mtl008 Chapter 403 Planning 1
Chapter 403 Planning 1
Wen Bai didn't answer, but nodded firmly.
"If we investigate further, I'm afraid it's intentional. It's okay for us to be schemed against, but I'm afraid it will implicate our clansmen. You all should be aware of this."
"Yes, sir." Wen Bai nodded attentively and asked:
"Sir, you don't believe him?"
Wang Shuyan asked calmly,
"How long has he worked at Taesung? Who is he close to?"
"Zhao Chunming is in charge of Taisheng's government affairs."
"Wen Bai, I'll leave this to you. First, investigate if there's anyone behind him. Don't let people think we're making a fuss. Once you've found out, give me the results."
"Yes! Third Young Master."
Wen Bai stood up and accepted the order. Wang Shuyan went out and got in the car to go back home. He lowered his head and went in through the side door. After thinking for a while, he said to Ah Fu,
"Go to the second gate and tell her that I will go to my mother's place for dinner tonight."
Wang Shuyan returned to his own garden halfway up the mountain, and Ah Fu quickly went to the second gate to report.
The night enveloped the dark tiles of the Banshan Garden. Wang Shuyan's figure was cast on the window frame. Ah Fu walked in and whispered:
"Sir, this is the third time the old lady has sent someone to urge us to come. It's already past dinner time."
Wang Shuyan closed the book, carefully put away the "Selected Works of Zhaoming" in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, stood up and straightened his clothes.
"I was greedy and wanted to read a complete paragraph before getting up. I didn't expect it to be so late. I'll go now."
Ah Fu stepped forward and reminded, "Sir, do you want to change into a robe?"
Wang Shuyan shook his head, put on his robe and said, "No need."
As they talked, they hurried towards the inner courtyard. The lanterns on the Wang family's corridor lit up, casting a hurried figure of Wang Shuyan.
After entering the second gate, the gatekeeper led the way with a lantern. We passed the rockery and courtyard landscape and entered the main courtyard. The gatekeeper bowed and escorted the young man into the main courtyard gate. She left with the lantern only after the man had gone far away.
When Wang Shuyan entered the room, he saw his parents playing chess on the couch. They were waiting for him. The two old people were killing time. He said with some guilt,
"I'm sorry to have kept my parents waiting for so long."
Father Wang Minzhang hummed a long sigh, while mother smiled and nodded.
"Now that you're here, let's eat. This game of chess has no winner..."
"Well, there is no winner..."
Servants had already filed in and laid out the dishes and bowls. The three of them sat down and ate in silence. However, Wang Shuyan had some questions in his mind and glanced at his father several more times while eating.
After finishing the meal and clearing their mouths, tea was served. The three of them sat on the couch around the tea table. My father coughed lightly and asked,
"You must have something to ask me. You looked at me at least ten times during the meal. Tell me what it is."
Wang Shuyan poured tea for the two elders, holding the teapot with both hands for a long time. His father Wang Minzhang looked at his abnormal son in silence. His mother patted the back of her son's hand and asked softly:
"Is Yan'er worried about something?
My father sighed with a hint of admonition, "You are hesitating and timid like a woman. Tell me what you want to ask!"
"Father, I feel that there have been a lot of changes in our family since I came back this time, and my second brother's family has changed the most."
"You want to ask about Jin'er, right? Just tell me!"
"Yes! Father, Jin'er is investing money to build a library, and you want me to take on all the supervision. I'm afraid it's difficult for me to bear the responsibility with my limited ability!"
"My family has considered this matter and will recruit talents to carry out the library project. But I think you seem to have something else to ask?!"
"Father, I'm worried about things at home." Wang Shuyan looked at the tea leaves bubbling in the tea soup and asked tentatively.
"I heard Jin'er is in the Pure Land Temple?"
Before she finished her words, the teacup in the old lady's hand fell onto the mahogany table, and the splashing tea soaked the handkerchief.
My father put down the teacup in silence and looked at the servants in the room, while my mother waved them away.
The father and son looked at each other in tacit understanding, and Wang Shuyan asked cautiously:
"Father, Jin'er has been involved...?"
Wang Minzhang stroked the dark patterns on the cup body, and after a few breaths of silence, he said:
"Jin'er had anticipated the siege of Beining City before it happened, and sent your mother and most of the family back in advance."
The old lady continued:
"At that time, I thought the child was worrying too much and didn't take it seriously. But as soon as I arrived in Xunyang, I heard the news that foreign enemies were knocking on the gate and Beining was under siege..."
"Mother, don't blame yourself! ..."
"You two will be sad later, but you should listen carefully to what I say next and remember it."
The old lady and Wang Shuyan fell silent and became serious.
"Jin'er asked the guards to bring back a notebook. She recorded everything that happened later in detail by date. She said that the prince's health was so bad because someone had been deliberately trying to harm him for a long time."
"what?"
"What? Father, how did the child find out?!"
"It's a long story. I can only tell you that the prince later felt the same way and gave the box to Jinyi, saying that it should be enshrined in the Pure Land Temple."
He looked out the window at the inky night and remained silent for a long time. Wang Shuyan asked tentatively:
"The prince left something in Jin'er's hands, or did he want to keep Jin'er in the Pure Land Temple?"
The old lady held her chest and asked in a trembling voice:
"Jin'er is in danger? What should I do?"
Wang Shuyan added: "Father, the prince might want to drag the Wang family into this!
I am worried, entrusting the box to you is fake, and trapping Jin Er to make us take sides is real!"
The room fell into a long silence again. None of the three people spoke, and they all felt that this guess was the most likely one.
"Our Wang family has always been a family that has not been involved in party disputes. If the Wang family wants to stay out of it in the future, I'm afraid they will have to give up Jin'er. Is that right, Master?"
The old lady broke the silence and asked a question, then realized that she seemed to have said the answer. She covered her mouth in fear and looked at the father and son on her left and right in horror.
"What should we do then? Our Jin'er has become one of them..."
"Shut up!"
"Mother, be careful!"
The old lady sobbed softly, and covered her lips with a handkerchief worriedly, tears already streaming down her face.
Wang Shuyan suddenly asked: "Father, what does Jin'er think? Does she understand the implications here?"
Originally, he just wanted to ask if there was someone with ulterior motives around his niece Wang Jinyi, and whether he was sent by someone from somewhere. But now he was shocked by what his father said and forgot to mention that he suspected Chen Sanlang.
"Jin'er naturally understood. She anticipated two possibilities and had thought of a way out. Jin'er, that little girl, is smart and has her own ideas! But..."
"Master, why, why can't you come?" the old lady asked anxiously.
"That child decided to sacrifice himself to save the Wang clan and us."
"Ah? What does father want to do? What preparations should we make in advance?"
"There's no need to prepare. Jin'er said that if she is asked to testify that the prince was poisoned by a stone, she will tell the truth and will not show partiality to anyone. If the prince's family wants to use her to threaten the Wang family, she wants to shave her head and become a nun..."
"what?!"
Two voices exclaimed at the same time, and the old lady's tears flowed again. She didn't dare to make a sound and covered her mouth tightly with a handkerchief. Wang Minzhang saw his wife's pitiful appearance, held the old lady's hand, and advised:
"Don't worry, Jin'er, this is just a temporary solution..."