Wishful Things

"Among a group of refugees, an old man in his 60s and 70s came to me with a cracked porcelain bowl. It was strange that he didn't drink porridge, but just stared at me with wide eyes... I asked him , the old man is not feeling well, he stumbled excitedly and asked me if I was the second son of the Wu family, and without waiting for my answer, he said that I and my mother, no, my biological mother, were very similar."

Wu Jingling said slowly: "I thought to myself, my late biological mother, Aunt Bai, was just my wife's dowry maid, how could I know this old man? I found out later that this old man was originally a eunuch who escaped from the palace... Later, when I was traveling, he took me to sneak into the imperial mausoleum of Youzhou through a secret path... In the imperial mausoleum, the daughter of the former emperor Dasheng was buried. It was also at that time that I saw the imperial concubine Portraits from before his death..."

"I was over eight years old when my aunt left, and I think I remember her appearance quite clearly. The person in the painting is indeed exactly like her. After returning to Ningyang, I secretly investigated the events of my aunt's life in the mansion, but Nothing was found, not even a portrait of my aunt... It was as if such a person had never existed in this world."

Wu Jingling looked at King Dingnan: "If she was really just an ordinary concubine, why would everything related to her disappear so cleanly after her death? The more this is the case, the more we can see that there is something strange in it? Later, when more and more evidence and those well-known past events were presented to me one by one, I was able to be convinced that my biological mother was indeed the Emperor Baoqing of the Dasheng Dynasty!"

The former imperial concubine? !

Wu Chao was quite surprised.

Even though there are many speculations about the second uncle's motives, he has never thought about it...

Wu Ran was even more taken aback, and subconsciously clenched his second brother's sleeves tightly.

Wu Jingming fell into the past due to shock, feeling a little bit in a trance.

The second brother's biological mother, Aunt Bai...

He is somewhat impressed.

Everyone knew that it was his mother's dowry maid, who lived alone in the same courtyard during her lifetime, and seemed to seldom appear in front of others due to her poor health...

When the second brother was eight years old, this aunt Bai died of a long illness...

He remembered that year, Emperor Zhaoren of the Dasheng Dynasty died in Youzhou, and his queen followed him with her. At that time, the situation was in chaos, and there were chaos everywhere, and because Emperor Zhaoren had no heirs, the Dasheng Dynasty was completely on the verge of decline. ...

Although the Wu family never stood under a dangerous wall, it has always been closely connected with political affairs. As a child of the Wu family, he naturally has an impression of such an important node.

Because of this, he clearly remembered that Aunt Bai died in the same year as Emperor Zhaoren...

But if Aunt Bai is really the daughter of Emperor Zhaoren, the concubine of Emperor Baoqing—then why did she become his father's concubine as his mother's dowry maid? !

"Father... is what the second brother said really true?" Wu Jingming asked with a surprised expression.

Ordinarily, this was a private matter of the father of the previous generation. As a son of man, he shouldn't ask too much...

But is the second brother really the blood of the former royal family?

Before the decline of the Great Prosperity Dynasty, the folk customs were civilized, and there was indeed a precedent for the emperor who had no sons to succeed to the throne.

King Dingnan ignored the eldest son's question, just looked at Wu Jingling, and asked, "You never thought that the old eunuch lied to you. Do you want to use you to make things happen, because of your disposition and your identity as the son of the Wu family?"

Wu Jingling's expression changed: "I can tell the truth from the truth!"

As he spoke, his eyes were firmly fixed on the old man's face: "It's the father who dare not even admit it?"

King Dingnan looked at him for a moment, and said: "It's just an old story, why don't I dare to admit it - I just want to tell you that even if this matter is false, you will still be deceived and used!"

Wu Jingming understood the point.

——"Even if it's false"?

So... it is indeed true!

"Because the emergence of this identity has given you an outlet to vent, you are willing to believe that it is true, even if there is no evidence, you will still choose to believe it." Dingnan King's gaze was cold, and there was also a look after seeing everything. Disappointed: "It doesn't matter whether you have something to say or not, and you don't care whether you will be used by others. The important thing is that with the status of the so-called son of the emperor, you will no longer be the humble son of the Wu family in your eyes. Your status is enough to fill your lack of self-esteem, and it finally gives you a name to feed your ambitions!"

