Zhuang Shiyang was stunned. His legitimate daughter had always been opposed to his stepmother, so how could she suddenly change her mind
"Daddy, don't let Yan'er get angry with you anymore." Han Yan wiped her eyes, her voice trembling and helpless: "Yan'er has lost her mother, daddy, don't hate Yan'er. Yan'er is just afraid that the new mother won't like Yan'er. ..." As he spoke, he choked up and couldn't even speak completely due to sobs. The whole person began to tremble and almost fainted.
"Girl, don't be sad, it's better to be tired." Mother Chen quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
Zhuang Shiyang looked at her and thought that it was human nature. His daughter was timid to begin with and it was natural for her to be afraid of her step-brother coming in. Since she wanted to let go, it would save a lot of trouble. Thinking this in his heart, Zhuang Shiyang deliberately kept a straight face and admonished: "Nonsense, you are the legitimate daughter of the Zhuang family and the daughter of the Marquis family, how can you have such a child's heart?" Seeing Han Yan's tears falling even more fiercely, he softened his voice to coax him. : "Your Aunt Zhou is very kind to others, and Yushan is also a good child. Just being your companion will make Yan'er happy."
Han Yan sneered in her heart, kind, good boy? She did think so in her previous life, but it was a pity that she didn't see the true faces of these two people until she died. She didn't know whether it was sad or stupid. The five fingers in his sleeves were clenched into fists. Han Yan raised his head, with wet tears still on his face, and asked innocently: "Don't they really hate Yan'er?"
As expected, it is the nature of a child. Zhuang Shiyang smiled slightly: "Yan'er can't trust his father? Find a day to let them enter the house. Yan'er will naturally know it when he sees it."
"Yan'er really wants to see them, dad, can you do it tomorrow?" Han Yan's clear eyes were full of undisguised expectation, and she simply hugged Zhuang Shiyang's arm with one hand and shook it coquettishly.
Zhuang Shiyang glanced at her in surprise. Han Yan rarely acted coquettishly towards him. Zhuang Shiyang was very cold to his wife, and he didn't even care much about his daughter. Han Yan had not been close to him since childhood.
Looking at him in surprise, Han Yan stiffened and lowered his head calmly, his pale face stained with a hint of blush, and there was a faint glint in his bright eyes. Looking like he wanted to please his father but didn't know what to do, Zhuang Shiyang suddenly understood that Han Yan had just lost his mother and desperately wanted to win his father's favor, so he came to please him. This may not be a bad thing for him, at least in Zhou's case, the solution was extremely smooth. So Zhuang Shiyang touched Han Yan's head lovingly: "Let's do it tomorrow. Although it's a little rushed, as long as Yan'er is happy."
Han Yan smiled gratefully at him: "Thank you, dad."
After a few casual remarks about home affairs, Zhuang Shiyang saw that he really had nothing to say, so he told Han Yan to rest early, then stood up and left.
As soon as Zhuang Shiyang left, Mother Chen came close to her: "How could the girl say such things? How could Mrs. Zhou get in? Only the wife is the master's real wife. The girl is so kind-hearted. She has never heard of a black-hearted stepmother. How could the girl not be cautious?" Thinking back to Han Yan's deliberate attempt to please Zhuang Shiyang just now, her nose felt sour: "If Madam were alive, how could the girl be so willing to compromise..."
"Mom, stop talking." Han Yan interrupted her: "I know mom is doing it for my own good, but there is no room for change in this matter. Even if I don't agree today, my father will find a way to let her in in the future. Why not first? I followed her wishes and prevented her from damaging the relationship between me and my father, and also kept her under our noses so that we could easily deal with any disturbances."
Mother Chen opened her mouth, unable to believe that these words came from Han Yan's mouth. It is said that a child without a mother will become the master of his own family early, and my girl is so precocious that it is heartbreaking.
"Miss, the young master is here." Ji Lan came in with a plate. As soon as he finished speaking, Han Yan heard a clear voice: "Sister!"
Zhuang Hanming stood at the door, his voice urgent. As soon as he heard the call, Han Yan's tears suddenly welled up again.
"Fifth brother." Han Yan responded.
Brother Ming is her biological brother, and they had a very good relationship with each other in their last life. Zhuang Shiyang only had one son, Ming Geer, and he was very cold towards this son. Han Yan always thought it was because Ming Geer was too naughty, and Zhuang Shiyang was a strict father. But when I think about it, there are many puzzling things. Zhuang Shiyang seems to treat his concubine's daughters better than his siblings. Zhuang Shiyang's indifference seems to be only directed at his head wife.
Brother Ming has been smart since he was a child, but his temper is too naughty. After Zhou entered the house, Ming Geer was always against them. It was nothing at first. After the incident with the bandits, he and Zhou's mother and daughter treated each other sincerely. When Ming Geer targeted them again, he would speak out. Prevent. It was for this reason that Brother Ming actually alienated herself. At that time, her personality changed drastically. She hid in the Hou Mansion all day and did not care about worldly affairs. If Brother Ming did not come to her, she thought that Brother Ming also disliked her poor health. Clean and very sad. Unexpectedly, a short time later, Ming Geer competed with a member of an official family for a prostitute in a brothel and lost his life. That family was not a fuel-efficient one either. A complaint sent Brother Ming to jail.
By the time she got the news, Ming Geer was already tortured in prison and was delirious. She gave all the dowry left to her by her mother to the Zhou family. After the Zhou family asked someone to rescue Ming Geer, Ming Geer died after being ill for a few days. Therefore, on the wedding day three years later, Han Yan did not have any brothers from her mother's family to marry her.
For a moment, she seemed to see the scene where her mother asked her to take good care of Brother Ming before she died, but she actually took care of Brother Ming like this.
Seeing that Han Yan didn't respond, Zhuang Hanming shouted anxiously: "Sister!" He also suffered from the great defense between men and women, even siblings had to avoid taboos, let alone rush into the house.
"I'm fine, fifth brother, don't worry." Han Yan came back to his senses and quickly comforted him.
"I heard that my sister was awake, so I came right away. How is my sister feeling?" Zhuang Hanming asked anxiously, and Han Yan felt warm in her heart. At least in this world, Han Ming truly cared about her, and that was enough.
"I'm much better, but you came here like this. I'm afraid you are deliberately avoiding your husband's lessons. If dad finds out, you will be punished again." Han Yan said with a smile.
Zhuang Hanming snorted: "A man with ambitions in all directions can't be considered a hero if he dances and writes all day long. If I grow up, I will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. How can I make achievements by knowing a few words?"
"I've wanted to make contributions since I was young." Han Yan said softly: "If you are really interested in martial arts, how about I find a Mr. Wu for you in private? But this matter must be kept secret. If others find out, I'm afraid I will also be punished."
In the previous life, Han Yan did not agree with Brother Ming to learn martial arts, and Zhuang Shiyang was very disdainful of the generals in the court. She had been raised in a boudoir. Under the influence of Zhuang Shiyang, she also felt that those generals were too vulgar. If Brother Ming can master his knowledge, it will be great for him to get the top prize in the exam in the future. But after dying once, she no longer thinks so. Human life is too short, why spend your whole life doing something you don't like. Brother Ming likes martial arts, so it doesn't matter if he learns martial arts. Besides, some martial arts are always good for self-defense. If Brother Ming had learned martial arts, perhaps there would have been no fights in brothels back then.
(End of chapter)