Chapter 823: Chapter 823: 823: Because She is My Daughter_1

Li Hongyuan gently patted Lingzi’s back, huffing, “Do you know why I’m willing to spoil Lingzi?”

“Why?”

“Because she loves me, her heart and eyes are filled with her father.” Li Hongyuan explained, “She is my daughter alone.”

“What about me?”

“You have too many people to love.” Li Hongyuan answered lightly, “Your heart does not belong to me alone; you won’t love only me.”

“I mean, Lingzi isn’t just your daughter, she’s mine too! I gave birth to her. You speak as if she’s only yours, why don’t you give birth for once?”

Li Hongyuan raised an eyebrow, “I am her father, she is my daughter, this is a fact that will never change.”

Jiang Ning curled her lip in displeasure.

Could it be that Li Hongyuan is doting on their daughter so obsessively because he can’t get satisfaction from her love?

This is madness.

Jiang Ning simply could not understand Li Hongyuan’s ideas and actions.

“Lingzi is my daughter too, I absolutely won’t allow you to spoil her rotten.” Jiang Ning said in displeasure, “Why would you spoil a good girl to the point of unruliness? This isn’t love, it’s harmful to her!”

“Is being spoiled and willful harmful? That might be the case for others’ daughters, but not mine.”

“On what grounds?”

“Because she is my daughter.”

“I get your point. But have you ever thought about how long you can protect her? What happens when you’re no longer around?”

“If I’m not around, there’s still Wenzan.”

“Ha!” Jiang Ning laughed coldly.

“What are you laughing at?”

“I never expected this from you, Li Hongyuan. You’re so naive aren’t you?” Jiang Ning mocked him, “You’re not afraid your biased behavior will hurt Wenzan? If you were him, would you like a sibling who takes all your father’s affection? You and your brothers are at each other’s throats, yet you still place hope that the two of them would love each other.”

Li Hongyuan frowned, “Lingzi and Wenzan are siblings from the same mother. How can they be compared to others? Your father and mother spoiled you, yet your Third Brother still held you in high regard.”

“That’s because my parents treated my Third Brother and me equally.”

“And your two sisters?”@@novelbin@@

“Why do you have to compare my situation? I disappeared when I was young and wasn’t at home for many years, whose affection could I have stolen?” Jiang Ning retorted, her voice cold and hints of anger seeping through, “One day, if Sixth Sister found out that my father and uncle chose to help you, not her husband, just because they liked me more, how do you think Sixth Sister would feel?”

Li Hongyuan responded indifferently, “Everyone’s life is different.”

“You…” Jiang Ning paused, softening her voice, “In the future, don’t treat Lingzi and Wenzan so differently. Wenzan is still very young; he also needs his father’s love and attention.”

“I understand.”

Li Hongyuan responded softly.

The two walked in silence for a moment before Li Hongyuan asked, “Why was Concubine Ya in Elegance Palace too?”

“She asked me to bring her there.”

“You forgave her?”

“Don’t think too much about it, it’s just a mutual benefit.” Jiang Ning responded casually, “I can never truly trust her again. Although she saved Lingzi this time, it was just to win the Emperor’s favor.”

“Mutual benefit? What can she help you with?”

Jiang Ning laughed, “It seems the Crown Prince doesn’t think much of pillow talk. Actually, I don’t expect her to help me with anything. I just feel that in the harem, it’s always better to have more friends than enemies.”