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As for Ling'er, after everyone had left, she continued to gesticulate at his back, venting her unfairness. Ye Zichen looked at her childish actions in amusement.

"Okay, you won't be able to touch his clothes even if you hit him again. Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Hearing her serious question, Ling'er withdrew her playfulness and slowly told her about the news she had gathered from the Hou Mansion.

Cheng Zi Yuan listened to her quietly as he sketched out a lousy, bloody drama in his heart, giving him a headache over his future situation. Ye Zichen waved her down to rest, while he thought about how he should deal with everything that might happen next.

It turned out that Cheng Zi Yuan and Cheng Jun weren't born of the same mother.

Zi Yuan's mother and Helian Xuanyin's mother had been known as the "North Yue double concubine." Both of them were exceptionally beautiful. However, both of them had their own way of thinking. They had long since said that they had to choose their own husbands. They did not care about status, wealth, or talent. What they wanted was a husband that would belong to them.

"Wishing to have a heart and a head without a family" was a shared dream between the two of them. However, neither of them thought that the person they picked in the end would be unable to give them what they wanted. They wanted to leave, but they would be unable to do so.

The two of them were close friends and close friends. Even when they left, they still chose the same method. It was just that the time was different.

As for Cheng Jun and his mother, they were the cousins of the young plum and bamboo of the pregnant women, plot of a vulgar child. Their beloved cousin suddenly got married, but the bride wasn't him, so he drugged her and left after a night of spring, only returning when the child was five years old did he come back, catching the people who thought he had covered it up well.

On one side was his five-year-old child, and on the other was his newborn daughter and his beloved woman. He couldn't make a choice, so he chose both sides. He didn't know that when the child appeared, he had lost his daughter and his lover.

Cheng Zi Yuan had been raised in the palace because of his mother. She was the only female companion of all the princes.

No one knew why he had left at the age of six, but after that, the young prefecture lord had disappeared from Cheng Hou Manor. Although everyone still remembered him, no one dared to bring him up again.

Not long after Cheng Zi Yuan left, her mother began to set up the embroidery building for her. What she didn't know was that not long after she left, her mother became seriously ill and couldn't be cured. She dragged her last breath as she finished arranging the pavilion and told Cheng Huaijun that this was her wedding gift. Her final wish was that before her daughter returned, no one else was allowed to enter.

Cheng Huai kept this promise with guilt towards his beloved woman. Until Cheng Ziyuan returned and left with Ling'er in the Cheng Hou manor. Only then did the locked door open. It also opened up a grudge from the past.

Cheng Zi Yuan was too lazy to think about those things. The matter of scheming and scheming had always suited her. After understanding a few things that she needed to understand, she thought that she had to hide from people she disliked. Otherwise, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to control herself and would accidentally kill them, even though she knew that she would never be able to control her emotions.

Cheng Zi Yuan looked at the space that belonged to him and thought about the words' I've always died in this pavilion '. He couldn't help but think of that elder brother, but he was still just an idiot. It's just that he was an idiot, his mother definitely wasn't. It was not easy for a woman to leave home alone and raise a child, especially in an environment like this one in ancient times.

While deep in thought, she still paid attention to her surroundings. Although this was her home, she didn't have the slightest feeling of home. The uneasiness and threat filled her nerves, causing her to constantly tense up.

Time passed slowly, looking up at the afterglow of the sun outside the window.

"Miss, Miss, the housekeeper called for you. He has asked you to go to the front hall for dinner."

Glistening, lively voice came from outside the door. She stood up to open the door and saw that she was waiting for her with a smile on her face. He did not speak, but only nodded his head, indicating for her to lead the way.

The two of them followed the path that the butler led them to the front hall. At first, Zi Yuan thought that this was just an ordinary family banquet, but before he even entered the door, he heard a gentle voice complaining about something. Her voice was very low and ordinary people might not be able to hear her clearly, but they had forgotten that she, Cheng Ziyuan, was not an ordinary person. She had clearly heard these few simple words, and understood that tonight, it was destined to be unstable.

Liu Fangfei would never have thought that someone who had left home for more than ten years would return without any warning. Furthermore, she had heard about her performance in the battle for the throne not long ago. This troubled her. After all, the two of them had been at loggerheads since they were young. Now that they had grown up, they would become an even greater threat to her and her son.

The servant girl opened the door and walked in unhurriedly. The moment he stepped through the door, he saw the woman sitting in the seat of honor.

Willow-shaped eyebrows, cross-eyed eyes, and cherry lips were the most obvious things she saw for the first time. From this, one could tell that the lady before him was a very beautiful lady back then. However, compared to her peerless mother, she was almost on fire. Otherwise, why would the childhood sweethearts be unable to endure it?

