Chapter 190 This is Zhao Zhao's and her maternal grandfather's secret!
"It seems the Ling family knows my true identity."
Wei Jingchen said with a stern face.
"What? Then why not strike first and kill him!"
Lu Xun's usually honest face suddenly turned fierce, and his hand unconsciously reached for the knife at his waist.
"Don't alert them yet. The people the Ling family sent out are nothing more than government officials."
Who would recognize a mere constable? Stop the letter; if it contains any information about my identity...
"Kill them directly. If not, pretend you know nothing and join forces with them."
Wei Jingchen had already realized that Ling Xuerou had been testing him in every way before.
It seems they want to confirm his identity, but it's unclear where they got the information from.
Over the years, even in the capital, no one recognized him despite his grand display.
Instead, he was exiled in obscurity, but the Ling family found out about him.
Something's fishy about this; he's determined to find out the truth!
"If we mobilize everyone around Suzhou, other information will likely be delayed."
Lu Xun was a little worried, after all, they were currently in Suzhou.
He went out; if only Lu Li is there, he might be in danger.
"It's alright, just go and come back quickly."
"yes!"
Since the young master has said so, Lu Xun naturally will not disobey.
After Lu Xun left, Wei Jingchen went to the government office.
"Are you implying that the Ling family is in cahoots with the Jiangnan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner?"
Ding Yan immediately regretted sending the Jiangnan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner out.
Yunxuan had already heard Wei Mingde explain the current situation last night, and after hearing Yun Zhao's words today, he had a different idea.
"Lord Ding, since we are short-handed anyway, it would be more advantageous for us to let the people behind the scenes do this."
"Yunxuan is right, they don't know that we have control of the Zhuge family."
Before the emperor's brother-in-law came to Lingnan, we could borrow his men.
Spread false information and use them to do things for us.
Xu Zhenbang immediately nodded in agreement.
"But why did she ask Li Yu to take more people out of the city? Could it be that she's set some kind of trap inside the city?"
Xu Zhenbang wasn't very familiar with this granddaughter, but the principle of "all's fair in war" remains unchanged.
Moreover, his granddaughter is spoiled and unruly, so she certainly wouldn't say something casually.
"Grandfather!"
Yun Zhao waved to Xu Zhenbang, his cute face full of slyness.
Xu Zhenbang was amused by her and picked her up.
"Is there anything Zhaozhao wants to say to her maternal grandfather?"
She leaned close to Xu Zhenbang's ear and whispered something unintelligible.
Xu Zhenbang was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay, we'll do it your way!"
Seeing Yun Zhao secretly laughing in Xu Zhenbang's arms, the others couldn't help but feel curious.
"What did Zhaozhao say to the old general?"
"This is a secret between Zhaozhao and her maternal grandfather!"
Yun Zhao gave Xu Zhenbang a knowing look, which made Xu Zhenbang laugh nonstop.
"Yes, this is a secret between me and Zhaozhao, don't even think about finding out!"
The old man and the young boy were quite mischievous, which greatly reduced the unease in everyone's hearts.
At noon, Xu Zhenbang carried Yun Zhao back to the inn, and Xu Qingshi hurriedly went to greet him.
"Father, why are you only coming back now? Go and see Xiaoqian!"
He has been unconscious for the past two days, and his older sister won't even bother to call a doctor for him.
"That's absolutely outrageous! He's your own grandson, Fourth Brother's only son!"
"Are you sick?"
Xu Zhenbang frowned, picked up Yun Zhao, and walked over.
"Father! Why are you still taking her with you? Xiaoqian has become like this..."
"It's all Yun Zhao's fault! If you take her there, won't Fourth Sister-in-law be furious?"
Xu Qingshi glared at Yun Zhao with dissatisfaction. With her here, how could they possibly try to sabotage Xu Zhenbang?
Are you talking about me?
Yun Zhao pointed innocently at himself and asked.
"You're always bothering the Wei family, when have you ever cared about your cousin? Father, you should go and see Xiaoqian!"
