On the first day of the Lunar New Year, although the weather was a bit tiring, the streets were very lively. The hawkers kept shouting their wares, and the buyers sometimes stopped to watch, and sometimes continued to move forward. This coming and going created an extremely lively picture.
Leng Xi, Yang Feng, Huang Yun, and their five children were walking on the streets of the capital. The children were grinning from ear to ear as they looked at the novelties on the street stalls.
An An looked at Leng Xi behind him from time to time, with disgust appearing in the corners of his mouth and in his eyes.
Over the years, her hatred for Leng Xi has only increased.
However, her kung fu has not reached that level yet, otherwise, she would have to settle both old and new accounts with him.
After a few people walked forward for a while, Leng Xi winked at Yang Feng, who nodded in understanding and then said to Lele:
"Le Le, haven't you always wanted a dagger? There's a weapons shop over there. Master will buy one for you..."
Hearing this, An An put her hands on her hips and asked with a pout:
"Why did Master only send Lele? An An also wants..."
Yi Cheng stood there without saying a word.
Huaiyu did not say anything. He knew that his master had always liked Lele. Lele was smart and studious, and his talent in learning Kung Fu was better than theirs. They could not compete with him.
Xiaobao looked up at Lengxi, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Seeing this, Yang Feng said in a cold voice:
"The weapons you already have are quite handy, there's no need to buy more."
An An pursed her lips, looking very angry. Huang Yun saw this and stepped forward to comfort her:
"An An, I'll give you whatever you want..."
An An's brows tightened, and then he stuck out his tongue and asked:
"real?"
"real……"
"Then...then I want candied haws..."
Huang Yun shook his head and sneered, "Little greedy cat, let's go. If you want to eat candied haws, follow me."
Leng Xi said hurriedly:
"There are too many people on the street. Please don't go too far."
Seeing that An An's eyes were fixed on the candied haws, Huang Yun suggested:
"How about everyone go buy what they like and meet here in an hour. Now, does anyone want to go buy gourds with me?"
Hearing this, Xiaobao hurriedly shouted:
"Mr. Huang, I want to eat candied haws."
Yi Cheng also followed and said:
"I want to eat candied haws too..."
Huaiyu, the oldest of the children, was about to speak when Lengxi hurriedly stopped him.
"Huaiyu, Fifth Uncle will take you to a good place."
Huaiyu originally wanted to be with her younger brothers and sisters, but after hearing what he said, she had no choice but to nod and say "oh". Huang Yun and Yang Feng then took their children away.
Seeing that everyone had gone away, Huaiyu looked at Lengxi in surprise, "Fifth Uncle, where are we going?"
Leng Xi looked at the child in front of him, whose height had reached his shoulders. He pondered for a moment and said in a low voice:
"Uncle Wu will take you to see someone who will unlock the secret that has been hidden in your heart for many years."
These words made Huaiyu's face turn pale. The secret that had remained in his heart for many years was about the death of his father and mother. His mother had always been unwilling to tell him about this.
But he was somewhat skeptical about what his fifth uncle said.
Seeing him hesitating, Leng Xi continued:
"If you don't want to know, then don't go. Go buy some candied haws from them!"
"I'll go."
After thinking it over again and again, Huaiyu still felt that he should go and meet the person his fifth uncle mentioned, because over the years, he occasionally heard some news about his father and his mother, which made him even more suspicious.
Seeing that he agreed, Leng Xi nodded with a heavy face, then raised his foot and walked towards a shop, and Huaiyu hurriedly followed.
After the two of them arrived at the cloth shop, Leng Xi said to the waiter who was napping there:
"I have a big deal, I need to meet your boss."
The blacksmith glanced at Leng Xi and pointed to the inner room. Leng Xi nodded in understanding and walked inside with Huaiyu.
The two of them crossed the backyard and came to a house. Leng Xi shouted to the people inside:
"Boss, there's a big deal. Do you want to discuss it?"
Huaiyu suddenly felt a little nervous. He didn't know who was in the room, and he just felt vaguely uneasy.
After a while, someone inside shouted:
"Come in!"
Leng Xi then opened the door, stepped over the threshold and walked inside. Huaiyu followed him timidly.
When they arrived at the main hall, they saw a man with his back to them, staring blankly at a portrait on the wall.
"boss……"
Leng Xi called out, and the man turned around. Looking carefully, it turned out that this man was Wu Yuanzhang, the national teacher of Beihai State.
He looked Huaiyu up and down, nodded slightly, and then waved to Lengxi.
"There are some things I want to talk to him alone, please step aside for a moment."
Leng Xi nodded, then patted Huaiyu's shoulder.
"I'm waiting for you outside. This person can tell you everything you want to know."
"Fifth Uncle, I don't want to know anymore. I want to go out."
Looking at the person in front of him whose appearance scared him a little, Huaiyu regretted coming here.
Leng Xi patted his shoulder and comforted him softly:
"If you walk out of here today, you will never hear the truth you want to know again in your life. Everything others tell you is false and a lie."
Seeing Huaiyu hesitating, Lengxi winked at Wu Yuanzhang, then turned around and walked out.
"Fifth Uncle..."
Huaiyu wanted to turn around and chase after him, but Wu Yuanzhang said directly:
"I'm your grandpa..."
This sentence made Huaiyu stand there in a daze.
He turned around in astonishment, looked at Wu Yuanzhang, and asked in confusion:
"You are my grandpa? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Wu Yuanzhang did not answer him directly, but sighed and pointed to the chair beside him.
"Sit down and talk, kid! You're old enough now, there are some things you should know."
Huaiyu secretly swallowed and sat down next to Wu Yuanzhang.
Seeing him sitting down and looking at him expectantly, Wu Yuanzhang said:
"Child, there are some things Grandpa didn't want to tell you, fearing that you would be sad if you knew. In fact, the reason Grandpa hasn't shown up is because he lost his daughter and son at the same time. He was so heartbroken that he went far away. Now, Grandpa feels that you have grown up and can distinguish between good and bad people. There are some things you must know."
Listening to him say these confusing words, Huaiyu's palms began to sweat nervously.
Seeing that he was listening attentively, Wu Yuanzhang continued:
"Back then, your father was the crown prince and your mother was a concubine. Leng Yu drank too much at a banquet and attempted to assassinate the emperor, for which he was imprisoned in Prince Yu's mansion. He gave up on himself and had his legs crippled, spending his days paralyzed in bed. Later, Shui Luolan appeared, and under her instigation, Leng Yu believed that it was your father who had harmed him, so he took out all his resentment on your father."
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