Chapter 352 Ask Him to Take Good Care of My Dad

"Young Master, please think carefully. Taking such an extended leave will inevitably affect your impression in the Emperor's mind," Li Bihan came up with another excuse.

Cheng Yunshuo shook his head indifferently after hearing this, "What am I? Just a small pawn in the palace. Why would the Emperor even notice me?"

Li Bihan: "..."

That may be true, but don’t you care about your future at all?

Everyone looks ahead and strives for better things!

Cheng Yunshuo has such low expectations for himself!

Li Bihan thought of another reason, "Young Master, now that the old Marquis is out on an expedition, it’s not right for you to take an extended leave and spend time at the temple listening to scriptures!"

He doesn't care about the Emperor, but he should care about his father, right?

Who knew that Cheng Yunshuo simply said after hearing this, "It’s the perfect time to pray for my father."

Li Bihan: "..."

Li Bihan was both frustrated and worried, and she directly said, "Young Master, you are now the commander of the Imperial Guards, and you are in charge of people. If you take such an extended leave, the people under your command will definitely be reassigned. Why would they wait for you to return? By then, someone else might have taken your position!"

These positions are all one person per post. How can someone hold a position without doing any work?

The palace is even more so. If you’re gone for even a few days, someone will immediately replace you!

By the time you return, where will your position be?

If Cheng Yunshuo had significant accomplishments or held a high-ranking position, ordinary people would not easily replace him. But he is just a small commander of the Imperial Guards who can be replaced at any time. By the time he goes back, where will his position be?

Originally, Cheng Yunshuo’s chances of promotion were uncertain, and if he slacks off, he’ll just revert back to where he started.

Li Bihan is worried about his future. If he’s secure, she and her children will be secure.

Even if he wants to spend time listening to scriptures and discussing Taoism, he should wait until her child grows up and her son inherits the Marquis's Mansion.

At this crucial time, if he leaves, she won’t be able to depend on Cheng Yunshuo to ask for things for her children in the future!

"If it’s taken, so be it. If they are willing to do it, let them do it," Cheng Yunshuo said lightly.

From his tone, it’s clear he’s already adopted the carefree attitude of someone who listens to Zen and discusses Taoism daily.

"Young Master, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about the Marquis's Mansion and everyone else..." Li Bihan relentlessly pursued and advised.

"Don’t say any more," Cheng Yunshuo was annoyed by her words. He looked at Li Bihan coldly, "Why do I feel like you only care about these external matters and never about me?"

Hearing this, Li Bihan’s eyes immediately filled with tears, putting on a look of utter devotion, "Young Master, how could this be? I am thinking for you!"

But at this moment, Cheng Yunshuo felt an inexplicable chill and disappointment.

If he had not known what she had done behind his back and seen her hypocrisy and lies, Cheng Yunshuo might have believed her as before.

He used to always think that Li Bihan was gentle and considerate, and every word she said could touch his heart.

She was completely different from Xing Dairong and Du Ruo. She would never say anything that would annoy him, and every word was for his good.

But the truth is!

Every word she spoke was for her own benefit!

Not a single word was genuine.

He stared at her intently for a long time, "Li Bihan, have you ever really cared about me?"

Li Bihan met his piercing gaze again and couldn't help but avert her eyes, "Crown Prince, of course I care about you. You are my everything, the only person in the world I care about."

Cheng Yunshuo scoffed coldly, "Then I want to stay at the temple for a while. Since you care so much about me, why would you stop me!"

Li Bihan: "..."

She was utterly speechless.

She looked at Cheng Yunshuo, who seemed to have changed completely, as if he had taken the wrong medicine. She tried several times to speak but ended up deflated and silent.

She was both anxious and annoyed. If Cheng Yunshuo were her son, she would have torn off this pretense, slapped him twice, dragged him by the ear to the palace, and if he dared to be so decadent again, she would have broken his legs!

Just then, Qingfeng hurriedly came to report from outside the room.

"Crown Prince! The young mistress is asking you to come back!"

Hearing this, the two people in the room stopped their confrontation, and Cheng Yunshuo immediately regained his composure, "What's the matter?"

"An urgent message has arrived from the border, it's about the old Marquis! The young mistress is asking you to come back immediately!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yunshuo immediately left the room, and Li Bihan's eyes lit up with hope.

Soon, they all hurried back to the Marquis's estate.

Cheng Yunshuo went straight to Lu Lingyun's courtyard.

When he arrived at Lu Lingyun's courtyard, he was puzzled. Why wasn't the urgent message from his father at the border sent to his mother?

"Lingyun, what's going on?"

"Crown Prince, you're back." Lu Lingyun saw him, and her usually calm and composed face now wore a grave expression.

Cheng Yunshuo rarely saw her like this, and his heart skipped a beat. At that moment, Lu Lingyun handed him the urgent message.

Cheng Yunshuo opened the letter, and there was only one line.

"The Lord Marquis has been ambushed on the battlefield, severely injured, and his life is in critical condition."

At the moment he read this line, Cheng Yunshuo felt as if the sky had fallen.

He stood there in a daze for a moment, his hand holding the letter trembling violently, his expression extremely tense and fearful.

"My father has been ambushed, my father..."

"Crown Prince, calm down." Lu Lingyun's voice came through.

After hearing her voice, Cheng Yunshuo finally regained his senses. He quickly looked at Lu Lingyun and said, "What does my mother say?"

"I haven't told her yet, afraid she would worry."

Cheng Yunshuo nodded hurriedly, "You did the right thing, the right thing, don't tell her."

At this moment, he had no idea or plan, just kept agreeing with Lu Lingyun, pacing back and forth, "What should we do now? Should I go to the border? I need to bring my father back! Yes, I need to go and bring my father back!"

Lu Lingyun shook her head upon seeing him like this, "Hey, calm down."

"How can I calm down when my father is about to die!"

Lu Lingyun sighed and took out another urgent report, "This was sent to me by Cheng Qi. The battle at the border is critical right now, our troops are at a crucial point in the fight against the barbarians. You can't go to the border right now. If you go, the enemy will know that the old Marquis's condition is critical, and they will surely fight desperately."

"Cheng Qi has informed us that at this critical moment, we must not reveal any movement or clue that could be discovered by the barbarians' spies. This was the old Marquis's last order before he fell into a coma."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yunshuo slumped into a chair. After a pause, he finally said, "Is Cheng Qi now in charge at the border?"

Lu Lingyun nodded. She also hadn't expected that six years ago, when Cheng Qi returned to his hometown at the border, he would now be the one to take over the old Marquis's position and lead the border troops.

After a long silence, Cheng Yunshuo said slowly, "With Cheng Qi there, I am reassured. I will write to him immediately, asking him to take good care of my father."

Lu Lingyun remained silent.