Liu Wenjie"s face stiffened. His father had repeated the same old story again, and always made him speechless.Yes, he admitted that he had let Hao Er down, and that he didn"t have enough care for him, allowing him to go to the borderlands at such a young age.
When he turned his head back and wanted to get closer to Hao Er, Hao Er did not need to, no matter what he did, she would not be able to get close to him.
This was all his fault. He knew it, but he shouldn"t let his youngest son bear the consequences.
His youngest son was not as good as his eldest son. If he could not even protect himself at the border, how could he be at ease and let his younger son go?
"Father, I know, everything is my fault, I will apologize to Hao Er, can we just talk about Shan Er now?"
Old Man Liu scoffed coldly, and gave his son face in the end, not continuing to scold him.
"Sure, speak, I"ll listen."
Liu Wenjie cleared his throat and decided to let Liu Zhishan go train in the army camp for a few more years. When he had enough power to protect himself, he would go and help Hao Er at the border.
Right now, he didn"t even have the ability to protect himself. Going to the border was truly suicidal.
When Old Man Liu heard this, he placed the teacup in his hand back onto the table and said coldly, "You two, look at how you two protected him. "Who in the capital doesn"t know that the third young master of the Liu Family is a popinjay? Besides flirting with women, what else can they do?" He was really angry. His eldest son and his wife had taught a good child to this extent, "Now he has a new crime, not only did he fail to take responsibility, but also hurt his own brothers. Is this the good son you taught him? Are you satisfied?"
Being violently slapped by this father caused Liu Wenjie"s face to turn completely red. If his father had scolded him alone and there were no outsiders around, he would not be in such a difficult situation. However, in front of his father and sisters, he truly felt very embarra.s.sed.
It seemed like his father was really angry this time and wasn"t giving him any face.
Without waiting for Liu Wenjie to speak, Liu Zhishan fell to his knees with a thump and told Old Man Liu that he was wrong. When he returned to the army camp again, he would definitely train well and he would not do anything that would disappoint him.
If he became so disgraced at home, he might as well return to the military camp.
If he trained every day in the military camp, he would be half-dead from exhaustion, so he wouldn"t have time to think about such things.
Seeing that his son had kneeled down, Liu Wenjie also kneeled down. He promised Old Man Liu that in the future, he would not spoil Liu Zhishan unconditionally and would definitely teach him well.
With things having progressed to this point, if Liu Zhimo still did not speak, then it would seem that he did not have any favors.
"Grandfather, I"m also in the wrong in this matter. You shouldn"t argue with third brother. Please forgive him just this once!"
With Liu Zhimo"s help, Old Man Liu nodded his head: "Shan Er, apologize to your fourth brother, this matter is over. Grandfather wants you to remember, no matter what you do outside, no matter how you treat outsiders, at home, you must unite your brothers and sisters, understand?"
Liu Zhishan replied loudly, I understand.
Old Man Liu earnestly looked around his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, and said with a calm voice, "If a family wants to continue flourishing, they must unite their brothers and sisters, and not cause internal strife. Once there is internal strife, there is no need for me to say anything. The last thing he wanted to see was his son and grandchildren turning into enemies after he had lived for hundreds of years. The Liu Family was slowly going downhill until it fell apart.
He hoped that the Liu Family would continue to prosper, with each generation becoming stronger, pushing the Liu Family to another level.
"I hope all of you will remember these words in your hearts. Don"t forget them for the rest of your lives."
"Yes..." Everyone answered in unison.
Old Man Liu waved his hand and said, Alright, you guys can go now!
After everyone left the Rhinoceros Wood Hall, only Old Man Liu and the butler remained. He let out a heavy sigh and told the butler somewhat helplessly, not knowing if he had made the right decision or not.
He really wanted to send Liu Zhishan to the border trial so that Liu Zhihao could sharpen his character and correct his character. However, when Liu Zhishan and Liu Wenjie knelt in front of him, he changed his mind, wanting to give Liu Zhishan another chance, so he could see if could fix his character.
In the end, his heart softened. He didn"t want to see his own grandson die just like that.
Forget it. Descendants will have their own children. Just let them go through with it!
His old bones were old and he couldn"t care less.
"General, you did it to help the third young master change his mind. When he has thought it through, he will thank you."
"I don"t need him to thank me like that. I just hope that he won"t cause trouble in the future. He will be like a brave and responsible member of the Liu Family."
After the butler heard this, he comforted Old Man Liu a few times. Old Man Liu then smiled and said, "Alright, stop comforting me, this old man has his reasons.
… ….
