Chen Changsheng had no idea what Tang Sanshiliu was going to do when he came to the old mansion, or why he wanted to play this game of cards with the old man.
It wasn't until Tang Thirty-Six said his request that he understood it.
Chen Changsheng brought all the members of the state religion, risked his way to Wenshui City, and put on the toughest stance, which changed Mrs. Tang's mind.
Tang Thirty-Six was released from the ancestral hall, and the second master of the Tang family didn't know where he was imprisoned.
If it was an ordinary person, they would probably express their gratitude to Chen Changsheng and those people outside the house, and then think about how to repay them in the future. But Tang Thirty-Six was not an ordinary person, and he did not take an ordinary path. He knew very well that only the Tang family could repay this kind of affection.
The old house is very quiet.
The snow along the edge of the well was melted by the sun and dripped down the well wall without a sound.
Old Mrs. Tang said expressionlessly: "If the state religion loses this war in the end, no matter how well you know the Tang family, how can you threaten me if you have no cards in your hand? Since you have been thinking about it in the ancestral hall for half a year, it is impossible Didn't think of that, so what exactly do you want?"
"I want my second uncle to die, immediately. He must die before the sun goes down today."
Tang Thirty-Six looked into old master Tang's eyes, and said calmly, "Then I want the Tang family to remain neutral in this war."
Old Mrs. Tang was silent for a long time, and said: "If I say no, will the words on the file be turned into real means by you?"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "Not bad."
Old Mrs. Tang looked at the emerald green bamboo cards on the table, frowned slightly and said, "You really messed up your cards."
Tang Thirty-Six said: "Chen Changsheng and I are both young people, as are those outside the room. Of course, our card skills are not as sophisticated as yours. But we have the courage to turn the table at any time, because we can play another game, but you can't, Because you are old."
Old Master Tang looked at Tang Thirty-Six and said suddenly: "Have you ever thought that maybe after yesterday, I'm ready to make you the head of the house?"
Purely from the interests of the family, after yesterday's incident, now it seems that the best heir of the Tang family is of course Tang Sanshiliu.
If Shang Xingzhou and the imperial court win, Mrs. Tang still has enough time to change Tang Thirty-six's opinion, or directly change the candidate for the Patriarch. If Chen Changsheng and the state religion win, Mrs. Tang only needs to hand over the Tang family to Tang Sanshiliu, and Wenshui City will not be affected in any way.
Chen Changsheng hadn't thought about these things, and these things were a bit complicated for him.
He is not good at dealing with the complicated right and wrong in the world, he is only good at judging people.
Those days in the Orthodox Academy made him very clear that Tang Sanshiliu didn't want to be the head of the family.
But Tang Thirty-Six must have thought about these issues, so why is his attitude so fierce today
"Even if I become the head of the family, it will be many years later. I am more concerned about the attitude of the family in recent years."
Tang Thirty-Six said: "And unilateral commitments will never be as strong as agreements reached under mutual threats."
Old Mrs. Tang said, "You don't believe me?"
Tang Thirty-Six said: "So many things have happened, doesn't it sound ridiculous to you to believe such words?"
"From the first day you were born, you have been my chosen next-generation head of the Tang family. Don't forget, it's you, not your father! How much have I done so that you can take over as the head of the Tang family? The Tang family has paid How much? And what about you? You foolishly decided to side with him because of the so-called affection!"
The more Old Master Tang spoke, the angrier he became, and his voice became louder and louder. When he said the last sentence, he pointed directly at Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng silently moved to the side, avoiding the finger.
"Stupid affection? If I didn't have this affection, I would still be acting dumb in the ancestral hall."
Tang Thirty-Six finally became angry, and shouted: "If Chen Changsheng wasn't my friend, I would have died three years ago!"
Old Mrs. Tang looked at him and said angrily, "Don't you think I'm really going to kill you?"
Tang Thirty-Six sneered, "Of course you will kill me. Anyway, you just need to wash your hands and eat a few tables of vegetarian food, and you will feel innocent!"
This is the second time that the word Su Zhai appears in the old house of the Tang family.
News came from the ancestral hall yesterday that Tang Sanshiliu's dignitaries went to Jiming Nunnery to carry a vegetarian meal.
It's just that Su Zhai hasn't finished yet, and everything is over.
Just like yesterday, after hearing the word Su Zhai, Mrs. Tang's face became extremely ugly, and his hands trembled slightly.
After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Tang finally calmed down and asked, "How does it taste?"
"That table of vegetarian food was delivered to the ancestral hall at night, and it was already cold."
Tang Thirty-Six was silent for a while, and said: "The taste is ordinary, but it's not real meat. It's not as good as Chenghu Building before, and it's not as good as the canteen of Orthodox Academy."
Old Mrs. Tang was silent for a long time, and said, "Is that so? After I die, I don't know if anyone will still want to eat it."
"Grandpa, this is the biggest difference between us."
At this point in today's long conversation, Tang Thirty-Six finally called out these two words for the first time.
But these two words did not make the atmosphere in the room warmer, but colder, just like his next voice.
"Yes, in order to train me to be the family of the Tang family, you have indeed treated me very well in the past twenty years, and the family has indeed paid a lot, but have you ever thought about it... Those are not what I want, and they are not what I want in the family. Everyone is willing to accept it, such as the fact that there are no descendants!"
Tang Thirty-Six said angrily: "Yes, my Tang family has a talent for cultivating Taoism and a long lifespan. In the future, a thousand years after you, I will take full control of the family business. You can have as many children as you want. Those younger brothers and sisters are much younger than me. , can no longer threaten me... But have you ever thought that this is too ruthless?"
"The fourth aunt secretly conceived a child that year, and she went back to her mother's house to hide for five months under the pretext of her mother's illness, but you still found out. You asked the fourth uncle to force the fourth aunt to drug the child! Have you ever thought about it? How painful is Fourth Aunt? Compared to that, what are the hostile looks that the Changfang received?"
"As for Su Zhai in Jiming Mountain...you don't have to worry, because I'm not you."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at the old man with some disappointment, got up and walked out of the house.
Chen Changsheng also left.
Only Mrs. Tang was left in the room.
He sat alone at the table, not knowing what he was thinking.
Those emerald green bamboo cards just lay quietly on the table, never moving again.
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The clouds gathered again, and the river surface at night was very quiet and dark.
If it was before, the river here should reflect a lot of lights.
Tang Thirty-Six sat by the river and looked at the dark other side, thinking about those old days.
Chen Changsheng was also here, and today he came to visit Tang's family's manor again, but not as Pope, but as a friend.
Not long ago, news came from the old house that Mrs. Tang agreed to Tang Thirty-Six's request. I don't know if it was because of the card game or because of the young man's determination to overturn the card table.
Or, it's just because of the vegetarian food at Jiming Nunnery.
Tang Thirty-Six suddenly asked: "Want to know this story?"
Chen Changsheng said, "If you want to say it."
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