The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

"Go."

Liu Yucheng smiled faintly: "I just heard that the eldest son of the Yang family has also come to the capital. Father, could you please inquire for me whether he is willing to marry into the family?"

The head of the Liu family was taken aback: "Chen'er, why do you suddenly want to inquire about the marriage of the Yang family's young master?"

"It's nothing," Liu Yucheng smiled slightly. "I just heard that the young master of the Yang family is a playboy and a womanizer, so I was worried that my sister would suffer if she married him. However, our Liu family is not the kind of people who are materialistic. As long as the young master of the Yang family is of good character, that's fine."

The Liu family patriarch's lips twitched.

That girl, Liu Yunxi... seems pretty good too.

Although the head of the Liu family disliked Liu Yunxi, he had to admit that the girl was indeed beautiful and well-behaved, much better than those other spoiled and arrogant young ladies.

"Go back to your room and rest first, we'll talk again tomorrow."

“Father, there’s something I want to tell you,” Liu Yucheng paused, then continued, “I suspect that the third daughter of the Yang family… might be a fake.”

"What did you say?" The Liu family head's eyes widened. "Chen'er, how can you make such wild guesses? Didn't the third young lady of the Yang family already pass away?"

“I just felt,” Liu Yucheng frowned, “that when the Marquis of Nanyang’s mansion suffered a misfortune, I went to investigate what happened that night and happened to discover a secret.”

"What secret?"

"I discovered that during the time the third daughter of the Yang family was rescued, she had an affair, but I didn't know what the man looked like, so I secretly followed her, and I never expected..."

Liu Yucheng gave a bitter smile.

He didn't know what the person looked like, but he could vaguely make out that he seemed to be a man, and that he was carrying the third daughter of the Yang family away.

"Chen'er, why didn't you tell me sooner?" The head of the Liu family was furious. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, staring angrily at Liu Yucheng. "Do you know that the third daughter of the Yang family is the most beloved niece of the Princess Consort Rui? We cannot harm her."

Liu Yucheng was startled and hurriedly knelt down. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Chen'er, do you have any evidence?"

"..."

"Don't talk nonsense without evidence. Princess Rui dotes on her so much. If she finds out, she will be heartbroken. I will never allow anyone to insult her, especially the people from the Marquis of Nanyang's mansion!"

Liu Yucheng lowered his eyes: "Father, don't forget, she lost her life back then because she saved Princess Rui."

These words were like a needle piercing the chest of the Liu family patriarch, causing his heart to ache and as if something was tearing at his soul.

"Father!" Seeing the Liu family head's pale face, Liu Yucheng hurriedly helped him lie down. "Our Liu family has a close relationship with the Princess Consort of Rui, and we cannot easily offend the Rui Prince's Mansion. Otherwise, the Liu family will not be able to withstand it. Don't worry, I will try my best to prevent the eldest son of the Yang family from getting married."

The head of the Liu family closed his eyes, and a gentle and quiet face appeared in his mind.

“I also hope she lives, but if she lives, it will not be a good thing for the Liu family.”

Liu Yucheng narrowed his dark eyes slightly and sneered: "She has died twice already. I don't care who she is, I will never allow anyone to ruin the image she has in your mind!"

The head of the Liu family sighed and closed his eyes.

"Chen'er, don't blame me for being too ruthless. I don't want to see the Liu family fall into ruin, and I don't want to see your sister grow old alone. Your sister's personality means she is destined to be lonely for the rest of her life."

Liu Yucheng clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, his eyes filled with grief.

The head of the Liu family opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the young man standing by the window, a feeling of bitterness and guilt welling up inside him.

Perhaps he was too extreme back then, forcing Chen'er to marry the daughter of the Liu family. If Chen'er and Rou'er had married, they wouldn't be in this predicament today.

However, all these years, he had been waiting for Rou'er to return, but she never came back, which disappointed him greatly.

“Chen’er, don’t worry, as long as your sister is willing to come back, I will never go back on my word,” the Liu family head said with a bitter smile. “I will definitely avenge your mother! Back then, Nanxian caused my wife and children to be separated from me. Now, it is my turn to avenge her.”

Liu Yucheng remained silent for a long time before saying, "Father, I will handle this matter. You don't need to worry about it. Also, please send someone to secretly protect the third daughter of the Yang family, just in case."

"it is good."

The Liu family patriarch relaxed and nodded.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go find someone to take care of things now, and I'll let you know if I have any news."

……

The capital city was quiet at night, except for one wide street that was brightly lit and bustling with traffic.

A horse-drawn carriage was parked in front of a luxurious mansion.

In front of the carriage, a young man leaned against the wall, dressed in a crescent-white robe, looking dashing and spirited.

"Second brother, what brings you here again?"

Yang Ling frowned as she looked at the boy blocking her way, her voice filled with disgust.

Ever since he was beaten by Liu Yucheng at Zuixianlou that day, he has felt an extreme aversion to his half-brother.

Liu Yucheng raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yang Ling, saying expressionlessly, "I came to see you today because of Liu Yunhan."

"uh-huh?"

"I heard you're getting quite close to Liu Yunhan?"

Yang Ling's eyes darted around a few times before she sneered, "Liu Yucheng, are you afraid I'll steal your position as Marquis of Nanyang?"

Liu Yucheng raised an eyebrow: "I'm just reminding you, Liu Yunhan is a dangerous person, you'd better stay away from him."

Yang Ling smiled and said, "I know you like Liu Yuyao, but unfortunately Liu Yuyao doesn't like you. Liu Yunhan doesn't have that kind of hobby either. After all, he is the eldest son of the Liu family and the future Marquis of Nanyang."

"Yang Ling!"

Liu Yucheng's face turned ashen, and he said through gritted teeth, "Liu Yunhan not only likes women, he likes men too. If you run into him, you must avoid him! A man like him is not worthy of Yuyao at all!"

Yang Ling's smile gradually froze as she stared blankly at Liu Yucheng in front of her.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

So... Liu Yucheng dislikes Liu Yuhan this much?

Why would Liu Yucheng lie to him? Clearly, Liu Yucheng loves Yuyao.

Liu Yucheng didn't see Yang Ling's blank expression and walked forward on his own, his voice low and slow.

"Yang Ling, I'm warning you, I don't like Liu Yuyao, and I don't want to be her husband. She's my own sister! You can't marry her!"

Yang Ling snapped out of her daze and hurriedly chased after Liu Yucheng, grabbing his collar.

"Chen'er, are you really sure?"

“Hmm,” Liu Yucheng’s cold face remained expressionless, “I have made my decision.”

Liu Yucheng didn't want to waste any more words. He shook off Yang Ling's hand and walked forward with firm steps, brooking no refusal.

“Chen’er,” Yang Ling clenched her fists, “Since you’ve made your decision, I can’t change it. I just want to ask you one question: what exactly is it about Liu Yunhan that attracts you?”

Liu Yucheng paused in his steps.