Wishful Things

"Stupid boy, do you still dare to believe it..." Wu Jingling turned his head slightly, and finally looked at the young man, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a trace of envy in his eyes: "... I hope to believe in people, I dare to believe in people, I know it's a lie , but still have the courage to believe the lie and still have the sincerity..."

Is this stupid?

Wu Jingling shook his head slightly.

Perhaps this is the firmness and calmness that can only be achieved by a truly strong and tolerant person.

And he never was.

He never dared to trust people, even if he saw it with his own eyes, he would still find all kinds of reasons to make him doubt, he didn't believe that his father would treat his concubine with sincerity, and he didn't believe that his elder brother was really defenseless when he treated him...

Facing this mirror-like young man, he seemed to understand where the root cause of all these evil results was, but he seemed to be more and more at a loss.

"It's just something to think about and feel because of some old things. After entering Beijing this time, I learned some old things." The young man's voice sounded from above his head: "It is said that in the palace of King Yan, Princess Yan died of dystocia, but she stayed behind. At that time, Beijing was under the control of the new emperor, and the Yan Palace was not stable. The child was hidden in the palace by the Empress Dowager, and was almost discovered several times. It was the second uncle who rushed in time before the grandfather entered Beijing, and was in the Yan Palace. Made a big fuss, made complaints on behalf of Princess Xianyan, asked the royal family for an explanation, and used this to prevent people from the court from getting close to Princess Xianyan's body, and thus was able to hide the existence of the child."

At this point, Wu Chao looked at Wu Jingling: "If my second uncle hadn't been there, I might not have been able to leave Beijing safely."

At that time, the second uncle happened to be traveling near the capital, and the incident happened suddenly, no one gave him any instructions, everything was the second uncle's own decision.

Is this also a lie?

Wu Jingling smiled silently: "That's because I didn't know that my father would insist on supporting King Yan in the future, your biological father... I just thought I brought back a doll, and raised it as soon as I raised it. I never thought that when he grows up, Will it become my biggest stumbling block? Thinking about it now, I was wrong at the beginning..."

"If I do it all over again, will Second Uncle choose to protect me out of Beijing?"

Wu Jingling lowered his eyes and laughed at himself: "Of course it won't happen. Are you stupid, or are you stupid as a second uncle... and you will live forever, why do you have to repeat it?... A Yuan, kill me."

He was no longer willing to resign, and the almost crazy persistence was gone, and some were just tired of wanting to return to tranquility: "Kill me, this is the end of these grievances and grievances, so as to avoid your future troubles..."

"Second Uncle can't die yet. In the future, my nephew will have to ask Second Uncle to deal with the Zixing Sect's affairs."

Wu Chao said nothing else, turned around and left the study.

When striding across the threshold, he ordered: "Take care of people."

"yes."

The door of the study was closed again.

There was deathly silence all around.

Wu Jing Lingku sat there, slightly raised his face, tears gradually rolled down from his tightly closed eyes.

...

On that day, Wu Chao started to save the situation.

First of all, the forces that Wu Jingling had placed in the Wu family were liquidated, including Yingyue Tower.

In a few days, the news that King Dingnan and his sons and grandsons were still alive was also released to appease the hearts of the people in the clan and the army.

The next step is to clean up those "fish and shrimp" in the family.

Wu Chao's actions had a clear goal, which can be called vigorous and resolute. Before many clansmen could react, the colleagues around him had already changed into new faces.

In this way, instead of adding anxiety, it revived the hearts of the people in the clan.

Those who remained were all sincerely dedicated to the Wu family, and naturally they all knew the truth of gouging out the carrion to cure the disease.

"...Although the grandson's action is a little big, but he still has a benevolent heart in the decisiveness. His kindness and power go hand in hand, and at the same time, he wins people's hearts..." In the meeting hall, while waiting, several people The elders in the clan were talking about it.

"Yes, it can be seen from this incident that the grandson has really grown up."

An old man stroked his silver-white beard and said with satisfaction in his eyes: "Ah Yuan was personally led by the head of the family... I can really feel relieved that he will be in charge of the Wu family in the future."

At this time, a light cough came into his ears suddenly.

Several elders raised their eyes and saw who was coming, even a little stunned.

Oh, I almost forgot that there is a son before the grandson!

Seeing through the old people's thoughts at a glance, Wu Shizi, who had just listened to a few words, walked over with his hands behind his back.