"But have you ever thought about it, so what about the son of the former emperor's concubine? You are not the only bloodline in the previous dynasty's clan. The decline of the previous dynasty is due to the exhaustion of vitality. It has nothing to do with the Xie family or the people of the world! The reason why the father killed the elder brother, killed the younger generation of blood relatives, and attempted to bring chaos to the world!"

These words made Wu Jingling's eyes flush, and his voice trembled from over-excitement: "That's right, you're right, I don't care about being used at all! And those who want to take advantage of me have been punished all these years." I got rid of it! No one can use me! But you are wrong about one thing, big mistake!——I am not in trouble with the world, the world has been sick for a long time, it must be destroyed and then rebuilt, and I will rebuild it Justice and order!"

When he first learned the truth, the Dasheng Dynasty could not be called the former Dynasty, and there were still several clan children fighting for the throne in the chaos, but all of them were weak.

The old eunuch secretly told him to wait and see what happened.

He has been waiting...

So they waited until the Xie family took their place, Dasheng was destroyed, and Daqing was established.

He saw that the common people were all trapped by injustice in the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and he felt more and more that someone must clean up the world!

And he is the rightful person——

Looking at the man with a hint of madness in his eyes, Wu Chao asked, "Second Uncle, have you ever thought about what the people in the world need more than the word justice in your mouth?"

Wu Jingling turned around and looked at him closely.

"What they need now is just a chance to live. Only by living can they have a chance to see justice." The young man said in a calm and forceful tone: "But the word "purging" in the second uncle's mouth has to be paid for by the lives of the people in the world. How about even the most basic If you don’t have compassion and reverence for all living beings, how can you talk about justice? I’m afraid that the word “justice” is just a figment of my second uncle’s self-deception.”

As the grandfather said, this is just an excuse used by the second uncle to fill up his self-esteem.

All that is said is disdain for the position of the Patriarch of the Wu family, but is it really disdain?

And this disdainful confidence is also supported by the so-called flattening and injustice, and he thinks he is standing at the highest place-this support has blinded all the perceptions of the second uncle. It must be broken before you can truly wake up.

Wu Jingling clenched his hands suddenly when he heard the words, and a surge of anger rushed straight to the top of his head: "What do you know! You don't know what injustice is! You have never experienced it, so how do you know that what I want is just a fantasy? You are born to be My son, you are superior to others in everything, your existence is the source of injustice! The one who started the evil, used hypocrisy and pity to talk to me about the righteousness of the common people... How hypocritical!"

"And you, father—" Wu Jingling laughed strangely, his eyes full of sarcasm: "Father is always upright and respected by others, and the majesty of the Wu family is inviolable... But what's going on inside? When he deceived me Isn't it you that my mother entered Wu's house as a concubine, and when she was no longer useful, you made her suffer in the cold and depressed, and died!"

"I don't know where you heard the saying, or just based on some ulterior motives that you don't know the truth of, and you just speculate on your own." Dingnan King didn't see any anger, and his eyes didn't evade , the voice resounded loudly: "But I can tell you that the whole Wu family has never owed you mother and child a single iota!"

Have never been in debt?

Wu Jingling sneered and pursed his slightly green lips.

"If you want to know the whole truth, you can ask me in person, but do you dare to ask?" King Dingnan's eyes were sharp like a gleam: "You don't dare! Because you still only believe what you want to believe, and you are afraid to ask me. Now, if the truth is different from what you have guessed, you will have no reason to hate the Wu family, and you will no longer be able to take calculated revenge with peace of mind!"

"I just asked, will you admit it!" Wu Jingling suddenly raised his voice: "The person who is afraid is obviously you! If not, why have you concealed me so far? I know what you are afraid of! —— You are afraid of me Once I know the truth and my true identity, my identity as the concubine of the Wu family will no longer hold me back! You are afraid that I will feel unwilling because of this, and block the way of your real son, my elder brother! "

"No one ever thought of binding you! What can you do if you are bound? My Wu family has no shortage of people who are willing to be cows and horses! It is your own demons that bound you! Jing Ling, you are too paranoid Already!"

King Dingnan, who seldom showed his emotions, had an imperceptible distress in his tone: "The family is divided into descendants and concubines. This has been the case for thousands of years. The bigger the family, the more deeply rooted it is. It's not just you and me. Shocking! Besides the unattainable position of patriarch, even though you are a bastard, has the Wu family ever treated you harshly? Your mother treats you like their own, and your elder brother treats you with no barriers. I respect you, and I will leave it to you to take care of the important affairs of the family!...It is you who have a demon in your heart, and everything you see is unbearable and unfair!"

