Yun Yueyin responded coldly.
The Yun Manor, the place that brought her the most terrible luck, was somewhere she absolutely could not return to!
If she were to return anywhere, it would be the General's Manor.
"Ah? Not going back to the Yun Manor?" If she wasn't returning to the Yun Manor, would they still be staying at the inn?
A determined glint flickered in Yun Yueyin's eyes. "Mm, tomorrow I'll write a letter. You help me deliver it to the General's Manor and tell them to make sure it reaches Yun Shu."
Wen Shu immediately agreed, "Yes, Miss."
...
The next day.
Just as dawn broke.
The Night King's Manor.
Old Master Qin suddenly paid a visit.
Holding a walking stick, he hurried to Zhan Tianye's study and then imperiously turned to tell Qiu Lu to close the door.
Qiu Lu looked at Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Tianye nodded, indicating he would obey Old Master Qin.
Qiu Lu closed the door.
Then, Old Master Qin, with his walking stick raised, began to strike Zhan Tianye.
"What about your marriage? You broke off one engagement, why don't you get engaged to another! Didn't you hear what Shu girl said? Hurry up and find someone to marry!"
He had waited and waited at the Qin Manor for news of Zhan Tianye's wedding, but nothing came.
After finally learning that he could be cured, he wasn't rushing to get married?
Old Master Qin was so angry he felt like he would die from this unfilial descendant!
Zhan Tianye had often been beaten by Old Master Qin when he was young, and he would naturally be beaten when he grew up. His maternal grandfather loved to resort to his fists when he was angry.
He was used to it.
It didn't hurt much.
He simply said with no expression, "Marriage is not urgent."
"Not urgent? How is it not urgent? You sit in a wheelchair every day, being pushed and carried by others, don't you feel restricted?!" Old Master Qin roared.
If he were to fall ill one day and be bedridden, he would rather drink a bowl of poison!
Zhan Tianye, however, said in a very ordinary tone, "I'm used to it."
Being pushed around wasn't so bad.
Old Master Qin was truly, truly angered. "Used to it, my ass!"
If one got used to such a thing, it was a sign of incompetence! It was understandable if some people didn't have the chance to stand up, but if one had the opportunity to stand and didn't seize it, that was incompetence!
"Hurry and find a young lady in the capital to get engaged to! If you don't know how to choose, I've had people gather quite a few well-behaved young ladies from the capital; they're more than enough for you, you brat!" Old Master Qin said urgently.
At the same time, he took out a large stack of portraits from his embrace.
Each one depicted the stunning beauty of a young maiden, some plump, some slender, each with their own charm. No matter how picky a man was, he would surely find his dream woman among these portraits!
The portraits also noted the identity of each woman.
Zhan Tianye's face darkened. "Where did these portraits come from?"
"Money makes the mare go. Without any effort, someone will deliver them to me! Don't you know your maternal grandfather's capabilities?" Old Master Qin snorted. As long as something could be settled with money, it wasn't a problem.
Zhan Tianye's face darkened further. "Not a single one of these women catches my eye."
"What?" Old Master Qin immediately flew into a rage. "Are your eyes on your forehead? You're just a prince who can't stand, what's so great about you? You don't fancy so many good girls, who do you fancy? Don't tell me, you don't fancy these beauties and you fancy men!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
No one worried about him, so he did his best to take care of himself, striving to live until Zhan Xiao Li grew up, so he could dump Zhan Tianye, this burden, onto Zhan Xiao Li before he died. Yet, Zhan Tianye was making him so angry he was almost losing his hair!
Zhan Tianye's lips twitched severely. He marveled at his maternal grandfather's imagination. "Their appearances aren't as beautiful as celestial beings."
Old Master Qin's eyes widened in disbelief this time. "These aren't beautiful celestial beings?!"
"Mm, not as much as Yun Shu," Zhan Tianye said directly.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Qin's lips twitched, and his entire face soured. "You could travel the world and never find a woman more beautiful than Shu girl! You're comparing these women to Shu girl? Is there any comparison? They are simply no match for Shu girl!"
After saying this, he realized it sounded wrong. Even if Shu girl was perfect in every way, she couldn't be his granddaughter-in-law!
So he quickly changed his tune. "That, that, that, even if they're not as beautiful as Shu girl, or as skilled in medicine, or in other aspects, they are very virtuous and obedient. And you need to learn to discover their beauty, their excellent moral character!"
Yes, that sounded much better!
At that moment.
The study door was gently pushed open by a pair of small hands.
Zhan Xiao Li ran in with quick steps.
He ran up to Old Master Qin.
He tilted his small face up at Old Master Qin and said in a hurry, "Great-maternal-grandfather, my father doesn't want to marry these women!"
He had lost sight of them for a moment, and now Great-maternal-grandfather was forcing Father to get married!
Father absolutely could not get married! He wouldn't listen to Xiao Jing's talk about how many uncles were pursuing Mother and wanted to marry Mother. He didn't care. He just wanted Father to marry Mother!
Unless...
Unless Mother personally told him she didn't like Father, otherwise he would find countless ways to help Father marry Mother.
Seeing Zhan Xiao Li appear to help him, a hint of a smile appeared in Zhan Tianye's eyes. He looked at his maternal grandfather. "Xiao Li also doesn't want me to marry these women. To avoid hurting Xiao Li, Grandfather should take these portraits away."
Old Master Qin froze, then came to his senses. He glared fiercely at Zhan Tianye, then looked down at Zhan Xiao Li and asked very gently, "Xiao Li, why don't you want your father to get married?"
Zhan Xiao Li blurted out, "Because my father wants to marry my mother!"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Qin frowned. He knew the general story behind some of Zhan Xiao Li's affairs.
Some things were too cruel to be explained to a child.
So he decided to let it go for today.
"Great-maternal-grandfather has other matters to attend to. I'll come again tomorrow," Old Master Qin said, patting Zhan Xiao Li's head.
As he left, he paused at the door and glared back at Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Tianye remained completely unfazed.
He asked Zhan Xiao Li, "You say you want me to marry your mother, but where is your mother?"
Zhan Xiao Li lowered his head, his eyes twinkling. "In any case, Father doesn't need to worry about it. As long as Father remembers, you cannot marry any other woman; you can only marry my mother. I will help Father!"
After saying this, he feared his father would see through more, so he quickly ran away.
Zhan Tianye raised an eyebrow slightly, his thin lips curving slowly. After a long moment, he let out a soft, faint laugh.
...
The General's Manor.
After breakfast, the gatekeeper delivered a letter to Yun Shu.
Yun Shu opened the letter while flipping through a book.
It was a personal letter from Yun Yueyin.