"Do Sanren remember the corpse of the bodyguard?" Gongsun Su explained, "If the body hadn't been discovered and caused a stir in the government, your family would never have known that something had happened to the outgoing disciples so early, let alone Ling Huan and his party. Call back from Lingxi Shandong, yes or no?"
Sheng Lanci nodded gloomily.
"Among the group of people sent by the Han family to the shore, there is a secret agent of his Gongsun family. The corpse is a clue he deliberately left to the government, in order to prevent Ling Huan and his group from going to Lingxi Mountain." A flash of light flashed in Gongsun Su's eyes. It's a pity that the regret is not for Shen Jiuniang or Sheng Weirao, but for An Zi, "because after the Han family found out that they had kidnapped the wrong person, they decided to go to Lingxi Mountain to set up an ambush - and Sanren must understand and be loyal to him. The secret agent of the Gongsun family would definitely not want to see Ling Han fall into the hands of the Han family! But at that time, the person in charge of the Han family was cunning and suspicious and did not give him any chance to pass on the news or warn him!"
"That Anzi tried his best to make the body that should have been buried tightly appear in a place where people were passing by, thus alerting the government and letting your family know that the traveling junior had an accident and sent someone to stop him and he had arrived. Ling Han and his party at the foot of Lingxi Mountain!"
Gongsun Su sighed, "But after this matter spread, the identity of the hidden man was also exposed. He was tied with a rope by the Han family and thrown into the sea to feed the sharks!"
"Because of that secret, the Han family suspected that your family knew the truth. The so-called reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver was not a bait, so they ignored it!"
After Sheng Lanci made several offers after arriving at Tortoiseshell Island, the Han family refused to agree. In fact, in the final analysis, it was because they didn't believe it that they made such an insincere request to hand over Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao to them - Although the Han family did not know the true identities of the two brothers and sisters, they only said that one of them was the adopted son of the Gongsun family and the other was a young lady of the Ningwei Hou Mansion. But even so, could Sheng Lanci exchange the daughter of his ally, step brother, and family friend for his own? Niece or niece? !
He begged if he really did that, no matter whether he was at sea or not, he would never mess around again!
After all, Shen Jiuniang and Sheng Weirao did not deny Sheng Weiqiao, and Sheng Lan could not do things for them that would destroy their future!
After Gongsun Su said what happened, he narrowed his eyes and made it clear: "Actually, in the final analysis, it is said that the Yu'e family is vicious and the Han family is extremely ambitious! The ruthless people have their own destiny, but the nieces and nephews are blessed. A little thin! But if your family knew about it in the east, it might not be good for the family of four to be separated. In his opinion, the niece actually didn't want to live anymore, so why not fulfill her, so as to avoid the loss of the family in the future? Will separation only increase sorrow?"
"Haizhu's kindness is appreciated!" However, Sheng Lanci said calmly with a calm face, "It was the fault of the Bu Nao family for failing to protect the two girls. The fault does not lie with the children. Ru Ming was lucky. After rescuing one of them, how could he say that he would not dare to bear the blame of her parents and elders and then try to silence her? Even if the Han family did not kill them, his uncle would not tolerate them. The Han family is even worse?!"
Gongsun Su Dingding looked at him for a moment, but did not try to persuade him any more. He sighed, "He also guessed that San Ren would probably make that decision, so he didn't dare to make the decision to end her in the sea."
After a pause, "Then he will take her to Sanren later?"
"Although everyone in Nanfeng County now knows that his niece and nephew have been missing for a long time, even if they are rescued, the talk about Ming Jie Zai will definitely not be silenced." Sheng Lanci shook his head and said, "However, there is nothing to do in the scene. No wonder - he stopped meeting the child on the island and asked the sea master to secretly send her to the shore. He wrote me an address. It was a property of his family, and the foreign affairs were his. Dear friends, please help him place the child, and wait until he has negotiated with his parents at home and made a good confession before taking the child back! No matter what, the child will not be rescued from the sea! "
Gongsun Su Yingdong reminded him again: "Ling Ruan has a simple heart. If he knew about the affair, he would probably think it was his fault. Please give him some guidance to prevent the girl from being depressed because of this!"
"Master Lao Hai is worried about him, he will take care of it himself!" Sheng Lanci nodded a little coldly, and when Gongsun Su didn't say anything, he left.
After he left, Gongsun Yingdun timidly walked out from behind the screen and saluted: "Dad!"
"Do you hear anything?" Gongsun Su glanced at him lightly and asked.
"Baby, when the baby heard what was going on, he didn't quite understand that since Daddy Hong thought that Miss Sheng San was alive, she would bring trouble to the Sheng family's main house, why didn't he just ask for help when Hai was here, and let her die in the melee? "In the middle?" Gongsun Yingdun said in a panic, "Later I saw Master Shanda rejecting dad's suggestion. I was thinking... I was wondering if dad didn't want to kill Miss Sheng San in the first place. Did Bu Nao want to use her to test Master Shanda?"
Gongsun Su said calmly: "What does he want to test him for?"
