Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The palace banquet ended abruptly due to Ying Chengting's outburst, and Ying Nanyao and his family left the palace in disgrace.

"This time, we not only displeased His Majesty, but Cheng Ting also offended the entire court. Most importantly, we've lost our pardon..."

Old Liu's voice was so weak it sounded like she hadn't eaten for eight days, and two tear tracks washed away the food grease on her face, creating two deep furrows.

Ying Nanyao's face was deathly pale, and most terrifyingly, he had no feeling in his injured leg.

But at this moment, he had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, and instead silently comforted Old Lady Liu.

"Mother, things have come to this point. Our main priority now is to save Chengting's life and find out why he suddenly went mad."

Old Mrs. Liu couldn't help but glance back. In the corner, Ying Chengtin was fast asleep, with traces of white foam still remaining on his lips from his previous fit of madness.

Old Liu's tears flowed even more fiercely.

"What a tragedy! How did my perfectly good Cheng Ting end up like this?!"

Old Mrs. Liu was heartbroken. She clutched her chest, and half of her body convulsed.

"And that Shangguan Tang, that poisonous woman, that slut, she actually dared to make us pay her back so much money. Even if we sold all the properties in the manor, the estate, the shops, and the fields, we still couldn't raise that much money."

At most, we can scrape together a small amount.

Old Liu felt waves of despair wash over her.

Ying Nanyao's eyes were deep: "But His Majesty has issued a decree, and we have no room to refuse. If we do not return it, it will be considered defying the imperial decree."

His Majesty already dislikes us today; if we continue to renege on our debt, I fear…”

"What should we do then?" Old Liu's eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness.

Ying Nanyao took a deep breath and lowered his voice, saying, "Mother, if all else fails, we'll... that secret treasure trove Father left us before he left..."

"No way!" Old Liu was so shocked his face turned pale.

"Your father said that treasure vault should not be touched unless it's a matter of life and death!"

Ying Nanyao looked at his mother and sighed, "Mother, isn't this a matter of life and death?"

"Didn't you see the malice those officials showed towards Cheng Ting today?"

They said Chengting was unworthy of passing the imperial examinations and entering officialdom, but Chengting's actions today have offended them all!

"You want to take some money and treasures to apologize to them?" Old Liu also understood.

Ying Nanyao sighed, "Is there any other way? We can't let Chengting's future be ruined just because of one outburst, can we?"

Old Mrs. Liu was still afraid. "But what if people ask where all that money came from?"

Ying Nanyao said, "Mother, you don't need to worry about that. Father followed the late emperor to conquer the world, so it's understandable that he accumulated some resources along the way."

As long as we don't make a big fuss, no one will specifically investigate.

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That works too. After that bitch Shangguan Tang took away the dowry, our family has been struggling to make ends meet. It would be good to have some money to ease the situation."

Ying Nanyao nodded and said, "That's right, life has to go on. Shangguan Tang used to manage our family's businesses, but now we have to hand them over to Yan'er."

When we get back, I'll discuss it with her and make sure we manage our shops, fields, and estates well.

Old Madam Liu's eyes finally brightened. "Yes, good. Yan'er will definitely do well in these things, much better than that Shangguan Tang!"

Back at the Mu residence, their brother was already waiting for them at the ceremonial gate.

He was thin, but had a refined and gentle demeanor. His gaunt face carried a faint smile, and his features were very soft.

Ying Yufu felt a lump in her throat. Even though he was so thin he looked unrecognizable, she could still tell how handsome her brother was.

Ying Nanyao never cared about his siblings. The only good thing he did was to not let them down in terms of appearance.

"Xiu'er, why are you standing here? You didn't even put on another layer of clothing!"

Shangguan Tang strode forward and, with a pained expression, pulled Ying Zhuoxiu inside.

"Mother, I'm not cold." Ying Zhuoxiu smiled gently, letting Shangguan Tang pull him inside.

Upon entering the inner room, Ying Zhuoxiu saw smiles on his mother's and sister's faces and couldn't help but ask, "Mother, sister, did something good happen at the palace banquet today?"

Shangguan Tang then recalled the incident where Ying Nanyao requested the pardon for Ying Chengting.

The smile on his face faded.

She said, "Something good has happened. His Majesty has issued a decree granting me permission to divorce Ying Nanyao."

As for you three siblings, His Majesty has also granted permission to sever ties with Ying Nanyao.

Zhuo Xiu, regarding the matter of severing ties with Ying Nanyao, Mother made the decision on her own, you…”

"Your son agrees with Mother's decision," Ying Zhuo said.

Ying Yufu, not one to hide anything, said angrily, "Brother, the Gu worm inside you is now the Gu King."

At the palace banquet, I used the Gu King to counterattack the mother Gu in Ying Chengting's body, driving him mad, to avenge my brother's madness at the palace banquet years ago.

Back then, when his elder brother went mad, Ying Nanyao, in front of the Emperor, wanted to execute his brother, upholding justice even at the cost of family ties.

But today, when Ying Chengting went mad, Ying Nanyao obtained a pardon for him.

Brother, we don't want a father like that.

Shangguan Tang looked at her son with concern, afraid that he would be too heartbroken.

Unexpectedly, Ying Zhuoxiu remained silent for a moment before revealing a faint smile.

"Fu'er, there are always times when you can't have what you want in this world."

Even if we are deeply resentful about what we cannot have, it will do us no good.

Instead of creating trouble for ourselves, we should let it go. There are always better things waiting for us in this world.

[Host, your brother is quite open-minded.]

Ying Yufu smiled and said, "Brother, you're right."

Shangguan Tang said, "Xiu'er, I haven't told your maternal grandmother that you've recovered yet. We'll find an opportunity for you to go and see her in person."

A hint of reminiscence appeared in Ying Zhuoxiu's eyes, "When I was a child, my father forbade me from going to my maternal grandparents' house. Every time I went, I had to go secretly."

Every time I visited, my grandmother was overjoyed and gave me lots of nice things.

As he spoke, he chuckled softly, pursing his lips.

His eyes were clear; eight years of suffering had not cast a shadow over him.

It was getting late, so Ying Yufu returned to her own courtyard.

After washing up and lying in bed, Ying Yufu couldn't wait to start communicating with Xiao Dian.

[Little Dian, what exactly is the surprise of 10,000 points?]

[Host, no matter what happens next, don't be afraid. I'll take you somewhere!]

Ying Yufu looked puzzled, but before she could figure it out, the world suddenly spun around her.

When she opened her eyes again, the scene before her was no longer her room at all.

She was standing in a bright space.

A series of doors stood before me.

It lists various categories.

Ying Yufu vaguely felt that this was somewhat familiar.

Just as she was wondering what was going on, a familiar voice rang in her ears:

"Host, welcome to the system space! Little Dian welcomes you!"