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“If Young Master Chu and Lord Qian don't mind, then I can only show respect and obey orders," Wei Ruo said.
Wei Ruo asked Wei Mingting for permission, "Father, daughter will go back to the mansion first and inform the kitchen and my maid to prepare."
Wei Mingting said: "Father will escort you back. The south of the city is not absolutely safe."
Last time, his younger son had an accident in the south of the city, and fortunately, it was his younger son who had an accident. If something happened to his daughter, he really didn't know what to do.
Immediately after Wei Mingting asked Chu Lan and County Head Magistrate Qian for permissions, “Young Master Chu, Lord Qian, please allow me to accompany my daughter to go back to the mansion first to make preparations.”
“Miss Wei's safety is the most important, Lord Wei, don't worry about us and go safely.” Chu Lan said.
Immediately after that, Wei Ruo got into the carriage that she came in, and Wei Mingting rode in front to escort her.
After walking for a while, Wei Mingting purposely slowed down a bit and came to the side of the carriage, speaking with Wei Ruo through the side window of the carriage:
“Ruo'er.”
Hearing the voice, Wei Ruo lifted the carriage window curtain and asked, "Father, is something wrong?”
"In the future, no matter who grants you grace, you must not mention anything related to Father. If you want anything, you can directly say it." Wei Mingting reminded.
“Why does Father say this?” Wei Ruo asked.
“One, Father is a military general, the achievements of a military general should be accumulated by his own strategy and martial arts, so that it can convince the people; two, as a father…”
Wei Mingting paused, lowered his voice, and continued, "I have not helped you in any way. You are now able to accomplish this task and it has nothing to do with me supporting you as a father. How can I show my dignity as a father?”
Wei Ruo did not know how to answer.
Wei Mingting continued, "Ruo’er, the more than ten years of missed time are irreparable. As a father, I cannot make up for it no matter what. In the future, I cannot make any other promises. But as a father, I can only promise you one thing: no matter what you want to do in the future, whether you want to farm or grow flowers, or do anything different from ordinary women, Father will support you.”
This was the promise and guarantee that Wei Mingting, as a father, could only think of for his daughter at present.
Wei Ruo was touched, and after a moment's pause, she said, “Thank you, Father.”
After the conversation ended, Wei Mingting returned to the front of the carriage.
Wei Ruo lowered the carriage window curtain and sat in the carriage, feeling a slight change in mood.
After returning to the Wei mansion, Wei Ruo found Xiumei, who stayed at home to help Wei Ruo prepare dry snacks for Wei Jinyi, and told her that Chu Lan and County Head Magistrate Qian would come to the Wei mansion to have lunch.
Xiumei said, "I have no problem preparing lunch. If the Seventh Prince really wants to reward Miss with a pile of silver and gold, and will truthfully report your situation in the south of the city to the court, let alone cook a lunch for him, I can even do it for a month!”
"I can't bear to let my Meimei be so tired for a month! Besides, if he eats everything, what will I eat?" Wei Ruo said.
“Miss, just endure it, this is for us to live a carefree and prosperous life in the future!" Xiumei said.
“Okay, okay, I’ll listen to Meimei. Let's go to the big kitchen. I guess they're already preparing dishes over there," Wei Ruo said.
When Wei Ruo was talking to Xiumei, Wei Mingting also told Yun Shi about the matter.
Hearing that Chu Lan had specified that he wanted Wei Ruo's maid, Xiumei, to cook, Yun Shi was worried, “Does that girl know how to cook? Could it be that Miss Xie's casual remarks were exaggerated by Young Master Xie, causing Seventh Prince’s misunderstanding?”
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