He usually never gave an opinion on the conflicts between sisters, but usually it was mainly Li Linlin's turn to beat Zheng Lingbo. Generally, Zheng Lingbo wouldn't strike back. Therefore, Liu Chengwang always ignored her, but this time Li Linlin was beaten up, and he said this about her.
Li Linlin, feeling wronged, stamped her feet and cried, "Brother!"
The person by the side, seeing this, knew how to behave and said, "Apparently, Master Liu still has things to take care of. Yi will leave first."
Li Linlin finally remembered there were outsiders, and a rush of shame, anger, and embarrassment flooded her heart at once. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and ran away "wee wee wee."
Liu Chengwang let out a breath of relief and then turned to look at his classmate, a bit embarrassed and said again, "I apologize for any offense I may have caused, Master Rong."
Rong Yi shook his head and maintained a calm demeanor, indicating that it was no problem.
Seeing that Liu Chengwang was still looking in the direction where Liu Linlin ran away, he said, "Brother Liu, there's no need to walk you home. See you at Xuanming Lake in seven days."
Liu Chengwang did feel a bit concerned about Liu Linlin. He nodded, apologized, and exchanged a few words with him. Then they instructed the attendants to see Liu Linlin out.
Zheng Lingbo's visit was to say goodbye to his aunt. Since he was staying at the aunt's house and had no intention of suddenly turning against her, he couldn't leave without saying goodbye.
The aunt and Zheng Lingbo's mother were close sisters, so their relationship was good. That's why Zheng Lingbo's mother was still alive and she would often come to Liu's house to play. It was in this way that she gradually became familiar with Liu Chengwang.
However, as time went on and contact diminished, the relationship became less intense.
Just from the surface, it looked like the aunt still remained warm and friendly.
Zheng Lingbo's mother's family surname was Yang. Aunt Xia, nicknamed Yu Yan, saw Zheng Lingbo coming over and was a bit surprised but had a good attitude. She had people bring him in and warmly pulled her inquiringly: "I heard you were sick, and now it looks like you're much better?"
Zheng Lingbo remembered from the past life how after marrying Liu Chengwang, Aunt Yang Yu Yan even wouldn't let him change his mouth, insisting he call her Madam. He couldn't help but fiercely pinch his palm, which is why his expression on the face didn't become too fierce. He just nodded and smiled:
"Thank you to Auntie for her blessings, I'm much better now."
Aunt Yang Yu Yan smiled and pointed her finger at her: "See? As usual, so eloquent."
The maids around also began to laugh.
After a few words of small talk, Zheng Lingbo finally explained his purpose. Aunt Yang Yu Yan looked somewhat surprised and softly said, "Why did you suddenly have to leave? Was your sister bullying you again?"
Aunt Yang Yu Yan, as the mistress, how could she not know how her daughter treated Zheng Lingbo? However, Zheng Lingbo never caused trouble. She just chose to ignore it and pretend not to know.
Zheng Lingbo shook her head upon hearing this, a bit embarrassed, and said, "This time, after getting sick, I've been missing home a bit."
Aunt Yang Yu Yan opened her mouth and replied, "Look at you, this child, you really haven't grown up. Treating Auntie's home like your own."
She spoke in a warm tone, and Zheng Lingbo's heart remained undisturbed. She explained further, "Well, that's fine. The main reason is that I suddenly remembered that the Fu Lei Gong Zhu had scheduled a lake excursion before. It's just two days from now, so I need to make some preparations in advance."
Fu Le Kingdom Master Mu Rong Huiyan is the daughter of the Marquis of Cheng, who is greatly beloved. She was granted the title of a princess at a young age and even has her own fiefdom, although she currently resides in the capital.
Aunt Yang was startled for a moment, and a strange color flashed in her eyes. "Then it's not good to keep you here. You seem to be well-suited to the Princess of Fu Le."
Zheng Lingbo said, "Princess of Fu Le considers me a friend, and we can have a few words together."
After a few casual chats, Zheng Lingbo feigned ignorance of Aunt Yang Yu Yan's intention to have her bring Liu Linlin along. She kept acting dumb, and it was only after some time that she successfully left the door.
As soon as she stepped out, Jin Er seemed a bit excited and said, "Miss, you seem different today."
Zheng Lingbo looked around leisurely and asked, "Where do you think I'm different?"
Jin Er "chuckled" and said, "You're different in every way, especially when you slapped Liu Er's face."
Jin Er naturally didn't like her. After all, Liu Er always bullied her own lady.
Zheng Lingbo: "..."
Zheng Lingbo glanced at Jin Er, seeing her smiling cheerfully, and couldn't help but smile as well. The two of them walked while looking at each other and laughing. However, they weren't paying attention and accidentally bumped into someone else.
Zheng Lingbo was startled and quickly turned back, unconsciously taking a few steps back and apologizing.
The man smiled lightly and said, "No problem." Zheng Lingbo took a closer look and found it to be the same friend of Liu Chengwang.
She felt a bit embarrassed.
First, she felt embarrassed that this person had been speaking up for her during her time at the Liu family, yet she hadn't thanked him because of Liu Chengwang's fault. Second, she had accidentally bumped into him without a good reason.
Zheng Lingbo's lips moved, but she eventually said softly, "Thank you in the hall just now."
The man paused for a moment, looking at her quickly yet carefully, then shook his head, "No problem, it was just an offhand remark."
Zheng Lingbo was momentarily speechless. The man paused for a moment, noticing Zheng Lingbo's silence, thought for a moment, and introduced himself: "Yi and Chengwang are classmates. Since you are Chengwang's cousin, you can also call me your elder brother."
Rong Yi was quite perceptive and noticed that the little girl across from him, who had originally been quite amiable, suddenly became cold after his words ended. For a moment, he was at a loss to understand what had happened.
He has noticed this cousin of Liu Chengwang for quite some time. She always followed Liu Chengwang around, obedient and small, never getting angry even when being teased, with a temper that was too good to ignore. As a result, he ended up getting to know her familiarly, despite originally not thinking much of Liu Chengwang's pretended modesty and real arrogance.
It's just that in the past, this girl's eyes were only for Liu Chengwang, and Rong Yi couldn't get a word in edgewise. He felt quite frustrated. This time, when the group of classmates was planning a poetry gathering at Xuanming Lake, he volunteered to deliver an invitation to Liu Chengwang himself, hoping maybe he would get to see that little girl.
It also aroused the curiosity of his other friends about what unnoticed sparkling point Liu Chengwang had, which made Rong Yi go all the way.
Rong Yi hesitated for a moment, unsure where he went wrong in his words — this girl was so fond of her cousin, and he used Liu Chengwang's name to be friendly with her, which didn't seem wrong at all.
However, he never thought that Zheng Lingbo now avoided Liu Chengwang like the plague and had developed biases towards anyone related to him. So this time, after Rong Yi introduced himself, Zheng Lingbo politely nodded and said, "I'm Zheng." And that was the end of it.
Rong Yi waited for a few seconds and saw that Zheng Lingbo remained unenthusiastic. But since they had rarely spoken before, Rong Yi really wanted to make an effort, so he said awkwardly, "Miss Zheng, where are you going? Perhaps you and I are on the same route."
Zheng Lingbo: "..."
She strangely examined him for a moment, wondering why Rong Yi was so talkative, as he didn't seem like the type to be verbose.
She could only say in a straightforward manner, "I'm going home."
Rong Yi was very patient: "The Zheng General's residence in the eastern city?"
Zheng Lingbo nodded, and Rong Yi looked overjoyed: "How convenient! I'm also going to the eastern city."
