It was indeed difficult to explain to her mother, but Yunfang didn't think that was a big deal. The key was whether the two of them could hold firm to their belief in being together.
“I am not the kind of person who only listens to my family’s orders. No matter what my mother says, I will not give in easily.”
Thinking of Aunt Liu's sincere smile, Li Yu felt guilty. "But Aunt Liu is very kind to me, and I went against her wishes. I always feel sorry for her."
Even at this point, he was still wavering. Yunfang gave a soft snort and turned away.
"So, are you going to be fair to me or to my mother? If you can't make up your mind, then don't stop me. I'm going home now, listening to my mother and finding a man to marry. If she's happy, you'll have peace and quiet and won't have to face other people's criticism."
Unable to bear seeing the disappointment in her eyes, Li Yu solemnly stated, "Of course, you are the most important person to me. I am not afraid of criticism, I just don't want you to suffer from other people's gossip because of me."
Looking back at him, Yunfang said without hesitation, "I'm not afraid of being talked about, I'm only afraid that you're not determined enough."
With her words, Li Yu was full of confidence and no longer afraid. "If I wasn't determined, I wouldn't have come to you. Yunfang, you value me so much, how could I let you down? I will face your mother's side with you and try to get her to agree to our marriage."
“What about Fourth Master? He has already arranged a marriage for you. What should we do? I have already told Sister Yu that I want to give you up. I don’t want to bother her anymore.”
In reality, Yunfang knew that Yushan would definitely help her, but she just wanted to see Li Yu's attitude, so she deliberately pushed the problem to him to see how he would deal with it.
Li Yu replied crisply, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I will definitely make Fourth Master retract his order."
After they had talked things out, Yunfang finally smiled. Li Yu then helped her untie her bundle and put her clothes back.
“Then don’t leave. I follow Fourth Master around all day and only get two days off a month. If you leave the mansion, it will be difficult for me to see you.”
Upon seeing this, Yunfang blushed with embarrassment and hurriedly gathered up her clothes, saying, "A young lady's clothes shouldn't be touched so casually!"
Li Yu was so engrossed in talking that she didn't pay much attention until Li Yu reminded her that she noticed a scarlet ribbon peeking out from the pile of clothes, which looked like her... belly band!
Realizing something was wrong, Li Yu immediately looked away and turned around, coughing dryly as she said, "Well... I didn't mean to, I just didn't want you to leave."
Yunfang neither agreed nor refused, saying, "Let's settle the matter of the arranged marriage first."
She stopped packing, and Li Yu was slightly relieved. "Alright, I'll go find Fourth Master now. Wait for my good news!"
He finally mustered the courage to speak his mind. Yunfang was very pleased, but she was also puzzled as to how he knew she was leaving and why he suddenly changed his mind.
Only Yu Shan knew that she was leaving, so Yun Fang went to Yu Shan to inquire and learned that Chang Yue had also played a role in this.
Yunfang was extremely grateful for their help, but at the same time, she was worried and tentatively asked, "I wonder if Fourth Master will change his mind?"
Su Yushan pondered to herself, "I guess Fourth Master won't let him off easily."
Just as Su Yushan had predicted, when Li Yu went to his master, Hongli, full of joy, to express his feelings, Hongli did not smile and even scolded him.
"When I asked you what you thought, you didn't say a word. The Emperor had already decreed the marriage, and you said you liked Yunfang. The opportunity was right in front of you, but you didn't cherish it. Now you regret it. What do you take the Emperor's words for? Just words in your ear?"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Yu dared not argue and could only speak well of his master.
"My lord, I know I was wrong. At first, I just lacked the courage, but now I have made up my mind and do not want to lose Yunfang. Please grant my wish!"
In reality, it was a trivial matter, but as the master, Hongli could not allow him to act recklessly. Therefore, Hongli refused to agree with a stern face, saying, "If the marriage is granted in public and then changed, where will my face be?"
Li Yu, however, felt that the matter was easy to resolve. "Demin doesn't like Yunfang, so he won't hold it against you. As long as you say a word, he will definitely act as if nothing happened."
"Is that so? As long as Demin doesn't mind, there's still a chance to turn things around." Hongli then summoned Demin and asked him if he was willing to give in.
Li Yu was full of confidence, waiting for Demin to agree, but to her surprise, Demin said:
"This humble servant has no objection to this marriage and wishes to marry Miss Yunfang. I do not wish for the marriage to be called off."
Upon hearing this, Li Yu was stunned and whispered a reminder to him, "You know perfectly well that she likes me, how can you try to take her from me?"
Demin kept his eyes straight ahead and said coldly, "This is Fourth Master's will. Fourth Master has betrothed Yunfang to me. You shouldn't try to take her from me."
This situation was beyond Li Yu's expectations. He never imagined that Demin would resort to such shameless tactics!
Helpless, Li Yu looked at his master, "Fourth Master, please say something!"
Hongli shrugged, looking helpless, not even bothering to offer any advice to Demin. "This is your business. Go out and resolve it yourselves. Don't disturb my reading!"
Demin took his leave first, and Li Yu followed closely behind, smiling as he discussed something with him, "Brother Demin? Shall we talk about something?"
"No discussion, I disagree!"
"Then name your terms. What will it take for you to give up this marriage?"
No matter how much Li Yu pleaded, Demin refused to change his mind. Li Yu had no choice but to tell Su Gege about the matter and ask for her help.
Upon hearing this, Chang Yue felt a growing sense of worry. "Everyone can see that Fourth Master's arranged marriage was simply to put pressure on Li Yu. De Min couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Now that Li Yu has expressed his opinion, De Min should agree accordingly. Why is he insisting on marrying Yun Fang? Could it be... that he has really fallen in love with Yun Fang?"
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