She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Maternal Aunt Liu felt that if she continued to listen to Ye Hongyang go on like this, she would probably die of worry.

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"My lord, please listen to a word from your humble servant, attend fewer operas and serve the Duke more often, following the Duke’s wishes. As long as we can make the Duke happy, we won’t have to do anything else, and he will naturally favor you in all things. You are the Duke’s son, no one can compare with that."

Ye Hongyang tossed his teacup onto the kang table, feeling despondent, "I would like to act according to my father’s wishes. But I know my father all too well. If I follow his wishes, then I might as well give up on doing anything. I’d spend my days accompanying him with weapons practice, poring over those headache-inducing regional maps, and listening to him talk about military tactics... What meaning would there be left in my life?"

Maternal Aunt Liu was also deeply worried; she couldn’t approve of the kind of life led by someone like Duke An. If it hadn’t been for that, she would have let her son learn that life-taking martial skill when he was younger.

Ye Hongyang said angrily, "It’s all that scourge’s fault, had I known she was such a curse, I should have dealt with her long ago. Originally, our family was living in harmony and happiness, but who could have imagined that this calamity would actually run away from home.

Since she ran away, everything has changed; even my relationship with my parents has grown distant and strained. Yet it’s this very disgrace, who caused the entire mansion to lose face, that is now thriving arrogantly, both inside and outside."

Maternal Aunt Liu urged, "Please, listen to a word of advice from your servant. You don’t need to accompany the Duke all the time, but you should pay more respects to him and give in to him a bit in his dealings. Getting along well with him is always better than being at odds, not to mention that the Duke is your father and holds the fate of us all in his hands."

"I’ll give it a try," Ye Hongyang reluctantly nodded.