"Silly boy, you still dare to believe it..." Wu Jinling turned his head slightly and finally looked at the young man. His eyes were bloodshot, and there was a trace of envy and yearning in his eyes: "...I want to believe people, dare to believe people, even though I know it is a lie.
, but still have the courage to believe lies and still have sincerity..."
Is this stupid?
Wu Jingling shook his head slightly.
Perhaps this is the firmness and calmness that only those with a truly strong and tolerant heart can have.
And he never did.
He has never dared to trust people. Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he would still find every reason to doubt him. He did not believe that his father would be sincere towards his bastard, nor did he believe that his brother was completely unprepared when he was treated...
Facing this young man who looked like a mirror, he seemed to understand the root cause of all these evil consequences, but he seemed to be more and more confused.
"I'm just thinking about some old things. After I came to Beijing this time, I learned some old things." The young man's voice sounded from above his head: "It is said that in the Yan Palace, the first Princess Yan died in childbirth, but left behind
He gave birth to a child. At that time, the capital was under the control of the new emperor, and the Yan Palace was also unstable. The child
She was hidden in the palace by the Queen Mother and almost discovered several times. It was the second uncle who rushed to the palace in time before his grandfather entered the capital and made a big fuss in the palace of Prince Yan. He complained on behalf of the former Princess Yan and asked for an explanation from the royal family.
This prevented people from the court from getting close to the body of Princess Xianyan, so that the existence of the child was concealed."
At this point, Wu Chao looked at Wu Jinling: "If it weren't for my second uncle, I might not have been able to leave Beijing safely back then."
At that time, the second uncle happened to be traveling near the capital, and something happened suddenly. No one gave him any instructions. Everything was the second uncle's own decision.
Is this also a lie?
Wu Jingling laughed silently: "That's because I didn't know that my father would insist on supporting King Yan, your biological father... I just brought back a baby and raised it, and I never thought that when he grew up,
Will it become my biggest stumbling block? Now that I think about it, I was wrong from the beginning..."
"If I had it to do over again, would my second uncle still choose to escort me out of Beijing?"
Wu Jingling lowered his eyes and said mockingly: "Of course I can't. Is it you who are stupid, or are you the second uncle who is stupid... How can we have to say it all over again in this lifetime?... A Yuan, just kill me."
The unwillingness was gone from him, and the almost crazy persistence was gone. What was left was just the tiredness of wanting to return to peace: "Kill me and settle these grievances and grievances. It will also save you from future troubles..."
"Second uncle can't die yet. If my nephew deals with the Purple Star Sect in the future, he will have to ask his second uncle for advice."
Wu Chao said nothing else and turned around and left the study.
As he strode across the threshold, he ordered: "Keep an eye on the person."
"yes."
The study door was closed again.
There was deathly silence all around.
Wu Jingling was sitting there, his face slightly raised, tears gradually pouring out of his closed eyes.
…
On that day, Wu Chao began to work to restore the situation.
First, they liquidated the forces that Wu Jinling had planted in various parts of the Wu family, including Yingyue Tower.
Within a few days, the news that King Dingnan and his descendants were still alive was released to appease the hearts of everyone in the clan and military.
The next step is to clean up the "fish and shrimp" in the clan.
Wu Chao's action had a clear goal and could be described as vigorous and resolute. Before many tribesmen could react, his colleagues around him had already changed into new faces.
In this way, instead of adding to the panic, it actually revived the hearts of the people in the clan.
Those who stayed behind were all truly devoted to the Wu family, and naturally they all understood the principle of removing carrion to cure diseases.
"...Although Qi Shisun's actions are a bit big, he still retains benevolence in his decisiveness. He is kind and powerful at the same time. While establishing his power, he also wins people's hearts..." In the conference hall, while waiting, there were several people.
The elders of the clan were talking about this matter.
"Yes, after this incident, it can be seen that Shisun has truly grown up."
An old man stroked his silver beard and said with joy in his eyes: "A Yuan was brought up by the head of the family himself... I can really feel relieved that he will be in charge of the Wu family in the future."
At this time, a slight cough suddenly came into my ears.
Several elders looked up and saw the person clearly, and even felt a little surprised.
Oh, I almost forgot that there is a prince before my grandson!
Seeing through the old people's thoughts at a glance, Prince Wu, who had just listened to a few words vaguely, walked over with his hands behind his back.
What are these people thinking?
Do you really think A Yuan is your own?
A Yuan is the A Yuan of all people in the world.
