Ha!
Caught an opportunity to drive someone away!
Yun Shu sneered in her heart.
Even if Yun Changfeng was as steady as Mount Tai, unfazed by its collapse, his expression eventually cracked.
This was a stab from kin!
A wound that drew no blood!
Yet it hurt more than a knife twisting in the chest.
Yun Shu felt a pang of sympathy for the father she had just acknowledged.
"You want to drive me out?" Yun Changfeng's voice was cold, utterly devoid of emotion, betraying no sorrow.
"Changfeng, don't speak so harshly. Drive you out? How could we possibly drive you out? Now that you've lost the military seal, it will endanger the entire General's Residence! You lost the military seal, so you should bear the burden alone. Why implicate the General's Residence? For Mother and your elder brother, please move out," Old Madam Yun advised earnestly.
Perhaps realizing she had sounded too heartless, she daintily dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief. "Changfeng, don't blame your mother for being heartless. My heart is bleeding too, as if knives are digging into it."
"Yes, we don't want this either! Mother is old and cannot withstand imprisonment. Second Brother, for Mother's sake, please bear these troubles alone!" Madam Yang quickly chimed in.
Their words made it sound as if refusing would be unfilial.
Yun Dezhi nodded vigorously, "Mother and they are right. It's your fault to begin with, and you must not implicate us further! Moreover, for the past few years, you've only held the title of Zhennan General's Residence without ever going to the battlefield. I fought on your behalf, and only then could our General's Residence achieve what it has today. You should do something for the General's Residence!"
"This is the Zhennan General's Residence. The ones who should leave are you. And Elder Uncle, when you say it all relied on you, doesn't your face burn? You merely went to the border to deliver my father's words; it was my father's soldiers and his deputy who fought the enemy," Yun Shu chuckled mockingly.
Some people truly had no shame!
Yun Dezhi flushed crimson, his body trembling, his hands shaking. "You! What do you know? You know nothing! If I hadn't gone to the border and personally commanded, how could we have won the battles? And how do you know I haven't been to the battlefield? I still bear scars from various battles!"
"Tsk!"
"You, what kind of attitude is that? I am your elder uncle. How dare you be so disrespectful!" Yun Dezhi flew into a rage.
That damned brat!
Why didn't she die out there?
Madam Yang's expression turned exceedingly grim, "Yun Shu, you cannot speak nonsense!"
Even if it were true, it couldn't be said!
And especially not let the people of the capital know.
"Father, do we leave, or do they leave?" Yun Shu asked Yun Changfeng, glancing sideways.
Yun Changfeng looked at Yun Shu with gentle eyes, smiling faintly.
"Of course, you leave! How could we leave?" Old Madam Yun was as restless as an ant on a hot pan.
The General's Residence occupied a vast area. It was difficult to find such a large residence in the capital.
Yun Shu raised an eyebrow and smiled brightly, "If you don't move out of the General's Residence, then you are still part of the General's Residence. This is the Zhennan General's Residence, and my father is the Great General of Zhennan. This mansion was bestowed by the Emperor. If my father is punished, you who live here will also face imprisonment. Don't tell me... you enjoyed the prosperity with my father before, and now you want to share the downfall?"
"Father, am I right?" Yun Shu asked Yun Changfeng with a smile.
Yun Changfeng was stunned for a moment, not expecting his daughter to be so intelligent!
Since she had bravely faced this, what else did he need to fear?
What else did he need to care about?
In an instant, it seemed, he had understood many things.
He felt completely enlightened.
"Shu'er is right. Even if I move out, you living in the Emperor-bestowed residence will still incur punishment," Yun Changfeng said in a deep, unhurried voice, exuding authority.
As soon as these words were uttered,
The complexions of the few of them indeed changed.
Old Madam Yun's face turned pale with panic.
She grabbed Yun Dezhi, feeling he was her only support. After all, there was still their granddaughter Yueyin, who was about to marry the Regent and achieve great fortune, unlike Yun Changfeng who had lost the military seal.
After weighing things in her heart, she made up her mind.
"Dezhi, what do you think we should do?" Old Madam Yun was at a loss.
Yun Dezhi gritted his teeth fiercely. "Mother, we will move out."
"Husband, this..." Madam Yang hesitated. After moving out, where would they find such a fine residence as the General's Residence?
"Move. If we don't move, we'll be implicated," Yun Dezhi suddenly understood.
He had personally witnessed the military seal being snatched by a petty thief. Yun Changfeng hadn't even seen who it was and couldn't get it back. When the Emperor found out one day, he would surely punish the General's Residence.
Yueyin was about to marry the Regent, and he had a bright future. It absolutely couldn't be ruined!
"What the master says is right," Madam Yang increasingly felt the need to completely sever ties with Yun Changfeng.
Old Madam Yun suddenly felt she had a backbone. She looked at Yun Changfeng, showing a semblance of pain and reluctance. "It's not that your mother is cruel, but you... alas, how could you lose the military seal? Why didn't you hide it properly? You know, Yueyin is about to marry the Regent, and we absolutely cannot have any mishaps. So... alas, we will move out after dawn."
Yun Changfeng said nothing, his heart utterly chilled.
Seeing Yun Changfeng's silence, Old Madam Yun felt she had gained nothing and her expression darkened.
Yun Shu smiled, her eyes crinkling with satisfaction.
She hadn't expected to gain so much tonight through a mere military seal!
When she first returned, she had been pondering how to make Yun Changfeng see the true faces of Old Madam and the others.
But now, they had revealed themselves!
It had saved her a lot of trouble.
Suddenly, she caught sight of Concubine Xiao in her peripheral vision.
Concubine Xiao looked conflicted, nervously twisting her hands together.
She was likely pondering how to resolve the situation.
Just then, Yun Ying, ignoring all obstructions, ran to Old Madam Yun and knelt down. "Grandmother, Grandmother, I grew up by your side. I don't want to be separated from you!"
Only then did Old Madam Yun notice Yun Ying and Concubine Xiao.
She frowned, appearing troubled.
Madam Yang also subtly frowned. While they were living in the General's Residence, it was one thing to let Concubine Xiao and Yun Ying eat for free, but did they have to take them out and let them eat for free?
Although, the two of them were very good at pleasing them.
But...
In her eyes, Concubine Xiao was no different from a servant.
"Father, let me go with Grandmother! I... I have someone I like, and I don't want anything to happen to me that would make him sad," Yun Ying said, bowing her head towards Yun Changfeng again.
She bowed with great force.
Her forehead turned red.
Yun Shu's gaze flickered, she continued to smile lazily and casually.
Concubine Xiao lowered her hands and also stood up. After seemingly weighing things for a long time, she made a decision.
She knelt beside Yun Ying.
And bowed heavily towards Old Madam Yun.
Her eyes were red, and tears streamed down like rain. "Old Madam, I cannot bear to leave you. Let me go with you! I will take better care of Old Madam than before."