The woman grabbed the corner of Ling Qingwan's clothes and looked up with anticipation.
Ling Qingwan frowned.
She had indeed called out the name "Yingying", but Ling Qingwan had no impression of the couple in front of her.
"Wanwan, do you know this couple?" Ling Feng suppressed his anger and looked at Ling Qingwan with a gloomy face.
Perhaps the couple had said something before Ling Qingwan, and the faces of the people present were not very good. Ling Qingwan probably knew it in her mind.
It seems that what Caixia said was right. Ling Chuchu really found someone to expose her past in order to embarrass her.
"I don't know him." Ling Qingwan said frankly.
After hearing this, the couple's faces changed drastically and they turned sideways towards Ling Feng and Ling Shenshi.
"Sir Ling, Madam, since I want to come to Tokyo City to make a living, how could I do something that would ruin my future. I watched Yingying grow up, and I can't possibly be wrong. If you don't believe me, go to the village where she used to live and ask. The news of her returning to the Marquis' Mansion has been widely spread." The man was extremely sincere and absolutely sure that he knew Ling Qingwan.
"Yingying, have you forgotten? When you were twelve, you caught a cold in the winter. It was snowing heavily at the time, and your uncle drove you to see a doctor. Since you came to Tokyo, there has been no news from you, and everyone is worried about you. Tell me, how could you... How could you forget about us so quickly?"
The woman choked up and at the end she could no longer hold back her tears.
Ling Qingwan frowned even more.
"Dad, Mom, Wanwan has indeed stayed in the countryside. Everyone in the mansion knows this. If Wanwan really knew them, how could she not admit it?" Ling Xiao spoke up, speaking for Ling Qingwan.
"Because Ling Qingwan was a child bride and had already married another man." It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. But after he mentioned it, Ling Feng couldn't hold back his anger and yelled at Ling Xiao.
If this matter gets out, the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion will be lost. If the Emperor blames her, I'm afraid the entire Marquis' Mansion will suffer. How can the Emperor allow such a woman to enter his royal family
Ling Feng was extremely angry, and looking at the situation, he wished he could kick Ling Qingwan out of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Master, you can't just listen to these two people's one-sided words and conclude that Wanwan was a child bride." Ling Shen was very worried, afraid that Ling Feng would blame her.
After saying that, Ling Shen stepped forward and held Ling Qingwan's hand.
"Hurry, Wanwan, explain to your father."
This matter is of no trivial matter. After all, the Marquis' Mansion is a well-known family in Da Yue. If Ling Qingwan really was a child bride, it would be considered a scandal in the Marquis' Mansion.
Ling Qingwan had just returned, and the joy of family reunion hadn't worn off yet, when something happened again. How could Ling Shenshi handle this
The strange couple next to them were still crying and complaining, which made Ling Qingwan feel annoyed. She fixed her eyes and met Ling Feng's cloudy eyes.
Ling Feng gave Ling Qingwan a disdainful look and looked away. Ling Qingwan didn't care. She was thinking in her heart just now that Ling Feng had forgotten that she was only a four or five-year-old child when she disappeared.
If he were an ordinary father, he would feel sorry for his daughter being wronged outside. But Ling Feng was different. The first thing he thought of was the reputation of his mansion.
It's really funny.
"I don't know these two people, but what they said is right. I was a child bride, and for several years." Ling Qingwan's voice was flat, but very clear, and reached the ears of everyone present.
Ling Feng's face became darker and darker.
"Wanwan." Ling Shen's eyes were red and filled with tears as she spoke.
She felt sorry for the suffering her daughter had suffered over the years.
"Who asked you to be a child bride? I'm going to kill him!" Ling Xiao gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear the person who bullied his sister into pieces.
Ling Qingwan said nothing, so he turned around and wanted to go look for her himself.
"Brother." Ling Qingwan called out to Ling Xiao.
"If that family hadn't raised me, I would have died long ago. It's true that they have selfish motives, but they also raised me."
Ling Qingwan didn't even turn her head, but stood straight where she was.
Ling Xiao turned around and glanced at Ling Qingwan's back, feeling mixed emotions.
"I don't know who asked you two to act out this drama, but if you are going to act it, you should take some time to understand the real situation. Do you know what kind of life I have lived for the past ten years? You even drove me to see doctors for treatment. I caught a cold several times, and I got through it all on my own." Ling Qingwan turned sideways and said to the couple kneeling on the ground.
"Yingying, we all love you as our own daughter. How can you turn your back on us just because you have become successful?" The woman had a sad face, and her words were full of grievances.
Ling Qingwan glanced at the woman coldly, then looked at Ling Feng.
"I have said this much. There is nothing else to say. Daddy, before you dislike me for being unclean and embarrassing you, think about how incompetent you are to lose your own daughter right under your nose."
This statement shocked everyone present, especially Ling Feng, who was so embarrassed to be reprimanded by the younger generation.
"Ling Qingwan! You are so brave!" Ling Feng shouted angrily, pointing his finger directly at Ling Qingwan.
"Dad, Wanwan is the eldest daughter of the family, a legitimate daughter of a rich family. She should have been loved by everyone these years, but she was forced to live under someone else's roof and suffered humiliation. Are you still angry with Wanwan?" Ling Xiao unconsciously stood in front of Ling Qingwan and protected her tightly. "Even if she was a child bride, she is still my dearest sister."
Ling Qingwan felt a little sad.
Ling Xiao was like this in his previous life, no matter what happened, he always stood by her side. It was the same in this life.
Ling Xiao's words were well-reasoned. If Ling Feng was still angry with Ling Qingwan, he would admit that he was a cold-blooded person. Ling Feng looked at the brother and sister who were confronting him, and he was so angry that he trembled all over.
"Your Majesty, you guys clean it up yourselves." At last, he angrily threw down these words, angrily waved his sleeves, and quickly left the hall.
Soon, the news that Ling Qingwan had been a child bride spread throughout Tokyo City.
After the incident, Ling Feng must have found a way to conceal it. After all, when the people laughed at Ling Qingwan, they would definitely bring up the Marquisate as well. Ling Feng also valued his reputation the most. The couple naturally didn't have the ability to make such a big fuss about it. Ling Qingwan knew who was deliberately fanning the flames behind the scenes.
Prince's Mansion.
Wei Xun lowered his head to deal with documents, while Wei Shi was concentrating on grinding ink.
"Your Highness." Suddenly, Wei Shi spoke softly. "Have you heard about Miss Ling's incident?"
Ling Qingwan's situation was unacceptable to any man from an ordinary family, let alone the Seventh Prince. Wei Xun wanted to get in touch with Ling Qingwan, but fate played tricks on him. No one expected that Ling Qingwan would have such an "embarrassing" past.
"I heard about it." Wei Xun's pupils shrank slightly, and he remembered something. He raised his head and looked at Wei Shi.
"Prince, have you made any moves in the past two days?"