C46 (1/2)

”I was going to tell you about this, your father... It's gone! ”

”Your Highness, please don't joke with Ling Wan.” Dong Ling Wan froze for a moment, then forced a smile.

Xiao Qian didn't say anything. He knew that Dong Ling Wan wouldn't be unable to differentiate between the truth and the falsehood of his words.

”Bring him in.”

Xiao Qian called out to the soldiers outside and saw a few men with disheveled hair walking in. When they saw Eastern Lingwan, they knelt down with a thud, as if they had seen a ghost, not daring to raise their heads.

Dong Lingwan knew these people. They were the attendants that went with Dong Haojie.

”Please spare my life, Second Miss.”

”Second Miss, please spare us …”

There was no expression on Dong Ling Wan's face, but she looked towards Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian caught her gaze but didn't say anything. He only poured her a cup of tea and told her the whole story.

Dong Ling Wan listened as her gaze turned cold. She suddenly waved her sleeves, sweeping a cup of boiling tea onto the people below. ”You …”

Those people had even forgotten to beg for mercy. They were so scared that they didn't even dare to make a sound. They could only crouch on the ground and kowtow to Eastern Ling Wan.

Dong Ling Wan understood the situation now, but she didn't expect that this group of people would actually throw her father's corpse into the unmarked cemetery!

”Eastern Ling Wan.” Xiao Qian pulled on her sleeve to prevent her from getting too excited. To lose two family members in less than half a year, that truly wasn't a good feeling!

Thinking about Donghao Jie's illustrious reputation, his benevolent character, and how he ended up like a corpse thrown into the wilderness, how could DongLing Wan, as a child, accept this? Especially since four months had passed, even if the corpses weren't eaten by the birds or beasts, they had already been buried by the corpses beside them. Besides, Dong Haojie contracted an epidemic disease while he was still alive. This disease would become contagious, and it would be impossible to find his corpse again.

Xiao Qian actually admired Dong Haojie. It wasn't because of how wealthy this person was, but because of his courage. When he was young, he had heard rumors about the Dong Clan Head who liked to travel around. However, at that time, he was still young, so he did not understand some things.

If he left hastily, the Dong Clan would suffer a great loss. However, in order for his daughter to not be bullied by the imperial palace, Dong Haojie moved his entire family into the capital. If he acted rashly like this, then the consequences would be obvious; nearly 30% of the Dong Clan's businesses would be affected.

In the family, every child had to sacrifice for the prosperity of the family. Very few people would act like Dong Haojie. It was difficult for a normal person to have such courage.

Dong Haojie had always boasted about himself outside. Of his three children, this girl was the most intelligent and had inherited his true skills. Thinking about it this way, what would Dong Haojie look like? And who could teach a daughter like Eastern Lingwan?

Xiao Qian had originally wanted to find an opportunity to meet this person, but he didn't expect that he would receive the news of his death before he had even seen him.

She didn't react as Xiao Qian expected. There wasn't even a single trace of emotion on her face. She turned around and walked back into her room.

Xiao Qian was worried, so he called her over. Dong Ling Wan turned around and asked in an unusual tone, ”Your Highness, can you leave Ling Wan alone?”

Xiao Qian looked at her with a pained expression. ”Alright.”

Looking at Dong Ling Wan's back, and then looking at the unconcealable concern in Xiao Qian's eyes, Yang Qing decided to have a good talk with Xiao Qian.

”Everyone has their own path. If you break it without permission, there will be a lot of trouble. Do you think that makes sense?”

”What are you trying to say?” Xiao Qian looked at the person in front of him who was playing a charade with him, and was not in the mood to guess the meaning behind his words.