Seeing his brother's dejected look, Chi Rui felt very uncomfortable. If he had known the truth earlier, he would never have stood idly by.
Originally, he thought that this younger brother was in the same camp as his father and Chi Hong, and at least he would not be cheated by those two people. Unexpectedly, those two people really used any means to achieve their goals. What Xiaobo said was true. It's so apt that one could be tricked into boarding a pirate ship without paying attention.
However, it is possible to guard against foreign thieves, but it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves, especially since this domestic thieves are close relatives, so they are even more difficult to guard against.
Thinking of this, Chi Rui sighed heavily and looked at his brother with guilty eyes.
"I..." He felt that since he was being honest, the first thing he had to do was apologize for neglecting his brother for so many years. "Brother wants to tell you that I'm sorry. It's my fault for being a big brother, and it's my fault that I can't forgive you. If the truth could have been discovered earlier, and if there wasn't so much prejudice in my heart, maybe things wouldn't be like this."
"Brother, I can understand you. If I were you, I wouldn't dare to say that I wouldn't fall for it." Young Master Chi sighed, "Since childhood, we two brothers have been different, and we have treated our father differently. Ever since I can remember, I have known that there is a gap between my father and my eldest brother. My eldest brother is not as bad as my father said outside, and my father is not as bad as he imagined..." He raised his eyebrows and sneered, " Loving and indifferent. When we were young, I was an obedient child, growing up according to his requirements and ideas step by step. He told me more than once that your eldest brother is useless, and the Chi family will still have to do it in the future. Leave it to you."
"That's what he said?"
"Yes!" Young Master Chi nodded, "Brother, you must have heard it a few times, right? Don't deny it, I saw you hiding in the corner. I know that it was then that you started to be suspicious of me and didn't like to have contact with me. .Actually, brother, you don’t know that I have other thoughts. I have no intention of leaving my whole life in my father’s hands, and I have no intention of completely following the path he paved for me.”
"I know you are interested in doing business and have been waiting for an opportunity, but what really makes me suspicious of you is that my father and Chi Hong asked you to come forward and buy some property for the family."
"Do you think this is the opportunity I've been waiting for, someone gave me some sweet dates, and I just ran away with them?" Seeing Chi Rui nodding, Young Master Chi smiled, "Brother, I'm not that stupid. Although I promised them to show up for them, I really didn’t intend to be fooled by them. However, I highly suspected that that little bastard Chi Hong had already seen my thoughts, so he encouraged my father to let me get involved. The one in the salt and iron business."
"You mean he deliberately led you into the situation?" Seeing the second young master Chi nodding, Chi Rui thought for a while, "Do you think my father... is normal? Could he have been bewitched to do such a stupid thing? "
"I used to have such doubts, but later I found out that this idea was really ridiculous. Everything was done voluntarily." Young Master Chi looked at Chi Rui, "Brother, father... has always been like this. The hatred in his heart is no longer simply revenge for the Jiangnan nobles. This hatred has long since changed its flavor and is no longer so simple." Seeing Chi Rui frown, he waved his hand, "Don't think too much, He definitely has no intention of seeking power and usurping the throne, but it’s hard to say whether he will seek refuge with others.”
"You mean, he supports the Kingdom of Jin?"
"Probably yes. I didn't know how he got involved with the Jin Kingdom at first, but after hearing what you said about Chi Hong's real life experience, I understood that he should have had a relationship there for a long time. When he got online, he thought they could help him, so he cooperated with them."
"He has always known about Chi Hong's life experience, but he didn't tell Chi Hong?" Chi Rui touched his chin, "It is possible. I saw a few people dressed as Jin people at home, but my father said that they were from the Jin country. A serious businessman is here to do business, so I didn’t ask any more questions. Now that I think about it, Prince Ning’s affairs are most likely related to him."
"He was so eager and persistent to accept Prince Ning as his student. I thought it was very problematic at the time." Young Master Chi looked at the door and said, "Please give me some water."
The jailers glanced at him, and one of them went out, came back with a small pot and two teacups, and placed them on the small table next to them.
"Thank you!" Mr. Chi poured a glass of water for Chi Rui, poured a glass for himself, took a sip, and said, "Father has never been so eager to accept someone as a student. Prince Ning is talented, and I Admit it, but not to the point where he can stand in front of someone's house and wait for a whole day and night, and even visit the door many times. With his behavior like this, it's no wonder that Chi Hong feels uncomfortable and will target Prince Ning when he gets the chance. I would probably do the same thing. But..." He sighed heavily, "If he has ulterior motives for this move..."
"Deliberately approaching Prince Ning and leaking information about Prince Ning's mansion." Chi Rui nodded, "We never thought about that before. We just thought he was too stubborn. Now that we think about it, chills go down our spines."
"Yes!" Young Master Chi reluctantly changed his posture, "I never thought that my father... would be such a good layout person. The net he cast tightly connected everyone around him. We are caught in this net. If we want to break free, we must fight to the death until the fish breaks through the net."
