Starting with choosing a wife, creating the most powerful Xia

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Chu Yifeng gasped.

He had always thought that as a prefect, a third-rank official, he was one of the most noble people in the world. But after hearing Chu Xiangge's full analysis, he realized just how much he was inferior to those old foxes.

These people are nothing but monsters who devour people without spitting out the bones.

His gaze involuntarily fell on his own father.

Chu Xiangge deserves much credit for the Chu family's rise to this position. As the former Grand Commandant, one of the Three Dukes, and the heir to the Chu family's marquisate, Chu Xiangge's existence is the pillar of the Chu family.

But now his father is over seventy years old, which is considered quite old in Daxia.

Despite the Chu family's efforts to gather countless medicinal herbs to sustain him, the deathly aura emanating from his body grew heavier day by day.

Who knows when he will pass away? What will we do then?

Neither he nor his elder brother in the capital had yet been able to fully control the Chu family, nor could they bear such a heavy responsibility.

Chu Yifeng was in a state of utter confusion.

Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Chu Xiangge reached out and patted her second son on the shoulder, smiling gently.

"Don't worry, I can still protect the family for a while, long enough for you all to grow up."

"Your Majesty's decree is not something you need to worry too much about. We don't necessarily have to become enemies with Chu Xuan. After all, this child is from the Chu family. It's just that after Haoran and Yueling left, the child suffered some grievances. It was just children's squabbles, nothing serious."

“His roots are still in the Chu family. In the next few days, send someone of importance to Wuming Mountain to meet him and bring him back. The Chu family has wronged him for many years, but it’s not a matter of life and death. Give him some compensation, have him adopted into the main branch, and let your eldest brother personally teach him. I will find him an official position.”

Chu Xiangge said, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Indeed, from his perspective, Chu Xuan and the Chu family had never had any major enmity.

However, it's because Chu Xuan's parents died early and he suffered some grievances at home. Children have tempers, and it's okay to vent them. It can be made up for.

His words to Chu Yifeng just now were partly true, but also partly false.

Knowing her own body, Chu Xiangge knew very well that she wouldn't live much longer. After her death, the Chu family's great ship would still look like a majestic beast, but it would be all bark and no bite.

The eldest son was an official in the capital and was closely watched by the Xia Emperor. The second son was the governor of Nanyang County, but he was sensitive and weak and could not handle important matters.

He knew what kind of people his grandchildren were. Even the children of his eldest and second sons were all spoiled brats. They pretended to be well-behaved children on the surface, but in reality, they did all sorts of things behind the scenes. It was just that he was getting old and his temper had softened a lot, so he had only hinted and advised them, and couldn't bear to be ruthless.

It's fair to say they've been spoiled and ruined.

But Chu Xuan's appearance gave him a different kind of brilliance.

A member of a collateral branch who was neglected and suppressed achieved such success within a month of leaving the Chu family, demonstrating not only exceptional talent but also unwavering resilience.

Chu Xiangge had already developed a fondness for talent and brought him to the Chu family. After observing him for a while, if this child had the potential to become a great man, Chu Xiangge even planned to personally mentor and teach him.

Perhaps, in the future, Chu Xuan will become the pillar of the Chu family and take over as his anchor.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangge couldn't help but have a glint in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yifeng immediately understood that his father intended to treat Chu Xuan as a candidate for the successor of the family head.

For a moment, I felt a little dissatisfied and resentful, but I dared not say it out loud, and could only nod in agreement.

Chu Xiangge didn't notice his expression and continued speaking.

"Tell Wanqing to take the child home. Let her handle it. They both love poetry and literature, so they might have something in common."

Chu Wanqing, the eldest daughter of Chu Xiangge, is a famous talented woman in the Great Xia Dynasty. She is only interested in poetry and literature and has never paid attention to the mortal world. She has refused several invitations from the court to join the cabinet or teach at the Imperial Academy.

If she had agreed, the title of the first woman to enter the cabinet in Great Xia would not have fallen to Chen Xuening.

Besides her remarkable talent, she was also known as the most beautiful woman in Nanyang County, with countless suitors. However, at the age of thirty-six, she was still unmarried, which made Chu Xiangge's hair turn white with worry.

But what could he dote on his daughter? Anyway, the Chu family wasn't short of food, so they just let her have her way.

The fact that she was allowed to greet Chu Xuan as the head of the family shows how much she values ​​him.

But the more this happened, the more gloomy Chu Yifeng's face became.

Although the eldest son was Chu Xingyun, his children were good-for-nothings, spending their days in brothels and pleasure boats, associating with idle people.

Chu Yifeng's eldest son was known as the Chu family's number one genius. He could speak eloquently at the age of five, and his teachers taught him to talk fluently. He was quite famous throughout Nanyang County. He was also known for his charity and was highly regarded. All of this was for the purpose of inheriting the position of family head.

But his father never took it seriously and was very indifferent. He had tried several times to have Chu Xiangge study with him, but the latter refused.

The treatment that her own son had tried so hard to obtain was now being handed over so easily to a bastard from elsewhere by Chu Xiang Pavilion.

Not only was he regarded as a candidate for successor, but he was also personally arranged for him to obtain an official position.

Isn't this just making an enemy for my son? No, this person must not return to the Chu family!

Chu Yifeng had already made up his mind, though it was not explicitly stated.

After speaking, Chu Xiangge sighed softly and waved her hand, signaling Chu Yifeng to leave.

He doesn't have many years left to live. If his name hadn't been on the imperial edict this time, Chu Xiangge wouldn't have even shown up. With his physical condition, every word he uttered felt like he was suffocating.

Now that this matter is settled, I'm going to rest.

Chu Yifeng dared not disobey, and respectfully bowed before leaving the room.

As he watched the maids and servants go in to close the door and prepare to apply medicine to the old man, a barely perceptible hint of murderous intent flickered in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

A prodigy?

One exceptional child is a blessing for the Chu family, but too many can turn into a disaster.

The Chu family doesn't need a second prodigy.

He strode out of the courtyard of Chuxiang Pavilion, entered his study, and left a message for the servant beside him before closing the door.

"Tell that unfilial son to get over here and see me right now!"

As his trusted confidant went to deliver the message, Chu Yifeng gazed at the darkening sky, a sense of unease settling in his heart.

Chu Xuan?

I'm afraid that the world will change because of this person's appearance.