Ling Xiao felt a little sad when he thought that he couldn't be with the one he loved.
Just when I was feeling depressed, I suddenly heard a burst of laughter above my head.
Ling Xiao raised his head and saw Shen Chengzhou laughing heartily with a very loud voice.
"Boy, although you don't have much brains in your daily work, you can still be relied on at critical moments. Grandfather was right about you." Shen Chengzhou praised Ling Xiao generously and patted him on the shoulder.
Ling Xiao was confused and stared at Shen Chengzhou in a daze.
"Don't worry, with your grandfather here, there's no time for you to be a hero." Shen Chengzhou said to Ling Xiao, with an irrepressible smile on his face.
"Grandfather, what are you talking about?" Ling Xiao looked at Shen Chengzhou suspiciously.
Don't I have to marry that crazy woman Shangwu
Shen Chengzhou then told Ling Xiao the whole story.
The purpose of bringing up this matter with Ling Xiao today was to test him and see what choice Ling Xiao would make between his own happiness and Ling Qingwan's life.
"Grandfather! How could you do this!"
After a long time, a loud roar broke out in the study.
backyard.
"Miss Sun! Something bad has happened!"
Ling Qingwan was sitting at the door reading a book when she saw the housekeeper rushing over, muttering non-stop.
"The general and Young Master Sun are fighting!" The butler reported to Ling Qingwan breathlessly.
The old man and the young boy are both from martial arts families. If they start fighting, the roof will definitely be blown off.
"What?" Ling Qingwan looked incredulous.
In her eyes, Shen Chengzhou was sometimes a naughty boy, but he was a decent person and he definitely didn't look like someone who would fight with a younger person. Ling Xiao was even more so. No matter how naughty he was, he still knew the rules of etiquette and filial piety. Ling Xiao would never do anything like attacking an elder.
When Ling Qingwan rushed to the study, Shen Chengzhou and Ling Xiao had already finished their fight.
Both of them were disheveled and had messy hair. One was sitting on a chair, and the other was sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Shen Chengzhou was better, with no visible injuries. Ling Xiao's face was covered in bruises, and one could tell who won and who lost the fight.
"Humph, it seems that my taking you to the martial arts arena for training is useful. Looking at your thin arms and legs, you have a lot of brute force."
Shen Chengzhou snorted, stood up and tidied his clothes.
Ling Qingwan was originally worried that the two of them might have had some sort of argument, but Shen Chengzhou looked so cheerful that she was completely baffled.
Ling Xiao didn't do anything bad and Shen Chengzhou wasn't angry. Are they just fighting for fun
It was Ling Xiao who explained this matter to Ling Qingwan.
While Ling Qingwan was helping Ling Xiao apply medicine, she listened to him narrating to her the conversation he had with Shen Chengzhou half an hour ago in a very emotional voice.
"Wanwan, tell me, is Grandpa really too much?"
Ling Xiao bared his teeth.
"And he just hit me in the face. Haven't you heard the saying, don't hit someone in the face? How can I go out and meet people with my black eye and swollen face?"
Ling Qingwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"The mark on my face should be able to be removed, right?" Ling Xiao asked Ling Qingwan cautiously.
"It's not like I'm slashing your face with a knife." Ling Qingwan couldn't help but chuckle. "Besides, this isn't the first time you've been beaten by your grandfather. It was healed before, and it's the same this time."
"That's right." Ling Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.
"Okay Wanwan! Even you laugh at me!" Ling Xiao pretended to be angry, staring at Ling Qingwan with his eyes.
However, when he saw Ling Qingwan's sweet smile, his heart melted.
Ling Qingwan was happy, and as his brother, he felt that it was all worth it.
"Luckily, my grandfather was fooling me. If I had been forced to marry that crazy woman Shangwu, I would have slit my wrists and committed suicide on the wedding day."
Thinking that the option proposed by Shen Chengzhou was just a false alarm, Ling Xiao instantly felt much better.
"Do you really think so?" Ling Qingwan felt a little scared.
If this is true, she should be thankful that Ling Xiao is the grandson of the great general who guards the country. The marriage between Ling Xiao and Shang Wu is obstructed by the emperor, making it extremely difficult for Shang Wu to fulfill her wish.
"Not really." Ling Xiao muttered softly.
It's not worth it to lose your life for a dance.
Ling Qingwan chuckled.
"But even though you didn't want to marry Shangwu, you still agreed for my sake."
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan felt a warm feeling in her heart.
"You and I are different. Women are always at a disadvantage when it comes to children's affairs. If you marry Manxing, you will have to spend the rest of your life in Northern Zhou. How can I worry about you being alone in a foreign country? Besides, you and Wei Xun have already decided to spend your lives together. If something happened, you will be very sad."
"As the eldest brother, it is my duty to be kind to my sister."
When Ling Xiao said this, his tone was extremely serious.
Coupled with the way he was beaten black and blue by Shen Chengzhou, Ling Qingwan was even more moved.
Her brother defended his country and was a hero in the hearts of the people of Dai Viet. He was also a hero in her heart.
Somehow, the news that Ling Xiao and Shen Chengzhou were injured in the fight reached Shang Wu's ears. In the evening, the General's Mansion received some precious supplements, all sent by Shang Wu.
Shen Chengzhou thanked Shangwu openly, and after seeing the guest off and closing the door, the smile on his face suddenly ceased.
"Go and find out for me who revealed this to Shang Wu."
It had only been a few hours since Ling Xiao was injured, and no one had made a big deal about it, so Shang Wu knew about it a little too timely.
The only possibility is that someone in the general's mansion informed on the matter.
Shen Chengzhou had fought on the battlefield for many years and knew how dangerous it was for his side to have spies around him. What he hated most were spies.
Soon, Song Tian found out that someone in the General's Mansion had indeed secretly informed Shang Wu. That person was a small manager in the backyard who was in charge of purchasing. His name was Tao Yi, and he was considered an old man in the mansion.
Shen Chengzhou was so angry that he immediately rushed to the backyard.
When he saw Tao Yi, he stepped forward and kicked him, causing Tao Yi to fall to the ground, rolling over and over holding his injured knee.
Shen Chengzhou used all his strength in this kick.
"You have worked in the General's Mansion for so many years. I have treated you well, right? But you turned around and betrayed me, running away to serve the princess of Northern Zhou!"
If it was someone else, it would be fine, but Tao Yi had worked in the General's Mansion for many years. Shen Chengzhou was extremely angry and looked at Tao Yi without a single good expression.
"General, please spare my life! General, please spare my life!"
Tao Yi knew that what he had done secretly had been exposed, and it was useless to argue. He knelt down hurriedly and kowtowed to Shen Chengzhou several times.
"I was bewitched. The princess of Northern Zhou gave me so many benefits that I lost my mind. I know I was wrong! Please forgive me this time, General! I will never do such a thing again!"
"You colluded with the Northern Zhou people and betrayed my general's mansion for a little profit, and you still want me to forgive you once? Do I forgive you once and then wait for you to do something dirty to me behind my back?"
Shen Chengzhou usually doesn't put on airs, but he's extremely scary when he gets really angry.