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  Chapter 12: The Cost of the Chapter (12 points)

  When Zhu Yuhuan said he wanted to change his name and live a life of obscurity, Chu Keqi was the first to feel that it wouldn't work. He immediately shook his head and said, "How can that be? Living a whole lifetime like that... how unbearable! Let's think of another more reliable way!"

  The old man didn't say a word, although he had hoped that Zhu Yuhuan would recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. However, having to pay such a price was indeed too cruel. For Zhu Yuhuan, it was too early! From now on, he would have to live a life of hiding his name and identity, or find a place to hide forever and never come out, or just drift around without a fixed abode, all of which were too miserable.

  The old man also shook his head: "Right, let's not use such a drastic method, think of another stable idea..."

  Zhu Yuhuan smiled and said: "I started thinking of ways from the age of thirteen or fourteen... There is no perfect solution, if I want to be free and at ease, Zhu Yuhuan this person... can only die!"

  "Brother, have you thought it through?... If that's the case, everything we have now will be gone. No matter how good our relationship is, from now on, not a single one of us can see each other again. We won't be able to casually go to Beijing, Chengde, Ying Tian or other sensitive places. That means, even if it's the Chu family, we won't be able to come and go as we please..."

  Zhu Yuhuan didn't wait for her to finish, and solemnly nodded at her: "I've already thought it through, even if I have to go to the countryside and be a farmer, I'm willing." He stretched out his hand and gently patted Chu Keqi in a comforting manner: "I know you'll think that's too miserable for me, but I don't think so. As long as I can live freely with my true identity, this life will be very fulfilling for me."

  Chu Ke'er bit her lip, the old man frowned and had nothing to say. Liu Luo Su said at this time: "I think this idea is good." She looked at Chu Ke'er and said softly: "I'll follow my brother and take care of him forever."

  Chu Ke didn't say anything, of course, his mother would be willing to live with her son, but her own son was living in someone else's home, she would definitely feel uncomfortable. However, the mother wasn't clear about her brother's past life and personality, she didn't know that her brother had paid such a great price for this!

  My brother has always been a person with excellent interpersonal relationships. In the county prince's mansion, his brothers get along well with him, and outside, he also has a large group of good friends. If my brother makes that kind of decision, then from now on, loneliness may accompany him for the rest of his life!

  A person with such a personality as brother's, how can he bear it? He may never be happy again in his life, and will not feel happy...

  Chu Ke looked at Zhu Yi Huan with a worried and anxious expression. Zhu Yi Huan knew what she was thinking, so he sat closer to her side, smiling softly as he said: "Mm-hmm, brother knows that you're afraid I won't be happy in the future... actually, Ke, my life isn't very happy either. Although I have many friends, there's always a feeling of not belonging, like I'm just temporarily staying at the Duke's manor. But when I arrived at the Chu household... do you understand?"

  Chu Ke nodded: "I understand."

  "That feeling may be understandable, but without personal experience, it's hard to know how painful it is... It's like being a rootless water lily, wherever you go, no one recognizes you..."

  Chu Xue nodded again and gently wiped away her tears: "I... understand..."

  "Have you figured it out?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Zhu Yuhuan was delighted and patted her, smiling and nodding.

  The old man looked on with some discomfort, he was his own grandfather, such a major event, should have been consulted with him, but Zhu Yuhuan obviously paid more attention to San Yaotou's feelings! He could also understand that when no one else knew, only San Yaotou was by his side, he cared more about her, which was also reasonable.

  The old man couldn't help but think of the situation not long ago when all three brothers were in the mansion. He was particularly fond of Zhu Yuxuan, because he thought of him as his own grandson. He also paid a lot of attention to Zhu Yuheng, because he was his granddaughter's husband. Only towards Zhu Yuhe did he seem relatively cold...

  Now it occurs to him that Old Master finally understood why Zhu Yuhuan had a look of despair at that time...

  After explaining to Chu Ke'er, Zhu Yi Huan finally looked up and smiled at Old Man Chu and Liu Luo Su: "Grandpa, Mother, I've really thought this through. Later on, I'll take Mother to a countryside near Shuo State to live, we can still see each other often... Grandpa, you can also come visit us frequently."

  Liu Su had already nodded frequently, and Chu Lao Yezi was silent for a while before sighing and saying: "To be honest, this way of escaping is not bad... it's better than staying too long and causing trouble." In his heart, he was still thinking of another method, which was to have Zhu Yuhuan return to the old family home in Hainan, but for now, it wasn't a good idea to mention it. Moreover, the Junwang Fu or Zhu Yuhuan's side might also investigate the old family home, so it was better to temporarily follow Zhu Yuhuan's plan and wait one or two years before saying anything.

  Zhu Yuhuan took a look and saw that everyone had agreed, so he let out a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile. Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly caught sight of Lan Zhi who had been quietly listening in on the side without making a sound. He exclaimed in surprise: "Huh? How did you end up here eavesdropping?!" Then he slapped his thigh and shouted: "Oh no! I forgot about this little girl!"

