Mr. Yan looked at Mr. Yan with wide eyes, obviously not agreeing with such a proposal.
"Dad," Mr. Yan looked at his father, "how long has this been, and you are still hiding me? Is it possible that you have to watch your second brother die in prison?"
Mr. Yan's expression was gloomy: "We, the Yan family, have to keep it secret all our lives. We must not reveal even a word about that matter. Besides, what's the point of telling others? It will eventually bring disaster to the Yan family."
Mr. Yan was silent for a moment: "My son didn't think well, but since this matter can never be discussed for the rest of his life, why not take out those things, let's exchange them for money, and go think of a solution for my second brother."
Mr. Yan hesitated. He raised his head and saw a painting and calligraphy hanging in the room. It was a picture of plum blossoms and snow.
Old Mrs. Yan made a serious face: "You must always have integrity in your heart. The Yan family has been like this for hundreds of years. Your grandfather also warned me like this. Are these things going to be destroyed in my hands?"
Speaking of this, Mr. Yan couldn't help but cough.
Mr. Yan hurriedly stepped forward and patted Mr. Yan on the back: "Father, even if we can't tell anyone, you still have to tell your son the whole story. I know you don't like your son, but now that Brother Zheng is gone, my second brother is deeply troubled.
Being imprisoned...who will bear the burden of the Yan family?"
Mr. Yan was even more sad when he heard this. After a while, he whispered: "This matter is not trivial." He shed tears when he said this. "Emperor Zhongzong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the father of the current emperor, was known as both civil and military.
, was a wise and powerful man. When he was young, he fought in various places, made great military exploits for the Great Zhou Dynasty, saved the people from fire and water, and after his death, he was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wu. He wiped out the so-called remnants of the previous dynasty in Changzhou.
Everyone praises his majesty, but in fact he is a cunning, cunning and treacherous person...
Our family's surname is not Yan but Tang. Our ancestors were officials of the second and highest ranks. We are truly a family of officials. When the country was destroyed and our family was destroyed, we reluctantly bowed our heads to the Zhou Dynasty, so we moved here to hide our names.
We must leave a glimmer of hope for our Liang Dynasty.
Seeing that the Zhou Dynasty's regime was becoming more and more stable, we no longer had any thoughts of restoring the country. We originally wanted to live peacefully like this, but then a war broke out in the northwest frontier. I don't know how Emperor Zhongzong of the Great Zhou Dynasty knew about us.
, we must join forces to fight against the enemy.
Zhongzong promised to ascend the throne in time and treat us, the survivors of the previous dynasty, kindly.
We agreed. Although Daliang has been destroyed, several princesses married to Tubo. The children born to the princesses have always been feared by Dazhou. If they are willing to send troops to help Zhongzong this time, they will also help Zhongzong after he ascends the throne.
They took control of Tubo, so everyone made a covenant.
As a result, Zhongzong pacified the northwest and achieved his goal, so he was named the prince.
But in the blink of an eye, he suddenly came to Changzhou and killed all the Daliang survivors who came forward to speak out. He also sent people to Tubo to join forces with the King of Tibet and kill those Tubo people who had helped Zhongzong."
When Mr. Yan heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Why did the late Emperor... Emperor Zhongzong of the Great Zhou Dynasty do this?"
There was a bit of disappointment in Mr. Yan's eyes. When he told his second son at that time, the second son immediately understood what it meant. The eldest son was really stupid: "It is a taboo to join forces with the survivors of the previous dynasty. If you are
If anyone knows, he will definitely be pulled down from the position of crown prince. He has so many younger brothers who can all become crown princes.
Emperor Zhongzong didn't want to ally with us at all, he was just using us, so many people died, just to pave the way for his throne."
After hearing this, Mr. Yan said: "What's the use of keeping this secret strictly? Can Daliang still be restored to the country?"
Mr. Yan said: "There must be some members of the royal family in Daliang still alive. Given time, we may not have the opportunity to serve the country."
