That night, Chu Mo and Xu Fufu did not return to the Fan Mansion. Instead, they found a small tavern, and the two brothers drank the entire night.
Xu Fufu's wretched appearance, bleeding from the corner of his eye, was seen by many.
Early the next morning, the people of Yan Huang City were shocked by a few sudden pieces of news.
"The 10th Young Master of the Xu family has done something wrong to anger the family head.... His grandfather, the Cabinet Chief Xu Zhongliang, has been chased out of the family, drawing a clear line between them!"
"Xu Zhongliang suddenly came to the north of the city for inspection, and his followers don't know why...."
"The Cabinet Chief entered a small courtyard, and called a gentle girl in her thirties his little sister!"
"The Cabinet Chief told the people around him that this girl was a distant relative of the Xu family, and had always been doing business in Daqi. They had lost contact for many years. Now that he has received news of his little sister, he is very happy. "
"Chu Mo has officially announced that the current owner of the Gluttonous House, Liu Mei'er, is his adopted sister! He is King Chu, and his adopted sister... is naturally a princess! "
"The Gluttonous House has suddenly announced that it is for sale, and the price is actually... half the normal market price!"
"Xu Fufu, who has been chased out of the family, says that he will be getting married soon...."
The pieces of news were too much for the eyes to take in.
However, everyone had a feeling that a storm was brewing.
The Xu family, the number one official family in the dynasty, had always been calm and peaceful. Why did so many things suddenly happen?
Fan Mansion.
At this moment, Old Master Fan Wudi was pacing around the mansion, a little anxious.
Sui Hongru had just gone out, and was also confused by the news. He wanted to find out what had happened at the first instant.
The entire Fan Mansion was silent.
Fan Wudi paced around the room for a while, and then finally pushed the door open. He frowned and muttered, "This little thing... what is she doing? Why did so many things happen all of a sudden? Even Fufu, that child, has been implicated? "
While they were talking, Chu Mo and Xu Fufu entered the house one after another.
Fan Wudi frowned when he saw that although the two of them were in high spirits, they reeked of alcohol.
"Grandpa, don't say anything. Just listen to me." Chu Mo used his Qi to dispel all the alcohol in his body. Then, he looked at his grandfather and said, "Da Xia, we can't stay here any longer."
"Huh?" The corners of the old man's mouth twitched as he looked at Chu Mo. "Say that again?"
"It's like this …" Chu Mo roughly told his grandfather about his conversation with Xu Zhongliang last night.
Even though the old man could be considered astute, he wasn't proficient in matters related to court politics. He frowned as he looked at Chu Mo. "Didn't the Grand Secretary not say anything? I'm just expressing the opinion of the royal family and some people in the court … "
"Opinion?" Chu Mo laughed, shook his head and said, "Grandfather, unless we directly rebel now, kill our way into the palace, and behead the Emperor, otherwise, the Great Xia … there is no longer a place for us to stay! Instead of waiting here, it's better to leave early. This way, the Emperor will be at ease … "
"Why?" Fan Wudi couldn't help but take two steps back. He said with a gloomy expression, "What did we do wrong?"
Xu Fufu, who was at the side, also dispelled the alcohol in his body. He was drunk just now for others to see. The two brothers drank all night, and they had already talked about the things that needed to be talked about. Xu Fufu finally understood his grandfather's difficulties.
Deep down, Xu Zhongliang was quite optimistic about Chu Mo!
In other words, even if Chu Mo really wanted to rebel and seize Da Xia's world, he was optimistic about it!
Otherwise, he would definitely not find such a lame excuse to drive Xu Fufu out.
As an old minister of many years, Xu Zhong's conscience was very clear that it was almost impossible to make the Emperor change his mind.
Although the current emperor was talented and had a broad mind … this could be seen from the various titles he conferred upon Chu Mo. He was not the kind of emperor who was narrow-minded and didn't dare to reward his meritorious subjects.
However, his biggest weakness was that he was suspicious!
Others didn't know, but Xu Zhongliang was the clearest about it. The emperor didn't even trust his own sons, let alone outsiders.
Back then, Xia Jing was suddenly kicked out of his position as the Cabinet Chief. Why was that? Was it really because of his son? In fact, that was just an excuse.
The reason why Xu Zhongliang went to the north of the city was to announce that Long Qiushui was his sister. In fact, it was also a kind of declaration to the Emperor.
At the same time, he was endorsing Chu Mo!
If Chu Mo did anything rebellious in the future, he, Xu Zhongliang … would definitely be implicated because he was the brother of Chu Mo's grandmother!
With such a relationship, it was equivalent to calming the Emperor's heart.
The things involved in this matter were too complicated!
In fact, the best way was for Xu Zhongliang to directly expel Xu Fufu from the Xu family, draw a clear line, and not have any contact with Chu Mo.
But Xu Zhongliang still did it.
From this point, Xu Fufu also understood that his grandfather was still a responsible person! He was still his biggest idol!
"Grandpa Fan, actually, you didn't do anything wrong. What was wrong was that your contributions were too great, making His Majesty feel uneasy and the officials jealous. That's all," Xu Fufu said from the side.
"That's all?" Fan Wudi was a little incredulous.
Xu Fufu nodded. "Yes, that's all!"
Fan Wudi murmured, "Even if they feel uneasy, even if they are jealous … we are still at war. Aren't you afraid that this will affect the morale of the army?"
Chu Mo said, "Grandfather … other than the army that you lead, which army's morale will be affected by us?"
Fan Wudi was speechless.
Actually, the old man more or less understood a little, but he hadn't thought it through thoroughly. Now that the two juniors had spoken one after another, he finally understood.
In the end, this old general, who had fought in wars all his life and had never bent his back, squatted at the door of his house with a blank expression, his expression sad.
He lowered his head and didn't say a word.
Chu Mo's heart ached when he saw this. He said softly, "Grandfather, let's go. Actually, it's good that we leave. Let's leave while everyone hasn't shed all pretense of cordiality. "
Fan Wudi nodded lightly. "I'll listen to you, then let's go."
Actually, Fan Wudi's heart was filled with self-blame at this moment. In his opinion, if he hadn't wanted to give Long Qiushui an identity, Chu Mo wouldn't have gone to Xu Zhongliang to beg. Then, these series of events wouldn't have happened.
Chu Mo looked at his listless grandfather and said, "This matter … will explode sooner or later. Grand Secretary Xu, Grandfather … actually, he only let this conflict manifest, and then he controlled the situation to the smallest extent possible. If this conflict had arisen between me and the Emperor, it wouldn't have ended like this! "
"This is already the best outcome!" Xu Fufu murmured at the side.
"I understand, but I can't figure it out …" The old man sighed heavily.
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