Husband, Be A Gentleman

Chapter 43

Chapter Forty-Three

Yan Jing spent days at home thinking about how to kill Kang Hua without witnesses.

Princess Kang Hua sat by the window and the sunlight shone on her grey hair strands. In the past she would pluck grey hair, but she knew there was no need to anymore.

Princess Kang Hua heard the door opened, she raised her head and she was surprised to see Yan Jing as much as she was surprised to see flowers blossomed during autumn.

A few nights ago most of the maids and servants ran away from the Yan Manor. Only the older maids and servants stayed because there was nowhere else for them to serve. So the Yan Manor was quiet enough for a door creak to sound loud.

Yan Jing threw a basket of three long white fabrics in front of Kang Hua. 'It's the emperor's edict, you can kill yourself.'

'Why should I?' Princess Kang Hua asked. 'Didn't the emperor ask you to kill me?'

'You should have killed yourself long ago!' Yan Jing said.

'Why should I die before you?' Princess Kang Hua said.

Yan Jing didn't want to admit he would be killed after Kang Hua died. 'I told you, I'm not going to die with you!'

Princess Kang Hua laughed coldly.

Yan Jing regretted he couldn't kill someone with his own hands. 'If you kill yourself, I'll take care of your bastard child.'

Princess Kang Hua prolonged ingesting the bottle of poison because her heart wasn't at ease about Yan Shi Ting.

Princess Kang Hua didn't get a chance to accept Yan Jing's bribe, an old maid entered the chamber.

'Master, ninth prince's wife is here,' the old maid said.

Yan Jing ignored the resentment in Kang Hua's eyes.

'It's your choice,' Yan Jing said and left the chamber.

Yan Shi Ning was surprised at the quiet and dirty state of the Yan Manor. It was different to the first day she arrived at the Yan Manor two years ago. That day the arrogant Princess Kang Hua and Yan Shi Ting waited for her at the entrance of the Yan Manor between the clean two lion statues. Afterward for two years, Princess Kang Hua and Yan Shi Ting always reminded her that she was eating and living in their home.

An old maid escorted Yan Shi Ning to the courtyard and she sat opposite her father.

The old maid poured tea for Yan Shi Ning, she drank it and thought it didn't taste half as delicious as it did two months ago.

'Shi Ning, this is a bad time for you to visit,' Yan Jing said.

Yan Jing didn't want his daughter to see the poor state of the Yan Manor.

Yan Shi Ning smiled gently at her father. 'Father, a few days ago my body was unwell and I couldn't come to visit sooner.'

Yan Jing saw how much his daughter looked like Dung Thi and he sighed sadly. 'Shi Ning, all these years have you ever resented me?'

Yan Shi Ning was surprised by her father's question and quietly drank tea.

Yan Jing knew his daughter's silence meant she did resent him. 'You have the right to resent me. I'm to blame for everything that has happened.'

Yan Shi Ning didn't want to hear her father's regrets. 'The emperor... did father receive an edict from the emperor?'

Yan Shi Ning knew her question was as rhetorical as her father's earlier question.