Golden Branch

Am I, rejected by my own father?

Do you dislike my fatness?

Isn’t she a stunning beauty?

Can't he take it to the capital and sell it for a good price?

Wang Heng sneered in her heart.

She knew that her father was a profit-seeking, selfish and cold-hearted person.

The so-called father-daughter relationship is worthless to him.

What he always wants is promotion, wealth and family glory.

The original wife can be given away.

Even one's own daughter can be used to curry favor with the powerful.

Wang Heng understood Wang Lin’s meanness and shamelessness, so she kept eating, eating, and eating, just to avoid being "sacrificed" so easily!

This strategy seems to hurt the enemy by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred, but it is really effective.

Look, when the scumbag father saw her little chubby body, he couldn't help but feel disgusted.

Wang Heng couldn't help but think that if she hadn't damaged her appearance, her scumbag father would not have asked her "what her plans were" at this moment, but would have directly given her an order: Pack up your things and follow me to Beijing!

Perhaps, when the scumbag father saw her stunning face that was similar to his mother's, he had already started to make a list of "sons-in-law" in his mind.

Wang Heng didn't want to be treated like meat on the chopping board, to be weighed and weighed by others.

But in Dayu, the father is the leader of the sons. As a child, she cannot disobey her father, so she can only think of other ways to save herself.

When Wang Heng felt Wang Lin’s “disdain” for her, she knew that all her hard work over the years was not in vain!

While secretly rejoicing, Wang Heng once again felt resentment towards Wang Lin.

As a father, instead of protecting his daughter from the wind and rain, he is always thinking about scheming.

Since the father is not kind, you really can't blame his daughter for being disrespectful and unfilial.

Originally, Wang Heng was thinking about whether she should remind Wang Lin one or two things - being promoted and returning to Beijing might be a trap.

But at this moment, Wang Heng didn't want to say anything.

She was already very filial even though she didn't take any action.

"Repaying evil with kindness" has never been Wang Heng's motto.

She looked well-behaved and gentle, as if she had no temper, and she never held grudges or held any resentment.

In fact, this is just a disguise she uses to protect herself. The darkness in her heart may not be less than that of Lou Yu.

"Birds of a feather flock together." If Wang Heng was really as holy as a white lotus and as kind as the Virgin Mary, she would not get along so harmoniously with Lou Yu!

"Yeah, yeah, Ajiu of course wants to be with you!"

Wang Heng sneered secretly, but her face was filled with a sweet smile.

She looked at Wang Lin with a look filled with admiration and reluctance: "It's just that, sir, you are going to publish your second book, and I am organizing the manuscript for you."

"And Senior Brother Wang, his clansmen are on their way north, carrying the family tree and other items!"

Wang Heng directly brought out two powerful weapons, Shen Du and Wang Yan.

Since Wang Lin is interested in benefits, Wang Heng will use tangible benefits to tell him: Father, I can't leave yet!

Firstly, I want to prepare a second book for Mr. Mingshi. If his works are circulated throughout the world, I, his disciple, can also become famous.

Secondly, as the authentic descendant of the Wang family of Langya, Wang Yan possessed the family tree that Wang Lin coveted and feared.

Wang Lin, who claimed to be a descendant of the Wang family of Langya, only had a fragment of the family genealogy.

Not to mention Wang Lin, even Wang Lin’s father, grandfather and other ancestors have dreamed of completing the family tree for more than a hundred years.

Only in this way can their branch of the Langya Wang family be "worthy of the name" and no longer be criticized for impersonating or usurping the throne.

Sure enough, after hearing Wang Heng's words, Wang Lin, who had been hesitating about whether to take Wang Heng to Beijing, made a decision in an instant.

Whether it is Shen Du or Wang Yan, they are both people that Wang Lin cares about very much.

Especially Wang Yan!

It is said that when Wang Yan just arrived in Hedong, Wang Lin received the news in Yizhou and personally wrote a visiting card, wanting to visit this "cousin".

However, Wang Yan did not give Wang Lin any face at all.

Perhaps in the eyes of a true Langya Wang family member like Wang Yan, he was very kind not to run to Wang Lin, a "fraudulent" counterfeiter, and directly expose his identity. He did it for the sake of his lovely junior sister Wang Heng.

Wang Yan's biggest concession was to ignore Wang Lin.

As for what Wang Lin wanted, "love each other" and "being as close as a family", Wang Yan said: I'm sorry, I can't do it!

Wang Yan hated Wang Lin. In addition to the "historical" reasons, Wang Lin's behavior had seriously tarnished the reputation of the Wang family of Langya.

Offering one's wife to please the superior!

Wang Lin, a son of an aristocratic family, did such disgusting things under the banner of Wang Clan of Langya, which ordinary people would not do!

Although Wang Lin divorced Jiang first, Jiang then "married" into the Yang family for the second time.

When Jiang served Yang Chong, she was no longer a wife of the Wang family, and she was barely able to cover herself with a fig leaf.

But, those who understand will understand.

