The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

At that time, Chen Jikang was still obsessed with Cen Yuan. He had just been promoted to a noble title and was very obedient, not daring to move at all.

Although most of the people he made friends with privately reported to Cen Yuan, he was extremely cautious when it came to the Li family.

Neither too close nor too far, be vague in words and ambiguous in attitude.

The reason for this, of course, was that the Li family came to him in the name of the Queen Mother.

At that time, Cen Yuan and Shi Anxia had not yet married, and the Queen Mother hoped that he, as their adoptive father, would forcibly break up their marriage.

But only those who have suffered know. Can he break up that marriage? And he wants to break up the marriage by force. What can he do?

Chen Jikang wanted to do that, but his words were useless.

Not only did the adopted son not listen to him at all, but he still had to flatter him, pamper him, and speak in accordance with his will.

Even so, he still failed to raise his adopted son.

The adopted son was too ruthless. He not only took the silver back, but also cut off his supply of goods.

At this time, Chen Jikang thought of the Li family and the Queen Mother, and then happily established the connection.

The Li family questioned him in detail, and he told them everything he knew and didn't know.

Li Changfeng was very disgusted at the time, "We have already checked what you said. Is there any other more useful information?"

Only then did Chen Jikang realize that he actually knew nothing about his adopted son.

At this time, he took Li Changfeng to meet Lu Sangyu.

Chen Jikang lingered outside the door for as long as the two men talked behind closed doors.

It was already five o'clock in the morning when the curfew was lifted, and Lu Sangyu took his mother away from Baron Chen's mansion.

When he left, Chen Jikang personally saw him out of the mansion and said a lot of nice things to him.

Lu Sangyu didn't say a word, but just glanced meaningfully at the plaque of the Chen Mansion, thinking that it was almost hanging unstable.

The carriage clattered along the long, desolate street, and the sound of horse hooves was particularly loud.

Mrs. Lu was tired after a whole day, but she was not sleepy at this moment. She pulled her son's arm and whispered in his ear, "Sang Yu, I feel something is not right."

"Hmm?" Lu Sangyu lowered her head patiently and put her ear closer to her mother. "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Lu looked around cautiously and pointed at the driver outside, "Can that man hear it?"

Seeing her mother acting mysterious, Lu Sangyu whispered, "Speak softly."

Mrs. Lu thought about it, then hesitantly whispered in her son's ear, "A kidnapper told me not to be afraid, and he said he would protect me."

After listening to this, Lu Sangyu smiled and nodded to indicate that he understood.

He raised his voice and said, "Mom, we'll be home soon, don't be afraid."

Then he opened the oil paper wrapped around the peanut candy in his sleeve, took out a piece, and handed it to his mother, "Eat one first to calm your nerves. I'll go back and cook you a bowl of noodles later."

Mrs. Lu reached out to grab the peanut candy, but found nothing.

The peanut candy fell directly from Lu Sangyu's fingers into her mouth.

She was stunned for only a moment, but soon got used to it, "Where did you get the peanut candy?"

"I bought it." Lu Sangyu didn't want to say more, fearing that if he said too much, it would make her worry.

He lowered his brows and turned his gaze away from his mother's still beautiful face, but he was unwilling to move his body at all. He just snuggled up to his mother like he did when he was a child.

He thought that if they could depend on each other as mother and son for the rest of their lives, it would not be impossible for him to accept it.

Ever since Lu Sangyu won the second place in the imperial examination, his door has been frequently visited by matchmakers.

There is an endless stream of people looking for marriage proposals and visiting each other.

The most amazing thing is that his mother was very enthusiastic about helping him choose a wife. She kept talking about which girl was pretty and which girl was lucky. She really treated him like her own son and prepared a marriage for him.

But he had no interest in marriage and had no plans to get married.

Lu Sangyu only has his mother in his heart. He had this idea when he was slandered for having an affair with his mother.

He is not a good person. Ever since he entered the Lu family, he has never had feelings for his mother that only a son can have.

In the early days, it was just to fill the stomach, maybe there was some admiration for the mother, but that was instinctive, whoever gave her milk was the mother.

Whoever gives him food to eat can be his mother.

Later, his mother taught him how to be a man, and taught him to be flexible and upright.

That was the first time that he felt something strange.

Because it was also the first time that someone treated him as a human being.

As a human being, you must be polite, righteous, honest and have a sense of shame, you must have moral ethics and abide by rules and order.

Lu Sangyu knew that it was wrong to have strange thoughts, but he couldn't help it.

So when someone slandered him and his mother for having an illicit relationship, he became furious, as if his secret thoughts had been exposed and the fig leaf had been torn off.

My mother said that we don’t need to care about what others think, as long as we are innocent.

But his mind was not innocent, and the older he got, the more unclear it became.

There was even a time when he couldn't concentrate on reading, as his mind was filled with his mother's beautiful face and her gentle and peaceful appearance.

Until my mother swore to the sky in front of those people in the Lu family that if she did anything dirty, she would be struck by lightning and die without a burial place.

Lu Sangyu was scared.

He developed a fear of being struck by lightning, and he was afraid that one day she would die without a burial place.

Lu Sangyu couldn't imagine what life would be like without this woman.

Especially after reading the booklet given to him by Princess Haiyan, Lu Sangyu cherished this hard-earned life even more.

He made up his mind not to marry, but to live with his mother forever, to take care of her and be her support until the end of his life.

The carriage stopped in front of the yard gate. Lu Sangyu jumped off the carriage and reached out to help his mother get down.

Perhaps because she was hungry and tired, Mrs. Lu felt dizzy and almost fell when she got off the carriage.

Lu Sangyu quickly reached out to catch her, wanting to carry her back directly, but she didn't dare to do so. She just supported her and asked in a low voice, "Can we go?"

Madam Lu nodded, stretched out her hand to hook her hair, and said apologetically, "Look at me, I'm old, and my legs and feet are not flexible anymore."

Lu Sangyu's eyes swept across her still young face, wanting to say "You are not old", but he didn't say it out loud after all, and only said, "You still have me when you are old, don't be afraid."

Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "I will thank God if you don't forget your mother after you get a wife."

Lu Sangyu felt a trace of tearing sadness, quietly spreading in his chest, sour and happy.

He held her in his arms with his tall body, supporting her as they slowly walked towards home.

Unlock the door, push it open, and then close the gate.

Lu Sangyu said happily, "Let's go home, you go and rest, I'll go cook noodles."

Mrs. Lu said, "What kind of noodles can you cook? I'll go. Your hands are the hands of a writer, don't let them be blackened by fireworks."

He hurriedly pulled her and said, "Mother, my hands can write and cook for you, and wash clothes for you."

He settled his mother down and then went to the kitchen.

Mrs. Lu sighed. It's not like she didn't have money. She had already said she wanted to hire some maids and servants, but her son didn't want to.

Lu Sangyu was quite reluctant. She just wanted to live with her alone and didn't want to have other people in the house.

Even if he had to abide by the rules of etiquette for his entire life, he could do it.

But at this moment, he wavered. It was time to hire some help. His mother's hands should not be used to do housework for him all day, nor should she be left without a servant.

Lu Sangyu cooked some noodles and let her mother eat, then sent her back to her room to catch up on some sleep.

Then he went to the study, where Cen Yuan was already waiting for him: "Is the peanut candy delicious?"