Yun Qi came back and learned that Yun Jinnian had dealt with Concubine Xi.
With a sense of amazement, he went to see Concubine Xi.
"Second Master, it was my fault, I don’t understand the rules, so the Fourth Miss..."
"From now on, don’t call her the Fourth Miss, call her Commandery Princess!"
Concubine Xi was puzzled.
Yun Qi helped Concubine Xi sit up, "It’s not just you. Nowadays in this residence, even I must be respectful when I see her. She is a First-Rank Commandery Princess, with a title, a dukedom, and a Princess Residence, while I am merely a Third-Rank official!"
As Yun Qi spoke, he thought of Grand Secretary Chen’s illness.
And he received news that several masters of the Chen Family had started to find successors for their power.
The position of Minister of Rites, in particular, was eyed by many.
He too wished to advance further, but the Chen Family intended for the position of Minister of Rites to be passed to Feng Wushuang.
A top scholar who had only been an official for three years, advancing at an astonishing pace.
Feng Wushuang would take over the influence left by Grand Secretary Chen and the Chen Family. In three years...
If one of the Prime Ministers stepped down then, wouldn’t Feng Wushuang ascend to the top?
How old is Feng Wushuang? Twenty-two or twenty-three now?
"Second Master, I will follow your orders!"
Concubine Xi spoke, seeing Yun Qi seemed disinterested.
Her heart shrank slightly, but she dared not speak more, gently nestling into Yun Qi’s arms, silent.
After a long time, Yun Qi finally said, "You rest well, I’ll go to Qingjue Academy!"
"Second Master?" Concubine Xi exclaimed.
"I can’t let Jinnian reprimand you for nothing. After all, you are her stepmother!"
Concubine Xi’s heart was secretly delighted, but she said on the surface, "Second Master, it has nothing to do with the Commandery Princess; it’s all because of me..."
"Enough, you rest well, I’ll be back soon!"
Yun Qi quickly left the room.
Concubine Xi excitedly rolled around on the bed.
"An old hag, dare to compete with me, just wait and see!"
Yun Qi arrived at Qingjue Academy.
"Greetings, Second Master!" The old woman immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Where is your Madam?"
"Replying to Second Master, she is in the small kitchen with the Commandery Princess..."
Before the old woman finished speaking, Yun Qi had already headed for the small kitchen.
From afar, he smelled the fragrance of food and heard Mrs. Han’s voice earnestly instructing Yun Jinnian.
Yun Qi stood still, unable to move, his eyes slightly moist.
This is his wife and daughter. They should have been the closest family, but now he couldn’t enter their world at all.
Mrs. Han instructed Yun Jinnian to add salt and sugar, finally taking over when she couldn’t stand it anymore.
Yun Jinnian laughed joyfully.
Obviously, she was very happy.
Yun Qi thought back carefully, it seemed that when Yun Jinnian was young, she used to laugh .
Laughing genuinely, with arched eyebrows, running towards him, tenderly calling, "Daddy, hug!"
At that time, she was the daughter he fought for his wife, until one day he found that this pawn wasn’t so useful, and he discarded her without hesitation.
Now, he realized that she was his daughter, a daughter with his blood in her veins, not a pawn.
How could she be a pawn!
How monstrous was he then, to let her be mistreated for so many years!
Wiping his face, he entered the kitchen.
The sound of laughter abruptly stopped upon noticing Yun Qi’s arrival. Yun Jinnian blushed, straightened up immediately, and slightly bowed to Yun Qi, "Father!"
The word father was bland, without any emotion.
It seemed like it was just the title "Second Master."
Yun Qi felt an ache in his heart.
But Mrs. Han smiled gently, casually saying, "You’re here, are you here for your Concubine Xi?"