Chapter 55: Ruthless father-in-law and bear son-in-law
In the Guangyuan City Posthouse, an old man from Canghe was walking in front with a high profile, followed by more than a dozen middle-aged people following suit.
If a wise person from the Hou Dynasty saw this scene, they would not be overly surprised. Although the dozen or so middle-aged people are all noble and powerful ministers who are currently in charge of the government, the old man who leads them is even more remarkable. He is Li Count Xiong Bo, the head of the three counts of the Guanghou Dynasty.
This Xiong Bo has been famous for his fiery temper for hundreds of years. It seems that there is someone who can treat him as an equal.
Everyone knows that Xiong Bo is a strong supporter of Li Ziguang. Now that Li Ziguang has settled in the Prince's Mansion, Li Guanghou is seriously ill. It won't be long before Li Ziguang can ascend to the throne, and Xiong Bo will be even more powerful at that time.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the great court meeting, there was an endless stream of people who wanted to curry favor with Earl Xiong Bo, and some even wanted to worship him as their adopted father and son.
These powerful local factions will do whatever they can to gain more power when the new candidate takes the throne.
The big shots who were worshiped by the people in their respective places and whose official authority was unparalleled all seemed to have forgotten what shame meant.
There was a Confucian official in white shirt next to Xiong Bo, holding a landscape painting fan in his hand, and asked in a low voice.
"Father-in-law, the court meeting will start in a few days. My son-in-law thinks there is no need to get angry with Wang Gang. Just like Count Li Long."
Xiong Bo looked at his son-in-law's cowardly manner and cursed him.
"You're such a young man, why did my precious daughter Meifeng only fall in love with you back then? Look at you, your courage has become less and less since you became Viscount. What does it look like?"
Faced with Xiong Bo's scolding, the Confucian official in white bowed his head and did not dare to refute.
More than a dozen marquis officials behind them were all snickering. This couple was a joke to the entire lord court.
The white-clothed Confucian official named Ning Que was one of the five viscounts of the Hou Dynasty.
When Count Xiong Bo was looking for a son-in-law, many people crossed the threshold to propose marriage.
Regardless of what Xiong Bo's beloved daughter looks like, as long as she becomes Xiong Bo's son-in-law, she will have a prosperous official career and become more powerful.
Unexpectedly, so many young dignitaries of the Hou Dynasty divorced their wives in order to marry the Count's daughter, and in the end, they were replaced by Ning Que's successor.
This was a pity that year.
Ning Que was just a low-ranking baron at the time, and it was difficult to make a name for himself in remote areas. Moreover, he already had a poor wife at home. However, he was attracted by Xiong Bo's daughter, Xiong Meifeng. The position of Viscount.
But time has come and fortune has come back, and I have been too prosperous and suffered losses. I wonder who Xiong Meifeng is. The dignified earl high school girl is unruly, arbitrary and poisonous.
Rumor has it that Xiong Meifeng forced Ning Que's first wife to drink abortion pills several times, and in the end, Ning Que's first wife stubbornly gave birth to a child. Before the child named Ning Yu was born, three of his siblings had been stillborn. In the belly.
Ning Yu's birth made Xiong Meifeng treat Ning Yu's mother even more harshly, and she finally passed away with hatred three years later.
Those dignitaries who had not been favored by Xiong Meifeng were secretly amusing themselves with this incident, making fun of Ning Que's fear of his father-in-law.
Count Xiong Bo was even more angry when he saw Ning Que's resigned look.
"I heard from my sweet grandson that that little bastard is back. Haha, you are such a courageous dog. You think you can go against me by relying on Wang Gang's power. It's ridiculous."
Xiong Bo's loose eyes shot out a cold light, and he warned in an unquestionable tone.
"Kill him. If you are reluctant to part with that desolate pill, I can give you one as compensation."
When the dignitaries behind him heard the word "Huang Dan", their faces were filled with salivation. They looked at Viscount Ning Que, who was bowing his head next to Xiong Bo, with envy and jealousy.
Ning Que wanted to ask for a few words for his poor son, but he was blocked by Xiong Bo's anger.
