"Madam, what do you think?" Luo Yun looked at Su and asked. Su rubbed her brows and said solemnly: "Unless someone sees it with their own eyes, it will be difficult to find evidence now."
It's been so long, even if it was Shen Lingxiang, he would have destroyed the thing long ago.
"I'll ask her now!" Luo Jinxing said.
Mrs. Su glanced at her stepson, "Since it's already too late, what's the point of asking now? It's just in vain to arouse the enemy."
Luo Jinxing frowned, and Su said: "Fortunately, Shake Yao did a good job today."
On this point, whether her stepdaughter was really out of a hurry or just out of temper, Mrs. Su wanted to praise her.
The second girl of the Luo family beat someone up, it was not a big deal.
But it would be a big deal if the second girl of the Luo family was seen entangled with a man in Yingfeng Pavilion.
She heard someone say that Xie Chengyou was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
The harder the beating, the more distant it is from that kind of thing.
Even if there is a rumor that Miss Luo got angry and hit someone when her love was rejected, it is hundreds of times better than what might have happened.
With Luo Junyao's reputation, it is not particularly unbelievable that someone would beat him up when he was rejected for courtship.
"Regardless of whether Shen Lingxiang is related to this matter or not, what happened today...Xie Chengyou is the culprit!" Luo Jinyan said solemnly.
Su Shi said: "This matter cannot be made public."
"Are we just going to suffer this loss?" Luo Jinxing said unwillingly.
Su glanced at him and said, "I just said that you can't put it on the table. Even if you really want to cause trouble to Xie Chengyou, you have to wait until this period of time has passed before talking."
The world is unfair to women, and the reputation of a girl's family cannot tolerate any neglect.
Luo Jinxing and Luo Jinyan looked at each other, and both saw some meaning in each other's eyes.
It cannot be placed on the countertop, but there are still many ways to deal with people under the countertop.
Late at night, Xie Chengyou stepped into the study door in the front yard of Prince Mu's Mansion with a gloomy face.
Although most of the day has passed, the anger and shame in Xie Chengyou's heart have not dissipated.
Mr. Xuan Yu has never been so embarrassed. He was beaten by a little girl in public and was even kicked out of the door!
If this was someone else, Xie Chengyou would never make it easy for him. But if the other person was Luo Yun, there was nothing he could do.
Now that the emperor is young and the queen mother is behind the curtain, the power in the court is actually in the hands of several auxiliary ministers, while the military power is in the hands of Luo Yun and the regent Xie Yan.
In his early years, Luo Yun followed his great ancestor Emperor Taining to pacify the world, and held one of Dasheng's elite Xuanjia troops and one-third of Dasheng's troops.
Not to mention he was a young prince, even the Prime Minister and the Regent had to give him some respect.
And Luo Junyao is Luo Yun’s only daughter!
Xie Chengyou walked into the study of Prince Mu's Mansion. There were two people waiting for him in the study.
King Mu is fifty-nine years old this year. Unlike his elder brother Taining, who has spent his entire life fighting, he is a man who has never been on the battlefield and has lived his whole life among the brocades.
Although he is nearly sixty years old, he looks like he is in his forties. Although there are already silver threads on his head, he still looks somewhat graceful and handsome at first glance.
Sitting below him was a middle-aged man in his early forties. Although he was older, the man was still handsome and looked like a pampered nobleman.
It's just that there's a bit of slickness and cunning in his eyebrows, which completely ruins his originally beautiful appearance.
The middle-aged man was Xie Heng, the eldest son of the concubine of Prince Mu's family and Xie Chengyou's biological father.
It's just that he and King Mu were sitting together, and they didn't look like father and son, but like brothers.
"I sent someone to call you in the evening, why are you here now?" King Mu looked at his eldest grandson and frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his voice.
Xie Chengyou naturally did not dare to say that he was depressed and drunk, and he had just woken up.
"Some things were delayed, and my grandson knows his mistake."
King Mu looked at the eldest grandson in front of him, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What happened this afternoon?"
Xie Chengyou suddenly remembered the humiliation he had suffered in the afternoon, and his face suddenly turned red.
Xie Chengyou said with some annoyance: "Then Luo Yun is a warrior who holds military power with his hands...if he hadn't been lucky enough to follow Emperor Gaozu, who would he be!"
King Mu's expression was calm and unmoved by his words, and he asked calmly: "What's going on with you and that girl from the Luo family?"
Xie Chengyou looked a little bored, "Grandpa, that Luo Junyao is unruly, domineering, and extremely stupid. How can such a woman be worthy of being the regent's crown prince?"
Originally, he thought of marrying Luo Yun for her sake, but he didn't expect that she would be so ignorant of praise!
"Then who do you think is worthy?" King Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "That girl named Shen?"
Xie Chengyou's eyes softened when he mentioned Shen Lingxiang, and he hesitated and said, "Lingxiang is also from the Luo family."
King Mu sneered: "She is also from the Luo family? Ask Luo Yun, does she recognize that she is the daughter of the Luo family? Even her mother has no blood relationship with the Luo family. Who is fooling an orphan girl?
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"But..." Xie Chengyou was particularly unwilling.
King Mu said: "You said that girl from the Luo family is not worthy of being the heir apparent of the Regent's Palace. Without her, it's hard to say whether you would be able to be the heir apparent!"
The study suddenly became quiet, and Xie Heng, who had been sitting lazily, unconsciously sat upright.
Xie Chengyou's eyes flashed and he said nothing.
