The changes in the clan leader were so great that the master couldn't accept it. Although the master hated such a clan leader, he couldn't ignore death. It just made the master a little puzzled. What did he say to A Lan and finally commit suicide by taking poison? Listen.
What A Lan meant was that he was forced to do so back then. If so, why did he take poison?
A lot of things happened that year. A-Lan's mother was poisoned. He only focused on detoxifying A-Lan's mother and didn't pay attention to the Leng family's affairs. He just felt strange that the patriarch had been in the Leng family for many years and was the right-hand man of the dead old man. How could this happen?
Easily threatened?
Although the master detoxified the clan leader, he did not believe what he said. The clan leader was more cunning than the three elders. I don’t know why he took the poison. Is it to make Alan believe his words? The master thought in his heart,
Then he looked at A Lan.
Ah Lan noticed Master's expression and asked, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
"Let's go out and talk." Master said.
A Lan nodded and asked someone to place the clan leader in a side room. If anything happens, he would be notified as soon as possible.
Ah Lan and his master went to the yard. After the master washed his hands, he said, "Alan, do you have anything to say?"
Alan said: "Master, do you not believe what the patriarch said?"
"That's right. From what I know about him, how can he silently bear the threats of the three elders? Ah Lan, things are not that simple. The patriarch is the right-hand man of the old man. After the death of the old man, you were still young. All the Leng family has
He is taking care of all the business, how could such a person succumb to the threat of the third elder?" the master said.
A-Lan understood what the master said. The master meant that the clan leader took poison in order to prevent A-Lan from doubting him.
"Master, it's too risky for him to do this. Is it necessary for him to do this in order to convince me?" Alan said.
"It seems that you believe what the clan leader said. You don't need to take what I said to heart. I just have some doubts." The master said.
"Master, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just..." A Lan said with some guilt.
"Alan, don't feel guilty, believe in yourself." The master said.
The master interrupted A-Lan because he knew that A-Lan had been with the clan leader for many years, so it was not surprising that he would believe what the clan leader said.
After lunch, Ayu felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. He knew that the clan leader came to his door early this morning. For some reason, the clan leader had taken poison. He planned to ask A-Lan, but felt that A-Lan seemed to have something on his mind, so he did not speak.
But during the meal, A-Lan and his master didn't say a word. He knew that things were not that simple, so he couldn't hold back and said to A-Lan: "A-Lan, what happened?"
"You should already know about the patriarch taking poison. He feels guilty for deceiving me for so many years. He has long known about the existence of the gold mine and also knows that the shopkeeper of Jin Yuzhai has been replaced. He said that his experience is similar to Jing's.
Just like the shopkeeper, he only compromised because the third elder threatened him. Ayu, do you believe that he was forced to join the three elders back then?" Ah Lan thought for a while and said.
Ayu didn't expect that the patriarch would come over and tell A-Lan this. Before, A-Lan guessed that the patriarch would come back to talk about things in the shop, and the patriarch did come. But she didn't expect that today the patriarch would suddenly talk about the past, and take poison out of guilt.
To be honest, if these were not said by the clan leader himself, he would not believe it. He has been with the clan leader for so many years, and he cannot see that the clan leader would do this.
"Alan, if what happened today was not said by the patriarch himself, I really can't believe that he would have known about these things for a long time. But if you ask this, do you mean you don't believe the patriarch's words?" Ayu asked.
"It's not that I don't believe what the patriarch says, but with the patriarch's character, how could he be threatened by others?" A Lan said.
"You suspect that the patriarch lied to you? But why would he lie to you? Wasn't he forced?" Ayu said.
"After the patriarch was poisoned, it was the master who cured the poison. But the master had a different view. He thought the matter was not as simple as what we heard." A Lan said.
"I understand. Master already believes that the clan leader will not be threatened by the three elders at all. Even if the three elders are all from the Leng family, the clan leader will not compromise. But why he compromised so easily, I don't quite understand. Plus
With what happened in the past few days, I really don’t know whether I should believe what he said." Ayu said.
Ayu has been a little confused these days, because the patriarch he knows is not like this, but the patriarch he sees these days is like another person. He really doesn't understand how the patriarch can become like this. Today he learned that
The patriarch was threatened by the third elder. He was a little confused and didn't know whether what the patriarch said was true or false.
A-Lan thought for a while and said: "Actually, when the master was doubtful, I still believed that what the patriarch said was true. But just now I recalled what the patriarch said and found that what the master said was right, the patriarch was lying to us."
"How did you see it?" Ayu asked curiously.
"You still remember that Shopkeeper Jing once said that the only person who comes into contact with him is the Great Elder, right?" A Lan said.
Ayu nodded and said, "That's right."
"That's right, the chief elder has always been responsible for contacting outsiders. Why would the patriarch say that it was the third elder who threatened him? The third elder is so smart, how could he contact the patriarch and leave evidence? They know that the patriarch is grandpa's man, and
How could the flaw be exposed so easily? The person who contacted Shopkeeper Jing was the Great Elder, so the person who contacted the clan leader should also be the Great Elder." A Lan said.
