C31

"Woof woof!"

At breakfast time, the Big Gou A Da came in from the outside. He had no idea where the big Gou Zi A Da had come from, and his body was dirty.

The atmosphere in the hall immediately changed, causing the servants to not even dare to breathe loudly.

Ling Maomao looked at the servant who was kneeling on the ground in confusion. He did not understand why the servant was so agitated, but his brother did not say anything.

The only one who did not feel the change in atmosphere was the A Da, it did not feel like its own body was dirty at all as it ran over to Ling Zhang's side to rub itself against him.

The servant standing to the side stared at A Da. He wanted to go up and stop him, but he did not know if he should do so.

Ling Zhang put down his chopsticks, waited for A Da to come over, and reached out his hand to caress its head, then said gently: "Where did you run off to be so dirty?"

Ling Maomao was still looking at the servant kneeling on the ground, when he heard him, he turned to look at A Da, "I think it must have run out to find A Hua again."

Ling Zhang raised his eyebrows, "You still know that it is looking for A Hua?"

A Hua was raised by a dog next door, and was of the same mother as well. A Da couldn't even walk straight when she saw A Hua, and followed excitedly behind A Hua's butt as she ran.

"Of course I know. I saw it and A Hua fighting under the wall in the backyard last time." Ling Maomao replied.

Fighting? Ling Zhang:...

Ling Zhang immediately understood the meaning of this fight.

Ling Zhang retracted the hand that was touching the top of A Da's head in disdain and looked down at it: "You bastard, you only know how to mess around."

A Da probably understood that Ling Zhang despised it, and wailed in grievance, rubbing his head against Ling Zhang's legs.

"A Da, don't dirty my brother's clothes. Be careful not to drive you out." When Ling Maomao saw that his brother's clothes had a little bit of grey stains, his mood of protecting his brother immediately exploded, and he threatened A Da.

A Da raised his head, and wailed at Ling Maomao.

Ling Maomao stood up angrily, Ling Zhang patted on his shoulder, "Let it rub on you, focus on eating, after eating, it's time to go to the academy."

Hearing that, Ling Maomao who was still fuming just a moment ago immediately became listless, "I just got back yesterday, you want to go to school again?"

"If you don't hurry, then your dad will come and get you later." Ling Zhang said.

The moment Ling Maomao heard that his father was going to capture him, he became obedient and ate his meal with his head lowered. At the same time, he did not forget to look at the person kneeling on the ground in front of his.

Ling Zhang also looked over, and said indifferently: "Get up, don't stop it when A Da comes in, just don't let it run into my room and study room."

"Yes, this little one will remember it!" The servant who was kneeling on the ground stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"Take it down and clean it." Ling Zhang said.

"Yes sir!" That man quickly answered, wanting to coax A Da out.

A Da stared at the food on the table, not willing to move, wanting to eat it. His eyes were about to fall off.

Ling Zhang asked his servants to carry a bowl of mulberry leaf broth outside, and the A Da followed.

Ling Maomao moved closer to Ling Zhang, "Big brother, what happened to that person just now?"

"Nothing, hurry up and eat your food."

"Oh."

"Is the Second Young Master awake?" Ling Zhaowen asked the servant after finishing his breakfast.

Back to Second Master, Second Young Master and I have finished our breakfast together. We are on our way back right now, so we are preparing to bring the textbooks to the academy. " The servant replied.

Ling Zhaowen nodded his head in satisfaction: "I still know to go to the academy, I am not slacking, at least I am becoming more sensible."

"Where's the Eldest Young Master?" Ling Zhaowen asked again.

"Eldest Young Master has gone to the Old Master's courtyard." The servant replied.

Why would he look for the old man so early in the morning? Ling Zhaowen did not understand.

Who would have thought that after Ling Zhaowen finished changing his clothes and was preparing to go to the yamen, Ling Xingzhong's people would call for him.

"Second Master, Master invites you over."

This hour was when he was going to the yamen, and his father would not call him if it was not absolutely necessary. Ling Zhaowen wondered if it had something to do with his nephew going to find the old man early in the morning.

"Got it, I'm going now."

Ling Zhaowen went over, but did not see Ling Zhang, only saw his father.

"Dad, you're looking for me?"

Ling Xingzhong pointed to a chair, "Sit down and we will talk."

Was this a long conversation? Ling Zhaowen thought for a while before sitting down. It was not time to report to the yamen, so it wouldn't matter if he delayed for a while.

"Let me ask you, did you tell the matter of the marriage between you and Yuwen Clan to Zhang Er?" Ling Xingzhong looked at Ling Zhaowen sternly.

Ling Zhaowen was startled, "No."

Ling Xingzhong frowned, "Really?"

"I really didn't. How could my son dare to lie to you?" Ling Zhaowen said. He immediately thought about Ling Zhang coming to find the old man, "Father, did Zhang Er tell you something?"

"He wants to annul the marriage with Yuwen Clan." Ling Xingzhong said.

"Withdraw the engagement?" Ling Zhaowen's heart skipped a beat, and he almost immediately recalled the dream Ling Zhang told him about yesterday.

