When Sun Yilin saw Sun Yijia's expression, he reached out and stroked her hair, just like when they were young. Even though it was a little overboard for him to do so at their age, even though they were biological siblings. However, neither they nor the people around them felt that it was inappropriate. It was just that the atmosphere now was inexplicably stifling.
However, such a warm gesture did not seem to ease the tension.
"Little Sister, I think I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
However, how could she not worry about such things just because she said so?
Sun Yilin looked at Sun Yijia. Even though he knew what she was thinking, he did not really care because she was living a good life now. Ever since she got married, her focus had already been reorganized. The people who made her sacrifice everything did not let her down. Therefore, she was worried about herself now. Even if she died, she believed that she would recover after a period of time. Of course, with her current situation, Sun Yilin would not deliberately do anything to provoke her.
"Brother-in-law, I'll leave Little Sister in your care. I'm going out for a walk. After all, I've left the capital for two to three years."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. I'll take good care of Yijia. But, do you want me to send two people to go with you? " Sun Yilin looked fine now, but Luo Jingbo felt that it was not good to let him go out alone.
"No need. After all, I've lived here for more than ten years. I'm a man. I don't need anyone to follow me." Sun Yilin waved his hand, then called for his servant and left the Luo residence.
Sun Yijia and Luo Jingbo looked at each other. With the tacit understanding between husband and wife, they seemed to be even more worried when they saw the worry in each other's eyes.
Speaking of which, Sun Yilin actually had many friends in the capital. However, they were all just acquaintances. Using the word 'friend' to describe them seemed to be an understatement. Therefore, it was obvious that Sun Yilin's target was not them.
Sun Yilin was dressed in ordinary clothes. His "honor" was damaged, and the place he went to was not a place where people from rich and powerful families would easily set foot in. In this way, even if some things were to spread, people who did not know him would not know who the main character was even if they stood in front of him and listened to the lively gossip. In fact, the speed at which things spread would not be so fast.
Sun Yilin went to the most ordinary teahouse. He casually ordered a pot of tea and poured it into a cup.
Sun Yilin seemed to not care at all. However, his servant's younger sister felt distressed at this time. He had been following Sun Yilin for almost ten years. In his eyes, his young master was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. In the past, his young master used the best things to eat and wear. He was especially particular about drinking a cup of tea. For this kind of tea, he just threw a handful of tea leaves into the pot and mixed it with boiling water. He would not even look at it. Even the lowest servant in Duke Ding's residence would dislike it. But now, his young master drank it without batting an eyelid.
There were also a few broken tables. There were no elegant decorations. This was a place where people from all walks of life could set foot in. In the past, his young master would hesitate to approach it unintentionally. But now, since two years ago, this kind of place was the place that his young master most often went to when he had nothing to do.
His young master was clearly a person who should live on the moon and be like a celestial being.
Sun Yilin inadvertently glanced at the servant's expression. It was just like the expression on his face. He knew what he was thinking. Sun Yilin picked up a salt-baked bean and flicked it on his face. "What are you staring at? Sit down."
The manservant had a miserable look on his face as he slowly sat down. It was as if there were nails under his buttocks, and he couldn't sit still. He had no choice. He was a servant. How could he sit with his young master? If he was still in Duke Ding's residence, he would have been beaten to death. However, he also knew that in such a place, if there was a clear distinction between master and servant, it would be really eye-catching. Others would look at his young master strangely.
However, no matter how many times this kind of thing happened, he still couldn't get used to it.
Sun Yilin was too lazy to pay attention to him. Because sometimes he really needed someone to do some things and this servant had always been loyal to him. Because, even if he was a bit wooden, he would always keep him.
Although there were no secrets in this kind of place, it was a good place to inquire about some gossip. Although it was true and false, Sun Yilin had already practiced the skill of removing the false and pure. He would always get some useful information. The situation in the capital and the struggle between the princes were not things that he wanted to pay attention to. What he wanted was some "gossip". If he was lucky, he didn't need to do anything to know. If his luck was bad, it was just a matter of spending a little money.
In fact, Sun Yilin's luck today was not bad.
The table on the side was gossiping about Jin Qinwang fu. In the past two to three years, Jin Qinwang's presence had weakened. However, Jin Qinwang Fei could always create a topic from time to time.
Sun Yilin's elbow was propped on the table, holding a teacup with a small gap. The teacup was a finger's length away from his lips and he didn't move for a long time. Those who didn't know would just think that he was lost in thought, thinking too seriously about something and didn't respond to the outside world.
