I am The Villain’s Dad

With the Empress’s decree, the father and daughter had a good time outside. Linglong asked Su Yuyang to live with her in the Princess’ Palace, but Su Yuyang refused. The small house that he found was pretty good, and in his perspective, he has effectively divorced the Empress. After a divorce, he could no longer live in the house provided by his ex-wife. Even if the house was provided by ex-wife for his daughter, he doesn’t want to take advantage of it.

Besides, now that his fish-killing method is superb, he can keep scaring those killers, who are still waiting for an opportunity to strike. He was truly having a fun time. If he starts living in the princess Palace, which is heavily guarded, those killers will not have a chance to follow him, and then it will be boring. In truth, he had no other entertainment in these ancient times.

He watched the scenery for more than half a year, but it was a bit crooked. If it weren’t for the daughter to go out of the palace, he could meet with her daughter. He would have to consider going out to see it. Apart from that, he has always liked the world of martial arts. If he had the opportunity to experience it, it would be pretty good.

Before, he could not understand why the knights, monks, and Taoists of times past all liked to wander the world and travel around. In ancient times, there were no cars or high-speed rail planes either, so their transportation was so inconvenient that it would be good for them to be able to ride a horse, with most of them just walking throughout. From one city to another, it may take as little as half a month, or as long as three to five months. During nights, they would often sleep out in the wind, and it was not impossible for a person to be attacked and eaten alive by a wild animal. Yet, they would still go travelling.

Now he understood it. Who knew, living idly was so boring. Those who completely see through worldly things and don’t care about it, if you let him hang around in a certain place all day forever, he will really be idle and panic. It was even more the case for him, a person of modern times. After his initial enthusiasm passed, he really felt that it was not convenient anywhere. He even began to understand why the heroines of ancient times in TV series were able to toss out so many inventions.

He wanted to do the same as well and make modern things so that he can live here comfortably. Of course, after thinking about it thoroughly, he realized he didn’t know anything about the inventions of modern technology. However, in the end, he still couldn’t hold back, and thus he decided to take his daughter out to travel. This is a completely new world. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile to go out and have a look? His daughter also, so grown up but still has never been out of the palace a few times, let alone out of the capital city. He felt pitiful thinking about it. She was the princess of a country, but doesn’t even know what her country is like. What is the worth of her title as princess?

“Are you going to take Linglong out?”

Upon coming to that decision, Su Yuyang came to the Princess’ Palace to mention this idea to his daughter when he found that Empress Mingyue had come to the Princess’ Palace.

“Her Majesty can just go out of the palace and come here?”

Su Yuyang was curious. He knows how busy the Empress is. She can’t just go out of the palace with so many national affairs waiting to be dealt with. How could she come out of the palace to visit the princess so often? Yet, this Empress would come to the Princess’ Palace almost every ten days, and she would say it was to visit the princess. However, didn’t all the Empresses before would summon the princess into the main palace to meet them instead?

The daughter has not rebelled since she moved into the Princess’ Palace. She is still very close to her mother and apologized to her.

“Why can’t I come to visit my own daughter in the Princess’ Palace?” Mingyue retorted righteously, hiding the fact that she didn’t bring anyone with her, and that she had sneaked out.

In truth, she actually heard that this little abandoned husband of hers was up to something again. He just goes to the market to kill fish and sell vegetables, and just turns around the killers who are staring at him. He didn’t want to live with the princess in the Princess’ Palace, and he ran to buy a small broken house instead, not to mention living alone. But this has only subsided for a few days, and he actually wanted to abduct the Princess, to travel?

What kind of reasoning is this? How can a man take his daughter out to travel alone? Is he not aware of how dangerous travelling is?

“Then Your Majesty, I shall take my leave.”

Su Yuyang remembered that there was a rally in the East Market today, and heard that some puppies and kittens and chickens and ducks would be on sale. He had always wanted to keep a dog to watch the house. Later, he would figure out what breeds of animals are in this dynasty, and at what price. In this way, when he goes out, he can also have a comparison. Maybe he can get a puppy with his heart on the road, so he can take it with him on the road and let it have a long and fun life.

“Stop!” Mingyue could hardly contain her anger.

What was wrong with this person? She is the Empress of a country! How could he merely act as he pleases in her presence as usual, saying a few words and then leaving? Or just leave without being told to do so? Who does he think he is?

“What else does Your Majesty command?” Su Yuyang turned around with a smile on his face and looked at her, and said, “If you have any orders, please say it. I will listen to you.”

“……”

Mingyue was speechless, she really had nothing to order him around for. Yet, it was just a little upsetting. She really doesn’t understand, is she not good enough for him? Apart from the incident with Princess Furong, she has tried to keep him happy. Even after so many years, she hadn’t touched any other man except him. Indeed, the reason for this was because she was the future heir to the throne in the past, and must not have any stain, so she had to be with him alone.

