The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 222 What on earth are you here for?

At this time, Muxiang came in again and reported: "Princess, Minister Yan is here."

Jian Yue didn't react for a moment to who Minister Yan was: "Who?"

"Minister Yan, my master." Before Mu Xiang could finish her words, Yan Xiuyuan came over.

Seeing Ji Yunzhong, he hurriedly saluted: "This subordinate greets the Fifth Prince."

Although Ji Yunzhong disliked him, he was Jian Yue's biological father after all, so he still said politely: "Minister Yan, there is no need to be so polite."

Then, Yan Xiuyuan greeted Yun Zhonghe again: "Mr. Zhou."

Yun Zhonghe nodded in response.

To be honest, Yun Zhonghe dislikes Yan Xiuyuan even more.

"Why is father here? Is he asking me to go back to the Shangshu Mansion for discipline as well?" Jian Yue's attitude was very distant.

Yan Xiuyuan was embarrassed: "Yue'er, don't be angry with your grandmother, she is doing this for your own good. Shangjing is full of dignitaries, it's not a place for you to be willful..."

Yun Zhonghe couldn't stand it any longer: "Minister Yan, what on earth are you doing here? Can't you see the wound on your daughter's head? You didn't even say a word of concern, but instead came to lecture me. Do you think what you said is appropriate?"

Yan Xiuyuan's face turned red, and he said awkwardly: "Don't blame me, Master Zhou. I heard that Yue'er scared a horse on the street, and I came to check on her because I was worried that she might be injured."

Yun Zhonghe sneered: "Logically, this kind of thing should be handled by your step-wife. It seems that your step-wife is too lazy to even put in the effort. Tsk tsk! The upbringing of the Xie family is not that good either."

Yan Xiuyuan's expression was stiff and his mouth was bitter. Could he say that the two of them would fight when they met, and he didn't dare to bring Xie Chujiao here? Besides, Xie Chujiao didn't want to come to the Princess's Mansion to be laughed at by Jian Yue.

Yan Xiuyuan quickly changed the subject: "Yue'er, your injury is not serious, right? You were fine, why did you scare the horse?"

Jian Yue: "The injury is not serious. Someone shot a poison needle into the horse's head, causing the horse to become frightened and lose control."

"Ah! Has the murderer been caught?"

"No, I don't know who did it."

Yan Xiuyuan sighed and said, "Yue'er, try to be more low-key in the future..."

Jian Yue looked cold and asked, "How can I be low-key? I was scolded when I was walking on the street, and I was scolded when I went to a banquet without provoking anyone. Please tell me, father, what should I do? Is it considered low-key to not talk back when being scolded or hit?"

Yan Xiuyuan's face turned red and he felt secretly annoyed.

In front of the Fifth Prince, she didn't even give him the slightest bit of face. No wonder the old lady didn't like her.

Jian Yue suddenly remembered something: "Father, did you know that my uncle sold all his property overnight?"

Yan Xiuyuan was startled, his eyes flickered: "I don't know. After your mother died, your uncle came here once. When he learned that you were missing, he had a quarrel with me and left. Since then, he has never come again."

"But, my cousin Yan Jinghong said that my eldest uncle once sent silver to the mansion of the Lord of the Palace, 20,000 taels every year."

Yan Xiuyuan sighed: "Yes, he did. He did for two years. He was afraid that I would give up looking for you, so he sent me money for two consecutive years as the cost of looking for you. But then I don't know why he stopped contacting me."

"When there was no news suddenly, didn't father send anyone to Qiongzhou to check what happened?"

"Yes, they did. The person they sent came back and said that your uncle and his family are all doing well."

"Who was sent?"

Yan Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I was busy with government affairs at the time, so I asked your stepmother to send someone."

Jian Yue laughed: "My stepmother is quite powerful. She actually plays my father around like a puppet."

Yan Xiuyuan could no longer bear the embarrassment and said angrily: "Yue'er, you are becoming more and more outrageous! No matter what, she is still your stepmother and your elder."

"Elder? She doesn't deserve it!" You don't deserve it either.

Jian Yue suddenly felt that what her father cared about most was his official career, and everything else was just incidental.

Yan Xiuyuan was so angry that he wanted to turn around and leave, but when he thought about the purpose of his visit, he forced himself to suppress his anger and kept silent.

Ji Yunzhong and Yun Zhonghe saw that Yan Xiuyuan obviously had something to say, so they made an excuse and went out together.

Jian Yue looked at Yan Xiuyuan coldly: "Father, do you have anything else to do?"

Yan Xiuyuan softened his tone: "Yue'er, whether you believe it or not, your father is doing this for your own good. Shangjing is not like Yanling Mansion. If you get into trouble, your father's position is not high, and he really can't protect you."

Jian Yue sneered: "Father said that as if I could be protected in Yanling Mansion. Since I followed the Jian family into Yanling Mansion, there have been assassinations and frame-ups. When has father ever protected me? When did I not find a way to solve the problem myself?"

Yan Xiuyuan was choked and speechless.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Yue'er, father knows that you have been wronged and have always been brooding over the suffering you endured in the countryside. I cannot make up for what happened in the past. I only hope that you will live a smooth and happy life in the future."

Jian Yue was impatient: "Father has laid so much groundwork, what exactly do you want to say? It's better to speak directly."

Yan Xiuyuan clenched his fist and said, "Yue'er, although you have been named a princess by the emperor, your foundation is too shallow. It would be better for you to find a strong backer so that you can go further."

Jian Yue raised her eyebrows: "And then?"

"In fact, the Second Prince has long had feelings for you and wants to take you as his concubine. You also know that the Second Prince has the most potential to ascend to that position. If you become his concubine, maybe one day you will be the mother of the country."

Jian Yue looked directly at Yan Xiuyuan, as if he were a stranger, and said in a cold tone: "Is this what you meant, or what Minister Yan meant? Or what the old lady meant?"

“Yue’er, it doesn’t matter whose opinion it is, don’t you want your status to be more noble?”

"Noble?" Jian Yue laughed angrily, "To put it bluntly, a concubine is just a concubine. How noble can a concubine be? I'll make it clear today. I'd rather not get married than be someone's concubine. I can't be anyone's concubine."

Yan Xiuyuan looked at her in silence.

Jian Yue also looked at him coldly and warned him: "Father, don't say I didn't warn you in advance. If you marry me off without my consent, don't blame me for not caring about family ties. I can't disobey your order, but I can make all the official positions of the Yan family go to waste."

Yan Xiuyuan's pupils trembled: "You..."

Jian Yue sneered: "Father, you have to face one fact. You didn't raise me. Instead, my mother's dowry supported your promotion and support for your second wife. You and Xie Chujiao know exactly what you did to the Yan family."

Yan Xiuyuan's expression changed drastically: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean we did something to the Yan family?"

Jian Yue said in a sad tone: "Father, our family's expenses are all supported by mother's dowry. When Xie Chujiao married you, her father was a poor county magistrate, and she didn't have much dowry."

Yan Xiuyuan's eyes were in a panic, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy: "You, who told you that?"

Jian Yue looked gloomy and sighed...