Liu Mingzhi's face was startled, and he secretly said that it was indeed not that simple.
It seems that the reason why my father-in-law is really angry is not just because of Shu'er's escape from marriage.
Otherwise, the relationship between father and daughter would never have become so rigid that even after decades, it would still not have eased at all.
"More than that? Did something unpredictable happen later?"
Wen Renzheng nodded noncommittally, acquiescing to Liu Mingzhi's guess.
"We heard that the Tang family and the Tang family are relatively well-known families in Dalong. Shu'er's behavior of escaping from the marriage is nothing more than a slap in the face of the two families.
Although this incident was controlled in time and did not spread, but such a ridiculous thing happened, his father naturally had no way to hide it from his sworn brother.
After all, the wedding day was only three days away, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, so her father could only send someone to invite his adopted brother to the house to tell the truth about the matter.
In fact, her parents also discussed it at first and planned to suppress the matter and not tell the Tang family.
Instead, he sent people to chase Shu Er first. As long as Shu Er was brought back and married to Tang Yao on time, nothing happened.
However, after careful discussion, her parents finally rejected these ideas.
Because the two of them knew that this girl Shu'er was not an ordinary lady, but a half martial arts person who had been practicing martial arts with Grandpa Lao Chan for many years.
They considered that if they didn't catch the bride back and there was no sign of the bride on the auspicious day of the zodiac, the turmoil that would arise at that time would be even more unpredictable than if the Tang family had been notified in advance.
After all, all the guests are here, but the newlyweds are not seen showing up to pay their respects. There will definitely be uproar in the city at that time.
As a result, the reputation of the Wen family and the Tang family will be really disgraced.
Notifying the Tang family in advance would certainly make sworn brother Tang Cheng furious, but at the same time, a countermeasure could be discussed in time. This was also a no-brainer.
In desperation, her father could only invite his adopted brother over and tell him everything about Shu'er, a girl who suddenly ran away from marriage.
Tang Chengshi came out of Tangmen in Shu, so he was not only the head of the Tang family, but also a member of the world.
A few months before the wedding of Shu Er and Tang Yao, Tang Cheng had suffered a serious injury during a martial arts competition with an old rival, and he had been suffering from a hidden disease for a long time.
When he learned about Shu Er's escape from marriage, he became even more furious. He was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot, which again aggravated the injuries in his body.
Although he died without any anger...what the hell, it was still terrible, and it would probably take less than a year and a half to recover.
Her father saw his step-brother furious because of his daughter's escape from marriage. He was so angry that he almost had half his life left. He blamed himself and was worried.
Her father's adopted brother had saved his life back then. No matter what, he had to give an explanation.
After comforting her sworn brother Tang Cheng, her father was ready to chase Shu Er.
After Shu'er escaped from the mansion, she rushed to the south of the Yangtze River day and night without a second thought to join the old man, hoping that the old man would come forward to make the decision for her and cancel the marriage with the Tang family.
Her father didn't need to think carefully to know that Shu'er would definitely come to Lao Chan's place to join me, my grandfather. After explaining to Lao Chan's daughter-in-law, he immediately left Beijing on a fast horse to catch up with Shu Er's whereabouts, following Shu Er's whereabouts.
Finally, he rode Juechen down to the south of the Yangtze River.
Alas, God has unpredictable circumstances, and people have misfortunes and blessings.
Three days after the father and daughter left the capital, on the day when Shu'er was supposed to get married, the incident involving King Li Yunlong of Shu broke out.
As soon as this incident broke out, the situation in the capital immediately became tense and chaotic, until it evolved into the bloody storm that followed.
Dozens of families have been implicated because of this incident, and the Wen family has also been implicated because of some things.
But at that time, her father, the head of the family, was not in Beijing because he was chasing her, and there was no backbone in the family, so later...
I won’t go into details about the specific process, but since then there has been no place for Wen Renjia in the capital.
Because of Shu'er's marriage to Tang Yao of the Tang family, his sworn brother, the Tang family, was also implicated in some ways. Although there was no immediate family destruction, the outcome was not very good either.
His sworn brother Tang Cheng was first stimulated by Shu'er's escape from marriage, and then suffered a heavy mental blow because the Tang family was implicated in the court's purge.
Although the rebellion of the King of Shu finally subsided, Tang Cheng also collapsed from then on due to the successive blows. He became ill and died in depression within a few years.
Therefore, her father believed that Shu'er's escape from marriage was the cause of all this. He believed that if he had been in the capital at that time, the Wen family and the Tang family would have been able to avoid this disaster.
After hearing what happened in the capital, the old man thought about it carefully and secretly felt happy that Shu'er had escaped from the marriage.
