C5 Fathers

Duke Liu, more accurately speaking, was the honorific title given to the previous Duke, Liu Chen.

A hundred years ago, the previous Duke, Liu Chen, helped the King to conquer half of the mountain. The King deeply trusted him and gave him the title of the sole hereditary Duke.

Originally, King had wanted to give him the title of overall commander. Back then, Liu Chen had refused and said that he was tired of fighting and killing, and wanted to live in seclusion to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts.

Thus, the King took a step back and conferred the title of the capital's City Guard Commander to protect the imperial family's safety.

He had even given him the largest estate in the imperial capital, aside from the imperial palace.

Thus, Liu Chen had a very high reputation within the imperial city.

However, after that, there were very few people who saw him again, and even the King at that time rarely saw him. It was said that Liu Chen was drunk on studying martial arts, and was cultivating in seclusion in his residence.

Not long after that, when the current Duke Liu Shang had just become an adult, Liu Chen let him inherit the position of Duke, and at the same time took on the role of City Defense. From then on, no one saw Liu Chen appear within the imperial city.

Some people said that he had failed to break through and died many years ago. Some people even said that he was still in closed-door cultivation and was about to break through to the Saint realm. Everyone had different opinions about Liu Chen's legend. Other than the current Duke Liu, no one knew the truth behind it.

As a result, his predecessor, Great Duke Liu, became the most mysterious existence in the Big Dipper City. In fact, it had already become a legend among the people.

At the Duke Mansion entrance, there were currently over ten maids and servants standing on both sides of the aisle. In the middle, there was an old man with white hair and a benevolent smile on his face. He had his hands behind his back as he silently waited for the approaching Beast Cart s to arrive at the main entrance.

Before long, the Beast Cart stopped at the Duke Mansion gate, surrounded by numerous soldiers, maids, and servants.

The soldiers automatically went to the surrounding to stand guard, and the maids and servants who surrounded the Beast Cart also consciously went back to their respective queues, preparing to welcome the Liu siblings as they climbed down from the Beast Cart.

The leading general alighted from the One-horned Beast and walked quickly to the front of Uncle Fu and knelt on one knee. He said respectfully, "Butler Fu, this general has succeeded in escorting young miss and Little Young Master here safely. Do you have any other instructions?"

"En ~" Uncle Fu smiled and nodded his head, "You did a good job with this matter. Duke will remember your achievements today, now you can go back and busy yourself."

"Yes!" This lowly general will take his leave! " The leading general cupped his fists, turned around and climbed onto his own One-horned Beast, and started walking down the path he had come from with all his City Guard.

The door of the Beast Cart slowly opened, and the old man glanced at the surrounding servants and maids.

Immediately, the maids and servants on both sides of the aisle all knelt down. "Welcome Miss, Little Young Master home."

After getting off the carriage, Jing Xin bowed and stood at the side of the carriage, while Liu Xu held Chen Hui's hand and with Jing Xin's support, they slowly got off the carriage.

When they had steadied themselves, the maid Xiao Lan, who had been waiting at the side, bowed and walked over. She stretched out her hand to Chen Hui and said softly, "Little Young Master … We should go back. "

Seeing Xiao Lan extend her hand towards him, Chen Hui immediately understood what she meant.

After avoiding Xiao Lan's hand, he hurriedly hid behind Liu Xu and looked at her with a pleading look.

When he finally got out, he didn't want to go back to that dark room.

guessed that Liu Xu might be her elder sister, and since she seemed to like him a lot, Chen Hui wanted to ask Liu Xu to help him.

Liu Xu finally understood his eyes once, and smiled to show her comfort.

He said coldly to Little Lan, "Where are you bringing my little brother?"

"Yes." It's because Duke said that he had to bring Little Young Master back to his room as soon as he returned … " Xiao Lan stammered.

"I will tell Father, you don't have to worry about it." Liu Xu said coldly.

"But …" Yes. "Yes." Xiao Lan was so frightened that she started to stutter. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't open her mouth.

