Quick Wear: I Fulfill the Wish of Cannon Fodder

Although she knew that Yun Hao had a protective jade pendant and nothing would happen, she still had to put on a full show. The moment Su Lan's adopted son fell into the water, her face turned pale. She took a step without hesitation and ran towards the lake in panic.

At the same time, Yun Xiao, who was standing by, saw this sudden change. His dark face instantly darkened, like the sky before a storm. His eyes widened in anger, and he shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Go save them!"

Before he finished speaking, the servants behind him sprang into action as if awakened from a dream, rushing to the lake to rescue the young master who had unfortunately fallen into the water.

"Father, you...why are you here?" Yun Lin's eyes widened, his face filled with astonishment as he stared at Yun Xiao, who was slowly approaching him. His heart was pounding like a frightened deer. He thought to himself: I've already cleverly sent all those servants away, so why is the Marquis suddenly here? This is so strange!

However, at that moment, Yunlin's gaze stumbled upon the anxious figure by the lake—Su Lan. Instantly, his doubts were resolved. He concluded that this despicable Su Lan must have been behind all this, having informed the Marquis. With this thought, a surge of rage surged from within him. Without a moment's hesitation, Yunlin rushed towards Su Lan, ready to confront her directly about her actions.

But before he could take a few steps, he felt a flash of light before his eyes, followed by a searing pain on his face. "Slap!" A resounding slap shattered the quiet. Yun Lin, struck by the sudden blow, fell to the ground, a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"You rebellious son! How dare you, at such a young age, murder your elder brother!" Yun Xiao's eyes were wide open with veins bulging on his forehead. He pointed at Yun Lin who was lying on the ground and shouted at him.

"No... no, Father, please listen to my explanation! I really didn't mean to harm my brother. He fell into the water by accident. I tried desperately to catch him, but... but in the end, I failed..."

At this time, Yunlin was an adult with the soul of a thirty-year-old. Facing his father's anger and misunderstanding, he showed an attitude completely different from that of a child, and defended himself clearly and logically.

This sudden change made it impossible for Yun Xiao to ignore his seemingly young yet mature son. After all, ever since his accidental fall into the water, the child seemed to have suddenly become smarter. Whether it was his behavior or his speech and demeanor, he was like an adult who had experienced the world.

At this moment, recalling his wife's previous praise for their son's intelligence, Yun Xiao couldn't help but shudder even though he was a battle-hardened general.

At that moment, a group of servants hurried over and, with great difficulty, rescued Yun Hao from the freezing water. Yun Hao's face was as pale as paper, his body shivering from the cold, and he looked incredibly weak. Su Lan, standing nearby, lay on the child, wiping away tears.

Yun Xiao watched the scene unfold with mixed emotions. Originally, Su Yi Niang had come looking for him today, hoping to find a martial arts master with exceptional skills to teach the young master. Considering the young master's usual good behavior and Su Yi Niang's earnest pleas, Yun Xiao felt a pity and decided to go in person to investigate, and to see how his long-neglected eldest son was faring.

Who could have expected that what awaited him was such a tragic scene of brothers fighting and killing each other!

"My Lord, the eldest young master must have been choked by the water. I beg you to quickly find a skilled doctor to treat him!" Although Su Lan knew that her son was pretending to be unconscious, she had to act. She hugged her wet son tightly and cried to Yun Xiao inconsolably.

Yun Xiao frowned slightly, his eyes swept around sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "Well, come here! Quickly pass on my order and ask the butler to immediately ask a doctor with excellent medical skills to come for the eldest young master! There must not be a moment's delay!" After that, he turned to look at the servant standing respectfully beside him and gave orders in a majestic tone.

The servant hurriedly nodded his head in agreement, then turned around and left to carry out the Marquis's orders.

At this moment, Yun Xiao cast his gaze towards Su Lan, who was not far away, and said slowly, "Su Lan, take Hao'er back to the courtyard to rest and recuperate. This Marquis is already aware of this matter and will investigate it thoroughly to restore justice and innocence to your Furong Garden."

Hearing this, Su Lan's eyes flashed with gratitude, but she didn't linger or plead with Yun Xiao to severely punish Yun Lin, who had attempted to harm Yun Hao. She simply bowed slightly and replied softly, "Thank you, my Lord. I will now accompany Hao'er back to the courtyard." With that, she carefully accompanied the servants to escort the feigned unconscious Yun Hao, slowly walking towards Hibiscus Garden.

Just when she was halfway there, she suddenly heard Tuanzi's voice in her ears: "Host, there is good news. The hero's aura has actually weakened by a full 20%!"

"Well, Yunhao's efforts to pretend to be unconscious were not in vain." Su Lan didn't dare to laugh out loud at this time, otherwise the servants helping her would think she was crazy.

After Su Lan turned and left, Yun Xiao asked the servants to bring the family law - the bamboo whip.

Upon hearing this, Yunlin felt as if all his strength had been drained from him. He fell heavily to his knees with a thud. His forehead pressed against the cold, hard ground, his hands trembling as he kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy. "Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time! I was simply impulsive, wanting to vent my anger and resentment on behalf of my mother!"

"Besides, my brother is still alive and well. How can what I did be considered as harming my own brother?" Yun Lin said as he raised his head and looked at Yun Xiao, who was in front of him with a serious face, with pleading eyes.

However, Yunlin did not know that the fundamental reason why he had been mediocre in his previous life and had not been able to obtain an official position until he was in his thirties was that he not only had no real ability, but also was completely unaware of other people's facial expressions and emotional changes.

At this moment, he was only thinking about how to seek his father's forgiveness, and did not notice the deep fear that flashed across Yun Xiao's eyes.

After a moment's silence, Yun Xiao finally spoke slowly, "Never mind, considering that your actions are out of filial piety towards your mother, I will forgive you this time. However, you still harbor evil intentions, so from today on, you will stay in the main courtyard with your mother and reflect on your mistakes. You must not step out of your room at will!"

After saying these words, Yun Xiao suddenly waved his sleeves and turned away with big strides. His hurried steps seemed as if he was avoiding something terrible.

"Father..." Yun Lin still wanted to explain his behavior.

"Master, please," two servants stopped him. No matter how difficult the six-year-old master tried to make things difficult, they still forcibly brought him back to the main courtyard and conveyed the marquis's intentions to the maids who were taking care of the master.