Otherwise, I'm afraid Wenren's fate will be even more miserable!
Therefore, Old Man said some words that seemed to be protecting Shu'er, which made Old Man's bastard son who was already angry even more angry.
So later on, not only the girl Shu'er, but also her father, I, the old man, who protected his granddaughter, also became 'resentful'.
That bastard son of Lao Ruan is getting more and more confused as he gets older. Why can't he see that it was Shu Er's escape from marriage that saved Wenren... Hey... In short, the things involved are very complicated. There is no way to decide who is right and who is wrong.
Make it clear."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Wen Renzheng's helpless expression, took out his pipe of tobacco with thoughtful eyes and began to puff away the smoke.
After a long time, Mr. Liu gently blew out a puff of smoke.
"Old man, I heard some inside stories about the rebellion of the King of Shu from the late King of Shu and from the former general manager Lao Zhou a few years ago.
I just thought carefully about what the two of them said at the time, would you like to hear your opinion?"
Wen Renzheng's dim eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Young Master Liu with a half-smile.
"Tell me."
"Old man, if my father-in-law had not gone after Shu'er but stayed in the capital, I'm afraid Wenren's fate would have been even more miserable than it is now.
Because at that time, my father was not only clearing out those party members who were attached to the King of Shu, but he also had no intention of taking the opportunity to clear out your old party members!
If your father-in-law was in the capital at that time, some forces, large and small, would definitely come to discuss with you because of your prestige and connections.
By then, my father will see that even though you have retired and returned to your hometown, you still have the prestige to influence the situation in the court. Then, based on your father's character, when the time comes, I will...will...
Old man, you should understand what the boy wants to say."
Wen Renzheng pointed at Young Master Liu and laughed happily for a while, then slowly continued to walk forward.
"To hit the nail on the head, you are a discerning person!
After all, I had been sitting on that chair for several years, and I immediately saw the stakes involved.
But the old bastard son never figured out the key. Whether he was in the capital or not, the fate of the Wen family would not change.
On the contrary, if he happened to be still in the capital at that time, Wen Ren's fate would only be worse.
At that time, Yan He was already determined to eliminate the crooks under the King of Shu and pave the way for the crown prince Li Baiyu. At the same time, he was taking this opportunity to eliminate some of his disciples and old officials who had relied on the old man.
On the cusp of this storm, as the son of an old man, he was already in the first position to bear the brunt of the disaster, let alone wanting to survive.
Trying to avoid it is just wishful thinking.
At that time, because he happened to come to Jiangnan to chase Shu Er, Yan He mistakenly thought that he was here to ask for help from the old man.
Yanhe was thinking about the half-master-disciple relationship with Lao Chan, but he was also afraid that Lao Chan would really come out again and cause an uncontrollable mess, so he had no choice but to give up. That's why Wen Ren didn't make any big deal later.
suffer disaster.
Otherwise, let alone the Wen family, even the Tang family might be implicated!
Although Shu'er's behavior of escaping from marriage was not good, it happened to save the lives of the Wen family and the Tang family!
Her father, an old fool, always believed that Shu Er's behavior of escaping from marriage had harmed the Wen family and caused his sworn brother Tang Cheng to die in depression. He was getting more and more confused as he got older.
It was useless for Lao Chan to come forward to explain the matter. Instead, he thought that Lao Chan was deliberately pampering and protecting Shu'er.
It is simply unreasonable to think of something that is useless.
Maybe this is what is called time and destiny.
No, because decades have passed since this past incident, and the relationship between their father and daughter still has not eased in any way.
Even the old man was brought along with him.
Shuer came to the door dozens of times to ask for forgiveness, but her father always turned him away.
Her mother had already forgiven the child Shu'er. It should be said that her mother had never complained about this girl from the beginning to the end.
But when she got married, she followed her husband. Because of her father's stubbornness, no matter how much her mother felt sorry for her daughter, she still...
Alas, it’s hard for an upright official to deal with household chores!"
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned to look at Wen Renzheng.
"Old man, I think it's possible that my father-in-law has figured out the key to this a long time ago.
It was just because his sworn brother Tang Cheng died in depression. He felt guilty and didn't know how to convince himself to accept Shuer's apology.
Perhaps, my father-in-law feels too guilty towards his sworn brother Tang Cheng. After all, as you just said, Uncle Tang saved my father-in-law's life back then.
Maybe he actually understands everything in his heart, but... alas..."
Wen Renzheng stroked his beautiful beard and nodded, then shook his head with a complicated expression.
"Who knows? That's why I say things are complicated. Who is right and who is wrong can tell clearly!"
"grandfather."
A slightly choked voice came from behind the two of them, causing them to look around in a panic.