Chapter 83 That place is unlucky
Upon waking up, Yu Nian and Yu Jing went to the main hall together, waiting for Prime Minister Yu to return home. Yu Nian looked even more nervous than when she received her college entrance exam results.
Chun Tao, who was keeping watch at the gatehouse, dashed in, her pale yellow ribbons on her double-bun hairstyle fluttering.
"Miss, you're back! You're back!"
Yu Nian was already quite nervous, and Chun Tao's hurried tone made her heart rate rise even more.
"My dad's back?"
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao shook her head.
Yu Jing got up and got Chun Tao a cup of tea.
"Take your time, don't rush."
Chun Tao took the tea, gulped it down, and wiped her mouth with her sleeve.
"It's not the Prime Minister..."
Yu Nian hurriedly asked, "Who came back?"
What's wrong with this girl? She drank the water too! This is driving me crazy!
"Yes, they're all back! The eldest young master and the prime minister are both back!"
"real?"
Yu Nian looked shocked. Even if it was to make up for the mistakes with good deeds, it shouldn't be such an ideal outcome as letting someone go home directly!
Before Chun Tao could answer, a loud voice rang out outside the main hall of the Prime Minister's residence.
"Fourth brother, fifth brother! I'm back!"
With such a loud voice, who else but Yu Ning could it be?
"Shut up, you unfilial son! This is home, not a military camp. You don't need to yell like that. Nobody's deaf!"
Prime Minister Yu walked ahead of Yu Ning and angrily slapped Yu Ning's shoulder, but because Yu Ning's muscles were too hard, his hand went numb from the pain.
The Yu family has been scholars for generations, so how could they have produced such a roughneck as Yu Ning? They have truly let their ancestors down!
"Yes, Father."
Yu Ning answered readily, but her voice didn't seem to weaken at all.
"Big brother, are you alright?"
Although Yu Ning seemed to be fine except for being a little disheveled, Yu Nian was still somewhat unsure.
"It's alright, I'm just being punished by being sent to guard the border for ten years."
Yu Ning laughed heartily, as if he wasn't the one being punished.
"Ten years of guarding the border and you call it nothing..."
Yu Nian had learned about the situation in Da Zhao. Guarding the border meant going to the desolate northern frontier, a barren land where sandstorms howled all day long.
But this is better than losing your head.
"But shouldn't those guarding the border leave immediately? How can my elder brother still be coming back?"
Yu Jing, having previously served as an official in the court, was more thoughtful.
When the topic came up, Yu Ning's voice finally dropped a few decibels, and he scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
“I begged Chunyu Han to help me get through the back door so I could leave on the seventh day of the lunar new year. I want to see Xiao Wu get married.”
Yu Ning was actually worried that if he left, he might not be able to come back alive. He didn't have a chance to come back when Yu Nian got married last time, and he didn't want to miss it this time no matter what.
Yu Ning's words made Yu Nian's heart clench. Yu Ning really loved this younger sister, and no matter what, he would always keep Yu Nian's affairs in mind.
"Enough, you rebellious son! Stop talking nonsense and slandering Regent Chunyu. The decree says to depart on the seventh day, so it is the seventh day."
"Go downstairs and let your fourth brother check you up. Don't hang around in front of me and annoy me!"
Yu Huaifeng was really driven crazy by Yu Ning's unrestrained mouth. How could she say such things so carelessly?
If word gets out through the walls, it'll cause a lot of trouble.
Yu Nian sensed there was a story behind this, and after everyone had left, she followed Yu Huaifeng into the study, wanting to find out more.
"Dad, it's just the two of us now, can you tell me what happened?"
Yu Huaifeng had no intention of hiding anything from Yu Nian. Even if he didn't tell her, he would have told her if she asked Chunyu Han.
"We really have to thank Chunyu Han this time. He had your elder brother change his testimony, saying that he had long suspected Lu Wenshu of having bad intentions, so he pretended to leave his post to lure Lu Wenshu out of his predicament. Although this was a meritorious act, it was still a violation of military regulations, and he did not report to his superiors in advance. In order to prevent everyone from imitating this and disrupting the rules, His Majesty has decided to punish him severely."
Yu Huaifeng was already quite satisfied with the result. Anyway, with Yu Ning's personality, he would only cause trouble if he stayed in the capital. It would be better to send him to the border to temper his temper, so that he wouldn't be like a cannon that would explode at the slightest provocation.
Yu Nian raised an eyebrow in surprise; Chunyu Han was truly ingenious.
She invited him to watch a fishing show, and he immediately used that same trick on Yu Ning.
This made it seem like there was more to Yu Ning's dereliction of duty than it appeared, successfully saving Yu Ning's life.
"What about Lu Wenshu?"
Yu Nian thought of that arrogant captain again. He must never have imagined that he would be sent to prison by nightfall after being so smug in the morning.
"He wasn't so lucky. Stealing government silver was a serious crime, punishable by exile for three thousand miles and a hundred lashes. Whether he could even leave the capital alive was still uncertain."
Hearing Yu Huaifeng say this, Yu Nian felt no sympathy for Lu Wenshu, who had intended to kill Yu Ning from the very beginning.
“Lu Wenshu is the only son of the Lu family. After this incident, it’s inevitable that Minister Lu will have a grudge against our family…”
As Yu Nian spoke, Lu Mingzhu's face appeared in her mind. Fortunately, the entire Lu family was not implicated this time, otherwise the poor little thing would have been caught in the crossfire again.
"Hmph, do you think I'm afraid of Lu Tao? Does he really think I'm just a figurehead as prime minister?"
They were already on bad terms, and after this incident, they became even more irreconcilable. This time, even if Lu Tao didn't provoke trouble, Yu Huaifeng wouldn't turn a blind eye like before.
"Let's put this matter behind us. Your brother's successful escape was largely due to your efforts. Niannian, is there anything you want? Your father can grant it to you."
Yu Nian was only focused on saving Yu Ning, and she didn't expect to receive such a benefit. It just so happens that she needs to get something from Yu Huaifeng.
"How about I include a land deed in my dowry?"
Yu Nian was thinking about the bet she made with Chunyu Han; she had promised to give him the land deed for the plot of land in the east of the city.
Although Yu Nian is quite competitive, she doesn't expect Chunyu Han to like her.
"Of course you can. As long as you like, you can choose any of the family's fields, estates, and shops, except for the Prime Minister's residence. Just leave a place for your father to stay."
Upon hearing that Yu Nian only had this one request, Yu Huaifeng immediately beamed and readily agreed.
"Then I want that piece of land in the east of the city!"
Before Yu Nian could finish speaking, Yu Huaifeng's smile froze on his face.
Yu Nian thought, "A place that even Chunyu Han wants must be a good place. I hope her father won't feel bad about parting with it."
Yu Huaifeng coughed, suddenly realizing he had spoken too definitively. Yu Nian could have anywhere she wanted, so why did she have to choose that particular place...?
Without showing any emotion, Yu Huaifeng turned around and took out a box from a hidden compartment behind a shelf in the study. He unlocked it and opened it for Yu Nian.
Inside the box was a neat stack of land deeds.
“My dear Niannian, look here. These are all the land deeds of our family. You can choose any one from here. That place in the east of the city... is unlucky and not suitable as your dowry.”
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