sbdcsierra Chapter 114 Living Out
Chapter 114 Living Out
Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "We are not splitting up, we are just living outside for the time being. Don't worry, I will try my best to keep a low profile and will not let outsiders notice.
If I don't live at home, my younger brother will be in a better mood and won't make a fuss anymore, so he can study peacefully. My mother won't be unhappy either, and she and my father can live in harmony. A harmonious family is the root of everything. Only when there are fewer conflicts in the family can it prosper.
Zhao Jian hesitated a little: "If you don't live at home, if others find out, they will say we kicked you out. Do you want others to poke our backs?"
Zhao Liangchen: "No, if I really can take on the position of deputy commander, I will probably be very busy in the future. I will have to live in the Imperial Guard camp most of the time. I also have to take care of the teacher, so no one will notice if I don't live at home.
Besides, the son is only living away temporarily, not that he will not come back. If there is anything, the father can ask the son to come back. The son lives away just because he doesn't want the conflict to escalate and affect his second brother's studies."
Zhao Jian thought about it and realized that it was not a good thing for the family to have quarrels every now and then. It was impossible to say who was right or wrong in a quarrel. Even if it was really Zhao Liangchen who sent Zhao Liangsi to the charity cemetery, he could not do anything except get angry. It would be better to let him go away and forget about it.
Besides, King Liang didn't use him much, so if they lived separately, King Liang would let Zhao Liangchen be in charge of the imperial guards, and maybe he could use him for other things.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Okay, you can move out for a while. After a while, when Liang Si no longer has any major objections to you, you can move back. However, you still have to go home for the holidays."
Zhao Liangchen: "Yes."
Zhao Jian, feeling guilty for once, asked, "Do you want me to find you a place to live?"
Zhao Liangchen sneered in his heart. It's not like the family doesn't have other houses. They didn't say they would give him one to live in, but they said they would find another one for him. Isn't that just talk?
He shook his head: "No need, I want to live closer to the teacher so that it will be easier to take care of him."
Zhao Jian nodded: "Okay, then you can find a place to stay first, and let me know when you leave."
After saying that, he walked out. Zhao Liangsi was unwilling to let him go and wanted to say something else, but Zhao Jian glanced at him and Zhao Liangsi reluctantly shut his mouth. He glared at Zhao Liangchen fiercely and left.
Madam Zhao gave Zhao Liangchen a meaningful look and said, "I never thought you were so capable now that you could even start your own business."
Zhao Liangchen looked at Madam Zhao calmly, "Mother, you misunderstood. I don't want to start a new family. I just don't want to stay here and cause trouble for you and my second brother."
Mrs. Zhao was indeed feeling depressed. It made her feel much more comfortable when Zhao Liangchen was not around. However, if she let Zhao Liangchen move out, she would feel like Zhao Liangchen was out of her control and she could no longer suppress him.
If her relationship with Zhao Liangchen was acceptable before, then it would be okay for him to move out, but she had treated Zhao Liangchen badly before, and she was really afraid that Zhao Liangchen would take revenge on her when he became successful in the future.
So she was very confused.
Zhao Liangchen seemed to know what she was thinking and said, "Don't worry, mother. You didn't blame me too much before. You just pretended I didn't exist. From your perspective, I can completely understand your approach, so I don't have any resentment towards you.
No matter how I become in the future, as long as you don't interfere and don't make things difficult for me, we can still get along like before, without interfering with each other.
I promise you that if my second brother doesn't take the initiative to provoke me, I won't do anything to him."
Mrs. Zhao looked into Zhao Liangchen's eyes, wanting to see if what he said was true or not. If Zhao Liangchen would not do anything to her and her son in the future, there was no need for her to hold on to Zhao Liangchen.
After all, if he also surrendered to King Liang, then they would be in the same group, and it would be a taboo for one's own people to fight against another.
Zhao Liangchen was only born before she got married, which brought shame to her. There was no deep hatred between them. She could tolerate other illegitimate sons and daughters, so there was really no need for her to fight to the death with Zhao Liangchen.
She looked at Zhao Liangchen with deep eyes: "I hope you will do what you say."
Zhao Liangchen smiled faintly: "My ambition is not in the backyard, not in the Zhao Mansion, there is no need to worry about some things."
Mrs. Zhao nodded, this statement was more convincing.
Mrs. Zhao left, and everyone else left too, and the room suddenly became empty.
Zhao Liangchen sat in the main seat that Zhao Jian had occupied before, looking outside with a deep gaze.
What he said just now was the truth. He really had no intention of arguing with Madam Zhao and Zhao Liangsi.
