Pan Yun said, "On the surface, this case has nothing to do with me."
"That is because someone does not want to reward you for your merits. But as for what truly happened in the case, from the Emperor down to the officials of the Three Judicial Offices handling it, everyone knew perfectly well. Only the court officials who knew nothing of the case remained unaware," Yin Song said. "Wang Zhen is furious right now. This time, he has once again accurately read the Emperor's mind, and he will certainly find a way to ease the Emperor's worries. If he wants to make trouble for you now, will the Emperor, who dislikes you just as much, stop him?"
Pan Yun sighed toward the heavens. "Being a loyal minister is so hard~~"
Pan Hong lightly patted her head and said with a smile, "We have barely begun."
Pan Yun grumbled as she rose to her feet. "Father, tonight is the last dinner I will have with you this year. We can only meet again next year."
Pan Hong had long grown accustomed to being separated from his daughter over the past few years. Though he missed her terribly at times, after learning about the cultivation principles of the Daoist path, he understood that his daughter was unlike other people's daughters. She was herself first, then a disciple of Mount Sanqing, a Daoist...
The affection between a father and daughter in the secular world, between brothers and sisters, had already been pushed far down the list.
One could see it from how, after coming to the Capital City, she had chosen to stay with Yin Song and only occasionally returned here for meals.
Over the past two years, Pan Hong had also seriously considered how he ought to treat this daughter of