nucmednet Chapter 314 Cordial Conversation
Chapter 314 Cordial Conversation
The emperor nodded slightly, but secretly decided to secretly investigate Wu Yu's background.
"I am very pleased that you have made great contributions this time. You must continue to serve me in the future and not slack off in the slightest." said the emperor.
"I will do my best to serve Your Majesty." Wu Yu said firmly.
After coming out of the imperial study, Wu Yu looked at the imperial study again and frowned.
At this time, Li Zhun came out of the imperial study and was very respectful to Wu Yu: "This old servant will escort the general out of the palace."
A hint of surprise flashed across Wu Yu's face. This Li Jun was the closest eunuch to the emperor.
"Thank you, Eunuch Li!"
The two walked side by side on the palace road: "General Wu has achieved so much at such a young age, it is true that heroes emerge from youth"
Wu Yu: "Your Excellency is too kind. The Emperor has given me this reward for my contribution to the Great Zhou. This is my duty."
"The mansion that the emperor has given to the general will be ready for occupancy in three days. I'm sorry that you have to stay in the inn for the past few days."
Wu Yu's fame spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital overnight, and the nobles in the capital were all talking about the sudden appearance of General Dingyuan.
The general's mansion bestowed by the emperor was still being cleaned. There was no mansion in the original reward this time. The mansion was bestowed purely on the emperor's whim. After the imperial edict was issued, Li Jun quickly ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange the mansion.
Wu Yu moved into Youranju.
Xue Qing and Jiang Yi were having dinner at Youran Ju. After the waiter put the dishes on the table, he poured them tea.
When Jiang Yi saw his happy face, he asked, "Why are you so happy today, little brother?"
Waiter: "My lord, you may not know that the emperor's newly appointed General Dingyuan lives in our Youran Residence. Do you think this is a happy event?"
"General Dingyuan"
"Yes, General Dingyuan can be said to be a young general. He has made great contributions in collecting and paying Xinyue this time!" said the waiter happily.
The little boy retreated after he finished speaking. When he reached the door, he saw Wu Yu coming down from upstairs. He hurried forward to greet him, "General, are you going out?"
"Eat," Wu Yu uttered softly.
The waiter attentively led Wu Yu to a table with a great location: "General, please sit here. What would you like to eat?"
Jiang Yi looked at Wu Yu in surprise. Xue Qing patted her shoulder and said, "Let's go."
When Wu Yu saw Xue Qing, surprise flashed in his eyes: "Qing'er"
Jiang Yi was behind him: "General, this is my son."
Wu Yu stood up and said, "Mr. Wu, I didn't expect to see you in the capital!"
Xue Qing bowed and said, "Greetings, General Dingyuan."
After dinner, the three of them went to Xue Qing’s house from the back door of Youran Ju.
In the study
"I didn't expect that you would become General Dingyuan so soon. Congratulations!" Xue Qing gave his sincere blessing.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Wu Yu's eyes.
"We are able to recapture Crescent City this time thanks to you!"
"It has nothing to do with me." Xue Qing directly blocked what he was about to say.
Wu Yu's eyes darkened.
Xue Qing changed the subject: "I met the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife."
It seemed that these things could only be told to Wu Yu, so I told him what had happened again.
Wu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that they already know the truth about the real and fake Qianjin."
"Even if they knew, they wouldn't think of taking their biological daughter back, and there will be no chance in the future." Xue Qing would feel depressed every time he mentioned the original owner.
No matter what the reasons were, Xue Qing could not forgive them on behalf of the original owner.
"I previously suspected that it was the Duke of Zhenguo who killed me, but maybe it was someone else."
After a pause, he said, "But I really can't understand why someone would want to kill me. This time when I came to the capital, I encountered two assassination attempts."
"We still have to start with your background. It is closely related to the Duke Zhenguo Mansion," Wu Yu analyzed.
three days later
Wu Yu moved into the general's mansion, and every day he received gifts from various nobles in the capital.
Wu Yu asked Xue Qing to live in the general's mansion, but she refused. However, Wu Yu still left a yard for Xue Qing.
At this time, the old Duke also returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Xia Xuelian immediately went to Zhufeng Courtyard to pay her respects to Xue Zhong.
Xue Zhong looked at the seemingly well-behaved Xia Xuelian and nodded: "Well, get up, are you used to it now?"
Xia Xuelian replied very respectfully: "To reply to Grandfather, Lian'er is doing fine!"
The old lady looked at Xia Xuelian lovingly: "Master, this child is learning the rules very well now!"
