Fierce Consort

Chapter 23

"Ah Yan, are you certain?"

The Zhenguo Duke frowned and looked at his resolute granddaughter.

She was clearly an underage girl, and she clearly looked gentle and beautiful, but the Zhenguo Duke could see she was like a moth to the flame.

He cherished this granddaughter of his not only because there were few girls in the Zhenguo Duke Estate. It was because despite being a girl, she embodied the vigor of the Shen household. This sort of vigor was something that not even Shen Qi possessed yet.

Decisive, straightforward, resolute, determined, and never turning back once her mind was made up.
"Do you know what will happen if you do this?"

Yan Yan tightened her lips and nodded. Of course she knew and understood.

"Mom has lived a dream her whole life. It's time to wake her up."

It wasn't just for herself, but also for Ah Mo as well as her beloved mom who often hurt her heart. Yan Yan had considered perhaps she would be very upset at that time. But how could someone live a lie their entire life? She would have to wake up someday. It's better to get it over with sooner rather than later. As for those troublemakers, they naturally couldn't let any of them off!

".....actually, it's not always necessary to be so enlightened. Being muddled can also bring a sort of happiness...."

She could truly remain blissfully unaware, but wasn't this sort of bliss very melancholic?

The Zhenguo Duke froze and then laughed loudly. "Excellent, excellent. As expected of my, Shen Mao Shan's granddaughter." He patted Yan Yan's shoulder. "You're tougher than your grandfather!"

They both understood the reasoning but his granddaughter had been more decisive than he was.
"No, it was--" She recalled how that person told her not to let others know of their conversation and stopped speaking.

The Zhenguo Duke didn't show anything on the surface but kept it in his mind.

After Yan Yan left, he called someone over. Only after asking did he find out his granddaughter had gone to the Tranquil Garden prior to coming here.

The Tranquil Garden. The fourth prince....

He was also aware that the three children often played together. However, he didn't expect that child to have such keen insight.

The Zhenguo Duke was faintly aware of what game the emperor was playing. However, as an official it wasn't convenient for him to say too much.
Avoiding is also good, avoiding is also good. Being able to get away was a blessing! He would have to forge his own path in the future.....

What the Zhenguo Duke didn't know was that while Luo Huai Yuan did have keen insight, he also relied on his previous life's experience. He merely cut through the mess and seized upon the vital thread.
As for the mention of "dream", it was something Yan Yan had realized herself.

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"Ah Yan, why are you going home?" Shen Qi asked. "Isn't it pretty nice staying here?"

Yan Yan had always been a decisive person. Now that she had a plan, she would firmly carry it out. Her going back this time was something she took the initiative to bring up. After explaining things to her grandparents and her aunt and uncle, she now had to explain it to Shen Qi.

Oh right, there's was someone else nearby who looked calm but had perked up his ears.

"I must go back. That place is my home. Especially since Ah Mo is there."

The other person had already understood, but Shen Qi didn't get it.

"Aren't you unhappy when you go back? I've heard you say so before. Since you like it here, just live here at home."