"Even if there is a royal family in Daliang, we have already concealed our names. How could the royal family come to find us, and what proof do they have to know us?" Mr. Yan frowned, "Didn't father think of this?"
Mr. Yan said: "We have objects from the previous palace, and those things are the certificates."
Mr. Yan finally suppressed the joy in his heart: "Where is the thing?"
Mr. Yan looked around cautiously, and then spoke in Mr. Yan's ear.
…
After serving Mr. Yan for a while, Mr. Yan walked out of the house and went straight back to his yard. Mrs. Yan was waiting there with an anxious look on her face. When she heard the footsteps, she got up and stood aside to greet her.
After closing the door, Mr. Yan sat down and picked up a cup of tea to drink.
"Master, how are you?" Mrs. Yan asked in a low voice.
"Is this something you can ask?" Mr. Yan said sharply.
Mrs. Yan bowed her body in fear and did not dare to speak any more.
Mr. Yan slowly raised his lips: "But you have done a good job in this matter. Father finally told me everything.
The leader of the restoration of the country, the old man has been hiding this from me for so many years. He wants to pass all this on to the second son. Now that the second son has killed someone, Mr. Han, the prefect of Jiangyin, is not easy to talk to. He will definitely deal with business affairs.
Our eldest family is the only one left in the Yan family, why don’t you want to take these secrets to your grave?”
When Mr. Yan said this, he looked at Mrs. Yan: "How much money do you think this secret is worth?"
Mrs. Yan did not dare to speak.
Mr. Yan said: "It's not worth a penny. We are poor and have never lived a prosperous life. I want to sell all those things and buy an official position. In the future, I will have three wives and four concubines."
After saying this, Mr. Yan looked at Mrs. Yan sharply: "You'd better be more truthful. For the sake of your loyalty, I will not abandon you."
"Yes," Mrs. Yan said immediately, "I will obey the master."
"What about that bitch?" Mr. Yan said, "Don't let her ruin our affairs."
"Don't worry, sir," Mrs. Yan said, "she didn't tell Cui Hao that she would leave tonight. I have prepared a boat on the riverside. Once she gets on the boat, she will not be alive again."
Mr. Yan was very satisfied. He stood up and walked to Mrs. Yan. He stretched out his hand and pinched Mrs. Yan's chin: "I didn't expect you to be a vicious woman."
After saying this, Mr. Yan straightened his clothes and said, "It's time for me to go to the prison and see what my second brother has become now and let him beg me properly."
Mr. Yan turned around and walked out of the door.
The room became quiet again.
Mrs. Yan looked at the lights on the table, her eyes as bright as lights, with a smile on her face.
…
Xu Qinghuan was waiting for news in the house.
It was not Uncle Lei but Yong Ye who was waiting. Yong Ye's self-lighting skills were naturally better than Uncle Lei's. However, Yong Ye was Song Chengxuan's bodyguard. If he came to help her now, it might be inconvenient for Song Chengxuan.
Yong Ye came in and reported: "Miss Yan Si got on a small boat. After the boat sent Miss Yan Si to the other side, it returned to the river. After the boatman jumped into the river, he dug holes in the bottom of the boat."
Xu Qinghuan nodded after hearing this. This was deliberately to give the illusion that Miss Yan Si had drowned. Obviously those people thought that Miss Yan Si was still of great use.
The Yan family will definitely not care about Miss Yan Si's life or death. There is only one person who will worry about Miss Yan Si, and that is Cui Hao.
Holding Miss Yan Si's hand is equivalent to holding Cui Hao's hand.
"Our young master will do better." Yong Ye said suddenly.
Miss Xu has not mentioned the young master for a long time. In order to return to the young master as soon as possible, he must do his best to think about the young master.
Faced with Yong Ye's sudden words, Xu Qinghuan was startled.
Yongye explained considerately: "Our young master will never let you be in danger, that's why he sent me here. I will stay at Xu's house these days. Although the young master has no one to take care of him, it is very pitiful that he has no one to provide him with clothes and food."