Chapter 326 Chapter 326 Uncle is back
Speaking of this, Xu Yunfan became worried. "Who knows? I've tried to persuade them about this, but they're too stubborn to listen. So, it's not my fault. Let's just have a good time and not dwell on these trivial matters. After dinner, let's have a barbecue later. Do you want me to call Uncle Xu... over?"
After Xu Yi learned about his life experience, he did not immediately agree to return to the Qin family, nor did he choose to escape. Instead, he lived in the Food City and never mentioned to Xu Yunfan that he wanted to return to Dali Village.
Normally, when Lord Qin and his men went to look for him, he would meet them, but he would never take the initiative to go back to the Qin family to look for the Qin family. He neither refused nor agreed, and was neither distant nor close, which always gave Xu Yunfan a feeling of being kept hanging.
Qin Run: "It's already dark now. This is too much trouble."
He knew very well that if his uncle could come, his grandfather and the others would definitely be very happy, and even his father would be happy. But compared with Xu Yunfan's safety, Qin Run was very selfish. When it came to Xu Yunfan's safety, everything else had to be put aside.
Xu Yunfan looked outside. "It's not snowing today, so it's quite convenient to travel. If you want, I'll leave right away. Horseback riding is fast, so I'll be back in an hour at most."
"No, it's too cold. You haven't had dinner yet. Besides, your uncle may not be willing to come. Wouldn't it be a wasted trip then?" He couldn't bear to let Xu Yunfan suffer like this.
"I came back this afternoon and had some snacks with Xiu Ze and the others. I'm not that hungry. I'm asking you now, do you want your uncle to come? You know, as long as you want me, even if it's the moon in the sky, I will find a way to send it to you. I'm asking you now if you want it."
Of course they did think about it. Lord Qin and his men had been very worried about Xu Yiyi's matter recently, but there had been no progress at all.
Before Xu Yunfan left, he leaned over and whispered a request in Qin Run's ear. He seemed too embarrassed to speak out, so he took a deep breath and said, "If uncle comes back with me, you can hang out with me in the study tonight... Okay? We haven't played in the study for a long time."
The words that were left unsaid and the charming atmosphere brought the unspoken ambiguity to a climax.
Qin Run, blushing, punched Xu Yunfan. "What are you doing in the study? Isn't your room enough for you?"
"It's different. It's more exciting in the study, and the positions are different." Xu Yunfan said nonchalantly: "I tried it once before, and it felt great. Isn't this the case?"
The weather has been cold recently, and Qin Run is afraid that Xu Yunfan will catch a cold, so he won't let him do anything even in the bathroom, let alone in the study.
Xu Yunfan had been holding it in for quite some time.
Qin Run shook his head and laughed, "Okay, just this once, it won't happen again. It's too cold, you'll catch a cold."
"Okay, just once. When the weather gets warmer, we'll do it again..." Xu Yunfan smiled embarrassedly, his eyebrows curved and his eyes radiant. No matter how many times Qin Run had seen it, he was still mesmerized.
Watching Xu Yunfan's departing figure, Qin Run murmured, "What a charming little enchantress."
Food city.
When Xu Yunfan arrived, it was already dark.
In the inn, Xu Yi lived in an ordinary room. Xu Yunfan asked for the room number and went up.
When he opened the door and found that the person who came was Xu Yunfan, Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, "Master, why are you here?"
Xu Yunfan curled his lips, "Uncle, please don't call me like that. It makes my back crawl. I always feel like you're trying to trip me up. We're having a barbecue tonight, and Grandpa and the others are here. Come back with me for a few drinks, and we'll have some fun together."
"Then there's no need for that. I..." Xu Yi looked embarrassed. He had been feeling very upset during this period.
Xu Yunfan seemed to be clueless. "Why not go, uncle? Don't you want to go back to the Qin family? Or do you have a grudge against Grandpa and the others? You should have. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't have been lost, let alone reduced to being bought and sold like a commodity."
"No, don't try to trick me, I won't be fooled."
"Oh, uncle has become smarter recently."
Xu Yi: "...You're saying this as if I was stupid before."
"Is there anything you can't tell me? Now I'm not your young master, nor your nephew-in-law. I'm simply your close friend, a tree hole for you to pour out your emotions. If you have any concerns or ideas, please tell me, and then I will enlighten you. Only in this way can I complete the task and go back to explain to my husband. If you don't cooperate, it will be very difficult for me to deal with it."
