Yu Mingyue looked up at her father, Yu Zeyan, who felt a little uncomfortable under his daughter's probing gaze.
"Does Yue'er have something to say to Daddy?"
"Daddy, it was Cousin Wanqing who ruined my homework. She voluntarily offered to explain to the teacher for me, so I forgave her. But when the teacher asked, she stammered and started crying herself. She looked so scared of me, as if I had forced her to cover for me and lie."
"Then you should have explained clearly to the teacher, and made up for it later. Why did you make a scene in front of so many people?" Yu Zeyan naturally believed his daughter.
Besides, it was normal for children to be afraid of the teacher's scolding and to be timid and afraid to explain.
"That's what I thought too. Being scolded by the teacher is not a big deal, but she insisted on apologizing to me in front of Grandma and many others, making me lose face."
"Daddy, I don't understand. Clearly, she was in the wrong, and I was the one scolded and wronged by the teacher, but you all sided with her and even asked me to apologize to her. What angers me the most is that Daddy believed her and not me!"
Yu Zeyan hadn't expected the truth to be like this. Today was the fifteenth, and all the branches of the Yu household had come to pay their respects to the Old Madam. Aunt Gu was also here today with several young ladies from her husband's family. He was afraid that a scene would be made, which would be detrimental to Mingyue's reputation.
Moreover, the little one had given him no face at all at the time, questioning him publicly, "Am I Daddy's daughter or is Su Wanqing Daddy's daughter? Why does Daddy always side with her?"
Yue'er's words had made the situation very awkward, so he had reprimanded her a few times.
He had intended to accompany her for dinner later and coax her properly, but then someone from Qingfeng Courtyard had come to fetch him.
Yu Zeyan also knew that he had spoken too harshly today. He softened his tone and apologized to his daughter, "Daddy didn't understand the whole situation today, and Daddy was wrong. Your Cousin Wanqing's parents passed away early, and her life is pitiful. Living under someone else's roof, it's inevitable that she's sensitive and suspicious. Yue'er is the hostess, so you should be more magnanimous. If you don't like her, just keep your distance."
"But it's not my fault that she doesn't have parents to dote on her. Does that mean I owe her something? Daddy is Yue'er's daddy, shouldn't he favor Yue'er more?" Yu Mingyue's eyes were very red.
She simply would not allow anyone to take away her daddy or her brother.
"Yue'er is right. Daddy was wrong today." Yu Zeyan couldn't bear to see his lively and adorable daughter become so pitiful.
"I'll forgive Daddy this time. If you side with her again in the future, I won't talk to you anymore."
"Daddy will obey."
Yu Mingyue finally stopped, because she knew her father didn't not love her. In the storybooks, her death had been a great blow to her father.
However, how could she make everyone see Su Wanqing's true colors?
She was so wicked, but why did everyone think she was weak, helpless, and pitiful?
Yu Mingyue had cried a lot in the afternoon and sighed in her sleep at night. To her surprise, she was fine the next day, which also relieved Chidan and the others.
Their young lady was truly magnanimous. If this were to happen to someone petty, who knew how wronged they would feel.
The Old Madam was also muddled. Could her grandniece be closer than her own granddaughter?
If she hadn't stirred up trouble, the Duke wouldn't have scolded the young lady.
"Young lady, do you still need to go to Cí'ān Hall to pay your respects today?" Chidan asked cautiously.
Chidan's gaze met the young girl sitting at the dressing table in the mirror. Chidan had an indescribable feeling, as if her young lady's eyes were a little different from usual.