Chapter 236 - 236 Divorce

236 Divorce

The next morning, Lu Yao left the inn with his attendant.

Before he left, he left behind a hand-drawn map of Liaodong County.

With this map, Yu Niaoniao and the other two could find Xing Ning accurately.

After Lu Yao and the guards left, the inn immediately became cold and empty.

The guests who had stayed previously had been chased away by the guards. Now, only Yu Niaoniao, Dang Gui, and Lo Pingsha were left in the inn.

The innkeeper knew that the three of them had a relationship with the eldest young master of the County Governor’s Mansion. Afraid of offending them, he personally sent breakfast to their rooms and said that this breakfast was free for them. He hoped that they could live happily here.

Yu Niaoniao looked at him and asked.

“I heard that Prince Min came to Liaodong County. Is that true?”

The innkeeper did not dare hide it and answered truthfully.

“It’s true. Duke Lang came with him. You know him, right? It was the living King of Hell who was in charge of the Justice Department. His reputation was very bad. It was said that he was here to escort Prince Min back to Liaodong County. It was such a big scene when they passed by us!”

Yu Niaoniao pretended to be curious and continued asking.

“How long ago did they pass by here? We’re also going to Xingning. We’re afraid of bumping into them and disturbing the nobles, so we want to miss them.”

“About three days ago. At the rate you guys are going, you probably won’t bump into them. Don’t worry.”

Yu Niaoniao knew what to do. “Thank you.”

The innkeeper said, “Then I won’t disturb your meal. If you have any other instructions, just shout. I’m on call.”

After the shopkeeper left, Lo Pingsha unfolded the map and tapped it with his fingertip.

“Now that we’re here, we’ll follow this official road. If nothing goes wrong, we’ll reach Xingning in about four days.”

Yu Niaoniao swallowed the prawn dumpling in her mouth. “We don’t have much time. We have to speed up next. There might not be much time to stop and rest on the way. Dang Gui, does your wound still hurt?”

Dang Gui hurriedly said, “It doesn’t hurt anymore. The wound has scabbed over. Brother Lo said that my wound is about to heal.”

Yu Niaoniao was relieved. “That’s good.”

The three of them quickly finished their breakfast, prepared dry food and water and continued on their way.

After four days of traveling day and night, they finally saw the gates of Xingning.

At the same time, the County Governor’s Mansion was filled with dark clouds.

Madam Shu, the county governor’s wife, sat at the table. She was no more than forty years old. Her hair was combed neatly, and there were only two golden hairpins in her bun. She was dressed very simply, but she was very imposing.

She placed half the Buddhist scripture on the table and frowned.

“Is he still refusing to change his mind?”

Granny Zheng sighed. “No, Eldest Young Master is determined to cancel the marriage with the Tang family this time. He didn’t eat a mouthful of the food we sent. It’s been a day and a night. If he continues to stay up like this, I’m afraid his body won’t be able to take it.”

Madam Shu was furious. She raised her hand and slammed it on the table.

“Does he think that will force me to compromise? Go tell him that even if he starves himself to death, I don’t think I can let him do whatever he wants!”

Granny Zheng hurriedly comforted her.

“Madam, don’t say such angry words. Eldest Young Master is your favorite. How can you bear to let him starve to death? We’re all family. How can there be overnight hatred? Let’s calm down and slowly think of a solution.”

She offered calming hot tea as she spoke.

Madam Shu took a sip of tea and felt the breath in her chest ease slightly.

She said coldly.

“Yun Chong is my son, so I know his temper. He had long known that he was engaged to Tang Guixi, but he had never shown any rejection before. This meant that he could accept marrying Tang Guixi. Now that he suddenly suggested breaking off the engagement, there must be a reason.”

Granny Zheng asked, “What do you mean?”

Mrs. Shu spoke slowly, “We’ve all been there. We know in our hearts that the only thing that can make a man insist on not marrying is that he’s met another woman, one who makes him want to marry even more.”

Granny Zheng quickly reacted and immediately said.

“Lu Shiliu escorted Eldest Young Master back this time. I’ll get someone to call him over and ask.”

Shu nodded slightly. “Go.”

Granny Zheng left in a hurry.

Madam Shu pinched her temples, her eyes filled with frustration.

Before her son came back, she’d thought about him day and night, looking forward to his return every day.

Now that her son was finally back, she was not happy for long before that kid kicked a fuss about wanting to break off the engagement.

The marriage between the Lu family and the Tang family was very important. It was like a rope that tied the two families tightly together. It was absolutely impossible to break.

If Lu Yao’s father found out about this, he would definitely break Lu Yao’s legs!

The only thing that made Madam Shu glad was that Lu Yao’s father had accompanied Prince Min and Prince Lang to Xiangtai and would not be back for a while.

She had to extinguish Lu Yao’s thoughts of breaking off the engagement before his father returned.

Soon, Granny Zheng returned with Lu Shiliu.

Mrs. Shu asked.

“Did you see anyone following Yun Zhong when you sent him back this time?”

Lu Shiliu hesitated.

Granny Zheng immediately said, “If you have something to say, just say it. Now that Master is not at home, Madam is in charge of all the matters in the residence. Don’t make Madam angry.”

Lu Shiliu had no choice but, to tell the truth.

“When I found Eldest Young Master, I saw three people with him. They were a man and two women. It was said that they were siblings.

They were also coming to Xingning and met Eldest Young Master on the way, so they traveled together.”

Madam Shu asked, “What’s the identity of the three siblings? What’s their name?”

Lu Shiliu shook her head. “I don’t know.”

“Then do you remember what they looked like?”

This time, Lu Shiliu nodded. “I remember.”

Madam Shu smiled coldly. “Very good. Take people to guard the city gate. As soon as you see the three siblings enter the city, take them down.”

Lu Shiliu hesitated. “Eldest Young Master has a good relationship with those three siblings. If Eldest Young Master finds out about this, he’ll probably be angry.”

Mrs. Shu said, “Just do as I say. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens.”

Lu Shiliu complained in her heart.

That was what Madam said, but she was still Eldest Young Master’s mother. If Eldest Young Master really pursued the matter, he would definitely not dare to do anything to her. In the end, he would be the unlucky one.

However, Madam’s attitude was very strong. Now that the county governor was not in the residence, Lu Shiliu had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

“I’ll do it now.”

Coincidentally, just as Lu Shiliu arrived near the city gate with her men, he saw Yu Niaoniao and the other two.