"Living in this world, people will encounter adversity, destiny, or misfortune, but these are not reasons that can be used to kill fathers and brothers! You must know that mistakes are mistakes!" Dingnan Wang looked at the time with reddish eyes. Son: "Because of this, you feel depressed and unwilling to reconcile, and immediately stated that, as a father, I am not completely incomprehensible! But what about you? You can understand how the Wu family treats you!"

Wu Jingling's tone was very stubborn: "Then why did you never dare to tell me the truth about your life experience!"

"It's not my intention to hide it from you, but your biological mother's decision!"

"..." Wu Jingling's trembling body suddenly froze.

King Dingnan said in a steady voice: "You were eight years old when she passed away. If she wanted to tell you, would others stop her? She didn't want you to investigate! Even before she died, she sent someone a message As for me, I have repeatedly told you not to mention the old things about her with you. This letter is still there, if you want to read it, you can ask someone to fetch it immediately."

Bao Qing once told him that those who knew the truth of this matter back then are no longer there, as long as he kept it secret, Jing Ling would never be able to touch the truth.

But in the end, paper can't hold fire.

But these are Baoqing's past, she doesn't want to tell, and he can only choose to respect.

It's just that now, after all, I can no longer hide it.

King Dingnan has sent someone to fetch the letter.

Wu Jingling opened his mouth, as if he wanted to refuse, but he didn't make a sound.

"Father..." Wu Jingming quietly glanced at the old man's expression, intending to ask about the internal affairs and entanglements of Emperor Baoqing's concubine when she entered the mansion.

However, I heard my son say: "If grandfather has something to say, he needs to talk to second uncle alone, so grandson and Zhang will leave first."

Wu Shizi glanced at his son.

alone?

Could it be that he couldn't hear it?

It's hard to come into contact with the old man's emotional gossip at such a close distance...

Although his mood is also complicated and heavy at the moment, this burning heart of gossip does not listen to persuasion, and insists on drilling out without winking.

On the other hand, does this kid in his family still have the most basic curiosity in life?

But seeing the old man nodding his head, Wu Jingming was forced to leave with the two children.

The door of the study was closed, and Wu Chao leaned against the door to guard the door.

Wu Jingming frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you go?"

Wu Chao said: "I'm afraid that my second uncle will act violently, if I hear any news, I can respond in time."

Wu Jingming: "..."

In short, it is just eavesdropping!

I tricked him out, but I ended up listening to it myself!

At this moment, Wu Shizi only hated himself for not practicing martial arts since childhood, and his ears are not as good as others.

Even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to take his younger son, who was also not as skilled as others, to the corridor to wait.

"Today, I will tell you the story of your biological mother's entry into the mansion—" There was no third person in the study, and King Dingnan explained the past events in a low and calm voice: "You must have already It has been verified that when I was young, I had a marriage contract with your biological mother, Emperor Baoqing, originally by the ancestors of the family."

He didn't reject this marriage contract, nor did he feel too much joy, he just knew that there was such a marriage contract, and when he happened to see that Empress during palace banquets or hunting, he knew that it was the person he would marry in the future.

For him, that's all.

But then Emperor Zhaoren lost two sons one after another, no prince under his knees, and was already old, it was almost impossible to have any more children——

Emperor Baoqing, as the eldest unmarried daughter in the palace, is also intelligent and quick-witted, so some ministers proposed to make her the crown prince temporarily, so as to reassure the hearts of the people.

This decision undoubtedly conflicted with that marriage contract.

As the eldest son of the dignified Wu family in Ningyang, it is absolutely impossible for him to join the royal family.

In the end, his father came forward and asked for an order to dissolve the engagement.

Emperor Zhaoren dared not refuse.

The following year after the marriage contract was dissolved, the family re-selected a marriage for him.

In another year, he married his main wife, who was his current first wife.

Since he is married, he should give love to him.

The following year, the eldest daughter, also Ai Nu Zhen Zhen, was born.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year when he was called to have a banquet in the palace with his wife.

At the banquet, Emperor Zhaoren only appeared for a quarter of an hour, and left in a hurry because of an urgent report to the palace.

Halfway through the banquet, the attendants beside Emperor Zhaoren came to deliver a message that His Majesty invited him to discuss matters.

Although the Wu family has a false title, they seldom really participate in the affairs of state affairs, but the emperor has an invitation, and he cannot refuse it in the palace.

The accident happened that night.

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