Madam Yu stood beside him and wanted to step forward to pull him away, but because of Leng Xi's identity, she did not take action. Instead, she shouted angrily at the top of her lungs.
"Lengxi, let Xiaobao go, let him go..."
Her words had no effect at all. Seeing this scene, Luo Lan couldn't bear it any longer. She took two steps forward and shouted:
"Leng Xi, you're really going too far as a father. Xiaobao has a brain disease, and he hasn't fully recovered yet. If you keep provoking him like this, it will easily cause his disease to relapse. By then, even a god won't be able to cure him. He's your own son, so you should make your own decision!"
Luo Lan's words may have had some effect. Leng Xi's hand paused for a moment, his face darkened, and then he slowly loosened his grip. Madam Yu saw this and came forward, saying anxiously:
"Qiaoqiao, let's go, take Xiaobao and mother home."
Madam Yu's words instantly made Yu Qiaoqiao feel relieved. Just as she was about to stand up, Leng Xi stopped her loudly:
"No, Xiaobao is from the Leng family. Why should he go to your Yu family? He is not allowed to go anywhere."
Seeing that his words were blunt, Madam Yu angrily rebuked him without any hesitation:
"You're not allowed to go anywhere? Don't you see how he trembles at the sight of you? If he continues to live in Prince Xi's mansion, he'll scare you to death sooner or later. You just said that Xiaobao was already dead and wouldn't come back to life. You also said you'd give Qiaoqiao a letter of divorce. Now I'm taking Xiaobao, who you said was already dead, and Yu Qiaoqiao, who you divorced, back to my parents' home. What right do you have to stop me? Please get out of the way now, or I'll go to the emperor and file a complaint, asking him to judge this matter."
Mrs. Yu, who has always been gentle and virtuous, got angry with someone for the first time. If Leng Xi hadn't forced her into a corner, how could she be willing to be a shrew?
Perhaps Concubine Li was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and end badly, or perhaps she was afraid that Madam Yu would really go to the Emperor to complain. She stood aside and thought for a while, then hurried forward to persuade him:
"Xi'er, Xiaobao has just recovered from a serious illness. Don't push him anymore. Since Madam Yu wants to take him and Qiaoqiao to stay at the Yu Mansion, don't try to stop him. As long as Xiaobao gets better, it doesn't matter where he lives. No matter what, his last name is Leng. He has Leng blood in his bones."
Concubine Li's words made Leng Xi silent. Seeing this, Madam Yu said angrily to the maid beside her:
"Are they all dead? Hurry up and help the young lady and the young master..."
Seeing this, several maids hurried forward to help Xiaobao up. Just as they were about to help Yu Qiaoqiao, Yu Qiaoqiao shook off the maid's hand, turned around, and knelt down in front of Luo Lan without anyone being prepared, crying and saying:
"Princess Yu, you saved Xiaobao's life, which is equivalent to saving mine. From now on, you are Xiaobao and me's savior. I, Yu Qiaoqiao, will definitely remember this kindness. If I have the chance one day, I will repay you with my life."
Her words were sincere, and Luo Lan's eyes reddened. She hurried forward to help her up, chuckling and comforting her:
"Qiaoqiao, there's no need to be so polite between us. Xiaobao still needs to rest and recuperate. I'll have someone send him some medicine later, and he'll just take it on time."
Yu Qiaoqiao nodded vigorously with tears in her eyes and said gratefully:
"Princess Yu, I'll go ahead. When Xiaobao recovers, I'll bring him to thank you in person."
"Well, as long as Xiaobao is well, you can go first and let him have a good rest."
Upon seeing this, Madam Yu hurriedly asked the maid to support Yu Qiaoqiao, and the group walked past Leng Xi and Concubine Li. Leng Xi had been suppressing the anger in his heart.
Seeing Yu Qiaoqiao and the others leave, Luo Lan said to Luo Xue, A Cai and A Hong beside him:
"Let's go too!"
Seeing this, Leng Xi shouted to the servants around him:
"Come here, go to the accounting office and withdraw one hundred taels of silver to thank Princess Yu for saving the young master's life."
This sentence made Luo Lan's eyebrows turn cold. She looked at Leng Xi and sneered indifferently.
"Prince Xi, my Yu Palace is no longer what it used to be. We don't need your hundred taels of silver. Besides, I can come to treat Xiaobao because of Yu Qiaoqiao, so you can keep the silver for yourself!"
After saying that, she nodded to Concubine Li, strode towards the gate of Prince Xi's Mansion, leaving Leng Xi standing there in a daze.
Seeing that everyone had left, Concubine Li slowly walked up to Leng Xi, her eyes looking ambiguous as she whispered:
"Xi'er, you've been running the palace for so many years, why are you still so inconsiderate? You shouldn't have said you wanted to divorce Yu Qiaoqiao in that situation, and you shouldn't have thought of giving Shui Luolan a hundred taels of silver to thank her..."
Before she could finish her words, Leng Xi suddenly turned around and looked at her with cold eyes.
"The reason things turned out like this today is all thanks to you, Mother. It was you who told me that Princess Yu might not be sincere in treating Xiaobao. I was afraid she wanted to make a fool of herself in the Xi Palace and wait until Xiaobao's body rotted and became unrecognizable before letting everyone see him. Otherwise, why would I not wait even for these few hours?"
"You're blaming me now? If you hadn't sent someone to tell me that Xiaobao was seriously ill and didn't have much time left, would I have rushed here? And now you're blaming me? You've really mastered the art of putting the blame on someone else, even if you haven't learned anything else."
"Okay, please return to the palace, mother. I'm tired these days and want to take a rest."
After what happened just now, Leng Xi no longer had the patience to talk anymore. He hadn't slept peacefully in the past few days. Now that he saw his son was safe and sound, he felt like he was about to fall down. He urgently wanted to go back to bed and sleep for a while.
Seeing that he no longer wanted to talk to her, Concubine Li was so angry that she threw her sleeves.
"Hmph! Go back to the palace..."
Upon seeing this, the servants followed her closely and headed towards the gate of Prince Xi's Mansion.
Everyone left, and Leng Xi was the only one left. He looked up at the sky and suddenly laughed out loud.
"Hahaha! I, Lengxi... I, Lengxi, how could I become such a person? Is this me? Is this still the same me from before? Hahaha..."
At this moment, his younger self appeared in his mind, carefree and unrestrained.
The shadow of Long Xiaomin appeared in his mind again. He clenched his fists and hit his head hard with gritted teeth.
Over the years he has been regretting what he did, but the mistake has been made and regret is meaningless. Apart from beating himself a few times, he can do nothing.
Now that his son had been taken away by Yu Qiaoqiao, he was left alone again. He suddenly felt that he looked down on himself from the bottom of his heart and wanted to laugh at himself...
Perhaps God took pity on him, and it suddenly started raining in the cloudless sky.
Raindrops as big as beans hit Leng Xi's face, but he still had no intention of leaving to take shelter. He just looked up at the sky, like a pillar, motionless, letting the rain soak his entire body...
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