Zhuo Zhonghai's heart was boiling with anger. King Jing was trying every word to punish him, but he hit the point every time he said it. He did not sincerely look for his daughter, because after he abandoned her, his mother sent another killer. He only found out about her life after the fact. They all mistakenly believed the killer's words and thought that the child had died in the hands of the killer.
No matter how angry he was, he couldn't get angry at Prince Jing. Given his status, he was a lot shorter than him, so he could only bow his head, not Prince Jing who had to submit to him.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I did send a large number of people to look for Qinya, but they were never able to find her. In the past twelve years, I have not slept peacefully for a day. I dream about Qinya almost every day. See what her mother looked like before she died."
The smile on Yuan Qiu's lips became colder, he raised his eyes to look at Zhuo Zhonghai, and said lightly: "Oh? Prime Minister Zhuo, still remember my mother's appearance before she died? I thought you had a new wife, and you would have taken me away a long time ago. Mother is forgotten."
Speaking of his new wife, Zhuo Zhonghai's face turned slightly red. Although he had only adopted his new wife two years after Baili Yunyu's death, his and Chang Meifeng's eldest daughter was two years older than Qin Ya.
Seeing the end of his sentence, Yuan Qiu's smile became even stronger, but his eyes were still cold and cold: "I don't know what identity I will take after Prime Minister Zhuo takes me back to his house? The eldest daughter? The second daughter? Or concubine? female?"
When Zhuo Qinya was born, Chang Meifeng was not yet in the mansion, and few people knew about Zhuo Qinyue's existence. In Zhuo Qinya, Zhuo Qinya was the eldest daughter.
But now, Chang Meifeng has succeeded in taking the throne, and Zhuo Qinyue has become the eldest daughter in the house, two years older than Yuan Qiu, ha—
Zhuo Zhonghai had never thought about this question, but when Yuan Qiu asked it, he was speechless. It had been ten years since Chang Meifeng was promoted as his wife, and she should be in charge of all matters of the internal government. The two daughters naturally They were also raised by direct lineage, and now the appearance of Zhuo Qinya is bound to break this stable situation.
There will be a fire in the backyard, and there will be no peace in the prime minister's house. This is the only word that comes to his mind at this time. It seems that he will have to discuss it with the old lady when he returns to the house later.
When Prince Jing saw that Zhuo Zhonghai didn't answer, he frowned and said, "It seems that Zhuo Lianlian and Yuan Qiu's identity has not yet been determined. Since he doesn't even have this bit of sincerity, why bother with this?"
Why didn't Zhuo Zhonghai understand what Prince Jing meant? Qinya was his Prince Jing's fiancée, and she was also born as the eldest daughter. Now that the backyard has changed owners, the daughter's identity will also change, but Qinya and Jing The king has a marriage contract and cannot return to the mansion as a concubine. This means that things will change in the backyard of Zhuo Mansion again.
But if he followed King Jing's wishes and demoted Chang Meifeng to the throne and demoted her to aunt, her two daughters would become concubines, and Qinya would return to her status as the eldest daughter again, this seemed to be the most direct and effective method, but for him, This was extremely unfavorable. Once Qinyue Qinlan became a concubine, she would realize that it would no longer be possible for her to take the position of Princess Jing. So wouldn't it mean that he was drawing water from a bamboo basket and wasted nothing
Thinking of this, he shook his head firmly: "Your Highness, Prince Jing, forgive me, but I cannot agree to your request. The Chang family has worked day and night for the Zhuo Mansion for the past ten years. Qinlan and Qinyue are also well-behaved and sensible. I really can't fault you. Qinya returned I should regard myself as my legitimate daughter, it’s just a change of eldest daughter, it won’t affect anything else!”
It also has to sound nice and not hinder anything else!
Prince Jing no longer wanted to talk nonsense with him and drove him away directly: "Yuan Qiu and I still have something to say. If Zhuo Xiang has nothing to do, just go back first!"
After all, Zhuo Zhonghai was a prime minister, and even in front of the prince, he still had some backbone. After being expelled by Prince Jing in person, he still had the nerve to stay, so he could only say goodbye reluctantly.