Hearing his father's scolding, Yuan Fengling didn't take it seriously. He still smiled and said, "Dad, I'm not talking nonsense. This is true."
"I know him better than you! He will hold a grudge! But he doesn't dare to do anything to the head of the family?! He is born to know how to endure, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed at home for so many years without saying anything!"
Yuan Fengling said: "Dad, this can be true."
No one understands his daughter better than Yuan Qigang. He vaguely feels that his daughter seems to have done something more extreme.
He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Yuan Fengling continued to fan the flames: "Those uncles didn't really obey him, they just knew that he was small-minded and were afraid that he would cause trouble for him when he became powerful. Dad, you originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the head of the family is still alive and have a few years of stability. , save some more money, and then go out and start your own business, and live the rest of your life peacefully. But... Dad, there is no time, you have to make a decision quickly."
Yuan Qigang gritted his teeth and asked, "Damn girl, what did you do?"
"The head of the family will have his birthday in a few days, and Yuan Qiyong will take action on that day."
"What?! You...what kind of help did you find?! Do you think your uncles and uncles are fools? Will they believe the people you found?!"
Yuan Fengling shook his head: "I don't believe it, but they want Yuan Qiyong to die. Dad, just take the lead in acting."
"You... Feng Chime," Yuan Qigang said earnestly, "It's too late to stop now. If we don't succeed, our whole family will..."
"But what?" Yuan Fengling suddenly stared, "If we don't do it, what will we get? If I marry a fool, I will be played by this fool for the rest of my life and be made fun of. Do you really think you and your mother will do it? Can you live the rest of your life in peace? Will Yuan Qiyong give in? When you leave the Yuan family, killing you will only be a matter of a finger. If you die, my daughter will have no one to rely on. The leader of the Liuyang Sect Chen is a mediocre person. I remember that Uncle Qifeng is the same generation as Sect Master Chen, and he is quite prestigious in the Liuyang Sect. Do you think he will use the Yuan family's connections to squeeze out Sect Master Chen? When the time comes...our family will really not be able to turn around. It’s a battle.”
This was very reasonable. Yuan Qigang was a little shaken and at a loss.
Yuan Fengling continued: "I went to see the head of the family a few days ago. Do you know what he said to me?"
"What did you say?"
"He said that if I were a boy, he would be happy to leave the Yuan family in my hands, because I am ruthless enough, even more ruthless than you and those uncles. Dad, think about it. The thing people mentioned is that decades ago, how many of the family members did the family leader massacre in order to gain power?"
Of course Yuan Qigang thought of it. Yuan Jiankang was originally a branch of the family and had no connections or influence. With his ruthlessness, he got rid of several powerful people in his family. Later, he remembered that he had been sitting on Diaoyutai for decades, and no one dared to shake his position.
Yuan Fengling took a step closer to his father, lowered his head and asked softly: "Dad, why can't you be Yuan Jiankang?"
This sentence seemed to be a key, opening the shackles deep in Yuan Qigang's heart with a "snap".
Yes, why can't I be the head of the family?
But this thought only appeared for a moment, and then he shook his head violently, grabbed his daughter's shoulders and said, "Wind Chime, don't say this again! Don't do anything stupid!"
Yuan Fengling smiled softly: "Dad, it's too late. You need to take a step forward. The lives of the three members of our family are all in your hands."
These words made Yuan Qigang feel like he was struck by lightning.
It's not that he hasn't thought about becoming the head of the family. Before that incident, he, Yuan Qigang, had great hope of becoming the head of the family.
Is it because of my daughter that I fell from a high place to the bottom, and returned to the top again, or is it because of my daughter?
Yuan Fengling didn't give Yuan Qigang time to answer. She said, "Dad, think about it carefully."
After saying that, he walked out of the study, leaving Yuan Qigang alone in the room in a daze.
…
Of course, Yuan Fengling had more than just Wei Zhengyang and Yuan Qigang in her hand. She also had one more card that she had not played. It's just that this card is too precious and should never be used unless absolutely necessary. But now it’s okay to treat it as a way out for yourself.
, after all, she wasn’t too sure about what she would do in a few days.
Although Wei Zhengyang sounded ambitious in the garden, he actually didn't have any good ideas. The most ingenious idea he could think of was when he assassinated Zhu Mingyu in Yangzhou.
Yuan Fengling asked Liuli to find Wei Zhengyang who was hiding in an inn in time, and told him her plan.
Before Liuli went there, she felt that her lady's plan was a bit whimsical. It was not about whether it would succeed, but whether it could persuade Wei Zhengyang. Anyone with a normal mind could see that this plan was betraying Wei Zhengyang.
Wei Zhengyang did not disappoint Yuan Fengling. As soon as Liuli told her the plan, he agreed without thinking.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
The people from the Liuyang sect who came to propose marriage came in small numbers, just to arrive on Yuan Jiankang's birthday so as to have a double happiness.
Both parties knew about this, and it was just a matter of getting lucky.
But Qi Nandong, the leader of the Liuyang Sect, didn't think so. He wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly to Chang'an. He was really afraid that his stupid disciple Sun would do something stupid. But no matter how good his thoughts were, this large group of people and so many betrothal gifts arrived at Chang'an on the day of Yuan Jiankang's birthday.
When he arrived at Yuan's house, he rushed to find Yuan Fengling, but learned that Yuan Fengling was at the owner's side and it was inconvenient to see guests. Qi Nandong was anxious and scratched his head.
Now Yuan Fengling is still the apple of the Yuan family's eyes. At the moment, he is accompanying Yuan Jiankang in the family hall to receive guests from all over who come to celebrate his birthday.
