"Yes."

Ji Chengjue stepped forward, respectfully.

"Old man, I only have one daughter, she's been treasured in my palms since childhood. You want to marry her, that's fine, but you must swear that she will never suffer any grievances in the future!"

"I swear, I will never let Sisi suffer the slightest grievance."

"Not enough, swear another oath, swear that..."

Old He hesitated for a moment,

then said:

"Forget it, no need to swear anymore, but you must listen to me, if you ever treat my daughter badly, even if I die and become a vengeful ghost, I will never forgive you!"

"Yes, I will remember this." The son-in-law respectfully responded.

Old He pointed to the betrothal gifts over there and continued to shout:

"You must remember today, remember that it was you who kneeled down and begged me to marry off my daughter to you, it was you who begged to take my daughter from my hands!"

Hearing this, Ji Chengjue knelt down,

and said:

"I will remember this." The son-in-law replied thoughtfully.

Old He took a deep breath,

as he continued to speak,

tears began to trickle down,

at this moment,

he truly felt the mindset of a father when sending his daughter off to be married.

The child's mother passed away early, and he had to be both father and mother while raising his precious daughter. Since she was young, her brother might have had less to eat or play with, but his daughter, whatever she wanted, she got, never compromising.

Other families saw daughters as someone else's investment, waiting to exchange them or receive a bride price for their sons' marriages, but not the He family. Their daughter was doted on by both father and brother!

"In this life, I only have one daughter, you must, you must, you must take good care of her, really take good care of her.

Childbirth is hard, for a woman, giving birth is like walking through the ghost gate.

I know inside my daughter carries your child. I don't hope for a house full of descendants, just that my daughter can live a healthy and happy life.

Her mother, it was the childbirth that left her ill."

As an elder, such words were actually quite inappropriate, for elders typically bless their lineage with many descendants. In this era, for women, propagation was both a mission and a duty.

But Old He truly could not bear to see his daughter suffer. Giving birth once takes away a tenth of one's vitality.

Don't let her have too many, really don't let her have too many.

Witnessing this scene,

the Eldest Prince standing nearby was also somewhat moved.

To be honest,

the Ji brothers didn't truly feel much of a father's love or care.

In fact, among the women the Eldest Prince brought back from the snowy plains this time, two were also pregnant, but their offspring would not be entered into the royal registry.

First, because the bloodline was not pure. After all, who knows if the children those women bore were of Ji Family's blood.

Second, because the mother's status was too humble; she might be a commoner from Yan State, a Qian person, or a Chu person, but a wild person, sorry, the Yan State's official stance is that wild people are not considered people.

The offspring born in the future are unlikely to bear the surname Ji and would be raised by dedicated personnel within the palace.

Therefore,

strictly speaking,

the child in the belly of Sixth Brother's wife is the one father cares about, and is the first new life of the Ji Family's new generation.

If it's a male infant, then he would be the Imperial Grandson!

No character for legitimate,

but whether it could be added later,

who knows!

"Rise, rise, there are still many neighbors outside, and some family and friends on their way. I booked a few tables at the restaurant last night, later you go with me to greet the relatives and neighbors."

"Yes, I understand." The son-in-law replied earnestly.

"Hmm, you go and attend to them, I'll... I'll go inside and change into some proper clothes."

"Alright."

Ji Chengjue stood up, took out many small candies from the side, and began distributing them to the neighbors outside the door.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"And congratulations to you as well."

...

Old He just entered the room and quickly closed the door.

Inside, He Chu immediately approached him with concern;

"Dad? Are you okay?"

"Thud!"

Old He collapsed onto the floor with his back against the door,

continuously massaging his chest,

fearfully saying:

"A prince... it was a prince... whew... I was scared to death... scared to death...

Daughter, Dad can only help you teach him a lesson this one time."