Although Luan Cheng called Luan Xin both "father" and "uncle", and the identity of the latter could be guessed with his toes, he still kept a bit of luck. What if the person Luan Cheng called was Luan?
Which branch? But when he saw Luan Xin's face clearly, the eyebrows and eyes of the young scribe from many years ago gradually overlapped with those of the man in front of him. His face turned extremely white, and for a moment his color was ashen.
Luan Xin narrowed his eyes and sneered: "It's rare for a noble person to still remember."
There was a bit of contempt and ridicule in the sinister tone, which made him feel bitter in his heart. Thinking about it, he knew that the other party was unfriendly to him. Others may not know, but he still didn't know clearly that he and Luan Xinyin were
Why make enemies?
Luan Zhengyi's legs were destroyed by his orders!
Even his future was almost lost in his hands.
With such deep hatred, I am afraid that only the gods in the Buddhist niches can forgive him. This realization made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar after just escaping from death, and his mind was buzzing. He bit his lips nervously, wet the cracked lips, and asked
Said: "How are you doing?"
The movement here also fell into the eyes of a group of old officials of the Xin Kingdom.
Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts and curiosity. But they didn't know the inside story of the matter yet, and they didn't dare to speak out and offend others rashly. Although this group of people saved them, the other party's position was unclear. They could save them or kill them.
After finally escaping, who wants to die?
"From the beginning, you will come back again." Luan Xin looked at his frightened enemy with interest, and said words that frightened the opponent with his thin lips, "You did everything right back then, and you stole my qualifications and dethroned me.
How can my legs be so good today? There is one thing that you may not know yet. That Li Shisong, the servile man who saddled you in front of and behind the horse, has been killed by me!"
When he heard that Li He was dead, his expression became deathly silent.
After all, Li He was just an accomplice under his command, and he was punished and killed, not to mention he was such an evil villain?
His lips moved uncontrollably.
Staring at Luan Xin, he asked, "Is Li He really dead?"
Perhaps Luan Gongyi was deliberately scaring himself.
Luan Xin said: "I beheaded him with my own hands."
When he heard Li He's fate, his facial nerves twitched violently, as if he was holding back and struggling for something. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Luan Zhengyi, what do you want to do today? Give you one leg? Or give you two legs? Or?
Will I pay for your life?"
He clenched his fists excitedly and spoke forcefully. He showed no trace of the fear just now. He looked completely ready to fight, even a bit provocative. Seeing this, the old ministers of the Xin Kingdom hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him back.
Don't seek death.
But the other party didn't want to appreciate it at all.
He raised his hand and aimed his fire at Luan Cheng who was behind Luan Xin.
He scolded: "Who allowed you Luan family girls to be shameless, to be coquettish in takeaways, to court prostitutes, and finally to become such a bastard! And you, Luan Xin, a beggar from a pariah background, dare to claim to be a scholar. It's just a loss of one of your legs.
It’s already magnanimous!”
How could Luan Xin and Luan Xin endure these words?
The young and energetic Luan Cheng was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
However, he only had a prison uniform on him and his sword had been confiscated long ago, so he easily pulled out Luan Xin's sword and pointed it at the opponent.
He said angrily: "You bastard, clean your mouth!"
Not only was the other party not afraid, but his arrogance became even stronger, and he spat: "Luan Cheng, how dare you, an adulterer, act so arrogantly in front of me? If you have the guts, just stab me with a sword and see if the law and the world can tolerate you! Bear with me.
You little beast for a long time!"
All the old officials of the Xin Kingdom were frightened when they heard this.
Although Luan Cheng's life experience is not a secret in the industry, and the disagreement between the two is well known, but due to face, no one will talk about it. After all, there are some things that are difficult to expose when you meet someone with your head down.
Also treat the other person as air.
I never expected that the real owner would reveal it publicly and in front of Uncle Luan Cheng. Isn't this just asking for death?
Someone tried to smooth things over.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. This kid is out of his mind and has gone crazy."
It's okay for this guy to keep his mouth open, don't hurt them.
They were not worried that Luan Cheng would kill his brother with his own hands.
Not to mention that the two are half-brothers, the most important thing is that Luan Cheng's identity is at a disadvantage. In name, he is indeed an "adult child", born of his parents' adultery outside of marriage. Even though Luan's wife never admitted that Luan Cheng was
The identity of Cheng's biological father could not stand up to the fact that the biological father's wife was shouting everywhere. Furthermore, scholars were very particular about etiquette, and if a son who was born out of adultery killed his eldest brother, his reputation would be ruined.
but--
Just because Luan Cheng can't take action doesn't mean that Luan Xin can't do it!
When Luan Cheng was about to thrust his sword out, Luan Xin raised his hand and knocked the sword out of his hand. When the sword fell to the ground, he picked up the hilt with his toes and grabbed it firmly. Luan Xin's eyes were serious: "A Cheng
, stand down! Where do you have the right to speak here?"
