Chapter 328 - 327: If Only He Were a Grandson
Ye Xinyan resolutely shook her head, "I daren’t, I’m afraid that once I go back, I’ll be recognized and cause trouble for my mother and maternal grandfather’s family. I’m also afraid that my grandfather and father won’t be able to coexist, and I may even lose my life; or I dread being confined or sent to the ancestral temple. I don’t want to go back."
Zhao Gang listened in silence for a moment, empathizing with the child’s plight, indeed pitiable for truly having no home to return to. Yet, as the granddaughter of Duke An and the legitimate granddaughter of the Marquis, she can’t always drift about, with no chance to see her relatives.
He pondered deeply, then asked, "What if Duke An is willing to accept you, with no confinement or sending you to the ancestral temple?"
"Would he?" Ye Xinyan expressed doubt regarding Zhao Gang’s wishful thinking. How could that be possible? Unless the old man’s brain has gone bad.
The decision to send her to the ancestral temple that day was made because she had embarrassed herself during the old man’s birthday banquet, causing both him and Duke An’s Mansion considerable shame in front of a large audience. Moreover, because they failed to capture her when she fled thoroughly, they were furiously ashamed and directly declared her dead.
It could be said that in making those decisions, Duke An no longer regarded her as his granddaughter, showing not a trace of familial affection.
Even now, with several of Duke An’s Mansion’s servant women here, it was only due to Prince Yu’s Mansion’s influence and informers that they could only keep people close to watch her, so as to prevent any more shocking incidents and to avoid further embarrassment for Duke An’s Mansion.
Now, Duke An’s granddaughter, whom he personally announced as dead, has seemingly returned without any issues. To protect the old man’s face, she estimated that before she could even enter the capital, she would face who knows how many attempts on her life.