Seeing Xiao Lan frightened to such an extent, Chen Hui also couldn't bear to do so. After all, Xiao Lan usually took care of him with all her heart. Although she wouldn't stay in the room after washing up for him, he could see the love in her eyes.

He extended a small hand and stroke her head to comfort her, then Chen Hui followed Liu Xu and walked forward.

Xiao Lan went blank for a moment, and subconsciously raised her head to look at his back. Her face had a trace of astonishment, and thought to herself, "Little Young Master was comforting me just now? Little Young Master is so sensible, but unfortunately … Duke, however … "

Thinking about it, she secretly made up her mind that she must take good care of Chen Hui in the future.

Liu Xu brought Chen Hui to Uncle Fu, and said with a smile: "Uncle Fu, why have you come out yourself? Just let the servants welcome us ~ ~ How could Xuer dare to do such a thing. "

Uncle Fu happily said, "Miss, this won't do. Old Duke Meng is praising you, even though you don't want me as your servant." However, being respectful and orderly was not something that could be messed up. Furthermore, Miss has not returned home in seven years, and the Little Young Master is still here. As he spoke of Chen Hui, Uncle Fu looked at him tenderly.

"Seriously, why do you keep saying those kinds of words? You are a member of our family, and this Xuer is going to get angry! Oh right, Uncle Fu, where are father and mother? " Liu Xu asked.

"Heh heh, miss, what family do you mean by 'no family'? It would make people laugh if they were to hear it. Duke, he is waiting for you in the front hall. Miss will know once you enter. "

"Okay, then I'll go to the front hall and look for them." Liu Xu held Chen Hui's hand and was about to walk towards the mansion.

Uncle Fu said awkwardly, "Miss, if you are going, then it's fine, but if Little Young Master is going … I'm afraid … Duke will be unhappy. "

"Why would Father be unhappy? Did something happen at home while I was away? " Liu Xu frowned.

"This... This old one will not explain himself, you just have to go in and ask Duke. " Uncle Fu said awkwardly.

"Oh, alright then. I'll go in and ask Father myself." Liu Xu nodded her head and brought Chen Hui to the big doors. Uncle Fu hesitated for a moment, he shook his head and sighed, then followed the two to the big doors.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they made a long detour around Liu Xu before finally arriving at the front hall.

In the main seat of the front hall, a middle-aged man with gray hair at his temples sat with a solemn expression on his face.

The man was wearing a blue robe and had a handsome face. His face was sullen like ice that could not be melted in ten thousand years. Just sitting there made people feel a chill in their hearts.

When Chen Hui had just arrived at the entrance of the hall, Liu Shang had already noticed him. The moment the four of them walked into the hall, before they even had the chance to speak, Liu Shang said in a cold voice, "Uncle Fu … Why did you bring him here? "

No one needed Liu Shang to explain himself, everyone knew who he was talking about.

"Father, don't blame Uncle Fu. I brought my brother here." Liu Xu said frankly.

"You? Humph! This was getting more and more out of hand! Someone … "Take the young master back to his room." Liu Shang slammed the table and stood up. He turned around and faced them, and looked at the painting on the wall behind him. His hands behind his back were tightly clenched into fists, as if he was enduring something.

Right after she finished speaking, a maid at the side brought Chen Hui back to his room.

"Wait! Father, why did you treat your brother like this? He was still so young and didn't understand anything. Even if he was in the wrong, he shouldn't have treated him like this. Five years old! He didn't even know how to speak. Aren't you afraid of your mother's grief when you do that? " Liu Xu said angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Shang's tightly clenched fists clearly trembled.

Chen Hui was startled, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, and his face could not help but become suspicious, and thought: "What are they saying? Are you talking to me? Who are they to me? Well, this guy looks a little like me. Could it be … Is it my father? Is this little sister really my big sister? "

Liu Shang turned around and saw that Chen Hui was staring straight at him. His expression immediately became unnatural, and he shouted out: "Liu Xu! When did you become so disrespectful? Is this how your teachers and seniors teach you?! "

"Father …" Liu Xu wanted to say something, but Liu Shang glared at her and said, "Get out!"

