Chapter 097 Jin丨Exclusively published

by Jiang Wenxue (5000 comments plus more) Xue Chen doesn’t have many confidants around him, but everyone in the palace is very nice to him.

He sent Xiao He to take over the industry of Wuming Island with others. After completing the formalities, Xiao He brought it back for him to review.

Xue Chen took a look and found no problem, so he asked Xiao He to put the deed away and handed the two shops to Xiao He for management. He then went to the palace and added two shops.

With income to balance expenses, he also had an explanation to the housekeeper.

Yun Heyan has swiped out 13 skill points, with a total of 17 skill points available, and the vest synchronization rate has reached 46%.

Xue Chen spent 12 skill points to upgrade [Sword Intention] to the full level, and the remaining 5 skill points to upgrade [Night Vision] to level 3.

He can already walk in the moonlight as if it were daytime, but it is still a bit difficult to see in an environment with insufficient light.

Time passed quickly, and it was the anniversary of the death of the princess in a blink of an eye.

Prince Taiping returned from the army a few days in advance, and Pei Rui also asked for leave and came back.

Gong Jiu has always been very well-behaved and has not had any conflicts with his brother and father. The atmosphere in the palace has been very depressed in recent days.

Xue Chen and Pei Rui burned incense and bathed, and after coming to the ancestral hall to burn incense, they set out together to sweep the tomb and worship.

The palace prepared two carriages, and Prince Taiping called Pei Rui over, so Xue Chen could only ride in one carriage with his brother.

Gong Jiu looked gloomy.

Xue Chen tapped his forehead.

The young man in white raised his eyes in doubt and met his brother's concerned eyes: "Brother, I'm fine, I just miss mother a little."

Xue Chen: "If mother is still alive, she would not want to see you become like this."

Gong Jiu turned his face away indifferently.

Xue Chen: "I am not blaming you, I just hope you can know that you have other choices."

"There is no way out." Gong Jiu said, "Since the moment I arrived at the nameless island, there has been no way out."

"Do you believe me?"

"I am willing to believe my brother, but I am more afraid of dragging you into it." His face became paler and paler, "Wu Ming had thought about it a long time ago. If my affairs were exposed, he would kill you and let me live under your identity. Since then, I knew that he was ambitious and didn't care about what others thought."

"But you are still working for him."

"He knows my identity and has something on me, and he is also very skilled in martial arts. If he wants to kill someone, there is no chance that he will fail. But he is a cautious person and doesn't want to be exposed in front of others. I dare not take the risk and can only continue."

Xue Chen put his arm around his shoulders, and the two of them were very close; "Sorry."

Gong Jiu: "I am the one who should apologize, and you don't have to say these two words to me forever."

Xue Chen: "I have always known that you were afraid, and I self-righteously judged your situation, but I never thought that you have been in fear all the time."

System: [Are there any times you can't think of?]

Xue Chen: [I knew it a long time ago. My brother was hiding in the snail shell. Didn't I analyze it at the beginning?]

System: [You are acting again!!! 】

Xue Chen: [Don't bother me to PUA him.]

System: [……] You don't want to pretend anymore, right?

Gong Jiu never realized his weakness, nor did he feel that he was afraid.

He had clearly planned everything and stood firm on the Nameless Island, becoming half the master of the Nameless Island. If nothing unexpected happened, he would also be Wu Ming's successor. Except

when he did something wrong and asked for his brother's forgiveness, he absolutely did not want to show his vulnerable side in front of his brother.

His brother was already weak, and he couldn't let him worry about him anymore.

Gong Jiu: "I'm not as fragile as you think."

Xue Chen did not expose him, but let go of his shoulders and said lightly: "Really?"

Gong Jiu: "Brother, mother's death..."

Xue Chen: "Do you want to confront father in front of mother's grave?"

Gong Jiu: "I don't mean that."

Xue Chen: "Since you don't dare to let father know, then there's no need to say anything more."

Gong Jiu was afraid that he would be angry, so he didn't dare to continue talking, and the carriage became quiet. The

princess's tomb is a bit far from the capital, and it takes about two hours to walk there. They will rest in the manor there for one night and return to the palace tomorrow. It

was a bit boring on the way, so King Taiping pulled Pei Rui and told him about the princess.

"She is an extremely beautiful woman. Your two brothers look very much like her. If she were still alive, she would definitely like you very much."

"Does your brother look like you or like mother?"

King Taiping was very happy when he heard Pei Rui calling his mother.

Rui'er was indeed a well-behaved child. When he first recognized him as his father, he was hesitant because of his original family. But once he made up his mind, he treated him wholeheartedly. Not only did he accept his two brothers in the palace, he was also willing to recognize his mother whom he had never met. King

Taiping deeply felt the love from Pei Rui.

He really didn't make a mistake!

King Taiping thought about how to answer. This child has been blind since childhood. He may not have been educated. His reaction is slower than that of ordinary people. Some words are difficult for him to understand.

"Chen'er and Ren'er look like me as well as the princess. I'm old now, but I looked pretty good when I was young. Your two brothers have eyebrows and noses like me, and eyes and mouths like their mother, but strangely enough, if you look closely, they look like her, and I also look like her."

"You look a lot like your mother?"

Prince Taiping laughed, "Don't say that casually, or people who don't know would think she and I are related. We are naturally not alike, she...she is more feminine, but tall, not as frail as the noble ladies in the capital."