Hearing this, Xu Yi was speechless and wanted to say, "What does your trouble have to do with me?"
On second thought, Xu Yunfan bought them brothers and provided them with food and shelter. He never treated them harshly and even had a hidden respect for them. Knowing their identities, he specially gave them self-defense items. Not to mention Qin Run, who also paid them wages every month and let them rest. The clothes he bought for them, were all made of top-quality fabrics?
He must keep these feelings, even if they are just favors and not family ties, in mind and cannot forget them. Not to mention, Qin Run is now his dear nephew, a relative connected to him by blood that he had never thought of.
Xu Yi propped his forehead with one hand. "You don't understand. My existence is like an indelible stain on the Qin family. What was I before? I was like a pig, a thing that was bargained and sold. What kind of place is the Qin family? The General's Mansion is the shield that protects the Great Yan Dynasty. If I return to my ancestral home, it will undoubtedly be like throwing a rat shit into the Qin family's pot of coveted rice porridge. In the future, when others talk about the Qin family, they will only find it disgusting and ridiculous."
"The Qin family has my younger brother here, so what if I don't go back? The son of a powerful general of the Great Yan Dynasty is a slave in the Great Shang Dynasty. If this gets out, what will people say behind my back?"
Xu Yi didn't dare to tell these things in front of Qin Qian and the others. If he did, he would feel pretentious, but if he didn't, he would feel uncomfortable holding it in.
It was strange that he couldn't say these words to his biological father. He always felt that it was shameful to be so pretentious at such an old age, so he was too embarrassed to say these words in his heart.
But when facing Xu Yunfan and being stared at by him, he could say it again, just like when they were in the cage, Xu Yunfan just squatted in front of them, without contempt, put them on an equal footing and asked them if they were willing. Xu Yi knew then that he had to follow Xu Yunfan.
It's the same now. He can say those words that he couldn't say in front of Xu Yunfan. It's really weird.
He didn't hate Lord Qin and the others. As a parent, who wouldn't feel pain and discomfort after losing their child?
"If I go back, where will General Qin be? He fought so hard to get the Qin family to its current status. If I go back, according to tradition, the general's mansion will undoubtedly be inherited by me. Is this fair to General Qin? It's very unfair."
Xu Yunfan listened quietly, his mouth moving, and he finally waited for Xu Yi to finish. "You said so much, then do you know what they think? My father is a brother, without an older brother or a younger brother. He can only grit his teeth and carry the entire general's mansion. I'm not saying that my father wants you to go back just to pass the burden on to you, but, I dare not say anything else, just say dad, he really doesn't care about this. If you go back, I'm afraid he will wake up laughing in his dreams. When the child is born, he can immediately marry into the Xiao Palace and be in love with his father-in-law. If you don't go back, he has to stay at home, but he happens to like his father-in-law. You say, let a prince be the son-in-law of the general's mansion, is it possible? Not everyone is as open-minded as your nephew-in-law and me."
Xu Yi: “…”
Xu Yunfan is really something, no matter what comes to his mouth, he can always find a way to brag about it.
I give in.
Xu Yunfan looked at Xu Yi and said, "As for the idea that one bad apple spoils the whole barrel, I think you just have nothing better to do and you just want to speculate. But it's not hard to understand. It's hard to empathize with someone if you haven't experienced it yourself. Even putting yourself in their shoes is difficult because of your different status. But I think I have some say in this matter. After all, I'm a father too. You don't even have a wife or husband yet, so you definitely don't know what a father thinks."
"If Xiaobao was anything like you, regardless of whether he was a servant or a military attendant before, even if he was a male prostitute in a men's brothel, I wouldn't think he was embarrassing me. As a father, facing such a thing, I would only feel sorry for him and blame myself at the same time. In short, it's definitely impossible to blame the child. Of course, not all fathers are like me, but I can be sure that Grandpa and the others definitely feel and think the same way as I do."
