Wishful Things

Wu Jingyi knocked his head on the ground.

The voice was muffled, but the words were clear, and there was no devious words: "Before, I mistook my father and elder brother and Ah Yuan had an accident. At this juncture, I should have done my best to help Zhang deal with family affairs and stabilize the family situation—but Although I helped Zhang on the surface, I never truly had a clear conscience."

After a slight pause, he said: "Second brother changed the staff in various places, and I was not unaware of the matter of privately moving the seal of the master, but because of the obsession of ghosts, I chose to turn a blind eye and pretended to be ignorant."

At that time, he didn't know that the second brother had committed patricide, but he sensed that the second brother wanted to replace Zhang——

But he did nothing.

If you don't do anything, you do everything.

"Master, you..." Jiang's face turned pale, she didn't know there was such a thing.

Wu Jingyi never raised his head, and his tone was full of shame: "After realizing the ambition of the second brother, and because I saw that Zhang was young, I had a wrong idea that I shouldn't have... I actually wanted to stand by and watch it later. The mind of a villain who is just reaping profits... is really unbearable, not only ashamed of his father's trust, Wu's cultivation, but also unworthy of being an uncle!"

It is a momentary thing to have a thought, but it is extremely difficult to control it afterwards.

It was because he failed to keep the bottom line in his heart.

The hall was extremely silent for a while, and the atmosphere was tense.

King Dingnan asked, "Is this thought still there?"

This question sounds superfluous, and no one will answer it.

Wu Jingyi raised his head, his eyes were slightly red: "My son will never have such delusions again——"

"It's not your fault that you have delusional thoughts." Dingnan Wang Surong said: "The six desires of a person cannot be completely eradicated. Even if there is a desire to go to a higher place, there is nothing wrong with it. The Wu family is not just the head of the family. The place is available for you to use your fists, what you want, you can fight for it openly, and finally speak with your ability-and you must not endanger your family for this action, let alone count on your own family!"

Wu Jingyi kowtowed again: "Yes, my son already understands."

Then he said in a hoarse voice: "When my father and elder brother Ah Yuan were around, I never thought of this kind of thought. I just thought I had no selfish intentions... But these days, when I see Zhang, a childish child, I still have a strange heart. It turns out that the so-called selflessness is nothing more than seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, bullying the weak and fearing the hard..."

There is guilt and self-loathing in the words.

Hearing this, Wu Chao had a resolution in his heart, and his heart also settled down.

When Uncle San said this, he was no longer just admitting his mistake, but had the courage to say this, and he could be called a real gentleman.

A gentleman also wavers sometimes, and it is not a bad thing to use this test to see his own faults in time.

Knowing where the edge of the cliff is, and trying to abandon the feeling of conscience is not what I want--with this as a warning, the bottom line will be drawn clearly, and in the future, I will remember that it is insurmountable.

Of course, the third uncle's move today may also be suspicious because he knew that he couldn't hide the matter, so he took the initiative to admit his mistake and ask for forgiveness, which is called playing tricks——

But even so, it doesn't matter. It's not a heinous mistake for a smart person to have scheming. The most important thing is whether the third uncle really repents.

This point depends on the present and the future.

"My daughter-in-law is also at fault." When Jiang came back to her senses, she also bowed and knelt down: "Since my daughter-in-law has entered the Wu family, she also has the responsibility to keep the house stable. It was a big mistake, and I ask my father to punish me."

Wu Jingyi stared blankly at the person beside him, his eyes were extremely red: "Madam..."

Jiang Shi also looked at him.

Husband and wife are one, the master is wrong, and she is also.

But she knew the master, even if the master was confused for a while, he couldn't do anything to truly harm his family, even if his father didn't come back to the house that day, she was sure that the master would turn back, and he would never make it to that point.

But these words cannot be said at this time.

Saying it is equivalent to defending the husband. It is a fact that the husband is wrong, and he should be punished if he is wrong. And since he stepped forward to admit it, he felt ashamed, and it was even more impossible for her to pretend to be clever to explain for him.

And this is her husband, since she believes in him, she is naturally willing to advance and retreat with him.

The two children also knelt down.

The third son is already thirteen years old, and he can tell right from wrong.

Xiao Wu has only just turned five years old, at this time he was dragged down to his knees by his elder brother, and he still can't tell what happened.

Glancing at his son, grandson and daughter-in-law kneeling there, King Dingnan looked at Wu Chao.

Wu Chao understood, but looked at the boy beside him: "Azhang, let you decide and deal with this matter."

Zhang is the real head of the Wu family in the future.

Teaching alone is not enough. It is better to ask Zhang to choose by himself. After choosing, he will see the result by himself.

