Hearing Yi Zixing lingering at the gate, Yun Shu sighed softly, "I'll go and see him."
Yun Changfeng sighed, his face full of pity for Yi Zixing. "What a shame, Yi Shizi is truly a rare good junior, one cannot find another like him in the entire capital. Please speak gently and clearly, and don't break his heart too much."
Seeing Yun Changfeng's regret as if a piece of his flesh had been cut off, Yun Shu said, "Alright, don't worry."
Watching Yun Shu walk away, Yun Changfeng felt a pang in his heart.
Someone moaned, "What a pity! What a pity! If my wife had given birth to triplets back then, I wouldn't be so heartbroken now! I truly like Yi Shizi so much!"
Soon.
Yun Shu reached the gate and saw Yi Zixing lingering not far away.
She walked over, bathed in the faint glow of the evening sky.
Yi Zixing was initially lost in thought and didn't notice Yun Shu approaching.
But when he looked up and saw her, he froze in place, his feet feeling as heavy as lead, unable to take a single step forward.
The woman was as radiant as ever.
And as always, she made his heart surge uncontrollably.
However, after learning about the events in the palace today, he didn't know why he couldn't control himself and came to the General's residence. He should have blessed her from afar. Yet, he still wanted to see her.
"I..." As soon as he spoke, under her gaze, he didn't know where to begin. "I'm sorry for bothering you. Don't worry, I won't disturb you again. I just came today to tell you face-to-face that if you ever need my help in the future, you must come to the Zhongyong Marquis's residence to find me."
After speaking, Yi Zixing lowered his head, ready to leave immediately.
"Wait." Yun Shu called out to Yi Zixing.
Indeed, as Yun Changfeng had said, Yi Zixing had an upright character and a heart full of sunshine.
At this moment, she hoped he could help her in the future.
"Actually, this world is not only about romantic love between men and women, but also affection between siblings. We can become sworn siblings... No, sworn siblings. Do you mind being my elder brother?" Yun Shu's eyes curved slightly, and she smiled.
Yi Zixing was stunned at first.
Siblings?
If they couldn't be husband and wife, they could be siblings...
In the future, they wouldn't be strangers when they met again, but siblings, protecting her under another identity...
This way, it was also good!
A quarter of an hour later.
Yun Shu returned to Yun Changfeng.
Yun Changfeng had started drinking again.
It seemed he was drinking to drown his sorrows.
Yun Shu's mouth twitched. She could see that he truly, genuinely liked Yi Zixing.
Yun Changfeng looked up at Yun Shu, "Is Yi Shizi very dejected? Alas!"
"Father, are you lacking a son?" Yun Shu asked directly without answering.
Yun Changfeng waved his hands repeatedly. "Not lacking, not lacking. What son do I lack? I have you, my daughter, and that's enough. And I have three grandsons!"
"Not lacking? Then forget it. I'll tell Yi Shizi that my father disagrees with us becoming siblings." Yun Shu made as if to walk out.
"What? What? I was only drinking and didn't hear clearly." Yun Changfeng quickly put down the wine jar. No matter how good the wine was, it didn't taste good anymore!
Yun Shu turned around, sat opposite Yun Changfeng, picked up a wine jar, and poured a cup for both of them. "Yi Shizi and I have become siblings. He is now your adopted son. You've gained a son for free. Are you happy?"
Yun Changfeng's eyes widened, and he slapped his thigh hard. "Ah! This is good, this is good! I was worried about how to face the Zhongyong Marquis in the future. Now, his son is my adopted son, and my daughter is his adopted daughter. We won't be awkward when we meet. We can chat about our son and daughter. I can even have my grandsons call him Grandpa or something! Oh, this knot in my heart has been untangled."
He suddenly felt old, too prone to sentimental sighs, completely forgetting that his vision was short-sighted, only thinking of romantic love. Look, the affection between siblings was even better, and more enduring!
Moreover, he had gained an adopted son.
He genuinely liked Yi Shizi so much; he was truly the cream of the crop among the younger generation.
He believed that the young men in the capital should all learn from Yi Shizi.
Yun Shu looked at Yun Changfeng, whose gloom had lifted, and took a sip of wine from her cup. "I'll drink with Father."
"Good, good! Let's not return until we're drunk, father and daughter!" Yun Changfeng's eyes lit up. With someone to drink with, he would naturally drink more!
Yun Shu's heart was also a bit complex today, and she wanted to have a drink. Father and daughter chatted as they drank.
...
Late at night.
The entire Yun residence was still brightly lit, and everyone was restless.
Yun Dezhi had been cursing non-stop from morning till night.
Since he was too tired to hit anyone anymore, he just kept yelling.
Yang Shi had already been beaten until her face was bruised and swollen, with few uninjured spots on her body.
Wen Shu carefully applied medicine to Yun Yueyin's wounds.
Compared to Yang Shi, Yun Yueyin was more miserable, her body bloody from the beating.
"Miss..." Wen Shu felt as if the sky was about to collapse.
The young lady seemed to have no solution. Coupled with the master's erratic behavior, the old madam ignoring everything, and the madam unable to control the master, the entire Yun residence was in chaos.
Yun Yueyin seemed to hear nothing, completely unconcerned about her wounds.
She just stared blankly at the shattered mirror on the floor, not saying a word.
Yang Shi slapped her thighs and cried, "What a disaster! What a disaster!"
The servants hid in the shadows, discussing their next move.
Yun Dezhi, tired of cursing, lay down on the bluestone outside and fell asleep.
Seeing that Yun Dezhi had fallen asleep, Yang Shi had servants carry him away, then she rushed into the room and looked at the dazed Yueyin meticulously. "Yueyin, please don't scare your mother. Tell me you're alright, okay? Everything will be fine. You're so smart, always in control of the situation. No one can truly be your opponent! You'll definitely think of a way to deal with this! I'll be relying on you in the future, so you must pull yourself together! You can't be defeated like this!"
"Madam is right, Miss must not lose hope! You must cheer up!" Wen Shu hoped to awaken her young lady.
She had never seen her young lady look so distraught.
Yun Yueyin came back to her senses, looked up at Wen Shu, then at Yang Shi, and finally lowered her head to look at her own injured body.
"Hahahaha, you think this can make me surrender? Make me accept fate? I, Yun Yueyin, never surrender! I will defy heaven and change my destiny!" Yun Yueyin clenched her fists, suddenly remembering someone, someone who had told her that she had other choices. Back then, she only had eyes for the Regent and had refused that person.
She pursed her lips tightly, glanced out the window, grabbed Wen Shu's hand, and said rapidly, "Set this place on fire, and tell everyone outside that I was burned to death!"