5. Father-daughter confrontation
In life, who is trustworthy and who is reliable?!
Duanmu Fu, who fell into the water, couldn't tell the answer.
The only mother she could trust unconditionally has passed away. The father she thought she could rely on gradually forgotten her. The palace maids and eunuchs around her disappeared from her without realizing it.
In fact, she was not really unaware of it. She just didn't think it was a serious matter at first, and she later found that she didn't have the ability to stop it. When she was still immersed in the mood of losing her mother, her situation became worse little by little. When others saw that her father no longer cared about her daughter, she was like a pigeon with only feathers cut off could only flutter around.
What can she do? Is she just waiting to be suppressed so hard, becoming more and more pitiful and miserable?
She Duanmufu was unwilling to accept it. Really, she couldn't stand it anymore.
This time she went out of the palace to escape the summer heat, according to the thoughts of some people, it was best for her to not go. The less she appeared in front of her father, the better for those people. A few days before leaving, when she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and found that her palace maid quietly lifted her thin quilt but made the illusion that she kicked herself out, her heart was almost frozen in the summer. They knew that she was born to be afraid of cold and heat, and doing so was nothing more than thinking that she would catch a cold and get sick.
She thought that if she didn't do anything, she might die!
Fortunately, she finally joined the travel team smoothly.
When her second sister, Duanmu Ying, who was only five months younger than her, deliberately told her ghost stories about Baiyun Lake in front of her to scare her, she suddenly felt that this could change her destiny.
That night, she even dreamed that she saw her mother in the lake. So she had a bold idea.
She naturally knew that the eunuch around her was either looking like a wooden man or was in her heart outside her Yonghua Palace. She had no choice but to do anything now, so she could only do this first.
She didn't expect that the mysterious legend of Baiyun Lake was real! Before she fell into the lake, she saw her mother in the lake. But when she was a little awake, she found that the big bet she had made with her life was actually losing.
Her father's secret guard did not show up to save her!
Around her, there should have been a secret guard sent by her father. She had never completely lost her wings to her father because she knew this secret. Her father had ordered a secret guard to stay by her for the rest of her life. She thought that it would be something that would never be changed, but now she found that it was just a moment of smoke and clouds.
When her father had more and more children, she was no longer the particularly favored daughter.
Her mother once said that her father was a affectionate but ruthless, suspicious and arbitrary person. He loved her mother, but never really trusted her mother for a day. This strange feeling and attitude tortured her mother. Her mother had endured her before, and she revealed a little truth to her until her death.
"My good fortune, your father makes me so sad. I really don't want to stick with it anymore. I have to leave. Forgive me, my good fortune, the only thing that my mother is sorry for is you. You must protect yourself. When you grow up, you must open your eyes and find someone who is sincere and always treats you well."
Duanmu Fu now recalled those words and felt a sense of sadness that he could not vent.
She thought, let's just go quietly. Since no one cares about her life and death, she will be pitiful if she lives. As a princess, she lives poorly, and it's better to die.
She gave up her struggle, put aside all thoughts, and waited for the arrival of darkness.
At this moment, someone gently hugged her, took her to the water surface, and sent her back to the present world.
The moment she saw Chen Xiuwen, she was really surprised. His eyes were so sincere and warm, as if she could hold him and cry bitterly after being watched for a while.
She used her greatest willpower to prevent herself from losing her composure. She also had the pride of her princess.
She asked him to leave rudely, and he really left without complaint. She could see that such a great kindness was just a trivial matter in his eyes.
She thought, Chen Xiuwen was really an amazing person, and she wanted to keep him by her side.
At the same time, she was surprised to find that she seemed to have had a much sharper perception than before. Looking at Chen Xiuwen, she would strongly feel that this person's care for her is worthy of her trust. When she looked at the fainted eunuch, she would flash the idea that this person was not loyal to her at all.
When she saw her Yonghua Palace chief Gao Huan, she found that although the man sent by her father never tied himself to her, he had always been respectful and polite to her, he actually gave her a feeling that he was worthy of winning. He was kind to her, and perhaps not so much, but she seemed very precious to her, who had lost control over the people of Yonghua Palace.
He might be able to help her! She must give it a try!
When he walked a few steps before someone else to her who seemed unconscious, kneeling down to apologize, she opened her eyes and looked at him, and quickly and firmly whispered: "Help me! You won't regret it!"
He was a little surprised, but he quickly recovered from calmness. Then, when he heard her calling her father lightly, he immediately sent someone to the palace to report.
In fact, she didn't want him to do much, but it was difficult for her to do such a small thing. Because Concubine De, who controls the harem, is the culprit who constantly suppresses her. No one is available around her, and only Gao Huan, who belongs to her father, is her only hope.
Fortunately, he did not watch coldly this time. Moreover, after returning to the palace, he went there himself when he learned that the eunuch had not invited her father.
Although Duanmu Fu felt that he could get his help, he had no specific confidence after all. Gao Huan's ability to do this made her both excited and nervous.
Her intuition is effective! She can grasp the likes and dislikes of others for her!
At this time, her father finally arrived.
Duanmufu's heart calmed down again, and his eyes closed silently shed tears. There were many dramas in the palace. She thought she could just watch it, but she didn't expect that she would be forced to play.
"Mother, Father..." Duanmu Fu kept crying softly like a kitten on the bed, "Father, Father..."
The emperor Duanmu Rong of the dynasty was tall and upright. Although he was nearly forty years old, he still had a young and handsome face, but he had a majestic expression and walked along the way with extraordinary demeanor.
Duanmurong walked to her and looked at her eldest daughter with her deep eyes, without revealing a trace of the concern that a father should have when he learned that his daughter was saved.
Duanmufu was still wet and scattered at this time, with a little round face that was white and white, his eyes were closed, and his hands seemed to be blindly looking for something, looking very fragile.
Duanmu Rong looked quietly for a long time before he raised his hand casually and pinched a dazzling little hand.
"Fu'er." His voice seemed to have no emotion, which made Gao Huan, who was standing beside him sweat.
Duanmu Fu's inner fear was even more extraordinary, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Unexpectedly, through the warm palm, she sensed an emotion that was indistinguishable and mixed with likes and dislikes. Her father was not even more kind to her than Gao Huan.
For a moment, she was really confused. She couldn't believe such a fact. Is it still the father who once pardoned the world for her birth and let her be the princess enjoy the exclusive Yonghua Palace? Why did he no longer like her?! Why?!
Duanmu Fu opened his eyes, his eyes as moist as ink, and he also silently looked at Duanmu Rong's gaze.
Her appearance is not like her mother, and at first glance, it doesn't look like Duanmu Rong. Her face is a bit chubby, like a baby who was not born, very likable and blessed. However, her eyebrows and eyes are similar to Duanmu Rong when they are cold.
She put away her fragile disguise and looked calm. Since her father was not interested in acting with her, she would not waste her feelings.
The father and daughter looked at each other, and there was no warmth in it, but it was more like the confrontation between adult beasts and small cubs. The adult beasts' eyes were oppressive and dangerous, and the small cubs' eyes were even more bold and direct.
Chapter completed!