The Princess Agents Want a Divorce

After hearing what his sister said, Liu Yucheng understood somewhat! The servants must have mistaken him for that poor, pedantic scholar who used to try and curry favor with the Grand Tutor's family! Oh! So he's Xuan'er's savior! My apologies! The Liu family will definitely give you an explanation for this matter! Why don't you come to our mansion for a chat, young master?

"Yes! Young master, why don't you come into our residence for a chat first? My elder brother said the other day that he wanted to thank you in person!" Liu Mengqing also extended an invitation.

Seeing that the two were being polite, Gu Lingxi had no intention of making things difficult for them, after all, she wasn't there to seek revenge!

Okay! Then I'll have to trouble you two!

The residences of scholars and literati are truly exceptional! Everywhere exudes an air of scholarly elegance! Following the two through the corridor, we soon arrived at the reception hall!

Please have some tea here, young master. My sister has gone to fetch my sister-in-law. I'll go check if my elder brother is in the study. Please forgive any neglect in this matter.

No problem! Second Young Master, please go ahead with your business! Oh! This jar of wine should be given to your father! I heard that the Grand Tutor and the Eldest Young Master are both fond of wine, but one jar was broken just now! So I'll have to offer it to the elder first!

Liu Yucheng felt quite embarrassed. His savior had been wronged and neglected at his home, yet he still had to give them gifts!

Oh! You're too kind, young master! It was our Liu family that failed to provide adequate hospitality!

In a garden, Old Master Liu was playing chess with his eldest son, Liu Yulin, when he saw his second son, Liu Yucheng, approaching, carrying a jar of wine.

Liu Yulin joked, "Isn't Second Brother a teetotaler? Why are you learning to drink too?"

Father! Eldest brother! Yu Cheng is back!

Yes! Today is a day off! Qingqing came back with you!

Yes! Qingqing came back with me! I asked her to go and invite her sister-in-law?

Hmm? Why did you invite your sister-in-law?

A young master claiming to be Xuan'er's savior has come to visit! This is a gift he brought for Father!

"Oh? The person who saved Xuan'er? We should thank them properly! But what's the meaning of sending a jar of wine?" Liu Yulin asked, puzzled.

Grand Tutor Liu gave a dismissive smile, seemingly unconcerned. What else could he possibly want? He just wanted to curry favor with our Grand Tutor's mansion by taking advantage of this favor! There are countless people like that! We'll just give them some money and send them on their way!

Liu Yucheng's mouth twitched involuntarily! He knew his father was also a connoisseur of wine! Although he didn't know much about wine, he had smelled that enticing aroma of wine outside the mansion just now! So he recounted what had happened at the mansion gate!

"Oh? It seems this person is quite a character! Since he's not afraid of offending our Grand Tutor's mansion, if he doesn't have a powerful backer, then he can only be considered a rogue from the martial world!" Grand Tutor Liu stroked his beard, analyzing the situation. He casually opened the wine jar, but inwardly he was filled with anticipation! He wanted to see what kind of wine could make someone's mouth water!

Taking a deep breath, Grand Tutor Liu couldn't hold back any longer! He eagerly picked up his teacup and poured himself a cup! One sip and he was hooked! Wonderful! This is truly the finest of wines! Even the imperial brews in the palace are no match for it! The thought of having a whole jar smashed made him feel terrible! What a waste!

Throw that gatekeeper out of the manor and never employ him again. Fine the guards on duty today half a month's salary and give them ten lashes as a warning to others!

Liu Yulin was also a wine lover! He sipped one cup and still felt unsatisfied. Alas! It was a pity about the jar of wine that was supposed to be given to him! He wanted to take another sip, but Old Master Liu slapped his hand away!

"Go away, go away! This is never going to end! If you drink any more, it'll be all gone! This is a gift for your old man!" His protective attitude amused the two brothers.

Liu Yulin is a businessman. Born into a scholarly family, he dislikes all that classical stuff and only loves doing business and making money! His younger brother will take over the family business, that's enough! It would be wonderful if such fine wine could be sold in his shop!

Both father and son, without prior arrangement, wanted to meet the savior who had delivered the fine wine! But not out of gratitude, but mostly because of the jar of wine! One wonders what Gu Lingxi would think if she knew!

Before the three men even entered, they could hear three women and a slightly magnetic male voice chatting and laughing in the hall! They were clearly no ordinary people; this man had completely won over everyone in their household, from the oldest to the youngest, from the men to the women!

When Madam Liu saw the three of them arrive, she called out at the top of her lungs!

Hey you old fool, how come the servants in this manor have been taught to be so unruly? My little benefactor was almost injured! Luckily, she's skilled in martial arts, otherwise you would have lost face big time! And you call yourself a scholarly family!

Old Master Liu glared and puffed out his beard, completely at a loss for words! "Hey, you know he's skilled in martial arts? I heard he was the one who unilaterally beat up our servants! How did he get injured? Hmph! Isn't this mansion ruled by you, you old woman? Do you think I trained those servants?" But he only dared to mutter these thoughts to himself.

Seeing that the old man didn't say anything, Madam Liu became even angrier! "You old fool! I knew you hadn't come over all this time! You've been out drinking and carousing! Why does the smell of alcohol so strong? Tell me, how much have you drunk? And who did you drink with?"

Ahem! Mind your manners! Alas, what a miserable life he has, a scholar paired with a shrew!

Liu Yulin also stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Mother, you've misunderstood! This wine was a gift from this young master! Father only took a small sip!"

Young master, you're too kind! We haven't even had a chance to repay your kindness in saving Xuan'er! How could we possibly accept your gift?

Gu Lingxi chuckled! She realized this family were all interesting people! Especially the old lady!

And there he was, holding her hand and never letting go! Despite coming from a scholarly family, she chatted with me about all sorts of interesting stories from the martial arts world! And the more we talked, the more engrossed we became. It seems this old lady was quite the wanderer in her youth!

Hehe! Madam, you flatter me. Saving my life was just a small favor, nothing to mention! I brought this small gift today mainly because I have something I'd like to discuss with the eldest son!

Liu Yulin was puzzled. What could they possibly discuss with him? He only knew how to do business; he was the least powerful member of the family! But judging from his demeanor, he got straight to the point without any beating around the bush! He was indeed a decisive and straightforward person!

My dear benefactor, why are you being so polite! What is there to discuss? I, the old lady, have already agreed on your behalf!

Cough cough cough cough! Liu Yulin... Mother, is it really okay for you to put your son like this? What if he makes some unreasonable demands?

Ahem! Old Master Liu... what a woman's perspective! You've cheated the old and the young, you're a constant source of worry! Go and take the women to prepare some food, at least let our little benefactor have a meal!

Grandma Liu patted her head. "Yes! Look at my memory!"

Okay, you guys keep chatting! I'll go get you some food!

Madam Shen nodded to Gu Lingxi, then pulled the reluctant Xuan'er along with her mother-in-law.

Knowing her father and the others were about to discuss serious matters, Liu Mengqing reluctantly left the hall! This young master Ling was not only exceptionally handsome and skilled in martial arts, but his demeanor and conversation captivated her completely! Somewhat influenced by her mother, she had a particular fondness for things related to the martial arts world! Unfortunately, her father absolutely forbade her from learning martial arts, saying he feared she would end up like her mother, corrupting the family's traditions! She was utterly fed up with having to follow her instructor every day to learn how to be a proper young lady from a respectable family!