Hearing this, the Duke of Li couldn't help but show a hint of indescribable weariness on his face. He looked at his eldest son and asked, "What is it?" Hearing this, Li Chengyu tidied his clothes slightly, then knelt down and said to the Duke of Li, "I hope Father will allow me to move out of the Duke's Mansion."
The Duke of Li was startled and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but unexpectedly, Li Chengyu stared at him firmly. His eyes were full of determination, and there was even a hint of indescribable silence, which finally turned into bitterness. He continued to look into his father's eyes.
The refusal on the tip of his tongue suddenly seemed hard to say. He subconsciously fell silent. But seeing the look in his son's eyes, he still couldn't help but purse his lips slightly and said to him, "Do you really have to go?"
Hearing this, Li Chengyu's face became even more bitter, and finally it all turned into determination. He stared at the Duke of Li and said, "Father, you know Mother's character. If she has other thoughts about the child in the future, what should I do?"
"Moreover..."
As Li Chengyu spoke, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. There was a hint of indescribable panic on his face. "Look, things have already gotten like this. If I don't move out and show my determination, how could Yunyun be willing to come back? How could Yunyun's father and brother let her come back?"
As he spoke, thinking of the previous things, he only felt endless regret in his heart. He only hated that he hadn't woken up earlier, and instead let Yunyun suffer with him.
Looking at his own son, the Duke of Li suddenly felt speechless. Finally, after hesitating for a moment, he continued, "Let me think about it."
However, Li Chengyu knew that his moment of weakness came from his father. So, hearing this, he didn't get up. Instead, he continued, "Please allow me to move out of the mansion, Father."
"You!"
The Duke of Li was extremely angry, but when he saw the dejection on Li Chengyu's face, he suddenly came to his senses. He thought about how much grievance his son had suffered before, so he could only let out a long sigh and said, "Fine, fine! I'll only allow you to be so willful this one time. If in the future..."
"Thank you, Father." Li Chengyu looked straight at him and said, "There won't be a future. I won't turn back. I just hope Father can give my younger brother a little lesson. I don't want to really feud with him in the future. After all, we are brothers."
Hearing this, the Duke of Li felt even more emotional. He thought that Li Chengyu was still thinking about his younger brother at this point, so he only felt his heart sink. He was disappointed with his youngest son's scheming.
"Get up." He looked at Li Chengyu and said, "I'll ask him to pack his things and go to the border tomorrow. If he can't achieve anything, he doesn't need to come back."
Li Chengyu nodded slightly and got up to leave.
On the way back, a servant who had grown up with Li Chengyu was a little unsure and asked, "My lord, is the master sending the third young master to the border actually to prevent you from taking revenge on him?"
Hearing this, Li Chengyu smiled slightly and said, "Both hands are equally dear to a father."
"What!"
At first, the servant thought his master didn't understand, so he summoned up his courage to say this. But unexpectedly, his master had known it all along, just didn't say anything.
"Don't worry." He laughed softly. There was a hint of haze in his eyes that had never been seen before. "There's still Chen Jin at the border. Even if I don't take action, there will be someone to teach him a lesson."
"The master is also partial!"
Hearing this, Li Chengyu just glanced at him lightly and said, "Watch your words."
"Yes!"
The servant immediately fell silent.
On the way back, the last trace of twilight on the horizon disappeared, and the night gradually fell.
Couldn't he see it clearly by now? It couldn't be just his mother who was partial. But only if he showed himself to be calm and qualified enough now could he gain his father's pity.
Thinking like this, Li Chengyu only felt infinitely tired. He felt as if he was going to collapse the next moment. So he canceled the evening meal, changed his clothes, and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt. But all his drowsiness disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
I wonder how Yunyun is?
Li Chengyu stared straight at the crossbeam on the top. There was only fear in his heart. When he thought that everyone here was scheming against him, but the only one who was truly sincere to him, Chen Yun, was not by his side, his heart tightened slightly.
...
Shen Mingzhu got busy because of Li Chengyu's matter. So after she and Xie Lang spread the news together and "visited" several court officials by the way, she was ready to enter the palace.
This time entering the palace was different from the previous times. Both Shen Mingzhu and Xie Lang were full of fighting spirit.
She put on the court clothes for an audience, and Xie Lang also put on the clothes of a son-in-law. Then the two got into the carriage.
"Don't worry."
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu looked a little nervous, Xie Lang subconsciously comforted her, "It will definitely be okay."
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and said, "You haven't even heard what it is. How do you know it will be okay?"
Xie Lang was speechless. Finally, he pinched Shen Mingzhu's face hard and said, "You've brought my old friend with you. What else could go wrong?"
Shen Mingzhu: "······ Cough cough cough."
She couldn't help but reach out and touch the side of her waist. When she felt the cold scabbard, a faint smile appeared in her eyes unconsciously. Finally, she said, "Indeed. It can be considered your old friend."
Saying this, she handed the precious sword to Xie Lang and said, "You haven't seen each other for a long time. You can catch up."
Xie Lang took the imperial sword that Shen Mingzhu had brought to see him on their wedding night. For a moment, he was silent. He wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered that he had hidden in a brothel. So finally he just let out a long sigh and cursed in his heart.
Shen Mingzhu was sitting close. Hearing Xie Lang's thoughts, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter. Finally, she said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Just put it aside."
Hearing this, Xie Lang raised his eyebrows and said, "No no no. This is my old friend. I've always been the most emotional person. How could I be willing to put it aside?"
Shen Mingzhu laughed so hard that she leaned back. She knew that Xie Lang was deliberately trying to make her happy, so she cooperated very well and covered her mouth with her hand while her eyes were bent.
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore." Saying this, Shen Mingzhu took the precious sword from Xie Lang's hand and said, "This matter may not be that simple this time. If it fails, I've already been thinking about how to get other benefits for Chen Yun."
Hearing this, Xie Lang raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Shen Mingzhu, "No need. Don't worry. Shen Mingyuan will probably not refuse. And..."
"And what?"
"And you only need to worry about those old-fashioned people in the court. Leave the other things to me."
[Both publicly and privately, Shen Mingyuan won't refuse Shen Mingzhu. After all, he has to win over Chen Jin, and he can't refuse Shen Mingzhu's proposal. There's no need to worry about this.]
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu raised her eyebrows slightly. There was a hint of doubt in her heart.
Judging from Xie Lang's tone, had he been very familiar with Shen Mingyuan recently?