won't force you. Father, please go back."
The two parted on bad terms.
Yang Lingyao was furious and was about to storm off when Yang Yao said, "Wait."
Yang Lingyao was reluctant to talk to her, but he finally stopped and said, "Since you're not going to help the Yang family, what else do you want to say?"
Yang Yao didn't take his words to heart: "I was asking about both my father and mother. My father refused to let me stay, but my mother hasn't answered me personally yet." Her gaze turned to Ye Xin.
Yang Lingyao said, "What kind of question is that? She is my wife! Of course she will come with me."
Yang Yao ignored him and looked at Ye Xin, saying, "Mother, Father wants to go back and defend the Yang family to the death. What do you think? Do you choose to go back to the Yang family, or do you choose me?"
Ye Xin was a rather traditional young lady from a wealthy family, and she always obeyed her husband's choices in the past. But this time, she stood up and said, "I'll stay."
Ye Xin is different from Yang Lingyao. Yang Lingyao's descendants have little to do with her because she only gave birth to one daughter, Yang Yao, in her entire life. Yang Lingyao's sons and grandsons were all born to his concubines. Rather than returning to the turbulent Yang family, she would rather stay in the Qi family, since her daughter was born to her.
Yang Lingyao was shocked that Ye Xin would choose to stay, and asked in disbelief, "Ye Xin! What do you mean?"
"Master, you should go back first. I'll stay here and catch up with my daughter," Ye Xin said. Originally, she had also wanted to persuade her daughter together with Yang Lingyao. After all, the Yang family would have no support without her. Now that her daughter was there to support her, he had no need to go back. Forget about the saying "a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness." She couldn't give birth to a son, and her husband had taken several concubines. Without a son to support her, everything she said was meaningless.
Yang Yao said calmly, "Since Mother wants to stay, then Father, you should go back first and give my regards to Grandmother."
Yang Lingyao glanced at the people around him. Although he desperately wanted to turn hostile, he knew they were currently at a disadvantage. Moreover, he wasn't sure what the Yang family's plans were, and he couldn't afford to break ties with the Qi family now.
Yang Lingyao and his men left the Qi residence again.
After leaving the Qi residence, he immediately sent a letter back to the Yang family, reporting the situation.
He then found a place to stay for the time being.
Ten days later.
The Yang family sent another person, who was none other than Yang Lingzhou, the current head of the Yang family.
Yang Lingzhou glanced at Yang Lingyao and said, "Fifth brother, it seems you haven't handled the affairs of the inner quarters very well."
Yang Lingyao didn't speak. Of course, he knew that Yang Lingzhou was referring to the fact that his wife had stayed with the Qi family. Although he was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, he couldn't refute it.
Yang Lingzhou brought Yang Lingyao to the Qi family's door again.
After Qi Zhiheng broke through his cultivation level, he returned home and, upon hearing about the Yang family's situation, decided to stay with the Qi family.
He knew that the Yang family's affairs were not over yet, so he wanted to see what the Yang family would do next.
On this day, Yang Lingzhou led his men into the Qi residence, where Qi Zhiheng was also present.
When Grandma Yang realized that appealing to family ties wouldn't work, she decided to try exchanging favors for benefits.
Yang Lingzhou said, "I am here on behalf of the Yang family to discuss a business deal with the Qi family."
Since family ties are not to be discussed, Qi Zhiheng will take the lead in the conversation.
"Does Patriarch Yang have any deal to discuss with the Qi family?" Qi Zhiheng asked, inviting the man to sit down.
Yang Lingzhou said, "Presumably the Qi family has heard about the troubles the Yang family is facing, so I won't say any more. I know that the Yang family's wealth is probably not worth the Qi family's attention, but the Yang family has a family heirloom, which is a key to a small secret realm called the Tianheng Secret Realm. If the Qi family is willing to help, the Yang family is willing to give this treasure away."
Qi Zhiheng had never heard of the Tianheng Secret Realm before; essentially, he was still a country bumpkin.
Qi Zhiheng raised an eyebrow: "Tianheng Secret Realm?"
Yang Lingzhou didn't say much: "Please give the Qi family much consideration. We will visit again in three days."
He always needed Qi Zhiheng to investigate the Tianheng Secret Realm first before he could determine its value. This would make the transaction easier to complete.
Qi Zhiheng stood up: "Alright, then I'll see Patriarch Yang off."
Qi Zhiheng saw the person out of the Qi family. Immediately afterwards, he went to check the information about the Tianheng Secret Realm. He first returned to the Yuansheng Academy and inquired about it.
Tianheng Secret Realm is not a secret realm belonging to any particular sect or faction, but rather a public, large secret realm.
This secret realm opens once every thousand years, and the next opening will be in two years.
The Heavenly Heng Secret Realm has certain restrictions; only those below the Spirit Venerable level can enter. However, it is extremely dangerous, and those below the Spirit General level almost certainly die if they go in.
At the same time, since this is a secret realm that only opens once every thousand years, it goes without saying how abundant the resources inside are; one token can allow five people to enter.
The fact that so many people could join made Qi Zhiheng very excited.
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