"But …" Liu Xu still wanted to persevere, but Liu Shang's face darkened: Hmm? "Howl …"

Unwilling to surrender, Liu Xu stomped her feet and pulled Chen Hui out of the hall.

Suspiciously looking at the furious Liu Xu, Chen Hui turned to look at Liu Shang. Seeing him staring at her, Chen Hui was startled, and smiled at him.

"Humph!"

Liu Shang was stunned in place. He looked at Chen Hui's back and snorted lightly, then turned his head and continued staring at the painting on the wall in a daze.

Outside the hall, Uncle Fu quickly caught up to Liu Xu: "Miss, don't blame Duke, he has his difficulties."

"Difficult? What difficulties could he have? Right, why didn't I see Mother just now? " Liu Xu suddenly remembered that she didn't see her mother just now, so she asked in confusion.

"Madam, she …" When I was giving birth to the Little Young Master, I gave birth to a difficult child and died. " Uncle Fu had a painful expression, while Jing Xin's face instantly changed.

Liu Xu was stunned on the spot for a while before she couldn't react. "Mother …" "He died."

"How is this possible?! It was just a difficult labor! Why would his mother die?! Why didn't you inform me of such an important matter?! "

At that time, your Secct Master said that you were in closed door cultivation and could not disturb the training grounds.

"Seclusion? Could it be that time? " Liu Xu seemed to have thought of something as she muttered to herself.

Back then, in order to allow her to smoothly break through the Martial King, her master made many preparations for her.

In order to not affect her breakthrough, her master had not allowed her to see anyone during that period of time and had kept her locked up for a long period of time.

She couldn't help but cry. Tears fell onto Chen Hui's head.

He raised his head and looked at Liu Xu with a strange expression, "Why are you crying?"

Pulling Liu Xu's sleeve, he looked at her worriedly.

"Don't worry, big sister is fine …" Liu Xu lowered her head to see Chen Hui looking at her with a face full of worry, she then used her sleeve to wipe her tears off her face and laughed, then continued to ask, "Then why did father do this to little brother?"

"Duke can't accept the fact that his wife died. He thought that his wife was killed by her, so he spread the anger onto his Little Young Master." Uncle Fu said with a sigh.

"This is not fair, how can you blame your brother for your mother's death! What had happened back then? No! I'm going to find Father and ask him about it! "

Uncle Fu quickly pulled Liu Xu and said, "It's useless, Miss. You should have seen Duke's attitude just now. "It's not like you don't understand Duke's personality. He will listen to you, Madam. It's a pity that you've already …" As he spoke, Uncle Fu sighed.

"Then what should we do? Could it be that little brother will just leave it like that?! " Liu Xu's face was filled with indignation.

"This is what I want to tell young miss. Young miss, you should bring Little Young Master along, you can't continue like this. Little Young Master is already five years old, he will be sensible in a few more years. If he continues to stay in Duke Mansion, there will be no way out. " Uncle Fu said as he looked at Chen Hui benevolently.

"Take little brother away?" Hm! Good idea, but how? Father is watching so closely. " Liu Xu's eyes immediately lit up.

"In two days, His Majesty will set a feast to celebrate the princess' full moon. At that time, Duke will also go. Then, Miss will bring Little Young Master away. " Uncle Fu said.

"En, alright, I will immediately ask Jing Xin to prepare. "Oh right, Uncle Fu, what's your younger brother's name?" Liu Xu looked at Chen Hui and said.

"Madam has named the Little Young Master, Yunqi." Uncle Fu said as he reminisced about the past.

"Yunqi … Uncle Fu, where is mother's grave?" Speaking up to this point, Liu Xu's mood became a little down.

"The lady's tomb is in the southern valley. Miss, do you want me to bring you there?" Uncle Fu said.

"No need, Uncle Fu. I'll go by myself." Liu Xu shook her head, holding Liu Yunqi's hand, they walked out of the residence once again.