So everyone should look at him more. If you look at him too much, you will be satisfied with him. Although he is indeed a little bit worse than A Yuan, at least he is his own and will not run away.
While Wu Jingming and his clan members were discussing matters, Wu Chao took Wu Ran to the military camp to handle matters.
At this moment, the news of King Yan's revolt in the north had arrived, and it was also confirmed that the King of the South had "resurrected from the dead". Now the troops of the imperial court outside Ningyang City could no longer hold back.
"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Even though I won't move, I still have to make careful arrangements in advance. In this way, if the enemy suddenly attacks, I can deal with it calmly... Second brother, is that what you mean?"
"Everything is ready so that when King Yan's army approaches, we can cooperate with it inside and outside..."
"I heard from Vice-General Gao that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court may not be able to wait for a few more days... Second brother, can I face the enemy with you then?"
On the way back to the palace, Wu Ran followed Wu Chao closely on horseback, talking non-stop.
When he got off the horse outside the house, the boy grabbed his brother's sleeve again.
"What happened again?" Wu Chao asked.
Sui Jiang on the side couldn't help but take a second look - thinking that in Linyuan City, when Miss Xu took her younger brother to do things, the young master taught him more diligently than Miss Xu. When he kept talking, it seemed that the young master didn't understand.
Yes, with that look, I wish I could be Mr. Xu’s teacher...
Why do you have so little patience when it comes to your own brother?
Could it be that rice is someone else’s favourite, and my brother is someone else’s favourite?
Wu Ran said: "Second brother, there is something I have been thinking about for a long time, and I still want to talk to you..."
Although some things have not really surfaced, he is not completely unaware of them.
"What's the matter?"
Wu Ran glanced around, lowered his voice, and said to his brother in a complex tone: "Second brother, third uncle, he seems..."
"I know." Wu Chao interrupted him as he walked forward, his feet not even slowing down for a moment.
Second brother knows?
Wu Ran was slightly stunned: "Then..."
He had thought about this matter many times in private, but could not figure out how to deal with it.
It's not appropriate to make a fuss rashly. Even if the third uncle doesn't admit it, he has no evidence to prove anything - but if he exposes this without even mentioning it, he will feel uneasy and there will be a gap in the future.
There have been many estrangements and suspicions, and I am afraid that the incident with my second uncle will happen again.
Of course, it cannot be compared like this. The real injustice in the second uncle's heart is his status as a concubine. This injustice has become a knot in his heart and will probably cause trouble no matter what.
Wu Chao looked forward and simply said: "Don't be in a hurry, just wait and see."
Wu Ran was a little confused.
Wait and see?
What are you waiting for?
But since the second brother knew that his father and grandfather must have known about it, the second brother said to wait, then just wait.
"Second brother, what should we do next?"
"Go and see my grandmother."
He had been busy with the things at hand since he returned home. Although he went to greet the old man every day, he never had time to have a few words with the old man.
Wu Ran went along as a follower.
As soon as the two brothers entered the hall, they could faintly hear talking and laughter coming from the inner room through a half-dozen purple bamboo curtains.
"...That little girl is beyond comparison with ordinary girls." Xu's voice came out: "She can ride a horse and shoot an arrow! Even in the face of the overall situation, she can still take charge of her own role!"
Wu Chao heard this and raised his hand to stop the maid who was about to go in to pass the news, signaling to wait.
The maid is a little confused, what does this mean... Does Shisun want to eavesdrop on the conversation between the old lady and the prince's wife openly?
Wu Ran couldn't help but glance at his second brother.
Fortunately, the man's face was calm and his posture was upright, so that one could not see the slightest sense of surreptitiousness that one might expect from an eavesdropper.
The old lady's laughing voice sounded, she said "good" several times in a row, and asked her daughter-in-law: "What does it look like? Come on, tell me..."
"What does it look like..." Mrs. Xu seemed to think about it for a moment before she knew how to describe it: "Has mother seen the immortal in that painting? Whatever the immortal looks like, the little girl will look like!"
"Oh, this..." The old lady patted her legs under the brocade quilt and smiled from ear to ear.
Immediately, he became a little worried again, and asked his daughter-in-law in a low voice: "You are such a nice girl...do you think you can like A Yuan? Do you need our help?" I thought about the reason why my son was able to marry such a good wife in the first place.
, in addition to relying on face, she, the mother-in-law, also helped behind the scenes, otherwise it would have been him - haha.
Mrs. Xu said: "You don't have to worry about this. We, A Yuan, can live up to our expectations!"
