A house servant heard a loud knocking at the door and hurried to open the gate.
Upon opening the door, he saw his own young master being supported by someone, mumbling something under his breath.
"Young master," the house servant exclaimed in surprise.
"Your young master had too much to drink; you’d better help him inside," Yang Ming said as he handed Chu Lian over to the house servant.
The house servant quickly supported his young master. "Thank you, young master, for bringing our young master back."
"No need; just take him inside quickly. I must return as I still have matters to attend to. His carriage is still at my place; let him come and retrieve it in a few days," Yang Ming said as he got on his carriage and headed back to Yang Family Village.
The house servant helped Chu Lian towards the courtyard.
At this time, Chu Lian was still making drunken remarks, "I’m not drunk; I can still drink."
The house servant was seeing his young master for the first time. He was extremely surprised and felt that he must report this matter to his master and mistress.
He promptly sent someone ahead to inform them.
Master Chu and Madam Chu, still submerged in sorrow from learning that their daughter was imprisoned, heard the news that their son was terribly drunk and hurried over to check on him.
Seeing Chu Lian’s condition, they were dumbfounded.
"Quick, get him inside," Madam Chu urgently ordered.
Soon, Chu Lian was helped into his bedroom and placed on the kang bed.
Chu Lian sat up on the kang bed and continued, "I can still drink; I’m not drunk. Why won’t you let me be drunk?"
Seeing their son , Master Chu, enraged, scolded him, "Drink, drink, drink; what time do you think this is? All you think about is drinking. Your sister is still imprisoned, do you even care?"
Upon hearing Master Chu’s words, Chu Lian burst into hysterical laughter, "Hahaha."
This reaction terrified Madam Chu. She did not understand what was wrong with her son or why he reacted this way. Could it be that Lingling’s matter had traumatized him?
She looked at Master Chu with concern, "Master."
At this moment, Chu Lian spoke again, uttering sarcastic words, "Am I heartless? If only I were heartless."
"Son, don’t scare your mother. What’s wrong with you?" Madam Chu stepped forward, supporting her son and asked with concern.
Chu Lian suddenly hugged his mother as if he had found solace, and he began to weep bitterly, "Sob, sob."
Madam Chu was heartbroken by Chu Lian’s reaction. She felt that her son must be facing some great trouble. She gently patted her son’s back, "Son, what is it? Tell mother."
"She is getting married to someone else tomorrow."
"She clearly said she would wait for me to ask for her hand."
"I really can’t be without her."
"Why did my sister have to have trouble at this time?"
"I can’t accept this."
Thus, under the influence of alcohol, Chu Lian poured out all his feelings for Wang Xiangxiang, causing Madam Chu to continuously wipe her tears.
After so many years, her son had finally fallen in love, yet he was hurt so deeply.
If it weren’t for Lingling’s trouble at this time, her son might have been able to marry Miss Wang from the Wang Family, truly a cruel twist of fate.
"She said she hates me."
As Chu Lian spoke, his voice gradually faded until he finally closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Seeing their son finally asleep, Master Chu and Madam Chu placed him on the kang bed and pulled over a blanket to cover him.
Madam Chu also stopped her tears and turned to Master Chu, "Master, look ..."
"Let me think about this matter," Master Chu’s face showed no emotion as he thought seriously.