Xu Zhenbang put Yun Zhao down and gently patted her head.
"Go find your father, he's been extremely busy these past few days."
"Okay, see you later, Grandpa!"
Yun Zhao waved happily to Xu Zhenbang and ran quickly towards Yun Xuan.
As Xu Qingshi watched Yun Zhao leave, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
Hmph, he's her father, of course she'll listen to him!
Xu Zhenbang took a few steps and realized that Xu Qingshi had not followed.
He turned to look at her with displeasure: "Didn't you say Xiaoqian was sick? Aren't you leaving?"
Xu Qingshi was startled and ran forward with her neck tucked in.
"They're here! They're here!"
They arrived at the room where Xu Qingshi and the others were staying, which was a lower-class room prepared for them by the Ling family.
There was a musty smell in the room, which was unpleasant.
"You live here?"
Xu Zhenbang asked, frowning.
Upon seeing this, Old Madam Xu burst into tears.
"Grandpa, you've finally arrived! Look at Qian'er, he's your only grandson!"
That damned Xu Qingyi, clutching the silver, wouldn't even share a drop of meat soup with us.
Look at your good sons, abandoning their younger brother and his widowed mother—it's outrageous!
Xu Zhenbang hated it when people cried and whined, and he pinched his brow helplessly.
"Stop crying! How can Qian'er get better if you keep screaming like this? Give me the child, I'll go and ask the old Valley Master for help!"
After saying that, he bent down to pick up the child.
Unexpectedly, Wu Lianzhen suddenly turned around and used her body to block Xu Zhenbang.
"No, don't take my child! Don't take my child, don't take my child..."
Her shoulders trembled as she mumbled the same sentence over and over again.
Xu Zhenbang immediately sensed that something was wrong.
What's wrong with her?
"It's all because of Yun Zhao. Last time she said Qian'er was sick, and Wu Shi was so scared that she held Qian'er every day."
Fearing something might happen, after Yuan'er's accident, Madam Wu didn't even dare to put Qian'er down to sleep.
Qian'er has barely woken up for the past two days, and we haven't been able to get close to Madam Wu, which is why we asked the old man to come and take a look!
As soon as Madam Xu opened her mouth, she shifted all the blame onto Yun Zhao, which made Xu Zhenbang frown.
He scolded in a low voice: "If you really care about Qian'er, why did you entrust Qian'er to her care when you see Wu Shi's crazy appearance?"
"Didn't you climb up to the Ling family? What, they didn't find you a doctor?"
Madam Xu's wailing words were immediately choked up, and she shook her head in a panic.
"The Ling family and the Yun family are enemies, why would they help us?"
Seeing that Xu Zhenbang was going to reason with her, the old lady Xu immediately started to throw a tantrum.
"Xu Zhenbang, you heartless bastard! Everyone says being a stepmother is tough!"
Over the years, I have given birth to a son and a daughter for your Xu family, in order to take care of your entire family.
When have I ever relaxed? Now I'm being implicated by your eldest daughter's husband's family.
Along the way, I, an orphan and a widow, endured their humiliation and abuse.
Qing Shi and Wu Shi both saw it clearly. Now you're not even caring about this old woman like me?
Qingshi is your own daughter, and Qian'er is your own grandson. How can you not care about them?
Oh, old woman, please take me away! You were the one who arranged for me to be your second wife back then...
Look at your son! He has no heart! He just lets his deadbeat wife's child run wild.
They've been bullying us, a widow and her child, all along the way! You might as well take me with you; I'm too ashamed to face anyone!"
Xu Zhenbang: ...
It has always been this way.
When he returned to Beijing, he discovered that his mother wanted him to remarry, but he disagreed, so she wailed.
He didn't want to touch her, and she cried out.
She cried again after giving birth to Xu Yiyuan.
Okay, she had another daughter, and now she's wailing again.
She'll wail even if you don't let her interfere with Xu Yiyuan's marriage.
If he hadn't promised Yun Zhao, he really wouldn't have wanted to deal with this crazy woman anymore.
"Get up, stop howling!"
He shouted sternly.
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