Wenren Si’s words completely stunned the old lady. He dared to be in the Earl’s Mansion last night?!
After thinking for a moment, she could only show a sad expression and shouted to the outside, “Come on, the Qi King is seriously injured and has not recovered, he is already delirious, send him back to the Qi Royal Mansion!”
Chu Jingyue sneered, already holding the Weizhi sword in her hand.
“Grandmother, I’ll just ask you, are you really going to sacrifice the younger generation of the family for grandfather?”
The emotions in Wenren Si’s eyes were very complicated. He still didn’t believe what his grandfather and grandmother had done, but he was very clear about the current situation, revealing disappointment and disbelief.
The old lady still wanted to be stubborn, Chu Jingyue put the Weizhi sword on the table and said lightly, “There is no need to pretend anymore, I can even save the Qi King who the outside world thinks is dead, so you should know my ability. I know everything in your mansion.”
She didn’t want to talk nonsense, but seeing Wenren Si’s sadness, she didn’t want to be too tough.
The old lady was silent, especially when the Earl and Countess also rushed over, and after hearing the previous conversation, they looked at her with disbelief.
“Mother! Tang’er is your own granddaughter, how can you do such a thing?” Zhuo was eager to protect her daughter. Originally, after hearing the maid report that Chu Jingyue insisted on Tang’er’s bracelet, she was dissatisfied and planned to reason with her, and also invited the Earl over.
But she didn’t expect that as soon as the two of them came over, they heard something about taking life.
Seeing this, the old lady completely stopped pretending, and said with the airs of an elder, “You unfilial things, what do you know? It’s just a few useless women, what’s wrong with dying to prolong your father’s life?”
The Earl was completely stunned, and stepped forward and murmured, “Mother, they are all your close relatives!”
“Okay, at worst, take off Tang’er’s bracelet. As for them, they are not from your main family anyway, or do you want to watch your father die for some concubine daughters?”
The old lady said forcefully, and the Earl and Countess were silent.
They really couldn’t say the words to let the old Earl die.
But they couldn’t say it, someone could say it.
“Their lives are also lives, since uncle and aunt can’t bear it and can’t be this villain, I’ll do it.” Wenren Si said in a deep voice, but his eyes were tightly closed.
Chu Jingyue looked at him and listened to him continue, “I will personally send grandfather on his way.”
“How dare you?!” The old lady widened her eyes and shouted, “He is your own grandfather, he held you a lot when you were young, and he loves you the most!”
Wenren Si opened his eyes, already full of determination, “How innocent are the cousins? They are all in their prime, waiting to be married, they should have a good life.”
“Si’er, Qi King! Why do you care about the life and death of these concubine daughters? If you want a cousin, you can have countless in the future. With this secret method, the Earl’s Mansion will always be firmly rooted in Kyoto.”
The old lady also wanted to persuade Wenren Si, and said, “If you really don’t want to hurt your own family, then so be it. Now the jade bracelets are ready to be sold to the outside world, and sold at a low price to some cheap commoners, you should be able to accept this, right?”
Chu Jingyue heard the words and once again silently held the Weizhi sword, Wenren Si was really extremely disappointed this time.
“The Wenren family has been fighting for generations, what is it for? Doesn’t grandmother know? The lives of the poor are also lives.” Wenren Si sighed, his eyes decisive, and said coldly, “Come on.”
The old lady was completely panicked, and hurriedly grabbed Wenren Si and refused to let go, “No! If you kill your close relatives, aren’t you afraid of being punished!”
Chu Jingyue couldn’t listen anymore, and got up with the Weizhi sword in her hand and said, “I’ll go, returning life is not as simple as stabbing someone.”
The old lady shouted like crazy when she saw her going out.
Wenren Si was indifferent, and only said, “Pei Feng, order people to gather all the servants of the Earl’s Mansion in the front hall, and don’t inquire or discuss anything you hear.”
Pei Feng left after receiving the order, and the old lady was still cursing like crazy.
“Take the old lady down and take good care of her, and don’t let her enter the backyard.”
Wenren Si issued two orders in a row, and the Earl looked embarrassed, “Qi King, this—”
Wenren Si interrupted, “Uncle, the people of Dongteng are my bottom line, and the people I and the soldiers have fought bloody battles to protect are definitely not to be treated lightly. If someone regards human life as grass, even if there is retribution, I will kill my relatives righteously.”
His attitude was firm, and the Earl and Countess didn’t say anything anymore.
The place where the old master lived was some distance away from the Grand Madam’s courtyard. Wenren Si quickly caught up with Chu Jingyue who had not yet arrived, and after thinking for a long time, he said, “I want to say goodbye to grandfather.”
“A crazy person is afraid that he can’t say a few warm words.”
Chu Jingyue didn’t say she disagreed, which meant she agreed.
The two came to the old master’s residence, which had been guarded by the Qi Royal Mansion’s dark guards, and there was no servant.
The old man was still lying on the bed, the scars on his body were still there, but he was no longer on the verge of death.
He saw Wenren Si coming, and pulled out a kind smile, “Si’er is here, grandfather is not feeling well, it’s hard for you to still care about me.”
Chu Jingyue naturally sat aside, poured herself a cup of tea, and looked at the scene that should have been warm.
“Grandfather, do you know the life-borrowing bracelet?”
Wenren Si asked directly, and the old master was silent.
After a long time, he sighed leisurely.
“Your grandmother just said that the bracelet was broken, I thought it was those people who were careless, it turned out that you found out.”
Wenren Si clenched his fists tightly, and a deep sense of powerlessness rose in his eyes, “Why?”
“Si’er, grandfather doesn’t want to die, I really don’t want to die. The Ning’an Earl’s Mansion used to be very inconspicuous in Kyoto, those royal relatives looked down on us, and the ministers didn’t like us, until your mother married into the Qi Royal Mansion, our life got better, but she died not long after.”
Speaking of his daughter, the old master still had some nostalgia in his eyes, she was his proudest daughter.
“Now your mother’s blessing is protecting us, look? Even you have been resurrected, right? The Earl’s Mansion will be better in the future, and the Qi Royal Mansion will be better. With such a good life, how can you let me be willing to die? Two years ago, the imperial physician said that I would not live for more than a month, so I have to live and let them all see!”
The old master’s eyes were still excited, and Wenren Si’s voice was hoarse, and he asked, “The lives of those younger generations, don’t you care at all?”
“Heh, what’s there to care about the lives of a group of women? Sooner or later they will marry and become someone else’s wife, and they are not from our Zong family after all.”
Wenren Si took a deep breath, lifted his robe and knelt down slowly.
“Today, grandson bids farewell to grandfather here, I will protect the Zong family, please rest assured, grandfather.”
Seeing this, the old master realized that something was wrong, and struggled to sit up with difficulty, grabbing the curtain with some fear, “Si’er, what are you going to do? Come on, come on!”
“Don’t shout, he won’t do anything to you.” Chu Jingyue got up slowly, already holding a talisman in her hand, and looked at the old master calmly, and said, “I’m going to send you on your way.”