Being stared at by a girl like this, Wu Chao's ears felt slightly warm, he coughed lightly and said: "It's not really a scolding -"
But it's true that he didn't sleep all night.
The reason is not because he was reprimanded by his grandfather, but because he was thinking about how he would deal with the next events if his grandfather really opposed it to the end.
"Grandfather refuses to agree to the current plan." He said bluntly, without hiding anything from Xu Mingyi. It has always been the consensus between the two of them to discuss advancement and retreat together when encountering problems.
King Dingnan disagreed...
Xu Mingyi was slightly startled when he first heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, he was not surprised at all.
Wu Chao once told her that the previous actions of the Dingnan Palace that secretly fueled the flames were enough to show what kind of path King Dingnan chose and paved -
"Then what do you think now?" Xu Mingyi asked Wu Chao first.
Whether it was to Wu Chao or to King Yan, there was no doubt that the weight of King Dingnan’s words was extremely important.
Wu Chao then roughly told the girl in front of him about the conversation he had in the study last night.
Finally: "I will still try to convince my grandfather——"
If he really couldn't be persuaded, he had already roughly thought of a follow-up response.
Xu Mingyi said nothing for a moment, just stared at him.
After looking at it for a while, he curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a pair of pear dimples on his cheeks.
Wu Chao looked a little confused, but there was a smile in his eyes unconsciously: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." The girl's clear eyes showed unabashed admiration and love: "Well... I just feel that this is indeed the Wu Chao I know."
As expected, he is the person she likes.
Wu Chao felt uncomfortable, and he didn't think there was anything unique about what he did. In his opinion, "It's just an ordinary person's choice."
Xu Mingyi also nodded.
But in this world, ordinary people doing ordinary things are precisely what are extraordinary.
Because most people's dreams are often unusual, and many worries in the world originate from this.
"Mr. Wu's intention is to use the minimum effort to gain the maximum benefit and gain a greater chance of winning..." Xu Mingyi said: "If you really want to talk about it, this is indeed a good way to reduce costs and risks. But the world situation is changing rapidly.
No one dares to judge what will happen in the future. What they think is the cost of avoiding the consequences may not turn out to be like this..."
Just like the last life...
King Dingnan's move was nothing more than playing chess with the people of the world. Even though the cost to the Wu family was small, this so-called price fell on the people of the world tenfold and a hundredfold.
She couldn't say whether King Dingnan's move was right or wrong, but she could clearly see the results of her previous life. In the previous life, the Xu family perished early in the hands of the emperor, and under King Dingnan's arrangement, Wu Chao
He passively left the Wu family in the form of death. King Yan was also relatively weak at that time. It seems that everything must be done in accordance with the arrangements of King Dingnan——
As a result, all the direct descendants of the Wu family, except Wu Ran, died in the fire...
After that, wars, big and small, continued to increase. Even in her dream, Wu Chao finally ascended the throne, but the world was still full of disputes. As the king of a country, he frequently went to war in person, which shows how difficult the situation was.
Who can say that the emergence of these consequences had nothing to do with King Dingnan’s persistence?
A single difference of thought will affect the real overall direction.
Speaking of the previous life, Xu Mingyi has always had some doubts about the fire that occurred in the Dingnan Palace of Ningyang five years from now -
The situation at that time was quite different from the current situation. After the emperor obtained the military power of the Xu family's army, he heard the news from somewhere and learned about the secret plans of King Yan and the Wu family. He actually surrounded the Dingnan Palace in the middle of the capital.
, and sent troops to Ningyang to escort the rebels Dingnan Wang and his family to Beijing for interrogation.
According to Wu Ran later, the fire was ordered by his grandfather, King Dingnan——
When the army surrounded Ningyang City, before they could enter the city, the Dingnan Palace was burned to the ground.
Wu Ran said that this was his grandfather's choice to preserve the dignity of the Wu family and the lives of the people in Ningyang City.
She couldn't imagine what kind of determination it was that could ask the old man to make such a decision...
The head of this noble family always has a straight spine. If he succeeds, he will succeed. If he fails, he is not willing to live in exchange for survival. He is not willing to be trampled by those he despises, nor is he willing to become a hostage and be humiliated——
And this fire did not just burn down the century-old mansion. It was destined to only burn more and more fiercely, keep spreading, and the fire was so fierce that it would eventually cover the entire world in this monstrous sea of flames.
This fire was the last sound left by the Wu family in this world. It was silent but deafening, and completely burned the chain that bound the Prince Yan's Mansion in Mizhou.
