That afternoon, the sun was shining and the breeze was gentle.
Hua Qingcheng, dressed in a gorgeous brocade dress, led her husband and six servants and set off for the general's mansion. She planned to inform the Feng family and Hua Rongsheng's wife and husband about her plan of traveling to Zhaoyang Kingdom.
Hua Qingcheng and the others first went to Qingrong Courtyard to pay their respects to the highly respected General Feng and Mr. Mu. After some pleasantries, they came to Yueting Nanshe, where Si Chengfeng had lived for many years.
When they stepped into the yard, the scene before them made them feel warm and peaceful - Feng Lingyan and Ye Maochun, holding Hua Qingguo in his arms, were sitting leisurely in the pavilion in the garden, basking in the sun.
"Dad!" Hua Qingcheng's voice was as clear and melodious as the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley, and it came from afar. Before she even got close, her joy was already overflowing with words.
Feng Lingyan heard his daughter's call and turned to look. Sure enough, he saw the familiar figure he missed day and night. He immediately beamed, not concealing his excitement. He waved to Hua Qingcheng and the others and called softly, "Qingcheng, Lige, come here quickly!"
Soon, Hua Qingcheng, Mu Lige and others arrived at the pavilion in the garden.
However, Ye Maochun felt a little complicated when he saw his daughter again. He subconsciously smiled happily, but when he thought of Hua Qingcheng's indifferent attitude towards them before, he couldn't help feeling melancholy and lost.
After a brief thought, Ye Maochun quickly stood up from his seat, hugged Hua Qingguo, bowed slightly, and saluted Hua Qingcheng, "I, Ye Maochun, pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. May Her Royal Highness live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years, a thousand thousand years..."
"Dad! What are you doing?" Hua Qingcheng was shocked when she saw this. She hurried forward and held Ye Maochun's arm to stop him from kneeling. She said anxiously, "Since ancient times, only children have kneeled to their parents. How can a mother or father kneel to their children? Dad, are you trying to embarrass your daughter?"
Ye Maochun looked at Hua Qingcheng with a complicated expression, and then said seriously: "Your Highness's current status is extremely respected. How can we, the common people in the countryside, compare to you? Your Highness's father is the king of a country. If Your Highness calls me dad, it will really insult me."
Not only Hua Qingcheng, but even Feng Lingyan was stunned by Ye Maochun's behavior. Ye Maochun, who seemed to be an ordinary villager, actually acted with great principles.
Feng Lingyan quickly spoke up, "Brother Ye, what are you doing? As the saying goes, the grace of raising a child is as great as the heaven. Lingyan has never taken care of Qingcheng, your daughter, for a single day. You have painstakingly raised her, so you naturally deserve to be called 'Dad' by her."
"Brother Ye, my uncle is right. You must not do this." Yu Jingyang also echoed.
Seeing Ye Maochun, who had once cared for her but now seemed distant, Hua Qingcheng felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. She knew that her previous cold words and actions had hurt her adoptive father's heart. Although she had not intended to do so, the damage had already been done, and she had no intention of avoiding it or trying to smooth it over.
"Dad!" Hua Qingcheng suddenly knelt down in front of Ye Maochun. Her eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs: "Qingcheng's life was saved by Dad. No matter how Qingcheng's identity changes, I will always be your daughter..."
"Qingcheng, get up quickly!" Seeing his daughter kneeling down to him, Ye Maochun was shocked. He hurriedly hugged Hua Qingguo with one hand and used the other hand to pull Hua Qingcheng.
"No, I won't get up unless Dad forgives me..." Seeing that Ye Maochun had softened his heart, Hua Qingcheng simply started to act like a spoiled child.
Just as Ye Maochun was shocked by Hua Qingcheng's completely different attitude, Mu Lige quickly explained, "Dad, a few days ago, Qingcheng...she was possessed by an evil spirit. If she said or did anything that upset you, please don't take it to heart. That wasn't her intention; she was being manipulated by an evil spirit. Fortunately, the Second Elder discovered it in time and drove it away."
Mu Lige's words were half true and half false. He used reasons that Ye Maochun could more easily understand and accept to explain the reason for Hua Qingcheng's drastic change in attitude.
"Possessed? Li Ge, Qing Cheng, what on earth is going on?"
As expected, after hearing Mu Lige's words, all of Ye Maochun's awkward emotions immediately disappeared, and were replaced by full concern and worry for his daughter.
"The day before yesterday, Qingqing was out and about, encountering a mysterious man in the woods outside the city. He was shrouded in a black robe, his face indistinct, like a ghost in the night." Mu Lige took the opportunity to help Hua Qingcheng up, and glanced at Feng Lingyan and Ye Maochun, who were listening intently to him. After a slight pause, he continued, "He then cast some strange spell, and Qingqing passed out. When she woke up, she seemed like a completely different person, unusually cold towards us, even... indifferent, anyway."
Mu Lige paused at this point, observing Ye Maochun's reaction. Ye Maochun's expression turned grim, and he angrily said, "This damned fellow! How dare he do such harm to Qingcheng! If I ever run into him, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!"
Seeing that Ye Maochun believed it, Mu Lige felt relieved, but on the surface, he remained calm and comforted him, "Dad, don't be angry. Fortunately, the Second Elder arrived in time and discovered Qingqing's abnormality, and immediately took action to drive away the evil spirit. Now Qingqing has recovered as before."
"That's good, that's good." Ye Maochun breathed a sigh of relief, "I can't let Qingcheng encounter this kind of danger again in the future."
"Don't worry, Dad. I will protect Qingcheng." Mu Lige patted his chest and promised.
Hua Qingcheng, who was standing aside, twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, and listened quietly to Mu Lige fooling Ye Maochun.
As for Situ Ye, Han Yichen, Yu Xiaotian, Si Chengfeng, Wu Chen, and Zuo An, they all watched in admiration as Mu Lige spoke nonsense in all seriousness. The key point was that this guy's face was as sincere as it could be. If they didn't know the truth, they would probably believe it.
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