Not long after, they arrived at Zhan Tianye's study.
Qiu Lu stood guard outside the study.
Upon seeing Zhan Xiaoli, Qiu Lu was slightly surprised, "Young Lord, why have you come?"
"I want to see Father!" Zhan Xiaoli said coldly.
His small back was very tense.
Seeing this, Qiu Lu's expression shifted. He probably understood why the Young Lord had come to see the Prince. He immediately knocked on the door and announced, "Your Highness, the Young Lord wishes to see you."
Zhan Tianye's voice came from within the study, "Yes, let him in."
Qiu Lu opened the door. Before doing so, he said to Zhan Xiaoli, "Young Lord, everything His Highness has done is for your own good."
Zhan Xiaoli tightly pursed his lips, his eyes still a little red. He walked in.
He saw his father sitting at the table.
Holding a brush in his hand.
Several secret letters were laid out before him.
"Is there something you need from Father?" Zhan Tianye asked in a deep voice.
His tone was the same as usual.
Zhan Xiaoli tightened his small hands and said, "I don't want you to marry! I don't want another woman to be my mother!"
Zhan Tianye looked up at him, "You will like this person."
"I won't! Besides Mother, I will not like anyone!" Zhan Xiaoli said decisively.
"Stop being so unruly," Zhan Tianye frowned, his cold eyes showing a hint of anger.
When had Zhan Xiaoli become so disobedient?
And so unreasonable?
It seemed he hadn't remembered anything he had said before.
"I'm not being unruly, I just don't want you to marry another woman! They are all bad people!" Zhan Xiaoli shouted.
Zhan Tianye slammed his hand on the table, looking coldly at Zhan Xiaoli, "I will tell you one more time today, your biological mother will never be able to marry into the Night Prince's Mansion! Also, you will be satisfied with the person I am going to marry, and from now on, you will have one more person to dote on you, so stop causing trouble!"
"I am not causing trouble! Father, I am not causing trouble! I don't need anyone else to be my mother, I only have one mother!" Zhan Xiaoli shouted in a deep voice.
He couldn't understand why Father didn't want to marry Mother.
Why he disliked Mother so much.
"Qiu Lu, come in," Zhan Tianye commanded towards the door.
Immediately, Qiu Lu walked in.
"Take the Young Lord back," Zhan Tianye ordered.
Qiu Lu walked up to Zhan Xiaoli, "Young Lord, let's go back and continue practicing calligraphy and painting!"
Zhan Xiaoli continued to look at Zhan Tianye, motionless.
Sensing Zhan Xiaoli's action, Zhan Tianye raised his eyes, "The marriage is settled. Think about it carefully."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Xiaoli straightened his small back, said nothing, and turned to leave.
After Zhan Xiaoli ran out, Zhan Tianye raised his eyes and swept a glance at the door.
He raised his hand and pressed his temples twice.
...
Qiu Lu followed Zhan Xiaoli all the way.
Looking at the small figure with his unapproachable demeanor, Qiu Lu felt a pang of sympathy.
The more unapproachable he seemed, the more it showed how heartbroken the Young Lord was.
The Young Lord and the Prince truly had similar personalities.
It was precisely because they were so alike that he felt even more sympathetic towards the Young Lord. He knew exactly what the Young Lord was going through, what he was thinking, and how sad and hurt he was.
"Young Lord, everything His Highness does is for you," Qiu Lu couldn't help but speak up for Zhan Tianye.
He hoped to make Zhan Xiaoli understand Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Xiaoli stopped and looked back at Qiu Lu.
"Uncle Qiu, if Father is doing this for me, he should ask me what I think!"
After speaking, Zhan Xiaoli ran off.
As he ran, he made a decision in his heart. He had to find a way to leave. He would go and find Mother himself!
...
At this time, the matter of the Night Prince marrying Li Yuexian was already the talk of the town.
The confirmed news naturally reached Yun Shu's ears.
Yun Shu had already known that Zhan Tianye had feelings for Li Yuexian.
Therefore, she was not surprised at all to hear that their marriage was settled.
She hadn't expected Zhan Tianye to be so quick when it came to the woman he liked!
However...
What about Zhan Xiaoli?
Would Zhan Xiaoli be happy to hear that his father was getting married?
She suddenly felt like seeing Zhan Xiaoli.
But it wasn't dark yet.
She couldn't go.
"Master, shall I steal the Young Lord from the Night Prince's Mansion? It can be done without anyone noticing, and the Night Prince won't suspect anything," Jing Heng suggested immediately, seeing Yun Shu's slightly melancholic expression.
Yun Shu smiled and shook her head, stopping him. "One day, I will indeed steal him, but not now. Although the Night Prince is in such a hurry to get married, he still has to follow protocol. They need to get engaged first before the wedding."
Within this timeframe, she could handle her affairs and then have Jing Heng steal Zhan Xiaoli.
"Alright, as long as Master commands, I will steal him immediately," Jing Heng said.
Seeing Jing Heng's earnest look, Yun Shu found it both amusing and exasperating. She patted Jing Heng's shoulder. "Relax. This is the capital. Not many dare to harm your Master or your people. You don't need to be on guard all the time. Besides, don't forget, my father is a Great General. With him here, many things are easy to resolve."
"Yes." Jing Heng still stood tall, his posture constantly alert.
Seeing this, Yun Shu said no more.
Talking more was useless.
Jing Heng had been in this state for so long; perhaps he would be uncomfortable if he were to completely relax.
She leisurely leaned back in her chair.
Watching the sky outside slowly turn dim.
She immediately sat up. "Let's go out and find a restaurant, buy a table full of food, and treat my father to a meal."
"Okay."
Just as Yun Shu was happily heading to the largest restaurant in the capital to buy food, Yun Xiaojing, who had been plotting for half the day, quietly arrived at the gates of the Night Prince's Mansion.
He smeared some dirt on his small face.
His face looked dirty.
His clothes were also deliberately bought from a beggar's attire.
All to make him look as pitiful as possible.
He wanted to walk in and see his brother openly!
Perhaps because he had arrived in the capital and was closer to his brother, he could sense his brother's sadness. He had to accompany his brother!
Moreover, he wanted to teach that scumbag father a lesson!
After making full preparations.
He ran to the gate.
The two guards at the gate were stunned when they saw Yun Xiaojing.
"Where did this little beggar come from?"
Yun Xiaojing puffed out his small chest with great spirit, "I want to find my Father! My Father lives in here!"
"Your Father is in here?" The guards almost dropped their jaws.
"Yes! My Father is in here! Please, Uncle, open the door and let me in to find Father!" Although Yun Xiaojing had spirit, he now made himself appear very obedient.
The guards were astonished. "Then little child, tell us, who is your father?"
People who worked in a Prince's Mansion were certainly not careless. It was impossible they had lost such a big son, right?
Perhaps the little beggar was hungry and wanted to come into the Prince's Mansion for a meal?
Seeing this, the guards felt a surge of compassion. "Come, don't look for your Father anymore. Uncle will give you some silver. Take this silver and go buy some meat buns to eat!"
Yun Xiaojing's lips twitched fiercely. "Thank you, Uncle. I don't want it. I just want to find my Father. My Father saved me a few days ago and helped me drive away the human traffickers! He's in a wheelchair!"