C383 A Flaw in the Plan

He left the alley and went to a simple shop. He took a bag and asked, "King Lyi, don't you want it?"

He looked at the bag he had prepared for Lyi Xuanzhi and saw that he didn't want it.

Lyi Xuanzhi said, "No need! No one can offer it to me."

Whether he wanted it or not, it was a waste of his good intentions. He signaled the shopkeeper to keep it.

The two of them left the store and went to the restaurant to wait for Yici. They instructed Jiaang Yidao to prepare some food. Coincidentally, when Jiaang Yidao finished packing, Yici walked in as if nothing had happened and said, "Let me guess. It's roast duck again, right?"

Pretending that nothing had happened, Lyi Xuanzhi naturally knew her better than Lingsu. She was like this. She would rather take responsibility for everything than reveal anything to others.

As if they had made an agreement, they all kept quiet about the matter just now.

Lingsu said, "It's time to go back."

"En, senior brother will accompany you tomorrow."

"Alright!"

This time, Lyi Xuanzhi didn't say anything to stop him. He could guess who it was with just a guess. It must be Lingsu. After thinking about it, Lyi Xuanzhi realized that he did not know who Lingsu was. Young master? Villa Lord Yi? What about Shui Zhizhi?

His heart skipped a beat: He is the son of Manor Master Yi? Isn't Shui Zhi his stepmother?

Only now did Lyi Xuanzhi realize that he had forgotten about this matter. Shui Zhi was actually his stepmother! After returning to the manor, he needed to confirm this matter.

"Hey, are you leaving or not?" Yici saw that Lyi Xuanzhi looked at Lingsu and lost his voice. She urged him to leave.

He followed them out of the house and back to the manor.

Along the way, there were no words. They were all listening to Yici talk about the elders. Which family's little yellow dog gave birth to a child, or which family's old man adopted an orphan. To put it bluntly, they were just chatting about family matters.

The sky was dark and gloomy. They then entered the manor. Yici pushed open the door of the manor, "I'm so tired! They finally arrived! "

Lyi Xuanzhi pulled Yici, who was resting on the door, up and said, "What do you look like? Go to the main hall and rest."

"Let me rest for a while," Yici said urgently.

Lingsu stopped him and said, "Let Ci rest for a while!"

Lyi Xuanzhi did not waste time with her. He carried her into the main hall and put her on the stool. "It would not be appropriate to support her on the door like that!"

Yici had not yet recovered from what happened just now. She was stunned and said with a slightly red face, "I... I, I have always been like this." She did not want to be alone with him and got up to walk out the door.

However, she didn't see Lingsu. Of course, she knew where Lingsu had gone. She went around the back hall and went straight to the mourning hall. Sure enough, she saw Lingsu kneeling on the centaur, lighting three incense sticks and bowing three times before placing them into the small incense burner in front of her.

He knew Yici was at the door, so he did not call her in. Instead, he quietly knelt on the centaur.

Yici also did not disturb him and heard from Chuyu that every time it was the first of July, he would kneel in the mourning hall for the night. The next morning, he would go to the back mountain to pay homage to his father.

It seemed that he still loved his father very much. Otherwise... He would not be so filial. Every year it was like this but Yici did not know anything. This was also the first time he had seen Lingsu do this. He had heard everything Chuyu said before.

Yici stepped into the door, but did not approach Lingsu. Instead, she sat by the door and leaned against the door, looking at his back.

On the other side, Lyi Xuanzhi went to see Yee Shuizhi.

As usual, Yee Shuizhi was dressed in plain clothes and her face was as calm as water. When she saw Lyi Xuanzhi coming, she did not have much emotion.

Lyi Xuanzhi went straight to the point and said, "Shui Zhizhi, is Lingsu you...?"

"Yes, he is the son of Manor Master Yi. I am his stepmother."

Lyi Xuanzhi said in disbelief, "How could that be? He is about the same age as you. You actually know? "

"Royal Brother, he's the same age as me, but I'm not his stepmother, I'm his master. It's true that I am husband and wife with Villa Master Yi, but I have never thought of taking anything from him, including his son."

Yee Shuizhi was also glad that Lingsu was a sensible child and knew that she was his stepmother, so she was not too emotional. When she knew that Yee Shuizhi was powerful in martial arts, she recognized her as her master. Other than Chuyu, no one else knew his identity.

"But why did you marry someone..." He did not say the word 'over fifty'.

Yee Shuizhi did not answer him.

There were some things that could not be explained in a short period of time. Furthermore, Villa Master Yi was already dead and she was his widow. He should take care of everything for him and take care of his son. Even if it wasn't for the fact that she had saved his life before, it should be on the account of Lingsu's stepmother.

"Royal Brother, let bygones be bygones."

Lyi Xuanzhi knew that Yee Shuizhi didn't want to mention this matter, so he gave up. Besides, the current situation could not be changed.

After a moment of silence, he went into the main topic.

"Shui Zhizhi, Royal Brother has made you suffer." Lyi Xuanzhi said with some heartache.

Yee Shuizhi was also calm. Perhaps even without Villa Owner Yi, she wouldn't have been able to live until now.

She smiled and replied, "Royal Brother... If you and Jiazhi are well, then everything will be fine. Little sister doesn't ask for anything, but since it belongs to our King Lyi's mansion, I won't let it become someone else's."

" As long as our family is safe, I won't fight for anything else. " Lyi Xuanzhi expressed his stance.

"Royal Brother, don't waste my efforts." Yee Shuizhi could hear his implied meaning.

"Shui Zhizhi, why are you doing this? Just as you said, let bygones be bygones."

"Is this the reason why Royal Brother came to find me today? Have you thought it through? Don't you want to avenge your father?" Yee Shuizhi asked three questions in a row.

Lyi Xuanzhi shook his head and saw through the situation. He did not want to think about what happened before. So what if he avenged his father? His father wouldn't be able to live either. Moreover, his cousin, the Emperor, didn't do anything to them, at least not now.

He didn't want to go against Imperial Brother directly. Now, there was no conclusive evidence, and there was nothing wrong with them. Jiazhi was doing well in the Imperial Court.

He comforted her, "Put it down too! Isn't it good to bring Chuyu here to live a stable life? You have planned so much just to have a stable world. Now that you and Chuyu are living in seclusion in the Villa, this is the utopia you want."

"Don't tell me Royal Brother still doesn't understand? Do you think that he won't have it if he doesn't make a move?" Yee Shuizhi's expression suddenly changed to one of indifference.

She continued, "Why is Mu Haiyang like this? Could it be that Royal Brother never doubted him?"

When Lyi Xuanzhi heard this, his heart was shocked, but he still calmly said, "Perhaps this is also good. Haiyang and I can live a peaceful life. If we don't have the power to fight over it, so what if we seize it?"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Yee Shuizhi pretended to explain, "Since Royal Brother has spoken, little sister has no other choice."