Wang Lin is not worthy of the surname Wang at all. He has turned the Wang family of Langya into a joke!

Wang Yan really couldn't feel the slightest bit of goodwill towards such a villain.

But Wang Lin was shameless and tried to establish a relationship with Wang Yan, and even wanted to get the recognition of the legitimate branch of the family.

Wang Yan: ...If I acknowledge you as my cousin, the thousand-year-old reputation of my Wang family will be ruined.

In addition, Wang Yan had some selfish thoughts in his heart, which made him even more reluctant to "join the clan" with Wang Lin.

Therefore, in the face of Wang Lin's goodwill, Wang Yan simply ignored it.

Wang Lin: ...Humph, what are you so arrogant about? You are from the Wang clan of Langya, and so am I.

When the Wang family migrated with hundreds or thousands of people, there were always a few people who fell behind and got lost.

The ancestor of this branch of theirs was Wang Zi, who was separated from the main force and had to retreat back to his ancestral land.

They also had a family tree, but it was lost during the war and is now incomplete.

They also have some of Wang's collection of books...

Why can't they prove their identity?

But the direct branch in the southern border prides itself on being noble and looks down on these side branches.

But so what?

Now that the southern border has been destroyed and the northern border has unified the world, the Langya Wang family in the northern border is the authentic one!

Faced with Wang Yan's coldness and even contempt, Wang Lin was filled with shame and anger, and cursed him countless times in secret.

In private, he was able to act with a clear conscience and even dared to mock the decline of the Wang family in the southern border.

However, if he were to come face to face with Wang Yan, even if that boy was only half his age, Wang Lin could not help but feel guilty and timid.

For example, at this moment, Wang Heng just mentioned Wang Yan, and a look of discomfort flashed in Wang Lin's eyes.

Wang Lin then understood the implication in Wang Heng's words, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean, Wang Yan's clansmen are taking the family tree north?"

Then, can we negotiate with Wang Yan’s elders to merge the northern and southern Wang families into one family?

If all else fails, you can borrow the family tree.

The family tree in Wang Lin's hands has only a history of more than 200 years, and it is indeed a little "inauthentic".

It is far inferior to the Wang family's genealogy in the South that has lasted for thousands of years. It is more noble and has more heritage.

For this, Wang Lin is willing to pay a sufficient price.

"That's right. With the fall of the Southern Territory, the noble families in the Southern Territory have all moved north."

"Either go to Beijing, or return to the 'ancestral land'."

Especially the aristocratic families with overseas Chinese surnames in the southern border, whose ancestral home is in the northern border.

After two hundred years, I can finally return.

For example, the Wang family of Langya, their ancestral home is in Yizhou.

Wang Lin's fort was rebuilt on the original ancestral home of the Wang family of Langya more than a hundred years ago.

When the Wang family from the southern border returned, whether they went back to Yizhou or to Beijing, they had no houses or land.

And Wang Lin has all of these!

Wang Lin felt that as long as the Wang family in the southern border was willing to give in, even if it was just to let him complete the family tree, he would be willing to give the Wang family fortress to them.

There are also luxury houses in Xincheng Chang'an!

Ahem, Wang Lin has amassed a lot of wealth in Yizhou over the years.

After the court decided to move the capital to Chang'an, Wang Lin sent someone to Chang'an in advance and spent a large sum of money to buy a piece of land.

When the imperial court moved its capital, the Wang family also moved into their new home in Chang'an with the main force.

Covering an area of ​​dozens of acres, it may not be as good as the palace of a prince or the mansion of a powerful family, but it is also a good house.

You know, with the influx of emperors, royal family members, dignitaries, and aristocratic families into Chang'an New City, land prices have skyrocketed.

Especially in the areas close to the imperial city, every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

The Wang family's residence is located in Chongrenfang, a prime location where princes and nobles gather, making it a veritable area for the rich.

In addition to the house in Chongrenfang, Wang Lin also asked his family to purchase land and build houses in other fangs.

Those courtyards are not as good as the "ancestral home" in Chongrenfang, but they are not too bad either.

At least it is much better than the land that latecomers like the Wang family in the southern border can buy.

There was no way. Even if the Wang family in the southern border was rich, they came late and had no official positions, so they could not buy any really good land.

Those places that are close to the imperial city or have a superior geographical location are basically not available even if you have money.

Wang Lin was able to seize the initiative not only because he was rich, but also because he borrowed the prestige of the Prince of Qi's Palace.

The Wang family of the Southern Territory, as a family that had fallen on hard times after their country was destroyed, did not have such connections.

Wang Yan was indeed a disciple of a famous scholar, but he had not yet entered the officialdom, so he could not be a help to the family.

The Wang family of Langya in the southern border is really different from what it used to be. Even his Wang Lin is not as good as them.

He has money and a house, and he has also been appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. His rapid rise to prominence is just around the corner.

Wang Lin felt that he was absolutely qualified to negotiate with the Wang family of the Southern Territory!

