At four o'clock in the morning, the ancestral home of the Wang family.
Wang Kui came to Siguo Courtyard again. When he heard the movement, Wang Renyi hurriedly came out and asked impatiently:
"Second Elder, how is the matter? Has my grandfather agreed?"
"Of course I agree!"
Wang Kui glanced at Wang Renyi and said lightly.
"What? Grandpa actually agreed? Great!"
Hearing this, Wang Renyi was suddenly pleasantly surprised. When he thought that he had been imprisoned for more than a year and now finally had a chance to be free, he was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble all over.
People who have never been imprisoned cannot understand the pain of having to face four walls all day long. This year was definitely a complete torment for Wang Renyi.
"Don't be happy so early. Your father is back and will be at your house soon. You should think about how to get over your father's situation!"
Seeing Wang Renyi's excited face, Wang Kui put his hands behind his hands and said seemingly casually.
"What? My father is back? Isn't he in Qizhou? Even if he left Qizhou, he should have returned to Suizhou. Why did he return to his ancestral home?"
Hearing this, Wang Renyi was obviously stunned. Obviously, this news caught him off guard.
"Why are you panicking? Even if your father doesn't come back, according to the original plan, shouldn't you send him a letter as the next step? Now that he's back, you don't have to waste time sending letters back and forth. If you prepare, I guess the afternoon clan members will We will discuss this matter again, and your father will definitely be present. I have already helped you through the Great Elder level, and the rest is up to you. You must convince your father in person!"
Seeing some panic on Wang Renyi's face, Wang Kui frowned and scolded in a deep voice.
Wang Renyi was shocked when he heard this, and quickly covered up the panic on his face. He cupped his hands and said: "Second Elder, forgive me, it was Renyi who lost his composure! You are right, no matter what, this confrontation between him and me is all about It's inevitable! Just don't worry, if my grandfather and father summon me in the afternoon, I'm sure to convince them face to face not to stop me from adopting my second wife! But then I'm afraid I'll need the second elder to watch the opportunity and cooperate!"
Wang Renyi knew very well whether he could regain his freedom this time. The attitude of the old man in front of him was very crucial. He could not show any cowardice in front of Wang Kui, otherwise his value in Wang Kui's mind would drop sharply. When Kui asks for help, Wang Kui may not be willing to help!
Therefore, even though Wang Renyi was unprepared for Wang Yu's sudden return, his face was full of confidence and calmness at this moment.
Sure enough, after listening to Wang Renyi's words, Wang Kui nodded with satisfaction and said: "Well! Now that you are confident, I feel relieved! At critical times, I will also help you. If things go well, you You should be able to successfully adopt a second room in the next two days! After that, start implementing your plan!"
When he mentioned the "plan", Wang Kui's face flushed with excitement. He narrowed his eyes with a fanatical light, and his whole aura suddenly changed, becoming crazy and fiery!
Wang Renyi smiled, cupped his hands and said, "My grandson would like to congratulate my grandfather in advance for taking one step closer to seizing power in the clan and carrying forward the Wang family!"
Before the adoption, he directly called Wang Kui his grandfather. This guy really has no bottom line. He is a typical example of forgetting his ancestors!
"Hahaha~! Don't worry, I will not forget your contribution when the time comes!"
Wang Kui patted Wang Renyi on the shoulder and laughed.
After giving Wang Renyi a few more words, Wang Kui left Siguo Yuan. Wang Renyi returned to the room and looked at a freshly painted letter on the table. This was written by him overnight and planned to ask Wang Kui to use the Wang family today. He sent the letter to Wang Yu through his own delivery channel, but he didn't expect that Wang Yu would suddenly return to his ancestral home. In this case, this letter was unnecessary!
He walked to the table, picked up the letter, and tore it into pieces. At this time, Xiao Qing came in, hesitated for a moment, and asked:
"Sir, will the sudden return of the family master to the ancestral home affect your plans?"
Wang Renyi tore up the letter in his hand and replied unhurriedly: "What impact can it have? It's just to say what I want to say to him in the letter to him in person! He doesn't care about the relationship between father and son. I and I He has long been a stranger, and the majesty he used to display in front of me has no effect on me now! I want to go out, and no one can stop me~!"
Having said this, Wang Renyi slapped the scraps of paper in his hand on the desk in front of him, his eyes flashed with ferocity, and the expression on his face was that he wanted to eat people!
"Young Master is wise~!"
Xiao Qing couldn't help being knocked back two steps by the aura exuded by Wang Renyi, and he quickly clasped his fists and flattered him.
Wang Renyi's expression quickly returned to normal. He turned around, looked at Xiao Qing and asked, "How did you do with the things I asked you to investigate?"
"Back to the young master, my subordinate has been following that man for the past two days, and he really found some clues~!"
When Xiao Qing mentioned this, he suddenly became excited. He turned around and closed the door. Then he seemed to feel that it was not safe, so he stepped forward and leaned into Wang Renyi's ear, and whispered: "Master, that Zhu Hongsheng..."
