Chu Yilin knew that his sister loved gold jewelry, so he put away the silver bell and secretly exchanged it for a gold one.
After dinner, I felt embarrassed to come alone, so I asked my younger brother Chu Yishang to come along.
Chu Xiaoxiao just woke up and was held in Yang's arms.
Chu Yilin strode over and waved the golden bell in front of her.
"Sister! I'm the third brother! This is your third birthday gift. Do you like it?"
The golden bell swung in Chu Yilin's hand, making a crisp "ding-dong-dong" sound.
Chu Xiaoxiao raised her eyes and saw a young boy with jet-black hair neatly tied behind his head, a square face, and fair skin as smooth as jade.
His eyes are deep and bright, revealing a unique wisdom and calmness.
He is not tall, but well-proportioned and strong, and looks very plump.
The clothes are simple yet sophisticated, with light colors and smooth lines.
His demeanor reveals an innate scholarly air that is eye-catching, as if one can "hear" the sound of him reading aloud.
[Ah! Golden Bell! I like him. I also like such a good Third Brother, but it’s a pity... Woohoo! He died so tragically!]
Yang's hand paused, her heart began to panic, and she carefully held her breath, afraid of missing out on her daughter's thoughts.
The third brother also died tragically? How tragic was it?
Chu Yilin: "......"
My sister is talking? Her mouth is clearly not moving! How did she do that? Is she talking secretly in her mind?
No, I was focusing on the wrong thing.
My sister said I died tragically, what happened to me?
Chu Yishang also heard it. He looked around, but didn't know who was talking.
[My third brother was burned to death in a fire in the academy's library on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month this year. A total of three people were burned to death, all of whom were my third brother's classmates and friends.]
Chu Yishang: “…”
This time he heard clearly, it was his sister who was speaking, no, it was his sister who was speaking in her heart.
Wow! He is so amazing that he can actually hear his sister's inner thoughts.
Chu Yilin: "......"
What? Burned to death in a fire in the library on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month? No way?
The library is a strategic location in the academy, and it is strictly forbidden to bring anything that can easily catch fire near it. It is only open during the day and closed at night, and no one is allowed to enter, in order to prevent candlelight.
The library is a wooden building and the books and papers are very flammable. How did it catch fire without candlelight?
Yang suppressed the anger in her heart. She knew that if anything happened to the third brother, it must be Liu Yiyi's fault.
She is Prince Duan's person, and it is extremely easy for her to deal with a nine-year-old child.
Prince Duan was so cruel to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion that he resorted to any despicable means.
[Liu Yiyi arranged for someone to do this, Third Brother! You were burned to charcoal, unrecognizable, so miserable...]
Yang: “…”
Liu Yiyi is a devil.
Chu Yilin: "......"
Burned into charcoal?
As the scene flashed through his mind, he suddenly felt unhappy. His slightly fat face drooped, he put down the golden bell, turned around and ran away.
Woohoo! That's scary.
He couldn't imagine such a scene, it was too scary. He was so round, fair, clean and pure, how could he be burned into charcoal?
When Chu Yishang saw his third brother running away, he ran after him.
【Third brother! Why are you running? 】
Yang: “…”
Yes! Why is the third child running away? Why is this child so startled? He is usually so mature and steady, why is he suddenly acting like a child?
Chu Yilin: "......"
If someone says you will be burned to charcoal, I think you can stay calm.
Liu Yiyi was such a bastard. Why did she plot against him? She not only burned him to death, but also his classmates?
Who was that? He had many good classmates, almost all the students in the room were good friends with him, who was so unlucky to be burned to charcoal together with him?
He was the one who loved studying the most among the four brothers. Although he was only nine years old, he had already passed the examination for student status and would take the examination for scholar status three years later.
My grandfather said that he was not good at martial arts, so he focused on literature.
His wish is to become a literary giant like Master You.
But my sister said that he would die on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. On that day, the academy would hold an activity of drinking Laba porridge, and many people would go to the library to read books.
What if he didn't go? Would he not be burned to death?
He decided that no matter who tried to drag him to the library that day, he would never go.
At this moment, the old duke and the old lady were sitting in the room. They waved their hands for everyone to leave and looked at each other.
After being married for many years, they can tell what the other person is thinking just by glancing at each other.
The old Duke lowered his voice and said: "Our Xiaowu is amazing. He can predict what will happen in the future."
The old lady's eyes lit up: "Did you hear that?"
The old Duke was surprised, "You heard it too?"
The old lady nodded: "I heard it. She said that three years later, the heads of the whole family were neatly rolled all over the ground in our mansion, and they said it was Prince Duan who chopped them off."
The old Duke's face was gloomy: "Prince Duan has been trying to win us over. If we don't agree to him, he will definitely bear a grudge and accuse us of treason. It's not impossible."
"Now that we know this, we have to make a good plan. We can't let Prince Duan really slander us."
The old lady was also born in a military family and hated petty and despicable things the most.
"Your Majesty is too soft-hearted. This will definitely cause great trouble in the future."
The old lady's eyebrows moved slightly, and she asked in a whisper: "Old man! Do you mean that the person above will be replaced in three years?"
"It's still unknown." The old Duke waved his hand, "According to my granddaughter, it's very likely that Prince Duan has taken that position.
It was not a good thing that the emperor did not uproot the grass and was too concerned about the relationship between brothers.
Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family. The late emperor had difficulty in having offspring and only had four sons in his lifetime.
This is not a reason to let the tiger go back to the mountains, old woman! We have to take care of the Chu family's affairs. A storm is coming, and the peaceful days are probably over."
“In order to prevent the heads of the family from rolling all over the floor, I will manage the house well.
The eldest daughter-in-law just gave birth, and the household affairs have been temporarily handed over to the second daughter-in-law. Starting tomorrow, I will often go to the eldest daughter-in-law's room to sit and listen to whether my granddaughter can reveal more information. "
The old Duke gave his wife a thumbs up and said, "This is a good idea. Xiaoxiao is still in confinement and cannot be brought out. You should go to the eldest son's wife's room and walk around more. When the eldest son is not at home, nothing can happen in the mansion."
The old lady's face darkened: "I don't know how the boss and the others are doing. Dongsheng and Beiguo have been fighting for so many years, and it's endless. There is no peace.
All the men of the Chu family have died in the northwest border. When will this end? When we get old, our sons will take over. Before our sons get old, our grandsons will take over. "
Talking about this, the old couple felt sad, but they also knew that there was nothing they could do. Chu Yifei was their eldest grandson, who went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen and is now sixteen.
The second grandson is not good at wielding swords and guns, and they didn't force him. The Chu family must keep a male heir to carry on the family line. If he wants to be a playboy, then let him be! The family of military generals can't all die out, so it's good to keep a playboy to take over the family.
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