Huangfu Xian, who had run out, was a bit stunned. He had seen Fan Zehao lose his temper before, but this was the first time he had seen him so angry that he couldn't speak!
After dinner, they went to rest!
Lying in bed, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He sighed and groaned, unable to sleep, so he had to sit up, gazing at the dark room, his brows furrowed!
The knot in his heart had been there for so many years, yet he still couldn't forget it. Zhao Jiaqi sighed and also got up, turned on the light in the room, and sat on the bed opposite him!
She smiled and said, "Are you still thinking about Huangfu Xian's words!"
He nodded silently. After a long silence, he asked her, "Wife, do you think I'm really petty!"
"Husband, this matter has nothing to do with being petty or magnanimous. I won't forgive anyone who crosses my bottom line. We're not Bodhisattvas, we can't help but lose our temper, right!"
Fan Zehao gave a bitter smile, "But Huangfu Xian said one thing right. The closest people to me are Fan Shurong, Fan Mingyue, and their father, Fan Fu. We are from the same lineage, unlike Fan Xudong and Fan Xiaofeng. Every time I think about being feared, used, and abandoned by my own kin, my heart aches. I haven't dared to think about it easily all these years!"
Zhao Jiaqi stepped forward and gently hugged him in her arms, "Since we're here, let's untie this knot. Didn't you think the same when Huangfu Xian said to come to his mansion? Then let's be open and aboveboard, resolve the matter clearly, and no longer be bothered by it in the future, how about it!"
The head buried in her chest nodded fiercely twice, "Okay!"
Fan Zehao smiled silently. If you were to ask who understood him best in this world, it would still be his wife!
After they finished talking, they extinguished the light, and soon Fan Zehao's snores gradually began to sound!
The next morning, after washing up and eating breakfast, Huangfu Xian dragged Huangfu Xu and cautiously peeked into Fan Zehao's room from outside!
Hearing the movement, Fan Zehao roared from outside the room, "What are you sneaking around outside for, come in!"
Huangfu Xu glanced at him and said softly, "Look at how scared you are. If you knew this would happen, why did you say those things last night!"
He ignored him and walked straight into the room, still fanning his red fan, not looking like someone who had just lost a consort.
After the two entered the room, before they could even sit down, he said, "Regarding the matter between me and the side consort of Prince Xian's family, I will be completely honest with you today, tell you everything from beginning to end, and also state my decision. I only hope that in the future, such劝说 matters will not be brought up again, so as not to hurt our harmony!"
Huangfu Xu fanned himself with the fan, patting his palm, and chuckled, "That's how it should be. Resolve it early, and move on early. We still have many places to go. Why let such a small matter delay us and affect our mood!"
Huangfu Xian glared at him resentfully. At this moment, he really regretted bringing him along. Not only was he an eyesore, but he was also a hindrance, and even taunted him!
He withdrew his gaze, and Huangfu Xian stood up and asked respectfully, "Then shall I call their family to the front hall or bring them here!"
"The front hall. There's nothing to hide about this matter. After it's resolved, we'll continue our journey!"
Since Fan Zehao had spoken, Huangfu Xian dared not say anything more. The atmosphere today was not right. It was completely different from the anger he had expressed before. Today, the air was filled with a sense of oppression!
Soon, the people who should have come to the front hall arrived!
Facing Fan Fu, whose hair had already turned white, Fan Zehao's mind also imagined if his own father was like this!
Fan Shurong, Fan Mingyue, and Fan Fu all bowed respectfully to Fan Zehao, "This commoner pays his respects to the Regent, the Regent Consort, Your Highness, Your Highness Consort!"
The three of them prostrated themselves on the ground, no longer displaying the arrogance they once had in front of them. Zhao Jiaqi sighed, truly echoing the saying, "Ten years in the east, ten years in the west!"
"Don't bully a young man for being poor," this saying had some truth to it.
After a long while, Fan Zehao slowly said, "Rise, and be seated!"
Fan Shurong and Fan Mingyue helped Fan Fu up and sat in seats to the side, as quiet as mice seeing a cat, not daring to move, not daring to look, not even daring to speak!
For a moment, the room fell silent!
Seeing this, Zhao Jiaqi raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why are there only three of you? Where are the others?"
Fan Fu looked up at the person he used to hate the most, then slowly lowered his head and muttered, "My father and mother passed away two years ago, my wife also passed away last year, and my two younger sisters are making a living in our hometown!"
Fan Zhang and Cao Meihua were dead, and even the troublesome Wang Zhenzhu was dead. Time was a knife, and every cut took a life.
After he finished speaking, Zhao Jiaqi said lightly, "My condolences."
As she said this, she herself felt it was ironic. Half of the people who had bullied their family before were dead, and they hadn't even made a move yet!
Fan Mingyue hesitated for a long time before standing up and kneeling before the couple, apologizing sincerely, "Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, I know you won't forgive the mistakes our family made, but I also know that this is the last time we will see each other today, so there are some things I must say to avoid regretting my life!"
The once arrogant Fan Mingyue now lowered her head and knelt before them with soft knees. The two of them snorted!
Zhao Jiaqi: "Speak, we the couple are listening!"
She knew that her brother couldn't bring up this matter today, and her father was an elder. If he were to bring up the events of the past, it would be equivalent to instantly killing him and sending him to the netherworld!
She was Prince Xian's side consort. Having saved Prince Xian, she would never be able to have children in this life. Even if all the matters were revealed today, and Prince Xian detested her, out of consideration for her having saved him, she would still live the rest of her life in the prince's mansion, albeit with varying quality of life.
"Back then, grandfather and grandmother were harsh on Eldest Aunt and Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law. My parents were among them, and I was even more malicious, using Eldest Uncle's grave to threaten Eldest Brother. As for severing ties, it was our family that forced Eldest Brother. We have committed many evil deeds, and now it is too late for our conscience to awaken. I don't ask Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law to acknowledge us as relatives, but I beg Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law not to resent us anymore. Mingyue is speaking from the bottom of her heart!"
Although she said it lightly, these were all facts, and there were many hidden details not mentioned. However, by mentioning the matter of her father's grave, the anger in Fan Zehao's heart finally subsided!
Fan Zehao was unusually calm. He looked at Fan Mingyue on the ground with no expression, and said faintly, "The details of what happened are not clear, but you have revealed the key points!"
"I will no longer pursue the things you and your grandfather and grandmother did. I cannot forgive you, but you can consider yourselves lucky that I do not hate you, otherwise I would also have carried out the act of eliminating my relatives for the sake of righteousness!"
"If I hated you, I would have killed you directly when you came to my mansion. How could I have let you be so brazen in front of me!"
Fan Zehao looked at Huangfu Xian, his eyes blazing, his thin lips curling, "You have personally heard what Side Consort Fan said about the unfair treatment my family received in the past. I won't say anything more. Today, I will say this one last time: The matters of Fan Fu's family have nothing to do with me. Do not mention it again in the future, otherwise our relationship will be severed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rare look of caution appeared on Huangfu Xian's face.
He could see that Fan Zehao's knot would not be untangled by anyone's change.
However, he truly didn't know that Fan Mingyue had used Fan Zehao's father's grave to her advantage. This was unforgivable for anyone!