"Don't worry, I've already taken care of the aftermath. After the burial, I even performed a ritual to ensure he passed away peacefully."
Rong Bowen said to Amu and Linlang, "When Amu can get out, you two go and pay your respects to him."
Since he used someone else's identity, he should be thanked. Linlang nodded and said, "Okay."
Amu looked at the household registration information and said, "He must have been an excellent person, very motivated. What a pity."
"He gave me a chance to be reborn. I am very grateful to him and I should go to pay him a visit." Amu kept staring at the household registration, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
Linlang reached out and held Amu's hand. "Amu, Daddy has arranged everything. There won't be any mistakes. You will be Xiao Yushu from now on. Believe this."
"Yes, I am Xiao Yushu." Ah Muhui held Linlang's hand, raised his head, stood up, and knelt in front of Rong Bowen, "Thank you, Dad."
Rong Bowen helped Amu up and said, "A son-in-law is half a son. Be good to Linlang in the future. I will be willing to do anything for you."
Amu looked at Linlang and said, "Dad, I will work hard to be a good husband and a good father and honor you."
"I'm very pleased to hear your words. However, it depends on your performance. If you treat Linlang badly, I will punish you."
I think Amu is also pitiful. He was bullied, tortured, abandoned and given up. Although he looks smart, he is actually not emotionally mature and is still a naive boy.
Rong Bowen asked him to sit down and talk. "Don't worry, if Lin Lang bullies you or treats you badly, I will treat him the same way."
Ah Mu immediately said, "Dad, Linlang is very good and treats me very well. She never bullies me."
"He has a conscience." Even after spending only a few days with Ah Mu, she could tell he was a kind and pure man with a strong sense of responsibility. She believed him.
It was already late at night. Linlang knew that her father had been traveling hard. "Dad, go and have some rest. We can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything else."
Rong Bowen's gaze moved from Rong Yi to Lin Lang and Mo Er, and finally stopped at A Mu. "When I went to the county this time, I heard a piece of news. The young master who was sent to Northern Qi as a hostage seven years ago is coming back."
Amu blinked and clenched the household registration document.
Rong Yi asked doubtfully, "Dad, the young master is coming back, why do you look so solemn?"
Hey~
Rong Bowen sighed, "I heard that the young master contracted smallpox in Northern Qi. The imperial physicians there couldn't cure him, so he was sent back to Jing State. Smallpox is an incurable disease."
What distressed him even more was that such an outstanding young master had suffered so much in Northern Qi, but in the end he returned to his homeland like this.
"Northern Qi is going too far and doesn't take Jingguo seriously at all. There's no news of smallpox outbreak anywhere in Northern Qi, so how could the young master be infected? They've strangled a pillar of the nation and are provoking our Jingguo."
Rong Bowen was filled with righteous indignation. "It's still because Jingguo lacks the military strength and its weapons are even inferior to those of Northern Qi. They can only endure the humiliation. In recent years, the princes of Jingguo have been fighting fiercely. They don't understand that if you want to resist the enemy, you must first stabilize the country."
It was the first time that Linlang and Rongyi heard their father talk about national affairs. After all, he had worked as a coroner in the capital, and his understanding was different from that of ordinary people.
The Anchang Marquisate could be said to be a powerful force in the Kingdom of Jing, but unfortunately it eventually became a victim of the struggle for the throne among several princes.
At that time, the young master went as a hostage on behalf of the crown prince. The crown prince was in poor health and was afraid that he would not be able to return after going to Northern Qi. The empress knelt in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and the emperor finally let the young master go.
The young master is the son of the queen's brother and the most outstanding eldest son.
At this point, everyone fell silent. They were just small people and could not change a dynasty or a country.
Rong Yi stood up with his fists clenched. "I will work hard at martial arts. Next year I will definitely take the exam and become the top martial arts champion. I will then serve my country and defend my homeland."
"Okay, go to bed." Rong Bowen patted his son's shoulder, yawned and went back to the house.
Linlang whispered to Rong Yi, "Brother, I believe you can do it. Dad doesn't know that the Fourth Master Su is teaching you kung fu."
"Mo'er also believes that brother will be able to pass the exam and become the top martial arts champion." He also gave Rong Yi a gesture of encouragement.
Ah Mu held up the household registration and said, "Brother, let's take the imperial examination together."
Rong Yi immediately regained his fighting spirit, "I will work hard to pass the exam and impress my father."
In reality, they all understood that defending one's country was no easy task. At best, one could be injured, and at worst, one could die on the battlefield. The father was reluctant to let his son go, but they firmly believed that if Rong Yi had to go to the battlefield, he would support him.
That night, Ah Mu lay in bed, his eyes closed but he couldn't fall asleep. Mo Er snuggled up to him and whispered, "Brother-in-law, are you sad?"
"I'm not sad, I just can't believe it." Amu patted him, "Don't think too much, kid. Go to sleep quickly. Your sister said that if you don't get enough sleep, you won't grow tall."
"Brother-in-law, when I grow up, I will help you take revenge." Mo'er saw the scars on Amu's body and cried for a long time. Even if his mother and elder brother didn't like him, they didn't hurt him like this.
My brother-in-law must have been in so much pain and grief at that time. Those hateful villains must not have a good death.
Mo'er hugged Amu tightly, "Brother-in-law, we are all so pitiful. Our families don't like us. You are even more miserable. You haven't been tortured like this yet."
"But fortunately, we met my sister, father and brother. They are good people and treat us as family."
"Brother-in-law, let's not think about those who don't want us. Live well with the new identity given by Daddy. When we have the ability, we will seek revenge on the bad guys."
Ah Mu hadn't expected that little Mo'er was so smart and that he even understood himself. In fact, he understood even better that Linlang and his father had seen that his background was unusual, but they still kept him.
Strangers could still pity him and keep him, but why did that man not even look at him, and even after he revealed his identity, he still beat him up and drove him away.
He always knew that he was an unloved child who could be easily abandoned. Perhaps she would be happier if he died.
Well, from now on, he would be Xiao Yushu, Linlang's Xiao Yushu, the Rong family's son-in-law. He would become strong, protect Linlang, protect the Rong family, and seek justice for himself.
The next morning, Su Jinyao came to the Rong family, looking glum, and brought bad news, "The young master contracted smallpox and died. He died before he even set foot on his homeland."
Su Jinyao was furious. "This is Northern Qi. They're stepping on the head of Jingguo, while those princes are still fighting for the throne. They're withholding the military pay of the frontier soldiers, enriching themselves, and suppressing my grandfather and father."
"Damn it! We're fighting to defend our country, and they're enjoying themselves in Beijing, and they're stabbing us in the back."
"Unable to even protect a single official, yet allowing Northern Qi to persecute them openly, the Jing Kingdom is truly a coward."
Su Jinyao was so angry that he wanted to rush to Northern Qi and kill someone immediately. "If I had known he would be so miserable, I shouldn't have caught snakes and insects to scare him and made him sick. I thought I would always have a chance to apologize to him, but I didn't expect there would be no chance now."
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