After hearing what she said, Lady Di's expression instantly turned rather strange.
Seeing this, Yi Qing said, "I know my thoughts might be rather unconventional, but Lady, this is what I truly think in my heart. Please consider it for me. After all, I'm not a noble young lady who grew up following the rules in the capital..."
"I know, I know. I don't mean to blame you," Lady Di quickly replied. "It's just, just... Well, let's talk about it later. I'll put it this way. From now on, I'll never oppose any of your decisions. I'll definitely help you with whatever you want to do."
"Thank you, Lady," Yi Qing said sincerely.
In fact, she felt that Lady Fan's mentality of making up for the past put a great deal of pressure on her. But thinking that Lady Fan was also quite innocent, she could only take on the responsibilities that the original body should bear.
"I've already found the witness from that year," Lady Di said with a flash of sharpness in her eyes. "So I'm going to divorce him, and I won't let him take a single cent from the mansion!"
In the past, she could be hurt because her daughter was her weak point. No matter how many harsh words she said, she would never abandon her daughter.
But now it's different. Her real biological daughter was Yi Qing. The one she had devoted so much effort to was just an ungrateful person who didn't care about her at all. Why should she be so eager to take care of them?
Divorce and leave the mansion with nothing?
Yi Qing sincerely praised, "Lady, you're so courageous! A person like him deserves to be treated like this. However, he has the support of a merchant family like the Wen family. As long as he still has the empty title of Marquis Huai'en, I'm afraid the Wen family will still spend a large amount of silver on him."
By then, wouldn't he, Concubine Wen, and their child be too carefree without lacking money or fame?
That won't do!
Lady Di looked at Yi Qing uncertainly and asked, "You... You don't have any feelings for him, do you?"
Did she hear it right? Yi Qing was actually hinting that she should also deprive Marquis Huai'en of his title?
Yi Qing indicated that, yes, that's exactly what she thought.
"Lady," she curled her lips with a mocking smile. "Do you expect me to have feelings for a person who sent me away as soon as I was born, separated me from my biological mother, and let me grow up in poverty? Just because he made such a trivial contribution back then and then walked away without a care?"
Come on. She, a person with an intimacy phobia, couldn't even recognize her mother immediately. How could she have any feelings for that scumbag of a father?
It was simply an insult to the word "feelings"!
Apparently, Lady Di didn't have a deep enough understanding of Yi Qing's boldness. It took her a while to react after hearing these words.
She laughed, laughing until tears came out of her eyes. "Good, good, good. I'm relieved that you don't recognize him."
"Lady, one should avenge one's enemies and repay grievances. If one repays evil with kindness, then with what shall one repay kindness?"
Lady Di nodded repeatedly. "Yi Qing, you make me feel that God doesn't always treat me badly. I'm content to have you in this life."
"Lady, children are one's own," Yi Qing said calmly. "As for men! They're just companions. If you get along well, it's a happy ending. If not, it's better to be alone in peace."
Just as her voice fell, they heard Xiao Tian's voice with a hint of anger. "Don't talk nonsense. You'll make a fool of yourself."
Yi Qing looked up and saw Xiao Tian supporting Duke Di standing at the door. Xiao Tian's face looked as if he had eaten something unpleasant.
Duke Di, however, looked full of admiration. "Sure enough, you're my granddaughter! I taught your mother like this back then, but who would have thought that she would end up being so weak in the end. I didn't expect that in you, there would finally be a bit of my spirit."
Yi Qing replied with a calm smile, "Duke, you're overpraising me."
"Where's the child?" Duke Di asked. "Your mother has told you everything about the family, right? I don't even want to hear it a second time. I'm here to see you and the child. Let's not mention that unlucky thing."
Yi Qing smiled and said, "Zi Su just took him out."
"Oh," Duke Di looked a bit disappointed.
Xiao Tian said, "I'll take him to visit you tomorrow and let him kowtow to you."
Only then did Duke Di show a happy expression. "Good, good, good. Remember to come. I'll be waiting for you at home and won't go anywhere. Xiao Tian, how's the child's bone structure? Is he a good material for martial arts? In the future, he should inherit from you and me..."
Xiao Tian interrupted him, "He's a good material. You'll know when you test him tomorrow."
Duke Di said, "If you dare to lie to me, you'll have to give me another one!"
Xiao Tian's face instantly turned red. He couldn't help but tug at Duke Di's sleeve to stop him from talking. Then he looked at Yi Qing nervously.
Yi Qing found it funny. It seemed that Duke Di was also happy to see things develop between her and Xiao Tian?
Sure enough, it was different now that he knew his real granddaughter. He immediately started thinking for her instead of for Xiao Jinghan.
She was just daydreaming when she didn't notice Lady Di's helpless expression. There was blame and a hint of helplessness in her eyes for Xiao Tian.
"Alright, you two can talk slowly. There's no rush. I'll hold a banquet for the soldiers in honor of Xiao... Jinghan in the mansion tonight. I'll be leaving late. Your mother can go back with me. You don't need to take care of the things outside. We soldiers can turn into cooks as soon as we stop."
Yi Qing was amused by him. She curtsied and said, "I respectfully see off the old duke."
"Cough, child, can't you just call me grandpa!"
"Father!" Lady Di was unhappy. "You should go out and get busy quickly. We'll talk about our family matters another day."
Duke Di shook his head and left with Xiao Tian.
After they walked far away, he angrily reached out and twisted Xiao Tian's ear and scolded, "Lie, you're still lying. How long are you going to lie to me!"
Xiao Tian felt the pain, but in front of the closest master since childhood, he still had to smile and say, "Be gentle, sir. You're still as powerful as ever."
"It's okay to lie to others, but why didn't you even tell her?" Duke Di was very dissatisfied. "Don't try to beat around the bush with me. Honestly tell me what exactly happened back then. Did you bully her because she didn't have a family background and then deny it after you got what you wanted?"
"No," Xiao Tian said. "It's, it's... It's because she disguised herself as a man and entered the military camp. She saved my life by detoxifying me. When I discovered that she was a woman in disguise, I also fell in love with her. So I arranged for her to live outside the military camp. Who would have thought that this girl was so disobedient and actually ran away behind my back."
After saying this long string of words, Xiao Tian himself was shocked.
— When did he become so good at lying, and he didn't even breathe heavily when lying?
He was getting deeper and deeper into this.
No matter how many problems Yi Qing exposed, he would try his best to cover for her.
Old Man Sun said that Yi Qing left privately and there was a suspicion of arson. He just said that her leaving was his own arrangement...
Yi Qing, Yi Qing, you must not let me down.
Xiao Tian had already asked Lu Tianzuo to send people to Li City again to investigate what happened to Yi Qing back then. He hoped that there would be no mistakes.
No matter whose child Baozi was, even if he had Northern Di blood, Xiao Tian thought he could accept it.
But Yi Qing, please don't be... a spy.