King Yan raised his troops and rebelled.
And she always felt that the fire was too decisive. The fire was like a blood-stained arrow sent to Mizhou, but why... it had to be fire? It left no room for anything and burned everything to the ground...
She could imagine how the noble family would not want their bodies to be insulted after death, but what happened before the fire?
How did the emperor learn about the plans of the Wu family and King Yan?
Is it because of the emperor's suspicion? Did he direct and act to deliberately frame her, just like he did against her Xu family?
--No.
The Wu family and the Xu family have always been different. At that time, if the emperor attacked the Wu family, the situation would be completely unbalanced. No matter how stupid the emperor was, he would not know this.
But the emperor did it anyway.
Then, there is only one possibility - the emperor really has the evidence of the Wu family's conspiracy with King Yan!
So he was angered, even scared, panicked, and desperately wanted to strike first, control the Wu family, threaten and intimidate King Yan, and hope to end the crisis as soon as possible.
But the emperor probably never expected that the Wu family would be so decisive.
In this way, it was King Yan who was angered. The Wu family made such a choice, and King Yan no longer had any scruples at all.
In the end, Prince Yan and his son became the rebellious officials and traitors in the world's eyes.
She didn’t know if King Dingnan who fell in the fire had ever regretted it, or that an old man like that would never regret it. If he loses the bet, he loses, and if he chooses the wrong path, he chooses the wrong thing.
At that moment, he cut off everything without hesitation, leaving no trouble for Prince Yan and his son——
But the price was too heavy.
After something happened to the Wu family in the previous life, she often thought that the Wu family had always been very meticulous in their actions. How did the emperor get the information that prompted him to take immediate action against the Wu family?
Is there a traitor in the Wu family...?
She had tried to ask Wu Ran, but at that time the young man had just experienced a family breakdown and could not think of anyone suspicious.
As for whether Wu Chao and Wu Ran found out anything after her death, it is unknown.
"Zhao Zhao?"
Seeing that her eyes were not focused, and she was obviously distracted, Wu Chao called out.
Xu Mingyi came back from trance, looked at him, and asked: "Wu Chao, do you still remember that when I went to Ningyang to find you last year, I told you to pay attention to the people around you?"
At that time, she suspected that the person Wu Chao said wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill him might be the traitor who would betray the Wu family in the future, so she took the opportunity to remind him a few words.
Although Wu Chao didn't know why she suddenly asked about this, he nodded immediately: "Remember."
How could he forget such an important thing, let alone her reminder.
"Wu Chao, I have never told you that I once had a very long dream... In the dream, something happened to our Xu family, and the Wu family was not spared and was destroyed in a fire...
During that fire, I vaguely saw a figure in Prince Dingnan's Mansion in Ningyang, and my intuition told me that the trouble with the Wu family might be related to that person."
This dream, and that figure, were not lies or thoughts. She had indeed had such a dream.
Wu Chao was stunned for a moment.
He has certainly seen how effective his Zhao Zhao's dreams are.
It's just that most of Zhao Zhao's dreams before were directed at individuals or certain events, but this time they directly affected both the Xu and Wu families...
"If there really is that person, at this critical moment, I'm afraid something might go wrong..." Xu Mingyi said sternly: "We must be careful and vigilant."
Although Wu Chao felt that this dream was too big, he responded seriously: "Don't worry——"
So, was she worried about what happened in this dream when she was distracted just now?
He even wondered, if she had had this dream early enough, would those reminders she had given him that had "ulterior motives" when they first met each other be just out of good intentions? Not what he thought at the time.
So complicated.
He thought of the scene when they first met that night in the Duke's mansion——
She opened her mouth and called him "Wu Shisun". He thought it was strange at the time, but she explained that he had guessed it.
Was it guessed or 'recognized'?
Now that I think about it, it actually seems very mysterious.
Perhaps, she already 'knew' him before he knew her——
Thinking like this, the young man reached out to hold the girl's hand next to the tea cup across the table between them, and said to her warmly: "Don't be afraid, everything depends on people. Look, I am the same now.
As Wu Chao, can I sit right in front of you?"
Xu Mingyi smiled and nodded: "I'm not afraid."
She no longer felt afraid.
Sometimes the wind blows up, carrying the raindrops and drifting into the window, and the fine rain mist sticks to the girl's satin-like black hair.
Looking at the pair of smiling but distant eyes in front of him, Wu Chao was inexplicably absent-minded. An indescribable mysterious feeling also emerged in his heart, and he blurted out a sentence without thinking -
"Zhaozhao... I feel as if you and I have known each other since the last life."
