As a father, if he truly cared at this time, he would definitely care about her life first, not her reputation.
Her father had always been so direct; she had been deceiving herself all along.
In her past life, she was so frightened that, for the sake of the Chen family's reputation, Chen Siyuan agreed to a marriage with Song Ji, which was not a good match for her family.
She thought this would appease her father and save the Chen family's reputation, but little did she know... it was all just an excuse to kick her out of the house.
"Siyuan...Siyuan...I heard..." Aunt Zhao rushed in, tears streaming down her face. Seeing Chen Zhaokun there, she immediately knelt on the ground. "Master, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. Please, Master, don't be angry with Miss anymore." Aunt Zhao cried, wiping away her tears as she explained.
Upon seeing this, Chen Xin, who had arrived later, immediately knelt on the ground and moved step by step toward Chen Zhaokun. "It's not Mother's fault, it's all Xin'er's fault. I shouldn't have promised my sister that we would pray together. When I heard that Mother was not feeling well, I took her to see a doctor first. If I hadn't left and gone to pray with my sister, this wouldn't have happened."
This mother and daughter seemed to be blaming all the problems on themselves, but they were actually deliberately provoking Chen Zhaokun's anger so that they could take the opportunity to kick them out of the house and seize the position of the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife.
Seeing such hypocrisy, Chen Siyuan felt her blood rush to her head. She wanted nothing more than to pick up the vase next to her and smash those hypocritical faces.
At that moment, the last vestige of reason in her heart told her to endure; only by enduring could she better avenge herself.
Chen Siyuan forced herself to calm down, looked at the two people kneeling on the horse begging for mercy, and asked, "What happened? What happened?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback when he suddenly said this.
Aunt Zhao and Chen Lei were slightly taken aback when they heard this commotion; it was different from what they had expected.
Looking up at Chen Siyuan, I noticed she seemed like a completely different person today.
Chen Zhaokun looked at the daughter he had raised for more than ten years and was somewhat surprised. Was this the daughter who had been spoiled by her maternal grandfather's Wen family?
Seeing her appearance only intensified his disgust.
Chen Siyuan met her father's gaze, knelt on the ground, and said calmly, "Father, I have a favor to ask of you."
"Beg me?" Chen Zhaokun said in a deep voice, "The entire southern city is laughing at my Chen family, and you still want to beg me?"
Hearing this, Aunt Zhao laughed and quickly knelt down to pull Chen Zhaokun's foot away. "Master, Master, please don't be angry. It's all my fault. You're busy with business all day, and I haven't been able to take good care of Miss. It's all my fault. Even if I die, I will die in Miss's place."
Aunt Zhao's words were indeed true; she was adding fuel to the fire.
Now, the only family in Nancheng that is worthy of the Chen family's daughter is the Tao family, and the Tao family's daughter is the Third Prince's Consort in the capital.
Once Chen Siyuan is eliminated, the daughter will be the legitimate eldest daughter, and the marriage with the Tao family will naturally become hers.
Chen Siyuan's face became even calmer. It seemed that with Aunt Zhao's plea, she was no longer afraid. As she lowered her head, she looked at Aunt Zhao and Chen Xin and gave a cold laugh.
"Fine, since Father won't agree, we'll have no choice but to report it to the authorities."
"Report to the authorities?" Chen Zhaokun thought someone had really gone mad.
Having an improper relationship with another man, which was seen by everyone in the city, and now you still have the nerve to report it to the authorities? Don't you think you've lost enough face?
Chen Siyuan looked at her father and said, "Father, I originally thought that since the Tao family's servant saved my life, our Chen family should repay him handsomely. But Father is reluctant to part with the money. We can only ask the local officials in Nancheng. That way, we might be able to save some money."
The expressions of everyone present changed.
A flicker of panic did cross Chen Xin's eyes as he knelt on the ground.
Chen Zhaokun frowned deeply. At his age, he had experienced so much, and thinking about how things had developed, it seemed that things were progressing too quickly.
"Hmph!" Chen Zhaokun looked coldly at Chen Siyuan and shouted outside, "Steward Cheng, go and invite the official."
"Yes." Cheng Feng, who had been standing outside the door, immediately responded and left as Chen Zhaokun arrived.
Chen Zhaokun spoke again, "You were the one who said to report to the authorities. If you can't give a reasonable explanation, don't blame your father for kicking you out of the house!"
Chen Siyuan felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. These last words were what you really wanted to say!
How could she not know that even though her elder brother had been kicked out, she, as the legitimate daughter, was still occupying the position of the legitimate heir? If she didn't drive them all away, how could she make room for the mother and daughter next to her and restore their status?
She didn't have much attachment to this home, but she just didn't want to see anyone get what they wanted.
"Okay!" Chen Siyuan nodded, then turned to Chunlan and said, "Chunlan, go find today's driver."
"Yes!" Chunlan responded and quickly got up to leave.
As soon as Chunlan left, Aunt Zhao and Chen Xin's expressions changed.
Chen Siyuan saw all of this but remained silent.
Many things leave traces once they are done.
"Chunping, go to the Tao family and invite Young Master Tao here!" Chen Siyuan spoke again.
"Why did you go and invite Young Master Tao's people?" Chen Zhaokun's face darkened.
Chen Siyuan sneered. So what if he has his eye on the Tao family and wants to marry someone off to them? She looked at him and slowly said, "Father, I have a marriage agreement with the Tao family, and Song Ji, who saved me, is a member of the Tao family. I think the Tao family should be given an explanation for this matter."
Aunt Zhao, kneeling on the ground, had a darker look in her eyes.
She thought this was for the best, to let Young Master Tao see Chen Siyuan's true character and break things off cleanly between them. But what if this made Young Master Tao look down on the Chen family and his own daughter?
Chen Xin was much more direct: marriage? You wish!
After something like this, the Tao family still wants you? Dream on!
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