"Did we do anything to apologize to you?"
This situation did not seem right, did it not?
Wasn't he here to threaten her? Wasn't she resisting stubbornly, and then he threatened and tempted her with all kinds of conditions, and finally reached a consensus?
Obviously, An Zichen's reaction was different from hers.
Could it be that this guy was so cunning that he was very good at advancing and retreating?
Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao immediately erected a wall in their hearts and became extremely cautious, for fear of falling into this guy's trap.
"No, no, it's just that I'm ashamed of my ancestors. Miss Lin, if you really don't want to go, I won't force you. Life and death are decreed by fate, wealth and honor are determined by heaven. These, these are what we should bear! "
An Zichen suddenly raised his head, and there was a look of determination in his eyes.
Lin Mengya was stunned. This was completely different from what she had imagined!
"Calm down first, we can talk about it slowly."
She had always been like this. If people respected her, she would respect them tenfold.
Even if a knife was placed on her neck, she would never lower her head.
She could only deal with those polite people. If they were polite, she would be even more polite.
This person was really cunning!
"I know my request is presumptuous, but I'm sincere. I want to invite you back to the An family to acknowledge your ancestors. Moreover, if you choose to stay here, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that the people you care about will be in danger. "
If this was said by someone else, it would be a naked threat.
But when it came from An Zichen, it seemed that he was thinking for Lin Mengya's sake.
She had read countless people, and her judgment was very accurate.
If this person was not really innocent, then he was too good at pretending.
No matter how she looked at him, she increasingly felt that An Zichen did not seem to be that kind of evil person.
What did the An family mean by sending such a person out? Were they not afraid of being abducted and sold?
"In that case, can you tell me why the An family wants me to go back?"
It would be too fake to say that it was compensation or something.
Now all she could think of was that something had happened to the An family, and they had to ask her, an outsider, to put out the fire.
But generally speaking, this kind of thing would not be good for her. She might even be sending herself to her death.
Her life was very precious, and she couldn't just throw away her head like that.
An Zichen was in a bit of a dilemma. His eyes darted around guiltily as he gently bit his lip, as if he was struggling internally.
Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao became more and more patient. If An Zichen was really a gentleman, he would definitely reveal some inside information to them.
Although he might be lying to her, at least she wouldn't be in the dark.
An Zichen clenched his teeth and looked seriously at the couple.
"Since that's the case, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, the An family didn't come looking for you for themselves. All of this is for the Gong family. "
Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao silently reached for the teacups in front of them. Obviously, they were ready to listen to the story.
An Zichen finally made up his mind to tell Lin Mengya about the situation in Weiguo.
"This matter originated from a trial fifty years ago. Any family with some power in Wei Nation had their own power. This place used to be the place where our An family and the Gong family were exiled. However, after a few hundred years, the people here have forgotten where their ancestors came from. Almost every big family had a place of exile like this. In order to test the ability of the heirs of each family, they would secretly send their heirs to their respective places of exile when they came of age. In fact, it was also to protect their heirs. "
As An Zichen told the story, Lin Mengya's narrow view of the world was gradually changed.
The size of Wei Nation was beyond her imagination.
The An family's fief was more spacious than that of Jin State. Moreover, Wei Nation had the power of the top ten families, three kings and one saint.
Fifty years ago, the An family and the Gong family were among the top ten families. Because of their marriage, they were inseparable.
However, the ancestor of the An family had chased his own brother out of the family. Later on, the ancestor of the An family, who was chased out, married into the Gong family by chance.
As a result, the descendants of the An family always felt apologetic towards the Gong family.
Also, because the Gong family was one of the few families in Wei Nation that could have a female head of the family, almost all the families would choose to marry a girl from the Gong family. Not only could they get a generous dowry, but also because the Gong family placed great importance on women. Therefore, the effect of marriage was better than other families.
Even the emperors of Wei Nation would marry a few girls from the Gong family as their concubines.
Therefore, the Gong family was prosperous for a time. However, it was bad because of this matter.
Wherever there were people, there would be no lack of scheming.
At that time, grandmother was the only daughter of the Gong family. Even the emperor's concubine could not compare to her.
Those who wanted to marry grandmother could stretch from the fief of the Gong family to the fief of the An family.