"Uncle, come back with me. It's almost New Year's Day. Let's be happy together, okay? Daddy is getting sick. Grandpa and the others are busy taking care of him, but they're afraid of neglecting you. They've been running back and forth every day lately, and even the carriage they ride in is cold. The elders are not young anymore, and I know you won't want to leave, and I'll feel bad for them. You haven't had an easy time these years, living on the edge of a knife, and once... It's not that I only love Grandpa and the others and not you, but I think that if Feiyan is tired of leaving home and has no safe haven, then come back. No matter where you are, "No matter how you're doing outside, when you're home, you're the apple of your grandpa's eye. They won't let the wind blow you down, or the rain soak you. With them around, the wind and rain can't hurt you anymore. This is your home, just a place where you can return from wandering. So, don't dwell on those things, okay? If anyone talks behind your back, I'll tear their mouths apart. If one day, grandpa and his family can't stand the gossip outside and regret it, don't be afraid. Your nephew-in-law is still here. At worst, you can just hang out with me, but I don't think that day will ever come."
Xu Yi looked at Xu Yunfan, who was sitting very close to him and was obviously still cold and had not recovered. His nose felt sore and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
At this moment, Xu Yunfan was not his young master, nor his nephew-in-law, but a good friend who could comfort him.
When he went out, it was already late. When he returned, heavy snow was flying all over the sky. Qin Run stood at the gate of the yard, waiting for the person who was about to return home under the bright lights at the gate.
From a distance, Xu Yunfan saw a figure standing at the door.
"Run'er." Xu Yunfan, who had returned against the wind and snow, dismounted neatly and ran up. Seeing the man with snow on his head, he felt angry and distressed. "Idiot, why are you waiting here?"
After being scolded, Qin Run was actually very happy, "I don't know when you will come back, it's snowing."
It's snowing, so I'm worried about you.
"call……"
Xu Yunfan let out a long breath and cursed softly again, "Stupid, you are afraid that I will be cold, and I am afraid that you will be cold too. Don't do this next time. I brought uncle back, look."
Xu dismounted his horse, tied the reins, and came over. He hesitated for a moment before finally shouting,
"Run'er."
It’s not Young Master Qin, nor is it Mr. Qin, but Run Ge’er.
Qin Run was stunned for a moment when he heard the word "Run Ge'er". He quickly smiled and said, "Uncle, welcome home."
Seeing Xu Yi suddenly appear, Lord Qin and Qin Qian, who had been watching the younger generations chatting and laughing, felt very jealous.
It's so lively here, with children and grandchildren surrounding them, what a promise!
How lonely must he be, all alone in the food city?
The more lively it was, the more Xu Yi's loneliness became apparent. Lord Qin didn't want to spoil the fun, so he forced a smile. But just as Xu Yunfan called out to him, "Grandpa, look, who did I bring back?"
When Lord Qin looked back, tears immediately fell from his eyes, "Son!"
He is his son, not Xu Yi. In the eyes of Lord Qin, no matter whether Xu Yi recognizes him or not, he is still his son.
Xu Yi stopped and looked at Lord Qin who kept wiping his tears and didn't dare to approach, then looked at Qin Qian who was beside Lord Qin and looked at him eagerly, wanting to say something but stopping himself, then looked at Qin Feiyu who was pregnant and looked a little uneasy, and a few children who didn't understand what was going on and looked at him curiously.
Xiaobao was already familiar with him, so he ran over without feeling strange. Suddenly, his cold palm was held by a warm little hand. "Grandpa, you're back. Xiaobao and Great-Grandpa have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Sorry, I kept Xiaobao waiting for so long." The warmth that surged into Xu Yi's palm reminded him of Xu Yunfan's words. At this moment, as if mustering up courage, Xu Yi took Xiaobao's hand and walked to Lord Qin. He took a deep breath and said, "Daddy, I... am back."
Lord Qin choked with sobs, hugged Xu Yi tightly, buried his head in Xu Yi's chest, and was unable to speak for a long time.
Over there, Fu Qingxu and Xiao Hengzhi, who were busy skewering meat, hurriedly washed their hands. Qi Xiu Ze and the others were stunned for a long time before asking Xu Yun, "Brother, what's going on? It's only been a few months since we last met, and Xu Yiyue has become your uncle?"
Xu Yunfan shrugged, "You don't understand. Come, let's work while I explain it to you slowly."
After hearing what Xu Yiyi said, Xie Baizhou exclaimed, "Oh my god, Yunfan, you're probably the most prestigious brother-in-law in the world!"
Shen Ruxi lowered his voice, "You kid, how come you are so lucky? Believe it or not, Grandpa Qin and the others must love you to death."
If Xu Yunfan hadn't bought Xu Yi, Xu Yi might have been dead long ago.
