Chapter 610 The Five Senses King
"What happened? What's the trouble?"
When Mrs. Xu heard what her eldest daughter-in-law Zhou said, she immediately lost her composure.
"There's some trouble with my in-laws!"
Zhou followed Old Lady Xu out and told her what was going on.
Wang's father, Mr. Wang, originally had a wealthy family in Anshun County. This time he went into the mountains with them, and naturally brought a lot of people with him, especially his concubines.
Now this trouble was caused by Mr. Wang’s concubine.
Life in the mountains is different from life outside.
Mr. Wang's concubine has always lived a life of luxury, but now, she can't eat or sleep well. Although there are still people to serve her, it is a far cry from her previous life in the county town.
These concubines were unhappy and began to complain, whispering in Mr. Wang's ear from time to time. But Mr. Wang was not a fool, and the concubines' whispers were of no use to him.
However, Mr. Wang did not deal with his concubines. After all, these women also helped him give birth to children.
Then, because of Mr. Wang's inaction, these women turned their attention to Xu Laosan's wife, Wang, and were very sarcastic.
Wang was the legitimate daughter of Mr. Wang, and she was a strong-willed person.
Nowadays, although Xu Laosan is not around and has not participated in the imperial examinations, he is now in charge of all matters big and small in Xiangyi Prefecture and is an uncrowned prefect.
How could Wang tolerate the sarcastic attitude of her father's concubines in front of her?
The provoked Wang beat up all these people directly, and this beating caused trouble.
All these women came to Mr. Wang, crying, making a fuss, and even trying to hang themselves.
Mr. Wang was so frustrated that he had no choice but to go to find his daughter, Wang.
"Mom, that's probably it!"
Zhou followed beside Old Lady Xu, talking as they walked, and gave her a general idea of what had happened.
Actually, this is not a big deal.
But in the current situation, this matter really can not be taken lightly. After all, they all live in this small village, and they really see each other every day.
"Since they don't want to live in the mountains, then send them out!"
Old Mrs. Xu is a reasonable person.
But she is also a person who helps her relatives but not others.
Let’s not talk about this matter. Wang herself did nothing wrong. Even if Wang was wrong, it is her Xu family’s business to educate and punish her.
Mr. Wang was really regretting his decision now. If he had known that these women could cause such trouble, he would never have brought them into the mountains.
But now, it's too late to say anything.
"Dad, are you here to help them?"
When Wang saw her biological father appear, her face became even uglier.
"My daughter, Daddy is not here to help them, Daddy is here to hide away!"
Mr. Wang, who was always sensible, didn't really have any major problems, except for being a bit lustful. But for someone of his status, having more women in his backyard wasn't a problem in this environment.
"Dad, don't you care about them?"
After hearing what her father said, Wang's expression finally looked better. However, in view of her father's inaction, Wang still felt a little uncomfortable. She felt that it was her father's indulgence that made these women so ungrateful.
"My daughter, how can I, your father, take care of you?"
"They are indeed a little stupid, but if they were all as shrewd as foxes, would your father and I still have a good life?"
Mr. Wang sighed.
He did take several concubines, but he did not take them indiscriminately.
He took concubines to make his life comfortable, not to make himself miserable. Therefore, Mr. Wang's concubines were first of all beautiful, and secondly, they were not very knowledgeable. They were all from humble backgrounds. They might be jealous of each other, but they were not scheming or plotting against each other.
Therefore, Mr. Wang lived a very comfortable life.
“…”
When Wang heard what her father said, she was stunned.
At this moment, she finally understood why she had always thought that the women in her father's backyard were stupid. After all this fuss, it turned out that her father had done it on purpose.
"My dear, look, there's basically no movement outside. How about I take your mother and the others back to the county town first?"
Mr. Wang has been pampered since childhood and has never experienced a hard time.
During this period, he traveled long distances and crossed mountains and rivers. He felt that he had suffered all the hardships he had never experienced in his life.
"Dad, aren't you afraid that someone might find you?"
When Wang heard what her father said, she suddenly became anxious.
"What are you afraid of? If someone really finds you, it's fate."
"My dear, Daddy is already this old. Even if nothing bad happened, I don't know how many more years he can live. Life in the mountains is really too much for Daddy to endure!"