However, grandmother was extremely intelligent and had seen through the schemes of the aristocratic families. Originally, she did not intend to get married. Therefore, she used the trial as an excuse to escape midway.
Originally, grandmother had faked her death to escape. In addition, after the An family and the Gong family came here, she had already turned from being in the open to finding those agents to deal with the matter. Thus, she passed these days peacefully.
However, she did not expect that things would go wrong on her mother's side.
"Actually, it's not that Ling Ci was careless. It's just that the daughters of the Gong family all look similar. Twenty-five years ago, our An family received news that someone who looked like Grandaunt had appeared. Although we tried our best to stop this, a few families still got the news. Grandfather tried his best to send a letter to Ling Ci, telling her to be more careful. After a few years, the news of Ling Ci's death spread. We also heard that you were born with a defect and lost your mind. Thus, this matter was no longer mentioned. However, who would have thought that not long ago, someone said that you killed the guardian of another family. Everyone was agitated and demanded an explanation from the Gong family. Grandfather had no choice but to send me to find you. Actually, it's also to protect you. "
An Zichen was generous and made it very clear.
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows. She also understood.
"Has the Gong family not had a Master in the past fifty years?"
An Zichen shook his head.
"The Gong family has a rule. Every generation of the Master of the Gong family, unless they die prematurely, cannot be inherited by a branch family. The previous Master of the Gong family was Grandaunt's biological sister. The old Master only has three sons and no daughter. You, on the other hand, are the real Master of the Gong family in name. No matter who is in charge now, they are just taking over the position of Master for you. "
Now, Lin Mengya was completely clear about it.
"Then I can just resign from the position of Master of the Gong family. This matter has nothing to do with me, right? Anyway, I'm just an outsider and I'm not familiar with you. "
An Zichen nodded, feeling very worried.
"It could have been like this, but it's probably the will of Heaven. Ever since Grandaunt went missing, all the children of the Gong family's direct and branch families are boys, so … "
Lin Mengya couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Well, she was actually the only piece of meat left.
"Really, there's not a single girl?"
The piece of meat refused to give up and continued to struggle.
An Jin, who had been waiting anxiously at the side, ran over quietly and happened to hear Lin Mengya's question. He couldn't help but interrupt.
"How can there be girls? It's been fifty years. Your Gong family has long changed from a women's camp to a gentlemen's camp. People outside say that if any family doesn't have a son, they will definitely be able to pay their respects at your place. "
"Ah Jin, don't be rude."
Ah Jin's mouth was indeed fast. Before An Zichen could stop him, he had already said it out loud.
He looked at Lin Mengya apologetically, then glared at Ah Jin. The young man immediately lowered his head, looking like he would admit his mistake.
"Hugging the zither, although what Ah Jin said is just a rumor. But the situation of the Gong family is indeed like that. "
Lin Mengya was completely speechless. Well, it seemed that the Yin was flourishing and the Yang was declining. She really had become the only child.
"So now there's no successor in the Gong family. All the families are covetously watching, and the so-called guardian being killed this time is just an excuse to target the Gong family, right? "
Seeing that Lin Mengya finally understood her situation, An Zichen also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, now the Gong family is struggling, and it's no longer the prosperous state it used to be. It's a shame to talk about it. Because the An family and the Gong family have a lot of contacts, some people in the An family also want to take the opportunity to get a share. So grandfather sent me here, hoping to take you back. "
This was a headache. Lin Mengya rubbed between her eyebrows and leaned on Long Tianhao.
"Alas, you can play by yourself. Why do you have to take me with you? I'm an outsider, and if I go in, I'll also make a mess. Otherwise, you can just say that I'm dead, right? "
She suggested weakly. If things were really like what An Zichen said, she would be in big trouble.
Because she was the only woman in the Gong Family, those who were eyeing the Gong Family covetously would never let her off.
An Zichen looked at her awkwardly and answered her seriously.
"We've thought about this, but I'm afraid it's not so easy to fool them now. The person who swallowed the Flower of Other World in the medicine hall yesterday is actually a spy hiding here. He has already spread the news about you to Wei State. So even if we say that you're dead, they won't believe us. By then, I'm afraid this place will be turned upside down. "
Even if she could live in seclusion with her man and child, she might not be able to hide all her relatives and friends.
By then, everyone would be implicated by her.
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