  He stood up, stretched out his hand and pulled the blue cloth over, first pushing it in front of Old Man Chu, then thinking better of it, pushed it in front of Chu Keqian saying: "Sister, this little girl is handed over to you, she's caused big trouble! Last night she fell asleep here and didn't go back home, who knows what kind of state the family is in now!"

  Liu Luo Su was shocked.

  "Alright, leave it to me. I'll think of a good excuse to fool them... Whose daughter is this?"

  Lan Zhi's face was completely red, she twisted her body to try and break free from Zhu Yi Huan's hand, but Zhu Yi Huan gripped her shoulder tightly and wouldn't let go.

  "Ah, cough, Miss Jiuniang of the Blue Duke's household." Zhu Yuhuan said with a hint of embarrassment.

  Chu Xue's eyes widened in surprise, and Lao Yezi was even more shocked, hastily asking again: "The Ninth Young Lady of the Lan Duke's household?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Chu Ke smiled and said: "Good, I'll try my best..." In her heart, she immediately turned over four or five thoughts. What was the relationship between this Ninth Young Lady of the Lan Manor and her brother? They seemed to be quite familiar...

  "Old Master Chu hastily looked at Lan Zhi and asked: 'Ninth Miss, what are you doing here?'"

  Zhu Yuhuan hastily replied, "It was she who saved me... cough, cough." He didn't want to worry his family members or add new troubles for them, so he concealed the part about Lan Da Gongzi burying him alive. Instead, he said, "I escaped from the fire and fainted by their side door. Luckily, this young girl saw me and sent me back; otherwise, I might have frozen to death."

  The old man's face immediately showed gratitude, and Chu Kei hastily said to Lan Zixu: "Thank you, Ninth Miss..." In her heart, she immediately compared Lan Zixu with Lan Zixiang. She naturally didn't like Lan Zixiang, so no matter how she looked at Lan Zixu, she was better than her seventh sister!

  Lan Zhi's face turned bright red as she turned her head to look at Zhu Yuhuan: "What excuse is that?"

  Zhu Yuhuan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was asking Chu Keqi. He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my sister will definitely let you return home safely!" He smiled and asked Chu Keqi: "Right, little sister?"

  Chu Kei hurriedly nodded: "I'll try my best! I really don't know how to thank you for saving my brother!"

  Lan Zhi Chou still felt a bit embarrassed and lowered her head, saying: "No need to thank me... if it wasn't for my big brother..."

  Zhu Yuhuan hastily interrupted her, smiling and patted her shoulder twice, saying to Chu Keqi: "Then send her back now? The sooner the better! Can't delay."

  Chu Ke nodded slightly and stood up, saying: "Okay, I'll take her back now..." She looked at Old Man Chu: "Grandfather, you're still here?"

  Chu Lao Yezi nodded and said: "I'll have a word with Huihuan, and then send Jiuniang back. If anyone in their household gives her trouble, she can come find me."

  Chu Ke answered, then bid farewell to her mother Liu Luo Su, and walked out with Lan Qiu. Xiao Pang's maid followed behind, and when they left the courtyard, Qing Guo also caught up.

  The little girl Lan Zhi felt very helpless, this one day and night, she had gone through some of the most turbulent events in her life, her heart was full of confusion, as if she wasn't in a hurry to return, because she was preoccupied with something important. She wanted to ask Zhu Yuhuan where he would go next, but the little girl also knew why she should ask? What qualifications did she have to interfere with others' whereabouts? From now on, Zhu Yuhuan would be hiding and living in secret, and she wasn't anyone special to him, why should he tell her and increase his danger?

  But Lan Zhi's heart was still worried, this worry, she herself clearly understood...

  With a worried and bitter face, she followed Chu Keqi out. The servants on this side had already hired a horse-drawn carriage, and the two of them, along with two maidservants, got in and headed towards the Lan Manor.

  On the carriage, Chu Ke asked Lan Zhi with a smile: "If I said that I invited the girl to my mansion yesterday and it was too late at night, so I kept her in my mansion overnight and ordered the servant to go back and report, but the servant went drinking and forgot, would this be believable?"

  She naturally wanted to ask about the meaning of Lan Zixun, whether Lord Lan and his wife were easy to talk to, she didn't know.

  Lan Zhi hesitated for a moment, feeling that this was definitely not going to work, but she didn't know how to explain it to Chu Kei, so after a long time, she said dejectedly: "Or... let's try."

  Chu Ke looked at her with some confusion, wasn't Ninth Miss clearly in no hurry to go home?...

  She quickly walked to the alley where the Blue Mansion was located, and Chu Ke felt that something was off. Lan Zixu was the young mistress of the Blue family, and she hadn't returned for a whole night. If this were any ordinary wealthy household, it would have been a huge commotion by now, with officials being reported to and servants running in and out of the mansion's gates searching everywhere. But the Blue Mansion was strange, as if there wasn't even a hint of disturbance? She ordered the sedan chair carriers to stop at a place where they could see the entrance of the Blue Mansion, and looked from afar for a while. The entrance of the Blue Mansion was indeed very quiet, as if nothing had happened at all.

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