Kyoto, Wu family courtyard, ancestral hall.
Wu Mu has been kneeling here for two days and one night.
Wu Yuelin stood at the door of the ancestral hall courtyard, staring blankly at Wu Mu kneeling inside for a long time, and finally sighed quietly, "Idiot!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
After a while, Wu Yun Tai came in, his face still full of majesty.
He walked to Wu Mu and said coldly: "Nie Zi, have you figured it out?"
Wu Mu looked at the ancestral spirit tablet on the high case without squinting, his voice was unusually calm.
"Dad, it's not that I don't understand, it's that you didn't see clearly."
Wu Yuntai pointed at Wu Mu with a trembling hand: "You... you..."
He pointed for a long time and was so angry that he couldn't speak. Finally, he stamped his feet and shouted outside, "Nie Zhan, come in! Don't think I didn't see you."
Wu Yuelin, who was hiding outside the courtyard wall, had no choice but to put down the meal she was holding and slowly appeared. She coughed and strolled in.
As soon as she entered the room, she said respectfully to Wu Yun Tai, "Dad."
Wu Yun Tai said sternly: "Kneel down!"
Wu Yuelin was not surprised at all and silently knelt beside Wu Mu.
Wu Yuntai circled around Wu Yuelin, his eyes sharp, "Tell me! Was it the idea you gave Wu Mu?"
Wu Yuelin narrowed her eyes and looked at the floor tiles, breathing heavily. Just as she was about to retort, Wu Mu said, "It's not sister, it's my own idea."
"Wu Mu, I didn't ask you!"
Wu Yuelin's eye circles were a little red and she bit her lip.
"Dad, do you distrust me so much? Wu Mu is my brother, when have I ever plotted against him?"
Wuyun Tai choked up.
Wu Mu said word by word:
"Dad, I know that you suspect that Sister A encouraged me to do this, because in this case, Sister A will be the head of the Wu family from now on."
"You think that I am acting out of emotion and don't care about the Wu family, so I am willing to listen to my sister's instigation and make this request. If you think so, don't you question my ability?"
"you……"
Wu Yuntai really thought so. When Wu Mu said it so blankly, he felt a little embarrassed on his face.
Wu Mu was silent for a moment and continued:
"Dad, can't you see? No matter Ye Jin or Pei Xiuyan, no matter how powerful they once were, they are just ants under the supreme imperial power. As long as the king says a word, they will die immediately. "
"You want me to marry Zhang Xiuyu, just to keep the Wu family's powerful position. Have you ever thought that if Pei Xiuyan falls, someone will have to take over the government affairs he is responsible for, and it will be a matter of time for Zhang Qingman to take over."
"If I marry Zhang Xiuyu, then the son of the richest merchant in Dafeng will marry the daughter of the most powerful minister. How many more days do you think the emperor can tolerate the Wu family?"
"My father should understand better than me the truth about prosperity and decline. Even if you don't let me marry Zhang Xiuyu, let me marry another woman."
"The Wu family donated money to the frontier last year, and this year donated money to refugee relief. It has already attracted the attention of the emperor. It is only a matter of time before he kills this fat sheep of our Wu family."
"If the Wu family wants to survive, there is only one way: that is, the Wu family no longer exists!"
"While the Emperor has not yet had murderous intentions, now is the best opportunity."
"Let me enter the palace to see the emperor. I want Pei Xiuyan to write a letter of separation before he dies. I want to marry Ye Chuyan after her death and fly away with her bones. I will promise the emperor that I will never take a wife again in this life. If I give birth to a son, I will not return to the Wu family."
"When the time comes, the emperor will think that I am an emotional idiot and agree to my request that is beneficial to him and harmless. After I leave, my sister will be in charge of the family, and the Wu family will have no successor, so the emperor will have no way to deal with the Wu family."
"Although Sister is a woman, she has been more talented in business than me since she was a child. She is in charge of the Wu family and is much better than me."
"After she got married and gave birth to a child, although the child cannot bear the surname Wu, half of his blood is from the Wu family. There is essentially no difference between her child and mine."
"No matter when their descendants come, they will clearly remember that they are also from the Wu family."
"What is Dad so angry about? Is he angry that he can't keep the Wu family name? However, the world is unpredictable, the court is changing, so many famous people have been wiped out, so what can be passed down through the ages?"
"Starting from Sister A, the Wu family bloodline has only been passed down with a different surname. Isn't this enough?"
Having said this, Wu Mu looked at Wu Yun Tai calmly.
Wu Yuntai pursed his lips tightly.
He didn't understand these principles. He was afraid that Pei Ye would attack the Wu family, so he was anxious to get Wu Mu to marry Zhang Xiuyu as soon as he came back.
Wu Mu had been naughty since he was a child, and out of anger, he sent him to the military camp for training. When he returned from training, the naughty boy turned into an unruly young man, and his heart was full of Ye Chuyan.
When I found out about this, I was very happy. The Ye family has a clean family tradition and has been a family for hundreds of years. If Wu Mu can really marry Ye Chuyan, it will definitely be a blessing for the Wu family.