"That time, when my father was on the expedition, the island left everything to my uncle. However, because my uncle was still injured, he asked Mr. Shanda, who happened to be on the island, to assist him." Gongsun Yingdun observed his father's face and said cautiously, " Mr. Shanda has always been shrewd, and even his uncle will deal with matters that are not important to him. But after this time, he misunderstood our details and probably got a good idea. If that person has always refused to be our ally, That’s all; if he has other thoughts in the future, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us!”
"So dad wanted to test his character - he knew that Miss Liudong Shengsan would bring trouble to his family, especially the pearl in his palm, but he decided to try his best to mediate for his niece. . It can be seen that although this person has a ruthless side, he still has his conscience, so he begs us not to betray him, thinking that he may not harm us in the future?"
When Gongsun Su heard that, he said expressionlessly: "Wrong!"
When Gongsun Yingdun heard this, he trembled immediately, but when he saw Gongsun Su's cold gaze, he straightened his spine and said in a deep voice: "My child knows his mistake! Please punish me!"
"First of all, Miss Sheng San's backer is just that. Even if she thinks that her experience has a lot to do with my aunt, she can't threaten the Sheng family at all, so Sheng Lanci has no need to be afraid of her - that kind of He doesn't care about the level of trouble. At most, it would be more troublesome to coax his daughter to stop blaming herself - why kill her?! Besides, even I can see through such a simple thought. I say Sheng Lan's farewell can not tell?"
"The idea that he used that method to test him is simply a stupid idea!"
"Secondly, although Tortoiseshell Island is the base camp of our Gongsun family, could our ancestors have traveled all over the world in those years? Since the Gongsun family has been able to dominate that sea area for so many years, isn't it short-sighted? If you think that Once you know the details of Tortoiseshell Island, you will know the Gongsun family’s trump card, that would be ridiculous!”
"He dared to ask Sheng Lanci to help him go to the rear of the town. Naturally, he was afraid that he would take the opportunity to do something and leave nothing behind!"
"Third, I underestimate my little uncle!"
"I thought he could barely get up and take care of things because he was seriously injured, but he couldn't take over the entire rear area with one person, so he had to ask Sheng Lanci for help?!"
"Actually, the real purpose of why he arranged for Sheng Lanci to give my uncle that time was not to find someone to share his worries with, but to give my uncle someone to show off to Sheng Lanci. Opportunity for talent!”
Gongsun Su's expression was unclear, and he said in a complicated tone, "Sheng Lanci's doting on his legitimate daughter is unimaginable. Although my uncle was recognized by him, it was obvious that in Sheng Lanci's mind, In the world, the status of a legitimate daughter is always ranked before that of a concubine! That is not a good thing for our Gongsun family, both in public and private matters!"
"Yu Gong, my uncle has a very deep bond with our Gongsun family. If he returns to shore tomorrow, the brighter his future will be, the more he can take care of our Gongsun family in the future! As for Sheng Lanci's status, if we can fully support him, we will definitely It can help him to have a bright future in the future!"
"Personally, if he has watched his adopted brother grow up, he has always regarded him as his biological brother, so how can he go around and see him being compared to an innocent and ignorant little girl?!"
Gongsun Su breathed out, "Bu Nao Sheng Lanci is very shrewd. If he directly does something wrong with his precious daughter, it will ruin the friendship between the two parties and even implicate my little uncle! Otherwise, he can try every means to let him know her." It depends on the ability of my little uncle - after all, whether my aunt can carry out the expectations of Sheng Lanci and his wife, and whether the couple has watched them grow up little by little, and they are biologically cruel and cruel, and they get along day and night, so their relationship will naturally be deep."
"My little uncle suddenly recognized his ancestors and returned to the family line, and his biological mother did not have any relationship with Sheng Lanci. If you want him to be taken seriously, it is impossible to rely on Sheng Lanci to express your fatherly love. You can find another way. , use his talent and talent to impress Sheng Lanci, make Sheng Lanci understand his importance, and recognize the importance of my little uncle in his heart!"
Having said that, Gongsun Ji looked at Gongsun Yingdun, who was already trembling with fear. Dao, you can already compete with your fathers! No matter that, after my grandfather passed away at the beginning of the year, he took over the position of sea master, and my uncle helped him in every possible way. I can see how difficult it is to support him! "
"But he guided me so carefully, but I'm still far from the level he and my uncle were at that time - how can I tell him to leave the Gongsun family to me with confidence in the future?!"
Gongsun Yingdun's face was full of shame, and because he knew his father's temper, he was so scared that he lowered his head deeply and did not dare to say anything.
"There will be a celebration party later. If I am injured, my uncle will definitely ask him to persuade him when he sees it." Gongsun Su rubbed the antlers with his thumb and said calmly, "Go and change your clothes first. We'll wait. Tomorrow night, punish me again!"
Gongsun Yingdun breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed in shame and walked out backwards.
When he walked outside the door, knowing that Gongsun Su could no longer see his expression, he clenched his fists hard. When he raised his eyes, his eyes were full of disgust and impatience.