However, as his servant, he was a little frightened at this moment. He finally understood the reason why his Young Master came out and complained incessantly in his heart. Why was Young Master still thinking about Jin Qinwang Fei? There were so many good girls in the world, just like that Min Xiaoyuan Miss Min who liked Young Master very much. Why was Young Master so stubborn? That was Qinwang Fei ah. No matter how much he thought about it, it was useless ah. Not only would he not get what he wanted, he would also make himself miserable — — just like now, he was obviously very concerned but he couldn't even ask openly. Why bother, why bother, why bother!
However, no matter how colorful the servant's heart was, he didn't dare to say a word. He couldn't even tactfully express it. He was sure that if he said a word, he would be chased away by Young Master.
Sun Yilin sat there for two hours. In this small teahouse, this was quite rare because the people who came in and out were ordinary people. How could they be so free? It would be good if they could sit there for a quarter of an hour. Those hoodlums had the time, but how could they sit there quietly for two to four hours to drink tea?
The people who came in and out didn't do anything, but the shopkeeper and the waiter looked at him countless times.
Although the servant didn't feel his Young Master's obvious emotions, he still felt that it was very scary and trembled with fear. When he first went to Jiangnan, he was very busy because he was the only one by his Young Master's side. It could be said that his feet didn't touch the ground. Gradually, there were fewer things for him to do. Now, he could be idle most of the time and his Young Master wouldn't be angry with him. However, he wanted to say that his Young Master was getting more and more difficult to serve. Although he didn't want to slander his Young Master, this was the truth. In the past, he could still figure out his thoughts. Now, he was unfathomable and unpredictable.
Sun Yilin finally paid the bill and left. He didn't go anywhere else. He went back to the Luo family, took a book, and read it quietly.
Knowing that Sun Yilin was back, Sun Yijia breathed a sigh of relief. Since he couldn't find out some things from his brother, he wanted to ask his brother's servant. However, the servant was "very busy". Sun Yijia also understood that his brother was determined not to let him know more things. Therefore, he could only give up.
Sun Yibin was committed to discrediting Sun Yilin. It was obvious that he didn't want him to have a chance to turn things around. Therefore, he spared no effort to spread rumors. At this moment, he completely didn't care about the family's dirty linen.
Originally, Sun Yilin couldn't hinder Sun Yibin at all. However, Sun Yibin was narrow-minded, jealous, and loved to hold grudges. He would only stop when Sun Yilin was trampled to death.
Didn't other people know this? They knew, and the number of people was relatively small. Even Old Madam Sun knew, but she didn't stop it. It wasn't because she was disappointed with Sun Yilin and allowed others to trample on him. It was because she knew that her grandson now couldn't be hurt by rumors and slanders. Reputation could no longer bind him. Therefore, she coldly looked at Sun Yibin jumping around. A brainless thing. He couldn't see that Duke Dingguo fu was in danger. He didn't do proper things and only thought of these crooked ways.
Regarding Sun Yilin's matter, the people of Jin Wangfu had unanimously concealed it from Jingwan.
In fact, Jingwan was also somewhat curious. That kind of curiosity was equivalent to facing a stranger. It was like knowing that something seemed to have happened to someone recently. Therefore, when she talked to people, she would naturally ask. That was all. However, Sun Yilin's identity was a bit "special". She was afraid that a certain lunatic would find trouble with nothing to do, so she simply didn't ask anything. She didn't know, and it wouldn't affect her.
She didn't know, but Li Hongyuan knew. In contrast, his expression was not very pleasant. Because Li Hongyuan was very clear, once a person didn't care about his reputation, it would be a terrible thing. Especially for someone like Sun Yilin who didn't lack intelligence and wisdom. If he really wanted to do something, sometimes, it was impossible to guard against it.
For a person to have a big change, there must be a reason, especially this change in a short period of time.
Li Hongyuan passed down the order to let people go to Jiangnan to investigate Sun Yilin's affairs in the past two or three years. It wasn't that he was making a fuss over nothing, but he knew that the other party was still thinking about his wife. He might not care about anything else, but only this matter, there was no room for discussion. He always had to be prepared. At that time, depending on the situation, if it exceeded certain limits, Li Hongyuan didn't mind secretly getting rid of Sun Yilin. It was not difficult to let a person die in an accident.