After saying this, I couldn't help but feel that this was a bit silly and a bit too tacky.
But just now he really had such a feeling for a moment, it was very real and very strong.
Xu Mingyi was startled when he heard that, and then the smile in his eyes grew stronger, and he nodded: "Actually... I feel the same way."
Their eyes met, and the boy's brows were filled with smiles.
"By the way, you just said, you remember what I said to you, then have you found anyone suspicious?" Xu Mingyi shook his hand slightly and asked him softly.
Wu Chao nodded: "I have ordered people to investigate this matter for a long time. There are indeed a few people in the clan who are slightly suspicious. I have been keeping people secretly and closely monitoring them. Even if there is any abnormality, it is within the controllable range."
And one of them, even calling him a clansman seems too light.
Hearing this, Xu Mingyi breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
Then he sighed again.
"What's wrong?" Wu Chao asked.
The girl took out the hand held by him, stretched both hands towards him, held his face with her cool white fingers, squeezed it, looked at it seriously, and said seriously -
"I was just thinking that a person like you can do everything so well..."
Why did King Dingnan think that he might act out of anger after learning the truth?
He is careful and patient enough and has the sense to control the overall situation. Wouldn't it be better for such a person to stay around to discuss important matters? Where can I find such a usable person?
But the previous King Dingnan planned to fake his own death without any discussion, which put Wu Chao in a completely passive position.
These grown-ups...
Although this stubborn approach is generally reasonable, if you think about it, it really makes people feel unconvinced.
A wise man will make one mistake after thinking a lot. Being so arbitrary, or in other words, having too heavy a sense of responsibility, and just trying to shoulder everything with one effort, is really a lot of disadvantages.
She was asked to say, how good Wu Chao is!
Xu Mingyi praised him again and again sincerely in his heart.
At this moment, Wu Chao felt like a dog...
It should be noted that when he rubbed Gouzi's face, he was like her...
When the dog was being rubbed by him, he squinted his eyes and enjoyed it very much. He was not as good as him, and he felt the same way at this time...
The young man thought seriously - if a human had a tail, he would have wagged it by now, and it would have to be a very joyful one. I am afraid that even the dog, who has always waggled his tail the most joyfully, is proud of the dogs.
Xiao Hei also had to accept the defeat.
But... Zhaozhao is actually dissatisfied for him, is he wronged for him?
Thinking of this, the boy became more willing to be rubbed, and when the girl took her hand back, she was even a little reluctant to let go.
He could only take what she said and said, "I want to have a good talk with my grandfather again, but my grandfather is not willing to see me at this time."
This morning he went to say hello, but he didn't see his grandfather.
Xu Mingyi heard this and said, "Maybe Mr. Wu is hesitating?"
"hesitate?"
"If you think about it carefully, why did Mr. Wu come all the way to the capital?" Xu Mingyi said while thinking: "If I want to urge you to return to Ningyang, I can just ask someone to knock you out and tie you back. Why bother to do it myself?
What about this trip?"
In fact, if you put it this way, this old man can be regarded as someone who respects the wishes of the younger generation. In other words, he really loves Wu Chao——
If not, why bother with just one letter to remind you.
This approach was like her grandfather always scolding her second uncle for refusing to start a family, but he never really forced him.
It's just that in comparison, Mr. Wu pays more attention to the overall situation in his own eyes. Therefore, whether he is a qualified elder cannot be evaluated solely on the basis of good, bad, right and wrong.
Wu Chao was stunned after hearing this.
That's right, my grandfather came to the capital in person at this time, it must not be just because of him——
It was because of a very divisive conversation last night that he saw it too one-sidedly.
Xu Mingyi continued: "Perhaps Mr. Wu was shaken after receiving the prince's letter, so he decided to go to Beijing to check and verify it in person. I also want to hear your thoughts again——"
Although King Dingnan is stubborn, he is not stubborn without paying attention to the actual situation. The dignified head of the Wu family may have made a mistake in his bet, but it is definitely not because of ignorance.
After all, the current situation has indeed changed a lot compared to the previous life.
The first is their Xu family——
In the previous generation, King Yan did not have the help of Xu Jiajun, and even at this time, there was no Xu Jiajun in the world. Under such a situation, King Dingnan would inevitably be more cautious.
But things are different now.
"Otherwise... let my grandfather meet Mr. Wu?" Xu Mingyi suggested.
