"Father, although I grew up in the mountains, I also know that filial piety is greater than the heavens in our Great Wei Country. Father, without asking why, you have accused my brother of being unfilial…"
Wen Yuanyuan paused and continued," Those who know will think that it was just a misunderstanding. However, those who don't know will think that father doesn't care about right and wrong and that father and son don't get along. If this gets out in the future, not only will brother's reputation be damaged, but father's reputation will also be affected. That would truly be against filial piety."”
"You!"
Wen Zexuan was even more furious. This wretched girl was clearly afraid of implicating him, but she was actually threatening him with every word. If Wen Changxian was unfilial, he would also bear the reputation of not caring about black and white, and that father and son would not get along!
For the first time in many days, she looked at her daughter who had been kidnapped since she was young. When she met those eyes that were filled with deep meaning and threat, her heart skipped a beat.
An absurd thought suddenly popped up.
Impossible, this girl had been in the ravine all this time and would return to Beijing two days ago. He must be thinking too much.
With a change of thought, the slightly panicked expression from a moment ago recovered at this moment.
Wen Yuanyuan looked at him and pulled her lips. Then, she looked away and looked at the surprised Wen Changxian," Brother, it's already come to this. Why don't you tell Father why you can't go and pick up Grandmother?"”
"Ah?"
Wen Changxian's face was full of confusion. What reason? He just didn't want to go. Grandmother could make his sister lose face, so why did he still want to pick her up and make her gain face?
Seeing that he still hadn't reacted, Wen Yuanyuan sighed helplessly in her heart. This brother of hers was good in every aspect, but he was too straightforward. It wasn't that being straightforward wasn't good, but facing a scheming old fox like Wen Zexuan, being too straightforward would only cause him to suffer.
Wasn't his previous life an example?
Wen Yuanyuan stopped sighing and blinked," Look at brother's memory. Did you forget that the Crown Prince sent someone to pass the message to brother to go to the Eastern Palace tomorrow?"”
As he spoke, he sighed." Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. There was the Crown Prince's order before, and then there was Father's order. It's also difficult for Brother. Why don't Father make a choice for Brother?”
Wen Zexuan hated Wen Yuan Yuan for interfering with his good opportunity, but he had been in the court for decades, so he didn't show it on his face. He looked at Wen Yuan Yuan thoughtfully and then looked at Wen Changxian who was suspicious," Is what your sister said true?"”
"It's true. I was there just now.”Madam Wang knew her son well. She stepped forward and spoke first, secretly pinching him as she spoke.
Wen Changxian immediately came back to his senses and quickly agreed,"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince did send a message to me to go to the Eastern Palace tomorrow.”
Wang knew her son well, so did Wen Zexuan. Naturally, he saw that there was something wrong with this. He really underestimated her. She had only returned for two days and the excuse she found made him speechless.
Everyone knew that Wen Changxian was the Crown Prince's study companion and they grew up together. Even if the Crown Prince knew of this reason, not only would he not blame him, he would only help cover it up.
However, if he were to let it go just like that, and if news spread out after the matter, he would not care about whether it was right or wrong. If his father was not kind, he would still be able to run away. How could he be willing to steal a chicken and lose rice?
Just as Wen Zexuan was hesitating on how to turn the situation around, someone came to the gatehouse.
"This one greets Master, Madam, Young Master, and Young Miss.”
"What is it?" Wen Zexuan's tone was very bad.
The person secretly thought that he had come at the wrong time. He braced himself and said,"Reporting, reporting to Master, His Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone to pass a message. He wants Young Master to bring the new army training manual to the Eastern Palace tomorrow.”
The pavilion fell silent.
At this point, there was no chance to turn the tables. Wen Zexuan's expression was really interesting.
"Since His Highness the Crown Prince has summoned me, I will send someone else to fetch your grandmother tomorrow."”Then, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Only when Wen Zexuan was far away did Wang let out a sigh of relief. She sat down and said to Wen Yuanyuan,"Mother thought that the Crown Prince summoning was an excuse you found, but it was actually true. Yuan 'er, how did you know about this?”
"I heard it from my brother before I came."”
"I see." He turned to look at his son and reprimanded him." You too. Since the Crown Prince summoned you, why didn't you tell your father from the beginning? Why did you have to make your father so angry?”
"Speaking of which, I don't know what's wrong with your father today. It's just a small matter. Why would he be so angry?”The considerate Madam Wang automatically found an excuse for her husband.
Wen Yuanyuan listened and sighed silently. She really wanted to tell her birth mother that it wasn't because the court wasn't going well, but because her husband wanted to cripple her son!
However, she couldn't say it. Putting aside how she could resolve the situation, she couldn't just let her biological mother endure it.
Although the Wang family was born in a family of generals, she was born gentle and gentle. She was a typical soft woman. Her health had already deteriorated because of her being abducted all these years. If she suffered another blow, the outcome could be imagined.
After talking to her children for a while, Wang Shi looked tired. Wen Yuanyuan quickly asked Nanny Chen to send her back to Zhi Ning Court.
When only the two of them were left in the pavilion, Wen Changxian said hesitantly," Sister, just now…"
"Naturally, it was an excuse to get out of trouble. The rest was arranged by Mrs. Yang.”
When she opened her mouth, she secretly communicated with Mrs. Yang just in case. She was an old woman in the residence, so she must have a few reliable people in her hands. It was easy to cover up the lie.
As they spoke, Granny Yang returned with a surprising piece of news.
"In that case, you didn't find the person just now? Did the Crown Prince really send someone to pass on the message?”
Mrs. Yang nodded and smiled." Just as this old servant was making arrangements, someone from the Eastern Palace came. Miss, do you think even the heavens are helping us?"”
Wen Yuanyuan's eyes flashed with a trace of deep thought. She had clearly heard the gatekeeper say 'when we go to the Eastern Palace tomorrow.' In other words, the Crown Prince had indeed summoned her.
Thinking about it, he looked at Wen Changxian suspiciously.
Wen Changxian's eyes flashed as he avoided Wen Yuanyuan's gaze. He said with an unnatural expression,"I wanted to tell you just now that the Crown Prince did send someone to summon me to the Eastern Palace tomorrow morning…"
Mrs. Yang slapped her thigh." If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier, Young Master?"”
Wen Changxian scratched his head and said,"I wanted to say it, but my sister beat me to it."”"No matter what, I still have to thank you for helping me out."”
Wen Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes as if she was deep in thought. She seemed to have thought too simply of her brother.
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