"As for this matter, I'll let your mother talk to your mother-in-law about it later!"
Since Mr. Wang said so, what else can Mrs. Wang say?
By the time Old Lady Xu and Mrs. Zhou arrived, Mr. Wang had already gone back.
In order to save her father's face, Wang even put on a show with Mr. Wang, and let Mr. Wang pretend to yell at her.
In this way, Mr. Wang successfully comforted the crying concubines.
However, the concubines were satisfied, but Wang's mother was unhappy. She caught Mr. Wang and gave him a beating. She even beat up all of Mr. Wang's concubines to vent her anger on her daughter.
After listening to what Wang said, especially Mr. Wang's thoughts, Old Lady Xu nodded.
A forced melon is not sweet!
Since Mr. Wang himself is not worried, can she still force him to stay?
Then, Mr. Wang and his family left the mountains and returned to the county town.
With the departure of Mr. Wang's family, Zhou and Li's families also chose to leave.
In the end, not long after, Grandpa Yue's family and Grandpa Dai Duo's family all chose to come out of the mountains.
At this point, Old Lady Xu, Lu Mudan and Princess Yuyan simply left the mountain.
But when Old Lady Xu and the others came out of the mountains, they found that the Guan family members who had left their hometown had returned to Lingshui Village one after another.
Lingshui Village, which was destroyed by fire, was rebuilt from the ruins.
Old Lady Xu had originally intended to leave Lingshui Village, as things had become strained with the Guan family. Twenty years of friendship had been shattered in a single day, and though Old Lady Xu felt deeply moved, she truly didn't want to be associated with certain people anymore.
If Guan Laoqi were still alive, then this matter would be easier to deal with.
But after Guan Laoqi and his family left Lingshui Village, no one knew where they went.
Old Mrs. Xu wanted to move out, but Fubao firmly opposed it.
There is a gold mine here!
The Tang Dynasty was now heading towards chaos. No matter what her father and three brothers planned, they would inevitably need money. And this gold mine was something she couldn't give up.
Therefore, their family had to stay in Lingshui Village.
Not only that, the original house had to be expanded.
Previously, the gold mine dug by Fubao was covered by the water channel connecting their backyard pond to Taohua River. Now, she plans to build a larger house and completely include the gold mine in her own yard.
After listening to Fubao's analysis, Mrs. Xu no longer insisted on moving out.
However, before Old Lady Xu could start looking for people to start work, Old Third Xu rushed back from the provincial capital.
After receiving the letter sent by Zhao Bingzhao and learning that his family members had also come out of the mountains, Xu Laosan made up his mind to bring his family members to Linyao City.
As for the gold mine in Lingshui Village, it cannot be used for the time being, so let it remain buried underground.
"Third brother, aren't you afraid that others will find out?"
The reason why Fubao insisted on continuing to live in the village was to watch over the gold mine.
"Don't worry, I have arrangements!"
Xu Laosan said calmly, "This land belongs to us. Who dares to touch it without our permission?"
“That’s right!”
Fubao felt relieved after thinking about it for a moment.
Her father is Marquis Wucheng, and her second brother is Earl Yongwu. Their family now actually controls Xiangyi Prefecture.
As for the group of people who chose to betray the Xu family, Guan Laosan, Xu Laosan did not settle the score with them. Without the help of the Xu family, the Guan family of Lingshui Village should soon return to the starting point.
More than 20 years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Xu came to Lingshui Village, the village was probably the same as it was in the future.
On the day the Xu family left Lingshui Village, many people showed up at the village entrance, but no adults came forward to speak. Instead, the children in the village were all very reluctant to leave and cried uncontrollably.
Fubao was also very sad.
She is the leader of the little kids in Lingshui Village. Even those older than her listen to her.
The grudges in adults' homes should not involve children.
But now Fubao is just a child.
Since her family was leaving, she had no choice but to leave with them.
Dabao and Erbao were also crying loudly, reluctant to leave their little friends.
Xu Laosan was also feeling a bit heavy-hearted. He was born and raised in Lingshui Village and had many friends. However, this incident had created a rift between the villagers and the Xu family.
If it was just the betrayal and betrayal by Guan Lao San and his men, this wouldn't be an insurmountable hurdle. But later, when Old Xu's house was set on fire, the villagers all chose to watch indifferently, which was really disheartening.
