Since Cen Xi left, Liu Jiuyi has been sitting on the steps outside his room in a daze for the past two days at the governor's mansion.

Jun Jianchou observed him for two days and felt that he wasn't indifferent to someone; he was just stubborn like a child and unwilling to admit his feelings of attachment to Cen Xi.

After finishing his business today, he saw him sitting on the steps in a daze again, so Jun Jianchou sat down as well and asked:

"Something on your mind?"

"No!"

Liu Jiuyi glanced at his master indifferently and replied.

"You've looked so listless since your mother left. Do you miss her?"

Jun Jianchou flicked the boy's forehead and asked.

“She is not my mother. She has another man. She has no relation to my father. We are not related by blood. So she is not my mother.”

The moment the topic was brought up, the little brat became furious and said...

"She is indeed not your mother, but she took care of you for a long time, right? Little brat, you probably think of her as your mother, don't you? Don't be stubborn about some things. Look at me, I didn't have the nerve to cling to her before, and what I lost can never be found again. What about you? As long as you let go of your prejudices and accept her, she will treat you well and treat you like her own son."

“If you still have feelings for her, you shouldn’t act like this. I think you should learn from your sister.”

Seeing his fierce expression, Jun Jianchou glanced at him with amusement and then gave him a lecture.

“Me… who said I had any feelings for him? Even if I did, so what? Look at her, she just dumped me like that, without even saying goodbye. And she said she treated me like her own son.”

Hearing Jun Jianchou's words, Liu Jiuyi was speechless for a moment, but he quickly forced himself to retort with his own resentment.

"That day, you frankly told her your thoughts, saying that you wanted to follow me as your master and cut ties with her completely. She really did cut ties with you, and then you felt uncomfortable. Kid, you're being a bit too dramatic."

After Liu Jiuyi finished speaking, Jun Jianchou rolled his eyes speechlessly and looked at him with disdain.

"I... I'm just a kid. What's wrong with me throwing a tantrum? She's an adult. Can't she just give in to me?"

Liu Jiuyi knew that his words had gone too far, but he was only a six-year-old child. Did those adults really need to hold it against him?

"Kid, do you know why he forced you on me in the first place? She was annoyed with you. Her family background was bad, which made her cold-hearted by nature. But I can see that he has always been good to you. But what about you?"

“From the moment you found out she wasn’t your mother, you hurt her with all sorts of harsh words. You said that if you were in her shoes, she wouldn’t give up on you. Since you can’t let go of her, you have to compromise. Take me, for example. Do you know how much I love her? But she didn’t choose me. I’m afraid that for the rest of my life, I can only accompany her as her brother.”

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Jun Jianchou could only reason with him again, even using himself as an example to enlighten the little brat.

"Now that she's gone, what are we going to do?"

Liu Jiuyi burst into tears, and asked with wet eyes.

“We can go find her. Your sister is still at Feifeng Mountain. Don’t you want to go see her?”

Jun Jianchou flicked his forehead again and said.

“Yes, I can still go look for her. Master, I miss my mother so much. Let’s go up the mountain together. Also, you can’t give up so easily. Even if you give up, you still have to make things difficult for that shameless man. I’ve heard the rumors before. My mother was deceived by him like that. They didn’t even have a proper betrothal ceremony before they started living together. He’s really underestimating my mother. We have to go up the mountain to stop him.”

After some persuasion, Liu Jiuyi understood and said a lot of guiding words, hoping that Jun Jianchou would take him up the mountain.

“We can’t let that bastard get away with this so easily. I just went out for a walk, and this dog went to any lengths to get away with it. Now that he’s got Cen Xi, how can we not trip him up? Kid, let’s work together after we get up the mountain. If you can make that man suffer, I’ll give you all my skills.”

Jun Jianchou squatted on the steps, thinking for a moment. He couldn't let that man be too arrogant. Although the deed was done, right? Cen Xi still didn't marry him after all. His contempt for her was intolerable. He had to let him know that Cen Xi was a treasure in their eyes. If he wronged her in the slightest, Jun Jianchou would cut this heartless man to pieces with his sword.

"When should we go? Shall we leave now?"

Liu Jiuyi stood up from the steps and asked impatiently.

"I have some things to take care of early tomorrow morning, so you can stay here for a while."

Jun Jianchou did indeed have other matters to attend to, so he left after saying those words.

On Feifeng Mountain, Qingyi, Chunlan, and Shen Jinchen's bodyguard Fengqin had been standing on the cliff for three days in the wind. Although it was past the first month of the lunar calendar, the biting cold wind still penetrated to the bone.

"What's wrong with your young master? It's been three days and he's still hanging around with our master."

Chunlan's brows were furrowed, clearly on the verge of exploding. Her new master was just too...

She's even more unconventional than her former masters. She's too capricious. How can she maintain her reputation after spending three days with a man like this?

"What do you mean by 'mingling'? Your master likes our master and he did it willingly."

Fengqin was in a great mood. Her master had finally gotten what he wanted. She thought he could spend as many days as he wanted with his mistress, as long as they produced a little master.

"Wasn't your master seriously injured? How come he was still able to... you know... with our master?"

Chunlan wrapped her short coat tighter around herself and looked Fengqin up and down. She had a feeling that Shen Xiang's injury wasn't as serious as she thought, and there was a hint of scheming in it.

Her master was clearly bewitched by the appearance of the Prime Minister and overlooked some things.

"I…"

Feng Qin was speechless for a moment. He really wanted to say that his young master's injury could be repaired with internal energy and would be healed in a day.

But what could he do if the man deliberately prevented himself from recovering so he could hold his wife?

When the time was right, he started acting provocatively again, luring people here and doing what he had always wanted to do.

"Could it be that your young master wasn't actually seriously injured?"

Chunlan circled around Fengqin, rolled her eyes in disdain, and then asked.

“Chunlan, you don’t need to be so aggressive. Since the master likes her now, just let her be. If Prime Minister Shen betrays the master, we can take her away.”

Qingyi felt uneasy looking at Chunlan's mocking gaze. She always felt that Chunlan was too aggressive. In fact, their mistress hadn't done anything too outrageous. She just liked a man.