Luan Cheng was a little afraid of this uncle.
"...but uncle..."
On weekdays, when his mother mentioned him, she was full of regrets and guilt. She repeatedly told Luan Cheng that if she had the chance to see Luan Xin in the future, she must be filial and obedient. Luan Cheng usually had no sharp edges and was well-behaved and docile, so he naturally kept his mother's words in his heart.
Luan Xin looked a little impatient: "Back off!"
Luan Cheng had no choice but to do as he was told. Luan Xin looked at the old minister of Xin State again, his eyes full of warning: "The dispute between me and him needs to be settled clearly today. Please don't let outsiders interfere!"
Once you intervene and get accidentally injured, consider yourself unlucky.
Since the talk has come to this point, it is natural for outsiders not to get involved, lest it harm themselves. Furthermore, they do not have a good relationship with this person and have no personal relationship. When Xin Guo was still alive, he relied on his family background to seek an official position abroad.
He levied excessive taxes, flattered his superiors and bullied his subordinates. After the destruction of the Xin Kingdom, he privately also bullied the weak and the widowed, and bullied men and women. However, no one dared to touch him because of his family background.
I saw Luan Xin stepping forward with his sword. Under the angry and provocative eyes of the other party and the gazes of Xin Guo's old ministers, he raised his foot and kicked the person back into the pit. A scream came from the pit - in order to bury them.
, the pit was dug big and deep.
Luan Xin gave orders with a sinister expression.
"Buried!"
A group of old ministers of the Xin Kingdom: "..."
Luan Xin turned to them and said: "You just assume that he has not been rescued, just that he was buried alive in the pit a long time ago. If anyone wants to seek justice for him, just come to Luan!"
Luan Cheng looked at the big pit: "Uncle, did you really bury him?"
Luan Xin said: "If it's not really buried, is it fake?"
Originally, he wanted to behead the man, but for Luan Cheng's sake, he wanted to leave a whole body for him.
Luan Xin's intention to kill was naturally not because of the other party's insults, nor did it even have anything to do with Luan Cheng. It was simply because he thought of half of his patella that had been shaved off, his broken hamstrings, and his leg meat that had been boiled by pouring boiling water on it.
!You should pay with your life!
The soldiers under Shen Tang's tent were talking about efficiency, but they would not fill it in shovel by shovel. A brave warrior would be able to do it in three strokes, five divisions and two. The speed was so fast that the old officials of Xin State were not given time to react, and the shouts and curses below were even louder.
Stopped abruptly.
Everyone who witnessed this subconsciously touched their necks.
If this efficiency belongs to Zheng Qiao's soldiers and horses...
No matter how quickly the reinforcements arrived, they could not save them.
As for Luan Xin’s act of burying and killing his enemies——
No matter what they think in their hearts, at least no one has any objections on the surface.
After dealing with the big hole, the uncle and nephew talked privately for a while, mainly Luan Xin comforted Luan Cheng. After all, being insulted as an "adult son" in front of others made everyone feel uncomfortable: "Those words that person scolded, you
Just don’t think too much about it.”
Luan Cheng's mood was more stable than he thought.
He and his "brother" stayed in the same circle, and there were some occasions where he couldn't avoid it. This was the first time he was scolded like this.
only--
Luan Cheng still felt a little depressed in his heart that could not be relieved.
"...I didn't think about that, I was just a little confused...Why did Aniang find that person back then? After all, he was a married man." Even if he later hired a cheap father, it was just a lie to outsiders. Luan Cheng and him
The appearance of her biological father is quite similar, and anyone who is not blind can see it. "... Anyway, she is just looking for someone to borrow her seed. Isn't it okay to borrow someone with a background that won't be troublesome?"
He had been holding these words in his heart for many years, but no one could talk to him, let alone let his mother-in-law know. When he met his uncle who stood up for him, he accidentally said it out.
Luan Xin: "..."
He looked at Luan Cheng and sighed softly.
Said: "How can it be so simple?"
Luan Cheng looked at him in confusion, and Luan Xin said: "Your mother-in-law is not completely free, and her relationship with your biological father is not entirely consensual. There is still a bit of coercion in it. It's just that it's not convenient for me to reveal it.
You have to swallow the loss yourself. Your biological father is powerful and insists on insisting on it. What can a weak woman do? When she found out she was pregnant, she also hesitated to have an abortion."
At that time, Luan Xin was still young and could only help her stop the elders of the branch clan, but it was not enough to make her stand up straight and prevent outsiders from coveting her. Luan Xin concentrated on studying and practicing, and the queen of the Luan family took care of it herself.
, it is inevitable to make things difficult when negotiating with outsiders.
Luan Cheng really didn't know that he almost wasn't born.
"What happened next?"
Luan Xin sighed softly: "Somehow, the news got out. The other party learned that your mother was pregnant, and came to visit her personally... It was only after she gave birth to you that she completely got rid of the other party's entanglement."
