Spring Drunk Chang'an

"Brother has talent and ability, he just has bad luck!"

"He will definitely pass the imperial examination again!"

"I believe!"

"I'm sure!"

After being kicked out by Liu Wenbai, Liu Wenrui was not angry at all. Instead, he acted like "I am very considerate, I am a good brother", and expressed to the world his "trust and loyalty" to his brother.

Just let it go after you've heard it.

Liu Xiu was very moved and came to Changyin Pavilion to praise him, "Wenrui, you finally understand the situation. Dad is also relieved. You must assist your brother well and don't cause him any trouble..."

"You don't have his talent, but you are also sensible. Your brother will not treat you unfairly."

"With him taking care of you, your father can rest assured!"

Liu Xiu spoke with great sincerity.

As if feeling emotional.

Liu Wenrui listened with his head down, responding, "Yes, son, I understand..."

But in his heart he felt that every word his father said was a warning to him.

Liu Wenbai could not take the exam this year, and he would have to wait three years before taking the next one. He was also delayed in his work due to diarrhea, so his clansmen had some opinions about him.

He is too arrogant and usually treats his clansmen the same way as he treats his servants.

Who really respects him?

In the past, he was so high and mighty that no one dared to speak. But now that he had made a mistake, he was embarrassed...

The clan members gossiped a lot behind his back, and Liu Xiu knew about it. They were probably afraid that his "second son" would have other ideas, so they came to remind him that he would have to "depend" on his eldest brother in the future.

"My son knows that my eldest brother is so outstanding. I will just be a playboy in the future and just eat, drink and have fun!"

"I have been doing this all these years. My father is supporting me now, and my brother will support me in the future!"

"All I have left in my life is to enjoy happiness!"

Liu Wenrui licked his face and acted like a scoundrel.

Liu Xiu glared at him and scolded him, "You're useless! You're such a grown man, but you only rely on your father and brothers. How can you be such a scoundrel as you are a man of honor and the young master of the Duke's Mansion? Stop being lazy and study hard!"

His face was stern.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though no one has ever doubted Wen Bo's identity over the years, but... family members know their own business, and Liu Xiu has always been instinctively uneasy.

Therefore, he was like a "stepmother", intentionally or unintentionally praising the second legitimate son and killing him, and made him useless.

But during this period, Wenrui's behavior was a little strange, too active, and there seemed to be some vague hostility towards Wenrui!

Liu Xiu was secretly alert and scolded and hit him several times.

Poor Wenbo, who fell ill for no reason and couldn't take the imperial examination, wanted to warn Wenrui not to have any bad thoughts. Now he sees...

Looks good~~

Wenrui was very respectful to his brother. Even when Wenbo was sick, he didn't do anything tricky and didn't even threaten to leave the house!

Liu Xiu left satisfied, finally feeling relieved.

Liu Wenbai looked at his biological father's back and smiled coldly, "Why am I making a fuss now? Liu Wenbai can't take the imperial examination, so I've already made a success of it. Naturally, there's no need to leave the house!"

"Dad, you've raised that illegitimate son to be arrogant. He'll never become an official, and he disdains to be a military commander. He doesn't have the ability to do that. He'll just study hard and wait three years before fighting again!"

"Three years..."

"You and Liu Wenbai both think there's time. He's young anyway, and it would be a shame for him to get sick again. Three years isn't a long time, but..."

"I won't give you three years!"

Three years later, he would definitely expose Liu Wenbo's identity as the son of an illegitimate child and make him give up his position as the crown prince!

"It's time to return it to its original owner!"

Liu Wenrui murmured, his eyes shining.

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After five days of taking the medicine, Liu Wenbai finally recovered, but the Ningguo Mansion was still covered in the frost and the prince's face was not as bright as before...

He was ashamed to admit that he missed the exam due to diarrhea!!

All the masters of the Ningguo Mansion mourned with him, and seeing this, the servants naturally did not dare to neglect him! !

The atmosphere of such a large mansion can be described in four words!

Such as mourning an heir.

The dogs in the mansion dare not bark loudly!

No one smiled.

Except for Song and Liu Changan...

"Hahahaha, oh my, I'm so happy. Chang'an, you don't know, I wrote to my parents about Liu Wenbai, and they only said four words when they sent me back!"

"It's all retribution!"

"That beast, God didn't let him succeed!"

In the main courtyard, Song's eyebrows were curved, and she was laughing so hard that she was almost crying.

She was really happy.

"Yes, that is a punishment from heaven." Liu Changan said softly. Seeing that there was no trace of embarrassment in Song's eyes, he sighed in his heart!

Although Song is gentle, she is not a coward and has a kind heart.

She couldn't bring herself to do it, so she dealt with Liu Wenbai herself, but when he got into trouble...

She was still quite gloating.

"Madam, I thought you would think Liu Wenbai was innocent!"

The disaster did not affect the children. After all, the person who was in charge of the child exchange was Liu Xiu. When the Song family knew the truth, it was also him who they could not face.

Liu Wenbai is second only to Liu Wenbai.

Liu Changan watched coldly from the sidelines. Song's expression was normal every time she saw him.

"I..." Song was stunned and remained silent. After a while, she suddenly sighed, "Perhaps, I am not a loving mother."

"I treated him as my own son for over a decade. However, ever since I learned that he already knew about the baby swap, and that he would go see Qu Qiutong every few days during the mother-son blind dates, my motherly love for him suddenly vanished like snow."

"Am I too indifferent?"

"Chang'an, I, I always thought I was his mother. But after knowing the truth for just over half a year, you're already gloating?"

Song frowned, a hint of sadness on her face, but...

There is no sign of worry on his face.

Obviously, there is no regret, just some emotion.

"Madam, Liu Wenbai was taken to the old Duke's house to be raised when he was one year old. The old Duke lives in the manor all year round. Liu Wenbai has only had a short time with you..."

Liu Changan smiled bitterly.

The Ningguo Mansion has a rule that "male children cannot be born by women", and Liu Wenbai and Liu Wenrui were both taken away when they were young.

Liu Wenrui was fine. He was taken to Liu Xiu for upbringing when he was two years old. After he was six years old, he lived alone in the front yard. He could go back to the backyard every day to visit Song in the morning and evening and spend half an hour with her!

When Liu Wenbai was one year old, he was sent to a suburb outside the city to be taught by the old Duke.

Liu Ai was deeply concerned about her young lady and often complained to them. Liu Changan knew a lot about the inside story—things like, "The old Duke is a weirdo who keeps the Crown Prince captive and won't let him come back to see the young lady." Something like, "The whole family of the Ningguo Duke is sick. How could a mother give birth to a child and send it away at the age of one? From then on, she wouldn't see it for a month." Something like, "She was sent back from the manor at the age of twelve, and she still refuses to acknowledge her mother."

All in all, Song and Liu Wenbai have been mother and son for twenty years, but the time they have spent together alone is not as long as that of Song and Liu Changan!

It has only been a year since Liu Chang'an entered the main courtyard.

The time she spent with the Song family was with Liu Wenbai, oh no, it should be Liu Wenbai, Liu Wenrui, and Liu Qingru, which was several times the combined power of the three...

Where is the emotion?