[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Three days later, Yun Shu returned home.

Rong En was waiting in the Marquis' Mansion early in the morning. At the end of the morning hour, Yun Shu came back with Xu Changping.

From the moment the couple entered the door, Rong Enqing's eyes never left them.

Fortunately, after observing for a period of time, Rong Enqing finally confirmed that Xu Changping was really good to Yun Shu.

He would help her get off the carriage, remind her to be careful with the door threshold, and reach out to block the branches on the roadside to prevent them from hurting Yun Shu...

As the saying goes, a person's true character is revealed in the details.

At least from the details that Rong Enqing saw, Xu Changping did have feelings for Yun Shu.

Therefore, the smile on her face was more sincere.

Rong Enqing also privately inquired about Yun Shu's situation in the Anguo Mansion during the past few days since her marriage. After learning that everyone in the Anguo Mansion treated her well, especially Xu Changping's mother, who treated her like her own daughter, he was finally relieved.

After lunch at Tingfeng Courtyard, Rong Enqing asked Yunshu to take Xu Changping to the courtyard where she lived before she got married for a nap. She was also ready to take a rest.

However, before she could lie down, Xu Changping came back alone.

Rong Enqing looked at Xu Changping in surprise, then looked behind him, "Why are you back again? Where's Yunshu?"

Xu Changping smiled and said politely, "Mother, Yunshu has gone back to rest. I used the excuse that I left something behind, so I came back to get it."

"So, you have something to tell me alone?"

"That's right." Xu Changping nodded with a smile.

Rong Enqing frowned slightly, but still waved to the people serving in the room, "You all go out."

Everyone except Xiu Zhang left.

Xu Changping looked at Xiu Zhang again, still with no intention of speaking.

Without waiting for Rong Enqing to speak, Xiu Zhang bowed and left.

"If you have anything to say, you can say it now, right?" Rong Enqing's expression had turned cold.

Xu Changping also put away his smile and said seriously, "Mother, have you met my eldest brother?"

"Big brother?"

"I am now married to Yun Shu and have become a family with Brother Yun Hong, so naturally I should call him Big Brother."

"Three days later, you didn't talk to me about Yun Shu, but you wanted to discuss Yun Hong with me?"

Rong Enqing frowned again, and his tone became a little cold, "So, you married Yun Shu not because you liked her, but because she is Yun Hong's sister?"

"Mother, you misunderstood. Although this is part of the reason, I married Yunshu because she is worthy of my cherishing." Xu Changping hurriedly explained.

"Okay, I don't want to hear this nonsense. No matter why you married her, since you married her, I hope you can treat Yun Shu well. Because she is innocent, she knows nothing about you and Yun Hong, or about Shun'an Marquis Mansion and Yun Yi."

Rong Enqing gave Xu Changping earnest instructions.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Xu Changping frowned and his eyes became sharp from their previous calmness.

Rong Enqing felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze, and couldn't help but frowned and asked unhappily: "Why are you looking at me like that? What did I say wrong?"

Xu Changping stared at Rong Enqing for a moment, and suddenly said seriously: "Mother, do you really want to stand against my eldest brother and grandfather?"

Rong Enqing's pupils shrank and his heart began beating wildly and uncontrollably.

"What do you mean?" She tried hard to keep her voice from trembling.

"Mother, my elder brother and grandfather are your relatives. Why did you abandon them and choose to collude with Emperor Taihe?" Xu Changping's tone was full of helplessness, regret, and deep confusion.

Rong Enqing sneered and continued to play dumb, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Really?" Xu Changping shook his head and said coldly, "They abused private punishment and murdered court officials. It just so happened that the princess didn't have enough land to build a mansion, so she cut off the mansion of Shun'an Marquis as a punishment, killing two birds with one stone.

"Everything seems reasonable. However, if the objects that were cut away were not the Baishou Hall and Duiyue Pavilion where the treasures were buried, I would probably think that everything was just a coincidence."

Rong Enqing snorted disdainfully, "Of course this is not a coincidence! Do you think Emperor Taihe is a useless person? Or do you think Xiu Zhang and Madam Gong are useless? They don't even know what happened in the mansion?"

"So, mother means that mother did not deliberately reveal the treasure to Emperor Taihe?"

"Do you think I need to reveal this kind of thing?" Rong Enqing retorted forcefully, not feeling guilty at all.

Because it is the fact.

She had wanted to conceal the truth at first, and use the news of the treasure to lure Yun Yi to show up.

"Well, let's just take what mother said as the truth." Xu Changping did not dwell on this question too much, and changed the subject to ask, "Then why did mother secretly send Meixiang and her son away, as well as Song's mother and her son? And why did she even pretend to be mysterious and create several fake teams to confuse people?"

Rong Enqing was shocked, but he pretended to be calm and said, "I sent them away because I didn't want them to be involved in the rebellion. As for confusing them, I just wanted them to live a peaceful life in the future. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Mother, you are kind and righteous. I admire you." Xu Changping clasped his fists and bowed, but his tone was mocking. "But, mother, you dare to say that? Isn't this the way you left for yourself?"

After his thoughts were exposed, Rong Enqing was no longer panicked. He sneered and said, "Why, is it not possible? But even if I leave a way out for myself, does it mean that I have betrayed Yun Hong and Yun Yi?"

"It really can't."

Rong Enqing raised his chin slightly with an arrogant look.

But the next moment, Xu Changping said, "Mother, do you know why I am so sure that you have betrayed my elder brother and grandfather?"

Rong Enqing became interested and said, "Tell me about it."

"Because you never loved my eldest brother as a son, and you never respected my grandfather as an elder. From your words, I can hear your disgust and rejection of my eldest brother and grandfather.

"You haven't noticed it yourself, have you? From the beginning of this conversation till now, you have been calling your elder brother and grandfather by their first names! Your elder brother is your son, so it's okay for you to call him by his first name. But your grandfather is your father-in-law, and you didn't even call him father from beginning to end!"

Xu Changping smiled bitterly and said, "Do you still dare to say that you have not betrayed your elder brother and grandfather?"

"Just based on this? You concluded that I betrayed the Yun family?"

Rong Enqing's face darkened completely. "Yun Yi faked his death to plot treason, and Yun Hong also faked his death to get away. Not only did they leave me to take care of Shun'an Marquis Mansion, but they also wanted me to stand out in the open and become the target of Emperor Taihe! What? I can't feel a little resentment towards them?"

Xu Changping frowned, but did not refute Rong Enqing's words.

Rong Enqing continued, "Calling them by their names is what they owe me! Besides, whether I betrayed them or not is not something you, an outsider, can say, right? Yun Hong is in the capital right now, if you have the guts, ask him to come and question me in person! You, an outsider named Xu, are you the one who can question me?"

By the time he finished speaking, Rong Enqing's anger had reached its maximum.

Still not satisfied, she added, "Humph! I am Yun Hong's biological mother. If I wanted to harm him, he should be waiting to be beheaded in the prison. How can he be allowed to run around the capital with Yun Hao's face?"

"Mother is right." Xu Changping finally put away his sharpness and responded respectfully.