Chapter 1597: Ascension (1)
Second uncle Xu and Xu lingyue noticed her abnormality and turned their heads to look outside the hall.
In the night, Xu Qi âan was dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe, holding a jar of wine in his hand. He walked under the eaves under the Halo of the lanterns.
With another step, he crossed the threshold and entered the inner hall.
âNingyan!â
Joy appeared on second uncle Xuâs face. He stood up and went to greet his nephew.
Aunty and lingyue also smiled, but the former immediately snorted and put on a cold attitude, while the latter was as happy as a little girl. She got up with her father and went to greet her big brother.
âSecond uncle, Iâm back.â
Xu Qi âan said with a smile.
When a Wanderer returned, a simple âIâm backâ was enough.
âItâs good that youâre back.â Second uncle Xu patted his nephewâs shoulder and took the wine from his hand. He turned to his auntâs personal maid, Lu âer, and said, â
âPrepare a bowl and chopsticks for eldest brother.â
Xu lingyue seized the opportunity and shouted softly, â
âBig brother~â
Her tone was light, showing the girlâs joy at the moment.
Xu Qi âan looked at his eldest sister and smiled gently.
âI havenât seen you for a while, and youâve become even more beautiful.â
She had perfectly inherited her auntâs beauty and was outstanding in terms of looks. She was elegant and refined, and her facial features were exquisite.
The smile on Xu lingyueâs face became even sweeter, and she complained softly, â
âEldest brother is returning to the residence today, but he did not send someone to inform me in advance so that I can make some of your favorite dishes to go with wine.â
The three of them sat down at the table. After Lu âe brought the bowls and chopsticks, Xu Qiâ an and his second uncle drank and chatted, talking about Erlang who was far away in Yongzhou.
âNingyan, since youâve returned to the capital, you must have heard the news of the fall of Qingzhou.â
Second uncle Xu took a sip of wine and said, â
âThen you must have gone to Yongzhou to see Erlang. Your aunt has been worried about Erlang. I told her that even if something really happened to Erlang, you would have come back to inform us.â
Xu Qi âanâs expression froze.
âIt has been some time since Qingzhou was lost. Didnât second uncle write to ask about Erlangâs situation?â
Second uncle Xuâs expression froze for a moment.
The uncle and nephew looked at each other in silence.
Although it was a little inappropriate, what was with this familiar sense of deja vu? it felt like something similar had happened before ⊠Xu Qi âan pondered for a moment and said, â
âItâs fine. The three great Confucians of Yun Lu Academy are all in Yongzhou. They will take good care of Erlang.â
Second uncle Xu could only comfort himself this way.
âYouâre right,â
At this time, Xu lingyue found an opportunity to interrupt and said, â
âBig brother, why do you have the smell of makeup on you?â
Hearing this, second uncle Xu immediately looked at his nephew with a âhairless mouth and unreliable workâ look.
âEh, is it that heavy?â Xu Qi âan sniffed in surprise, then said calmly, â
âJust now, I was drinking with a few colleagues from the Yamen. There were young ladies accompanying me at the banquet, but I only wanted to come back to see second uncle, aunty, and you, younger sister. I just sat for a while and came back.â
âOh,â Xu lingyue replied and smiled. She was very satisfied with the answer.
The main reason was that he didnât have any more oranges to buy at night, and lingying wasnât home, so he couldnât see her gnawing on the oranges with a ferocious expression ⊠Xu Qian muttered in his heart.
With Xu lingyueâs interruption, the whole family forgot about Erlangâs matter.
Xu Pingfeng pondered for a moment and said, â
âI heard that the eldest Princess is going to ascend the throne.â
Xu Qi âan explained the general situation, including the reason why he had to cripple Yongxing.
âThe wind and rain are wavering.â
Second uncle Xu sighed and said, â
âWhat are your plans after the eldest Princess ascends the throne?â
Xu Qi âan thought for a while and said, â
Iâll go to Qingzhou first and meet Xu Pingfeng. Iâll officially make a pact with him and have a life-and-death battle with him.
This was his official declaration of war to Yunzhou and Xu Pingfeng as a chess player, representing Da Feng and himself.
Xu Pingzhiâs expression was complicated. He was sad, helpless, sad, and in pain. He muttered, â
âKilling each other, father and son killing each other, thereâs no need for this âŠâ
Xu Qi âan shook his head.
âSecond uncle, heâs not my father. Youâre my father.
âBetween me and him, there must be a life and death battle. He wonât let me go, and I wonât let him go. Iâll chase him to the ends of the earth, and I wonât stop until heâs dead.â
He poured Xu Pingzhi some wine and said, â
Xu Pingfeng has no way out. He knows I wonât let him go. Of course, I wonât either.
His aunt said,
âIâll have the family cross out his name and expel him from the Xu family.â
Aunt would definitely support her nephew without hesitation. Although this nephew was annoying and didnât know how to talk, he was still the child she had raised.
Xu Pingfeng was her husbandâs older brother, not hers.
âThank you, Auntie.â
Xu Qi âan said something human, which was rare. Then, he said, â
âSecond uncle, I still have a younger brother and a younger sister in Yunzhou. They have come to the capital with the diplomatic mission from Yunzhou purely to disgust me.
âIâve locked him up in the Directorate of Celestials.â
He immediately told second uncle about Xu yuanshuang and Xu yuanhuaiâs relationship, including their interactions in Yongzhou.
âHe doesnât sound like a bad person. After all, heâs the blood of my Xu family.â Second uncle Xu said earnestly, â
bring them back when youâre free. Donât abuse them.
Xu lingyue suddenly said, â
father, why would big brother mistreat them? even if they were hostile to big brother and wanted to kill big brother with the rebels in Yunzhou, even if big brother suffered, he would not hurt them on account of his family.
Xu Pingfeng was just about to nod when he was startled by his auntâs angry slam on the table.
bah, theyâre just two bad guys. Why did you bring them back? â
âYouâre not allowed to bring it back to the manor,â the aunt said angrily.
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