There was an almost frozen silence inside the car.
Bai Qingqian stared blankly at Li Xi's calm face, unable to say a word for a long time.
Li Tianlan’s life experience.
This may be the only issue she has been worried about and even a little afraid of in recent years.
There was no way to describe her inner feelings.
In the past few years, Li Tianlan has been getting closer and closer to the Dongcheng family. Bai Qingqian feels very happy, but she is also a little scared. She doesn't know how to face this child who is gradually returning, and she doesn't dare to think about what will happen if he learns about her life experience. What kind of reaction will there be?
Complaint? Resentment? Indifference? Or something else.
She thought about this question again and again, watching Li Tianlan get closer and closer to the answer. She was looking forward to the arrival of this day, and at the same time, she was also fearing the arrival of this day.
She knew that Li Tianlan had noticed something.
Maybe it was the clues from the past years, or maybe it was the Dongcheng family and the Bai family's unabashed preference for him that made him notice something.
But Li Tianlan didn't say anything, and even occasionally showed an attitude of rejecting the topic.
But other than that, his attitude towards the Dongcheng family has not changed much. He calls Dongcheng Invincible Minister and his aunt. He is polite and respectful, but there is no obvious alienation.
Bai Qingqian felt a little distressed, but her heart was gradually settling down.
She thought that Li Tianlan might not be able to accept these things for a while. She thought that the time was not mature enough, so the truth was clearly right in front of them, but both parties turned a blind eye to it. Maybe in a few years, or in a few more years, she would slow down. Slowly tell Li Tianlan the truth, in the most peaceful way...
But Bai Qingqian didn't expect that Li Xi would directly break through this layer of window paper that almost no longer existed but had great significance.
Dongcheng Wudi held the steering wheel tightly and smiled silently.
He had no way to accuse Li Xi, and Li Xi had no obligation to keep them secret. Moreover, there seemed to be nothing to keep secret...
"he......"
Bai Qingqian's confused and dissociated voice sounded after a while: "Uh... um... did he say something?"
"No."
Li Xi shook his head: "He has known about this for a long time."
"so..."
Bai Qingqian's body trembled slightly: "He still refuses to forgive us?"
"No."
Li Xi shook her head, thinking about her conversation with Li Tianlan: "He doesn't hate us, so there's no forgiveness. He said that neither the Li family nor the Dongcheng family had anything to say sorry for him. He said that now In this way, it’s actually very good, there is no need to explain anything deliberately.”
Li Xi was silent for a moment and laughed softly: "He is your Majesty now. Maybe he is still very young in his twenties. Maybe in our eyes, he is still a child, but he is indeed the most powerful person in this world now. One of the most powerful people, there is no one left. He stands at the pinnacle of personal martial arts. With the rapid development of the Eastern Palace, he also has unimaginable power and wealth. Now he can almost do whatever he wants, as long as he wants. , there is nothing he can’t do or cannot get..."
"If he had just appeared in Huating a few years ago and had nothing, maybe if we told him the truth, he would be resentful, unable to accept it, and hysterical... But now he has almost everything. Today, he is Dongcheng
What is given to him by the family and the Li family? From his level, what else can't he see? Just because he doesn't explain this matter doesn't mean he doesn't know. If he knows about it and is still willing to interact with the Dongcheng family, it means he has seen it.
He started this matter without saying anything because he was too lazy to dwell on it, and at the same time he didn't want to make us feel embarrassed or guilty."
"As it is now, it's actually very good. Just because he won't call us parents for the time being doesn't mean he's not their son."
Li Xi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you know why he went to Kunlun City to bring Li Xi back?"
"Why?"
Dongcheng Wudi asked subconsciously.
"Not because I might recover
Strength."
Li Xi said slowly: "It was my choice to join the Eastern Palace. He agreed to help me fight against Gu Xingyun just because he said that I can be considered his mother."
Li Xi was silent for a while, then laughed a little complicatedly: "Mother-in-law, is she also a mother, right?"
"So, thank you very much, thank you for taking care of me for so many years. Later I found out that the Dongcheng family did a lot of things secretly after the collapse of the Li family... If we hadn't secretly taken action, the fate of the Li family might have been
It would be even worse, if it weren't for you...we probably wouldn't be able to survive...if..."
Her voice gradually became lower and she was in a daze.
More than 20 years ago, the Dongcheng family was also the most influential wealthy family in Central Continent. At that time, Dongcheng Hanguang was still the executive deputy minister of the Central Continent Military Department and one of the directors of the Central Continent Parliament.
Although there is an additional subtitle, Zhongzhou did not have the current position of standing minister at that time, so Dongcheng Hanguang's position at that time was equivalent to Dongcheng Wudi's current position. He ranked third among the council members, with deep roots and strength.
Strong.
Li's collapse was too sudden.
There was a turmoil within the Southeast Group, and the Gu family struggled to rise under tremendous pressure. The Dongcheng family took action, secretly smoothing some things over and concealing some truths.
For example, Dongcheng Rushi and Li Tianlan.
For so many years, Gu Xingyun didn't even know about this. He always thought that Li Xi and Li Kuangtu's daughter was dead.
As for Li Tianlan's origin, he may not be sure about anything until now.
If there were no Dongcheng family, things would not be like this at all. Even if Li Xi killed him with his own hands back then, maybe it was really Dongcheng. How could there be the current story?
"Don't think they are good people, they are also selfish!"
Bai Qingqian said coldly and glared at Dongcheng Wudi fiercely.
