Chapter 21: What A Father I Have

“Liar! Not only are you not admitting to it, but you’re also making things up and tarnishing others’ reputations! Wang San already confessed to the elopement, so what do you have to say for yourself?”

“I… What did I ever do to end up with a treacherous and shameless daughter like you?” Feng Zheng had been dealing with the people in the palace long enough to know that Feng Mo’er and the crown prince had worked together to get rid of Feng Ruchu, but he also understood that the crown prince hated Feng Ruchu and liked his elder daughter, Feng Fei’er.

As such, it was only a matter of time before the royals broke off the engagement with Feng Ruchu.

Feng Zheng thought it over and decided that it would be more beneficial to support the crown prince and Feng Fei’er than stand up for his retarded daughter.

Feng Fei’er would be the queen of the kingdom and the favorite apprentice of Cihang one day, and that would make the Feng family more distinguished than ever.

As for Feng Ruchu, while she might get flogged as punishment for what she had done, the emperor would not kill her for the sake for the Feng family.

After the incident was over, Feng Zheng would cast Feng Ruchu out of the family and marry her to Wang San. He would give them some money and send them to the frontier to carry on their lives as a married couple, and that should be more than what he owed to his useless daughter.

However, things were not going the way Feng Zheng planned. His plans went down the drain when the little bastard did not cooperate and almost dragged Mo’er down with her.

Feng Ruchu could feel her face stinging and swelling after Feng Zheng slapped her. She could have dodged, but the sense of reliance and respect towards Feng Zheng from the previous owner of her body made her stand where she was and take the slap.

So be it—a slap in return for her upbringing.

Feng Ruchu put her hand over her swelling face and looked up at Feng Zheng icily.

“So now you remember that I am your daughter, Chancellor? From the moment I stepped into this hall, did you even care about how I had been when I was gone? Did you care to find out the truth about why I was gone? Why would you trust a servant over me, and accuse me of eloping and disobeying the emperor’s order?” Feng Ruchu scoffed and sneered, “What a father I have.”

Feng Zheng’s face turned pale as everyone in the hall began to stare at Feng Ruchu curiously.

The second daughter of the Feng Family did not have spiritual roots and was mentally retarded, but not only had she killed a spiritual beast with her bare hands at the sacrificial site, she was also witty and clear-sighted.

What exactly had happened to her while she was gone?

Everyone would have doubted that she was the Feng Ruchu they knew if it weren’t for her sallow complexion and the gruesome scar between her eyebrows.

Seeing how her father and sister got trapped by Feng Ruchu, Feng Fei’er rushed towards Feng Ruchu, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Please don’t misunderstand Mo’er, Ruchu, and don’t blame Father… We searched for you for five days but to no avail. We did not give up though, and even the crown prince sent his guards to search for you,” Feng Fei’er exclaimed and held Feng Ruchu’s wrist, “Wang San chickened out when he saw how much attention you had drawn and turned himself in to the Feng family.”

Feng Fei’er glanced at Feng Ruchu cautiously and saw Feng Ruchu staring back at her emotionlessly, her lips pursed.