After standing there for a while, he realized that everyone had disappeared with his father-in-law. Viscount Ning Que was sitting in the pavilion next to him, lost in thought.
He grew up in a merchant's family and had no worries about food and clothing. However, after the death of his parents, he pursued poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and gradually fell into decline. Fortunately, he met Ning Yu's grandfather. He vowed to start a new life and learn martial arts from him, and accepted what the old man gave him before his death.
Huang Dan and the daughter he entrusted with his whole life.
She originally planned to take good care of Ning Yu's mother throughout her life, but by chance, she met Xiong Bo's daughter and succumbed to the power of her father-in-law.
How could he not know that his child, Ning Yu, was in a difficult situation for so many years, but as a father, he seemed to have great authority, but he couldn't control everything.
He originally wanted Ning Yu to go to Nanshan to hide away for three years, but he didn't expect that his son who left in despair would return in glorious clothes, and he could cultivate the Wild Pill and become a monk. In his opinion, this must be the blessing of Ning Yu's mother in heaven.
The joy of home.
"Why."
Ning Que sighed, his face twitched as if he was making a painful decision, and he muttered to himself.
"Now that Li Ziguang has ascended the throne and his father-in-law has become more powerful, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Yu'er to survive. I have to abolish his cultivation and beg his wife Meifeng to spare him and allow him to become a rich man and spend his life idle.
"
Thinking of his son's stubborn temper, Ning Que shook his head and could only save his son's life by being ruthless.
"Mr. Ning, you are so happy. You are here to enjoy the flowers and the scenery."
The sudden sound interrupted Ning Que's meditation. He looked up and saw that it was Baron Wang Gang of Wolong City.
Wang Gang was accompanied by several guards, an old man in dark green robes, and Baron Lu Yu from Nanshan City.
"It turns out to be Mr. Wang and Mr. Lu."
Ning Que greeted the two of them and thanked Baron Lu Yu of Nanshan City for taking care of his son Ning Yu.
After the two sides exchanged a few polite words, Ning Que saw the old man with a dark green fairy-like appearance living between Wang Gang and Lu Yu, and asked who he was.
Wang Gang gave a brief introduction, saying that his son Wang Dalu’s master’s surname was Li.
When Ning Que heard that this old man was Wang Dalu's master, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times and didn't dare to underestimate him.
Although Wang Dalu had a bad reputation before, he heard that his son Ning Yu had always respected him since he came back and kept calling him "Master Wang", so he knew that someone who could respect such a stubborn person was definitely not an ordinary person.
He had long wanted to meet the Mr. Wang that his son spoke of, but he didn't want to meet Wang Dalu's father and master now.
Seeing Wang Gang and Lu Yuyuan leaving, Ning Que felt a little sorry. Wang Gang was indeed a good character, but too much fame was not a good thing and might bring disaster.
One wrong move and the whole game is lost.
A deep mansion with a tall gate and a long halberd.
In a luxurious room in the mansion, candlelight is brightly lit.
A nobleman begged a beautiful woman in red.
"Mother must kill that little bastard Ning Yu on behalf of the child. Now he doesn't even pay attention to me, the Viscount Yameni. It's extremely hateful."
The beautiful woman wore a hairpin ring with jade beads and a red dress, looking at her son with a loving look on her face.
"Don't worry, my son, that little bastard won't be able to run around for a few days. When your father comes back, I will let him personally execute the little bastard he and that bitch had with him."
Speaking of the bitch and the little bastard, there was a hint of viciousness in the beautiful woman's eyebrows.
This deep palace is Ning Que's Viscount Palace. The beautiful woman is Xiong Meifeng, Count Xiong Bo's beloved daughter, and the noble son is her and Ning Que's son, who is now the legitimate son of the Viscount Palace, Ning Xiong.
Ning Que's son Ning Yu is also practicing day and night in this mansion, with some wild crystals rewarded by Wang Dalu beside him.
He remembered the promise Heifeng Ye made to him in Luofengpo King Continent to help him seek justice from those who had harmed his mother and son, and to rectify his mother's injustice.
The revenge of killing one's mother is unforgettable, and the pain of taking away one's legitimate son is hard to eliminate.