The Marquis's Residence during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
"Father, has His Majesty made a decision?"
Upon seeing Lord Yu return to the manor with a somber expression, Young Lord Yu Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stepped forward nervously to inquire.
"Yes, that's right."
Seeing his son's expression, Lord Yu knew what Yu Xu was thinking. He sighed and patted his shoulder.
He said earnestly, "Father knows that a beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman, but there is really no future for you and Ji Weiran. Give up."
"Father, after all these years, don't you have any thoughts about this?!"
However, Yu Xu's expression did not waver in the slightest. Instead, he stared sharply at Marquis Yu and said, "For so many years, just because our Yu family was once the royal family of the Western Zhou Dynasty, we have been suppressed by the Nanfeng family. We have been reduced from the title of king to the title of marquis. What will happen next?"
"Xu'er!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Yu's face immediately darkened, and he rebuked him sternly.
"Father, stop deceiving yourself!"
Yu Xu did not stop, but continued with great emotion, "If the Nanfeng family can find an excuse once, they can find one a second time, and a third time! Do you intend to only wake up when you are stripped of your title?!"
"Xu'er...you, eh..."
Upon hearing this, Prince Yu was speechless for a moment, and simply sat down in his seat with a somewhat dejected air.
He had certainly seen the royal family's gradual suppression, but these were turbulent times, and for the sake of the bigger picture, he had no choice but to endure it.
But what about now?
Just as his son said, his forbearance did not seem to earn him any gratitude from the royal family; on the contrary, it emboldened them to become even more ruthless.
If it weren't for the fact that this time they were facing the Wuya Dynasty, which was even more powerful than the Western Zhou Dynasty, the current ruler probably wouldn't have wanted him to serve as the commander-in-chief.
“Father, look at the current court and the emperor, how incompetent and foolish they are.”
Seeing this, Yu Xu realized that he had spoken too harshly. He calmed himself down before sitting down opposite Prince Yu. "The Bu Jiang Dynasty is ambitious and has wanted to annex many surrounding dynasties. It is only because our three dynasties have always joined forces that it has been wary of us. Our relationship with the Wu Ya Dynasty is one of mutual dependence!"
If the Wuya Dynasty was indeed incorporated into the territory of Bujiang, then it's not just a matter of time before the even more powerful Bujiang turned around and annexed them.
“Xu’er, tell your father, is your thinking for the sake of our Marquis’s mansion, or for the sake of Ji Weiran?”
Listening to Yu Xu's logical analysis, Lord Yu hesitated for a moment before finally looking up at Yu Xu seriously and asking a question.
"Father, Ran'er is my inner demon."
Yu Xu spoke frankly, “If the court were worthy of our loyalty and were reasonable, then I would choose to humble myself. But that is not the case. Since that is the case, why don’t we rebel against it?”
"In a world where the strong rule, why not seize this opportunity to reclaim the glory that belongs to our Yu family!"
At that time, the Ji family's crimes will be completely forgiven, and Ji Weiran can marry him openly and legitimately.
That girl is the one he's decided to spend his life with, and he will never change his mind.
"Hey, you really inherited the true essence of the Yu family; you're both hopelessly devoted to love."
Thinking that he had never remarried since his first wife passed away, Lord Yu couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
The men of the Yu family are all like this; once they've chosen someone, they'll never change their minds, and they'll only love one person for their entire lives.
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