The old lady, who had been living a life of luxury, was suddenly kicked out and had little money left. She was furious, but dared not say anything because she knew that her son had been sentenced to exile and could only slink back to his hometown with Zhang Yue.
The old lady was willing, but Zhang Yue wasn't.
She was still thinking of staying in the capital and marrying into a good family in the future. As for Diao Cheng'an, she didn't actually like him.
Having seen the princess's residence, she naturally wanted to go to the highest place; what she wanted to go was the imperial palace.
However, just like her father, she likes to pretend and enjoys being fawned over. Instead of making friends with young girls, she prefers to befriend boys, claiming to be their brothers. But are they really brothers?
Diao Cheng'an and Zhang Yun have long since severed ties. Mo Yan has announced that the marriage agreement between the Zhang and Diao families has nothing to do with the Princess's residence.
Everyone then understood that the princess didn't think much of Diao Cheng'an.
Before the Diao family even came knocking, something happened in Zhangqiu. They quickly explained that it was just speculation and that their family had no connection with the Zhang family.
But Diao Cheng'an was bewitched. Knowing that Zhang Yue was going to be kicked out, he immediately ran over and took her away.
The old lady thought Zhang Yue was lost, and after searching for two days, she went home. This capital city is truly terrifying; she'd better go home.
Actually, this old lady is the one who is truly sensible; at least she knows how to face reality.
Diao Cheng'an took Zhang Yue away and hid her in a small courtyard.
Naturally, someone told Mo Yan, but Mo Yan said she didn't care and easily followed a man who seemed to have feelings for her... Hehehe.
Zhang Yue thought that if she stayed, everything would be easier. She could go to the princess, kneel down in front of the people of the capital and beg to be taken in. She didn't believe the princess would refuse.
Yes, at this point, she wasn't thinking about her parents being exiled, but rather how she could stay there. She didn't care about her parents at all.
Unfortunately, Diao Cheng'an is unlikely to let her leave now.
He now realized what his engagement with Zhang Yun really meant.
To put it simply, he didn't understand reality before. He thought it was only natural for him to be the hope of the family and that his father should value him.
But he never expected that he would be so disliked after the engagement was dissolved.
His father said directly that without this marriage agreement, he was nothing.
It turns out that the reason he was respected all along was because of Zhang Yun.
The reason he was valued, protected, and envied by everyone was because of his engagement to Zhang Yun.
He realized for the first time that engagements were truly important.
But he still liked Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue has nothing left now; she can only rely on herself. Given this, could he...?
So when Zhang Yue suggested going to the princess's residence, Diao Cheng'an refused outright.
"That won't do. You can't leave here. What if the princess catches you if you leave?"
"Zhang Yue, you'll stay with me from now on. I'll treat you well, okay?"
Now, Zhang Yue can only rely on him, can't she?
"How could you say that, Diao Cheng'an? We're brothers, how could you say that? This is an insult to our brotherhood."
When Zhang Yue said this, she was incredibly agitated, as if she had never imagined that Diao Cheng'an was this kind of person.
"Zhang Yue, what are you doing? We trusted you before only because we thought you liked this kind of game."
How could they not understand what Zhang Yue was up to?
"What do you mean?" Zhang Yue was a little confused and suddenly didn't understand what Diao Cheng'an meant. They seemed to be getting along well, and their relationship seemed to be very good.
"You really think men and women can be brothers? Are you kidding me? Your goal is our goal. We wanted to be brothers with you before because we thought it would be fun, but now you... tsk tsk tsk, you think you can still be brothers with us?"
Diao Cheng'an has now experienced what reality is like, so naturally he has no interest in playing those games anymore.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Yue was a little flustered, feeling that Diao Cheng'an was in great danger.
"Do you know that without the engagement, I am nothing? I won't have good resources, good teachers, or a bright future. And you, a criminal's woman, what do you think your fate will be?"
Zhang Yue used to be the daughter of a prince consort; she had a cheerful personality and was quite pretty, so naturally they could spoil her. Now…
"Just stay with me."
Diao Cheng'an walked directly towards Zhang Yue.
...
Zhang Yue was locked up and confined to that small courtyard. She had to do whatever Diao Cheng'an told her to do, without any room for negotiation.
Meanwhile, Mo Yan was already preparing to set off with the two little girls.
The Zhangqiu family is nothing but small fry; the real fish are yet to come.
They sat in the car, stretched out their hands, and felt a gentle breeze; it was a very comfortable feeling.
"Mother, where are we going?"
"Go to Mother's fiefdom. Didn't you want to learn martial arts? You can't be lazy in the future."
She was going to meet the original owner's father, the emperor, to see what kind of person he was, capable of such ruthless scheming.
...
Zhangqiu and his beloved have already set off, walking the road to exile every day in shackles.
If you walk too slowly, you'll get whipped, leaving your skin torn and bleeding; it's quite frightening to look at.
They couldn't even get water when they wanted to; they had to get it once they reached their destination.
Wearing only thin clothes, they didn't care about the rain and just walked in it.
Even so, they still wanted to live; it's good to be alive...
...
A month had passed since they arrived at their fiefdom. The princess's residence there had already been completed, and it was managed by Mo Yan's trusted confidants. They moved in directly.
"Little Li, go and ask where the Emperor Emeritus is now."
The princess's residence was built for Mo Yan when the Emperor Emeritus was still alive. It was extremely luxurious and looked very beautiful, so beautiful that it was unique.
So here's the question: why does this style look so strange?
"Princess, I have already had someone investigate. The Emperor Emeritus is currently at the hot spring palace here, saying he is recuperating."
He had done his research before coming, which was something a eunuch was required to do, so that his master could know what was going on immediately if he wanted to.
"Alright, then go and pay your respects. Yun'er and Jingjing don't need to. You two can rest at home."
The two little girls naturally agreed and nodded obediently.
Although the scenery along the way was beautiful and everything seemed new and exciting, they were indeed very tired.
Mo Yan led her people directly to the imperial palace, which was located high on the mountaintop. From there, one could see the entire area, with the princess's residence being the most prominent feature.
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