"So, the patriarch was never threatened, but voluntarily colluded with the elders? How is this possible? No, this must not be true. If it is true, how could he take poison? If the master was not around, he would die
Oh, why would he risk doing this?" Ayu said conflictingly.
"He should have taken a gamble when he saw Master here. I know it's hard for you to believe it. I have some doubts. He had hidden the poison on his body for a long time." A Lan said.
"How could the patriarch do this? I don't believe he would do this. You must be overthinking it." Ayu said unwilling to admit it.
A-Lan knew that A-Yu was just like herself, and she refused to believe what her master said at first. But A-Lan believed that A-Yu would soon be able to figure it out.
"At first I didn't believe what the master said, but just now I recalled the whole thing and felt that the clan leader lied to me. Anyway, the toxins in his body have not been removed yet, so he can only stay in Leng Mansion. There are some things that we can slow down
Investigate slowly." Alan said.
"How are you going to investigate? Do you really doubt the clan leader?" Ayu said.
"My cousin and Xian'er are missing. Do you think the three elders are willing to let it go? They have already been to the clan before, and they have not found anyone yet, so they will naturally go to the clan to cause trouble again." A Lan said.
"They have woken up and are in the yard now. Do you want to go over and meet them?" Ayu said.
"That's fine." Alan said.
A-Lan and A-Yu no longer talked about the clan leader, and they went to A-Lan's yard together, only to hear Xian'er's cry: "I want to find my father and mother, where is this place, I want to see my father and mother.
"
Ah Lan walked over quickly and saw Xian'er's tears still hanging on his face, so she said to him: "Xian'er, don't you remember me?"
"It turns out to be Uncle Alan. I want to see my father and mother. Can you take me home?" Xian'er asked in surprise.
"Xian'er, my cousin can't find your parents now. I hope you will stay here for a few days. My cousin will ask someone to prepare delicious food for you. When your parents get home, I will ask them to take you home.
Okay?" A Lan said to Xian'er with a smile.
Xian'er said: "My father and mother are at home, how can I not find them?"
"They went out and will be back in a few days," Alan said.
"Is what you said true?" Xian'er asked.
"How could I lie to you? Can you eat obediently?" A Lan said.
Xian'er didn't know why, but she seemed to trust A-Lan. After listening to A-Lan's words, she started eating her meal.
Alan said to the maid: "Take good care of him."
"yes."
A-Lan and A-Yu went to the side room, but the treatment of the two cousins was not as good as Xian'er's. They were tied to the couch and their mouths were gagged. When A-Lan came, they whined and wanted to speak.
After Ah Lan walked into the house, he took off the cloth from his mouth.
"Alan, what are you going to do if you catch us?" Zi Qian said.
"Alan, did you intend to threaten your father by arresting us?" Ziqi asked.
"I didn't arrest you with the intention of threatening your father. I originally planned to kill you, but unfortunately I couldn't do it. However, my goal has been achieved." A Lan said with a smile.
"What exactly do you want to do? You are the head of the Leng family, how could you do such a ridiculous thing? We are the elder's family, why are you doing this? We are all the Leng family, aren't we?" Ziqi continued.
"My cousin is indeed very smart. No wonder the third elder loves you the most. In fact, I don't know what I want to do. If you obey and don't leave the Leng Mansion, I will untie you." A Lan said.
"You mean you can let us go?" Zi Qian asked.
"Yes, I can let you go, but you can't leave Leng Mansion." A Lan said.
"We won't leave. As long as you let us go, we will listen to you." Zi Qian said.
A-Lan walked over and personally untied the ropes tied to Zi Qian and Zi Qi. A-Lan had people prepare food and put it on the table. Zi Qi and Zi Qi, who were originally very hungry, saw the food on the table, but they were not in a hurry.
Eat.
Ah Lan naturally knew why they were like this, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't poison you. If I planned to kill you, your lives would have been lost long ago."
After the two looked at each other, they walked to the table and started eating.
A Lan saw the two of them eating and left the yard.
Ayu said: "Alan, don't they know what the three elders did?"
"Zi Qian only knows how to live a life of debauchery and is basically a prodigal. How could the second elder tell him such a big thing? But if Ziqi knew about it, I wouldn't be surprised, because he is very smart and the third elder should put him in high regard."
." A Lan said.
"Then why don't you ask Ziqi about things in the clan?" Ayu said.
"Even if we threaten him, he will not tell the truth, because he knows that what we ask him will be detrimental to the third elder." A Lan said.
"What should we do next?" Ayu said sadly.
What Ayu wants to do most now is to wait for the patriarch to wake up and ask if what the patriarch said is true. He doesn't believe that the patriarch would do this, but the patriarch's behavior in the past few days is indeed suspicious.
"I said that the three elders will come to the door soon, and I believe they will bring Elder Lu with them this time." A Lan said with a smile.
"Elder Lu has always disliked you, why don't you take the opportunity to add insult to injury this time?" Ayu asked worriedly.