At that time, he was shocked by the contents of the dream. He didn't even have time to explain to his nephew about the marriage agreement. With his intelligence, he was afraid that he had already confirmed the existence of the marriage agreement.

Thus, he couldn't wait to come over early in the morning and tell the old man that they were going to end the engagement …

In that split-second, Ling Zhaowen thought about it a lot, and felt that he had found the truth, but he didn't know that Ling Zhang didn't even need to confirm it for him.

Ling Zhaowen felt a little guilty, he felt that the reason he gave was really because he leaked it out, but he did not dare explain it to the old man.

"Then, dad, what are your plans?"

"The reason I called you over for a discussion is also to ask what your thoughts are." Ling Xingzhong looked at him.

Ling Zhaowen calmed down and thought seriously for a while before saying: "Ever since you left the capital, Yuwen Clan has not contacted us for so many years. If they still have the heart to marry us, they would not be so estranged."

"That's because Yuwen Clan's Old General passed away. Yuwen Clan is currently under the care of Old General's second son, Yuwen Tong has been in the borders for the past few years." Ling Xingzhong said.

"So what? Does no one in the Yuwen Clan know about this other than the Yuwen Old General? Even if you believe me, I don't believe it. " Ling Zhaowen said.

"So you're saying that you agree with Zhang Er's decision to cancel the engagement?" Ling Xingzhong looked at him.

Ling Zhaowen nodded his head affirmatively, "Although there have been several cases of men marrying since the founding of the Da Yue and Gao Zu also had a male empress, there are still a small number of people in the world who loathe men. For the Yuwen Clan, they only had Yuwen Tong, who was in their long room. They were afraid that they would rather let Yuwen Tong marry a woman. Furthermore, the status of Ling Family and the Yuwen Clan are as different as heaven and earth. Zhang Er is also a dignified man, letting him marry into the Yuwen Clan to be confined in the backyard, how can we, as elders, tolerate that. "

Hearing Ling Zhaowen's words, Ling Xingzhong's serious expression actually eased up quite a bit.

Ling Zhaowen was smart, upon seeing the change in his father's expression, he knew that his father had already decided on this matter. He was just testing him out earlier, so he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Father, do you really think that I will force Zhang Er into Yuwen Clan just to obtain the Yuwen Clan's support?"

Ling Xingzhong said: "After all, you are currently in the official arena, and are connected to the Yuwen family. In order to prevent their face from becoming too ugly, they will naturally promote you."

If it wasn't for Ling Zhaowen keeping his image stable, he would have rolled his eyes on the spot, "Father, in my heart, Zhang Er is more important than these empty positions."

Seeing that his son really did not want his eldest grandson to fulfill his marriage agreement with the Yuwen Family, Ling Xingzhong relaxed a bit and could not help but feel regret: "Old General Yuwen is a good person, and their family has been loyal for several generations. In order to protect the borders, they had put in their blood and sweat to protect the Da Yue, and Yuwen Tong had not seen a genius for hundreds of years. If they treat Zhang Er well and don't bind him, I would actually rather hope that he and Yuwen Tong get married. It's a pity that Yuwen Clan has not expressed their stance in so many years, so I won't bring ridicule upon myself. Originally, I had already planned to write a letter to end the engagement after a while.

"Father, in that case, you don't have to feel sorry for him. You can leave now." Ling Zhaowen said.

Ling Xingzhong nodded his head, and said immediately: "I have already written the marriage annulment certificate, and on the desk, you should bring some reliable people from the yamen over to the capital."

Ling Zhaowen said in his heart. As expected, his father had long made his decision. He got up and walked to the side of the table, and indeed he saw that there was already a marriage annulment certificate written on it. After reading it, Ling Zhaowen folded the marriage annulment certificate and sealed it inside an envelope.

"Dad, why don't we let the steward go with us?" Ling Zhaowen said.

Ling Xingzhong thought for a while, "Alright, then let him follow me."

Ling Zhaowen walked to the door of the study, called for the butler, and ordered him to do this task.

The butler replied, "Master and Second Master do not worry, old slave will definitely complete this task well and deliver the envelope to Yuwen's family. It's just that the palace still has some matters, so the old slave has to make some arrangements. Also, the lord asked the old slave to observe the matters of the mansion's servants yesterday … "

The butler did not know what was inside the envelope and did not ask further.

"You just have to go and make the arrangements. I'll come personally to observe the situation of the servants." Ling Xingzhong said.

"Then this old slave will go and make the arrangements. I will look for him at the yamen in two hours." The butler said.

Ling Zhaowen nodded: "Go."

After the butler left, Ling Zhaowen took the envelope to the yamen.

In his own courtyard, Ling Zhang soon received a clear answer from Ling Xingzhong.

Knowing that the marriage contract was about to be sent to the capital, Ling Zhang heaved a sigh of relief.

He knew that if he used it well, that marriage contract could bring some benefits to the Ling Family, but he wasn't willing to do that. He just wanted to end it quickly.

He hoped that this marriage annulment certificate would smoothly reach the capital.