When Liu Zhimo and Li Qingling returned to their room, the two of them looked at each other in silence.
After a moment, Li Qingling broke the silence between them, "This time, we finally offended the whole house. I wonder if they will hold a grudge and let us down?" She really didn"t think that things would develop to this point. In the end, it was completely out of control.
If it wasn"t for Liu Wenjie who came back in time to plead on his behalf, Liu Zhishan really might have been sent to the border trial.
If it was really like this, Jiang Yingying would definitely not let them off.
Fortunately, this did not happen, and her tensed heart relaxed.
Liu Zhimo rubbed Li Qingling"s head and reminded her to be careful during this period of time. He had to remember to bring a servant girl along when she goes out and not be alone.
He trusted that Liu Wenjie would not make a move on them, but he did not trust Jiang Yingying. Jiang Yingying was a petty person, who knew if she would secretly make a move on them because of Feng Yang"s disobedience?
Especially outside, if they were to make a move on them and they couldn"t find any evidence, then they could only blame their bad luck.
Li Qingling nodded his head heavily, "You too, be careful and protect yourself." No need to be afraid of ten thousand things, it"s better to be cautious. "Oh right, why haven"t those little guys come back yet? During this time, if they want to go and play, they have to have someone protect them and not let them go out as they would normally. "
It was not suitable for them to live in the Liu Family. They had only been back for two or three days, and they already became like this. They were speechless just thinking about it.
"I will arrange this properly, don"t worry." Liu Zhimo reached out his hand to pacify Li Qingling"s frown, "Am I supposed to be here for everything? You really don"t have to worry so much. "
Li Qingling stood up, walked to Liu Zhimo, and sat in front of him. He nestled into his embrace, and hugged his waist tightly, then said softly, "I really hope that you can let go of the news earlier. We can wake up early, and don"t have to fight with other people here." The job of scheming and scheming was too tiring for them to do.
She only wanted to have a peaceful and happy life with the person she loved and never let go of such an early age.
Liu Zhimo kissed the top of her head and hugged her tightly, giving her a sense of security.
"It shouldn"t be long." After thinking for a while, he continued, "Why don"t we go to Grandfather"s house for a few days? We can say that before we release him, we will go and accompany him. I believe that grandpa will also agree to it. "
His grandparents were already old and in poor health. When he had time, they would spend more time with him. Otherwise, if he let them out, it might really be three to five years before they could see each other again.
Li Qingling felt that this idea was not bad, and smiled as he said it.
They could only let Old Man Liu down, and they could not be blamed for this. After all, the Liu Family had so many things on their mind, even making them feel uncomfortable here.
"Sure, wait until those two little fellows return before telling them that we"ll go over tomorrow."
It was impossible for him to pa.s.s today. If such a thing were to happen and he were to leave immediately, what would others think of him?
It would be better for them to endure for one more day and go tomorrow.
Li Qingling made a sound of acknowledgement before settling down in Liu Zhimo"s embrace. His nerves relaxed, and in a short while, he fell asleep.
Liu Zhimo talked for a while longer, but didn"t hear a reply. When he looked down and saw that someone was sleeping, he shook his head and laughed, then gently picked her up and put her on the bed to sleep.
He tucked her in and kissed her on the forehead and said it was hard on you.
He knew that she hated trouble. She hated scheming and scheming even more. However, because of him, she followed him back to the Liu Family without hesitation.
To be honest, if she was against his returning to the Liu Family, he would take her opinion into consideration and would not come back so easily.
Yet she encouraged him to follow his heart and not to regret it for the rest of his life.
It was because of this that he agreed to let his grandfather recognize him and return to the sect.
In his life, the person he was most grateful to was her, and the person he loved the most was her.
He really couldn"t imagine what he would do if he lost her.
[I guess it is better to die than to live?]
Liu Zhimo sat on the side of the bed and let his imagination run wild for a long time until he finally regained his senses after hearing Li Qingning"s voice.
He quietly and quickly walked out, and the moment he opened the door, he saw Li Qingning and the others.
He laughed, "Xiao Feng, Ning Ning, why are you two here?"
Li Qingfeng called Li Qingning brother-in-law, then asked him where his sister was. Why didn"t I see her?
Liu Zhimo then closed the door and shushed them, "Your sister is tired, she just fell asleep, be quiet, don"t wake her up." He held Li Qingning"s hand, "Come, let"s chat in Xiao Yan"s room." There were too many people talking outside, it was inconvenient for him to tell Liu Zhiyan and the others about this, in case someone outside heard the news and spread the word outside.
Li Qingning and the others acknowledged him and followed him to Liu Zhiyan"s room.