Chapter 126: The End of Royal Infighting

Chapter 126

Some things once take root in one's heart, sprouting is only a matter of time.

After Wen Zhiyun thought it through, he looked at Chag Yan with smiling eyes, "Chang Yan, I'm fine now."

"That's good as long as you're fine." Chang Yan also smiled back.

The two brothers slept in the same room, close in age, and were equally doted on by their elder brothers, and equally doted on their younger sister.

They always understood each other better.

"Are your things packed up?" Jiang Sheng called out from the courtyard gate.

Wen Zhiyun immediately folded up the package and tied it into a nice little bundle to carry, and pulled Chang Yan out.

When they got to the yard, they found that Wang Fufeng was also there.

Wen Zhiyun's medical skills were a bit inferior to Doctor Wu's. Even Wen nourishing the body, Doctor Wu's prescriptions were better and more suitable for him.

According to Doctor Wu's calculations, Wang Fufeng would have to stay in Xieyang County for at least another half a year to try to make up for the deficiencies he was born with. How could he be leaving now?

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Because there was already a mouth in the house that had asked before him, "Is Brother Fufeng also coming back to the prefecture with us?"

Wang Fufeng's health was still too weak. Even after being wonderfully cared for by Doctor Wu for two months, he was still pale, with only a slight blush on his lips.

He looked at little Jiang Sheng and smiled faintly, with a different kind of frail beauty, "Yes, I'm going back. I should have gone back long ago."

He was just too reluctant to leave the tranquility and peace of Xieyang County, so he deliberately pretended not to know.

"Ah." Little Jiang Sheng covered her face in surprise, "I don't know what a mess the Wang family has become in these two months."

The third branch fighting for power, killing each other.

Battle flames and smoke, murder without bloodshed.

Wang Fufeng raised the corners of his mouth and glanced at Xu Mo sitting upright. His tone was light, "It's just mutually assured destruction."

Initially it was a struggle between the second branch and the third branch, one being the useless heir, the other being the promising son of a concubine, a five to eight ratio.

It was a pity that Wang Mingyu was so useless. First he let people set up a gambling game and lost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

The second young master of the Wang family desperately tried to cover the loss, but couldn't plug the hole, and had to reluctantly take it out of the public funds.

This was an obvious loophole.

The third branch seized it firmly and joined forces with the fourth branch to force the second branch to hand over power.

But that wasn't the end of it.

The illegitimate son of the third branch was so promising that he passed the prefectural exam in April and won the title of tongsheng in one fell swoop, making the third branch's position even more solid.

But when he took a closer look, the figure was gone.

At the same time.

Wang Family in Prefecture City

Lately Wang Yuyao felt something was off with her mother. She was behaving strangely, blushing, and spoke much gentler than usual.

Especially at night. Whenever Wang Yuyao went to look for her, she'd definitely get kicked out.

Wang Yuyao was not young anymore. Not only was she engaged, she'd be thirteen after the new year.

In this dynasty where girls could marry at fifteen and bear children, she was already a young lady.

She could feel her mother was hiding some big secret from her, one that would hurt their mother-daughter bond.

If it were normal times, Wang Yuyao would choose to preserve her mother's dignity and not pry into her affairs.

But now it wouldn't do. The first and third branches of the Wang family were vying for power, and were ruthless enough to disregard even the reputation of the young ones. Leaving such a huge loophole would only lead to the second branch's miserable downfall.

For the sake of the first branch and their future as mother and daughter, Wang Yuyao steeled herself to ambush her mother, breaking through obstacles until one night, she kicked open her mother's door.

As expected, tumultuous waves of passion, the room in disarray.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't some young lover, but a middle-aged man about her father's age.

"Mother." Wang Yuyao's face was weary. "Why? Why do this?"

Lady Wang gathered the blankets around herself, forcibly upholding her dignity. "Your father has been dead for four years. Why should I remain chaste for him and live as a widow?"

Wang Yuyao was stunned, and had yet to retort when sudden applause came from behind, along with Third Master Wang's laughing voice. "Sister-in-law tries so hard to seize control of the Wang family. Pretending it's all for elder brother, who knew it's actually for a filthy outsider. What an eye opener!"

It was over. The mantis stalks the cicada unaware of the oriole behind.

Wang Yuyao's body went limp as she knelt on the ground, heart filled with grief and regret.

Lady Wang pointed at Third Master Wang in terror, eyes rolling back as she fainted.

The first branch of the Wang family had fallen.

Third Master Wang looked back at everyone, tone arrogant and proud. "Among the Wang descendants, only my son Haoran is worthy. The position of Wang family patriarch shall fall to him. Isn't that fair?"

The others dared not speak.

Even the first branch with the Fang family's backing could be schemed against. What could the rest of them amount to?

Plus Wang Haoran did have some ability. Not even thirteen yet he'd obtained the title of tongsheng. Rumor was he'd be taking the county exam in August, promising future.

The rest of the Wang family stopped struggling and surrendered.

But just as they took out the ceremonial offerings and account books' keys,

a weak, willowy figure slowly emerged. "Wait."