Chapter 122: Lost in the Midst of It All

Chapter 122: Lost in the Midst of It All

When Lu Lingyun heard that Xing Dairong was quarreling with someone again in the back courtyard, Cheng Yunshuo had already left with his men.

She hurried to the back courtyard and found Xing Dairong crying uncontrollably, unable to catch her breath.

"What is it again!"

Lu Lingyun strode up to her, feeling a surge of anger at the sight.

"He... he has found another woman," Xing Dairong sobbed.

Lu Lingyun: "......Hasn't he found many before?"

"This time is different; Cheng Yunshuo feels differently about her."

Xing Dairong could sense that Cheng Yunshuo's feelings for this girl were unlike his feelings for Huang Yue and Ling Long.

Huang Yue and Ling Long were just there to annoy her, but this girl, she could tell, Cheng Yunshuo was smitten.

Lu Lingyun didn't know what to say, seeing her cry nonstop, she sighed, "Go back to your room. I'll handle this."

Hearing this, Xing Dairong seemed to grasp onto a lifeline, her hope suddenly revived, "Young Mistress, you must bring him back!"

Lu Lingyun: "......"

He was driven away by her, what's the point of bringing him back!

The next day, Lu Lingyun went to the Prefectural Commandant Manor herself. One, to find Cheng Yunshuo, and two, out of curiosity about the woman who made Xing Dairong feel so threatened.

She met Cheng Yunshuo.

Not having seen him for a few days, he looked more composed.

She had come with Bing'an in her arms, and when Cheng Yunshuo saw Lu Lingyun and little Bing'an, a smile appeared on his face.

Lu Lingyun didn't mention anything else, only asking how he had been these past few days.

"Not bad."

"Have you been staying at a colleague's house these past few days?"

"Yes."

"Then I should go visit them and thank them," Lu Lingyun said with a smile, holding the child.

Hearing this, Cheng Yunshuo shook his head, "It's not convenient."

"Why?"

"They don't have any women in the house," Cheng Yunshuo replied directly.

Lu Lingyun was slightly taken aback, and Cheng Yunshuo continued, "Du Song's mother passed away years ago, and his father passed away last year. Now it's just the two brothers, both unmarried."

Cheng Yunshuo didn't just stay at any colleague's house.

He chose their house knowing it was just the two brothers.

The Du brothers both served in the Imperial Guards, had a good relationship with him, and it was convenient for him to stay over.

"But I heard they have a sister?"

At the mention of their sister, Cheng Yunshuo's eyes lit up a little, he chuckled, "She's a tomboy."

Lu Lingyun gave a meaningful smile, "How can you speak that way about an unmarried girl?"

"If you met A'Ruo, you'd understand," Cheng Yunshuo said, "She had been living with her aunt, but when her aunt fell ill some time ago, she moved back to her brothers' house."

"Her brothers were worried that, without a mother or sister-in-law to keep an eye on her, it wouldn't be proper for her to live with them all the time. So yesterday, I planned to bring her to stay at the marquis's residence. I wanted you to arrange a courtyard for her, so she could stay with us temporarily, making things more convenient for her."

"So that's why," Lu Lingyun realized.

So he wanted to bring a female disciple back to stay; she had been wondering why Cheng Yunshuo had been so bold.

Bringing back a courtesan was one thing, but bringing back an unmarried official's daughter was too daring.

"I'll take care of it then, and send someone to bring Miss Du back."

"No need," Cheng Yunshuo coldly refused.

Lu Lingyun understood the situation just by looking at his expression.

It must have been because of the argument with Xing Dairong yesterday.

He had wanted to bring someone back to stay but was misunderstood by Xing Dairong as bringing another woman home, so it didn't work out.

Lu Lingyun handed the child to Cheng Yunshuo, letting him hold the child for a while before she slowly said, "Aunt Xing is about to give birth. The doctor said she has been in a bad mood."

Cheng Yunshuo snorted, "She's in a bad mood, but so am I."

Every day, she either suspects him of being with this one or that one.

In her eyes, he's a complete and utter playboy.

But until now, he had never loved any woman other than Xing Dairong.

Huang Yue, Ling Long, he didn't like them at all.

All of this was forced upon him by Xing Dairong, making him demean himself by bringing her back.

Xing Dairong's daily self-pity, doesn't he suffer even a bit!

He just wanted to live peacefully with her. Every promise he made to her came from the heart and was sincerely acted upon, but when it came out of her mouth, it became nothing.

She said he trampled on her sincerity, but isn't she the one who's trampling his heart into the mud!

Lu Lingyun observed Cheng Yunshuo's complex expression and had already guessed most of his inner conflicts. She had never been wrong about Cheng Yunshuo's character.

Cheng Yunshuo had always been a very dedicated and responsible man. He wasn't fickle or obsessed with beauty.

But, as the saying goes, the onlooker sees more clearly. Xing Dairong couldn't see it.

"Crown Prince, you should still come home often. It's not convenient to stay at someone else's house all the time, right?"

Lu Lingyun said.

After listening to her, Cheng Yunshuo pondered for a moment, "Hmm, I understand."

Lu Lingyun chatted with him about many other things, which lightened Cheng Yunshuo's mood considerably, and he shared many amusing stories from work.

Lu Lingyun listened carefully and, before leaving, suggested throwing a banquet at home for Cheng Yunshuo in a few days, inviting his colleagues to thank the two Du brothers who had let him stay temporarily. Cheng Yunshuo readily agreed.

"Alright, let's do that."

After their chat, Lu Lingyun left the Prefectural Commandant Manor, still holding her child.

Until the end of her visit, she didn't see the young Miss Du.

However, on that day, Cheng Yunshuo returned to the manor again.

This time, he came back alone.

When Lu Lingyun returned, she had given Xing Dairong a thorough talk, warning her not to cause any more trouble. Otherwise, if she angered him away again, she wouldn't bother to ask him back.

Xing Dairong didn't make a scene with Cheng Yunshuo that day. She just watched him that evening, and when Cheng Yunshuo ignored her, she didn't question him further.

For two days, there was peace, and Xing Dairong's relationship with Cheng Yunshuo began to ease a little.

Lu Lingyun's days finally settled down as well.

She resumed her leisurely life of reviewing account books and taking care of the baby. However, the Lu family became lively during these days.

While holding Bing'an and playing with him, Old Nurse Wan rushed in panicking.

"Young mistress, something terrible has happened!"

"What is it this time, another major issue?" Lu Lingyun slowly raised her eyes.

"It's the second miss! She's making a fuss about divorcing the second young master!"

Lu Lingyun: "..."

This kind of big spectacle, she definitely had to go see.