Wishful Things

After vaguely reading a few lines, he recognized the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra", so he asked casually, "Why does Second Uncle think of reading scriptures?"

"I've been a little restless in recent days." Xu Yun paused, then said in a low voice, "I'm a little worried about your grandfather."

He has been dreaming about his father lately.

And in his dreams before, his father always chased and beat him with a big ear scraper, but in these recent dreams, his father stopped beating him, and just sat down and talked quietly with him.

He is not used to it.

Also very disturbing.

Xu Mingyi paused as he rubbed the ink, and said, "Second uncle, don't worry, grandfather will definitely return home safely, soon."

Xu Yun nodded. Just now, his niece had told him a lot about his father's arrangements for going to Dongyuan City this time. The niece was very careful and worried, and did many things that he didn't even know about.

With his niece around, he really felt relieved.

But he wanted to go to Dongyuan with his father earlier, and it wasn't just a casual remark, he really wanted to be with his father.

But who let him not live up to expectations.

But if he had been a little more competitive over the years, he wouldn't have made his father so disgusted.

And it must not be only his father who looks down on him.

Everyone in this world seemed to have business to do, but he was the only one who didn't know what to do.

Xu Yun suppressed the rare surge in his heart. He didn't have much time to think in these years, but he suddenly felt that he hadn't been so awake like this for a long time.

Seeing his second uncle writing a letter with a pen, Xu Mingyi's eyes fell on his pen.

"Second uncle's handwriting is really beautiful and tight."

Xu Yun smiled and sighed: "What's the use, it can't be used to help father kill the enemy."

Xu Mingyi disagreed and said: "There are many uses."

The ink dried quickly. Seeing the movement of the second uncle folding the letter paper and stuffing it into the envelope, Xu Mingyi felt his seemingly complicated mood at this moment, and asked softly, "Second uncle... still can't put it down?"

The second uncle looked particularly sober today.

She wanted to talk to such a second uncle.

Xu Yun looked up at his niece suspiciously.

What?

Xu Mingyi: "Empress Empress—"

Is the second uncle still unable to let go of the empress?

Xu Yun understood it this time, and after a moment of stupefaction, he immediately asked: "You girl...where did you hear it?!"

Xu Mingyi subconsciously pursed her lips—seeing the second uncle's preoccupied appearance just now, she couldn't help being a little overwhelmed, and she forgot that she "should" not know this secret.

Xu Yun frowned and said, "But you heard your father talking nonsense?"

This old incident was the last thing my father wanted to mention, because he thought he had lost the Xu family, so it would never be his father.

It must be the big brother!

But what did the eldest brother say about his business?

Don't think about it, it must be that Zhao Zhao asked a few words, and the elder brother said it all-use his gossip to please the girl, what are you waiting for if such an elder brother doesn't take it out and throw it away!

However, it seems impossible to carry it...

Xu Yun was so angry that the voices in his head were in a mess.

Xu Mingyi hurriedly said: "It's not what my father said, I guessed it myself."

"...?" Xu Yun was genuinely confused.

Is the niece's lie that came out of her mouth a little too perfunctory?

How could she guess so accurately?

However, after thinking about it, if he had the status of a niece, why would he not be able to "guess" all the big and small things in the house?

"Second Uncle, don't be angry." Xu Mingyi took a teacup from the tea table at the side and said, "I just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with Second Uncle."

Looking at the tea served in front of him, Xu Yun suddenly felt flattered and terrified.

It's impossible not to answer, after all, I don't have the guts, so I can only accept it and say in the tone of an elder: "Children don't inquire about the affairs of adults..."

There was a trace of helplessness in Xu Mingyi's tone: "Second Uncle, I am no longer a child."

Looking at the niece who just sat down in the chair beside her, Xu Yun paused.

how to say……

The niece is now able to take care of the business on her own, and when it comes to emotional matters, she has someone who is like-minded. In fact, it seems that he is far away from the niece except that he is more than ten years older than the niece. behind...

After a moment of silence with complicated emotions, Xu Yun took a sip of tea sullenly, and said, "What can't be let go... This is called daring to love and dare to hate, and it's passed down in the bones of our Xu family."

It had been seventeen years since he had said anything about this awful thing.

This is the niece.

If it were someone else, it would be impossible for him to say this.

Xu Mingyi listened carefully.

Dare to love or hate?

"Then do you hate it?" She looked at her second uncle and asked.

I always feel that the second uncle looks like he doesn't seem to be hating people.

