With Prime Minister Tang's last words, the front hall fell into silence for a long time. Everyone had their own thoughts and no one spoke.
Su Li looked at Prime Minister Tang who knelt on the ground and expressed his true feelings. She was deep in thought.
Tang Lei was not favored by Prime Minister Tang at all. Otherwise, how could he develop such a cowardly character? He lived in the Ling Mansion for several months, but no one cared about the Tang Mansion.
But in this case, Prime Minister Tang would not lie.
Ling Li and Ling Qinglan could also think of what Su Li thought. They talked for a while, and Ling Qinglan stood up and asked,
"Mr. Tang, you claim that you love your eldest grandson, but I don't have to investigate to know that your eldest grandson has never been favored since he was a child. He was even left to fend for himself outside. Only your second son has been raised carefully and is regarded as the future heir of the Tang family. Don't you feel that it is contradictory?"
"Ho-ho …"
Prime Minister Tang gave a wry smile and was not surprised to hear this question, "Lord Qinghu, I am relieved to hear that. Since you didn't find any clue, the royal family should not either. I painstakingly put Lei out of my sight. I just hope that he can continue to live after I die."
"If I may be so bold as to ask, is your wife still alive?"
Su Li suddenly asked. Although she used a falsetto voice, her tone was still pleasant. Prime Minister Tang subconsciously imagined a beautiful woman's face in his mind.
"You are so polite. I'm really flattered."
It seemed that Prime Minister Tang was relieved after telling everything. No matter what he said at this moment, he seemed calm.
"Madam Sect Master's guess is correct. Ever since that year, my wife and daughter-in-law's health deteriorated year by year. In the end, they passed away one after another. Shortly after that, Dongfang Xiao sent several successors to me. Although I had some guesses at that time, I didn't dare to think deeply. I even abandoned myself to despair. I had already surrendered once, so what if I was weak again? "
"Later, Tang Ping was born. After that, Lei's situation was getting worse. I couldn't take him with me all the time, so I could only reduce my attention to him so that he could live. "
Su Li sneered, "You are so naive … Do you think that if you take a step back, Dongfang Xiao will give your Tang Family more opportunities?"
Prime Minister Tang was shocked and asked in a trembling voice, "What … do you mean?"
"How can you understand my wife's meaning? Prime Minister Tang, why are you deceiving yourself? "
Ling Li stared at Ling Li's side face. There was only tenderness and affection in his eyes, but his tone was cold and hard, "The backyard of your Tang Family has been nibbled away by Dongfang Xiao. Although some of your sons are still alive, none of them is an official in the imperial court. It can be said that as long as you die, your sense of existence in the imperial court will fade away, and your wife will immediately destroy your Tang Family!"
"How is this possible? No matter what, they have already stepped through the door of my Tang Family and are members of my Tang Family! " Prime Minister Tang's eyes were full of disbelief. He suddenly stood up and retorted. His neck became red because of the rapid ups and downs of his emotions.
"So, Mr. Tang, you are really naive."
Ling Li waved his hand and pulled Su Li to get up and leave the front hall. He said lightly, "Finally, I would like to remind you that the First Childe of your mansion has been poisoned for several years. This poison causes him to be fat and slow in thinking. He has become a waste. That's all I have to say. Take care of yourself, Mr. Tang. "
Then, Ling Li and Su Li disappeared from the gate of the Ling Family and returned to the jade carriage.
Before Prime Minister Tang recovered from the shock, he saw that Ling Qinglan walked a few steps out and then turned back and said,
"Mr. Tang, don't worry about the exposure. People within ten miles around the Tang Family are sleeping soundly. Even if there is an explosion in six hours, they will not wake up. Mr. Tang only spent a little more than two hours. Naturally, you don't have to worry about it. "
Prime Minister Tang stared blankly at the Yinmo Cult's followers retreating silently like ghosts and soon disappeared in the empty street.
"Master!"
"Master, are you all right?"
A group of people came into the backyard. Prime Minister Tang looked at his second wife who was 20 years younger than him expressionlessly and didn't speak.
Although the woman was over 40 years old, she was well maintained and looked only over 30 years old. She was Tang Ping's biological mother, Dongfang Juan.
"Master, is everything okay in the Tang Family? I heard that a thief broke into the Prime Minister's House. How dare he steal from the Prime Minister's House! "
Dongfang Juan looked indignant, but her words made Prime Minister Tang confused.
They all saw the Hierarch of the Yinmo Cult just now. Why did they all seem to have lost their memories?
Although confused, Prime Minister Tang had lived for 60 or 70 years, so he was shrewd. He immediately suppressed his thoughts and nodded slightly, "It's okay. Although we didn't catch the thief, nothing was lost in the Tang Family. Go back to sleep."
"Yes, Master."