He didn't say anything, nor did he look at the person in the host's seat. He slowly found a seat that was the furthest from the leader's seat and sat down.

No one in the hall said a word. The deathly silence made everyone's hair stand on end. It was as if something was being held down. Once there was an exit, it would suddenly erupt and affect everyone.

Cheng Zi Yuan acted as if he didn't feel anything as he calmly sat in his seat, his eyes looking off into the distance. If one were to look carefully, one would discover that she wasn't looking at anything. With her fleeting gaze and unfocused eyes, one would be able to see that she was actually in a daze.

Not long after he sat down, he heard a steady pace and a few light footsteps coming from outside the door. It must be Cheng Ye and Cheng Jun.

As expected, Cheng Huaiye was the first to step into the hall after a while.

Cheng Zi Yuan didn't have much of a reaction when he saw the person on the other side walk up to greet him. He merely stood up and greeted the person with a cold expression, "Father."

The first thing she saw after entering the door was Cheng Ziyuan's clothing business. All of her passion had been extinguished by her lukewarm greetings. He really didn't know how to get along with this daughter of his who had been sent away since she was young.

"Alright, alright. Everyone, sit."

Hearing her words, Cheng Zi Yuan didn't hold back and just turned around and sat down. On the contrary, her so-called second mother looked at her with an expression of disbelief. Cheng Ziyuan, who had lowered his head, didn't notice it. Instead, it was Cheng Huaiye who saw it. He opened his mouth and asked her: "Fangfei, what's wrong?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Zi saw the expression on her face change. The change from shock to helplessness happened in an instant.

Her hesitant expression made Cheng Huaiye feel as if something had happened that he didn't know about. He wasn't a patient person in the first place. Seeing her like this, he would naturally question her impatiently. His tone also couldn't help but raise.

"I say, what's wrong?"

Liu Fangfei's face revealed a hint of guilt, but as she stared at Cheng Ziyuan, she discovered a flash of viciousness in her eyes.

"Master, the Violet Garden said …"

Her hesitant appearance further deepened the irritation in Cheng Huaiye's heart. Furthermore, this matter was related to Zi Yuan, so naturally, he would be extremely patient.

"If you have something to say, say it."

Liu Fangfei looked at Cheng Huaiye's slightly gloomy face with a troubled expression. In the end, she mumbled, "Just now, Zi Yuan said that she doesn't like to eat these. Should we have the kitchen change it?"

Cheng Ziyuan found her words to be funny as soon as she finished them. She had been waiting for so long just to say something that was neither painful nor itchy. She even thought that the woman in front of her was truly capable. After all, she had said that tonight would not be easy.

However, she obviously didn't understand the rhythm of this "home". After Liu Fangfei finished her sentence, she keenly noticed that Cheng Huaiye's face became very ugly. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he suppressed it in the end. Looking at him, the words seemed to be directed at him.

Cheng Zi Yuan naturally didn't miss the expressions of the people present. No one said anything, so they naturally needed someone to break this silence. At this moment, she was in quite a good mood, so she gave him some face.

"Dad, if you don't want to eat, then I'll go back to my room."

Just as she finished speaking and was about to leave, she turned into an emotionless person. Although she could see people's expressions, it didn't mean that she liked to see people's expressions and do things. In her world, there would always be only orders and superiors. In her eyes, the person before her was just a stranger who was related by blood.

"Zi Yuan, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. These are all the orders from the old master, saying that they were your favorite dishes when you were young. We forget that you've grown up. "I'm sorry."

He lowered his head to look at the hand of the person who had suddenly rushed out to grab him, and without warning, he grabbed her hand and shook it off, his voice turning cold.

"I don't like to be touched."

With that, he turned around and left. She didn't know that her actions had caused a lot of trouble for the following days, but based on her character, even if she knew, she would still do as she said. Because she really hated people touching her.

After leaving the front hall, she did not return to her room. Instead, she slowly wandered around the courtyard. A gentle breeze blew across her face, dispersing a lot of the boredom.

At this moment, she was somewhat perplexed, perplexed by her behavior which was becoming more and more like a person. In the past, she had no emotions and did not understand warmth and coldness. However, ever since she came here, she found that she was unexpectedly soft-hearted. A strange feeling slowly emerged from her body. Right now, she didn't really understand what those feelings represented. She just felt that this wasn't a good idea.

He slowly walked back to his room and saw Ling'er, who was waiting for him at the door. He glanced at her and ignored her. Then, he walked straight into the room.

After she sat down, she came in with a box.

"Miss, are you hungry? Eat quickly, I just went out to buy it for you. "

He looked at the food and the person in front of him with a strange expression.

"Don't be surprised, I knew you would come back without eating, so I went out to buy you food. Eat up, these are your favorite dishes, and you still need to drink some medicine after eating. "

Her words surprised her, surprised by her care.