Yi Ning no longer wanted to explain. A single misstep could lead to eternal regret. This was true, and she had fully grasped it.
Mrs. Luo asked the maid to come over to see if Yining had fallen seriously. But a servant came in and said that the Second Master had come to ask Luo Shenyuan to come back and was waiting for him in the study.
"Yining, I have to go to the governor's office tomorrow." Luo Shenyuan said to her, "Don't move for the next few days and take good care of your injuries."
Luo Shenyuan took his leave from Old Lady Luo and left the main hall.
After Luo Shenyuan left, Mrs. Luo looked at Yining's wound. It wasn't serious, just a broken skin, and the blood looked a bit scary. Mrs. Luo scratched her nose and said, "Now you have a Jieyuan as your brother, aren't you happy?"
Yining thought that she was naturally happy, but the structure of the Luo family might have to change in the future.
Old Mrs. Luo took the gauze from Mother Xu and bandaged her. Yining looked at Old Mrs. Luo's hands, which were as soft as old, lustrous silk. She leaned against Old Mrs. Luo obediently, wishing only that her grandmother was by her side. However, she didn't know how much longer she would have to rely on her grandmother.
There were candles lit in Luo Chengzhang's study.
He was waiting for Luo Shenyuan.
When he received the victory news at the government office today, he was incredibly shocked. How could it be Luo Shenyuan? Why Luo Shenyuan! This illegitimate eldest son, whom he had never paid any attention to. On the other hand, his eldest brother quickly calmed down, and the look he gave Luo Shenyuan was more cautious than usual.
Luo Chengzhang originally had two maids in his room. He preferred the more submissive one, but she was killed by the other. Both the child and the mother died, leaving two dead. The maid was naturally more thoughtful than the others, always gloomy, but she was also extremely intelligent.
He hadn't been particularly fond of Luo Shenyuan since he was born, and hadn't paid much attention to him. But since he was his eldest son, he hadn't treated him harshly. Luo Shenyuan was always quiet and had nothing special about him, which made him even less valued.
Luo Chengzhang was focused on training Xuan Ge'er, hoping that Xuan Ge'er would support the second branch of the family in the future.
Just now, during the banquet, the governor had toasted him with a smile and asked him how he raised Luo Shenyuan, but he couldn't answer a word. Instead, Luo Shenyuan took over and said calmly, "Father is very busy with official duties, and I can't bear to let him worry about all the things at home."
He was a little embarrassed, but the governor praised Luo Shenyuan as a young man with great potential.
The maid told him that Luo Shenyuan was coming, and only then did Luo Chengzhang turn around to face him.
The eldest son of a concubine stood before him. Perhaps because he stood straight, or perhaps because of his own inner thoughts, he felt that Luo Shenyuan's calm demeanor was somewhat oppressive. He had previously thought of it as silence, but now he realized it was a form of silent forbearance.
So what was he thinking? What was he planning?
He watched the people around him despise him, saying nothing and showing nothing. Or perhaps he was silently remembering it in his heart, coldly calculating everyone's thoughts, including his own. Thinking of this, Luo Chengzhang always felt that Luo Shenyuan's figure overlapped with his biological mother.
It made him feel a little scared and frightened.
"Luo Shenyuan." Luo Chengzhang looked at him, frowning, "You... have been hiding this from me before?"
Luo Shenyuan smiled slightly and said calmly, "Father, it's not that I'm hiding it from you, but you've never cared about me."
Luo Chengzhang was stunned. Then he became a little angry, pointing at him and saying, "How can you be considered upright with such behavior? A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is always worried. Do you understand? You should be upright in everything you do. How can I hold my head up in front of your uncle with such behavior?"
When Luo Shenyuan heard Luo Chengzhang's words, he was very calm: "Father, do you think uncle is a gentleman? Or is my elder brother a gentleman?"
Luo Chengzhang was speechless for a moment, then he said in a low voice: "What do you mean?"
"Just think about it yourself." Luo Shenyuan, hands behind his back, picked up a book Luo Chengzhang had placed on his desk, glanced at the title, and then said, "You love reading this unofficial history book the most. There's a story in it about brothers in a royal palace fighting over a mysterious, heirloom jade artifact. You keep reading this part over and over again. What do you think of this story?"
Luo Chengzhang didn't speak for a moment.
"Although we share the same roots and interests, we each have our own desires," Luo Shenyuan said. "Shouldn't my father be happy with me?"
Luo Chengzhang narrowed his eyes slightly. Finally, he said, "From now on, if you have any questions, you can come to me and ask me. If you need anything, please tell your mother. With your current qualifications, I'm afraid the teachers at home won't be able to teach you. In a few months, when you go to the capital with your uncle, I'll write a letter to Zhang Hanlin and ask him to recommend a tutor for you."
Luo Shenyuan nodded and took his leave.
After he left, Luo Shenyuan called the maid in and said, "I'm going to rest at the mistress's today. Go and tell her."
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