A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Chapter 136 The Patriarch’s Son

Chief Supervisor Xiao was kicked out and stood pitifully at the courtyard gate, clutching his small blanket and pillow.

He should be thankful it's summer; all he needs to do is hug a single layer of cotton cloth and a cool pillow, so it's not too bad-looking.

Little Bean stood silently to the side, gazing at the sky. He knew this day would come sooner or later.

He just couldn't understand it.

Why is it that his shrewd and powerful supervisor can intimidate a group of desperate criminals from the Eastern Depot, but can't intimidate his own wife?

The lady was indeed fiercer than the average woman...

Okay, it is much fiercer.

But surely his master is strong enough to be defeated, so why is he acting so subserviently and lacking in authority?

With no powerful family or support, is it really that difficult for the eunuch to control his wife?

Thinking of Ye Xiao, who was being led by the nose by Xu Qinglan, Xiaodouzi secretly told herself not to get emotionally involved.

Love is definitely a poisonous thing; once you get involved, you'll not only become blind and mentally impaired, but your intelligence will also decline.

Seeing that his wife was determined not to keep him, Xiao Yuan could only leave dejectedly, carrying his quilt. As he walked towards Ye Xiao's courtyard, he pondered what his wife had said.

Is Twelve really taken a liking to Qinglan?

Believe it or not, he had never thought about this before because no one had brought it up, but now that he's thought about it, he immediately noticed a lot of overlooked details.

According to seniority, the twelfth son should call Qinglan "aunt," but this kid keeps calling her "sister."

No wonder that not long after Qinglan went to Nanshan Temple to worship Buddha with Consort Jin, this kid couldn't wait to ask him to transfer her there.

He thought...

Damn, it turns out everything was traceable; he was just too oblivious to feelings and never thought about it that way.

Thinking of how similar his temperament was to Twelve, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The less easily a person falls in love, the more persistent they become once they do. If Twelve were as devoted to Qinglan as he was to his wife, their relationship would end there.

He could not tolerate any unstable element harboring malice towards his wife remaining in the mansion.

But after all, he was the child he had raised for so many years, and he couldn't bear to send Twelve away unless absolutely necessary.

When Xiao Yuan first met Ye Shier, the child was only eight years old, covered in bruises and wounds, sitting next to a corpse with a fierce look in his eyes and no fear.

The victim was an old eunuch. His eyes were now bloody holes, with a broken wooden hairpin stuck in one of them. The area around him was a mess of rolling marks.

This scene seemed to overlap with his childhood experiences, and Xiao Yuan was moved with compassion, reaching out his hand to the child whose eyes resembled his own.

At that time, Governor Xiao was just an 18-year-old youth. He saved a child like his adoptive father, but had no intention of adopting him.

He was busy with his official duties, and Twelve spent most of his time serving his adoptive father and fulfilling his filial duties.

At that time, Xu Qinglan often spent time with them. Although they had different surnames, they really felt like family.

Originally, when he heard Twelve-Guan Qinglan call him "sister," he thought he should just call him "brother." But this little wolf cub was unusually persistent and insisted on calling him "godfather."

Godfather it is.

At first, it felt a little awkward, but as he got older, he got used to it and developed some affection for Twelve.

Xiao Yuan knew Ye Shier's temperament very well; in most cases, when he got into a conflict with someone, it was because that kid started it.

However, Chief Supervisor Xiao's favoritism and nepotism only fueled Ye Twelve's arrogance.

Unfortunately, this time the kid really messed up. He was completely defeated, both from the perspective of helping his relatives and from the perspective of the gang.

Right now, with a splint on my leg, I'm sweating profusely from the pain, but all I can do is lie in bed, raging helplessly.

The maids and servants who served Ye Xiao were squatting on the ground picking up the things that had been thrown away when they suddenly saw the supervisor standing at the door and hurriedly bowed.

Ye Xiao was initially delighted to see his godfather arrive, but then he was puzzled by what his godfather was holding.

Xiao Yuan waved for the person to leave, then casually tossed the pillow and blanket he was holding onto the soft couch.

"Stop guessing. Thanks to you, your godmother kicked me out."

"It's the father's fault for not raising his child properly. My wife sent me to sleep with you and, incidentally, to teach you how to be a decent human being."

Ye Xiao's eyes widened immediately. "That woman? How dare she!"

With a loud slap, Xiao Yuan delivered a powerful blow to Ye Xiao's face.

"I originally thought you would learn your lesson and be more restrained, but it turns out you haven't improved at all. It seems your leg was broken for nothing."

"You can move out in a few days. You don't need to call me godfather anymore."

Ye Xiao panicked completely. Ignoring his leg injury, he jumped off the bed and tried to hug Xiao Yuan's leg.

"Godfather, Godfather, don't you want me anymore?"

why?

Is our ten years of father-son relationship really less important than a woman who just entered the family?

"Father, you used to love me so much. Are you going to abandon me just because I don't get along with that woman?"

Xiao Yuan looked at the confused Ye Xiao with disdain, picked him up and threw him back onto the bed.

"It seems I spoiled you too much in the past, so much so that you became arrogant and stupid without even realizing it."

Madam is my first wife, whom I married through proper channels. Since you recognize me as your father, she is your rightful godmother.

You also served by your adoptive father's side. When did you ever see us brothers yelling at our adoptive mother like that?

"You keep saying that woman even laid a hand on my wife. I, the Grand Eunuch, can't possibly have such a filial son."

Xiao Yuan's words were like a wake-up call, finally bringing Ye Xiao to his senses. He had been too naive.

In his mind, his godfather and Sister Qinglan were the real family, while Jiang Xinyu was just an outsider who had accidentally stumbled in.

But now it seems that his godfather doesn't think so; he believes that he and that woman are the real family.

No, that's not right.

Ye Xiao gripped Xiao Yuan's clothes tightly, his eyes filled with unwavering confusion.

"Godfather, didn't you teach me before?"

People outside are different from those from our palace. How can you really treat her like family?

Sister Qinglan is our family. We've lived together for so many years, and only Sister Qinglan truly accepts us from the bottom of her heart.

Marriage is just a piece of paper and a ceremony; how can there be feelings between people who have only known each other for a short time?

If my godfather is angry that I didn't consider your feelings, then I know I was wrong; it was because I didn't think things through.

"I have absolutely no intention of disobeying my godfather, but... but..."

"It's just that you don't acknowledge Madam as your adoptive mother."

Xiao Yuan pulled back the corner of his clothes and said coldly,

“You are a year older than Madam. I will not force you to accept this godmother if you do not wish to do so.”

However, I cannot allow someone who harbors ill will towards the lady to remain in the mansion.

12. Don't use your own understanding and thoughts to speculate about my feelings.

I do not accept that Xu Qinglan has nothing to do with the madam; I simply dislike her.

I didn't like it before, I don't like it now, and I won't like it in the future.

When she first tried to set me up with someone to be her partner, there was no wife around, and I still rejected her.

Even my godfather didn't force me to marry someone I didn't like, so why are you, as his son, interfering in my life?

I can tell you definitively that I love Madam, even though she has a lot of flaws.

Your Lan sister is wonderful in every way, so please keep it to yourself and don't impose it on me.

You should be glad you were the one who suffered the loss; if it had been the lady who was injured, both of your legs would be broken by now.

I, Xiao Yuan, am not so useless as to allow someone to beat my wife in my own home.