"..." Xu Yun choked inexplicably.

hate it?

"How can you not hate it?" He took another sip of the stuffy tea and put the teacup down with a bang.

Xu Mingyi looked at the teacup, and felt that the fate of this cup of tea was also strange. It was just an ordinary cup of tea, but it tasted like wine for no reason.

"What I can't stand the most in my life is those people who go back on their promises!" Xu Yun's tone really had a hint of resentment.

Of course he wanted to hate such a person!

But from the very beginning, he couldn't help but think, what if she had some difficulties? ——The unlucky thing in his life is that he knows her character too well!

So I was always thinking, if after she finished her work, she turned around and found that he was gone, why not cry secretly?

It's not that he can't wait!

But she didn't even say a single word from the beginning to the end, so people couldn't make up their minds whether to leave or stay.

Is it because he is afraid that if he tells the truth, he will cling to her, and if he tells a lie, it will not be satisfactory?

The more this is the case, the more he insists on spending time with her like this, and insists on making her feel so troubled all the time!

But just spend it, he doesn't have time to think about these things now.

She has business to attend to, and so does he now!

With this idea in mind, Xu Yun subconsciously wanted to do something, but he felt empty-handed and didn't know what to do, so he looked at the girl who is now the head of the family: "Zhao Zhao, in the future, the big and small things at home, If there is Second Uncle who can help, just tell Second Uncle, Second Uncle will never be lazy again."

He had this idea, not out of anger with anyone.

In recent days he has been examining himself.

Whether it's talking to my father in a dream, or when I'm alone when I'm awake.

In the past, everything was fine at home, with his father supporting him outside, and his elder brother and sister-in-law taking care of everything in an orderly manner. There was no place for him to intervene, so he just lay down, as long as he didn't cause trouble.

But now he sensed a difference.

Now the situation in the family is not as good as before. As the Xu family, he can't do nothing, not to mention supporting the family.

The topic changed a little abruptly, Xu Mingyi was still thinking about what to say about the empress, but she couldn't help but smile when she met those eyes that said "quickly send the second uncle some work".

That's great, the second uncle has grown up.

"Is there anything Second Uncle can do now?" Xu Yun asked again.

The niece looked at him with a slight smile, very pleased.

Then shook his head: "No."

Xu Yun suddenly felt frustrated: "Are you afraid that the second uncle will not help you?"

"How could it be, there is no such thing now, but in the future, Second Uncle may be needed to handle a major event." Xu Mingyi smiled and said: "Now, Second Uncle just needs to try to be more open-minded, so that he can feel more at ease."

There has always been no distinction between strength and weakness in this place.

Just learn from each other and take care of each other.

And if what is the most precious thing, in her opinion, the family is complete and happy is the best.

She thought that the reason why her grandfather sometimes blamed the second uncle for not being up to date was not because he wanted the second uncle to make contributions and shine in the family, but because he didn't want to see the second uncle ignorantly despise himself.

Just like the matter of the second uncle marrying a wife, if the grandfather really wanted to force him, would there be any reason why he couldn't do it?

In the end, getting a wife is only secondary, and the real thing is to let the second uncle get out of the sad thing.

Xu Mingyi thought about it, so he said it.

"Second uncle knows..." Xu Yun's voice was slightly hoarse, and his nose was sore.

The greatest blessing in his life was that he was born into the Xu family and became the son of his father.

If it were an ordinary person, with his appearance like this all day long, he would have been carried out with his bed and his body and thrown away long ago.

The uncle and nephew talked for a long time.

Until Xu Mingshi found it.

When Xu Mingshi entered the study, seeing his second uncle's eyes were red, he couldn't help but subconsciously look at Xu Mingyi—how did he bully his second uncle like this?

...

Qiao Tian came over early the next morning.

After entering Zhen Guogong's mansion, he was invited into Xu Yun's courtyard. Seeing that his friends were sitting in the hall leisurely, and the tea had been set, Qiao Tian couldn't help being surprised: "Qinghu...the letter was really written by you?"

How could it be possible for Qinghu to take the initiative to invite him, and even ask him to meet him early in the morning?

"Since you suspect that it wasn't written by me, why are you here?" Xu Yun asked jokingly.

"Thinking that your handwriting is not something ordinary people can pretend to be, so come and have a look."

There was one more thing he didn't dare to say.

After confirming that it was his friend's handwriting, he even wondered whether his friend had been held hostage.

Fortunately, he thought too much.

