kvmb Chapter 296 He probably wouldn't be happy either.
Chapter 296 He probably wouldn't be happy either.
Duke Sheng listened to her words, each one both calm and frantic.
His face, along with each word, completely lost its color.
He had no doubt that if he still tried to keep her here, she would actually do something to kill him, even if it meant dying together, rather than continuing to pester him.
He felt so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
Blood rushed from his chest to his throat, and he slowly released her hand.
There are so many things he wants to say, to explain, to plead. As long as she doesn't leave, he can compromise a little more, compromise even more.
But all I could do at that moment was let go of her hand.
Sheng Qishen looked at Lan Yin, and the past twenty years seemed to overlap before his eyes in that instant. In the end, only her figure remained. He wanted to look at her one more time, to imprint her deep in his soul, so that he could carry her with him for all eternity, never letting go for a moment.
However, she had already turned away. He closed his eyes in sorrow, turned around as well, took a few steps, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Everything went black before my eyes, and I staggered a few steps, almost losing my balance.
Seeing this, Sheng Junyi came over and silently supported him. Sheng Junye looked at his father and brother with a conflicted expression, then at his mother who had already turned away in the distance. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly ran towards Lan Yin.
"Mother!"
Sheng Junye ran up to Lan Yin, his eyes red as he looked at her. Lan Yin hadn't seen him for a while and suddenly realized that he had grown much taller and was no longer the impetuous child he used to be, but rather looked like a teenager.
A wave of guilt washed over her. She took two steps forward and gently brushed the sweat-dampened hair from his forehead. "Xiao Wu, from now on, you must behave well and think twice before you act, understand?"
Sheng Junye looked at her, his nose stung, and he quickly wiped his eyes. Then he stared at her intently and said, "I... I didn't come here to persuade you to go back with us, Mother. Can I go with you? I'm not good at studying, and I'm not good at martial arts either. My elder brother wants me to go to the army camp with him for training, but I can't do anything well. I don't know what I want to do in the future, and I don't want to stay at home. Take me with you, anywhere is fine. I don't want to be alone!"
After saying this, he looked away nervously and expectantly, his fingers clenching nervously.
He was young and should have been the most pampered child in the family, but his mother was in poor health and didn't spend much time with him when he was young. Moreover, not long after he was born, Sheng Yunzhu was brought back to the family. Lan Yin felt guilty towards Sheng Yunzhu at the time, and his father rarely paid attention to him. His second brother disliked him because he was too young. In the whole family, only his eldest brother cared about him. Later, after his eldest brother went to war, only Sheng Yunzhu would occasionally show him any concern, which is why he always followed and protected Sheng Yunzhu.
Because nobody really paid attention to or cared about him.
When Lu Yangyang returned, everyone's attention—whether they cared, felt guilty, or were disgusted—fell on her. His mother had broken ties with his father, and now everyone was busy with their own affairs, leaving him bewildered. He lived in that house like an outsider, unwanted and useless.
He was truly terrified; he was terrified every single day.
He could continue living according to his older brother's arrangements, but was that really what he wanted? He didn't know. He only knew that he didn't like his current life, and he didn't want to be alone, not at all.
But would his mother want him? Would she think he was a burden?
Could it be that he disliked her because he was so reckless in the past? Could it be that she hated him because she thought he had accomplished nothing? Could it be that she hated him because he had helped Sheng Yunzhu in the past?
Sheng Junye subconsciously lowered his head even further, wanting to hear the answer, yet also afraid to hear it.
Lan Yin was shocked to hear such words, and she couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She had always thought that she had put her heart into all the children, but now it seemed that she hadn't put her heart into any of them. She had never asked what they needed, and instead, because of A Yao's early maturity, she only wanted to rely on him. She hadn't thought about what problems the other children might encounter or how to solve them.
She really lost herself and failed to take good care of her child.
What has she been doing all these years?
Lan Yin gently stroked Sheng Junye's hair, then couldn't help but pull him into her arms and pat him softly.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Wu, I've neglected you too much." Lan Yin's voice choked as she apologized to him in a low voice, "I haven't taken good care of you, I'm sorry."
Sheng Junye shook his head with red eyes, looking at her with anticipation.
"I promise you, if I go to Jiangnan, I will take you with me, okay?" Lan Yin said gently.
Sheng Junye was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, tears streaming down his face.
He seemed embarrassed, quickly wiped his eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "Then I'll go back and pack my things. Be sure to tell me when you leave!"
Lan Yin nodded: "Mm."
Sheng Junye happily turned and ran away. Even after running quite a distance, he couldn't help but look back once more, a smile playing on his lips.
……
Lu Yangyang took the imperial edict and returned to the courtyard with Yan Yue. She poured water from the teapot, gulped down three large cups of cold tea, and then asked Yan Yue, "What exactly is the meaning of this imperial edict?"
Yan Yue shook his head: "I don't know either. Don't you know? The late Empress's last will and my aunt's last will and testament. If that's true, wouldn't my cousin know? Has he never mentioned it to you?"
Lu Yangyang looked at him.
She answered him with her eyes, clearly indicating that she hadn't mentioned it.
Yan Yue's eyes widened as well: "No way? If my cousin didn't mention it, how could His Majesty have issued an edict to grant the marriage? He couldn't possibly not know about it, could he? That's impossible! If he really didn't know, he would have defied the edict! Hey, wait a minute, I'm confused too. What about you? What do you think? Anyway, things have come to this point, His Majesty has already issued the edict, and the wedding is scheduled for the second day of next month. What do you think?"
"I don't know either. I'm just a little surprised. I never thought of something like this." Lu Yangyang was genuinely confused and couldn't quite put her finger on how she felt; she was just very surprised.
She thought His Highness was a good person, a good person that was hard not to be attracted to, but such a person was like a cloud to her; she never thought that this cloud could fall into her arms.
outrageous.
Secondly, she had never thought about marriage. She felt that she had a long time to consider this matter. She needed to find a way to heal His Highness's leg first, and then she might be able to go to Northern Yan to bring Li Duan back. After she finished these things, she might think about what kind of person she wanted to marry.
Looking back now, it all seems so sudden.
It feels weird.
But if that person is His Highness, then it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.
Yan Yue looked at her with a strange expression and sighed: "Hey, it's normal if you don't want to marry him. Your cousin used to be liked by many people, but now he's in a difficult situation. It's not very appropriate for you to marry him now. I guess he's not happy about it either, which is why he didn't tell you."
Lu Yangyang raised her hand and slapped him on the head.