Chapter 3

'Father it's my fault for causing you to worry' Yan Shi Ning said.

Yan Shi Ning thought that it was pointless for her father to start feeling guilty. But everytime the usual guilty expression was visible on her father's face, she loved to respond to it by appearing more humble and apologetic to make his conscience eat up his stomach.

Yan Jing saw that his oldest daughter was incredibly humble and understanding, it made it hard for him to face his oldest daughter.

'Shi Ning do you have someone you admire? 'Yan Jing asked.

The corner of Yan Shi Ning's mouth curved upward slightly and she spoke is gentlest tone.'I have no one in my heart. I leave it up to father to make arrangements for me. '

On the surface she sounded like a filial daughter. But in her heart she didn't believe her father regarded her highly or that his main intention was to find her a good husband. '

She didn't want to waste time opposing her father. It was better for her to act submissive and filial. What alternative did she have? Go find crown prince and tell him her grievances that her father didn't care about her marriage state?

She was a realistic person and knew the outcome would be the same, she would be forced to be married off to a man who supposedly was 'intelligent and strong. '

She wondered about the unlucky 'intelligent and strong'man who would be 'persuaded' to be her husband.

'Tomorrow there'll be a banquet at the palace in honor of the crown prince, 'Yan Jing said.

'Shi Ning you'll be attending the banquet too. if you meet someone you like tell me...Shi Ning , don't worry, I won't let Kang Hua and Shi Ting find you an unsuitable man to marry you off. if you don't approve of the men you meet then I won't approve of them either. '

yan jing looked at his older daughter lowering her head for a while and he didn't want to put more pressure on her. He silently left the courtyard in a state of worries.

She raised her head after her father left the courtyard and she smiled mockingly. If she met a man at the banquet who was high as sky, she doubted her father was capable of putting his pride aside and beg the emperor to command the prominent man to marry her.

Her father valued his pride too much to lower himself. it was laughable that he thought he could make everything flow smoothly by voicing a promise he couldn't keep. To an outsider his empty promises would deeply move them. But her father broke to many promises in the past. Why did he think that she could still believe his words were true.

especially that year he promised her mother, 'In this life I only need you. '

Yet her father chose ambition, status and riches and betrayed her mother by marrying another woman.

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