Without Xu Yunfan, would the Qin family be where it is today? They probably still think the grass on their son's grave is three meters high.
"Look at what you're saying. Even if I didn't do anything, who wouldn't like a guy like me who is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom wherever I go?"
"Will you die if you don't brag? Why doesn't the Right Prime Minister like you?"
Xu Yunfan's voice was sinister, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "Didn't I make it clear? I am loved by everyone. The prerequisite for liking me is that the other person has to be a human being. Is that bastard Right Prime Minister a human being? He is just a piece of trash, a bastard. He has nothing to do with people. He does everything that is not human. He does nothing human all day long. It's a pity that I don't have the qualifications to attend the court, otherwise I would have slammed him against the wall."
Speaking of the Right Prime Minister, Xu Yunfan was very ruthless in his words. Regarding the snow disaster in Beijin Prefecture, he contributed both money and strategies. Originally, these matters were the business of the Criminal Justice Department, the Pacification Department and local officials, and it was absolutely not his place as a scholar to be in charge. But what the old Right Prime Minister said was that since he had so many ways, he should share the worries of the emperor and serve the people. It was not enough to just give advice behind the scenes, he had to go and take a look in person. If there were other problems, they could be solved immediately to minimize the disaster as much as possible.
This is a major event that will save the people of Beijin Prefecture from dire straits.
Listen to what this old guy says, is it human language?
Right now, Qin Feiyu is at a critical moment, and he must not leave easily. On one side is his father-in-law, and on the other side are the people. No matter what choice he makes, he will feel guilty.
Xu Yunfan was so angry that he stayed up all night. Not to mention that he was not in the position to make decisions, he had already made plans overnight for most of the problems that would be encountered, and even for post-disaster reconstruction. He had already bypassed his superiors to do this. If the disaster issue could not be handled well, these officials should be replaced by more capable people.
Qi Xiu Ze naturally knew about the Right Prime Minister's targeting of Xu Yunfan. Not only had the Qin family donated supplies, but the Qi family had also donated a large sum. "That bastard, he really doesn't do anything important. All he does all day is suppress officials from humble backgrounds. Yunfan, be careful. In a few days, the envoys from Dongwu Kingdom and Da Shang will arrive. Don't let the Right Prime Minister catch you in the act."
Lin Xiaoran's expression changed as if something had occurred to him. Xu Yunfan didn't notice, but instead was curious. "I don't know what the emperor is thinking. This old man has few achievements and is always stirring up trouble. His character is just so-so. How could he have sat firmly in the position of Right Prime Minister for so long?"
"The Right Prime Minister doesn't have much ability, but he has a good father. The previous Right Prime Minister was the father of the current one. Originally, the selection of prime ministers should be based on knowledge, talent, and political achievements, rather than family background or inheritance. However, the Right Prime Minister not only has a powerful father, but also a good daughter."
Lin Xiaoran clenched his fists. If the daughter of the right prime minister had not used her beauty to get a relationship with the prince of the Shang Dynasty, the position of right prime minister would have belonged to his grandfather.
"The Right Prime Minister's daughter has good taste. Back then, when the Third Prince of the Shang Dynasty came to Dayan, He Wenya charmed him to death. Later, when the Third Prince ascended the throne, he pointed out that the Right Prime Minister was responsible for some matters related to the Dayan Dynasty. With someone as a backer, political achievements were directly handed to him. With the former Right Prime Minister paving the way for him, the current Right Prime Minister became the Right Prime Minister."
The Right Prime Minister has connections left by the previous Right Prime Minister, so it is not easy to move.
Xu Yunfan exclaimed, "He has a daughter who is a concubine?"
"you do not know?"
Xu Yunfan shook his head. "Why would I ask about someone's daughter's affairs? No wonder this old bastard Deng was able to sit on the position of Right Prime Minister. It seems he relies on both his father and his daughter. How many troops does the Shang Dynasty have?"
Xie Baizhou thought for a moment, "The Great Shang Dynasty's military strength is comparable to our Great Yan Dynasty's, but their weapons are far more lethal than ours. For some reason, once their weapons injure someone, even if they're not fatal on the spot, many of the injured soldiers will still lose their lives later. The same is true for the Dongwu Kingdom; their weapons are also quite strange."
"Strange?" Xu Yunfan scoffed. "That's tetanus. Aren't many of their weapons rusted?"
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