sjar Chapter 429 Reminiscing about the Past (2)
Chapter 429 Reminiscing about the Past (2)
"what?"
"what!"
Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
Even Lu Yingxing was a little surprised. In his opinion, the absurd rumor that the bloodlines of the Ji and Su families opened the treasure appeared decades ago. Although he knew that their marriage was intentional by someone, after all, no matter how false the rumor was, there would always be people who believed it.
So when he learned that his wife was pregnant, he was extremely alert. After all, their child was the fusion of the bloodlines of the two families. But if the one who facilitated the marriage was his grandfather...
Facing his grandson's wary eyes, Grandpa Ji felt uncomfortable for a moment, but then he thought that after all, this child was not raised by his side, and no matter how much affection he had for him in the past, it must have been worn out by his experiences over the years.
He looked at Shen Yu, sighed softly, and said calmly, "Everyone says you are not simple, now I really believe it."
Seeing that he did not deny it but showed no guilt at all, Shen Yu was sure that it was really them!
But why?
Meeting her eyes full of doubt, the old man did not try to be mysterious. He just sat down leisurely, sipped the tea in his hand, and then told her about the life plan he had painstakingly planned for his grandson over the years.
Mr. Ji, who had just recovered from the pain of losing his daughter, woke up to find out that his grandson had been taken away... His son-in-law was dead, his daughter committed suicide for love, and his only grandson's life or death was unknown, leaving Zhuocheng leaderless.
At that time, General Gu died in battle, and General Tan was appointed acting city lord. Only the newly promoted General Feng was left in the army to struggle to hold on. Wu Zhong was not omnipotent, and the aristocratic families who had been hiding for many years took the opportunity to swallow up the power of Prince Zhuo's Mansion. Butler Lu had already rushed to Zhuo City with his men to take care of the young master.
No one cares about the entire huge Prince Zhuo's Mansion anymore, it is like an empty temple.
At the beginning, the stewards and servants were very loyal, but as time went on, they could not resist the worry about the bleak future, especially when some people began to say with certainty that the little Prince Zhuo would have a hard time surviving in the palace and it was unknown whether he could live to adulthood.
Under the blow of his relatives passing away one after another, Mr. Ji was bedridden for several years, but even if he was in good health, he was powerless to save the situation. After all, the Ji family had been out of the center of power for too long. He could only settle for the second best and try his best to save his grandson's life.
The first time the eldest son of the Ji family entered Luo City was in the third year after his grandson was taken away.
Hearing this year, Shen Yu couldn't help but push it in his mind. It was when Lu Yingxing was eleven years old. At that time, "Shen Yu" was seven years old and had just returned to Luocheng with his parents for the third year.
That year, Master Ji secretly presented his family's ancestral book on mechanical engineering to the Emperor of Luocheng in exchange for his protection and the safe growth of his grandson.
Hearing this, Lu Yingxing looked up in disbelief. That was the year when the emperor suddenly exempted him from the role of accompanying the emperor in the palace. At that time, he thought that his behavior of retaliating every time he was beaten had been discovered. Fortunately, he didn't care. Then he had time to deal with the manpower. He divided the people sent by Mr. Wu into visible guards and secret guards, and then sent them out in batches to receive orders and gain experience. This was the prototype of the "Tongtian Tower" later...
So it was because of my grandfather and uncle?
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes to look at the old man in front of him, pursed his lips, and his expression softened a little.
The conversation continued. Two years later, it turned out that the Su family's fake body escape was also the work of the grandfather? It was also in this year that the number of assassinations around Lu Yingxing began to increase, and the Yun family took action...
In the same year, Mrs. Shen Su died unexpectedly during childbirth. Three days later, her daughter Shen Yu volunteered to pray for her deceased mother. This made Mr. Ji pay attention to this girl with Su family blood.
It was also because of this attention that he realized the subtle move of Prince De in secretly sending people to protect him. After further investigation, he learned that Prince De, who had been claiming to be sick and decadent in the mansion, was actually not a simple person... This made him think of Prince De, intending to take advantage of this opportunity and let this prince protect one or two of his grandchildren.
In order to drag them into the water, the people from the aristocratic families had fabricated some ridiculous rumors about the bloodline of the Ji family and the Su family. This was originally a malicious trick, but now it made him see the light. He immediately ordered to reshape these rumors and spread them quietly, turning them into an undercurrent. With this premise, Lu Yingxing, as the last bloodline of the Ji family who was lost outside, would naturally be safe.
Recalling the past, the Duke of De's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Oh, you still have the nerve to mention it?"
"Hehe, my original intention was just to increase Ah Xing's chances of winning, but I never expected that this plan would unexpectedly lead to a wonderful marriage!" Old Master Ji looked at the couple opposite him with a smile, his heart full of relief. He did not feel guilty about his previous calculations, but was full of satisfaction.
Prince De snorted. To be honest, he did not expect Shen Nian to be so bold that he would let Shen Yu marry Prince Zhuo. But judging from the situation at that time, it was obvious that those people in the court were bewitched. If the emperor tried to stop this matter by force, it would be disadvantageous to Shen Yu.
The emperor knew that this girl was his brother's favorite. It happened that Prince De was not in Luo City at that time. He didn't care whether Lu Yingxing lived or died. Anyway, he had fulfilled his promise to let him grow up safely. The deal between the emperor and the Ji family was completed. Taking her away from the Shen family had always been his brother's plan, so the emperor went with the flow and agreed to grant the marriage.
Lu Yingxing was also restless inside, his heart was beating as fast and dense as a war drum, and he couldn't find the right words to express himself for a moment, so he lowered his head and said nothing.
He had always thought that his grandfather and uncle had stayed out of the matter. Although he couldn't blame them, he was still a little disappointed. He thought that they would just treat each other as ordinary relatives in the future. But it turned out that it was not...
At this point, Shen Yu finally understood the whole story. It turned out that his every move was completely under the surveillance of these big guys.
She seemed to have thought of something, but blurted out, "So I was planning to raise..." Halfway through her words, her damn desire to survive took over, and she glanced at someone guiltily.
Lu Yingxing was confused by her look. Raise?
Her dark eyelashes drooped, and her cold eyes stared at her, afraid of missing any expression from her lady.
"What were you planning at that time?" Seeing that brat glaring at his daughter, Prince De was unhappy, "You tell me, your father is here, you can speak boldly and without worry!"
Everyone had seen it, and Shen Yu blinked guiltily.
Lu Yingxing suppressed his anger, showed a charming smile on his face, raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, "Yes, madam...what were you going to do at that time? I am also very curious! Don't worry, I am here too, don't worry, just be bold...speak."
The alarm in Shen Yu's heart was beeping. If she couldn't tell that this guy was about to explode, then she had slept in vain for so many days in the same bed together!!
She smiled flatteringly and shook her head, saying obediently, "No, I don't have any plans...wasn't my plan before getting married to marry you?"
"is it?"
Shen Yu nodded frantically, "Yes, yes!"
"Ah? That's not right, sister, didn't you always plan to raise a little scholar? You also said that if he turns out to be wrong, you would change him to another one, and the next one would be even worse... wuwuwu."
Yu Mu rushed over and covered Yu Hai's death mouth with his hands, but it was too late.
Shen Yu, "!!!"
God wants to kill me!!