Great-grandfather's tone was somewhat emotional. When the Gong family was in trouble, only a few old people in the city who missed their old friendship came to their aid.
The remaining people have probably forgotten who made them live and work in peace and contentment again.
"People always forget so easily. In this case, we have nothing to be polite about. Great-grandfather, apart from the property that we have to hand over, we will keep the remaining money to cover all the places that are not Ye City. Buy it again. Those who have helped us can keep it, and for the rest, we will give them some silver and let them leave. I think we can leave this matter to the fourth and fifth brothers."
Gong Qianfeng opened his mouth, but finally couldn't hold it back.
"Girl, isn't this good? Even though they have forgotten the benefits of our Gong family, if we do this, wouldn't it be tantamount to usurping other people's property?"
Sighing, Lin Mengya felt that the Gong family was too kind, so they were bullied repeatedly.
"Great-grandfather, this land used to belong to our Gong family. We can live in it for them, and there is no problem in taking it back. Moreover, I am not taking over the land to vent my anger, but to give our Gong family a more stable living environment. From now on. , all direct descendants of the Gong family must live here and obey discipline. This place must become the heart of our Gong family fiefdom!"
Xiaoyu's family dares to touch the Gong family's ideas. In addition to the Gong family's own problems, it is also directly related to the fact that the family does not live so closely.
Therefore, she wants to turn this small town directly into the Gong family's headquarters.
"But once an enemy invades, wouldn't it be easy for us to be wiped out in one fell swoop?"
Seeing that her great-grandfather still disagreed, Lin Mengya could only explain it as she thought.
"If you think about it, if we are only a few hundred people, it will of course be easy for someone to take advantage of us. But if there are thousands of us, or even tens of thousands of people, and we have our own armed forces, I am afraid that it will be difficult for ordinary people to conquer us. Right? Moreover, will the royal family allow such a large-scale turmoil to occur? "
The Yu family didn't dare to let anyone come over to fight with them, let alone others.
Gong Qianfeng thought about it again and again. Although he still didn't agree with it, he had no firm objection to what Gong Ya said.
"Oh, you can do whatever you want! I am getting old after all, and I just want to be stable. Your elder brother was praising you just now. He said that with you here, the Gong family will soar to the sky. I'll wait. It’s this day, so no matter what you do, just do it with confidence and boldness, we will definitely support you!”
"Great-grandfather, thank you."
Lin Mengya was so excited that she rushed in front of her great-grandfather and hugged him hard.
"Ahem, please be careful, girl. From now on, you will be the head of our Gong family and the most powerful woman in the Wei Kingdom."
Lin Mengya let go of her hand in embarrassment , stuck out his tongue.
She didn't care about power or anything like that, she just hoped that she wouldn't lead the Gong family into a ditch.
"Yes, thank you great-grandfather. Speaking of which, is this An Ruchu familiar to great-grandfather?"
Gong Qianfeng nodded.
"Well, like Zichen, he is one of the more outstanding among the younger generation of the Gong family. This is because his background is not very good, and his father is just a junior from a declining branch of the An family. But like Zichen, he has been with the family since he was a child. Your brothers have a good relationship. We often visited each other when we were young. As we grow up, we probably have more things to do."
It seems that great-grandfather is quite relieved about An Ruchu.
"Bai Su mentioned to me that An Zichen left in a hurry. He has always been very prudent in his affairs, so he probably wouldn't have forgotten to notify his family."
Gong Qianfeng looked at the unsmiling little girl next to his great-granddaughter.
"Is she the last person to see Zichen?"
Nodding, Lin Mengya also looked at Bai Su.
"Bai Su, did you notice anything strange before you separated?"
Bai Su, a cold beauty, would not listen to anyone else except Lin Mengya's words.
He lowered his head and thought hard, then slowly shook his head after a long while.
"Mr. An didn't say anything. It looked like he was in a hurry. By the way, the ship we were on seems to have disappeared."
That ship? Originally, Lin Mengya didn't think there was anything special about this ship. Compared with other ships, the one they made was like a toy.
"Is this a ship? Come on, follow me to find An Ruchu!"
Lin Mengya suddenly thought of a possibility, how could she forget this matter!
He hurriedly took Bai Su to the backyard, and happened to meet the fourth and fifth brothers.
"This An Ruchu was very good to us back then. Even within this year, he asked people to send a lot of things to him. Why is he not enlightened at all today?"
Gong Wu complained in a rough voice, but Gong Si didn't bother to pay attention to him.
However, after seeing Lin Mengya almost trotting over, Gong Si immediately greeted her.
"Why are you so flustered? But the Yu family is here to cause trouble?"
"Something may have happened to An Zichen. Fourth brother and fifth brother, please take me to see An Ruchu!"
