Just as Li Mo'er was about to leave, Nanny Qin asked:
"Heir's Consort, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"No."
"Then I'll have the kitchen prepare some of your favorite dishes."
"All right."
Master Li had already received word of his daughter's return, but he still had business to attend to.
He had planned to visit her once he finished the work at hand!
He hadn't expected her to come looking for him in his study!
At the sight of his daughter, Master Li immediately rose and said:
"Mo'er, you're back!"
The instant Li Mo'er saw Master Li, she could no longer hold back her tears. She threw herself into his arms and said:
"Father, I've been an unfilial daughter. It took me so long to come back and see you!"
Li Mo'er sobbed uncontrollably. Master Li patted her back and said:
"It's all right. As long as we know you're doing well, it doesn't matter whether you come back to see us!"
Li Mo'er choked on her sobs, unable to utter a word!
Watching his daughter's tears fall without stopping, Master Li began to sense that something was wrong.
He knew his daughter well. Mo'er wasn't someone who cried easily. She must have suffered some monstrous injustice!
Only after she had cried herself out did Master Li have Li Mo'er sit in a chair and ask:
"Mo'er, tell your father the truth. What exactly happened?"
This matter was too serious to conceal. Li Mo'er closed the study door before telling Master Li about everything she had endured at the Marquis's Residence over the years, as well as the conversations she had overheard that morning...
The more Master Li heard, the darker his expression became. He cursed:
"We thought that if we didn't come looking for you, you