After that, Sun Yilin stayed in the Luo family very obediently. He basically didn't go out. No matter how fiercely the people outside scolded him, this kind of thing could at most satisfy their mouth. Other than that, they couldn't do anything else.
It wasn't until Duchess Ding Guo's wife was about to be sent out of the capital and returned to the ancestral land for burial that Sun Yilin appeared.
Obviously, Sun Yilin was "furious" and forbade him, a disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and unjust person, from holding his mother's coffin. He told him to get as far away as possible, not to tarnish the lintel of Duke Ding's Mansion and damage the reputation of the Sun family.
The others didn't have the same extreme reaction as Sun Yilin, but obviously, they all invisibly rejected Sun Yilin.
Sun Yilin still had no emotion and just looked at Sun Yilin.
Sun Yilin's scalp tingled under his gaze. How could he not be curious about the reason for Sun Yilin's change? He was gloomy and treacherous. His face was like a dead man's. No matter how good this kind of person looked, he would still make people feel that he wasn't a good person, not to mention that he was injured now.
When they were face to face, Sun Yilin wasn't afraid of him at all, but now he inexplicably lacked confidence.
"If you're done, get out of my way."
"You …" Sun Yilin's eyes widened. His graceful bearing was completely gone, and he looked very ugly.
Sun Yilin lost his patience. He reached out to push Sun Yilin away and strode into the coffin. Then, when everyone was caught off guard, he reached out and forcefully lifted the lid of the coffin. When it fell to the ground with a bang, everyone came back to their senses.
"Sun Yilin, what are you doing?" This time, Sun Yilin wasn't the only one who was furious.
Sun Yilin turned sideways and looked at the angry crowd. His eyes finally changed and became gloomy and terrifying. "Get out!"
The others seemed to be really frightened by him.
Sun Yilin no longer cared about them. He turned around and stepped on the stool where the coffin was placed. The coffin couldn't fall to the ground before it was buried. Although it was early August, the weather was still hot. However, because ice had been used, Duchess Ding's body didn't show any signs of decay.
Sun Yilin held the coffin with one hand and stared at Duchess Ding's emaciated appearance with half-closed eyes. In the end, tears welled up in his eyes and slid down his cheeks.
After all, she was his biological mother. She had once given him the best of everything. Even if he had a strong desire for control, it couldn't erase her true love and devotion to him. Her initial illness was indeed related to him. Moreover, a person's death was like a lamp going out. No matter what she had done, what reason did he have to continue to blame her?
Sun Yilin reached out his hand with a trembling hand and covered Duchess Ding's eyes. "Mother, I'm back. It's your son's fault for not being able to see you for the last time. If there is an afterlife …" Whether they were mother and son again or not, Sun Yilin seemed to be unable to continue. Finally, he said, "Please rest in peace."
His finger brushed across her eyelids and then he took his hand away. Duchess Ding finally closed her eyes completely.
Sun Yilin clasped the edge of the coffin so hard that the back of his hand turned white. It seemed that when he reached a critical point, he loosened his hand indifferently. However, it was not only his hand that loosened, but also his nerves that had been tense all the time.
Even if he tried his best to control it, he couldn't resist his consciousness in the end. He fainted in a very short time. Then his body tilted and he fell off the stool. The fall was not light.
There was a moment of silence. Sun Yilin's manservant was the first to react. "Your Excellency …" He hurriedly rushed forward and wanted to help Sun Yilin up. However, an unconscious man didn't know how to use his strength. An ordinary person couldn't help him up easily. "Come on, someone help. Call the doctor."
Sun Yilin scolded the people from Duke Ding's Mansion who wanted to help. "Why are you pretending at this time? You really think … "
"Enough. Two people go and help Yilin to have a rest. Call the doctor immediately. " Duke Ding, who had been watching on the sidelines, finally spoke. After all, he was a duke, so his IQ was basically normal.
Sun Yilin was indignant, but he still didn't dare to disobey his father in public.
Sun Yilin was taken away. The trouble he made naturally had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Most of the servants of Duke Ding's Mansion had to follow Fuling to the ancestral land of the Sun family. There were only a few people left. They were either unfavored marginal figures or existences like Old Madam Sun and Duke Ding. Sun Yilin didn't want to leave. However, his mother had passed away. He was the eldest son of the legal wife. Others could leave, but he was absolutely indispensable.
The death of Duke Ding's wife at this time was a big blow to Duke Ding's Mansion and even Prince Kang's family.