Xue Chen: [Isn't my mother a Han woman?]

System: [I don't know.]

Xue Chen: [Whether it's true or not, my mother is a great beauty. My brother and I look so good because we have good genes! 】

System: [Yes, although I have never met your mother, your father is still quite handsome, especially when he wears armor. 】

More than two hours later, the carriage gradually drove into the mausoleum.

The tombs of emperors were built separately, and other royal clans had their own clans.

King Taiping was of humble origin, his parents died early, and he earned his title by himself, so he had no clan to speak of. There was only one tomb in the mausoleum. The

family guarding the mausoleum was a family named Ma. The eldest son of the family was a soldier under King Taiping. After he died on the battlefield, only his elderly parents and his pregnant wife were left at home. King Taiping asked them to serve in front of the queen's tomb, marked out a piece of land here, built houses for them, and paid them a salary every month.

The surrounding wasteland was rented to them, and they only had to pay 20% of the harvest from the land every year. Many refugees stayed here because of this, and now there are two villages here.

King Taiping's carriage drove from the official road and stopped at the cemetery.

After getting off the car, Gong Jiu turned around and stretched out his hand to Xue Chen, who took his hand and got out of the car.

The tomb was guarded and had always been clean. It was not overgrown with weeds like Xiaotou's tomb, and there was no soil loss, revealing the coffin inside.

The followers took out flowers and candles and placed them in front of the princess's tomb.

This was the first time Xue Chen came to visit the princess on the soul level. He looked at the tombstone from a distance, and when he saw the words engraved on it, he felt desolate.

"Brother, are you tired? Go sit over there for a while." Gong Jiu said.

"I've been sitting in the car for a long time, I want to walk around."

"I'll accompany you."

Xue Chen walked around here: [I will be buried here in the future, right?]

System: [Why are you talking about this suddenly? It makes me feel uncomfortable.]

Xue Chen: [What makes you feel uncomfortable?]

System: [I can't bear to see you die, wuwuwuwu. 】

Xue Chen: [……]

He silently chose a piece of land for himself and said to Gong Jiu: "If I die, bury me here."

Gong Jiu suddenly squeezed his hand: "Don't say such unlucky words."

Xue Chen smiled: "Everyone will die, even if you don't say it, there will still be such a day. You are good at martial arts and have a strong body. I will probably leave before you and won't suffer from separation from you. But you, if I leave, what will you do?"

Gong Jiu's eyes turned red: "I won't let you go."

System: [Are you deliberately irritating him, or do you really think so? ]

Xue Chen: [Of course I did it on purpose. He hasn't paid off the debt he owes me. ]

System: [But it's really sad. Can you please not say that next time. ]

Xue Chen: [Why are you sad? We are circulating the universe. Have you forgotten? Even if you want to die, you may not be able to die. 】

System: [...Oh. 】

Xue Chen continued to tease his brother: "What's wrong? Your eyes are so red, are you going to cry again?"

Gong Jiu's hands were originally warm, but now they have become cold. He still holds Xue Chen tightly, as if he can keep his brother.

Xue Chen patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, that will be a long time in the future. Maybe by then you will have married and had children..."

Gong Jiu: "I won't."

Xue Chen asked doubtfully: "Why are you so sure?"

Xue Chen: [Is there something wrong with my brother's sexual orientation? 】

System: [Orientation is a whip. 】

Xue Chen: [You are indeed very knowledgeable in this area. Can you clean up the garbage in your brain? 】

System: [It can't be cleaned up. Gong Jiu took a deep breath :

"Before this matter is resolved, I don't have any thoughts about the future."

Xue Chen nodded and led him forward: "Let's go to mother."

Gong Jiu followed his brother and walked to his mother's grave together.

The scene of his childhood suddenly emerged in his mind. It was also his brother who led him like this and walked to his mother together.

It's nothing more than seeing death as life.

After the two children came back, King Taiping restrained his nostalgic look and called them over as usual.

King Taiping said: "Talk to your mother for a while, she must miss you very much."

Gong Jiu's eyes were red, but he took the candle next to him with a cold face, and after worshiping his mother, he inserted it into the incense burner.

King Taiping winked at Xue Chen, and Xue Chen shook his head and smiled softly.

System: [What do you two mean by this?]

Xue Chen: [My father asked him why he was crying, and whether I had bullied him again. I said no.]

[……] The system froze for a moment, [Why can't he be missing his mother?]

Xue Chen: [This is the first time for us, but they come many times every year. In the original owner's memory, this is the fourth time this year, and it's not when my mother just passed away. My brother didn't cry before, but he is crying now. It must be me.]

System: [Then you are still lying.]

Xue Chen: [I don't want to lie, but who made my father believe it? 】

System: [……]

Prince Taiping took a few cushions and placed them in front of the grave. Xue Chen, Pei Rui and Gong Jiu knelt in front of the princess' tomb, burned yellow paper and gold ingots, as well as some paper ribbons that Gong Jiu had ordered before, and poured wine on the ground to pay respect to the deceased.

After that, they returned to the manor and stayed overnight, and returned to the capital the next day.

Prince Taiping became busy again, and Pei Rui also called off his leave and returned to Shenhou Mansion to continue working.

Gong Jiu moved to Xue Chen's residence, and the two brothers exchanged each other's clothes.

Xue Chen said goodbye to his brother: "I'm leaving."

System: [Nameless Island, set off! Set off! ]