When Xia Xuelian heard the old lady's praise, a smug expression appeared on her face.
There were only three people left in the house, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little dull. Xue Zhong spoke up again: "She came to Beijing this time to find out who was behind the assassination. She already knows her true identity. This child is resentful!"
He told the mother and son about his conversation with Xue Qing in Anyang.
Xue He's eyes were red: "Father, this child has suffered so much for so many years outside, and now he is being hunted down, and we can only watch helplessly, can't we do something?"
The old lady sighed and said, "My granddaughter has suffered so much. Master, when can you bring the child home?"
There is nothing they can do now but wait, and they have to pamper the fakes.
Xue Zhong also wanted to bring his real granddaughter back as soon as possible. He didn't want to let his wife Xue He suffer again the alienation, heartache and pity that Xue Qing had shown in front of him that day.
"Now, there is only one person who has the ability and the reason why she must die," Xue Zhong said, pointing his index finger to the sky.
Xue He's face turned pale instantly. If this was the case, how could they save him?
At this time in Youran Ju, Qian Kun and Xue Qing were sitting in the study, discussing the business situation of Youran Ju. Xue Qing told Qian Kun one by one the advantages and disadvantages of Youran Ju that he had observed in the past few days.
Qian Kun, as the boss behind the scenes, had never actually run Youran Ju. However, when he heard Xue Qing's analysis of Youran Ju, a trace of relief appeared on his face.
"Mr. Wu is indeed extremely smart!" Qian Kun looked at Xue Qing with a smile.
Xue Qing clasped his hands together and said, "Mr. Qian, you are so kind! When will you sell Youranju to me?"
"I'm not transferring it to you, I'm giving it to you!"
Xue Qing raised an eyebrow: "Send?"
If your surname is Qian, you are really rich!
Xue Qing looked at Qian Kun with eyes that seemed to be emitting anger: "Boss Qian is handsome!"
Although Shopkeeper Chen didn't understand what the word "handsome" meant, he knew from Xue Qing's expression that it was a compliment to his master.
Qian Kun cupped his hands: "Miss Xia, thank you for the compliment!"
He gave a look to Shopkeeper Chen, who took out the document and handed it to Xue Qing.
Xue Qing no longer pretended to be illiterate and read carefully.
Shopkeeper Chen didn't expect that she could read, so a hint of surprise flashed across his face.
Now, Qian Kun is not surprised when he sees Xue Qing doing anything that is not in line with common sense.
After reading it, Xue Qing put the document on the table and looked up at Qian Kun: "Mr. Qian is really generous. I admire you!"
Youran Ju was directly given to Xue Qing, including the house behind Youran Ju.
Now that Xue Qing has signed and sealed his name, Manager Chen will go to the government office to handle the matter immediately.
Jiang Yi stood nearby with a complicated look in his eyes. When he saw Qiankun's warning look, he quickly lowered his head.
Xue Qing picked up the pen and signed his name. After the shopkeeper saw Xue Qing's signature, the expression on his face was very relaxed.
He picked up the documents, bowed slightly to the two of them, turned around and left Youranju.
Xue Qing thought Qian Kun would keep 20% of the shares in Beijing's Youranju, just like last time, but he didn't expect him to give it all away. He didn't keep anything back.
At this time, Shilibao Village was particularly lively. The whole village was filled with the news that Liu had cheated on her husband and gave birth to Wu Yu, and there was a vast green grassland above Wu Tong's head.
That day, Li Guihua took the divorce letter written by Wu Tong after he got drunk and headed to Anyang City in a rage. She was thinking about how to humiliate Liu severely along the way.
When she finally blocked Liu on the way to send Wu Qian to school, Li Guihua showed a smug look on her face.
"Liu, look at what this is!" Li Guihua said, and threw the divorce letter fiercely in front of Liu.
Liu picked up the divorce letter puzzledly, opened it and her face turned pale instantly.
"Hmph, you cheating slut, Wu Tong has divorced you!" Li Guihua crossed her arms and said with contempt in her eyes.
Liu's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
Looking at Li Guihua's smug face, "Who is the one who is so fickle? Do you think no one knows what you did?"
"How dare you talk back? Everyone in the village knows about your ugly deeds?" Li Guihua sneered.
"You are slandering me! I am an honest person and have never done anything to let the Wu family down." Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over.
"Innocent? If you were innocent, why would Wu Tong write a letter of divorce?" Li Guihua refused to give in.
"Li Guihua, I advise you not to be complacent too soon. This divorce letter doesn't even have a seal. Did you ask someone to write it for you?" Liu asked.
