He felt it was inappropriate, urged her to let go of the idea, but somehow he just couldn't dissuade her and, out of a tender heart...alas.
She was his only daughter, whom he held so carefully for fear of her being hurt, and cherished so dearly for fear she would melt away, that in the end, he had gone through great lengths to grant her wish to enter the Eastern Palace.
Only afterwards did he realize that Lingyi might have harbored some feelings for the Crown Prince, but more than that, she couldn't bear to see the daughter of the Xue Family doing well, unwilling to be inferior to Xue Wanjun for the rest of her life. She wanted to gain some leverage.
Over the years, he had countless times regretted not noticing her intentions earlier, having pushed her into a lair of dragons and a den of tigers.
Starting from ruining the marriage prospects of the Xue Family's daughter, it seemed that Lingyi and that wretched woman were headed towards an inescapable death struggle...