What are these people thinking?

Do you really think Ah Yuan belongs to your family?

A Yuan is the A Yuan of the world.

So everyone should look at him more, it will be pleasing to the eye if you see too much, although he is indeed a star and a half worse than A Yuan, but at least he belongs to his own family, the kind who can't run away.

While Wu Jingming was discussing matters with his clan, Wu Chao took Wu Ran to the military camp to deal with affairs.

At the moment, the news of King Yan's rebellion in the north has come, and King Dingnan has "resurrected from the dead". Now the soldiers and horses of the imperial court outside Ningyang City can no longer hold back.

"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Even if they don't move, they must be deployed well in advance, so that if the enemy suddenly strikes, they 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..."

"I heard from Deputy General Gao that those soldiers and horses in the imperial court may not be able to wait for a few days...Second Brother, can I join you to meet the enemy by then?"

On the way back to the palace, Wu Ran followed Wu Chao closely on horseback, talking endlessly.

After arriving outside the house and dismounting from the horse, the boy grabbed his elder brother's sleeve again.

"What's the matter?" Wu Chao asked.

Sui Jiang on the side couldn't help but take another look—I think that in Linyuan City, when Miss Xu took her younger brother to do things, the young master taught him with more dedication than Miss Xu. Yes, with that appearance, I wish I could be Mr. Xu's teacher...

Why didn't you have that patience when you fell here with your younger brother?

Could it be that rice is someone else's fragrance, and my younger brother is also someone else's good?

Wu Ran said: "Second brother, I have thought about something, and I still want to tell you..."

Some things didn't really come to the surface, but he wasn't just unaware.

"What is it?"

Wu Ran glanced around, lowered his voice, and said to his elder brother in a complicated tone: "Second brother, third uncle seems to be..."

"I know." Wu Chao interrupted his words as he walked forward, without even a moment's sluggishness on his feet.

Brother know?

Wu Ran was slightly taken aback: "Then..."

He himself had thought about this matter many times in private, but he couldn't figure out how to deal with it.

It's inappropriate to make a fuss hastily, and even if the third uncle doesn't admit it, he has no evidence to prove anything—but if he doesn't mention it, he feels uneasy, and there will be a gap in the future.

There have been too many estrangements and suspicions for a long time, and I am afraid that the second uncle's incident will happen again.

Of course, it can't be compared like this. The real grievance in the second uncle's heart is his status as a bastard.

Wu Chao looked forward and said, "Don't worry, just wait and see."

Wu Ran was a little confused.

wait and see?

What are you waiting for?

But the second elder brother knew that his father and grandfather would also know what to expect, so if the second elder brother said to wait, then let's wait.

"Second brother, what are we going to do next?"

"Go and see grandma and her old man."

Since he returned to the mansion, he has been busy with the affairs in hand, although he would go to pay his respects every day, but he never had time to say a few words with the old man.

Wu Ran went with him as a follower.

The two brothers had just entered the hall, separated by a half-drawn purple bamboo curtain, they could faintly hear talking and laughing from the inner room.

"...that little girl is not comparable to ordinary girls." Xu's voice came out: "You can do everything on horseback riding and archery! Even in the current situation, you can also be alone!"

Hearing this sentence, Wu Chao raised his hand to stop the maid who was about to go in to communicate, and signaled to wait.

The servant girl is a little confused, so, what does this mean... Does the grandson want to eavesdrop on the conversation between the old lady and Mrs. Shizi?

Wu Ran couldn't help but glance at his second brother.

However, the man's face was calm and his posture was upright, so that people could not see the sneaky feeling that an eavesdropper should have.

The old lady's laughing voice sounded, she said "good" several times in a row, and then asked her daughter-in-law: "What does it look like? Come and tell me..."

"What does it look like..." Mrs. Xu seemed to think about it before she knew how to describe it: "Have mother seen the celestial being in that painting? What does a celestial look like, so does a little girl!"

"Oh, this..." The old lady patted her leg under the brocade quilt, smiling from ear to ear.

Immediately, he became a little worried again, and asked his daughter-in-law in a low voice: "Young lady is so nice... Do you think you like A Yuan? Do you need our help?" Thinking back to the reason why my son was able to marry such a good wife , besides relying on her face, it was also her mother who helped behind her back, otherwise it would be up to him——haha.