"You wouldn't write a divorce letter for no reason even if you were drunk. You must have done something shameful." Li Guihua said aggressively.
Liu couldn't hold it in any longer: "Li Guihua, you have evil intentions, and you still slander me. What did you do when Zhao Da was alive? Do you really think no one knows?"
Li Guihua was so angry and embarrassed by Liu's scolding, "You dare to scold me? You shameless woman, I will tear your mouth apart." As she said that, Li Guihua was about to rush forward and attack.
At this moment, Mrs. Ding ran over and grabbed Mrs. Liu. "Mom, stop arguing with her, let's go." Mrs. Ding didn't want to be laughed at by the people around her, so she pulled Mrs. Liu and turned to leave.
When Liu saw Ding, she held back her tears and turned away.
Li Guihua watched Liu's back as she left, and shouted behind her: "Liu, you've been divorced by Brother Tong, and Brother Tong will marry me in a formal way!"
After the two parted unhappily, Li Guihua returned to the village very proudly. She came to the big tree at the entrance of the village, where a group of women who liked to gossip were sitting.
"Hey, Guihua, what's going on?" a woman asked.
Li Guihua snorted and said, "It's still that Liu. She cheated on me and was divorced by Wu Tong, yet she still dares to talk back to me."
"Really? Liu doesn't look like that kind of person." said another woman.
"How could it not be? Wu Tong has already written the divorce letter, how could it be false?" Li Guihua said righteously.
"What did Liu say?" the woman asked again.
"She's still stubborn and refuses to admit it. But it doesn't matter, the divorce letter is there." Li Guihua said proudly.
"This Liu looks quite honest usually, but I didn't expect her to do such a thing." A woman shook her head and sighed.
"You can't judge a person by his appearance. Maybe she has been having an affair with someone else for a long time." Another woman echoed.
Everyone was talking at once, and Li Guihua felt very happy listening to them.
She felt that she had finally gotten rid of her anger.
At this time, Liu and Ding returned home and cried sadly.
Mrs. Ding sensibly comforted her mother: "Mom, don't be sad. Dad must have misunderstood you. When he wakes up, he will definitely regret it."
Liu wiped her tears and said, "Mom didn't do anything to let your dad down, but what should we do now?"
Ding Shi thought for a moment and said, "Mom, let's go find Dad and explain it to him."
Liu shook her head and said, "Your father has been bewitched by that vixen now. He won't listen to anything anyone says. You go watch the show. I'll take a rest."
At midnight, Anyang City was shrouded in darkness and everything was silent.
Several men in black quietly appeared in front of the Wu family's door. They were agile and quick in movement, and it was obvious that they were well-trained.
The leading man in black lowered his head and whispered a few instructions, and then several people quickly entered the Wu family from three directions.
The Wu family courtyard was silent, with only the occasional chirping of insects.
The men in black moved around the house with ease, seemingly looking for something.
After an incense stick of time, several men in black came out of the door carrying a large sack.
One of the men in black stayed behind and carefully closed the door again.
I saw a few people turning a corner and coming to a carriage that had been waiting there. They threw the sacks on their shoulders into the carriage without hesitation, then whipped the horse and drove away, disappearing into the night.
After dawn, Ding prepared breakfast early as usual.
Normally, Liu would get up early at this time, but why is there no movement today?
Doubts welled up in Ding's heart, so she went to Liu's room to check. When she pushed open the door, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.
Where is Liu on the bed? Ding's eyelids twitched, and a bad premonition came to her mind.
"Mother, mother!" Ding called out anxiously and searched everywhere in the house, but there was no sign of Liu.
She quickly ran to the yard, kitchen, woodshed and other places to look for Liu, but still couldn't find her. Ding was extremely worried. She was afraid that Liu might do something because she couldn't get over the divorce letter. She quickly took her two children to Youranju to ask Xie for help.
At this time, Youranju was still closed, so Ding knocked hard on the door. "Bang, bang, bang!" The knocks were particularly loud in the quiet morning. After a while, Xie Jiang opened the door and saw that it was Ding, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Mrs. Ding, what's the matter so early?" Xie Jiang asked.
Mrs. Ding said anxiously, "Xie Jiang, my mother is missing! I looked everywhere but couldn't find her."
Xie Jiang was also shocked when he heard this. "What? Aunt Wu is missing? How is this possible?" He hurriedly brought Mrs. Ding and the two children in.
At this time, Shopkeeper Xie was also awakened. When he heard that Mrs. Liu was missing, he immediately walked out of the room. "What's going on? How could Mrs. Wu be missing?" Shopkeeper Xie asked with a frown.