“Master, Miss has been contemplating suicide. She has even tried to jump into the river and cut her wrists. If this continues, I am worried that Miss will eventually do something rash again.”
"Dad, I miss Mom."
"Father, I made a mistake. I lied to Brother Cen. I wanted to trick him into coming back to the capital with me so he could protect me on the way. But he's so angry. Will he never talk to me again?"
"Dad, life is so tiring and painful."
"Father, do you think Brother Cen will be sad if I die?"
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The words Qiu Mingxuan and Granny Tang wrote in their letter kept replaying in Qiu Tianyun's mind. He felt both heartache and fear. His silly daughter!
Qiu Mingxuan is his only remaining bloodline in this world.
He knew that his daughter had liked Cen Xiao for many years, but Cen Xiao was cold-hearted and a military general who had to go to the battlefield to kill enemies. This was not only dangerous, but he was also away from home for most of the year. Marrying such a person could mean becoming a widow at any time. In his opinion, he was not a good match.
He didn't want his daughter to be all alone in the huge mansion when she was a young woman, and still be all alone after she got married.
He just wanted his daughter to find a gentle and considerate husband, so Qiu Tianyun never thought of marrying her off to Cen Xiao or any other military general.
Furthermore, Cen Xiao had clearly stated his dislike for Qiu Mingxuan, and he wanted to find a husband for his daughter to continue the Qiu family line. Most men wouldn't want to be a live-in son-in-law. With Cen Xiao's high official position, how could he possibly be willing to be one?
But unexpectedly, Qiu Mingxuan was determined to go all the way with Cen Xiao, and now she has even gone so far as to attempt suicide!
Qiu Tianyun felt he had made a mistake. If he had known that his daughter liked Cen Xiao so much, and if he had known that Cen Xiao didn't care about worldly opinions and was willing to be a live-in son-in-law, he should have let Cen Xiao marry into the Qiu family much earlier!
Qiu Tianyun looked at the letter, his heart filled with conflicting emotions, but in the end he made a decision.
The next morning, Qiu Tianyun went to the palace and begged the emperor to grant him a marriage, considering that his entire Qiu family had been loyal and brave, and that all of his sons had died on the battlefield.
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