Chapter 582 There is always a way out
"The Du family's story is true, and Prince Heng's story is false?" Xu Qing frowned.
"Some of what King Heng said should be true." Lin Mo shook his head:
“For example, he wanted to be emperor, that’s true.
It is not certain that his identity is fake. It is possible that this is false information released by King Heng to protect himself.
Anyway, no one can tell whether some things are true or false."
Xu Qing frowned deeply and shook his head, "Prince Heng is really good at hiding his true identity.
I'm afraid that few people know King Heng's ambition. Once he is ready, there will probably be another bloody storm.
Also, this sudden appearance of Du Sheng is problematic as well."
At this point, Xu Qing looked at Lin Mo, "Young Madam, do you think he recruited too quickly?
Especially at the end, it felt like playing hard to get.”
Lin Mo laughed, "He treats us as fools, so we just treat him as a joke.
Du Sheng's intention should be to lead us to investigate King Heng.
Then he wanted to use us to uncover some things.”
Lin Mo was a little nonchalant.
If you want to blame someone, blame Du Sheng for speaking too hastily.
Moreover, many of the things he said are specious and need to be investigated. Isn't this guiding them to investigate?
Xu Qing frowned, "Should we arrange for someone to investigate?"
"Why do you want to check?" Lin Mo asked back:
“We will not get involved in the muddy waters of the capital, and let them stir as they please.
We are in Mocheng, we just need to close the door and live our own lives, three words, don't get involved."
King Heng asked Du Sheng to cause trouble for him because he wanted him to investigate his affairs and then drag them into this mess.
Prince Heng does have a nice idea, but it depends on whether she cooperates.
She suspected that the emperor had noticed Prince Heng, and Prince Heng felt that the time was not yet ripe, so he wanted to bring the Xu family in to divert the emperor's attention.
After all, the emperor has always wanted to wipe out the Xu family.
"Yeah." Xu Qing nodded.
"I'll send a message to my brothers in the capital, asking them to keep an eye on it. I won't get involved in anything else."
Lin Mo nodded and looked at the crescent moon outside the carriage with a frown.
The capital is in such chaos. I wonder if Old Xu is doing well in Nanshao Kingdom?
She has been here recently and has not received any letters from Lao Xu, so she is not clear about what is going on over there.
In this area of Mocheng, no one can pose any threat to them.
If Song Yi dares to lead his troops to attack regardless of the consequences, Beiling will immediately send a large army to attack.
When she came out of Yuancheng, she gave Huangfu Cheng a letter and asked him to deliver it to the Seventh Prince as quickly as possible.
So on the third day, Beiling's soldiers conducted drills at the border.
Of course, she secretly sponsored these military rations.
She never fights a battle she is not sure of.
Even if Song Yi knew that I went to Qinghe City, it would matter if he dared to use troops against me. After all, he had to be on guard against Beiling's army now.
After thinking it over and making sure that this winter would be safe, Lin Mo let out a breath.
The next step is to spend the winter well and make some money during this winter.
After Lin Mo relaxed, he closed his eyes.
At the same time, a team was galloping in the darkness until late at night when they were exhausted. Only then did they stop to rest. The leader of the team was Xu Wuyan.
Xu Wuyan sat in front of the newly lit fire and warmed himself by the fire.
Xu Hai quickly handed over the freshly heated dry food, "Master, it's already heated up, you can eat some first."
"Hmm." Xu Wuyan took it and began to chew it slowly.
Xu Hai sat down and added some firewood to the fire, with a puzzled look in his eyes:
"Master, are you really not going to care about Nan Shao's affairs?
Is there something wrong with Dr. Murong?"
After all, they have put a lot of effort into it. Wouldn't it be a pity to just give up?
Xu Wuyan swallowed the dry food in his mouth and shook his head, "Don't worry about the affairs of Nanshao Kingdom in the future. Murong is not a child. He will weigh the gains and losses himself.
Whether they can succeed in their revenge is their business, and we should not interfere in Nan Shao's affairs."
Xu Wuyan had no expression on his face.
He had previously wanted to make friends with the Nanshao Kingdom, so that once the Emperor of Daye took action against them, the Nanshao Kingdom could help tie up some of the troops.
But he didn't expect that Murong's sister was actually a lunatic.
That crazy woman is confused and has no courage to do anything big. If he continues to get involved, he's afraid he won't be able to escape unscathed.
If Murong hadn't been in the middle, to be honest, he would have preferred to cooperate with the Regent of Nanshao Kingdom.
Therefore, he had to give up his previous plan.
Xu Hai said nothing more and slowly added firewood to the fire.
Soon the scene fell into silence.
But in the middle of the night, Xu Wuyan suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.
As soon as he stood up, Xu Hai and others followed suit.
The moment the man in black appeared, Xu Hai and others also rushed out with swords drawn.