As for the incident with Furong, that is also his own daughter. As a father, he can’t help but dispute with his own daughter? Besides, he didn’t really suffer any substantial damage. As soon as he was expelled from the palace, she sent someone to look after him anyways. Furthermore, his daughter Linglong defended him in every possible way, and moved out of the palace for him.

Later, she even personally went out of the palace three or four times to see the father and daughter pair, and Furong and the lord were also cold in the palace. How can he still be so cold every time he sees him? How come he still speaks so coldly every time he sees her, doesn’t put her in his eyes at all, and doesn’t even bother to talk to him.

What more does he want?

“You… forget it, it’s okay.”

Mingyue wanted to say something, but then stopped herself. In the end, she didn’t say anything.

After she said as much, Su Yuyang didn’t bother to pay attention to what she was struggling with, turned around, and left straight away. To him, the Empress was just the biological mother of his daughter. Everything apart from that was now meaningless. Even though these years, she has only one man to herself, now that he has left, there are so many other men in her palace. Can’t she just find anyone, especially the Lord? What’s the point of coming here all day to pester him? He has eyes to see too, and he knew that although this Empress did come to see her daughter, she also came for him. Yet, what he was tired of was how these men and women like to play the drama of not cherishing what they get, but regretting what they lose.

At this point, Su Yuyang just wanted to take his daughter out to travel around the world as soon as possible and come back after eight to ten years. By then, there will be a pile of Empress’s dolls, so she won’t stare at him anymore.

“Mother, don’t you have any appetite?”

Su Yuyang was free and easy, but the Empress had no appetite from their interaction earlier, not even taking a few bites for lunch.

“Do you think your father is still angry with me?”

After thinking about it, Mingyue finally opened her mouth to ask her daughter’s opinion. Last time, after receiving Grandfather Chen’s advice, she reconnected with her daughter. This time when she wants to reconcile with Yuyang, can’t she also ask her daughter for help? She has lived for more than twenty years, but really does not know anything about men and women.

Throughout, others have always been the one wondering about her thoughts. When was there ever the need for her to think of other’s thoughts? Now, Yuyang, who looked like a piece of white paper before, looks like a pool of ink, impenetrable and with unforgiving depth.

“I think he should …… not have, right?” Linglong tilted his head and thought about what to say.

Father seems to be different from before, but he is happier than before, and there is nothing wrong with him. As for being angry or something, he shouldn’t be anymore, right? Father is smiling every day, going out happily, coming back happily, humming a little song that she doesn’t know, as if the former things really have nothing to do with him.

“Forget it ……” In the end, Mingyue gave up.

She also understood some things, what can she ask the child? No matter how unhappy Yuyang is with her, he will not be so honest about it in front of their child. Maybe, she was too concerned about these things. Perhaps, she should take a leaf out of Yuyang’s book and stop bothering herself too much about anything. This way, she should feel much simpler and happy.

“Mother, do you want anything”

Linglong really didn’t know what Mingyue was upset about, so she stretched out her hand and hugged Mingyue’s arm. Seeing that she was still innocent and cute, Mingyue’s mood improved. No matter what, she still has Linglong, right?

“Linglong wants to buy something for Mother?” It’s still the daughter who is thoughtful, men and stuff, are not good things.

“Father wants to take Linglong out on a trip. If Mother has anything she likes, please tell Linglong, so when Linglong comes back, Linglong will bring it for Mother.”

“……” She was wrong, her daughter didn’t want her……

Forget it, she should go back to the palace to take care of political affairs. The envoy from Wa Country will arrive in the next two days, and she has to go back and make some preparation. If the reception of the envoy of the Wa country this time goes smoothly, a trade transaction can be made. The envoy of the Wa Country wants to use their fishery industry to exchange cloth and porcelain with their own country. If the deal is made, the people will not have to worry about their livelihood for the next ten years.

Although the country has vast land and abundant resources, these resources depended on the weather. When the times are dry, or the rain is too much, or the insects carry plague, the people would be left starving. On the other hand, the Wa country is located near the sea, with a constant source of supplies. As long as they want, they can acquire resources, and they can also use it to trade with neighboring countries.

Speaking of it, Yuyang seems to have also come from the border between Wa Country and this one. She wonders if the envoy has brought news of the border. Perhaps, it could help Yuyang ease his feelings of missing his hometown a little, right? Maybe, he wanted to travel this time because he misses his hometown so much.

“Tomorrow, the envoy of the Wa country is coming, Linglong. I will have you greet the envoy with me. After that, you can prepare to go out with your father.” She finally came up with a decent reason.

“Is Linglong also going to meet the envoy?”

Linglong was taken aback. This kind of thing has always been done by the eldest sister, Princess Furong.

“You two are twins, so it doesn’t matter if either you or your sister meets the envoy.”

Knowing what her daughter was thinking, Mingyue explained. Everything is possible before she inherits the throne anyways, and Furong shouldn’t have stripped her sister of her power as a princess.