On the second day after Old Xu's family left Lingshui Village, Old Man Yue's family also chose to leave. Their departure was silent, and the people in the entire village did not notice until dark.
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Capital, Xu Mansion.
Today, the Xu Mansion is no longer jointly managed by Duke Changle, Duke Yong'an, and Duke Antai. The Xu Mansion has a sole head of the household, and this head of the household is none other than the newly appointed Duke Antai, Xu Yuanzu, who has recently inherited the title.
As for Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an, they have now become puppets in the hands of Xu Yuanzu.
Although the two had always been wary of Xu Yuanzu, and even reached a consensus with the Wheel King of the Underworld to target Xu Yuanzu, before they could take action, Xu Yuanzu took the initiative to attack them.
"How are the Eighteen Iron Cavalrymen doing?"
Xu Yuanzu sat quietly in the upper seat, and below him, on his left and right were Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an respectively.
"As per your request, we are adding more staff!"
Duke Changle replied cautiously.
His life was in the hands of Xu Yuanzu. No matter how unwilling Duke Changle was, he could only obey his orders honestly.
"very good!"
Xu Yuanzu looked at the two of them indifferently, "As descendants of King Taiping, what you have done over the years is simply discrediting our ancestors!"
"That's my current temper. If it were my previous temper, you two unfilial descendants wouldn't even be worthy of the surname Xu!"
"A bunch of idiots!"
Whenever Xu Yuanzu saw Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an, he couldn't help but get angry. These two grown men, his direct descendants, were actually being run by a woman!
"By the way, did you send anyone to Xu Shuo's place?"
“Sent!”
Prince Yong'an whispered, "According to the schedule, we should have news back in the next few days!"
"If you have any news, tell me immediately. Okay, all of you, please leave!"
Xu Yuanzu really disliked these two descendants.
In fact, if he had no one available, he would never keep these two pieces of trash around.
"Maybe I should take the nightingale back!"
Sitting on the chair, Xu Yuanzu tapped the armrests of the chair with his fingers.
Nightingale was an intelligence organization that he and the founding Emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty had established when they were just beginning to plan their great cause. Initially, it was just for the purpose of making money and obtaining information from the world.
Later, as their power grew, Nightingale was given more tasks to assassinate his enemies.
In order to prevent Nightingale's power from becoming uncontrollable, they created the killer organization of the Underworld.
There are ten Yama Kings in the underworld, but no one knows that the original King of Five Senses among the Ten Yama Kings is him, and the King of the Wheel of Hell is the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu.
Among the Ten Kings of Hell, the first is King Qin Guang.
In many people's understanding, King Qin Guang is the chief of the Ten Kings of Hell, but in fact, the chief of the Ten Kings of Hell is King Chakravartin who ranks tenth.
When the Tang Dynasty was founded, he and Emperor Taizu withdrew from the underworld and allowed it to expand wildly.
When the Tang Dynasty was first established, the world was not very peaceful. There were always some people who were disobedient and wanted to stir up trouble. These people were all wiped out by the people in the underworld for various reasons.
But the truth is, these were the intentions of Emperor Taizu, who appeared to be extremely wise in front of others.
"The Nightingale is now in the Queen Mother's hands. It will be difficult to get it back."
"However, regaining control of the underworld should be relatively easy."
Xu Yuanzu originally wanted nothing more to do with the underworld; after all, his current identity was Antai Gong Xu Yuanzu. However, if the Grand Princess could guess his identity, then could someone else know it as well?
Xu Yuanzu, who has lived two lives, was once a decisive and ruthless killer on the battlefield, but at this moment he was rarely hesitant.
The underworld!
They had put in a lot of effort to get out of the underworld.
"What am I thinking about?"
Suddenly, Xu Yuanzu raised his hand and slapped himself.
He was now the Duke of Antai, which was good, but not much better than before. He would be a fool not to use such a huge force as the Underworld.
That’s right, take the underworld back first, and then snatch the nightingale back from the Queen Mother.
By then, he will have the underworld for assassinations, the Nightingale for intelligence, and the Eighteen Iron Riders for fighting. The whole world will be in his pocket.
(End of this chapter)
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