Chapter 124: Walking away in the middle of the night
After dinner, after seeing them off, Lu Qiniang said to Xiao Yan, "Duke Yun is such a nice guy. I was so anxious I winked at Master Li until my eyes were cramping. I asked him to give up his seat, but he ignored me. Fortunately, I saw that Duke Yun wasn't angry at all. When he left, he even let Master Li go first."
He really is not arrogant at all, no wonder he can become Duke of Yun!
This demeanor is different.
Unlike some people, who are not even close to anything, but act like they are going to heaven just by sticking a chicken feather in their mouth.
Xiao Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"By the way, Master Li said that he wants his son to come and stay for a few days. Is it okay if he can squeeze in with Yun Ting then?"
"You don't have to worry about this. He's just talking and he won't really send it." Xiao Yan said.
The prince is not Yun Ting, who is shameless. As his father, the emperor is also very cautious towards him.
Not all parents and children can talk about everything and be close to each other.
This is something Lu Qiniang cannot understand.
There is no darkness in her heart.
"Oh, that's fine. It's better to come after we buy a house, clean it up, and settle down." Lu Qiniang said.
She yawned and said, "Go to sleep. Let's go look at houses tomorrow. We've almost decided on one."
"good."
The two of them lay down, and Lu Qiniang closed her eyes and fell asleep just like before.
Xiao Yan listened to the noise outside and didn't fall asleep.
Daya was doing needlework in the kitchen, waiting for Yunting to fall asleep.
But Yunting couldn't sleep, so he came out to talk to Daya.
"Zhao Zhao."
"Um."
"Am I really that bad?"
Daya thought for a moment and said, "It depends on who you're competing with."
"Compared with whom?"
"Compared to those ambitious young men from poor families, I'm not really working hard. But compared to those dandy young men who not only don't work hard but also bring disaster to the people, I'm much better."
"That's right," Yun Ting muttered to himself, "I never meant to hurt anyone. Zhao Zhao, I feel uncomfortable, probably because your mother told me that if this continues, each generation will be worse than the previous one."
This is indeed the case, but it hurts to say it out loud.
"What my mother said may not be entirely true. Maybe you are lucky and there will probably be a good result." Daya unfolded her embroidery, looked at it in the oil lamp, and paused to think about the next color combination.
"If I'm unlucky, then it's really over?" Yun Ting felt lost.
"Well, but you should be able to have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life, as long as you stay safe and don't go astray."
"My father told me today that if I don't make a name for myself, I can't go back," Yun Ting said. "I know he was trying to scare me. But I want to make a name for myself. Zhao Zhao, you have great ideas. What do you think I should do?"
Daya smiled and said, "I have a lot of ideas, but I can't tell you, Third Young Master."
"Look, can you tell me a few words from the heart? Zhao Zhao, you're not as good as your mother in this respect."
"Yes, I am not as good as my mother."
Daya herself could feel the indifference and alienation towards others that existed in her bones.
She finds it difficult to feel close to others.
"I, I'm not talking about you, I'm-"
"It's okay, it's the truth," Daya said. "If you ask me how I became so successful, I really don't know. But I think the Duke kept you here because he wanted you to see the sufferings of the world and the warmth and coldness of human nature, to gain some experience and avoid being deceived in the future."
Speaking of this, Yun Ting has something to say.
He really learned a lot.
For example, before, he didn't even know that one penny could buy a big steamed bun.
He felt that a few taels of silver, a casual reward to a servant, could actually buy a living person.
"But what can I do even if I understand all this?" Yun Ting asked.
It seems like he can't do anything. He is a useless person who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.
She can’t lift anything with her hands or carry anything on her shoulders, and she is not even as capable as Daya and Erya.
"Help you keep your wealth." Daya said lightly.
Human nature is selfish.
What the Duke was worried about was not that his son could not help the country, but that he was afraid that his son would be cheated and lose everything in the future.
Only after knowing the cruelty of life will Yun Ting learn to cherish and protect what he has now.
"But I want to be a general like Xiao Yan, invincible in battle and unstoppable in attack. Just mentioning my name will terrify the enemy."
"If you want to, then do it. Whatever you lack, you need to make up for it. That's all." Daya rubbed her sore eyes. "Third Young Master, you have a choice. You can rely on your ancestors' legacy to enjoy a life of ease and comfort, or you can rely on yourself and use the power of the Duke's Mansion to make further progress. If you fail, the Duke's Mansion will also support you."
She didn't sympathize with Yun Ting at all.
Because Yun Ting's current troubles are too insignificant, he does not know how to appreciate the blessings he has, and he pretends to be sad in order to write new poems.
"Then I will ask Xiao Yan to teach me martial arts tomorrow!"
"Then you have to discuss this with my father." Daya smiled, "Why don't you go back to bed?"
"Not sleepy."
"But I'm sleepy." Daya said, "I'm going back to sleep. Can you do it yourself?"
Yun Ting gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try."
Maybe that should be possible.
"Well, go to bed early." Daya went back to her room.
Yun Ting tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, but he was no longer afraid of the mice rustling on the beams.
When he finally fell asleep in a daze, he thought that he had made some progress.
But he didn't sleep for long.
Because someone came and knocked on the door frantically in the middle of the night.
"The fire is coming! The fire is coming!"
Lu Qiniang's family were all awakened, thinking that their house was on fire.
Xiao Yan was the first to hear it. He pushed Lu Qiniang awake and jumped off the kang. "Qi Niang, run! I'll go call those three!"
"Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya!" he shouted. "Get up! There's a fire! Open the door!"
After Daya opened the door, he picked up Sanya, who was still asleep, along with the thin blanket, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"
The family of four, including Ah Huang, rushed out of the house.
Yun Ting also ran out shirtless. The weather was hot, so he slept in his underwear, with a look of horror on his face.
"Could it be that my father is saying one thing and thinking another, and wants to force me to go back, so he sent people to set fire to the place?" he said.
Xiao Yan slapped him, and seeing that there was no fire in his house, he handed San Ya to Lu Qiniang and went out to open the door.
Yun Ting realized belatedly that he was not wearing a shirt, and ran back with a cry.
Arya rolled her eyes. "Who wants to look at you? It's not like I've seen you before. You're just like boiled chicken."
There shouldn’t be too many men working shirtless.
Yun Ting is just a little whiter than them, who wants to see him?
But he is so white.
Erya is a little jealous.
She is not as white as him.
"The warehouse is on fire." Xiao Yan said in a deep voice, "You guys go back to sleep first, I'll go take a look."
He had to go inside first to put on his clothes and shoes.
"How did a fire start out of nowhere?" Lu Qin's mother was horrified. "How much money will it cost! Daya, take your sisters to bed. Your father and I will help put out the fire!"
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