Chapter 50 - He Is Hiding from Madam!

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well.

It was fortunate that Li Muyang had become smarter and more powerful.

However, along with Li Muyang’s changes, too many things had happened in his family in a short period, which suddenly broke the peaceful life that the Li Family had lived for many years.

When he heard that something had happened to the shop, Li Yan was as silent as the grave. Then he directly lifted his long spear in the corner to seek revenge.

Luo Qi instantly grabbed him and shouted, “Li Yan, what are you going to do?”

“To kill.” Li Yan thundered in a deep and suppressed voice.

The eyes of the man, who was always silent, were bloodshot. Now in his heart, his hatred was as immense as the mountain and as deep as the sea. In the past, he did not interfere with these street gangsters so that they lived together peacefully. He knew that he should keep a low profile in the Water Willow Street to protect his family. Thus, he was even willing to give the management fee to Zhang Tianyi every month, just as what other shop owners did.

But now Zhang Tianyi, who went too far in bullying them, actually dared to lay his hands on his wife and son. Li Yan decided that he would fight with him even to death.

Li Yan was from the Lu Family in Capital Heaven, who was a trusted subordinate of Miss Gongsun Yu. It was precisely because of his relationship with her that he could meet, fall in love with, and marry the beautiful Luo Qi in the end.

As the saying goes, a gatekeeper of the prime minister can be regarded as a third-rank official. Li Yan certainly had a sense of pride in his heart. Now these gangsters even dared to go to his place to bully his families, which was really unbearable to him.

“You don’t have to go.” Luo Qi stopped him and said, “The problem has been solved.”

“How?” Li Yan asked with a puzzled look.

Luo Qi pondered for a while before she said, “It was Yan Xiangma, a friend of Muyang and also the son of the Governor of Jiangnan City, who helped to deal with the trouble.”

Li Yan did not doubt it and asked, “You haven’t been bullied, have you?”

“We are all right…” Luo Qi said, “Li Yan, I want to discuss something with you.”

“What?”

“I want to go to Capital Heaven,” said Luo Qi.

“… For Muyang?”

“For Muyang.” Once again, an image came to Luo Qi’s mind. Li Muyang, whose eyes were wrapped by the red cloud, punched and made a living person vanish into thin air. She knew clearly that Li Muyang had changed. He was no longer the son under her control.

She didn’t know whether such changes were good or bad. The most important thing was that they couldn’t help Li Muyang.

Since they could do nothing for Li Muyang, Luo Qi decided to send him to Capital Heaven. Some people there could help him. Only in this way could Li Muyang get timely guidance and support to solve his problems when such a thing like today or something more serious happened again.

Parents surely had their own interests and emotions, which, however, could always vary according to their children’s hobbies and feelings.

The wise mother of the great ancient philosopher Mencius moved three times, trying to find a good environment for her children’s best education. For the sake of her son, Luo Qi was also willing to let go of her hatred over the years. Beyond that, she could give up her insistence on not visiting some people in the capital all her life.

“You should know it clear that they didn’t want this child back then,” Li Yan said with a bitter expression, “That very year, they replaced the two babies without anyone noticing. If we take Muyang over to them at this time, will they admit that Muyang belongs to their family? If they admit him, won’t it be a slap in their faces? How can they explain the background of Li Muyang to the people outside? How can they explain the relationship between the Lu Family and Li Muyang?”

Li Yan understood his wife’s concern. She mistakenly believed that after this matter happened today, he probably would not be able to protect Li Muyang.

“If they don’t want to accept Muyang, won’t it be more heart-broken to him? In this case, we might as well keep everything from him so that he can live a much simpler and happier life.”

“Don’t worry. From tomorrow, I’ll stay by your side. If anyone dares to bully you again, I won’t let them go easily.”

“Li Yan…” Luo Qi wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.

“Trust me. I can do it,” Li Yan said with a serious look. Since he had made a promise, he would try his best to fight with enemies even at the risk of his life once his wife or families were in danger.

Upon seeing her husband’s determined look, Luo Qi felt utterly confused in her heart and didn’t know where to continue their conversation.

“Haven’t you asked someone to send a letter to the Lu Family?” As Li Yan found that his wife still knitted her brows in anxiety, he comforted her, “I think they will give us a reply soon.”

“Tell me…” Luo Qi clutched her husband’s big hands nervously and asked, “Are they willing to help?”

Li Yan shook his head and said, “I don’t know… But I hope so. Anyway, blood is thicker than water. They can’t just…”

Li Yan couldn’t go on. If the Lu Family cared about their blood relationship with Li Muyang, how could they do such a ruthless thing to him in the past?

The couple looked at each other, saying nothing but just sighing.

After Li Muyang came back, he sat with his sister in her room and chatted with her for a while. Until he watched her finish her homework, Li Muyang went back to his room and lay on his bed, lost in thought.

When Yan Xiangma was back home, his mother was drinking tea in the side hall.

“Mom, has my dad come back?” Yan Xiangma asked loudly.

“Your mother is sitting right here, but why did you only ask if your father was here as soon as you came back?” said Cui Xinci, a little crossly. “What happened? You don’t look well. Do you need your father to handle the trouble that you made outside again? Which family’s young master did you bully this time? Or did you hurt the daughter of any general?”

