The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Situ Yaorao looked at Madam Situ with a look of despair. Madam Situ's expression wasn't much better either. She kept muttering, "How is it possible... How could something like this happen to my daughter?"

"Mom? What's wrong with you? What should I do?" Situ Yaorao looked at Madam Situ and asked with some concern. Madam Situ heard this and hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, nothing, Mom just had a little surprise. Yaorao, you don't have to worry about it. Even if this kind of thing gets out, it has no basis. As for the lover's words, just say you don't know anything at all."

"But many people have seen me." Situ Yaorao said helplessly.

"This is even simpler. I'll ask Young Master Nangong later and have him come forward and say that you were with him yesterday and that you two are planning to spend your lives together. In this way, the rumors spread by others will naturally fall apart." Madam Situ looked at Situ Yaorao and said with a smile.

Situ Yaorao fell silent upon hearing this. No matter how she thought about it, this approach was even more inappropriate. Regardless of whether her master was willing to help, even if he was, how would she ever separate from Nangong Ling in the future? Would she have to tell everyone that Nangong Ling despised her and didn't want her anymore? Situ Yaorao felt completely unwell.

However, Situ Yaorao's thoughts at this moment were clearly not on the same page as Madam Situ's. Madam Situ was intent on turning Situ Yaorao and Nangong Ling's fake relationship into reality. After all, while Nangong Ling's identity was a source of some concern for her, it was still better than the Crown Prince's. Furthermore, she had witnessed Nangong Ling's care for Situ Yaorao over the past few days. Finding a man like him for Situ Yaorao was not a bad idea, in her opinion.

"Yao Rao, there's nothing we can do about this. If you don't agree, I'm afraid your father will punish you again. Don't think that you didn't suffer any consequences last time, but this time, I'm sure your father won't let you off easily."

"I know, that's why I'm worried, mother." Situ Yaorao said helplessly.

"Then leave everything to me. When the news gets out tomorrow, just say you haven't met the Crown Prince, and everything will be fine. What others say is their business." Madam Situ said decisively. How could Situ Yaorao dare not agree at this moment?

So I had no choice but to nod.

After discussing it with Madam Situ, Situ Yaorao returned to her room. After all, she had a tough battle to fight tomorrow. And just as Situ Yaorao had anticipated, the news spread quickly. Early the next morning, Situ Yaorao was woken up and taken to the hall.

In the hall, Situ Honglei looked at Situ Yaorao with a gloating look, but there was also a hint of jealousy in her eyes. Situ Yaorao pretended not to see it.

General Situ's face was gloomy. He looked at Situ Yaorao and said, "Rebellious girl! Where did you go yesterday?"

"Me? I was with Master Nangong yesterday. Father, what happened?" Situ Yaorao asked with a puzzled look on her face, as if she really knew nothing.

"Master Nangong?" General Situ asked in confusion.

"Oh, it's the young master of the Nangong family, named Nangong Ling. Yaorao is about to take the female exam, so I asked Ruobai to find Young Master Nangong to teach her. Young Master Nangong admires our Yaorao's hard-working attitude, so he has always had a good relationship with her." Mrs. Situ explained lightly.

General Situ nodded at this, but then his expression darkened again. "With Young Master Nangong? Then, what's going on?" He spoke, throwing the scattered small books in front of Situ Yaorao. Situ Yaorao picked up the books and discovered that each one described how Situ Yaorao and the Crown Prince had found the Lover's Flower. Some even claimed it was the most incredible event in history. Regardless of which explanation was given, it was infuriating.

However, Situ Yaorao could only pretend to know nothing and said foolishly, "This, this is impossible. Master Nangong and I left the mansion yesterday. How could this happen?"

What Situ Yaorao said sounded like the truth, which made General Situ a little suspicious.

At this time, Situ Honglei spoke up: "Father, since my sister has said so, why don't we ask Master Nangong to prove it? After all, we can't wrongly accuse my sister."

Situ Honglei pretended to be a good person, but she didn't know that Situ Yaorao was waiting for her to say this.

"Butler, go to the Nangong Mansion. Prepare a generous gift and invite Young Master Nangong to come." General Situ ordered calmly. The butler left immediately after hearing this.

Even General Situ had to prepare gifts when he went to the Nangong family? What kind of family was this Situ family? Situ Yaorao was extremely curious. Because of yesterday's communication, Nangong Ling was waiting at home today. Soon, he came with the housekeeper. After arriving, General Situ nodded to Nangong Ling: "Mr. Nangong, I'm sorry to call you here at this time. There are really some things at home that I need you to prove."

"General, you're welcome. Your daughter and I are master and disciple. If you have anything to say, just tell us directly," Nangong Ling said calmly. Upon hearing this, General Situ said, "To be honest, the capital is buzzing with rumors about Yaorao and the Crown Prince. I summoned Yaorao for questioning, but she claimed she spent the entire day with Young Master Nangong yesterday. So, I wanted to get to the bottom of this."

"Indeed, she was with me yesterday. Moreover, we two have agreed to be together. I had planned to talk about this matter with the general after the female exam, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen today." Nangong Ling dropped the bombshell with a nonchalant look.

Everyone in the Situ family was stunned after hearing this. Of course, these people did not include Situ Yaorao and Madam Situ.

However, the happiest person among these people was General Situ.

"Haha, so that's how it is. It was I who wronged Yaorao. Yaorao, please get up. Really, if it's just something like this, you should have made it clear earlier." General Situ laughed.

"Father wouldn't believe me even if I told him." Situ Yaorao smiled faintly. Then she stood beside Nangong Ling. General Situ looked at the two of them and was very satisfied: "How about this, if you two have something to do, the Japanese general will send someone to the Nangong family."

"Sorry to trouble you, General." Nangong Ling said.

"No, no, I can't thank you enough for falling in love with my daughter." General Situ said loudly. Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched when she heard this.

"General, you're joking. I'm lucky that Yaorao agreed to be with me. As for the rumors out there, I'll have the Nangong family explain them clearly. Please rest assured, General." Nangong Ling looked like an iceberg, but when it came to saying nice things, he was just as kind as anyone else. Situ Yaorao felt like her worldview had been completely reshaped by Nangong Ling.

Nangong Ling successfully calmed General Situ down. General Situ was very satisfied and let them all leave. After leaving the lobby, Situ Yaorao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great! I thought I was going to die in there."

"If you continue to make trouble, you might really die in there." Nangong Ling said lightly. Situ Yaorao heard this and glanced at Nangong Ling: "I'm a little curious, why did you agree to my mother's request?"

"I just don't want my only disciple to be unable to take the exam because of something like this." Nangong Ling said.

"No matter what Master thinks, I want to thank you." Situ Yaorao said with sincere gratitude.

"Rather than thanking me, you should worry about how you'll handle the Crown Prince's wrath. If you can get out of this matter, then the Crown Prince will surely be in a state of panic. The Crown Prince, like you, can't get his way." Nangong Ling said calmly. Situ Yaorao was also shocked when she heard this.

Yes, compared to her, perhaps the Crown Prince was the most difficult one to deal with. But even so, he still wanted to walk out with her from the front. Just so that everyone could see?

Actually, he just wants to die, right? Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched.

"I didn't expect that the prince actually likes you." Nangong Ling looked at Situ Yaorao and raised an eyebrow. Situ Yaorao coughed and said, "Maybe it's not love, just a good impression. His Highness is not a casual and impulsive person."