Wu Ran didn't expect that his second brother would leave this matter to him to decide.

Is it because the second brother thinks this matter has something to do with him?

The boy answered "Yes" and looked at the third uncle who was kneeling there.

When the second brother said wait, it turned out to mean this.

As expected, he still didn't know the third uncle well enough, and he never thought that the third uncle would take the initiative to admit his mistake.

But since the third uncle recognized it, he felt relieved.

This is the best situation and result he can think of.

The boy thought about it for a while, and didn't hesitate for too long, nor did he look into the eyes of his grandfather, father, and second brother. Since he said that he would make the decision, he just had to listen to himself——

"Third uncle will be punished for copying the family rules a hundred times."

Wu Jingyi was stunned.

Immediately, he turned his head to look at the boy, and forced a smile: "Azhang, that's not how punishment is done."

This is an innocuous punishment, and only children can say it.

"But Third Uncle didn't do anything. Even in accordance with the law, he had to see the result before he could be punished. He only thought in his head that he would not be arrested and sent to the government." Wu Ran's tone was very serious.

Wu Jingyi shook his head slightly.

How can this be the same?

"If Third Uncle means that Second Uncle invited me to go that day, and Third Uncle did not stop him, then there is no reason to punish Third Uncle." Wu Ran said, "I came out of Songqing Courtyard with my grandfather and father that day. I saw my third uncle waiting outside, and afterwards I asked Guanshi Yin when the third uncle came, and Guanshi Yin said that it was only a short while after my grandfather entered the courtyard, and then my third uncle arrived—"

At that time, the news of my grandfather's return to the mansion hadn't had time to spread.

Therefore, the reason why the third uncle came here was definitely not because he heard the news of his grandfather's return——

The third uncle came for him.

"..." Wu Jingyi was almost stunned.

So, Zhang knows everything?

Whether it was his thoughts of sitting on the sidelines before, or why he rushed to Songqingyuan afterwards...

During the few days when he was thinking about it, he lost his mind as if possessed by a demon. On that day when he learned that Azhang was going to Songqingyuan, he did not stop him, did not remind him, and hypocritically convinced himself that nothing would happen, as a A fluke mentality appeases one's conscience——

But when he led the people to deal with the matter at hand and returned to the courtyard, he suddenly came back to his senses, and looked forward again, only to feel that he was already on the edge of a cliff.

He dared not go any further.

He seemed to wake up suddenly, turned around suddenly, and walked quickly to Songqingyuan.

But there was no time.

It's not that he didn't have time to stop the second brother from doing anything to Zhang, but that he didn't have time to do anything.

Father is back!

Elder brother and A Yuan are also safe and sound!

He was extremely grateful for the joy of his family's loss and recovery.

But it also caused him to have a knot in his heart. He failed to stop the second brother himself and bring Zhang back...

Although the current result could not be better, but to him, it is equivalent to failing to correct his own mistakes.

If the mistake has not been corrected, it seems that there is still no turning back on that wrong road.

But now, Zhang said he knew everything...

Punishing him to copy the house rules is not childish, but seeing everything in his eyes!

In vain, he still thought that Zhang was a child who didn't understand anything, but in fact, all his thoughts were clearly seen by this child!

Tears welled up in Wu Jingyi's eyes.

No matter what the result is, Zhang knows that he has turned around!

"It's not so easy to copy the family rules a hundred times. I'm afraid I can't finish copying them in a few months." Wu Jingming looked at his younger brother and said, "Besides, Wu's family rules have been revised for hundreds of years, and there are pearls in them. If the third brother copies them carefully , will surely gain a lot.”

Wu Jingyi raised his hand to salute his elder brother again, his voice was trembling due to the turbulence in his chest, but he was firm: "Yes, Jingyi will remember it."

"Punishment is established, let's all get up." King Dingnan said, his face did not see any ups and downs from the beginning to the end.

The old lady glanced at him.

The old man has learned to be smart now, leaving everything to his grandchildren, no, the son is useless—all left to the grandson.

As you get older, you should really listen to your children more.

I have to say that the old man came back from the trip to the capital, and he thought about it a lot—could it be that he was scolded by the Duke of Zhen again?

Scolding is also good.

Every time he is scolded by the Duke of Zhen, the old man looks dark on the surface, but in reality he always listens more or less.

Maybe this is the so-called not scolding.

However, no one in the world dare to scold him except Duke Zhen, as if he was destined to be the nemesis of fate that day, so if something really happened, he had to find Duke Zhen.

And when they become in-laws in the future, it will be more convenient to scold them.

