Chapter 220: Convincing Father-in-Law
220 Convincing Father-in-Law
"Lanying! Do you even know what you are saying?" Fan Dan felt that he was being played around. He had just told Ming Hui that he won't acknowledge his relationship with his daughter and in the next moment, Fan Lanying told him that she wanted to marry Ming Hui.
Fan Lanying nodded. "Is there anything wrong?"
Is there anything wrong? Obviously there is! First of all, how could a girl say that she wanted to marry someone so straightforwardly? Where did your usual shyness as a girl gone to…? Secondly, there was no way he wanted to accept a son-in-law who was more feminine than his daughter. Thirdly, he didn't want his daughter to be heartbroken if the emperor were to know the real gender of Ming Hui and chose to pursue him.
Ming Hui felt that it was his mistake for choosing someone who's talking was really straightforward. Usually, she would be embarrassed in front of him, but now she just blatantly blurted out something he wanted to say the most. Really, the role of man and woman here had been switched completely.
Nevertheless, he liked this part of her.
"Lanying, it should be me that say the word."
Fan Lanying pursed her lips. "But if it's you who said it, father won't agree no matter what."
That's completely correct was what the two men think. Fan Dan rubbed his head with helplessness. "Ask for your mother permission first. I will be going out to get some fresh air."
Fan Lanying immediately called for Madam Fan. Different with the stubborn Fan Dan, she already liked Ming Hui. She often heard about what Fan Lanying do in the palace as the guard and it once occurred to her that if Ming Hui was a man, it would be really good. Now that the wish had come true, she couldn't be happier.
Seeing his wife immediately supported them, Fan Dan felt helpless. He walked in the garden and looked towards the pond there.
"General Fan Dan," Ming Hui followed him outside. "Can't you at least give me a chance?"
Fan Dan looked towards Ming Hui. His mind wavered a bit, but he didn't want to acknowledge such a son-in-law. He retracted his gaze back to the pond before him and shook his head.
"No matter how good you are, I don't want to put Lanying into danger."
As a father, he cared about his daughter a lot. He didn't wish to see the girl injured or get hurt. He was the one who against her being a soldier in the first place, but in the end had to accept it. Now, she wanted to marry someone like Ming Hui, he can't bring himself to agree.
Ming Hui can faintly notice the real reason Fan Dan doesn't want him. Him being used to act as a girl was one thing, and the other thing was the fact that he had deceived the emperor. With that kind of deed, there was no way the other party didn't worry about the retaliation from the emperor.
Ming Hui inhaled deeply. "I will overthrow him from the throne. At that time, there will be no one that can block my way anymore."
Fan Dan was shocked at the word Ming Hui said. If the one who heard it was the loyal person to the emperor, Ming Hui would surely be beheaded and chased all the way. Yet, the man simply chose to state it before him. He was really bold.
"Young man, do you even understand the word you're saying?" Fan Dan eyes narrowed. Doesn't he afraid being chased and killed even before he could do it?
"I do," Ming Hui answered. "Ever since I lost my mother and nearly lost my life as well, I vowed to myself to never let the emperor go. There will come the time when Ming Kingdom falls completely and the emperor dethroned."
Ming Hui word was the same as saying his betrayal towards Ming Kingdom. Usually, people would treasure the land where they were born the most and do anything to protect it. Now, in front of him was a prince who was readied to see the land where he born got destroyed and even trying to take down his father.
"He is your father."
"I'm not going to kill him," Ming Hui continued before Fan Dan can say anything else. "I'm only taking the throne away from him and let the people no longer ruled by him."
"You're saying that, but do you know how much trouble you would make the people in Ming Kingdom face if there is a war?"
Ming Hui nodded. Soujin had told him that by going against the emperor, the people might suffer from the war. He knew that he didn't want to involve them, but he can't. Because of that, Yan had been buying the city he could in order to not let other kingdom attack them. That was all because they don't want ordinary people dying for their plan.
But it was impossible for no damage at all. There will be some price they needed to pay in order to win against the emperor and realized their real dream.
"If you know, why are you still doing it?" Fan Dan looked towards the young man intently.
Ming Hui exhaled. "Without doing anything, there won't be any change. I don't want to sit idly by the side and do nothing just because I was born as the imperial family. Everything started from revenge, but we cannot live just for revenge."
When Ming Hui said we, Fan Dan knew that it was not a sole plan by the young man. There were other parties involved in this plan to overthrow the emperor. Looking at the determination on Ming Hui eyes, somehow he remembered his youth.
He too was once a hot-blooded young man. At that time, he came to know about the deed of the crown prince, which is the other party status at that time, and felt highly enraged, but there was nothing he could do. He did try, but going against the mass was impossible and he was forced to accept it as there was too many things at the stake. As he grew old, he no longer dared to do it.
However, the young man before him was different. He was still a young man who has thought ahead meticulously and did a lot of things as the preparation. And he too was not doing this alone. He had other with the same goal as him.
Fan Dan turned his body and waved his hand. "Only if you succeed did you have the qualification to meet me again."
Ming Hui beamed. He bowed respectfully before leaving. His heart was more set than before to pursue his goal.
Fan Dan sighed. It seemed he had grown old. Growing old means that he will be wiser because of experience, but at the same time it decreased his passion and courage. He mused to himself. Probably, the reason people always saying that the history was in the hand of young men were because they were really daring and willing to try something new.
If only he had the same capabilities and resources as that prince, he too might not abandon his thought about taking the throne away from the emperor. Those kinds of emperor who ruled with iron hand and wanted everything to stay under him were bound to have many enemies. If he wanted to secure his position, he needed the power to back up the action he did. Something he started to no longer have.
Looking at the sky, he smiled slightly.
"I pray for your success young man."