King Mu glanced at his grandson and sneered: "It's been four years since we adopted him, but Zhifei still refuses to register as a heir apparent. Do you think he likes you very much?"
Xie Heng was a little dissatisfied, "Dad, what do Xie Yan mean? He doesn't have a son himself, so why doesn't he make Xuan Yu his crown prince? I'm not afraid that one day..." He died on the battlefield without anyone seeing him die!
King Mu leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, but Xie Heng and Xie Chengyou were a little anxious.
"Grandpa." Xie Chengyou couldn't help shouting.
King Mu opened his eyes and said calmly: "What's the hurry? No matter what, you call him father now. As long as he has no wife and children for one day, you will be the sole heir of the Chu Palace."
Xie Chengyou frowned and said, "What does this have to do with the Luo family?"
King Mu glanced at his eldest grandson with some hatred, "Have you really been flattered by those outside these years? When people call you the eldest son of the Regent's Palace, do you really think that you are the master of the Regent's Palace? I let you
You are not happy to marry Luo Yun's daughter as your head wife. Do you think Luo Yun can like you? If he hadn't started with that girl from the Luo family, Luo Yun wouldn't have even looked at you. With a father-in-law like Luo Yun, what are you doing?
Things can't be done? Xie Yan is going back to Beijing soon. I was the one who pressured him to adopt you, do you think he didn't dare to touch you? "
Xie Chengyou's expression changed, and he felt a chill in his heart when he thought of his "father" whom he had not seen for several years.
Xie Chengyou actually didn't spend much time with Xie Yan, but since Xie Yan returned to King Qin five years ago, every time he saw Xie Yan, he felt a numbness in his scalp and a chill in his back.
As the most favored eldest grandson of King Mu, although his father was a commoner, he was also a real noble son.
Xie Chengyou, who was only fifteen years old at the time, had never known that someone could be so cruel and terrifying. The situation where Xie Yan held the head of the rebellious King Cheng and King Lu and forced King Yong to death gave Xie Chengyou a nightmare for half a year.
Of course, it wasn't just Xie Chengyou who was afraid. During the rebellion five years ago, Xie Yan came out with the rebel king's head and walked in blood, which left a terrifying shadow in the hearts of many people in the capital that would never be erased.
This also established Xie Yan's title of "Cold-faced Shura".
"Grandpa, he...won't..." Xie Chengyou hesitated, unable to speak.
King Mu said: "He may not care whether you are his nephew, but he cannot care about Luo Yun's son-in-law."
At this point, King Mu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he said coldly: "Xuan Yu, do you want the orphan girl named Shen or do you want the power at your fingertips?"
Xie Chengyou's expression changed again and again, and finally he slowly lowered his head, "Grandpa, I understand."
King Mu nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, you haven't lost your mind at last. You disappointed my grandfather very much about the Luo family. Originally, I thought that girl was obsessed with you, so I didn't say anything, but... you You have to know that some things are too much and too little is too much."
"Now that Luo Yun is back, if you still have the same attitude towards the Luo family girl, Luo Yun will never let you have the opportunity to get close to that girl again."
King Mu looked at Xie Chengyou meaningfully, "With Luo Yun's powerful position, his daughter will never marry an ordinary person. Think about it carefully, if one of your cousins marries that girl... Do you think that there has been no marriage in the past few years?" Do you want to get close to that girl?"
Xie Chengyou said seriously: "Grandpa, my grandson understands. With Luo Junyao's current reputation, those people should give up."
King Mu said: "That's hard to say. The Xuanjia Army in Luo Yun's hands is worth having them endure a notorious woman. Xuan Yu, what you did today really disappointed me."
Under the circumstances at that time, Xie Chengyou had only to go along with the flow and shoulder the responsibility. Even if he offended the girl's family by saying that he had a passion for Luo Junyao, and then being beaten up by the Luo family and his son, the Luo family's reputation would be ruined. The marriage would still be a sure thing.
King Mu glanced at Xie Chengyou who was standing in front of him. He didn't know what Changsun was thinking.
But sometimes being smart is too much. There is a saying that being smart can lead to mistakes.
Where in the world are there so many perfect things where one person can take advantage of them all?
If you want to take advantage of the Luo family, you have to marry someone into the family first!
"My grandson knows he was wrong."
"It's good to acknowledge your mistake. As for the girl named Shen, if you really want to wait until the Luo family girl comes over in the future, you can either bring her into the back house or keep her outside." King Mu said.
Xie Chengyou nodded, "Yes, grandfather. In fact...Ling Xiang understands this herself. She has always been a good girl who understands justice."
King Mu snorted softly, "If she didn't know something, do you think I could tolerate her? It would have been okay to let you try to temper that girl from the Luo family, but it's a pity that the border war ended too quickly, Luo Yun He and Xie Yan returned to Beijing one after another, and will be more careful in the future."
"Yes." Xie Chengyou responded: "Grandpa, what happened to the Luo family today..."
King Mu said: "You should go to Luo Yun's house in person tomorrow to apologize. Don't make false excuses. Just say that you were so emotional that you almost offended the second girl Luo, and the girl was frightened so she beat you. You can tell this."
It won't do you any harm if I take it on. I'll let...your second aunt and your mother go check out the Luo family and decide on your marriage if it's suitable."
Xie Chengyou only felt sick for a while, but he also knew that his grandfather was doing it for his own good, so he could only nod in response, "Don't worry, grandfather, my grandson understands."
