きつね: In this chapter, two Chinese terms for the word ‘father’ will be used, which are 爹 (die [di-ye]) and 父亲 (fuqin [fu-chin]). For the informal one, I italic and bold the word. While for the formal one, I just bold it.
If I had known Yuxi would change the way she addresses her father, I would have changed the word to pinyin from the start. 🤦🏻♀️ To change from the beginning will be time-consuming for me. Sorry for that. 🙇🏻♀️
Han Jingyan wanted to send Yuxi to a hamlet in the countryside and soon became known to Qiu Shi. She went to seek out Han Jingyan at once and asked, "You're sending Yuxi to the hamlet?"
Han Jingyan had always disliked Qiu Shi. He felt that this Dasao was too rude without any shred of a well-bred lady manner. However, since he had to respect her as an elder, he couldn't say anything. "I'm just letting her go to the hamlet so she could lie low until the rumour blows over. After a while, I'll bring her back."
Qiu Shi didn't have a very excellent temper in the first place and wasn't good at restraining herself. So when she heard his talk, she could not help but burst out swear words. "To lie low until the rumour blows, my fart. You are forcing Yuxi to go to the dead end. Do you think there is a father like you in the world? Aren't you acting just as cruel as a stepfather?"
Han Jingyan could not bear it any longer as he said, "Yuxi is my daughter. What I do with her is my business. It has nothing to do with Dasao. I have to request Dasao to go back."
Qiu Shi came out of Han Jingyan's courtyard furiously and went straight to the Taoran House. She told Yuxi, "Yuxi, don't go to the hamlet. With your aunt around, let's see who dares to drive you out of the house." There had never been such a father who treated everything for himself and selfish profit to the extreme.
Yuxi said with an expressionless face, "Eldest Aunt, there is no need to bother yourself about this thing. Since Father wants me to go to the hamlet, then I have to go." Even a little maid looked at her sympathetically. She was actually being sympathised with by a little maid. Yuxi felt that it was ridiculous and pathetic.
Qiu Shi became even angrier and put her arm around Yuxi as she said, "What silly words are you saying? With your aunt here, no one can bully you." Even if that person was her younger brother-in-law.
Yuxi was not going to argue with Qiu Shi. There was no point in arguing since Han Jingyan had already made up his mind to send her away. Even the Old Lady was unable to stop him. Therefore, no one could prevent this from happening.
After sending Qiu Shi away, Yuxi went to the Main Courtyard to seek out the Old Lady, expressing her desire to go to her own hamlet. Suppose Han Jingyan had been left to his own devices who knew where she would have been sent. Yuxi told her that she wanted to go to the estate she had bought herself, the Red Jujube Hamlet.
The Old Lady looked at Yuxi with her usual unchanged expression and asked, "What would you do if I don't agree?"
Yuxi smiled a little. "If Grandmother does not agree, Yuxi will naturally follow Father's arrangement." There was no need to call him Father any longer at this juncture. She would simply address him as Father.
The Old Lady's hand holding the Buddhist beads paused for a moment as she said, "I will persuade your Father about this. You can go back and properly pack your things. After a while, I'll have someone to bring you back."
Yuxi stood up and bowed towards the Old Lady, with a decent smile still appearing on her face. "Thank you, Grandmother." She did not expect the Old Lady would be so accommodating.
Mama Luo looked at Yuxi, who calmly walked out of the room and couldn't help but say, "Old Lady, I thought the Fourth Miss had come over to complain about her grievances?" The Fourth Miss was too calm, so calm that she could not put up with it any longer. The Fourth Miss was about to be driven out of the house. Not only did she not cry, but she also didn't even have any grievances on her face.
The Old Lady had a tired look on her face. "That is because she knows that it is useless to complain about her grievances." That girl was so perceptive that she knew it was useless to seek her mercy, so she simply did not ask for it and only fought for what was best for herself.
Hearing these words, Mama Luo stopped talking.
The Old Lady re-twisted the Buddhist beads in her hand. After this incident, there would not be anything left of the affection between father and daughter. [T/N]
Zisu knew that her Miss was unable to get through to the Old Lady. They still had to go to the hamlet. Hence, Zisu immediately burst into tears. "Miss, what can we do now? How can they let us go to the hamlet?" Wouldn't it only confirm the rumours by sending her Miss to the hamlet? Miss' life was going to be ruined for a lifetime. [+]
Yuxi smiled a little. "I'm not dead yet. There’s no need to mourn for me. Call all the people in the courtyard in. I have something to say to them." She definitely could not bring so many people with her when she went to the hamlet. In that case, she had to make arrangements for the people who would serve her. The other people in the courtyard could be disposed of, and the maids could stay to guard the yard. But the maids who served around her had to be arranged.
When everyone had arrived, Yuxi said, "I'm going to the hamlet in a few days. I don't know when I'll be back from this trip, and I won't be able to take many people with me. If you have any plans, you can tell me, and I will try to make arrangements for you."
Several maids in the room paled at these words. Caidie stood out and said, "Miss, I want to follow you along to the hamlet." As a servant, the most important thing was loyalty. If they were not loyal, they would not be used by the other masters even if they stayed behind.
After a moment's hesitation, Kufu also stepped forward and said, "Miss, I'll go with you to the hamlet!"
At these words, two more maids stepped forward.
Yuxi looked at the torn crowd and said, "You guys go back and think about it. I’ll grant you anything within my ability." Those beyond her ability, then there was no way out.