“Mom…”

“All right, all right. Go to the study to see your father. He directly went into the study when he came back without saying even a few words to me. Alas, I can’t count on men at all. Finally, only Xiaoxin is intimate with me, but unfortunately, she has to go back. I don’t know how I will continue my life in the future…”

Yan Xiangma came over to hug his mother. He grabbed an orange on the table and handed it to her, saying, “Mom, eat some fruit.”

“You brat, you want to shut me up with fruits, don’t you?”

Yan Xiangma walked to the door of his father’s study and hesitated for a long time. In the end, he did not reach out to push the door open.

Eventually, he gave up and walked toward the wing-room in the west.

Yan Xiangma gently knocked on the dark door, which was then pulled open from the inside. Cui Xiaoxin stood in the doorway in a white robe. Though she wore no make-up, she still looked beautiful and charming. She asked, looking at Yan Xiangma, “Cousin, it’s so late. What’s the matter?”

“I heard that…” Yan Xiangma smiled bitterly and said, “I have to go to Capital Heaven with you.”

Cui Xiaoxin looked at Yan Xiangma and asked, “Don’t you want to go there?”

“It’s the exact opposite.” Yan Xiangma said with a determined look on his face, “I can’t wait to go there.”

…

The Lu Family’s Mansion in Capital Heaven.

A woman was sitting on a brocade stool in front of the window. She was in a dark purple cheongsam embroidered with many crab-apple blossoms, which made her look as pretty as a picture. Her bearing was gorgeous, and she was as gentle as the spring water.

On the left side of the woman, there was a brown leather bag on the small table. In the bag were some documents just sent by the waitress.

She had carefully read each word in the documents and even touched them with her fingers after that. Until now, she was still deeply shocked and could not utter any words.

She calmed herself down and walked to the front yard with the bag in her hand.

With many pavilions, rockeries, and pools in it, the courtyard changed its appearance at every turn. There were so many beautiful things that one simply couldn’t take them all in. However, without being distracted a little, the woman just raised her head to see the way.

The woman stopped at a classical small building. In front of the building, there were three graceful words, “Mingde Building”, which was inscribed “Chu Xianda”, the present king of the Xifeng Empire.

The entrance of the small building was guarded by some big men who looked ferocious and imposing, though they were in plain cyan clothes. Also, there were countless guards in the dark.

Seeing the woman coming over, the two strong men in cyan clothes bowed in unison.

“Greetings, Madam.”

The woman looked at them with a smile and asked, “Is Qingming in there?”

“Governor is working in the study,” Yue Feilong, the bearded, burly man, answered with a smile. “Do you want me to go in and report?”

“Generals, there is no need to bother you two.” The woman refused. Her smile was gentle and charming, but she made Yue Feilong feel that this tough woman had the undoubted privilege. She then said, “I can go in by myself.”

Yue Feilong still wanted to stop her, but the lean man next stopped him.

“What’s wrong? Can’t I go in there?” The woman was still smiling, but she smiled a little threateningly.

Smilingly, Li Ping’an eased the situation and said, “Feilong is afraid that Governor will be disturbed when dealing with the important military affairs. However, since Madam wants to see Governor, you can do it at any time. We don’t dare to stop you.”

The woman nodded and stepped toward the small building.

When she was already far away, Yue Feilong complained in a low voice, “Old Li, have you forgotten Governor’s words? He said that he had to concentrate on dealing with official affairs and no one was allowed to disturb him.”

“How can I forget the Governor’s words? But Old Yue, you are confused. It was Madam who would see him this time. Don’t you know the Governor’s feelings for Madam? They want to get together for a while, and Madam wants to give the Governor a surprise. Don’t you think that you should leave them alone?” Li Ping’an said, smiling.

“Old Li, I always think that the Governor’s order is made especially for madam…” Yue Feilong glanced around and whispered, “He wanted us to keep madam out.”

“How could it be possible?” Li Ping’an was startled. “Why did you have such a doubt? Has Governor gotten himself a mistress?”

“Li Ping’an, you fucking dirty soldier, if you dare to drag down Governor’s unimpeachable reputation again, I will unsheathe my sword to put up a desperate fight against you! Don’t you know the Governor’s character? He will never do anything like that to hurt Madam. But haven’t you noticed anything unusual? Governor has been busy socializing outside during the day recently, but after he was back home, he would immediately go into his study. I wonder if Governor is deliberately hiding from Madam…”

“It seems to be true. Yesterday, Governor finished his business early, but suddenly he said that he wanted to eat the snacks of the Fortune Restaurant. Then he spent the whole afternoon in a private dining room of the Fortune Restaurant with us. However, each time when he returned to Capital Heaven in the past, he would hurry to go to the backyard.”

“I heard that when a man reaches a certain age, his sex ability will decline. Tell me, can it be that our governor’s sex ability is significantly reduced so that he is deliberately hiding from Madam now?”

“Clank!”

Yue Feilong pulled out his sword and shouted angrily, “Li Ping’an, you bastard, believe it or not, I’ll cut your dog head off!”