Wang Lin was thinking quickly as he spoke.

Thinking of the Wang family from the southern border who were about to head north, and the family tree in their hands, Wang Lin's heart suddenly became hot.

He looked at his chubby daughter. Tsk, this little flesh was still so annoying.

However, although the daughter did not have Jiang's stunning beauty, she had an extremely good fortune - her teacher was Shen Du, and she was a classmate of Wang Yan.

Wang Yan was rude to Wang Lin, but he was quite kind to his junior sister Wang Heng.

Wang Lin thought that perhaps he could use his daughter's friendship with Wang Yan to get in touch with the Wang family in the southern border, and then -

As long as he can get the family tree and complete his family tree, he will be a legitimate descendant of the Wang family of Langya!

This is a big deal, so Wang Heng’s marriage can be put on hold for now.

Furthermore, it would take time to lose the little bit of fat on Wang Heng's body.

Wang Lin quickly weighed the pros and cons and made a decision: "In that case, Ajiu will stay in Hedong for now."

He went to Beijing alone.

After arriving in Beijing, Wang Lin selected a strict old woman and sent her to Hedong to supervise Wang Heng's weight loss.

Well, this needs to be done in the name of Madam Xie or Mrs. Cui.

Alas, Jiu Niang is a woman after all, and it is the responsibility of female elders to discipline their daughters.

As a grown man, even if he is her biological father, it is not easy for him to teach his daughter directly: she must curb her appetite, lose weight, and not continue to be obese!

Wang Lin once again lamented his bad luck and that his remarried wife was so unreliable!

Otherwise, Jiu Niang would not have become like this.

It’s all Cui’s fault!

Cui: ...When you are in the capital, the pot may come from the sky.

Wang Heng didn't know Wang Lin's plan, but she could guess—

Well, her scumbag father will keep her in the manor, but only temporarily.

The scumbag father would probably send her a "mother-in-law" in the name of Madam Xie, Mrs. Cui, etc. to discipline and supervise her.

In half a year at the earliest and a year at the latest, her scumbag father will order her to lose weight, at least 30 kilograms.

Once she successfully loses weight, her scumbag father will immediately arrange for her to go to Beijing and then "sell" her.

Wang Heng: What a pity, Father! You probably won't last a year!

In three to five months at most, you may have——

Ahem, I can’t say that! I can’t say that!

Once it comes true, it will seem like it was "cursed" by her.

"Yes! I will obey your command!"

Wang Heng suppressed the complaints in her heart and saluted respectfully.

After Wang Lin made his decision, he continued to organize the industries in Hedong, Yizhou and other places.

Wang Heng watched coldly and did not intervene.

Instead of paying attention to the trivial matters of my scumbag father, I might as well read some books and draw some pictures.

If all else fails, you can always find Lou Yu to share some gossip.

Well, okay, Lou Yu is now extremely "cold".

When facing "outsiders" like Yang Rui, he could still say a few words.

Facing the fat girl Wang Heng, the two of them were in tune with each other and could understand each other with just a glance, so Lou Yu didn't need to say anything at all.

Wang Heng: ...No matter how familiar we are, we can’t just not say a word.

When the two of them were together, she was always the one talking, while Lou Yu sat there in a cold and aloof manner. In fact, there was still a little bit of awkwardness.

If someone who is not familiar with the relationship saw this scene, they would definitely think that Lou Yu disliked Wang Heng, but Wang Heng was still trying to curry favor with him.

"Brother, the eldest brother is leaving?"

“…”Three days later.

Lou Yu stretched out three fingers.

Wang Heng: ...Understood! Three days later, Yang Rui will leave Hedong!

"My father has also been transferred to the capital, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works!"

Wang Heng complained secretly, but her mouth was not idle. She took the initiative to tell the news she knew.

Lou Yu nodded slightly. He had already received the secret report from the capital.

Not only did he know that Wang Lin had been promoted, he also knew that Concubine Jiang had come to visit her parents.

Lou Yu pointed in the direction of Haitang Courtyard.

Wang Heng understood instantly: "My mother? She's also in trouble?"

Lou Yu nodded and finally uttered two words: "Visiting my parents!"

Wang Heng hesitated slightly. "Mother wants to visit her parents? She's long lost contact with her family!"

Wang Heng was thirteen years old and didn't know if she had any other relatives from her maternal family.

Jiang doesn't even have a family of her own, so there's no need to worry about any relatives.

But soon, Wang Heng seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

She looked at Lou Yu steadily: Brother, is it what I thought?

Lou Yu nodded again: Yes!

Wang Heng: Sure enough, the “time” has come.

Wang Heng had previously suspected that Wang Lin’s promotion was a trap, but now, after hearing the news that Jiang was “visiting her parents,” he became more certain of his suspicions.

This is just a topic that should not be discussed in detail.

Wang Heng changed the subject: "Now that my father has passed away, who will be the new governor?"

Lou Yu really knew. He dipped his finger in some tea and wrote three words on the floor: Lu Huaijin!