Just as he said, Mrs. Zhao just pretended he didn't exist and never beat or scolded him. All the punishments he received since childhood were orders from Zhao Jian.
The servants who treated him badly and were sarcastic were just being presumptuous.
He did understand why Mrs. Zhao did this. They were not mortal enemies, and he didn't want to waste too much energy on Mrs. Zhao.
As for Zhao Liangsi, he was often beaten and scolded when he was young, but that was all, and he would always retaliate in secret.
In his eyes, Zhao Liangsi was a fool and a waste. In his previous life, Zhao Liangsi did not pass the imperial examination and got a job with the help of Zhao Jian and Mrs. Zhao.
Perhaps Mrs. Zhao did not want her son to be involved in Prince Liang's affairs, so until Prince Liang started his rebellion, Zhao Liangsi was kept in the dark and kept jumping around to find fault with him. Most of the time, he was unsuccessful and it was not a deep hatred.
He had no intention of killing Zhao Liangsi. He wanted Zhao Liangsi to watch him rise step by step, and his rapid rise to prominence would have made Zhao Liangsi even more uncomfortable.
Of course, this is on the premise that Zhao Liangsi does not seek death. If he dares to do anything to harm Zhao Liangchen, Zhao Liangchen will kill him without hesitation.
In Zhao Liangchen's eyes, all his misfortunes came from Zhao Jian. Without his indifference and punishment, no one in the mansion would dare to bully him.
If he hadn't used me, I wouldn't have died in my previous life.
Although he didn't know whether Zhao Kuo killed him in his previous life at the behest of Zhao Jian or just to vent his personal anger, he would always put the blame on Zhao Jian.
Of course, he would not kill Zhao Jian directly. After all, they were father and son. If he killed him, his reputation would be ruined.
But he will slowly take away everything Zhao Jian cherishes, leaving him with only his eyes wide open to look up at himself, watching him possess everything he has ever dreamed of. From now on, he will have no choice but to rely on himself to survive, letting him experience the feeling of being ignored and humiliated by servants.
When Zhao Liangchen was in a daze, a little head popped in from the doorway. Zhao Liangchen laughed and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Fuqi stood up straight and said timidly, "I just wanted to ask if you wanted to eat. You didn't eat this morning, and it's already noon."
Zhao Liangchen felt a little warm in his heart. Zhao Liangsi and the others had caused such a scene, but no one dared to come in and ask questions. Only this child was worried that he was hungry.
He nodded: "Eat, go get the food."
Seeing that Zhao Liangchen didn't get angry or curse, Fuqi's courage returned. He happily responded and ran away.
After dinner, Zhao Liangchen called all the servants in his yard and said, "I'm going to move out. What are you going to do?"
The servants were shocked and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Although they were Zhao Liangchen's servants, their indentures were with Madam Zhao. Some of them were afraid that if they followed Zhao Liangchen, he would not trust them or make use of their positions. However, they were also worried that since they were Zhao Liangchen's former servants, they would not have a good life if they stayed.
The others hesitated and hesitated, but Fuqi was young and didn't know much. He felt that Zhao Liangchen was more amiable than the other masters in the mansion, so he asked tentatively, "Master, can I go with you?"
Zhao Liangchen also liked this child very much, and nodded with a smile: "Of course."
Fuqi was happy: "That's great."
With Fuqi taking the lead, Fuman, who was about the same age as Fuqi, also said quickly: "I will follow the eldest master too."
Lai Fu and Lai Xi looked at each other, gritted their teeth and agreed to follow Zhao Liangchen.
They were the elders in the mansion, so they naturally knew that if they stayed, there would be no good result, and no master would want them.
Later, two women who did manual labor and an elderly man also expressed their willingness to go along.
Only the maid was hesitant. She was a maid sent by Madam Zhao, but Zhao Liangchen never touched her. She knew that Zhao Liangchen didn't want a maid, and didn't even want her to serve him closely. She didn't know what the consequence would be if she followed Zhao Liangchen, but she didn't know what to do if she stayed.
Zhao Liangchen looked at her and said, "We can't leave this yard empty. We need someone to look after it. You can stay and look after the yard. If you don't want to, I can send you to my eldest sister. She is kind and will not treat you unfairly."
The maid thought about it and felt that Zhao Liangchen would definitely have a better future than Zhao Gupan, a concubine's daughter, so she said, "This servant is willing to stay and look after the yard."
Zhao Liangchen nodded: "Okay, then you all go downstairs and pack up. We will prepare to move in the next two days."