Xu said: "You don't have to worry about that, we, A Yuan, can do well!"

He said again: "The little girl is also free and easy, she doesn't have so many twists and turns, whether there is any meaning, the daughter-in-law can see clearly..."

Then, he took out a purse 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 would not sleep well, and he put medicinal herbs in it specially. Woolen cloth."

The old lady took it over, looked at it again and again, and nodded.

"Okay, that's great..."

It would be even better if it could be given to her.

This is naturally impossible, Xu quickly took it back and put it back in the sleeve - usually even her husband would not let her touch it, this is the first time to take back something from the future daughter-in-law, how can it not be a treasure?

Looking at her daughter-in-law's retraction, the old lady couldn't help being suspicious.

Since it is a sachet to help you sleep, why do you carry it during the day?

Why does it feel like the daughter-in-law is deliberately showing off to her?

Inside the room, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a happy conversation, and outside the curtain, Wu Chao raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

He doesn't like to be praised, but he likes to be praised.

Zhao Zhao is good, he wants the whole world to know.

He signaled the servant girl to go in and communicate.

"Second brother..." Seeing his second brother's smiling face, Wu Ran was extremely curious, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Who are mother and grandmother talking about?"

"Your future sister-in-law." Wu Chao's mouth was slightly curved, his tone was gentle and there was a hint of self-satisfaction of a young man.

While speaking, he has already lifted his foot and walked to the inner room.

"..." Wu Ran's mouth was opened wide, as if he could stuff an egg into it, or even a goose egg.

Sister-in-law... sister-in-law?

He's going to have a second sister-in-law? !

After reacting, the boy's eyes lit up, and he was so happy that he almost jumped up.

He rushed in quickly.

"Grandmother, mother." The two brothers saluted together.

"I'm talking about you..." The old lady who was leaning against the bed was all smiles on her face, beckoning her grandson to speak closer.

Wu Chao walked over.

"I'll see when I can bring the little girl back..." There was undisguised hope in the old lady's eyes.

My daughter-in-law has seen it many times.

She felt hungry just listening to it.

A Yuan is going to be nineteen after the end of the year, and she has been greedy for her grandson-in-law 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 trips to the door are really worthwhile, and he actually solved a lifelong event !

Wu Chao glanced at his younger brother, his eyes seemed to say something about you, and then he looked at the old man again, with a hint of unease in his smile when his concerns were mentioned, but he was more calm: "Don't worry, grandma, you will be here soon." There is a chance to meet, you should take good care of yourself right now."

"Okay, okay!" The old lady turned into a big chrysanthemum with a smile on her face, half of her illness was gone.

People are refreshed on happy occasions, this sentence has been confirmed by the old lady.

At the family dinner that night, the old lady also passed.

It's just that when I really sat down and looked at the missing people in the room, my heart felt a little empty again.

Of course, she already knew everything about the second child.

Now that the second child is confined in the Songqing Courtyard, the entire Second Household has to check whether they knew about it, so the eldest grandson was not seen at the family banquet tonight.

This was the first time that Dingnan Wang's grandparents gathered together for a meal after returning to the mansion. No one was used to the sudden absence of Wu Jingling and his son.

And because there has always been a rule of not talking when eating, after eating this meal, the atmosphere is somewhat dull.

The trauma caused by this incident will take time to heal slowly.

Seeing the old man put down his chopsticks, the others put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another.

The maid immediately brought a damp cloth and tea for rinsing.

At this time, the third master Wu Jingyi came out from the short seat, came to the center of the hall, bowed to the head of Dingnan Wang and his wife who were sitting at the head, and knelt down with his robe lifted.

"The son made a mistake, please punish the father and brother."

"What's the matter?" The old lady couldn't help but feel confused when she saw the man kneeling down suddenly.

The people in the third room, from the third wife Jiang to the two sons, were also puzzled about what happened.

Seeing that Wu Jingyi's kneeling was obviously serious, Jiang Shi felt a little uneasy: "Master, you are..."

Such a thing just happened in the second room, and the grandsons have been doing a lot to rectify the family recently. At this moment, the master said that he made a mistake, so it can't be related to these? But the master doesn't look like such a confused person!

King Dingnan looked at the people kneeling in the hall, and asked calmly, "What's wrong with you—"

Goodnight everybody.

(I'm very punctual these days, right?)