Thinking of the way Wen's father died, the head of the Wen family frowned, and then even commented: "He deserved it."
Wang Bo:...?
"So, as a man, you should not swear randomly. Look at that bastard from the Wen family. He swore that he would die a miserable death for no reason. Now, he really died a miserable death. He was hacked to death without even knowing how many times." The head of the Wen family said gritting his teeth.
Only then did Wang Bo understand the patriarch's train of thought.
Turns out he was talking about my son-in-law!
Wang Bo said fairly, "Actually, the son-in-law has been very kind to the young lady for so many years. It's just... he was unlucky. Somehow he got implicated by the Prince of Yujiang."
"He's unlucky? What's wrong with him? It's my Lian'er who's unlucky, okay?" The head of the Wen family doesn't like to hear people helping Wen's father.
Anyway, he couldn't help but blame his short-lived father Wen.
She blamed him for all the suffering her daughter had endured.
Wang Bo also knew that his master was upset, so he could only nod in agreement: "Yes, Master is right."
"However, I don't know what the Prince of Yujiang did to be so hated by heaven and man that his entire family was hacked to death. He is really... so stupid. Knowing that his life is precious, why doesn't he arrange more guards to protect his family?" The head of the Wen family couldn't help but curse again.
Blame the heavens, blame the earth, blame others anyway.
This is what his master looks like when he is behind others. Sometimes Wang Bo can't help but roll his eyes when he hears it.
Doesn’t the King of Yujiang have any guards?
His entire family was killed. I heard that even the old bitch in the family was chopped to pieces, not to mention the guards. No one was left alive.
But it was indeed a very strange thing that happened back then.
Because when Prince Yujiang was killed, no one noticed until the next day when the blood had flowed to the gate, and then it was discovered...
Such a big mansion, so many people, so many guards.
No one heard the sound of fighting.
It's really weird.
However, after so many years, the case of King Yujiang has become an unsolved case, and no one has yet figured out why.
So it’s useless to say more now.
"Master, let's not talk about anything else. Let's talk about the young lady now. She's living in such a state. Do you want to have someone bring her back? Even if you don't bring her back, you should at least make sure she's well and not suffer too much. And what about that young master..."
Speaking of Wen Shijie, Wang Bo paused.
Finally, he chose his words and said what Wang Ming had said later: "I heard that the young master could have been admitted to high school, but it seems that someone had harmed him so that he could not complete the examination."
When the Wen family's Patriarch heard this, he frowned and asked, "Who did it?"
Wang Bo hesitated and said, "I heard it was... the third young master of the Zhenbei Marquisate, Yang Huaijin."
"impossible!"
The head of the Wen family said without thinking.
Wang Bo was a little surprised: "Master, how can you be so sure?"
The head of the Wen family said, "A few days ago, my eldest sister came back and happened to tell me about Yang Huaijin. If even my eldest sister likes this guy, his character can't be bad."
The eldest sister of the Wen family is Madam Lu.
"My aunt is always right in judging people." Wang Bo also agreed with this.
The Wen family patriarch nodded, but then changed the subject: "However, you should still have someone investigate this matter."
Wang Bo: ...? Didn't you say you believed it?
Of course, Wang Bo was only stunned for a moment and then immediately agreed.
"As for Lian'er, send someone to make arrangements for her. At least, don't let her suffer too much. Now that His Majesty is seriously ill, all parties are mobilized. I don't know how many people are eyeing our Wen family. I can't see Lian'er at the moment, and I can't let anyone know Lian'er's identity, lest she be targeted."
The head of the Wen family glanced at Wang Bo and said, "So when you go to investigate, try to be careful and don't let anyone notice anything amiss when making arrangements. We can discuss other matters later when things stabilize."
"yes."
When the head of the Wen family came out of the house, his expression was so serious that no emotion could be seen.
Wang Bo also returned to his shrewd and capable butler mode.
In the Wen family.
Everything must be based on the stability of family interests.
This has been the way of survival for generations of the Wen family. Even the head of the Wen family has to abide by this rule.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
The master and servant who had just left the house: ...
At the palace gate.
As soon as the head of the Wen family got off the carriage, he saw the old patriarchs of the other two families. After the three of them exchanged polite greetings, they followed the eunuch who led the way into the palace and met Emperor Wenyuan.
"Greetings to our Emperor, long live His Majesty!"
All three of them knelt and shouted.
Emperor Wenyuan, who was sitting in front of the desk, looked much thinner. Although he did not look ill on the surface, he was abnormally thin.
This is why everyone knew that the emperor was seriously ill.
It is impossible for a normal person to become so thin that he or she is unrecognizable in such a short period of time.
In addition, the imperial physician came in and out frequently.
Even a blind man can see this.
"Stand up." Emperor Wenyuan coughed lightly.
The sound was inexplicably hoarse, and to be honest, it was not pleasant, like the sound of sand rubbing against the ground.
Upon hearing this, the three heads of the Wen family all stood up to express their gratitude.
The three of them were all well-behaved and respectful, and they kept their posture very well. They even kept their heads down almost in unison, and the "low-key" attitude of reducing their presence was ingrained in their bones.
"Do you know why I summoned you here today?" asked Emperor Wenyuan.
No matter how stupid the three of them were, they guessed something in their hearts.
But how could they dare to say they knew at this moment? The three of them all feigned ignorance and responded one after another: "I am ignorant, Your Majesty, please explain clearly."
Emperor Wenyuan glanced at the three old men, and a smile appeared on his thin face as he said, "There's no need to be so nervous. I let you in today because I want to confer titles on you."
What?
All three of them were stunned.
After realizing what was happening, the three of them exchanged a quiet glance. None of them showed any joy in their eyes. Instead, they all felt as if they were about to be slaughtered like pigs. As expected...
The three old families have survived to this day.
It wasn't just because they kept a low profile and used some tricks that they were able to survive through the dynasties. The main reason was that each of their family heads was... 'sensible' enough.
When it's time to be slaughtered like pigs, they will jump onto the chopping board and let someone cut a bunch of meat from them, and then they will be put back to continue fattening up until they are needed again in the future.
"Your Majesty, I heard that a famine struck Min County, Ruicheng a few days ago. I am willing to donate 100,000 taels..."
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