Qin Ming didn't eat much during the whole meal. During this period, he kept picking up food for the old man and also drank a few drinks with him.
After the old man had had enough wine and food, Qin Ming hesitated for a while before asking:
"Grandpa, my grandson has something to say. I wonder if I should ask it?"
The old man waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"Grandson, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Qin Ming considered his words and said:
"Grandpa, you haven't returned to Lantian for so many years. Why are you coming back to see your grandson now near the end of the year? Could it be that something happened in the house?"
The old man sighed after hearing this, picked up the wine glass and took a sip:
"Alas, what a misfortune our family has! Alas."
Qin Ming was startled when he heard this, poured another glass of wine for the old man and said:
"Grandpa, what happened? You can tell me."
The old man picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He didn't know what he was thinking of, but his eyes were a little red and he said:
"Alas, grandson, you don't know something. A few years ago, your second uncle, who was not a son of a man, actually colluded with the family's guards and assassinated your uncle in order to let his grandfather pass on the family business to him."
"Then he used force to oust his grandfather from his position as head of the family, and took the opportunity to drive all his close associates out of the family."
"Later, in order to prevent my grandfather from regaining control of the family business, he actually locked up his powerless grandfather. This imprisonment lasted for many years.
If grandpa hadn't been protected by a few loyal servants, grandpa would have been... afraid that he would never see you again. "
The old man really cried and talked this time. When he finished telling what happened, he was already in tears. This scene was really sad for everyone who heard it and shed tears for everyone who saw it.
The beautiful woman and old servant beside him were also weeping secretly.
After hearing this, Qin Ming felt that his values were severely impacted. He slapped the table and stood up and said:
"How can there be such a crazy person in this world?"
This guy is so cruel. He actually ignored his family ties for the sake of some family property. Not only did he kill his own brother, but he also locked up such an old father. He was simply unbecoming of a human being.
The more Qin Ming thought about it, the angrier he became. He took the old man's hand and said:
"Grandpa, why don't we report it to the officials and ask them to arrest my second uncle who is not a son of a man?"
Hearing this, the old man took Qin Ming's hand and said with tears in his eyes:
"My dear grandson, my grandfather understands your wishes. Forget about reporting to the official. The family fortune that my grandfather has accumulated over the years is in the hands of that unfilial son. You are still young and can't fight against him."
"Grandpa is getting old too. He doesn't have many years left to live. Now I just want to spend his old age in peace. Just don't be taken back by that unfilial son."
Qin Ming heard this and grabbed the old man's hand and said:
"Grandpa, don't worry. Although my grandson doesn't have much ability, he can still protect you until you grow old. Just stay with your grandson in a down-to-earth manner, and he will take good care of you in the future."
As he said this, Qin Ming secretly thought in his heart that if he didn't wait until next year to train the escort team, he would find an opportunity to catch his second uncle who was not a son of a man, and kowtow to his grandfather in front of him to admit his mistake.
I just don’t know why, but Qin Ming always feels that this plot is familiar, but for a while he can’t remember which TV series he saw it in.
But he soon gave up this idea. Seeing his grandfather immersed in his painful thoughts and crying silently, Qin Ming felt a little distressed for no reason. Maybe this was blood and family affection, even if his soul was changed, Blood relatives are still blood relatives.
The old man could no longer be sad like this, so he had an idea and thought of the story-telling session at Youshi Mansion every night.
So he said to Old Man Li:
"Grandfather, from now on, you will treat your grandson as your own home. Don't think about the past in advance. It happens to be the time soon. There is a storytelling session at your grandson's house every night. Do you want to go and listen too?"
Old Man Li's eyes lit up when he heard this. He wiped his tears and asked pretending to be confused:
"Story party? What story party?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he told the old man how he told people in the house every night martial arts stories.
After hearing this, the old man became energetic, so he pulled Qin Ming and said:
"It sounds very interesting. Grandpa and my dear grandson will go and listen to it."
After Qin Ming heard this, he felt a little more relaxed, so he led his grandfather and the three of them towards his study. On the way, Qin Ming also very considerately explained the plot and the relationship between the main characters that he had told before in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Read it again.
Soon the time came, and the important people in the mansion, Xiao Qingwan, Xiao Changxi, Yang Zijun, Mou Tu, Si She, as well as several accounting maids and female guards, all arrived at Qin Ming's study one by one.
As the news about Qin Ming's storytelling spread around the house, more and more people rushed to Qin Ming's study to listen to the stories.
Qin Ming did not refuse anyone who came, but just told them not to delay the work in the house.
It's just that there are two elders, Old Man Li and Beautiful Woman, in the study today, so the atmosphere in the study seems a bit quiet, no longer as chattering as it was in the past few days.
Qin Ming looked at the cramped girls in the study, then at his grandfather sitting on the sofa with his arms around the beautiful woman, and smiled:
"Okay, let me introduce to you first. This is my eldest father. He was born in the Li family of Longyou. He will live with me from now on. You are all close relatives of my family. In normal times, you should observe etiquette. Etiquette. But when we have story gatherings every day, we don’t need to be so restrained. Just do what you did before and do what you do now.”
Old Man Li nodded when he heard this and said:
"My grandson is right. You don't have to be so reserved. My old man is still easy to get along with."
Everyone nodded in thanks after hearing this. As Qin Ming began to tell the story, everyone gradually became less nervous and began to discuss the plot quietly in twos and threes.
Xiao Changxi and Xiao Qingwan each told the beautiful woman about the plot and character relationships that Qin Ming had mentioned before.
Only Yang Zijun sat at one end of the sofa and curled her lips secretly. She didn't know why, but she just didn't like this old man.
I believe many people have guessed by now that Old Man Li is actually Li Yuan, a retired veteran cadre. He had previously sent his secret guard Zong Wu to investigate Qin Ming and learned about Qin Ming's mother and family.
It's really uncomfortable for Li Yuan to wait for updates in Da'an Palace every day these days.
After thinking about it, he finally decided to pretend to be Qin Mingzao's deceased grandfather. In his opinion, it was safest to approach Qin Ming in this capacity and listen to the story.
In order to achieve his goal, Li Yuan also took great pains. He not only asked the secret guards to forge the road guide, but also secretly bribed Uncle Qin Ming's family to move to Hedong County, and asked the old servants in the mansion to send him to Qin Mansion. He even used the secret guards he had hidden for many years to slip out of Da'an Palace.
All this can be said to be watertight. Even if Qin Ming is suspicious and wants to search according to the directions, it will be difficult to find the loopholes.
As for whether his unfilial son would turn over the city of Chang'an because of looking for him, Li Yuan was listening to the story with concentration and could no longer worry about it.