The crowd gradually dispersed. Tang Ping glanced at Tang Lei who was still in a daze. He sneered and said with concern, "Grandpa, you should also have an early rest."
Prime Minister Tang shook his head, "It's almost time for the morning court. You can have a rest when you come back. You are 16 or 17 years old, and you are growing up. You can leave now."
Tang Ping was satisfied with Prime Minister Tang's concern. He glanced at Tang Lei arrogantly and immediately left the front hall.
After Tang Ping left, there was only Tang Lei in the room.
Facing his grandfather alone, Tang Lei was scared. He lowered his head and shrank his neck, just like a fat ostrich.
Prime Minister Tang was sad in his heart, but he pretended to be disgusted and reprimanded, "Bastard! You have been fooling around outside recently. Do you want to abandon your home?! "
The sudden reprimand made Tang Lei confused. He couldn't help but feel wronged, "I didn't. I didn't …"
"How dare you quibble!"
Prime Minister Tang grabbed Tang Lei's ear and walked to the study.
"Grandpa, be gentle. It hurts …"
The maid who peeped outside the door saw this scene and laughed in her heart. She quickly left the front hall and ran to the backyard.
The light in the study flickered. Tang Lei knelt on the ground in fear and didn't dare to breathe.
Prime Minister Tang sat in the chair without saying a word, but he was shocked in his heart. The Yinmo Cult … could erase people's memories. It was terrible!
He finally understood what Qinghu meant by "no worries". Originally, he was worried that Dongfang Juan would secretly inform the royal family, but now it was impossible.
"Grandpa?"
Tang Lei's feet were numb after kneeling for a long time. He couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, is the person who came tonight …"
"Shut up!"
Prime Minister Tang's face suddenly changed. He looked at Tang Lei in surprise and doubt. Did the method of erasing memories fail? The Yinmo Cult was meticulous and should not miss anything.
Tang Lei covered his mouth with his hands and was frightened. He didn't dare to speak again. Prime Minister Tang's fierceness really scared him.
"You … come with me!"
With a sigh, Prime Minister Tang got up and walked to the bedroom. Tang Lei followed him nervously. He saw that his grandpa turned a switch under the bed. The place where the wardrobe was moved, revealing an entrance to a secret room.
Tang Lei was shocked. How could there be such a place in his grandpa's bedroom?
"What are you waiting for? Come in!"
Prime Minister Tang's voice came. Tang Lei hurriedly said "oh" and walked in. Because the door was too small, his huge body was almost embedded in the door frame.
Prime Minister Tang shook his head. Now that he knew the secret of his eldest grandson being fat, he certainly wouldn't blame him as before.
After Tang Lei came in, Prime Minister Tang turned the switch, and the bookcase was closed quietly. At the same time, Prime Minister Tang also lit the oil lamp.
"Grandpa, what is this place?"
Tang Lei was curious. He was surprised to find that the lines on his grandpa's face softened. He only saw the kind eyes of his grandpa when he looked at Tang Ping.
"Lei, you have grown up. I don't want to hide many things from you." Prime Minister Tang sighed and told Tang Ping the secrets hidden in his heart these years.
Tang Lei opened his mouth and couldn't close it for a long time.
Did his grandpa take the wrong medicine? Or was he making up a story? Why did he feel it was not true at all?
However, when he heard that his mother and his grandmother had died mysteriously one after another, his expression was no longer as relaxed as it was before. It slowly became gloomy, and he fell into a long silence.
"Lei, I am useless. I don't know when the royal family will kill me. You are the only hope of our Tang Family. You must live well."
Prime Minister Tang gently patted his grandson's fat shoulder and said, "Tonight, I will take you to see a doctor. The Hierarch of the Yinmo Cult didn't erase your memory. I also realized that he had known that I would take you to detoxify the poison. Now it saves me a lot of trouble."
"Grandpa, I am fine."
Tang Lei smirked, which made people feel sorry for him. He said, "I have found a doctor who can detoxify the poison."
"What?"
Prime Minister Tang was shocked. He thought that his grandson had been kept in the dark, but it turned out that he was the last one to know it.
"I have wronged you before. It's really a sin."
Tang Lei's eyes were clear. Since Su Li suppressed the poison in his body, he thought a lot during this time and was no longer as stupid as before.
"No matter how slow your grandson's body is, if I'm about to die, I'll still be able to feel something."
Thinking of the beautiful figure in the Affiliated School of the National Academy, Tang Lei's fat face showed great gratitude. He said, "In fact, a few months ago, I felt that my physical strength declined sharply. I was out of breath after a few steps. Later, by chance, a great doctor suppressed the poison with an elixir."
"I have always wondered why that doctor didn't detoxify the poison in my body since she could easily suppress it. Later, I realized that she was afraid of alerting the enemy and killing me."
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