After a long time, Wang Renyi listened to Xiao Qing's report. He couldn't help but look pensive. For a moment, a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth and he said: "Humph! What a trick to build a plank road openly and secretly attack Chencang. I didn't expect that the other party had an expert. I have to go out quickly, otherwise wouldn’t I miss a good show~?”
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Near noon, a group of people escorted a carriage to Taiyuan City and headed towards the ancestral home of the Wang family. It was Wang Yu, Princess Tong'an and their entourage.
"The master of the house is back! The master of the house is back~!"
Soon, Wang Yu's carriage arrived at the Wang family's ancestral house. Two porters came forward to greet it, and another porter hurried to the house to "announce the good news." Suddenly, the entire Wang family compound heard the news, leaving aside those clan members who were officials outside, and the rest. The children of the Wang family who lived in the ancestral house all came to the front yard. Of course, Wang Bing, Wang Kui and other elders of the Wang family also came!
"Madam, slow down~!"
The boy put down the steps of the carriage. Wang Yu got off the carriage first, and then he supported Princess Tongan to get off the carriage as well.
Then, the two of them walked towards the gate of the Wang family's ancestral residence.
"I've met the master of the house, I've met the princess!"
The two came to the front yard. Wherever they passed, the servants of the Wang family bowed and saluted. At this time, Wang Bing, Wang Kui and the children of the Wang family had already arrived in the front yard, and the younger members of the family came forward to salute.
"Uncle, aunt, you are back!"
"Hello, uncle, aunt!"
Although it was not neat, the tone was very respectful. As for those who were equal to Wang Yu, they clasped their fists in a distant salute and called them "eldest brother" or "head of the family," and Wang Yu nodded in response.
Seeing that everyone had finished greetings, Wang Yu stepped forward, bowed to Wang Bing and said, "Dad, the child is back!"
Wang Yu was an official in Suizhou and had not returned to his ancestral home for more than a year. Now that he saw his father, the middle-aged Wang Yu was filled with emotion!
Wang Bing looked at his son with a smile and said repeatedly: "Haha! It'll be good to come back! It'll be good to come back! I've prepared food and wine, and I'll give Yu'er and the princess a break at noon~!"
Princess Tongan smiled and said, "Thank you very much, father!"
Princess Tong'an has a special status in the Wang family. After all, she is a member of the royal family. If it were in the past era when the family despised the imperial power, the people of the Wang family would not take Princess Tong'an seriously. You must know that there were many famous ministers and celebrities at that time. , I dreamed of marrying a daughter of an aristocratic family. The emperor’s daughter was not easy to marry at all, but it was different now. The aristocratic family was completely at a disadvantage in the contest with the imperial power. Even Cui, the most powerful of the five surnames and seven hopes, was defeated by the emperor. If they were destroyed, how could the remaining aristocratic families be rivals of the royal family? So at this time, Princess Tong'an's status in the Wang family has skyrocketed, and is not even lower than Wang Yu's status in the Wang family!
Wang Bing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Haha! Why do one family have to speak two different languages? You have been traveling for the past two days, and you must not have had a good meal, right? Come on, let's go eat!"
The family happily went to the main hall for the banquet.
At least on the surface it seems "happy". As for what some of them think in their hearts, only God knows!
"What? The second elder wants Renyi to be adopted by Hongdi?"
As a thousand-year-old clan, the Wang family's family banquet is naturally extremely sumptuous. Sitting on the main hall table are the most core figures of the Wang family, including Wang Yu, Princess Tong'an, Wang Bingyi, a clan elder, and several of Wang Yu's contemporaries. Brothers from other houses. When the family banquet was about to end, Wang Bing took the initiative to speak and talked to Wang Yu about the matter that Wang Kui had discussed with the elders of the clan this morning. Wang Yu was stunned when he heard the words. When he came to his senses, he looked at Wang Kui and said in slight surprise. .
Princess Tong'an's beautiful eyes condensed when she heard this. She put down her chopsticks and her eyes fell on Wang Kui. She was not Wang Renyi's biological mother, so it didn't matter who Wang Renyi adopted. However, Wang Kui, who had always been at odds with Wang Yu, actually took the initiative to bring up the matter of adoption. This made her feel that this matter was a bit unusual, but she couldn't guess it for a while. Knowing what Wang Kui's intention was, he could only watch the changes from the sidelines!
"Ahem!"
Wang Kui coughed lightly and said sternly: "What the head of the family said is wrong! This matter is not my wishful thinking, but the child Renyi voluntarily adopted to the second brother-in-law. You also know the situation of the second brother-in-law, Hong'er. Unfortunately, we have been married for many years without any children. It happened that Renyi also wanted to take over as a second wife, so I discussed the matter with my eldest brother, who also agreed this morning. Well, of course, this matter ultimately requires your consent. After all, He is your biological son!"
After he finished speaking, Wang Kui glared fiercely at a middle-aged man in his thirties who was sitting under Wang Yu. It seemed that this man should be his son - Wang Hong!
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