Chapter 19: The lord wants to see but doesn't want to meet
Chu Qing-Yan, after leaving the hall and entering her parent's residence, let out a large mouthful of air in relief. Her heart was full of an invigorating, at ease feeling. This feeling was something she had experienced in the middle of a debate compet.i.tion from her previous life. In the compet.i.tion, even though the arguments were intense, but people also took care not to overdo it. But just now, it wasn't just full of smoking hot arguments, it was on a battlefield where it was a 'you die and I live' kind of atmosphere. Just a little bit of inattentiveness and very probably, there would be no hope for a reprieve. Fortunately, she didn't lose. Moreover, she had made an unexpected recovery under the most difficult situation. She turned the tables on them and won the promise of protection for her parents.
Mother Chu, seeing this, immediately patted her back, her face full of tenderness as she said, "This is all because Mother is useless. Everything has to depend on you to step in."
Chu Qing-Yan turned her head to reveal the most sincere smile she had for tonight to placate her own mother, "Mom, don't worry, daughter has already grown up and can protect you and daddy. Therefore, don't worry about causing trouble for daughter, daughter is still you guys' happiest bundle."
Mother Chu's heart was emotionally moved, stroking daughter's face that, day by day, became glossy and had the l.u.s.ter of gems. Choking back emotions, she nodded her head.
Daddy Chu surround the mother and daughter duo with a face full of joyous smiles.
Because of tonight's farce, Chu Qing-Yan thought that Elder Madam Chu and them won't come to disturb them once again. As a result, she felt at ease to remain in her parents' room.
Mother Chu twisted the cotton cloth and helped her husband wipe clean his cheeks. Then, she slanted her head to ask her daughter who was using the candlelight to mend clothing, "Cai Cai, mother doesn't understand one matter, why didn't you agree when they mentioned returning your father to the family genealogical records. Unexpectedly, in the end, when they mentioned it again you agreed, is there a lot of difference between the two?"
Having heard Mother's question, Chu Qing-Yan put down the needle and thread in her hand and lightly smiled in the warm candlelight, "Mother, do you think that when they first mentioned this condition, they would really do it? It was just a makeshift stratagem, wanting to use it to fool us and nothing more. Daughter wanted them to accept wholeheartedly and not dare to play some game with us. Now, daughter is the life-saving rope that they have no choice but to rely on, at that time when they wanted to subst.i.tute one person for another, a pity they chose the wrong person. Your daughter is not a little sheep, but rather, a little fox draped in rabbit fur."
Saying this, Chu Qing-Yan even revealed her white teeth to her parents under the candlelight, making a tearing movement.