Yu Ligao smiled bitterly and shook his head, walking back into the mansion with his hands clasped behind his back. As for the boy who had just run off, he didn't have much silver on him and would surely return before dark.
"Housekeeper, the opportunity was right in front of me earlier," Yu Ligao said. "It's just that I'm always on guard, afraid of being schemed against or approached with ulterior motives. I never expected that my caution would cut off Yue'er's alternative path to success."
The housekeeper standing behind him didn't quite understand. Assuming his master was simply worried about the young master, he quickly offered some comforting words. "The young master is still young. He will mature in another year or two."
"He's not young anymore. Others at his age have already scored top honors in the imperial examinations, while he has accomplished absolutely nothing.
