Zhang Fenglin hung up the phone, turned around and called his son, scolded him, and then ordered the housekeeper to buy a train ticket, and he wanted to go to NN city in person.
"Yes, Marshal! Do you want to bring Yun Siyu with you?"
Butler Zhang asked an unnecessary question.
"Take him and hand him over to the Duan family for disposal. Our marriage with the Duan family cannot be destroyed. If we let the Duan family vent their anger, this matter will be half resolved."
Zhang Fenglin said with a gloomy expression.
"The Marshal is wise. I will arrange it right away."
Butler Zhang immediately went to make arrangements.
Yun Siyu, who was having dinner and being served comfortably, had no idea what would greet her.
The day after Zhang Fenglin left his own territory in the north, the news that Zhang Xuetao had betrayed the only daughter of the Duan family and found a new love spread throughout the north at lightning speed. People said all kinds of things at once, but most people said that Young Marshal Zhang had no sense of propriety and that no matter how much he liked someone, he would have waited until Miss Duan married into the family.
Most women said that Miss Duan was pitiful. She had to raise a child for her husband before she even got married, and the child was not even her own. If they had that kind of background, they would not swallow their anger and raise someone else's child.
In short, Zhang Xuetao's reputation quickly declined, and there were even rumors in the Zhang family army that Young Marshal Zhang had robbed his subordinates of their credit and treated the soldiers harshly. All the negative news broke out in an instant.
At the same time, an elite force of the Duan family, led by Duan Cheng, took the latest weapons, split into small groups, and rushed to the north, preparing to meet up with the Duan family army that had already been integrated into the Zhang family army, and then wait for an opportunity to act.
After Lianyi finished her play, she stayed indoors and arranged for a doctor to come to her house every day to check her pulse. She then boiled and took medicine, which indirectly proved the credibility of the news.
When Zhang Fenglin saw his son for the first time, he couldn't help but slap him.
"Father!"
Zhang Xuetao covered his face and shouted in disbelief.
"How many times have I reminded you to keep yourself clean! Keep yourself clean! But you have caused such a big mess. Do you think your position is not stable enough and want to make it more difficult for yourself?"
Zhang Fenglin said with a cold face.
"Father, I was wrong!"
Zhang Xuetao gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes and said.
"Come with me to the Duan family to apologize now and show your sincerity. If you dare to make Lian Yi unhappy, I can take back whatever I can give you!"
Zhang Xuetao was shocked when he heard this. He looked up at his father's gloomy eyes, and could only cover his cheek and nodded woodenly.
Afterwards, Zhang Fenglin took his son and went straight to Marshal Duan's mansion. He asked the personal guards around his son, and they said Duan Lianyi was still willing to marry his son, but she just didn't want anyone to give birth to a child before her. Zhang Fenglin agreed with what the other party said, that the heir of the Duan and Zhang families could only come from Lianyi's belly.
In Zhang Fenglin's opinion, Duan Lianyi was very sensible. She didn't even mind that his son had another woman and was willing to let the other party enter the house after the marriage. This was considered to be giving his son enough face and a way out. Now they just had to take advantage of the situation.
When the two heads of the family met, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Duan Zongqing's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. However, when he saw the swollen half of Zhang Xuetao's face, his expression finally eased a little.
"Marshal Zhang, if you have anything to say, please talk to the child in a gentle manner. Don't use violence. He is now also called the young marshal in public. You have to consider his face."
"I consider his face, but has he ever considered my old face, or the face of Lianyi? This is what really makes me lose face."
Zhang Fenglin knew that the harsher he scolded his son, the faster Duan Zongqing’s anger would subside.
Sure enough, Duan Zongqing's expression immediately improved a bit, and then he sighed and said:
"Alas! Children are a debt! I have no intention of making things difficult for Brother Zhang. Children are grown up and have their own ideas. If Xuetao really doesn't care about my daughter, I won't force it. I will just cancel the engagement. I won't make things difficult for him."
"Brother Duan, please don't think like that. Xuetao made a mistake when he was young and ignorant. We should give him a chance to correct it. He was just deceived by that woman.
Lianyi is a good girl, she is willing to give Xuetao a chance, and her request is not excessive. I think we should do this, I can still do this."
Zhang Fenglin couldn't let this matter go to waste, so he expressed his opinion immediately and then glared at Zhang Xuetao who remained silent.
Zhang Xuetao took a deep breath, stood up, bowed deeply, lowered his eyes and said:
"Uncle, I was ignorant and deceived, and I did something wrong. I hope you can give me a chance to correct my mistake. I will personally apologize to Sister Lianyi. I will agree to all her requests, and I will only have her as my wife in this life."
Duan Zongqing glanced at Zhang Xuetao, who was standing tall in front of him, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then he said:
"Go meet Lianyi in the backyard! I won't stop her as long as she wants."
"Thank you, uncle!"
Zhang Xuetao bowed again and then went to the backyard.
"Brother Duan, don't worry! I will keep an eye on Taoer in the future and will never let him make the same mistake. Now that things have come to this, in order to eliminate the negative influence outside, I think we should arrange the marriage of the two children. We can't let those with bad intentions take advantage of it."
Zhang Fenglin is cunning and has already started thinking about his next step.
"It depends on your son's sincerity. I know my own daughter well. She is soft-hearted, just like her mother. If Xue Tao admits his mistake, she will not make things difficult for him. After all, the relationship between the two is different."
Duan Zongqing said calmly.
"Yes, Brother Duan is right."
Hearing that Duan Zongqing's tone had softened, Zhang Fenglin immediately waved his hand and had someone bring Yun Siyu up.
"I have also brought this woman who seduced my son with me. It is up to Brother Duan to decide how to deal with her."
Duan Zongqing looked at Yun Siyu, who was panicking and holding her stomach, and said calmly:
"Take him away and lock him up. It's up to the young lady to decide how to deal with him."
"yes!"
Immediately, a member of the Duan family came forward, took over Yun Siyu, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and dragged her away very rudely.
This move made Yun Siyu's legs weak. She thought that by bringing her here, she would be able to meet Zhang Xuetao. She would pretend to be pitiful and then be humble in front of Duan Lianyi, so that she could temporarily save herself and the baby in her belly. But the fact was that she didn't see anyone and became a prisoner of the Duan family.
On the other side, Zhang Xuetao went to see Lianyi with half of his face swollen and red, which really made Lianyi soften her heart. He swore and made promises, and agreed to the conditions proposed by Lianyi. Finally, he made the other party happy, and then he left the Duan family mansion with his father.
Zhang Xuetao was unusually silent after getting in the car. Zhang Fenglin on the side glared at him with disappointment. If he didn't have only this one son, he would have set up a new family to train a more obedient child.
"I have discussed with Marshal Duan that we should arrange your marriage as soon as possible. You should be more attentive recently, spend more time with Lianyi, and don't do anything weird again!"
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