Chapter 614

After leaving the assembly hall, Wu ran returned to the courtyard. Without a moment's rest, he entered the study.

Once upon a time, there was a grandfather, a father and a second brother.

In the past, when he went to find his second brother to play chess, his second brother was always busy. For this reason, he complained in his heart

Until the first two years, he knew something about his second brother's hard work and busyness, and the complaint disappeared. Now, I have a personal experience, and finally know what it feels like to bear responsibility on my shoulder.

"Where did this come from?" Wu Rangang sat down behind the bookcase and saw a Zhu lacquer square box on the bookcase in front of him.

"Return to childe, this was sent by steward Yan himself before. I didn't say what it was, but I'll understand it when you see it." the boy said, "the children haven't opened it without authorization. Now, childe, do you want to have a look?"

Wu ran nodded: "open it."

Yin steward was an old man brought up by his grandfather. He was in charge of the trivial accounts of the palace, but he had no involvement in the affairs of the Wu clan——

And he had a lot of contact with manager Yin these two days.

The boy answered "yes", opened the wooden box and held it in front of Wu ran.

At first glance, Wu ran thought it was an item in the account book. However, when he received it, he looked down and saw that on the old book cover with a mottled feeling of years, there were three words "the book of women".

"..." the boy was so surprised that he almost couldn't suppress the happiness in the corners of his eyes.

As the second brother said, although his chess skills are a little better, he is a qualified chess fan in terms of enthusiasm

As a chess addict, he has heard of this long lost chess manual in rumors. His second brother promised three years ago that he would find it for him!

The name of steward Yin was listed in the book that ah yuan gave him. Wu ran stopped and turned around when he heard the sound.

Wu Jingyi's fingers clenched and loosened in his sleeve. A person who was usually unsmiling showed a relaxed look in his eyebrows and eyes: "Uncle three suddenly remembered that today is your ninth birthday?"

The boy smiled and said, "Uncle three still remembers."

"I'll see your second uncle later and tell him that in the evening, our family will go to your grandmother's yard for dinner, and then call your two brothers and sisters and several brothers..." Wu Jingyi said: "although it's a celebration, just sit as a family."

Wu ran was stunned for a moment and promised to come down.

But he's not sure... Whether there will be such a chance tonight.

Seeing the boy disappear, Wu Jingyi just left.

Wu ran came to the Songqing courtyard and was invited to Wu jingling's study.

He and his second brother have often come to the second uncle's study since they were young. In his impression, there is a fragrance of flowers in the second uncle's study and even in the whole yard all year round.

The second uncle loves flowers, and he also loves hairpin flowers in his bun. In other words, the second uncle likes all beautiful things.

Since his grandfather's "accident", he has never seen his second uncle wearing Chinese clothes or hairpin incense again.

At this time, the potted plants in the study were also moved out. The vases that had never been empty, which had been fired by famous craftsmen, also disappeared from the bookcase and small table. I don't know where they were moved.

His second uncle was sitting in the comb chair next to the small table near the window.

He is still wearing plain clothes.

Since he remembered, he had never seen such a plain second uncle.

If you look carefully at this time, you can find that this element Qi is not only the decoration without Huafu treasure ornaments, but from the inside to the outside——

The fresh, casual and romantic state of the second uncle, which seems to have been engraved in his bones, has also disappeared.

So that he looked at the man sitting in the chair and felt a little strange.

Some changes, the closer people are, the easier they are to detect.

Moreover, the second uncle seems to have no intention to hide this change.

At this moment, without even having to say or ask more, Wu ran admitted that he already had an answer in his heart.

"Why didn't ah Zhang speak?" Wu jingling smiled and raised his hand. "Do you want to have a hand talk with your second uncle?"

Wu Ran's eyes fell on the chessboard on the small table and said, "no, I've never been the opponent of my second uncle."

Wu jingling looked at him and asked jokingly, "why do you just want to win now? Ah Zhang, it's not like you."

Wu ran also looked at him: "the person who wants to win seems to be the second uncle."

He never regarded his second uncle as an opponent, whether on the chessboard or at any other time.

