A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 509: Mother and son have a rift, Lao Zhou saves the situation

"Yesterday I asked Sister Lan to get some herbs suitable for early spring care from Doctor Sun and boil them for you. Drink one bowl of it every day. You have been weak since you were a child, and now you are busy with business, so you must take good care of yourself in all four seasons."

At dusk, in the Plum Garden wing of the Li Mansion, Sister Lan brought a bowl of hot medicinal soup to Li Yunye, and Mrs. Li at the side immediately gave soft instructions to her son.

"Thank you, mother, for your concern for me." Li Yunye felt warm in his heart, and he held Mrs. Li's hand and smiled.

"Silly boy, why should we say thank you to each other?" Madam Li smiled at him lovingly, then she looked back with a hint of guilt: "You have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being a famous family in Jiangnan at such a young age. As a woman who knows nothing, I can't help you. You have suffered a lot in the past two years as you grew up."

"Mother, I'm not miserable. Fortunately, with Brother Mu Liang around, Jiangnan Mingli can continue to move forward." Thinking of Brother Mu Liang, Jiang Siyao's heart couldn't help but ache again, and then she lowered her eyes and smiled sadly.

"That being said, if you, the head of the family, can't help him, no matter how powerful he is, he wouldn't be where he is today." Seeing her son's expression turn sad, Mrs. Li's face immediately turned cold and she spoke in a cold voice.

"Mother, brother Mu Liang is a member of the Li family and has been your son for more than 20 years. Since our father passed away, he has been wholeheartedly helping me to manage the famous Li family in Jiangnan. In the past two years, whenever the Li family encountered problems, wasn't it brother Mu Liang who stepped forward to take the lead? If it weren't for brother Mu Liang, I don't know what the Li family would have fallen into." His mother's attitude towards brother Mu Liang had turned cold recently. Li Yunye had naturally noticed it and had been troubled by it. Now seeing that his mother's face was full of resentment when she mentioned brother Mu Liang, he couldn't help but stand up for him.

"I used to think that your sworn brother was a good boy who knew how to repay his gratitude, especially after your father left, he remained loyal to the Li family and never left. I was very grateful for that. But later I found that outsiders are outsiders after all, and even if you raise them for twenty years, they will still be ungrateful!" Mrs. Li said as the scene of her son and her adopted son snuggling together emerged in her mind. She couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Instead of this, she would rather her son continue to be that romantic wanderer.

"How can mother say that about brother Mu Liang? Can't you see how much brother Mu Liang has given to the Li family in the past two years? Fortunately, brother Mu Liang is not in the house today. I don't know how uncomfortable he would feel if he heard such words!" As soon as Mrs. Li finished speaking, Li Yunye stood up and said to her angrily. He was shocked that his always respected mother would make such groundless accusations against brother Mu Liang. These cold words made brother Mu Liang, not to mention him, feel chilled even to hear them.

"Li Yunye, you are going to get angry with your own mother for a stranger?" Mrs. Li was shocked to see her own son suddenly getting angry at her. She was stunned for a moment and immediately wiped her tears in grievance.

"Mother, Brother Muliang is not a stranger in the Li family. He is my relative and the person I rely on the most in Jiangnan Mingli. I hope mother will not cause more trouble." Mrs. Li's aggrieved crying made Jiang Siyao even more upset. She held back her tears and continued to speak. Then she turned around and wanted to rush out of the wing room. However, she took two steps and suddenly stopped. After hesitating for a moment, she choked and said, "The relationship between Brother Muliang and me is not as bad as mother thinks."

Mrs. Li looked at her son's figure disappearing at the door with tears in her eyes. She felt mixed emotions. Was she wrong again?

The people waiting outside looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw Li Yunye leaving the Plum Garden angrily. Sister Lan and Hong Nu hurried into the room to comfort Madam Li. After An Yun came to her senses, she had no choice but to follow the young master. The happy dinner between mother and son ended in such a bad mood, which made the servants in the mansion worried.

After Li Yunye returned to Qingyun Garden, he buried himself in his bed and burst into tears, crying out all the grievances and frustrations that had been weighing on his heart for a long time.

There was a loud bang of spring thunder, and rain began to fall in Qile City. Li Yunye's crying was also covered by the thunder and rain.

An Yun wandered outside the closed door, not daring to go in and disturb them, so he just waited outside silently.

A few miles away from Qile City, it was raining heavily. The spring chill was biting and the sky was completely dark. In front of the carriage, Xue Gen swung the iron rod in his hand in the rain and hit Mu Liang and Ange. In a split second, a figure wearing a straw hat and a raincoat jumped into the air and blocked in front of Mu Liang. He then caught the falling iron rod with his hands, and before Xue Gen could react, he stood up and kicked the man in the chest several times. Xue Gen was kicked to the ground with the rod and couldn't get up for a long time.

"Old Zhou?" On the rainy night, although Mu Liang didn't see the other person's face clearly, he was pleasantly surprised by the familiar skills.

At this time, Ange had taken an umbrella from the carriage and held it next to Mu Liang, but both of them were soaked and shivering from the cold.

"Oh, this is the first time I see Manager Mu in such an embarrassing state!" Seeing that the thief was seriously injured, Old Zhou turned around and chatted with Mu Liang with relief.

"Has Second Master Xue calmed down now?" Under the current circumstances, Mu Liang had no time to argue with Lao Zhou. He just smiled helplessly at him and turned to Xue Gen and asked.

"If you want to kill or cut me up, do it faster!" Xue Gen was still sitting on the ground, holding his chest. The rain hitting his body was as cold as a knife, but the hatred in his eyes had not cooled at all.

"He is a man of great character. Manager Mu, who is he? Why did he want to kill you?" Old Zhou asked curiously.

"He is the second in command of Yanjiapo, Xue Gen." Mu Liang replied to Lao Zhou, then turned to Xue Gen and said sternly, "Is the second in command Xue really confused or just pretending to be confused? I, the famous Li from Jiangnan, have always been doing business honestly. I would never be so foolish as to make an enemy of Yanjiapo."

"Second Master Xue, I swear to heaven that the government's visit to Yanjiaopo had nothing to do with the famous Li from Jiangnan." An Ge also raised three fingers of his left hand and swore to Xue Gen.

Xue Gen did not say anything after hearing what the two said. In the dark rainy night, no one could see the expression on his face. After a long silence, Xue Gen slowly stood up and said, "You won't kill me?"

"Why should we kill you when we have no grudge against each other?" Mu Liang shook his head and sighed.

"You won't take me to the authorities?" Xue Gen asked again.

"You didn't hurt us, so there's no need to make a fuss." Mu Liang continued to reply.

As soon as Mu Liang finished speaking, Xue Gen walked into the dense forest without looking back.

"Just let him go like this? He wanted to kill you just now? If I hadn't caught you, you would have died long ago!" Seeing this, Lao Zhou wanted to chase after him but was stopped by Mu Liang, so he asked in confusion.

Mu Liang said nothing but sighed and got on the carriage. It was not that he was kind-hearted and wanted to repay evil with kindness, but the matter of Yanjiapo was too complicated and the famous Li from Jiangnan could not get involved in this mess. Moreover, although Xue Gen appeared alone today, there might be other people in Yanjiapo. This misunderstanding could only be resolved and not deepened.