Upon hearing this news, the head of the Yu family was so angry that he almost fainted again. The one who caused the trouble was his own brother's son.
My younger brother was over thirty when he finally had this son. He doted on him, afraid that he might hurt him. Naturally, he developed a spoiled and extravagant personality.
He had the father and son brought over and gave them a severe dressing-down.
"Look at what you've done! You've injured the eldest son of the Li family like this. How will the Li family let this go!"
"Big brother, what should we do?"
"What should we do? What should we do? You only come to me for advice after something has happened? I've always told you to discipline your children properly, but you didn't listen. Now look what's happened, you've caused a huge disaster."
The more the Yu family head spoke, the angrier he became. He had originally intended to discuss an alliance with the Li family, but now he knew without even needing to talk about it that it was hopeless.
"It was my fault, brother. If the Li family pursues this matter, please save your nephew's life. He's my only son." The younger brother of the Yu family head wept bitterly.
"I'll have the housekeeper prepare some gifts later. You and your nephew can go with the housekeeper to apologize in person. The Li family hasn't said anything yet, so things shouldn't be as serious as the rumors are making them out to be."
"Thank you for your guidance, brother. I understand."
The head of the Yu family waved for the father and son to leave, but things were not as simple as he thought.
Li family
The head of the Li family sat in his study with a worried expression, pondering the ins and outs of the matter.
"Master!" A servant rushed in to report, "Steward Yu has brought the person who caused the accident to apologize. Would you like to see them?"
"I won't see you!" The head of the Li family was in a fit of anger, and his tone was harsh.
The Yu family members have always been arrogant and domineering. This time, they have damaged the very foundation of the Li family. He is irreconcilably opposed to the Yu family.
A moment later, the servant returned and said, "Master, someone has come kneeling at the gate of the mansion, saying they have come to apologize."
The head of the Li family slammed his fist on the table in anger. “Go and tell him that the crimes committed by the Yu family members will not be forgiven unless they pay with their lives.”
"Yes, sir."
The servant obeyed and left.
A moment later, a member of the Li family's staff came in carrying a thick stack of documents.
"Master, I have compiled the information regarding the Yu family's previous request to borrow troops. Please take a look."
The head of the Yu family glared, his beard bristling with rage.
"The matter of borrowing troops is absolutely impossible, and this matter should not be mentioned again in the future."
They injured his son, and the Yu family still wants to borrow people from him? They're just dreaming.
When the Yu family head learned that the Li family had not only refused to accept the gifts, but also refused to see the father and son, the servants sent them back.
"You two go and kneel in the ancestral hall."
"Uncle, it was not my intention to hurt the eldest son of the Li family. There were too many people at the time, and I didn't even touch him before he fell to the ground. It really has nothing to do with me; I am innocent," Yu Xiaozhi tried to defend himself.
Seeing the murderous look in the eyes of the Yu family head, his father covered his mouth and dragged him out.
"Brother, I'll take him to kneel in the ancestral hall right away."
Once outside, he turned to his brainless son and said, "Grandpa, please stop talking!"
The head of the Yu family pointed to the departing figures of the father and son and said to the steward, "They are truly hopeless cases."
On the main street of Nanzhou Prefecture, a luxurious carriage was speeding towards the Li family.
Sitting in the carriage was the eldest daughter of the Li family, who had married into the Zhou family, and next to her was her six-year-old son.
"Dong'er, when we get to your maternal grandmother's house, you must behave well and not cause any trouble, understand?"
The little boy named Dong'er nodded obediently, "Mom, I know. My eldest uncle is sick and my grandmother is in a bad mood. I will try to comfort her."
"Dong'er is so good." A smile finally appeared on Madam Li's wrinkled face.
Upon arriving at the Li family home, Madam Li took Dong'er's hand and headed straight for the main courtyard.
When she saw the white hair at her mother's temples, Madam Li couldn't help but shed tears, and she quickly stepped forward to pay her respects.
"Dong'er greets his maternal grandmother." The little boy stepped forward and greeted her in a soft, sweet voice.
Madam Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief, fighting back tears as she patted his head, "Dong'er is such a good boy!"
"Mother, how is my younger brother doing now?" Madam Li asked her mother impatiently.
Madam Li gave a wink to the maid beside her, and the maid immediately stepped forward and took Dong'er's hand.
"Young master, would you like me to take you to the garden to see the butterflies?"
Dong'er looked at Madam Li, who knew that some things should not be said in front of the child, so she nodded slightly to him.
Seeing her grandson being led away by the maid, Madam Li finally burst into tears.
“Since you were brought back yesterday, your father has consulted every doctor in the Southern Prefecture. I'm afraid, I'm afraid, that Kun'er will never be able to…”
Mrs. Li couldn't bring herself to say the rest, and kept wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief.
"It's pitiful that he doesn't even have a child yet."
Upon hearing her mother's words, Madam Li's heart skipped a beat. "Is it really that serious?"
Mrs. Li nodded.
"Can it be restored in the future?" Madam Li was unwilling to accept it; her younger brother was still so young, and he had become like this.
"The doctor said the chances are extremely slim."
So Li comforted her mother, and the two talked intimately for a while, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed.
Just then, a servant rushed in to report.
"Reporting to Madam, the young master has accidentally fallen into the water."
"Ah!" Madam Li stood up, her eyes rolled upwards, and she was about to faint. Madam Li quickly caught her and hurriedly pinched her philtrum.
Madam Li quickly recovered and looked at the servant who came to report, "How is Dong'er now?"
"The servants quickly pulled the young master out of the water after they found him, but..." The servant hesitated and dared not say more.
"But what?" Madam Li was agitated, with a vague sense of foreboding in her heart.
"When they pulled him out of the water, the young master had already stopped breathing."
Li's vision blurred, her hands and feet felt weak, and she tried to rush outside. Her throat was dry, and her voice trembled violently.
"Quick, take me to see him. I don't believe it, my Dong'er was perfectly fine just now."
Things didn't go as Mrs. Li had expected. When she was helped to the garden, she saw a person lying motionless on the ground.
"Dong'er..."
Li's heart-wrenching screams stopped abruptly, and she completely fainted.
The cause of the incident was quickly identified. While playing hide-and-seek with the children in the mansion, Dong'er secretly ran behind the artificial hill to hide, but accidentally slipped off the rock and fell into the lotus pond in the garden. By the time the maids and servants found him, it was too late to save him.
The series of events that happened to the Li family caused an uproar throughout the entire Nanzhou Prefecture.
The one who perished was the most intelligent and clever eldest grandson of the Zhou family's younger generation. Old Madam Zhou, accompanied by her maids and servants, caused a great disturbance at the Li family's residence.
From this point on, the Zhou and Li families severed ties.
Caught between the two families, Mrs. Li, unable to bear the untimely death of her son, was filled with self-blame and chose to hang herself on the seventh day after her son's death.
As Yun Zhentian listened to the recent events, he was immediately terrified.
"Someone, go and call the Fourth Young Master over."
The servants quickly invited Yun Kang to the study.
Yun Kang has been living a good life lately, and his face has become much rounder. When he entered the study, he picked up the snacks on the table and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Father, what do you want with me?"
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