Although the relationship between husband and wife has eased, when this topic was mentioned, the resentment and grievances in her heart suddenly surged up, and she didn't like Dongcheng Wudi.
Dongcheng Wudi coughed dryly and drove the car. Feeling guilty, the speed of the car was as slow as a turtle crawling.
In the final analysis, what happened back then was just a transaction, with no other purpose whatsoever.
The development of the Dongcheng family back then has already reached a bottleneck period or the peak period they can reach. After the peak, it must be a stage of continuous decline. To become the de facto leader of the military, Dongcheng Hanguang can be said to have spent all his efforts, but the wealthy group
Different from other groups, this is a loose group that tends to be an alliance, with a serious lack of internal cohesion. In many cases, it has already felt internal constraints without doing much to the outside world.
The wealthy group is naturally dominated by the wealthy families of Zhongzhou, with Dongcheng, Bai, and Zou as the pillars. However, other wealthy families have various relationships with major groups. In terms of scale, the wealthy group ranks first among the six major groups.
But it almost never makes the same sound.
Dongcheng Hanguang was not sure to what extent the Dongcheng family would develop after he retired. At that time, the three pillars of the wealthy group were all eagerly seeking changes, but could not find any opportunities at all.
The biggest problem is that there is no real strong person in the Dongcheng family, which is the largest family in the military.
At that time, the peak military force of Central Continent was also the peak military force of the Dark World, and this has been the case for hundreds of years.
The Li family and the Beihai Wang family have always been at the top of Zhongzhou's personal strength.
Even if the Dongcheng family has cultivated a powerful force like Yaochi, there is no guarantee that every generation will have masters in the invincible realm. Even if someone is lucky enough to enter the invincible realm, he will still be a younger brother in front of the Li family and Beihai.
Personal force often does not represent anything, but more often it clearly represents something.
The position of a war god who protects the country can already explain some problems.
This position represents great power, but it also represents extreme force.
Absolute personal strength represents absolute prestige. Today's Beihai Wang family is a behemoth that slowly transformed into a behemoth after its personal strength reached its peak.
A true peak invincibility means victory in countless disputes
Confidence is related to many invisible prestige, interests, diplomatic relations and executive power. If the Dongcheng family had an invincible force that could compete with the Li family and Beihai, the entire Dongcheng family and even the wealthy groups would go one step further and become
A super large group that can truly be on an equal footing with the Southeast Group.
The collapse of the Li family gave the Dongcheng family an opportunity.
Li Honghe needs to save the last strength of the Li family as another trump card.
The Dongcheng family is eager to seize this opportunity and cultivate a truly top-notch strongman.
Yaochi cannot cultivate such a strong person.
Li is the most suitable candidate.
The deal was concluded the moment the two parties came into contact.
The grandson of the Dongcheng family became the grandson of Li Honghe and became Li Tianlan.
The granddaughter of the Li family became the granddaughter of the Dongcheng family, and became the Dongcheng family.
For future integration, both parties adopt the oldest but often most effective method.
marriage.
From that moment on, the male and female babies who were born on the same day, same month, and same year were already bound to each other.
Li Honghe had no reservations about Li Tianlan. He gave all the inheritance of the Li family to him and trained him with all his strength. The Dongcheng family also showed no stinginess to Dongcheng. Both parties treated their two children as their own and only waited for them to grow up and be successful.
marry.
At that time, the power of the Li family became the power of the Dongcheng family.
The power of the Dongcheng family will also be the cornerstone of the Li family's re-emergence.
From that moment on, the Dongcheng family and the Li family have placed their respective futures on their two children.
This is a deal.
Up to now, this transaction has shifted slightly due to various factors, but in general, the general direction has not changed.
Li's rise again.
With the rise of the Li family and the establishment of the East Palace, the new group will also become an important turning point for the three pillars of the wealthy group to seek changes.
Among them, those who may have suffered a lot are Bai Qingqian, who lost his son, and Li Tianlan, who suffered a lot since childhood.
Li Tianlan has already gained something.
What about Bai Qingqian?
Li Xi looked at Bai Qingqian blankly for a long time, then stretched out his hand, held her palm, and said softly: "Thank you."
"I..."
Bai Qingqian shook her head: "I don't need to thank you. After all, in my heart, she is also my daughter..."
She looked straight at Li Xi, her voice pleading: "If you really want to join the East Palace... my only request is that you can help me take care of my son."
"It's just like what he said."
Li Xi said softly: "That's my son too."
A son-in-law is naturally also a son.
Bai Qingqian bit her lip and nodded vigorously.
"If possible, I really want to wait until the moon god wakes up, and then watch them get married and watch their children..."
Li Xi's voice was a little soft.
"Moon God?"
Bai Qingqian asked.
"ah."
Li Xi smiled: "This is the name that Li Kuangtu and I gave her before he was born, Li Yueshen, but... this name is also very good."
"name..."
Bai Qingqian's eyes were in a trance.
"Tian Lan also has a name, right?"
Li Xi asked tentatively.
Almost every parent will name their child before he or she is born.
"yes."
Li Xi's smile was a little bitter. She and Dongcheng Wudi had naturally chosen a name for Li Tianlan back then, but with the development of things now, that name has almost no meaning.
Li Tianlan is Li Tianlan after all.
Dongcheng Wudi sighed, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, he stopped the car and said softly: "We also decided on a name at that time. At that time, Qing Qian was just four months pregnant."
Shaking his head, Dongcheng Wudi said: "His name is Dongcheng Huangtu."