Thinking of this, the old lady couldn't help showing a gratified and comfortable expression—it's great, I don't have to worry about my husband being scolded anymore.

After the matter was dealt with, the old man took the third child to the study to talk.

On the way back, Wu Chao asked the boy casually, "Since I leave it to you to deal with, why not punish him harder?"

The maid was at the premise, and the family walked slowly. Xu Shi and Wu Jingming also looked at the second son.

"I remember my second brother once said to me that other than myself, others are using it instead of putting all my hopes on it—if I don't notice the strangeness of my second uncle, I just wait for my third uncle to remind me , Even if I remind you this time, what about the next time?" Wu Ran said seriously: "I never placed my hopes on Third Uncle, so even if Third Uncle watched from the sidelines, I don't have much resentment."

And the third uncle and the second uncle are completely different in essence.

"Secondly, the third uncle didn't really make a big mistake. On the way to look for the second uncle that day, I clearly noticed the wavering of the third uncle... And he went to look for me afterwards, obviously he turned around. I thought afterwards However, why did the third uncle go back? At that time, he didn't know that his grandfather and father were still alive, so he could continue with his plan, but the reason why he turned back in time was nothing more than conscience and family affection."

"It is conscience and family affection that allow third uncle to keep the bottom line. If I use this to punish third uncle severely, without paying any favors, will third uncle feel that the family affection he keeps is meaningless? It's chilling, after a long time, if it becomes a knot in the heart, wouldn't it be very easy to cause trouble again?"

After saying this, he turned around and asked the boy next to him uncertainly: "Second brother, did I do something wrong?"

"If it's just because of a soft heart, then it's a mistake." Wu Chao said, "Since it's based on such considerations, then there's nothing wrong with it."

With his elder brother's affirmation, Wu Ran grinned and said: "But second brother, don't worry, the third uncle's matter has passed the light, but it can also be a warning for me. I will pay more attention to such things in the future. I will work hard Learn the skills and help the second brother guard the house."

Wu Chao smiled noncommittally.

Xu and Wu Jingming looked at each other and smiled.

This silly boy is still wholeheartedly thinking about helping his second brother guard the house.

As everyone knows, it's clearly his second brother who is helping him.

It seems that it is necessary to find a suitable opportunity to talk about the matter with the fool.

But in the eyes of the couple, this is not a big deal.

Regardless of whether it is the second brother or the cousin, they are still a family.

"Is there a letter from Linyuan these two days? I don't know what's going on?" Mrs. Xu asked Wu Chao.

"Mother, don't worry, the situation in Linyuan is still stable." Wu Chao understood what his mother was most concerned about, and added deliberately: "Zhaozhao is also fine."

Xu smiled and nodded, then asked about other things.

Wu Ran listened secretly, turning her head to look at her second brother frequently.

Speaking of that girl Zhaozhao, the smile on the second brother's face never disappeared. Do all those who want to marry a wife look like this?

While the family was walking and gossiping about family affairs, Prince Wu just listened quietly and didn't interrupt easily - if he said something wrong, he would have to be pinched, and the two children were still there, so he couldn't bring himself to be humiliated.

Seeing that the Shiziyuan was right in front of them, Wu Chao and Wu Ran were about to salute and leave with their parents when they suddenly saw Sui Jiang approaching quickly.

After saluting, Sui Jiang's voice sounded very solemn in the dark night: "My lord, something happened in Songqing Court."

The surroundings suddenly became silent, as if even the sound of the wind had disappeared.

When Wu Chao and others came to Songqing Courtyard, the courtyard was already brightly lit.

They were the first to arrive.

"Where's the person?" Wu Jingming's voice was hoarse.

A close follower replied: "In the garden, we dare not do anything."

Due to the owner's preference, the most indispensable thing in Songqing Courtyard is plants and flowers, which may bloom in season or are rare and hard to find. There are nearly 20 gardeners in charge of taking care of them, all of whom are natural The skillful craftsman found from the south and the north——

This garden has always been a place where the seasons are like spring.

Outside a gazebo in the garden, Wu Chao saw Wu Jingling lying on a wicker chair.

The man wore a large moon-white gown, on which auspicious clouds chasing the moon were embroidered with golden thread, half of his black hair was tied up with a white jade crown, combed very neatly, and the other half was loosened behind his head. There is brilliance.

The green waves of spring water behind him are blooming well, the two crabapple plants are bearing fruit, and a clump of black orchids is quietly blooming at the feet, elegant and quiet.

The breeze blows, and the fragrance floats—it is the incense of the person on the wicker chair.

It's the end of the month, do you still have a monthly pass?

(Good night)