Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 388 Take Your Mother Away

Liu Shengxue stood at the door, head down, fingers clasped together, knuckles slightly white.

Lin Chen looked at her, shook his head, and chuckled, "Come here!"

Liu Shengxue walked up to Lin Chen, hesitated for a moment, and then knelt down.

His knee hit the tatami mat with a dull thud.

Lin Chen's eyes flickered slightly. "What are you doing?"

Liu Shengxue lowered her head and replied, "My husband, on behalf of my father... I beg your forgiveness."

Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know what your father did?"

Yagyu Yuki shook her head, tears falling from her eyes:

"I don't know, but I do know that he must have done something that displeased my husband."

The way he looked at you was off, the tone of his voice was off, he... he even sent Mother out... he must need something from you, or... or he's done something wrong.

Lin Chen sighed, reached out and pulled Liu Shengxue up, letting her sit next to him.

Liu Shengxue sat next to Lin Chen, her head down, tears falling drop by drop.

"Your father's affairs have nothing to do with you. You don't need to plead for him," Lin Chen said solemnly.

Liu Shengxue shook her head: "But...he is my father...no matter how wrong he is, he is still my father..."

Lin Chen reached out and wiped away Liu Shengxue's tears. To be honest, this was the first time Lin Chen had ever seen her cry.

She had never cried even when Lin Chen treated her "that way" before.

"I know, so I'll do it for your sake," Lin Chen said helplessly.

Liu Shengxue looked up at Lin Chen, her eyes red-rimmed, "Really?"

"Really." Lin Chen nodded. "But there's a condition."

Liu Shengxue looked at Lin Chen nervously.

"Your mother," Lin Chen said seriously, "cannot stay in Dongli."

Yagyu Yuki was stunned.

Lin Chen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly:

"If your father can even send her away, who knows what he might do in the future for his own benefit? She's not safe in Dongli."

Liu Shengxue was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I know, I originally wanted to... wanted to take Mother away."

Lin Chen was somewhat surprised: "You originally wanted to?"

Liu Shengxue nodded, her voice very soft: "My mother... she was not happy in Dongli."

The emperor had many concubines, and the empress dowager was not favored, so she had a very difficult life.

My father gave me to you, and I felt that I was just like that, powerless to do anything about it.

Now, I'm actually grateful to him for sending me to you... I wanted to mention it to you before I came back, but at that time... I didn't dare to."

Lin Chen looked at Liu Shengxue and his heart softened.

This girl appears aloof and indifferent on the surface, seemingly unconcerned about anything, but in reality, she carries a lot of burdens in her heart, only keeping them to herself and enduring them silently.

"Alright," Lin Chen nodded, "then take her with you."

Liu Shengxue's eyes reddened again, and she buried her face in Lin Chen's arms, her voice muffled and trembling with sobs:

"Thank you, my husband."

Lin Chen stroked Liu Shengxue's hair, his fingers slowly running through it.

"What are you thanking me for? We're family."

Liu Shengxue didn't speak, burying her face even deeper.

She gripped Lin Chen's clothes tightly, as if afraid he would run away.

Lin Chen put his arm around her, gently patted her back, and looked out the window with an inscrutable expression.

After a while, Liu Shengxue's emotions gradually calmed down.

She lifted her head from Lin Chen's embrace, wiped away her tears, and suddenly said:

"My lord, do you think Mother... is beautiful?"

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback: "What?"

Liu Shengxue looked at Lin Chen with a serious expression: "I'm asking you, do you think the Empress Dowager is beautiful?"

Lin Chen's lips twitched, wondering what Liu Shengxue was thinking.

But after thinking about it, he honestly answered, "It looks good."

Liu Shengxue stared at Lin Chen for a few seconds, then lowered her head and whispered:

"Then... then do you want to...?"

"No," Lin Chen interrupted her decisively.

Liu Shengxue raised her head, her eyes filled with complex emotions: "Why? I saw everything you were doing in the main hall just now..."

Lin Chen felt a little embarrassed and coughed lightly:

"That's just a man's instinctive reaction; it doesn't mean anything. Besides, she's your mother. If I take her in, how will you address her? As 'sister' or 'Mother'?"

Liu Shengxue's face flushed instantly, red all the way to her ears. She lowered her head and spoke in a voice barely audible.

"I...I didn't mean that..."

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Lin Chen couldn't help but laugh and flicked her forehead.

"Alright, stop overthinking and go to sleep."

Liu Shengxue covered her forehead, her face flushed, but the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.

Lin Chen stood up, walked to the window, and opened it.

A cool night breeze blew in, carrying the scent of cherry blossoms.

He looked at the night sky in the distance. The moon was very round and hung in the sky like a big silver plate.

The stars were few and scattered, like a few sesame seeds.

He was plotting something.

Shanling Kongya.

This woman is indeed beautiful.

It definitely had a certain flavor, and it definitely appealed to him.

But he can't have her here.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't be here.

He didn't want the gift from Yagyu Yu.

If I accept it, I will owe Yagyu a favor, and I will be at a disadvantage.

But if Liu Shengxue takes the initiative to bring her mother back to Dayan and to the Dongshan Villa, that would be a different matter.

Once you're on his turf, under his roof, things are different.

At that time, it wasn't Yagyu Yu who "sent," but Yamarei Sora who "came."

The difference is significant.

Lin Chen's lips curled up slightly.

Liu Shengxue stood behind Lin Chen, watching his back, wondering what he was thinking.

But she sensed that Lin Chen's aura had changed. It wasn't as cold as before; it was warmer, and even carried a hint of... anticipation?

She shook her head, thinking she was mistaken.

The cherry blossoms outside the window were still falling, one by one, landing on the windowsill, on the floor, and on Lin Chen's shoulder.

Lin Chen reached out, picked up a petal, looked at it, gently blew it away, and then said:

"Spend more time with your mother these next few days."

Yagyu Yuki nodded: "Mm."

"Tell her that everything is available in Dayan, from food and clothing to housing, which is better than in Dongli. She won't regret going there."

Yagyu Yuki nodded again: "Mm."

"Alright, let's go to sleep. We have things to do tomorrow."

Liu Shengxue whispered, "Husband...would you like me to stay with you tonight?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at Liu Shengxue with a half-smile.

Liu Shengxue's cheeks flushed slightly, and her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible: "I...I want to..."

Lin Chen smiled, walked over, and picked her up in his arms...

Moonlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the two people, their shadows overlapping on the wall.