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When my grandfather retires and returns to his hometown, he will definitely come back to Zhejiang.

The Luo family rose from humble beginnings. During the founding era of the Great Cheng Dynasty, their ancestors followed the founding emperor to fight on the battlefield, made countless military achievements, and were awarded the honor of the Duke's Mansion.

The Duke's Mansion has existed since the founding of Dacheng. It has served eight emperors and is now a hundred years old.

The Luo family has been generals for generations, expanding the territory for Dacheng bit by bit and defending the country. They should be an unshakable existence in the hearts of the people.

Being unshakable is a taboo for the emperor. It is believed that more than one person above him has thought of getting rid of the Luo family.

However, in recent decades, Dacheng's borders have been harassed by small border nations, with small-scale conflicts occurring from time to time. The frequent changes of emperors over the past century have been a source of internal and external troubles.

The Duke's Mansion is the royal ceremonial guard, and it is also a powerful tool for maintaining stability outside the country. Even if an emperor wanted to remove the Luo family, he would not dare to start a war.

Now that the world of Dacheng is at peace, it is the right time to get rid of the Luo family.

Luo Yao also heard the rumors in the capital and understood his grandfather's determination.

The ministers impeached the Duke's Mansion. Although His Majesty suppressed it openly, he must have allowed it to happen.

It would be unjust to remove the Luo family. If it is removed by force, it will surely cause public outrage.

His parents died in the war, and the Duke's Mansion is in decline. Wouldn't it be perfect to use the impeachment to force Duke Luo to withdraw himself?

Now that my grandfather has retired and returned to his hometown, Your Majesty will certainly find an excuse to take back the Duke's Mansion, and then gradually erase the Duke's Mansion's status in the hearts of the people.

After all, although the Luo family has declined in population, there are still two descendants of the Luo family.

The first is Luo Yao and the second is Luo Xinchen. As descendants of the Luo family’s Duke’s Mansion, they can command the support of the people...Now the Duke’s Mansion has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

Luo Yao thought he had no home...

The impeachment was initiated by Prince Yong'an. If he had not been tied to Prince Yong'an, it would not only be an impeachment without basis, but the ministers might even accuse the Luo family of treason! However, the people did not agree with this reason, so Grandpa could only retire and return home.

Grandpa built up momentum before the wedding, probably because he was afraid that he would be bullied after entering the palace.

Tears welled up in Luo Yao's eyes when he thought of this. Whether it was his grandfather in his previous life or his grandfather in this life, they all loved him and always paved the way for him, fearing that he would be wronged.

While Luo Yao was in a daze, the servant who was playing with Luo Xinchen took Luo Xinchen into Yong'an Garden.

"Where's my brother, Aze?"

The servant was called Aze, and he was a servant in the palace.

"Master, the princess lives in this room," Aze explained patiently.

Luo Yao heard the sound and went out to call Luo Xinchen over.

"What's your name?"

"Princess, my name is Aze."

Luo Yao nodded indifferently.

Ah Ze was strolling around the palace with Luo Xinchen, so he probably didn't know Bei Zhenting's attitude when he saw Luo Yao punishing the servants. If he knew, Luo Yao wouldn't believe that anyone in the palace would respect him so much.

"Go back."

Aze looked at the messy room and saw that it looked like a bridal chamber. He understood what was going on, but he didn't say much. He just said goodbye and left.

In the evening, no one disturbed the courtyard, and no one asked about the whereabouts of the young master. The servants brought a few casual dishes, with very little meat.

Luo Yao cleaned the room and found a set of old sheets and quilt covers in the cabinet to replace the festive wedding bed.

After cleaning the house, the two brothers sat at the small stone table at the door to eat. Luo Xinchen didn't like the unpalatable food, but said nothing and ate the slightly rotten rice in the bowl.

Luo Yao knew in his heart that this was not the most difficult moment. His grandfather would probably wait until he returned home before going south to his hometown. Three days later, he would have no one to rely on in the capital, and he was afraid that there would not even be leftovers.

Luo Yao picked out the diced meat and put it into his brother's bowl, and ate a few vegetable leaves with the rice.

His grandfather paved the way for him in his past and present lives, and he still has a younger brother to support, so he can't give up just like that!

In his previous life, he couldn't bear it anymore and died, leaving behind a younger brother who was less than 4 years old. He didn't know where his younger brother was now, or whether he was okay...

Luo Yao ate a few mouthfuls of rotten rice. He had to get his body in good shape!

Luo Xinchen felt happy when he saw his brother treating rice as his enemy. His brother didn't eat anything at noon today.

Although Luo Xinchen didn't understand, since his grandfather came home last night without him and his brother, he probably knew that he and his brother would have to live in this strange house forever.

He still remembered the vicious words that the fierce man whispered in his ear.

He is his father, the King.

He is not a daddy!

When Luo Xinchen thought of this, tears began to fall.

Daddy and mommy are dead.

His brother said they went to a very far place, but Luo Xinchen knew that his father and mother would never come back.

Grandpa is missing too.

Luo Yao was thinking about something and didn't notice Luo Xinchen crying. Seeing that his brother didn't notice, Luo Xinchen pretended that sand had entered his eyes and raised his little hand to wipe away his tears.

He needs to eat more, grow up quickly, and become a great general like his father and grandfather! Protect his brother!

After the two brothers had dinner, Luo Yao began to get familiar with the courtyard. It was obviously not a cold palace, but the central courtyard of the palace. Although it was not in the center, it was very large and luxurious, and was kept clean everywhere.

Before they came, there must have been people living here.

Luo Yao walked around and found that there were many rooms here, and many of them had new locks, which should have been locked in the past two days.

Across a large courtyard from the main house where Luo Yao lived, there was a yard with a small kitchen. The small kitchen had been completely emptied, and the marks were very fresh, indicating that it had been emptied recently.

There is more than one well. There is a well every few houses. There is a well on the side of the house where Luo Yao lives.

Luo Yao did some research before it got dark and successfully drew water. The two brothers happily washed their feet in a basin with cold water.

After washing their feet, it was already dark. They tore off the red tablecloth, folded it and spread it on the ground. The two of them sat side by side on the steps at the door and looked at the stars.

The next day, Luo Yao and his brother were sleeping soundly. As soon as the sun rose, a man at the door looked around furtively, and when he saw no one was there, he sneaked into the yard.