After hearing Lin Mengya's words, the two of them no longer dared to neglect.
He led the people to the guest room in the backyard. At this time, the other three people from the Gong family were preparing to
Some food and drinks were served, but An Ruchu, who was sitting among them, had a bitter look on his face, obviously having something to hide.
"An Ruchu, Anjia, did something happen to you?"
She came in and asked an incoherent question, but An Zichen was stunned on the spot.
"Miss Gong, what do you mean-"
"You don't need to test me here. An Zichen is the benefactor of our Gong family, and I will not harm him!"
This man is really cautious.
But the priorities were very high, and Lin Mengya didn't want to explain too much.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. My fourth uncle just attacked in advance."
He said it in an understatement, but the expressions of several other people changed.
"Didn't your Fourth Uncle have the intention to usurp the position of the head of the family for a long time? However, the old man of the An family and Uncle An Jiu are not ordinary people. Even if he has this intention, he may not have the courage, right?"
Gong Bin frowned and said doubtfully.
An Ruchu showed a wry smile and took out a letter from her arms.
"This is the letter that the head of the family asked me to bring to Senior Gong. You will understand it as soon as you see it. But now, I'm afraid I won't be able to use it."
The letter was given directly to Lin Mengya by Gong Er.
After opening it, she gave the letter to several brothers to circulate.
In fact, the content of the letter is very simple. In summary, it turns out that he wants the remaining members of the Gong family to merge into the An family.
After reading this letter, the five sons of the Gong family were furious.
"It's ridiculous! Fortunately, we thought your An family was different from other families. Huh, we didn't expect that you are all villains who took advantage of the situation!"
Gong Wu said it bluntly, and several other people probably thought the same way.
But An Ruchu didn't show any guilt, but the helplessness on his face became more and more profound.
"You have all misunderstood the meaning of the family leader. In fact, the An family is already in turmoil, and the situation of the Gong family, the only ally, is also not good. That's why the family leader wants to temporarily unite the two families to jointly resist foreign enemies. Even though the family leader has selfish motives,
It will never be so dirty!"
The five sons of the Gong family have feelings for the Gong family, and so does An Ruchu.
But the people of the Gong family hate the enemies who want to annex them the most.
The atmosphere suddenly reached a deadlock.
In the end, it was broken by Lin Mengya.
"Is the reason why your uncle Jiu launched the attack because of one person?"
An Ruchu looked at her and sighed, with a hint of hatred in her tone. Iron cannot become steel.
"Uncle Jiu knew that he had a grudge against Uncle Dong, so he deliberately sent them with him. But after your ship arrived at the port, the people sent by Uncle Jiu knew that the ship had been changed and Uncle Dong had not come back. Now
, he will have a reason to take action."
This kind of thing can actually be big or small.
But obviously, Uncle Ninth of the An family just wanted to make this matter bigger.
"An Zichen is by no means the kind of person who escapes. I think the reason why he left in a hurry must have gotten some news. He did not execute Uncle Dong himself, so there is still room for easing this matter. But if, you
If Uncle Jiu is determined to make a fuss about this matter, then An Zichen will be in danger now."
If An Zichen returned to the An family intact, then this matter would be open to debate.
But everyone knew that he was coming back. If he didn't come home on time, the consequences would be huge.
"So that's really the case. I thought he would be with you. If that's the case, I won't bother you. If we find Zichen as soon as possible, the head of the family will be able to feel at ease as soon as possible. Everyone, see you later."
An Ruchu insisted on saying goodbye, and the five members of the Gong family did not persuade him to stay.
The reunion after a long absence turned into an unhappy separation. Looking at An Ruchu's leaving figure, the five sons of the Gong family felt something strange in their hearts.
"After all, everyone is still different from before."
It took a long time for Gong Si to say this.
Lin Mengya looked at her brothers who were not very interested and shook her head.
Being affectionate is indeed a good thing, but for them, it seems like they have a few more shackles.
"An Ruchu is indeed a character. It's a pity."
There was a touch of regret in Lin Mengya's tone.
The five sons of the Gong family also sat down next to her, wanting to hear what unique insights their little sister had.
"Indeed, Ruchu's background is not good. This is a fatal weakness for a family like ours."
Among aristocratic families, people pay more attention to being well-matched.
Take the five sons of the Gong family as an example. Their fathers are naturally more direct descendants, and their mothers are also direct daughters of aristocratic families.
Therefore, even if they are in despair, others do not dare to underestimate them easily.
After all, you never know when it will skyrocket.
But An Ruchu was different. His background destined him to only be a helper to others.
"No, it's not that his background has held him back. It's that this person is not open-minded enough. He hinted at that letter to me. Moreover, he had ulterior motives for making this series of actions."