Wu jingling heard the speech and smiled silently. He hung his eyes and gently fiddled with the tin of sunspots with his fingers. For a moment, he didn't speak.

He sat by the window, his face blurred.

Wu ran took out the letter from his sleeve: "should second uncle explain the purpose of this secret letter?"

Wu jingling raised his head and said in a clear tone: "ah Zhang really cut me off. I should be Jingyi... Yes, the third brother has always been calm. How could he stop the letter so rashly

That's why my second uncle invited you here. I wanted to try you. Unexpectedly, ah Zhang of my family can be so frank and forthright at any time. It's because my second uncle's mind is too narrow. "

Wu ran tightened his lips.

So, second uncle, this is an admission.

"Why did the second uncle steal the master's seal and advocate sending letters to Imperial Envoys outside the city? Is the second uncle in such a hurry to make peace? Don't you revenge your grandfather, father, mother and second brother?"

"Revenge, of course... The second uncle will never let go of the Daqing court..." Wu jingling seemed to bite his teeth and slowly loosen his grip: "but now is not the time. The current situation is unknown and the people of the family are not united. It is better to defend than attack. Making peace with the court is just an expedient measure."

"But the second uncle sent the letter without telling the family! Is the second uncle not afraid that this will completely alienate the family?"

"Isn't it better that the second uncle can get rid of those stubborn and stupid people for you?" Wu jingling asked calmly.

except?

Those are mostly the old people in the support family!

What a light and reckless word!

I don't know whether it's anger or sadness. Wu ran couldn't help blushing his eyes: "I'm afraid the second uncle just wanted to eradicate his dissidents!"

This is not the second uncle he knows at all!

Before that, when he got the letter, he thought narrowly about whether someone would deliberately point everything to the second uncle in the name of the second uncle, so as to prevent things from being exposed. At that time, it would be convenient to blame the second uncle

Without any evidence, he even narrowly suspected the third uncle more!

But from the moment he stepped into the study today, everything became clear in his heart.

Facing his nephew's question, Wu jingling calmly shook his head: "no, I'm worried about the stability of the Wu family. Ah Zhang, you're too young to understand some truth."

"Really?" Wu ran stared at him closely: "the second uncle claimed that it was for the Wu family. The second uncle took advantage of the chaos these days to change hands everywhere. Yesterday, he even opened the Tibetan Silver Treasury in other hospitals outside the city with the seal of the home owner and took 800000 liang of cash silver. What's the explanation?"

The existence of the bank was unknown to many people.

The second brother once said that it was taken by the family for emergencies——

But the second uncle took 800000 Liang without authorization for the first time!

This is regardless of the planning and future of the elders at home!

So, can it be said that it is for the sake of the stability of the Wu family?

"Do you even know this..." Wu jingling moved his eyebrows unexpectedly. "No, the people in other hospitals have already changed. Who will report it to you? Shouldn't you... You secretly used the hands left by your father and second brother without telling your second uncle?"

Then he smiled with appreciation: "ah Zhang, you are much more useful than second uncle thought. In fact, your qualifications are far less than your second brother... But who let you learn from childhood is the way of the master of the house."

Wu ran frowned.

What is the way of home owners

With his father and second brother, he learned nothing more than the same as his second and third uncles, just how to help the master.

"... those things are really what I want to learn." Wu jingling leaned back in his chair and recalled his childhood: "In kaimeng, Mr. Zhen gave your father and me different things, but every time, I finished better than your father... After several times, do you know what Mr. Zhen said? He shook his head and said that he was just a bastard. The way the bastard learned can only be the way of assistance. If he can't recognize his position, he is delusional to overstep."

"In the past, I only knew that the word" trespass "was used on servants..."

"Oh, by the way, what else did he say when he saw that I was' unrepentant 'after repeated education? From my answers, we can see that I was' unfaithful', so he sued my father. At that time, I was only seven or eight years old. I remember kneeling outside your grandfather's study all night. I recognized my mistake and should not listen to Mr. Zhen's discipline, but I knew in my heart that my only mistake was my life Come and be a concubine... "

At last, he smiled: "since then, I have only done what the bastard should do and said what the bastard should say... Sure enough, everyone is happy."