Luo Shenyuan drank a sip of tea. He couldn't tell Cheng Lang that he had helped Daoyan win that prize.

"However, Lord Luo is about to take up the position of Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, so I'm afraid you should be careful. As far as I know, four censors submitted a memorial to the Emperor today impeaching you," Cheng Lang said. "You've been impeached before even taking office. This is the first time I've heard of it."

Luo Shenyuan smiled, a rare gesture: "Thank you, Master Cheng, for your concern." Then he turned his head and asked the maidservant beside him, "Where is your young lady?"

The maid didn't dare look at him; the newly crowned champion was too handsome. She bowed her head and replied, "The young lady should be watching the play in the back hills."

Luo Shenyuan knew that the little girl didn't like watching shows, so she must be restless. He thought she would come to find him, but she didn't come.

"She thinks opera singing is too noisy and must not like it." Luo Shenyuan shook his head. "Forget it, I'll go find her."

Cheng Lang raised his head after hearing this.

"Yining doesn't like watching plays?" he asked.

Luo Shenyuan glanced at him. What did Cheng Lang mean by repeating this sentence?

Cheng Lang smiled bitterly for a moment. Luo Yining, ah Luo Yining, how could she be so similar to her! They were so similar that sometimes he had a trance-like illusion.

But no one can replace her, no matter how similar she is.

But he wouldn't be so indifferent. If this child really had some connection with her, if anything unexpected happened, he would probably not be able to bear it. He was just giving Luo Shenyuan some advice for her sake. Cheng Lang put down the chess cup in his hand and said, "I just saw Yi Ning go to the side room... The prince of the Zhongqin family followed. You should go over and take a look too."

Although he saw it at the time, he also knew Shen Yu. This guy was a straw bag inside, but it was impossible for him to do anything out of the ordinary. At most, he would be entangled with Yining, so he didn't think about going over to see it at the time.

When Luo Shenyuan heard his words, his expression changed slightly.

Cheng Lang could almost conclude that he knew the relationship between the eldest son of the Zhongqin Earl's family and Yining.

But this matter is clearly a family secret, and no one would tell it to others. How did he know it?

Regardless, Luo Shenyuan's face darkened as he asked the maid beside him in a very low voice, "Where is the side room?"

Cheng Lang was frightened by his expression. He and Luo Shenyuan were old acquaintances. Luo Shenyuan was always calm and composed in everything he did. He had never seen him look so gloomy before. He couldn't help but stand up and say, "Don't worry. The eldest son of the Zhongqin family, Shen Yu, still knows his limits... His father is preparing to ask for him to be named the crown prince."

Luo Shenyuan just said, "Let's take a look first." Then he strode out of the pavilion.

Cheng Lang followed, with a maid leading the way. Luo Shenyuan now had a rather imposing aura, and the passing maids all avoided him. When they reached the side room, they saw only two little maids guarding it. Seeing the few people approaching, they looked a little panicked and hurriedly asked, "What can I do for you..."

Luo Shenyuan's premonition was getting worse, there was no movement inside. Thinking of the bad things he had investigated Shen Yu's doing, he saw that the two girls didn't want to deal with it anymore, and his tone was already stern: "Get out."

The two little girls were frightened by him and couldn't stop him. Luo Shenyuan walked straight in with a cold face.

There was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground in the room, and Luo Shenyuan kicked the door open. He saw the incense burner with the screen flipped over to the ground, and Shen Yu pressing on Yi Ning, trying to restrain her...

Shen Yu didn't expect someone to break in suddenly. Before he could even react, he was grabbed by the collar. He couldn't even resist the force, and was hit head-on by the oncoming fist. He struggled to resist, but was hit by another ruthless punch.

Cheng Lang thought to himself that something was wrong when he heard the commotion in the house. He turned around and said word by word to the maids and servants behind him: "Anyone who dares to leak even a single word about what happened today should be careful of his life!" The maids and servants were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground, and the two younger ones were already trembling with fear.

Yi Ning had a splitting headache, but she couldn't resist. She didn't know if she was crying, but she was shaking all over and couldn't use any strength. She only felt Shen Yu's hand pressing on her, exploring her neck. Suddenly, someone walked in quickly, left Shen Yu and beat him, until Shen Yu knelt on the ground and couldn't stand up. He came over, tidied her messy clothes, reached out and took a jacket next to her and wrapped it around her.

Yining saw that it was him.

It was her third brother. No matter what time, he was the one who saved her. It was when she was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, and it was when she had a high fever. Her attachment to him as a brother was so strong that she couldn't help but reach out and hug him, murmuring softly, "Third brother..."

Luo Shenyuan almost wanted to kill Shen Yu when he saw her disheveled appearance.

She had grown up so well… He was afraid of scaring her, so he had never expressed any feelings beyond brother and sister to her. He also knew that Yi Ning saw him as a brother. Even though she was no longer a child of the Luo family, their relationship as brother and sister remained unchanged. If anyone knew that he had developed feelings for the child he had raised… he would probably be finished!

But now he didn't want to care about anything. Luo Shenyuan picked her up lovingly, and when he heard her calling him, he whispered, "Third brother is here... Meimei, don't be afraid."

Yi Ning grabbed his collar and smelled the familiar warmth on him, which gradually made her feel at ease. However, she couldn't help but shed tears.

While she was unconscious, he lowered his head and kissed the side of her face. She wouldn't notice. "It's okay, I won't let him go, it's okay, Meimei..."

He picked her up and carried her horizontally and walked out the door.

When Cheng Lang saw him carrying Yining out, his face changed! He walked over to ask something, and heard Luo Shenyuan say lightly: "... I don't know what you are thinking, and I don't want to ask you now. Shen Yu is in there, you lock him up first."

After he finished speaking, he carried Yining and walked straight forward.

After Cheng Lang went in, he saw Shen Yu, who was beaten black and blue, and was very confused.

It must not be just because of what he said to Yining that Luo Shenyuan beat him like this... Cheng Lang took a breath. Shen Yu, he actually did such a thing!