The conversation between Gongsun and his son had just ended, but the conversation between Sheng Lanci and his daughter had just begun: "...Dad told me about the affair, not for any other reason, but to blame me for the experience of Jiuniang and Rao'er in the future if anyone asks. , I don’t want to be fooled!”
Sheng Lanci looked solemn, "I have no fault in this whole thing!"
"Then Daddy deliberately coaxed me: First of all, Xuan Yuche took the initiative to trouble me that day, and I provoked him! As my elder brother, He'er should stand up for me! Feiqiu said where are our brothers and sisters? If Xuan Yuche was not allowed to harm Jiuniang and Raoer, then according to that statement, Jiuniang herself is the culprit!"
"After all, if she had stopped the carriage there that day, I would never have met Xuan Yuche!"
"How many people are so responsible?"
"It's true that my second aunt is trying to instigate you to climb the dragon and the phoenix. Why does my grandmother need to ask Jiuniang to travel with us?"
"My grandmother doesn't like my second aunt. The reason why she is willing to cover up her selfish motives is because my second uncle is not living up to expectations. She is worried that the news about his lax teaching of his wife will spread to my grandfather's ears, and he will be punished again!"
"As for Rao'er herself, wouldn't it be that she was biased and bad-tempered, and repeatedly targeted Jiuniang during the trip? How could she and Jiuniang be sent back in the middle of the trip because of a dispute? "
"The one the master sent back to them was not me, but De'er!" "
"So if I blame myself, then none of those people here can escape responsibility!"
"Does it mean that our whole family, Dongdong, will spend the rest of our lives in self-blame from now on?!"
During those confinement days, Sheng Weiqiao would ask every day whether his cousins were mentioned in the news coming back to the island. He heard that Gongsun Su had returned tomorrow, but there was still no news about Shen Jiuniang and Sheng Weirao, so he thought that the two sisters had died. I was crying so hard in the room that I couldn't hold my breath.
Then she heard from her biological father that the misfortunes of the two sisters were inextricably related to her - and she could tell how she felt!
Even though Sheng Lanci tried to persuade her again and again, she couldn't help but feel extremely sad. Tears streamed down her face for a long time before she choked with frustration and said, "Cousin really can't be found? Third sister... Where is third sister now? He can see her." What?"
"Jiu Niang has not been found. Don't worry, dad will definitely send people to continue looking for her." Sheng Lanci comforted her softly, "As for Rao'er, considering her future, dad has asked Gongsun Haizhu to send her back to shore. I'm going. When the time comes, I will tell you whether the child was rescued by a good person by luck and returned home without any danger."
Although most outsiders would not believe that statement, but if the Sheng family's status in Nanfeng County is put aside, unless they want to enmity with the Sheng family, they would all agree and say, "Whether Miss Sheng San is really a good person or not, she has her own destiny." of.
With such a cover, Sheng Weirao will not be able to say that everything will be the same in the future, but it will not completely ruin her reputation and make people feel ashamed to associate with her.
Sheng Lanci was so anxious to send her niece back to shore that she didn't even let her meet Sheng Weiqiao. After all, she was worried that Sheng Weirao had just been rescued and she was very emotionally unstable. If she saw Sheng Weiqiao, she would lose control. He said strong words to make his daughter sad.
So he entrusted Gongsun Su to arrange for Sheng Weirao to go to the shore. On the way to his daughter's place, he had already ordered people to go back to Sheng Mansion and privately reported to Mr. Sheng and Mrs. Ming, asking them to arrange for someone to go to another courtyard to comfort Sheng Weirao. -The reason why I went to Mr. Sheng and his wife instead of Sheng Weirao's parents was of course because I trusted the Sheng Lansi couple, especially the Hong family's character.
As for whether Sheng Weirao would continue to resent Dafang after doing that, Sheng Lanci didn't care.
Anyway, he has a clear conscience.
She is just a niece. If she is not looking for trouble, the worst thing she can do is marry her far away and keep her out of sight.
Sheng Lanci would not tell her daughter about those calculations. He comforted her with gentle words for a while. Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao barely suppressed her sorrow, he followed Dongren, who had come to urge him three or four times, to the main hall to celebrate the victory. feast.
The celebration banquet on Tortoiseshell Island lasted for three months, but Sheng Lanci and his party left on the second day.
Gongsun Su originally wanted to keep them for a few more days, but Sheng Lanci said that the Sheng family had a great business and that leaving the person in charge for so long was already the limit, and it could not be delayed any longer. The focus was not on Sheng Suihe's injury, although there was After all, the rare medicinal materials he brought could not be safely returned to shore for diagnosis and treatment.
In this way, Gongsun Su didn't have anything to say, so he could see them off.
When Bu Nao saw him off, Gongsun Yingjiang and Gongsun Xi also followed the Sheng family's return boat.
Sheng Weiqiao was greatly surprised when he saw this: "Are we going to the shore? What are we going to do?"
"No!" Gongsun Yingjiang and Gongsun Xijunfou smiled delicately and looked at her, "Go to my house!"