Chapter 317 Dip in sugar

Tears welled up in the wife of Marquis Linjiang.

The Marquis of Linjiang was also on the verge of collapse.

The burning of the Jizhou granary was definitely not just an accident. He knew how difficult and dangerous it would be to investigate the case, but the emperor did not let him go and instead entrusted his son with the important task. There was nothing he could do except send more people to protect him secretly.

But my son had only been away from Beijing for three days and hadn’t even reached Jizhou, yet he died?

How could Marquis Linjiang bear the burden of having only this one son?

He staggered towards Chu Yang and reached out to touch his son's face.

etc.

Very warm.

And sweat...

Linjiang Hou couldn't stand his violent temper any longer, so he turned around and looked for a feather duster. Fortunately, there was one in the room.

Marquis Linjiang picked it up and hit Chu Yang with it, which stunned Mrs. Linjiang, who was sitting on the bed wiping her tears and thinking that her son had died and had become sensible after turning into a soul, and even knew to come back to see her parents.

Chu Yang came back with a heart full of anger, but as soon as he entered the house, his parents looked at him with an unprecedented kind look, which made Chu Yang's questions stuck in his mouth.

It is true that distance creates beauty. When he was staying in the mansion, she disliked him every day and felt itchy if she didn't beat him for three days. Now she misses him after only three days away from Beijing. It's really not easy.

Just when I felt this, the feather duster was in my own father's hand, and he snatched it away without saying a word.

Chu Yang cried out in pain, "Dad, you lied to me and hit me, is there any justice in this world?!"

Lady Linjianghou was stunned. "Not dead? Still alive?"

Chu Yang's eyes twitched violently, "Mom, I am your biological son. How could you curse your own son like this?"

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang was so angry that she pointed at Chu Yang and said, "Beat him to death!"

Marquis Linjiang was already angry, and his wife didn't stop him and let him do it. There was no doubt how cruel he was.

But it's better to beat your son as soon as possible. Now, as long as Chu Yang doesn't want to, his own father can't get close to him at all. Instead, the noise in the house was too loud, which alarmed the servants and secret guards in the yard, and they thought an assassin had broken in.

Marquis Linjiang was exhausted. Except for the first hit, he didn't hit his son again. In the end, he even had the feather duster taken away.

There was no way. Chu Yang was rushing to Jizhou soon and he had no time to delay.

Linjiang Hou was so angry that he couldn't breathe. "The emperor asked you to go to Jizhou to investigate the case. The case hasn't been solved yet. Who asked you to come back?!"

Chu Yang said, "I won't delay the disaster relief work, but why did Dad lie to me and say that General Shen moved because I had a fight with Young Master Shen and knocked out Shen Ling's teeth?"

Marquis Linjiang frowned. He didn't expect that his son came back to bring up old grudges. He had almost forgotten about it.

Marquis Linjiang said, "Besides fighting with Young Master Shen, which of the neighborhood sons hasn't been beaten by you? If you don't speak seriously, and don't cause trouble in the future, your mother and I will go and apologize to people every day."

Chu Yang was so angry.

Linjiang Hou was even more angry, "I was asking you a question, why did you return to the capital?"

Not only did he return to Beijing, but he also returned in the dark of night. He scared them to death.

Chu Yang said angrily, "Is there any father who would cheat his son like you?!"

"Mom, please help me go to General Shen's mansion to propose marriage tomorrow. I want to marry Shen Ling."

Marquis Linjiang, “…???”

Lady Linjianghou, "......???"

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang said, "You knocked out the girl's teeth and beat her brother to the ground. You want my mother to propose marriage for you?"

Linjiang Hou asked, "Is this the reason you returned to the capital?"

"Um."

I answered my parents’ questions together.

Marquis Linjiang was about to have someone whip him, "Can't you wait until the matter in Jizhou is settled before coming back?!"

Chu Yang said, "When I come back after my work, Chen Ling will be married to someone else. What's the point of having a son?"

He was afraid that the secret guards would not be able to make it in time, so he had to come back in person to feel at ease.

He went to find Xie Jingyu because he was afraid that if Wan Ben kissed him, he would not be in Kyoto and Xie Jingyu would ruin the marriage.

Xie Jingyu has experience in this matter.

Xie Jingyu, “…”

That's really not polite at all.

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang said, "Mother, you don't have the face to propose marriage. If you go, General Shen and his wife will not agree."

She was too embarrassed to even go to the house to apologize, let alone propose marriage.

It would be strange if this wasn't considered a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.

Lady Linjianghou was overwhelmed and asked, "There are so many ladies in Kyoto, why do you want to marry General Shen's daughter? When was the last time you spoke to her?"

A quarter of an hour ago.

But Chu Yang didn't dare to say this, otherwise it would expose the fact that he broke into someone else's bedroom late at night.

He still has some shame.

I couldn’t say it last time, but it was possible the time before that.

"If I remember correctly, it was about two years ago..."

Marquis Linjiang, “…”

Lady Linjianghou, "..."

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang said, "We haven't spoken for more than two years. Why would you want to marry her?"

Chu Yang said, “This is not Dad’s fault. He lied to me and said that General Shen moved because of me!”

Linjiang Hou said, "There are so many ladies in Kyoto. Can you pick one you've spoken to in the last month? A forced melon won't be sweet."

What's going on?

He and Shen Ling are in love with each other, okay!

Chu Yang said, "My son is not a fool. A forced melon is not sweet. Don't I know how to eat it with sugar?"

Marquis Linjiang, “…”

Lady Linjianghou, "..."

Chu Yang said, "I have to rush to Jizhou. I don't have time to talk any more. You must go and propose to me tomorrow."

After saying this, Chu Yang jumped out of the window and left.

If the wind had not been so strong at night, Marquis Linjiang and his wife would have been in a daze, wondering whether their son had really come back or whether they were dreaming.

Then Marquis Linjiang and his wife became worried. Their son went to Jizhou and came back to ask them to propose marriage for him. He must have really liked General Shen's daughter, and they couldn't bear to see their son not being able to marry the girl he liked and regretting it for the rest of his life.

But how can they have the nerve to come and propose marriage?

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang said, "How about you propose to General Shen after the morning court tomorrow?"

Linjiang Hou said, "There are so many ministers in the court. If I am rejected, where will I put my face?"

The wife of the Marquis of Linjiang said, "I'm also embarrassed to go to the Shen family..."

The two discussed for a long time, and finally decided to let Linjiang Hou try to talk to General Shen after leaving the court to see what General Shen's attitude was. If there was some hope, she would go to Madam Shen to propose marriage. If there was no hope, then they would discuss it again.

Although it was settled, Lady Linjiang Hou couldn't sleep because she tossed and turned. She really couldn't understand why her son fell in love with General Shen's daughter. They hadn't spoken for two years, so how could he fall in love with her?

"Was that really our son just now?"

The wife of Marquis Linjiang was very suspicious.

Marquis Linjiang said with a headache, "Apart from that bastard you gave birth to me, who would abandon their duties and travel through the night to return to the capital to get engaged, and then rush back in such a hurry?"

...That's true.

There should be no one else except their son.

How could I have given birth to such a bastard? I am even more ashamed to go to General Shen's mansion to propose marriage.