Qi Nandong had no choice but to ask his disciple to hand over the famous assassin and visit Yuan Jiankang first.
Today's Yuan family is particularly lively. There are servants everywhere working around and children of the Yuan family receiving guests from all walks of life. There are even more respectable people in the lobby. Even if Qi Nandong is worried about his precious disciple, he can't directly ask Yuan Fengling in front of so many people, right? That's outrageous.
He and Yuan Jiankang exchanged a few pleasantries with each other, and glanced at Yuan Fengling who had an impeccable smile on his face. He thought to himself that he should wait until Yuan Jiankang's birthday banquet was over before asking.
Yuan Jiankang would hold a birthday banquet every year for his birthday. In the past, Yuan Qigang and a few popular brothers were responsible for taking charge of the affairs. But now, Yuan Qiyong has become more powerful, and he is the only one who takes charge today. Outsiders think that the head of the Yuan family is old and seems to have already chosen his successor.
They don't understand why Yuan Qigang, who was highly relied upon in the past years, has been benched? He didn't even enter the lobby. He was just greeting guests in the courtyard who were not qualified to enter the hall to celebrate his birthday. Her status was even lower than that of his daughter.
But Yuan Fengling wanted to see more than everyone else: for example, the eyes of those uncles and uncles who were arranged to receive guests had forbearance and helplessness hidden in their eyes.
The time, place, and people are favorable, so this can happen today.
There were too many people coming to celebrate his birthday. After all, if a big family like the Yuan family was not good at business, it would not be a problem to join one of the four most famous families in the world. The reception lasted from noon to evening, and the guests in the room had already taken their seats, just waiting for the old birthday star to say a few words before he could use his chopsticks.
Yuan Jiankang was surrounded by the younger members of the family and the servants and maids, and walked to the center of the lobby. All the guests stopped talking and looked at Yuan Jiankang.
Yuan Jiankang is old, but he is full of energy. There were rumors two days ago that the head of the family, Yuan, was in poor health. It seemed to be a rumor.
"Everyone," Yuan Jiankang clasped his fists and raised his hands, "Thanks for your kindness, I come to the old man's birthday banquet."
Immediately after, there were responses one after another. Yuan Jiankang smiled kindly. Until no one spoke, he continued: "The loess is buried up to the eyebrows, and the bones of the body are getting worse day by day. I told the children, birthday banquets and so on, Forget it, it’s really troublesome to ask everyone to go out, but the juniors won’t agree, so they insist on giving me a hard time.”
The words were very witty and successfully amused everyone.
Yuan Fengling on the side handed over a cup of tea, and Yuan Jiankang took the tea cup and raised it high: "A few days ago, the doctor said that the elderly should not drink alcohol. Today, I will drink tea instead of wine. I would like to toast you all."
As he spoke, the guests in the hall raised their glasses. As Yuan Fengling took a sip of tea, the guests drained their glasses.
Yuan Jiankang smiled and waved
He waved his hand and said, "Let's all sit down and eat. Everyone will eat and drink well today!"
As soon as these words were said, the lobby became lively, and there was endless sound of exchanging cups and playing guessing games.
Yuan Fengling and a maid helped Yuan Jiankang back to the family table. The old man sat down tremblingly, then smiled and said to Yuan Fengling: "Fengling, go over there and talk to Mr. Qi. I'll serve you." After all, you will be the wife of the Liuyang Sect from now on."
Yuan Fengling smiled slightly: "Yes, the head of the family."
With that said, he was about to get up and leave.
At this moment, a servant came to pour tea for the old master. Yuan Jiankang looked at the hands of the servant who was pouring tea for him, and wondered: The calluses on these hands were very thick, and it seemed that he was good at martial arts... Is there such a powerful servant in his family?
He raised his head and looked at the servant's face, his eyes suddenly widened. Before he could shout, the servant suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into the old man's neck.
This shocked the family members at the table. Yuan Fengling reacted the fastest. She hugged Yuan Jiankang, whose body was crumbling, and shouted in a tearful voice, "Master!"
The hall fell silent for an instant. Yuan Qiyong, who had reacted, pointed at the servant and shouted, "Catch him!" After shouting, he wanted to rush to the owner of the house, but before he could get over, Yuan Qigang, who was farthest away, rushed over first. .
"Master! What's wrong with you?! Go call the doctor!"
Yuan Jiankang was not dead yet. He covered the dagger around his neck and stared at Yuan Fengling with his eyes wide open.
Yuan Fengling cried and said: "Master, please hold on!"
Yuan Jiankang suddenly smiled and said slowly: "Nizi, you are really good."
Yuan Fengling asked: "Master, what did you say?!" Then he pretended to lean towards his ear and whispered: "Now you know? I, don't, accept it."
After saying these words, Yuanjiang Kang's energy was gone, but he was smiling before he died.
Yuan Fengling raised her head suddenly and looked at the panicked hall and the restrained assassin. She shouted at Yuan Qiyong: "Uncle Yong! Why?!"
Yuan Qiyong was stunned for a moment, and then he realized: he had been tricked by Yuan Qigang and his daughter. As expected, they were not convinced and wanted to use this method to trip him up. Yuan Qiyong thinks that the father and daughter are stupid and a bit naive. Do you think anyone believes it?
No one from the Yuan family at this table believed it, but... they were willing to believe it.
Before the guests could understand what was going on, why was the head of the Yuan family assassinated?
Yuan Qigang stood up straight, veins popped out on his forehead, pointed at Yuan Qiyong and yelled: "Yuan Qiyong! You are so vicious! How dare you assassinate the head of the family!"
