"Hmm?" Gu Qingyun looked at his son.
Gu Shirong raised his eyes and then lowered them again. He was panicking at this moment.
Gu Qingyun took the letter sent by Gambling Pavilion, opened it, and instantly the whole person seemed to be petrified, his eyes widened, his chest heaved rapidly, and he gritted his teeth fiercely.
"One thousand taels... of gold? Gu Shirong, you are so capable."
Gu Qingfeng, who was sitting at the same table, heard Gu Qingyun read out "one thousand taels of gold" and instantly looked at his daughter.
However, his daughter actually exclaimed and looked at Gu Shirong with a look of surprise, as if she really knew nothing. At this moment, Gu Qingfeng really had to admire his daughter.
Gu Shirong knelt on the ground with a plop. "Dad... Actually, it's like this... Please listen to your son's explanation."
The old general asked, "Gold? Qingyun, are you sure you saw it correctly?"
Selfishly speaking, the old general still wants to believe that his grandson is a good-natured and well-behaved young man, who at least will not lie in front of him.
Gu Qingyun was furious. "Yes, it's clearly written in black and white. It's one thousand taels of gold, and it has his autograph on it."
"Didn't you say one thousand taels..." the old general asked, and suddenly realized that Gu Shirong did not say whether it was one thousand taels of silver or gold.
"Tell the truth!" Gu Qingyun scolded.
"It was that Nangong Lekang who did it on purpose." Gu Shirong said, "My son was angry. He was angry that Chang'an broke my finger. So when he heard that he was from the Nangong family and he didn't say he didn't know Chang'an, he thought he was related to Chang'an, so he wanted to make fun of him and bet one thousand taels of gold."
"You're still lying." Gu Qingyun shouted, "He's traveling so far away, and he brought so much gold with him. Do you believe it? Don't you have any brains?"
"No, yes, yes... Son, what I want is his hand. I thought to myself that this man is related to Chang'an, and maybe he will live in the general's mansion. If I lose, I will ask my uncle to intercede..."
Gu Qingfeng interrupted him at this moment, "But, Shirong, if I lose, you really want me to be just a hand, right?"
Gu Shirong did not answer.
At this moment, there was already obvious anger in Gu Qingfeng's eyes and words, "You want that man's arm because you think he and Chang'an are acquainted, and that he, the Nangong royal family, is Chang'an's backer? So you want to take it out on him?"
"...I..." Gu Shirong hesitated to speak. It was not that he didn't want to say anything, but when he saw his grandfather trembling and staring at him, he had to swallow his words.
"We are of the same roots, why are you so anxious to hurt each other?" Gu Qingfeng was truly heartbroken. "Your generation, you are the only male in the Gu family now. In the future, this Gu family will belong to you.
And you, are so ignorant of the overall situation. A real man should care about the world and serve his country and family.
Look at you, what have you done? You've become like those unpresentable little women, preoccupied with intrigue and schemes. You've truly failed your grandfather in cultivating you.
What's more, you and Chang'an are close relatives, sharing the same roots and ancestry, and the blood flowing in your bodies is also the same.
I, Gu Qingfeng, ask myself, in all these years, my daughter Chang'an and I have never let any of you down, but you..."
"Uncle." Gu Shirong said unconvincedly, "I am not convinced by what you said. I ask myself if I have done anything wrong. Did you forget what happened yesterday? Did a dog bite off my finger? Uncle, you can't lie with your eyes open."
Gu Qingfeng was stunned, and his eyes immediately showed a trace of pain. He was heartbroken and desperate. He shook his head and smiled in despair, "The only male in the Gu family is so unbearable and irresponsible. In the future, on the battlefield,
If you don't take responsibility, don't think strategically, and don't see the bigger picture, then you'll sacrifice not only your own lives, but also the lives of thousands, tens of thousands, or even millions of people! Do you understand?
Gu Shirong, everyone here today is family, all with the surname Gu, so the shame is only at home.
Ask yourselves carefully what you, Shijia, and your mother have done to Changan over the years. As your uncle, I remain silent, and you act as if I don't exist. Changan's counterattack yesterday was your own fault!"
After saying this, Gu Qingfeng gestured for Chang'an to leave with him, "Father, from today on, when you have a meal, you don't need to send anyone to inform us. We are just father and daughter, and we can do it ourselves."
"Wait." The old general's eyes showed pain and happiness. "Qingfeng, after all these years, your father finally sees that you are still alive and your heart is still alive..."
The old general was speaking, sobbing slightly. He slowly adjusted his breathing, "For so many years, your father has really let you down, you and Chang'an. Especially Chang'an, who has suffered so much injustice over the years."
"Grandpa." Chang'an turned around and looked directly at the old general. "For all those years you mentioned, Chang'an didn't feel wronged. Chang'an treated everyone in this family like a father, and he considered them his closest relatives. However, what he got in return was too disheartening. So I hope Grandpa and Uncle won't blame Chang'an for how he treated Aunt Qin and my cousins yesterday. It was something he had no choice but to do."
The last sentence was said very cleverly. No matter how Gu Qingyun and Gu Shirong listened to it, they both felt that they had to abort the baby and forget about it.
"No," the old general said, "Don't overthink it. Grandfather and your uncle won't blame you. They brought this upon themselves."
Changan smiled, "That's good, big brother. The pain of the broken finger is just compensation for you calling Changan ugly all these years.
After all, it was you who gave the Bone-Eroding Powder to your cousin, and your cousin used it on Chang'an's face.
From now on, the grudge between you, me, and my cousin is settled, okay?"
Gu Shirong saw Chang'an looking at him, and accidentally fell to the ground.
He never expected that his grandfather guessed yesterday that the matter of the bone-eroding powder was related to Shijia, so he asked him about it, and then he put all the blame on his sister.
I originally thought that it was a very scary thing that my grandfather knew, but I didn't expect that Chang'an had known it all along. It turned out that she had always known it, but she just pretended not to know.
Thinking of this, Gu Shirong looked at Gu Qingfeng, thinking that his uncle must know it as well.
He looked at Chang'an's innocent and brilliant smile. At this moment, he suddenly felt that Chang'an was so beautiful, especially her eyes, which were so clear and clean, just like the snow outside, so clean that people couldn't help but fall into them.
Changan asked again, "Big brother, don't you want to?"
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