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Six days passed in a flash, and Lin Mo finally returned to Yuancheng.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her return safely.
Then one of them urged her to take a shower and rest, and the other rushed to the kitchen and said that she had lost weight and wanted to make her something delicious.
The entire Xu family mansion was as lively as if it was Chinese New Year.
In contrast to the lively atmosphere at the Xu family, the Du family is bustling.
The Du family was shrouded in dark clouds at this time, and the oppressive atmosphere made everyone breathless.
Du Hengbai looked at Du Cheng, who was lying on the bed and was starving to the point of being skin and bones, with red eyes. He couldn't help choking up.
The hatred in my heart cannot be hidden.
Du Sheng, he deserves to die!
He shouldn't have been soft-hearted. If he hadn't been soft-hearted, the Du family wouldn't have been facing such a desperate situation.
So many people wouldn't have starved to death.
Grandfather wouldn't... reach the point of exhaustion so soon.
At this time, there were many people standing in Du Cheng's bedroom, and the cheekbones on their faces were all bulging because of hunger.
At this moment, they all looked miserable, and they were all waiting for Du Cheng's last words.
cough!
Du Cheng coughed lightly, and finally opened his cloudy eyes. He glanced at everyone in the room, and finally his eyes fell on Du Hengbai in front of him.
He said weakly, "They are all here."
The voice is soft, long and weak.
"Grandfather." Du Heng's eyes turned red and he reached out to hold his hand tightly.
"Don't cry!" Du Cheng wanted to reach out and wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, but found that he couldn't exert any strength at all.
He had been relying on water to sustain himself for two days and was already out of strength.
He looked at Du Hengbai with a wry smile, "Grandfather was wrong... I should have listened to you, the Du family... I am the one who let the Du family down!"
Thinking that the Du family was about to be destroyed in his hands, Du Cheng couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Grandfather!" Du Heng's eyes turned redder and he reached out to wipe away his tears.
"Don't talk, just rest. We can get through this."
Du Cheng sniffed and shook his head with difficulty:
"Hengbai, Grandfather...can't bear it anymore."
As he spoke, tears began to flow from his sunken eyes again.
"I was wrong……
I should have listened to you... and fought my way out... and fought my way out!
Woohoo...I've ruined everyone!"
Seeing that his grandfather was about to fall into madness again, he quickly reached out to comfort him:
"Grandpa, wake up. I don't blame you. Don't cry, be good."
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Du Cheng gradually regained consciousness, and his breathing became weaker.
He looked at Butler Du and others:
"The position of Patriarch... is passed... to... Heng Bai!"
Steward Du, who had lost a lot of weight, nodded. "I understand. The young master will inherit the position of patriarch."
Du Cheng nodded in satisfaction, and then his eyes fell kindly on Du Hengbai, "Grandfather is useless... and left you a mess!"
"Grandfather." Du Hengbai's tears fell.
"Don't cry!" Du Cheng smiled, "Take...them...and keep them alive!"
After saying this, he closed his eyes.
"Grandfather!" Du Hengbai lay on his body and burst into tears.
"Old Patriarch!"
Butler Du and others also had tears in their eyes.
Suddenly, there was a touch of sadness in the room.
After a long while, Butler Du finally stepped forward tremblingly, "Young Master, no, it's the Patriarch.
The old patriarch has already passed away. While we still have the strength, let's pack up for him and let him go in a dignified manner."
Du Hengbai nodded, "Well, Uncle Du, I'll leave this to you.
I'll arrange for someone to carry the coffin out now."
After saying that, he staggered outside, suppressing his sadness.
Uncle Du is right, they probably won’t be able to hold on for much longer.
While he still has the strength, he must bury his grandfather properly.
When he walked outside and saw his tribesmen stumbling around, his eyes became red again.
What sin has the Du family committed?
Why would a vicious person like Du Sheng be born?
It was the Du family who raised him, but he did such an ungrateful thing.
An old man in the crowd stood up with difficulty, "Young Master, is the old patriarch..."
After seeing Du Hengbai nod, many people burst into tears.
Du Hengbai knew that now was not the time to cry, so he wiped the tears from his face:
"Don't worry, there is always a way out.
After we bury our grandfather, we will find a way to escape."
It's better to survive as long as possible than to all die here.
"Can we get out alive?" someone in the crowd asked weakly.
"Yeah, we really won't starve to death, right? I'm so hungry!"
"I'm so hungry too. I can't hold on any longer."
…
Du Hengbai pursed his lips. He knew they needed encouragement, so he immediately cheered them up.
But the more he spoke, the darker their eyes became, a look of giving up.
Du Hengbai felt distressed and couldn't bear to watch them give up like this.
I couldn't help but curl my lips:
"Didn't I say there's always a way out? Maybe God has prepared something for us to eat. We..."
Right at this moment.
Rumble!
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