He added: "My little girl also has a free and generous temperament. She doesn't have so many twists and turns. My daughter-in-law can see clearly whether she really means that..."
As he said that, he took out a purse he carried with him from his sleeve and showed it to the old man: "Look at this sachet, it was given to me by that child... He said that he was afraid that I wouldn't sleep well, and he even put medicinal herbs in it.
Woolen cloth."
The old lady took it, looked at it again and again, and nodded.
"Okay, that's great..."
It would be better if I could give it to her.
Of course this was impossible, Mrs. Xu quickly took it back and put it back in her sleeves - usually even her husband wouldn't let her touch her. This was the first time she was taking something belonging to her future daughter-in-law, how could she not treasure it?
Seeing her daughter-in-law's retracting action, the old lady couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Since it is a sachet to aid sleep, what is it used for during the day?
Why does it feel like my daughter-in-law came here specifically to show off to her?
Inside the house, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting happily. Outside the curtains, Wu Chao also slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
He doesn't like to be praised, but he likes to hear compliments.
Zhao Zhao is so good, he wants to let everyone in the world know about it.
He signaled to the maid that she could go in and pass the news.
"Second brother..." Seeing his second brother's smiling face, Wu Ran was extremely curious and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Which one is mother or grandmother talking about?"
"Your future sister-in-law." Wu Chao's mouth was slightly curved, and his tone was gentle and a little complacent as a young man.
While talking, he already raised his feet and walked towards the inner room.
"..." Wu Ran's mouth opened wide, as if he could stuff an egg into it, or even a goose egg.
Sister-in-law...sister-in-law?
He is going to have a second sister-in-law?!
After reacting, the boy's eyes lit up and he almost jumped with joy.
He hurriedly chased after him.
"Grandma, mother." The two brothers saluted together.
"I was talking about you..." The old lady sitting on the bedside had a smile on her face and waved to her grandson to come closer and talk.
Wu Chao walked over.
"When can you bring the little girl back and let me have a look..." There was undisguised hope in the old lady's eyes.
My daughter-in-law has seen her many times.
She felt hungry just listening to it.
A Yuan is about to turn nineteen after the end of the year. She has been coveting her grandson's wife for several years!
"Yes, second brother, I want to see it too." Wu Ran also came over - his future second sister-in-law should be from the capital, and the second brother's two visits were really worth it, and he actually solved a life-long matter.
!
Wu Chao glanced at his younger brother, his eyes seemed to say what's wrong with you, and then looked at the old man, with a smile that showed a hint of the boy's discomfort when his concerns were mentioned, but more calmly: "Don't worry, grandma, we will be here soon."
Now that we have a chance to meet, the first thing you should do is take good care of yourself."
"Okay, okay!" The old lady's smile turned into a big chrysanthemum, and half of her illness had gone away.
People feel refreshed when happy events happen, and this saying is very true for the old lady.
At the family dinner that night, the old lady also came over.
But when I sat down and looked at the missing people in the room, my heart felt a little empty again.
Naturally, she already knew everything about the second child.
Now that the second child is imprisoned in Songqingyuan, everyone in the second room must be strictly investigated for knowledge. Therefore, the eldest grandson was not seen at the family banquet tonight.
This is the first time that the family has gathered together for dinner since Prince Dingnan and his grandson returned home. Wu Jinling and his son were suddenly missing, and no one was used to it.
And because there has always been a rule of not saying anything before eating, after this meal, the atmosphere became somewhat dull.
The trauma caused by this incident will take time to slowly heal.
Seeing the old man put down his chopsticks, the others also put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another.
The maid immediately brought a warm and moist cloth and tea for mouthwash.
At this time, the third master, Wu Jingyi, walked out from behind and came to the center of the hall. After giving a long salute to Prince Dingnan and his wife who were sitting at the top, he lifted his robe and knelt down.
"If your son makes a mistake, please ask your father or brother to punish you."
"What's going on?" The old lady looked at the man who suddenly knelt down and couldn't help but feel confused.
The people in the third room, from the third wife Jiang to the two young masters, were also confused as to what was going on.
Seeing that Wu Jingyi's kneeling was clearly a serious matter, Jiang felt a little uneasy: "Master, what are you doing..."
Something like that just happened to the second wife. Recently, the descendants have made great efforts to rectify the clan. At this juncture, the master claims that he has made a mistake. It cannot be related to these things? But the master does not seem to be such a confused person!
King Dingnan looked at the people kneeling in the hall and asked calmly: "What's wrong with you?"