Later he found out that it was just Wu Mu's wishful thinking, and Ye Chuyan was thinking about Pei Xiuyan.
In order to prevent this silly boy Wu Mu from making mistakes, he locked Ye Chuyan at home when he got married.
This made Wu Mu run away from home for three years in anger.
He let him go because he wanted Wu Mu to go out and experience the suffering of the world, so that he could better inherit the Wu family's business when he came back.
Who knew that things in the world are unpredictable and feelings can be so powerful.
Something happened to the Ye family and Wu Mu returned. Wu Yuelin tried his best to make Wu Mu no longer love Ye Chuyan, but something was wrong with him just seeing Ye Chuyan's two sides again.
When he came back from Tianlang Village last time, Wu Mu was obviously very silent and practiced hard every day.
Not long after, he proposed to go to the border to buy horses. He was very happy at the time, feeling that his son had grown up, became sensible, and knew that he was thinking about the Wu family's career.
I bought a horse two days before I arrived in Wumu. The first thing I did when I got home was to propose this idea.
Wu Mu's idea was indeed a good one, but...he always felt unwilling to do so.
Wu Mu saw Wu Yun Tai's expression change from shock to deathly silence, and finally fell into deep silence.
He bowed to the ground and said: "Dad, if I am really impulsive, I will go to jail or ask the emperor to release Ye Chuyan."
"But I know that Ye Chuyan committed treason, which is an unforgivable crime."
"If I go to rob the prison, the Wu family will be implicated until everyone is executed. If I dare to propose letting Ye Chuyan go, the emperor will definitely suspect that the Wu family wants to interfere in the government. I don't dare to implicate the Wu family. I only want to marry her after her death. Bones."
Wu Yuntai seemed to be pinned to his feet and looked at his son blankly.
Wu Mu seemed to have grown up instantly during this period and became what he expected, mature, steady and restrained.
He has also become someone he doesn't recognize. He can calmly maximize all benefits.
Six years ago, he ran away from home for Ye Chuyan for three years. Now, using Wu's long-term survival as an opportunity, he took the opportunity to marry Ye Chuyan after her death.
Fate is really unpredictable, and the future of the Wu family and Ye Chuyan are connected in such an incredible way.
Wu Yun Tai was suddenly confused.
Later, he staggered out of the ancestral hall without saying a word.
After a long time, a servant came over and said to the kneeling siblings: "Master, Miss, I want you to get up. The master also said that the master should change his clothes before entering the palace to avoid losing his dignity in front of the emperor. "
Wu Mu couldn't control himself anymore and stood up immediately. However, after kneeling for too long, his knees were so numb that he almost fell down when he stood up, looking a little embarrassed.
He didn't care about this and hurried back to his house, showered and freshened up as quickly as possible, and changed his clothes.
He was in a hurry to go out when Wu Yuelin came.
She stood in front of Wu Mu with a cold face.
"Brother, you can fool dad but you can't fool me."
"You didn't go to the robbery site, not only because you were afraid of causing trouble to the Wu family, but also because you didn't want Ye Chuyan to hide with you from now on, living like a rat on the street. You know, she would rather die than become a fugitive from Dafeng."
"The reason why you don't ask the Emperor to let her go is because the Emperor hates those who conspire against her the most and will not let Ye Chuyan go under any circumstances."
"Dad chooses to believe you because he is thinking about the future of the Wu family. However, only I know best how much you love Ye Chuyan, so I will choose to give up my identity as the young master of the Wu family and marry her until my death!"
After saying that, Wu Yuelin took something out of his arms and threw it into Wu Mu's hand.
"Back to you!"
Wu Mu reached out to catch it, and when he lifted it up, he saw that it was a wooden sculpture of Ye Chuyan.
The wood carving has the same fragrance lingering on Ye Chuyan's body, the face is carved lifelike, and the edges have been rubbed to be extremely smooth.
Those forgotten loves surged out, and Wu Mu remembered everything in an instant.
Thinking of all the details related to Ye Chuyan and loving her.
Wu Mu was stunned on the spot, holding the wooden carving, and the ends of his eyes gradually turned red.
He blames himself and feels uncomfortable. He actually forgot his favorite.
Fortunately, he fell in love with her again.
He looked up at Wu Yuelin, his eyes full of pain, "Sister, how could you... take away my love for her?"
Wu Yuelin's eyes were so sore that she refused to let herself cry, so she could only clench her hands into fists and raise her head proudly.
"It was me who took away your love for her without permission."
"In order to make you happy, Ye Chuyan voluntarily cut off your blood and made you stop loving her. But you are a worthless thing, and you still fall in love with her after going round and round."
"Get out of here and beg the emperor! Go and marry your Ayan!"
There were tears in Wu Mu's eyes, and he saw Wu Yuelin's tears welling up in his eyes. The lady who was aloof in front of outsiders had tears in her eyes, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was small but extremely firm.
"The Wu family still has me, and I am willing to support the Wu family for you!"
The siblings looked at each other for a long time. Wu Mu knelt down silently, kowtowed to Wu Yuelin, then stood up and left without hesitation.