After several maids withdrew, Zisu asked with red eyes, "Miss, is there no room for turning back?"
Yuxi smiled. "There's nothing wrong in lying low until the rumour blows over." If she went to the countryside, she would not be scolded by Han Jingyan for no reason. On her farm, she was in charge of everything. She would no longer live in other’s favour and need to please them.
Zisu looked at Yuxi's expression and finally sighed as she said, "Miss, if you are going to the hamlet, you will have to start packing your things." This trip was not going to be for a day or two, but a year or two. Everything that could be used had to be packed and taken away.
Yuxi instructed, "You should watch them packing my things." All the books on the bookshelf and everything that could be used should be taken since they didn't even have time to buy them.
The people of the Taoran House began to get busy. All heads were down, and none of them spoke. Apart from hearing the occasional bumping of things, not even a cough could be heard.
As this side was getting themselves busy, Yuchen came over. She looked at everyone actively tidying up, and her eyes dimmed. She asked one of the little maids, "Where is your Miss?"
The little maid respectfully answered, "Miss is in the study!"
Yuxi put down the medical book in her hand and said towards Zisu, "Make a cup of Biluochun." Yuchen's favourite was the Da Hong Pao, but the best tea on Yuxi's side was Biluochun, not the Da Hong Pao.
Yuchen looked at Yuxi's expression and asked, "Si Mei, do you have to go to the hamlet?" She thought that with Yuxi's intelligence, she would definitely find a way out if she didn't want to go to the hamlet. But to her surprise, Yuxi did not do anything and was obediently ready to go. It made Yuchen uncomfortable.
Yuxi found this to be amusing. "San Jie, it was Father who wanted me to go to the hamlet. I can't disobey Father's orders." In Yuchen's mind, Han Jingyan was the best father in the world. Whatever Han Jingyan did, it was for a reason.
Yuchen looked gloomy. "Si Mei, when the rumour has passed, I will persuade Father to take you back." She didn't know why Father insisted on sending Yuxi out of the house.
Yuxi smiled a little. "I hope so!" Her parents were not her choice. What could she do when she ran into such a father who loathed her so much? She could only blame herself for her bad luck.
Yuxi was not in the mood to talk to Yuchen. Yuchen was not stupid, so of course, she could see that. After saying a few more words, she left.
Looking at Yuchen's back, Yuxi smiled a little. "Blessed people don't need to rush around, and those who don't have the blessing run away heartbroken." Yuchen was a blessed person, so she didn't have to do anything to be favoured by everyone while enjoying wealth and glory in peace. She, on the other hand, even if she worked hard, bad things would come one after another, and she would even end up alone in the future. But it was better to end up alone than to end up without any remains. At this point in her life, Yuxi has reached the lowest point of her expectations.
Han Hao came over in the evening and said, "Fourth Miss, Master Shizi invites you over." Han Jianming had been waiting for Yuxi to ask for his help. Unfortunately, while he was waiting until today, he heard that she was preparing to go to the hamlet in the countryside. [+]
When she reached the study, Yuxi saw that Han Jianye was also there and called out with a smile, "Dage, Er Ge."
Han Jianye sulked and said, "You, this girl, how can you just agree to leave the residence?" He was deeply disgusted by the rumours outside, but after he had consulted with Han Jianming, he knew that he could not make a fuss about it. The more he made a fuss, the worse it would be for Yuxi. So he could only hold his temper. What he hadn't expected was for Yuxi to be expelled from the house.
Yuxi let out a bitter smile. "So what if I disagree? If he wants me to leave, how can I stay at the residence? He is my father. So he can decide on my affairs."
Han Jianming glanced deeply at Yuxi and asked, "What are your plans for the future?" He did not believe that Yuxi was the kind of person to sit around and wait for death.
Yuxi said with a faint expression, "First, go and live in the hamlet. Other things, let's talk about it later!" If it were possible, Yuxi would like to take her private properties and take Zisu, Zijin out of the capital to settle down and live elsewhere. Only Yuxi knew that her idea was a fantasy story. If she wanted to leave the capital, she had to have a travel permit, and she couldn't get one without a connection. And there was no way that her Dage and Er Ge could help her get one.
Han Jianming's low voice rang out, "That's not like your usual manner to do that." It was not Yuxi's style to not fight back when she was bullied.
A sneer crossed Yuxi's face. "It was Qinxin Gongzhu who let it slip that I had a bad fate. As for moving me out of the residence, it was my Father's words. Dage, what do you think I should do? How should I fight back?" If she fought back, she would either have to die or be charged with being unfilial. She didn't want to get either of these two things.
Han Jianming was silent for a moment before saying, "If there is anything you want us to do, just ask." The trickiest part of this matter was that Yuxi belonged to the Second Branch, and he was merely a tangge. Thus it was not suitable for him to intervene. Moreover, San Shu might not want him to interfere.
Yuxi said, "There is nothing else I can ask for. I just hope that if my Father matches me to a messy family, Dage and Er Ge can help stop it. If it can't be prevented, I will like to ask you to help me." This 'help' was to assist her in escaping from the capital. Of course, this could not be said right now.
Han Jianming didn't know what Yuxi was thinking. He just nodded and agreed, "Okay."
Han Jianye said in a loud voice, "Don't worry. Er Ge will help you choose a good family." If San Shu wanted to marry Yuxi off to a messy family, he would speak with San Shu regardless of seniority.
Yuxi smiled and said, "Thank you, Dage and Er Ge."
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The Rebirth of Han Yuxi