This was also what Sun Yilin hated most. He couldn't return to the capital city until 27 months later. People like them didn't need to eat, live, and sleep next to their parents' graves. However, during this period, they didn't need to go through the rites of the Duke of Zhou. They couldn't have banquets, drinks, and music. In fact, all these could be tolerated. If they really couldn't bear it, it was not impossible to be careful in private. The key now was that when they returned to the capital after 27 months, it might be too late.
This was also the main reason why Sun Yilin was so irritable. Of course, his most important target was Duke Ding's Mansion. He couldn't stay in the capital city, and the brothers of Duke Ding's Mansion who could compete with him couldn't stay either. In this way, the loss could only be suffered by the imperial court. However, when he became Duke Ding in the future, he could get everything back.
He felt somewhat comforted.
Several other people who fought fiercely with Sun Yilin probably had similar thoughts.
However, in Duke Ding's heart, he probably felt a little lucky that the person who died was not his mother.
Sun Yilin didn't wake up until two or three days later. When he woke up, he seemed to have returned to his previous state.
Duke Ding's wife didn't need to observe mourning for a adopted son. However, he had decided not to stay in the officialdom. Now that he happened to come back, he directly resigned. It was easy to find a reason, and his rank was not high enough to alarm Le Chengdi. The Ministry of Personnel could deal with it. However, Sun Yilin was special. He had been registered with Le Chengdi long ago. Even the job in Jiangnan was given by Le Chengdi. If he wanted to resign, he would naturally inform Le Chengdi.
Originally, Sun Yilin rushed back after receiving the letter from the capital city, which was against the rules. However, no one really cared about this. Therefore, Le Chengdi was not surprised to know that Sun Yilin had come back. However, Sun Yilin's resignation was more than a surprise.
Le Chengdi went to see Sun Yilin at once. After seeing Sun Yilin, Le Chengdi's first reaction was the same — was this really his honorable nephew?
Le Chengdi didn't ask Sun Yilin how he became like this. "Yilin, I've always thought highly of you. Although something happened to you now, in my opinion, it doesn't have much impact. It's not as serious as your resignation."
"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty. However, I only know outside that the past ten years were a little narrow-minded. To tell you the truth, the injury on my body is not only on the surface, but also on my lungs. The doctor said that if I don't recuperate well, I'm likely to have a chronic illness and shorten my life. So I thought that I might as well take this opportunity to travel outside. On the one hand, recuperate, and on the other hand, observe the people's livelihood. After a few years, if Your Majesty doesn't abandon me, I'm willing to come back and serve you. "Sun Yilin slightly lowered his head and said unhurriedly.
Le Chengdi sighed softly, "That's good. Anyway, you're still young. I'll take it as sending you to a foreign place for a few years."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You don't have to thank me. When you come back, you'll have to make up for these years."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I won't let you down." Although Sun Yilin said so, only Sun Yilin himself knew what he was thinking in his heart.
After Sun Yilin left the palace, he had nothing to do with the Qi Yuan's officialdom.
Sun Yijia knew that this matter had been settled, so she didn't say anything. She always knew that her elder brother was an excellent person. Even if he didn't go into the officialdom, he could still live a good life as long as he wanted. Yes, as long as he wanted. The problem now was that she didn't know what he was thinking.
"Fifth Brother, when are you going to leave the capital?" Sun Yijia asked.
After a few days of accumulation, Sun Yijia was able to calm down when facing Sun Yilin.
Although Sun Yilin didn't tell her his plan, she knew that he wouldn't stay in the capital. In fact, there was no place in the capital for him to stay. The person who was worth staying in the capital was out of his reach. Therefore, if he stayed, he would only get endless pain. Therefore, Sun Yijia supported Sun Yilin's decision to leave the capital.
In Sun Yijia's opinion, other than Little Sister Wan's matter, she could basically stand on his side for everything else.
"Didn't you call me 'Big Brother' a few days ago? Why are you calling me that again?"
"I'm more used to calling you 'Fifth Brother'. If you don't like it …"
"It doesn't matter. It's just a form of address. No matter what you call me, it won't change our relationship, right?"
"Yes. You haven't told me when you're going to leave. "
"I'll accompany you for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll leave after that," Sun Yilin said softly.
Sun Yijia smiled and nodded vigorously.
After a period of time, no one continued to add fuel to the fire in the dark about Sun Yilin. Moreover, it didn't cause any substantial harm to Sun Yilin. Therefore, gradually, there was nothing new about it. In the end, the rumors died down.
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