When the elders talked about the past, the younger generations did not interrupt. They also wanted to know what happened in the past and why the Helian family had been keeping an eye on the imperial capital, the Jiang family, and the Fu family for decades.
"Children, I think you are all curious about what happened back then."
“In fact, when I first took over as the head of the family, there were only two major families in the imperial capital, the Jiang family and the Fu family. The current Dong family was assisted by the Hermit Family in order to balance the mutual interests and checks and balances between the families.
The one who assisted the Dong family back then was Helian Natang, the old patriarch of the Helian family! He and my father were of the same generation! He was the one who single-handedly handled both the selection and the assistance to the Dong family.
At the time, Muqiao and I—Tianyu's grandfather, Nangong Muqiao!—had all our elders perished in a wildfire, forcing us to take over the family without any preparation! As a fellow hermit family, we were deeply respectful to Patriarch Helian, leaving many decisions to him! But who could have imagined he would play such a shrewd game?
With his help, the Dong family grew stronger and stronger, but we discovered that his expansion was actually detrimental to the Jiang and Fu families! Secretly investigating, we finally discovered that the Helian family was manipulating everything behind the scenes. The Dong family was just a puppet, and his ultimate goal was to annex the three major families, control the hidden families, and control the entire imperial capital!
Later, I found your grandfather's father and discussed countermeasures! We went through many twists and turns in the process; in the end, the Helian family's hopes were dashed, but in the end, Muqiao and I softened our hearts and simply expelled the Helian family from the imperial capital. The old Helian family head couldn't stand the shock and committed suicide! At that time, there were only two young people left in the Dong family, and the rest were killed by Helian's people. Considering that the newly rising aristocratic family was eradicated, it would bring many negative impacts to the Jiang and Fu families! I still couldn't bear to keep them in the ranks of the aristocratic families, and that's how the Dong family survives to this day."
After hearing this, Mr. Jiang nodded slightly and spoke.
"Yes, your Grandpa Nangong is right! I remember that the children left behind by the Dong family were always taken care of by the housekeeper. It is said that on the day the family was exterminated, the housekeeper took the sick 4-year-old boy to the hospital, and the 2-year-old sister insisted on following. They were lucky enough to survive. Later, the Dong family's assets were also managed by the housekeeper. It was really pitiful to see those two children. After all, they were innocent, so our two families did not continue to suppress them. It was not until the boy came of age that the Dong family was returned to his hands. The current head of the Dong family is the son of that boy - Dong Xucheng."
When Fu Linxiao heard the two visitors talking about the 4-year-old girl, the first thing he thought of was whether it was related to Chen Xu, so he asked tentatively, "What happened to that girl?"
Mr. Jiang was lost in thought, recalling the past, but Mr. Fu spoke first.
"I heard that the girl died before she was 10. It seems she had cancer!"
Everyone spoke one by one, combining the old man's stories with the past events, and slowly the whole thing became clear. The Helian family was really seeking revenge for having their plan exposed and being expelled from the imperial capital decades ago. As for what role the Dong family was playing in it, that was still under discussion. As for why they targeted the girls from the two major families, Mr. Chu did not give a precise answer, but it was obvious that he already had some suspicions, but had not yet confirmed them.
The sky gradually brightened, and the faces of several elderly people looked very haggard. Seeing this, Fu Linxiao arranged for the elderly to rest first and then discuss specific countermeasures later.
Seeing that everyone had gone to rest, Jiang Linghao called Fu Linxiao and Han Tianyu again, trying to find out more about the Dongfang family in a roundabout way. Han Tianyu just thought that he was thinking about the layout for the future in advance, and even jokingly praised him, saying that he finally had some foresight.
But Fu Linxiao always felt something was wrong. He stared at Jiang Linghao silently without saying a word.
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