Luan Cheng didn't dare to dwell on the details.
But there was some nausea in his throat, and he said angrily: "In that case - their eldest wife is still so bullying?"
"The world is always harsher on the weak." Etiquette is the restraint of the strong on the weak. Just as a wife hates the flowers and plants outside her husband more than a husband who can't control his lower body.
Luan Cheng still didn't understand.
"But it's not like he doesn't have a son... Why force my mother to give birth to a... me? Asking for trouble?"
Does it sound good to have an "adult child" outside?
Unexpectedly, Luan Xin said something shocking: "Oh, there is another story behind this. Of course it is because you are his only biological son. He cannot take you away from the Luan family, so he can only force your mother to give birth to you. This
Your biological father said it himself when he came to visit you."
Luan Cheng: "...and him?"
He pointed to the large hole that had been filled in.
Luan Xin said: "Many women from aristocratic families have one or two beautiful confidants before marriage. Your biological father still has some health problems, which makes it difficult for the woman to get pregnant. The man at the bottom of the trap is not suitable for Shi... but in order to conceal the hidden illness, he did not reveal it.
.Whether he is a biological child or not, if it is listed in the family tree, the relationship is nominally father and son."
Sometimes nominal relationships are almost the same as blood relationships.
Luan Cheng pointed at himself: "That may not be me either!"
His mother-in-law’s confidant has at least one hand!
"I guess I want to take a chance. Anyway, after you are born and your eyebrows grow slightly, there will be no rumors that he has a hidden disease, so you can keep your reputation." Wanting a child is fake, but wanting face is real. Otherwise, he would not indulge the main wife.
Yell about that.
Luan Cheng was so angry when he heard this: "Shameless, hateful!"
Luan Xin said: "Ignore it."
The situation now is different from that then.
The high-ranking dignitaries could not maintain any dignity in the face of the turmoil of war. It was better that they did not get into his own hands. If they were looking for death, Luan Xin would not mind giving them a ride.
When he saw Luan Cheng, he reminded Luan Xin of something.
He wanted to borrow someone from Chu Yao to pick up the eldest sister Luan.
"Although the Luan family also has some servants and guards, money and silk are so attractive that there is no guarantee that they will not develop evil intentions along the way."
Chu Yao said: "Your worries are not unreasonable."
After all, this is how the disciple Lin Feng's family suffered.
It would be safer to send someone to meet you.
but--
Chu Yao asked: "Is Zhengyi no longer interested in the Luan family?"
Luan Xin smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to repay kindness."
The culprit back then was not his sworn sister. He left coldly, more because he saw his own identity clearly. If he still felt uncomfortable, it would be fine if the two families stayed away from each other in the future. Compared with his little knot of heart, it was naturally the other party.
Human life is more important.
After Luan Xin left, Gu Chi poked his head around.
Gu Chi said: "When did I poke my head in?"
Chu Yao laughed and said: "You will know when you look at the tide."
He didn't understand the relationship between the two - Gu Chi always stared at Luan Xin, and was tit-for-tat publicly and privately, but sometimes he was very caring. I really didn't know what Gu Chi was up to.
Gu Chi said: "Keep an eye on him to prevent him from causing trouble."
Chu Yao raised his eyebrows slightly and set up his voice to prevent others from eavesdropping. He said with a serious look: "Justice and love, the Lord's kindness to him is as deep as the sea. How can there be chaos? Watch the tide and be careful what you say."
Gu Chi: "It's because he misses me that I have to stare at him."
Gratitude also has a first-come-first-served order.
Even if the possibility of Luan Xin betraying him is slim, and even if the chance of him harming himself is higher than causing chaos, you still have to keep an eye on him. Maybe one day he can save Luan Xin who harms himself.
Chu Yao: "..."
After they rescued the old ministers of the Xin State, they began to plan the next step. The situation in Qianzhou was dangerous, and if they were not careful, they would be involved in a chaotic war. The national seal was too easy to reveal its position.
Even if they don't have the intention of snatching, they can't prevent others from having this intention, nor can they prevent the other party from speculating on their own side. They have only two choices - either avoid carefully and stay away from the melee, or join the fight and defeat their opponent.
Coincidentally, Kang Shi was also worried about this matter.
"I just don't know when the lord will return..."
The two groups of people need to meet up as soon as possible to be safe.
Gong Xiqiu crossed his arms and said: "Instead of worrying about Mama, you should worry about yourselves. Mama's side has stronger troops. Who can't get away if they meet someone? Can you do it? Such a small manpower is not enough for everyone. Twice."
"Before they react, run away if you have to. We are gentlemen and it is never too late to take revenge for ten years. Over there, we are villains and we take revenge from morning to night." According to Gong Xichou's meaning, if you can escape, run away as soon as possible. If it's later, you can escape if you want--
As soon as he finished speaking, Kang Shi tightened the reins fiercely, his expression distorted.