Looking at his friend who was sitting there drinking tea and seemed to have trimmed his beard, Qiao Tian couldn't help but feel very surprised, but it was still important: "Why are you so anxious to find me here?"

Xu Yun said bluntly: "It's my niece who wants to see you, so she asked me to write a letter to invite you to come and talk."

Miss Xu?

Qiao Tian raised his eyebrows suspiciously.

What did the Xu family girl do when she saw him?

as well as--

This was indeed not much different from what he thought, Qinghu was indeed held hostage.

Looking at his friend sitting there again, Qiao Tian couldn't help feeling that there seemed to be an invisible knife hanging around his friend's neck.

During the years when he was preparing for the exam in Beijing, he also gave advice to Mr. Xu's homework, so he knew how intimidating this girl from the Xu family was in the mansion.

It's not that anyone whispered something in his ear, such as the girl at home being savage and domineering.

It was because no one dared to say anything, and the people in the mansion regarded everything that was unusual as normal, that made him more and more aware of the status of the girl from the Xu family.

"I don't know why Miss Xu wants to see me?" Qiao Tian couldn't help asking when his friend asked someone to invite his niece directly.

Xu Yun thought about it after hearing the words, and then said: "Let's talk about this when my niece arrives, you sit down first."

Facing his friend's eyes of "my niece didn't tell me, please be considerate", Qiao Tian sat down with complicated emotions.

He felt that the chair behind him was slightly uncomfortable.

After all, judging from his friend's cowardly appearance, even if the Xu family girl is going to be against him later, the friend may have to pass the knife for his niece quickly.

It seems a bit hasty to come here this time...

Xu Mingyi came over soon.

After the girl in the thousand-year-old green horse-face skirt walked in, the guards in the hall retreated very consciously, and immediately after, the two hall doors were closed behind the girl.

Qiao Tian's eyelids twitched.

What is this for?

At such a time, even with the door closed, the hall is still bright, but such an action still makes Qiao Tian's heart pound.

After thinking about it, it seems that she has never done anything to offend Miss Xu...

"Mr. Joe."

The girl came up to him and bowed to him.

Qiao Tian got up to return the salute, and when he sat back, he asked, "Why does Miss Xu want to see Qiao?"

Xu Mingyi said bluntly, "It's for your father's business."

Qiao Tian was slightly taken aback, never expecting such a sentence.

Suimu revealed doubts and said: "my father has passed away for many years...Qiao is a little confused about Miss Xu's meaning."

Seeing that he was not showing any signs of expression, Xu Mingyi continued: "Recently, I was investigating an old incident eighteen years ago, and I happened to get some clues about your father, so I suspect that there may be something strange about your father's death—because Mr. I have doubts about this, so I invited Mr. to come here to talk about it.”

Qiao Tian looked slightly startled.

Miss Xu is suspicious of his father's death?

And knowing that this matter is a knot in his heart?

"...I don't know what this old incident that Miss Xu is talking about?" Qiao Tian asked tentatively.

His defense was not against the Xu family, but because he couldn't trust anyone rashly in this matter.

"This is a family matter of a good friend of mine, and the truth is still unknown, so I can't make the decision on his behalf. I will directly inform Mr. Qiao about the involvement."

Xu Mingyi did not disclose the matter of the former Princess Yan, but said: "The reason why I want to find out about your father's death is because I suspect that your father is still alive. If someone secretly coerced you, your father's skills and means may be used. Deal with my grandfather at home."

After listening to the first half of the first part, Qiao Tianshang could be called calm, and he thought to himself that this Miss Xu has a bottom line, or is a trustworthy person——

However, all of these thoughts were buried completely at the moment when he heard the phrase "my father is still alive".

His father... maybe still alive? !

Qiao Tian was shocked: "This...how is it possible!"

Could it be that Miss Xu is using such unrealistic lies to trick him into the game and get other clues from him?

It can be seen that the eyes of the girl in sight are extremely magnanimous: "It's just speculation now, and even if the one alive is not your father, he must be someone who is deeply involved with your father, and among them, there must be the truth about your father's death that year. exist--"

Two chapters in one, good night everyone~

(Tomorrow is Chinese New Year’s Eve. If I don’t have an annual leave, I may need to ask everyone for a leave. I have exhausted my saved manuscripts in last month’s update. This month, I am writing every day. I should be very busy tomorrow. Check it out Do you have time in the evening? If there is no update tomorrow, please forgive me. I wish you all a happy New Year's Eve in advance~)