Chapter 434 - 194: King Qi Pays a Visit
Yun Zheng was quite troubled.
He couldn’t understand how he ended up with such a foolish daughter. His words were filled with blame, but his tone had softened significantly. Aside from disdain and helplessness, there was little anger left.
Seeing this, Yun Wanyao’s tense nerves relaxed, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
No one knows a father better than his daughter. At times, she understood Yun Zheng quite well. Seeing his demeanor now, she knew she had successfully muddled through and avoided punishment.
Indeed, as long as she acted cluelessly foolish, her father could only helplessly disdain her for being too dimwitted and wouldn’t blame her for her mistakes any longer.
After all, fools are easily deceived, and making mistakes is inevitable. She, too, was a victim of deceit.
In this way, even if her father laid blame, he would only blame Yun Wanye, not stay angry with her.
Yun Wanyao’s eyes flickered, quickly suppressing her thoughts, continuing to put on a naive and innocent facade.
"Father, I really won’t dare again..."
Yun Zheng snorted coldly, "Things have come to this point, does it matter if you dare or not anymore?"
The Emperor liked her, yet she took the initiative to provoke him, making it hard to extricate herself easily now.
The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became. Yun Zheng glared at her sternly and said, "Yun Wanyao, let me ask you, if you were to enter the palace to attend the Emperor, what are your thoughts?"
What?
Enter the palace to attend the Emperor?
Yun Wanyao’s eyes widened, recalling how the Emperor had been inappropriate with her last night, making her think her father’s words were not without reason.
"Why is Father asking about this all of a sudden? Did the Emperor say something to you?"
"Don’t concern yourself with all that, just tell me what you think."
Although he didn’t intend to punish her anymore, Yun Zheng was still angry, so he was unwilling to explain much to her.
"Father, you wouldn’t really send me into the palace, would you? To serve the Emperor is to serve a tiger. I still wish to live a few more years to be filial to you and Mother. Father, please, don’t send me into the palace..."
Afraid that Yun Zheng would really send her to the palace, Yun Wanyao clung to his leg, pleading on her behalf.
Her heart was in turmoil, filled with regret for impulsively agreeing to the absurd task Yun Wanye suggested.
She indeed wanted to fulfill his wishes with the Princess, but she hadn’t thought of getting herself involved.
"Alright, since you don’t want to enter the palace, stay away from the Emperor in the future, and try not to appear in front of him."
"Also, think carefully, if King Qi comes to discuss rescinding the engagement, how will you respond to him."
"The engagement has already been annulled. After a while, when the matter has settled, you and he will be like strangers, rarely crossing paths."
"So, if he comes, mind your words and attitude. If you can avoid offending him, do so."
King Qi is a rather narrow-minded person; offending him is not wise.
Of course, if it’s unavoidable, the Yun Family is not afraid.
"Yes, Father, I understand."
Prince Qi Mansion.
After proclaiming the decree, Eunuch Feng left.
Staring at the familiar yet domineering handwriting on the light golden brocade scroll, Mo Yuanhao frowned deeply, looking very grim.
He was in a state of bewilderment, dazed for a long time.
The imperial decree annulling the engagement came so abruptly, completely catching him off guard.
He never thought Yun Wanyao would suddenly annul the engagement with him.
Why?
What good reason did she have for annulling the engagement?
Did he do something wrong to upset her?
But if he indeed did something wrong, why couldn’t she just tell him instead of silently seeking an imperial decree to annul the engagement?
Such decisiveness left him without a chance to make amends or salvage the situation.
Mo Yuanhao clenched the decree tightly, his face dark with anger. The atmosphere in the Prince Manor was so tense that everyone was on edge, not daring to even breathe loudly, for fear of becoming his target for wrath.
"Prepare the horse."
A moment later, he coldly uttered two words, put away the decree, and stepped toward the main gates.
It was evening.
Exonerated, Yun Wanyao arrived at Wan’an Garden to visit Lady Yun and Yun Wanqing.
Yun Wanqing, having just been fed, was lying on the bed, rolling around out of boredom.
Since learning to roll over, she could no longer lie still, always unable to resist the urge to keep turning.
Although aware she carried memories of her past life and had a sense of danger, Lady Yun still worried she might accidentally roll off the bed.
Thus, she had someone fix a wooden railing alongside the low bed to prevent this from happening.
The low bed transformed into a large, traditional-style crib, significantly enhancing safety, though it was no longer usable for sitting, prompting Lady Yun to have chairs placed nearby to accommodate this shortcoming.