Chapter 232: Severing the Ties

Looking at Prince Long who was roaring and snarling in front of him, General Tang could no longer recognize that the person in front of him was the elder brother in his memory.

His eldest brother is twelve years older than him. Although he is called the eldest brother, he is more like a father.

His father passed away early and the Tang family's glory was gone. It was the eldest brother who supported the entire Tang family. He followed him since he was a child and was taught both civil and martial arts by his eldest brother.

It was he who taught him to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

It was also he who taught him to be compassionate to the people and to protect those who are capable.

He also taught him that the blade in his hand should always be pointed towards the enemy.

Back then, he sent his eldest brother to war and watched him return triumphantly, supported by the people. He had achieved everything he had set his mind to. In his eyes, his eldest brother was a god.

He followed in his footsteps, joined the army and went to the pass to protect the area.

But at some point, my eldest brother began to change. He became capricious, violent, and just like those powerful people he had talked about in the past.

Even though they had different opinions, even though he never agreed with many things, he also understood his eldest brother's suffering, understood that it was easy to conquer the world but difficult to keep it, and understood that restoring the glory of the Tang family was also his eldest brother's lifelong ambition, not just for himself, but for the entire Tang family and the tens of thousands of people under him.

Therefore, he trusted his elder brother, guarded the border, and did not ask too many questions.

But I didn't expect that my eldest brother is no longer the same eldest brother as before.

"So, I've relied entirely on the Tang family's support over the past ten years, right?"

Prince Long did not answer General Tang's question.

Because he knew clearly that although General Tang relied on the Tang family, if he had not guarded Mobei, the Tang family would not be where it is today, and his ability had already surpassed his own.

"You are a member of the Tang family, Second Brother. Now that things have come to this, even though Lili has been wronged, the Second Prince will still marry her. In the future, if she isn't the Empress, she will at least be a Royal Consort. As long as the Tang family survives, she won't..."

"Shut up!" General Tang roared uncontrollably. He finally heard the words he had expected from his elder brother, but it still felt like a thousand needles piercing his heart. His red eyes were almost crying blood, and his lower jaw was shaking as he clenched it tightly, like a lion on the verge of anger.

In the end, General Tang did not draw the sword from the hilt. He just turned his head and opened the two closed doors.

Knowing what he was going to do, Prince Long shouted anxiously, "Second Brother! If you leave this door today, you will no longer be a member of the Tang family!"

General Tang paused for a moment, and just when Prince Long thought there was still room for maneuver, he drew the long sword from his waist. A cold light flashed before his eyes, and a piece of robe fell from his body and was thrown to the ground.

Finally, General Tang sheathed his sword and walked out of the room with resolute steps.

Looking at the piece of robe lying on the ground, Prince Long was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

He, and he, cut off all ties!

Prince Long sat back in his chair dejectedly, feeling dazed.

Ten feet away from the study, the wolf cub was playing sepak takraw with the servant, just like an ordinary child, but his eyes always glanced towards the study without any expression.

Seeing General Tang walking out with big strides with a sullen face, he was distracted for a moment.

He didn't see the sepak takraw flying towards him and it hit him right on the forehead.

"Master, please forgive me. I didn't mean it." The servant was so scared that he knelt down immediately.

The wolf cub shifted his gaze to the rattan ball that had fallen at his feet. He slashed at it viciously, but when he lifted it up, it was completely gone. He said innocently and obediently, "I know, it was my fault that I didn't notice the ball. It's not your fault."

The servant breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this young master was really kind and much easier to serve than the princess. It was just that the few people who served him before were unlucky. Either they fell into the water after drinking, or they did not take the young master seriously and were not careful in their work, so they were punished.

It is obvious that there is only the young master in the mansion now, and the princess dotes on him more and more. As long as he serves the young master well and makes the young master listen to him, he will have a good life.

"Master, let's continue playing." The servant stood up with a smile, his mind still full of calculations.

"No, I have to go pay my respects to my mother. You can play by yourself for a while." After saying that, the wolf cub turned around and ran away, without giving the servant a chance to catch up.

The young servant didn't want to chase after him. He was happy to have some free time, but he didn't know that this free time was his last.

The wolf cub ran fast. When he arrived at Changning's yard, Changning had just woken up. He only heard a scream from inside. Soon, a naked handsome man with blood gushing from his chest and his eyes still open was carried out of the house.

When I walked into the house, I saw four naked people kneeling on the ground. Some were black, some were white, some were soft, some were strong, and everything in between. But the same thing was that each of them had scars of varying sizes on their bodies.

Even if he is not dead, he is not far from death.

Changning doesn't want a male favorite with physical flaws.

They knew it too, but they knew even more clearly that begging for mercy would kill them faster, so they could only kneel silently, hoping that Changning would spare their lives in consideration of their months of service.

But obviously, Changning never cherishes old friendships.

Soon, the four men had their necks cut and were carried out silently.

The wolf cub didn't rush in. Instead, he waited until the servants had cleaned up the blood on the floor before walking to the door of the inner room and bowing. "Greetings, mother."

Hearing the wolf cub's voice, the bed curtain was lifted after a while, and Changning, wearing a light gauze nightgown and with her long hair loose, walked out from inside, stepping on her shoes.

"You're never a bit off every day." He said as he sat down in front of the huge dressing table.

The wolf cub stepped into the room, trotting behind her. He stepped onto the small stool the servant had placed on the floor, took the wooden comb soaked in sawdust, and expertly and gently combed Changning's hair. "I pay my respects to my mother. I will visit her every morning and evening without delay."

The wolf cub's well-behaved and sweet words calmed Changning's irritable heart a little.

Looking at the little person combing his hair seriously in silence, Changning became more and more satisfied.

At first, she brought this little thing back home out of necessity and as a backup plan, but she didn't expect that this kid would be so smart, well-behaved, and capable, always making her happy, just like the worm in her stomach.

Although he is the illegitimate child of Zhou Yao and Chen Youming, he doesn't look like them at all. Even his appearance is becoming less and less like her. Instead, he looks more and more like her. Even those who don't know the truth think he is her son.

Over time, she got used to it.

Since he calls her mother, he is her son.

"You're the only one who speaks sweet words, better than those dogs."

"It's because mother loves her son. If those prostitutes make her unhappy, she can just replace them. Among all the handsome men in Shengjing, who dares to disobey her?" The wolf cub put down the comb, stood on tiptoe, and stretched out his little hands to massage Changning's solar plexus. "Mother is precious. Don't let those little guys make you angry."

It can be heard that the cats and dogs in the wolf cub's mouth are not only referring to the male favorites, but also Su Rui.

Chang Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold. He looked directly at the wolf cub in the mirror and asked, "She was the one who asked you to return to your roots. Why didn't you remember it?"