Shen Chengzhou was surprised and looked up at Ling Qingwan again. Ling Qingwan did not dodge and met Shen Chengzhou's gaze directly.
Lost at a young age and raised in the countryside, Ling Qingwan should have the simplicity of an ordinary person, without any calculations. After hearing these words today, Shen Chengzhou was surprised for a moment, which was understandable.
Since Ling Qingwan decided to discuss the matter with Shen Chengzhou, she had no intention of pretending in front of Shen Chengzhou.
With a weak and cowardly mother and an innocent and harmless brother, if Ling Qingwan no longer has any scheming, their future will only be more difficult.
"My father and I have been separated for many years, and he treated me coldly after I returned to the Marquis' Mansion, so I don't have much affection for him. On the contrary, my mother and my brother took good care of me and protected me everywhere. Now I know that my father actually raised another woman under my mother's nose. I am standing up for my mother and I resent and hate him so much."
Guessing what Shen Chengzhou was thinking, Ling Qingwan explained to him.
Even if she was reborn again, she had come to the present by relying on her past memories, and she would still have to face many things in the future. It was far from enough for her to do it alone. Ling Qingwan didn't want the people who really treated her well to feel alienated from her.
"Grandfather is very happy that you have this heart." Shen Chengzhou said with a smile, his eyebrows and eyes full of kindness. "Loyalty, kindness, integrity and unyielding, this is what the blood of my Shen family should be like!"
Shen Chengzhou spoke in a clear voice. After he finished speaking, he laughed a few times and patted Ling Qingwan on the shoulder.
Ling Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'll listen to you. Let's spread the matter first, and then we'll make a decision based on what the emperor has to say." Shen Chengzhou was also a straightforward person. He thought what Ling Qingwan said made sense, so he did as she said.
"It's just... your mother admired Ling Feng very much when she was young, and she said she would marry him no matter what. If this matter really gets out, will your mother be unable to bear it?"
Shen Chengzhou was worried about Ling Shen, and his brows unconsciously frowned deeper as he thought about it.
"This matter is not a secret unless only the few people involved know about it. Ling Long's throwing a tantrum at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion has already leaked the information, and it is only a matter of time before it spreads. It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Since we have to go through it anyway, it is better to let mother see clearly what kind of person my father is sooner." Ling Qingwan told Shen Chengzhou her thoughts.
In her previous life, she waited until the very end to find out the true identities of Song Zhiqing and Ling Chuchu, and it was already too late to save the situation. She could only watch helplessly as the people around her left one by one because of her.
After hitting it off with Shen Chengzhou, Ling Qingwan returned to the Marquis' Mansion. As soon as she stepped through the gate, Ye Yun came up to her and said that Ling Feng had something to discuss with her and asked her to go to the study.
Ling Qingwan did not shy away and followed Ye Yun to the backyard.
"Father, do you want to see me for something?" Ling Qingwan came in and stood not far away. Ling Feng had no intention of dealing with the matter, and when he saw Ling Qingwan coming in, he stood up excitedly.
Until the door closed, Ling Feng walked up to Ling Qingwan.
"Tell me, did you see... a woman a few days ago?" Ling Feng's eyes were flustered and he was at a loss for words, not knowing how to ask the question.
"A woman? Which woman?" Ling Qingwan asked knowingly and pressed on.
"Jiang Jiulou, a woman who claims to be an old friend of your mother." Ling Feng described it in more detail.
It seemed that he blamed his daughter for Ling Long revealing his affair. Ling Qingwan's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"It is true." Ling Qingwan admitted generously. "It was just that lady who took the initiative to talk to me, and she said all the words. I just mentioned to her that I would come to visit the Marquis' Mansion when I have time. My mother would be very happy to know that an old friend would come to visit. That's all."
"Is there nothing else besides this?" Ling Feng's eyes were slightly dimmed, his gaze was burning, and he wished he could see through Ling Qingwan.
How could such a coincidence happen? Ling Qingwan had just met Cheng Man, and two days later Ling Long went crazy. You know, Ling Feng had kept this a secret for twenty years.
For twenty years, no one in Tokyo knew that he had another wife.
"Father, are you talking about Ling Long's incident?" Ling Qingwan pretended to be indifferent and asked with a confused look on her face.
Ling Feng was speechless.
He was thinking that maybe he was overthinking and had wrongly blamed Ling Qingwan.
"I just thought that Linglong was telling lies, making them up on purpose to anger people, and I didn't take it seriously. Today, my father came to question me. Does it mean that everything Linglong said is true?"
"You really have a lover outside, and the lady I met last time is her. Am I right?" Ling Qingwan's smile became colder, as if everything was under her control.
The secret that Ling Feng tried so hard to hide was easily exposed. His cheeks turned red and he became angry and embarrassed. The next moment, he grabbed Ling Qingwan's neck fiercely.
Ling Qingwan lost her balance and was about to fall. She took a few steps back and tripped over a chair.
"Master, Second Miss!" Ye Yun asked outside the house with concern.
"It's okay." Ling Feng replied, turned around and continued to look at Ling Qingwan.
The two of them were less than half a meter apart, and this was the first time Ling Qingwan saw Ling Feng's face clearly. His dark skin was full of wrinkles and ravines, and he frowned, his eyes full of malice, without any emotion.
It is hard to believe that the woman he was strangling at this moment was his long-lost daughter.
"So, it was your idea for Ling Long to run to the gate of the mansion and act crazy?" Ling Feng gritted his teeth and questioned Ling Qingwan.
"Ling Long was kicked out of the house because of me. She hates me to the core. How could she listen to me?" Ling Qingwan glanced at Ling Feng, as if laughing at his stupidity.
He was trying to cover up his mistake by making such a fuss, which further proved that Ling Long was not lying and was telling the truth.
"As for you, if someone throws dirty water on you, you should blame the person who said it, and you can't implicate me." Ling Qingwan looked coldly into Ling Feng's eyes. "There is only one possibility, you are secretly having an affair with someone, and you are afraid that the matter will be exposed and affect your reputation, so you are angry and want to kill me."
Ling Qingwan's words were so irritating that Ling Feng became anxious and increased the strength of his hands.
"You also know that I will kill you, and you still say something ridiculous to anger me?"
Ling Qingwan felt like she was almost out of breath. She bit her lip and counted silently in her heart. Before she reached “one”, the door opened and Ling Xiao stepped in.
"Wanwan!" Ling Xiao saw Ling Qingwan being strangled by someone. In this critical moment, he could not care less. He pushed Ling Feng away and protected Ling Qingwan behind him.
Ling Xiao has been learning martial arts since he was young and is stronger than an average person. Ling Feng was pushed by him and staggered back several steps.
"Wanwan, how are you? Are you okay?" Ling Xiao asked anxiously, fearing that Ling Qingwan was injured.
Ling Qingwan covered her chest and shook her head.
Ling Xiao went to the General's Mansion half an hour ago, but Shen Chengzhou refused to let him in because he had something to discuss with Ling Qingwan. Ling Qingwan had expected that Ling Xiao would come to ask her after he came back.
After not seeing Ling Qingwan for a long time, he would naturally ask his servants about Ling Qingwan's whereabouts. However, Ling Qingwan did not expect that Ling Feng would have the intention to kill her.