Upon hearing this, Chen Siyuan thought about it carefully and realized that she hadn't encountered any particularly strange people or things. If she really had to say, the strangest person was the Emperor.
The several times she was offered wine and received official titles all seemed very strange to her.
In particular, General Qiao took him to the palace, and he still doesn't understand what happened.
Seeing her father's serious expression, could it be... that the person who killed her mother was the emperor who lived in the palace?
Is the Emperor's current behavior due to his fear of the General's Mansion's attempt to flatter him and ultimately harm him?
Chen Siyuan was startled by the thought in her mind and practiced her back leg a few steps.
"What are you thinking about?" Chen Zhaokun asked with slight concern.
"I..." Chen Siyuan dared not voice her true thoughts.
"Speak!" Chen Zhaokun seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope, and he was determined not to miss this opportunity.
Chen Siyuan was so frightened by her father that she kept backing away, which was a good deed done by Aunt Zhao at the time.
Aunt Zhao was worried that Chen Siyuan would complain about Chen Zhaokun when she saw him, so she often spoke ill of Chen Zhaokun to Chen Siyuan.
Even though Chen Siyuan knew some things, some fears were deeply imprinted in her heart and could not be erased.
Looking at Chen Zhaokun, fear overwhelmed her, causing her to back away in terror.
Chen Zhaokun had been suppressing certain things in his heart for many years, and he had been searching for answers without success. Now, he was provoked by Chen Siyuan's expression and lost his usual rationality.
In Chen Siyuan's eyes, her father at this moment was a thug.
Chen Siyuan tried to dodge by stretching her hind legs, but Chen Zhaokun held her shoulders firmly, saying, "Speak, hurry up and speak!"
"Father...Father..."
"Tell me right now, who is it? I'm going to kill him!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Siyuan dared not speak, and could only call out again and again, "Father, Father..."
Chen Zhaokun seemed to be possessed, which made Chen Siyuan even more afraid.
Chen Luyang knew that his sister had been staying at the Zhen family's house. He felt a strong urge to see her, but he was also worried that he wouldn't be able to control the complex emotions in his heart and that if he showed them, they wouldn't even be able to remain siblings.
After struggling, he finally headed towards his grandmother's Fushou Garden.
When he arrived, his grandmother was sleeping. Upon hearing what Lin Ma said, he immediately walked towards his father's courtyard.
Before he even reached the courtyard, he saw several flustered maids running past. He found it strange, but since he wanted to see Chen Siyuan, he didn't pay much attention.
As he approached his father's yard, he heard the commotion and rushed over without hesitation.
When they rushed in, what they saw was the father choking Chen Siyuan by the neck, and what was even more infuriating was that Chen Siyuan didn't even know how to struggle.
He rushed over and slapped his father.
Caught off guard, Chen Zhaokun was sent flying by a single palm strike.
His body slid out for a long time before he collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Chen Luyang quickly helped Chen Siyuan sit up and checked on her condition.
"Yuan'er, Yuan'er, how are you? Are you alright?"
"Yuan'er—"
Chen Luyang was extremely worried. After coughing a few times, she saw her older brother in front of her and burst into tears.
Chen Zhaokun's feelings were very complicated.
At this moment, his rationality returned. Seeing his daughter, whom he had tormented beyond recognition, he felt guilty, staggered to his feet, and walked outside.
Chen Luyang saw it but didn't say anything. The thought of his father almost killing Chen Siyuan filled him with lingering fear.
At that moment, Chen Siyuan reacted quickly, scrambling to her feet and staggering to her father's side, calling out, "Father—"
"I am not your father."
"But you are my father."
"I'm not!" Chen Zhaokun roared hysterically, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Chen Siyuan was terrified when she saw this.
In a daze, she saw a scene from her past life, which terrified her.
"Father—" Chen Siyuan tugged at Chen Zhaokun's clothes, choking back tears, "Father, don't you want me anymore?"
Chen Luyang had originally come over to pull Chen Siyuan away, but he stopped in his tracks.
This image of Chen Siyuan reminded him of his childhood.
Back then, Chen Siyuan tried to please Aunt Zhao in this way, just to get Aunt Zhao to pay more attention to her.
Unfortunately, things didn't turn out the way she hoped.
Chen Luyang forced back the bitterness in his heart and came to his side, "Father, are you alright?"
I believe my father was injured by the slap I delivered in anger.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaokun shuddered and said in a muffled voice, "Take good care of your sister." After saying this, he strode away.
Chen Siyuan wanted to chase after him again, but Chen Luyang stopped her, saying, "Yuan'er, your father is sad. Let him be alone and have some peace and quiet."
A few days ago, Chen Luyang was drinking with her father and overheard what he said while he was drunk. Later, she investigated and learned about her father's secret.
At this moment, he felt very conflicted about Chen Siyuan.
As people who had both been hurt by love, he could understand the complex emotions his father felt at that moment.
Later, Chen Luyang pulled Chen Siyuan along to apply the medicine for her.
When Wang Li, Chunlan, and Chunping, who had just been sent out by Chen Siyuan to do some errands, returned, they found Chen Siyuan injured.
The three of them were angry, but seeing Chen Siyuan's expression, they didn't lash out.
Even when the old lady Chen woke up and wanted Chen Siyuan to stay for dinner, she refused.
Worried that her grandmother would find out something and it would be difficult to explain, she could only leave under the cover of night.
Sitting in the carriage on the way back to the General's Mansion, Chen Siyuan was very quiet, her mind filled with many thoughts. When she got off the carriage, she told them not to tell anyone about what had happened that day.
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