Chapter 136: The Sun and the Moon
The room was quiet and seemed to be heard if a needle fell on the ground, Ke Youwei was silent, in the end, it was because the room was too warm, and he couldn't breathe.
"Master, I'm tired and want to rest! Regarding the marriage of the five girls, I will ask the eldest daughter-in-law to pick a good day to send Geng Ti over! As for Yun Shu's child, I will personally decide to give her the position of a flat wife, and I will also let the eldest daughter-in-law complete the specific matters. Don't worry, I won't be wronged Yun Shu! As long as the Wang family thinks of Princess Changping and then Yin Yunshu, he feels that he must compensate her. For so many years, it must be very hard for a county lord to live in the backyard in such an identity.
"Madame! Believe it or not, I still want to say that I didn't do anything to be sorry for you back then! Over the years, the Wang family has hardly spoken to Ke Youwei, all because Ke Zhengbei's birth has broken all the balance between them.
"Master, I also said that I have done my best to enshrine the woman's tablet in the family temple and raise the third child to grow up and marry. I really can't do anything else! Wang sometimes thinks that if there was no Ke Zhengbei, maybe she and Ke Youwei would not have come to this point.
"Now, since you already know Yun Shu's identity, I'm not afraid to let you know a little more!" , Ke Youwei remembered all the things back then, and still had a feeling as if it had happened yesterday.
It was still the fourteenth year of the year, and Ke Youwei returned to Kefu with Ke Zhengbei, who was already twelve years old. On that day, in front of a crowd, Wang vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted. She really didn't expect that Ke Youwei would hide that he was raising an outer room outside, and he had such a big concubine. In an instant, ten thousand arrows pierced the heart. Apathy.
For a long time, Prime Minister Ke Cheng's wife has been envied by many people. is obviously an important minister who leans towards the government and the opposition, but there is only one wife of the Wang family, and there is no room or concubine. But this time, he actually brought back a son directly.
After Wang woke up at that time, he looked at Ke Youwei with a sad face with red eyes. I just asked. "How old are you?"
"Twelve! From now on, please Madame! His mother is gone, and I'll have someone pretend to be buried. The tablet ...... Let's worship it in the family temple! ”。 Ke Youwei didn't want to look at Wang's eyes, knowing that he would hurt the woman he loved the most, but he still had to do it.
But the Wang family is also arrogant, listen to Ke Youwei say so. just clenched her hands, "The concubine understands." Don't worry, sir! ”
Since then, Wang has never spoken anything to Ke Youwei, and has locked himself in the Buddhist hall to chant sutras. It wasn't until Ke Xiqing was born that the Wang family gradually improved. So. The Wang family has always loved Ke Xiqing very much, and he also hates the concubine.
"Master, what else are you hiding from me?" When it comes to the events of that year, Wang is still very uncomfortable. It's been so long, but I still hate it when I think about it.
"The third child is not my child!" Originally, Ke Youwei wanted to bring this secret to the grave, and he didn't tell it for the rest of his life. But...... I really don't want to, at this age, he and Wang will stop talking for the rest of their lives because of this matter.
Wang's hand shook, and he knocked over the teacup on the side, and immediately heard the voice of Ba Ge, "Old lady, what's going on?" Can slaves and maidservants come in? ”
Wang hurriedly said, "No! I'm going to talk to you old lady, and no one is allowed to come in!" ”
Seeing that there was no sound outside, Wang Shi asked tremblingly, "What did you say?" The third child is not your child? Then he ......"
"Madam, this matter is going to start from the time of Taizu......", something flashed in Ke Youwei's eyes, and the whole person fell into memory.
It was the twenty-first year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, when the four princes, that is, the later King of Changping, held a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in the palace. Ke Youwei was just a student who went to Beijing to study and prepare for the exam, and because of his outstanding learning, he was brought to the dinner by the sacrificial wine at that time. accompanied by Ke Youwei's brother, Ke Youxin.
That night, the two brothers of the Ke family shined, one composed poems and the other chanted, becoming the biggest dark horse of the dinner that day, and also won the praise of the four princes. It was at that time that Taizu appeared. Taizu specially summoned the two brothers that night, which became a turning point that changed each other's fate.
"You two brothers are very talented, I appreciate them very much, I don't know if you are willing to be the protégé of the Son of Heaven?" , for the two of them at that time, it can be said that it is a good thing to smash pies in the world, and they don't believe it is true for a while.
The two of them were naturally willing, but Taizu asked them the second question, "Do you like the sun or the moon?" ”
Ke Youwei still remembers the answer that changed the fate of the two brothers.
"Students like the sun, it's warm and bright, and it's full of righteousness!" Ke Youwei couldn't tell the meaning of what Taizu asked them at that time, so he said whatever he thought of.
"Students like the moon, bright and clear, arrogant but clear!" , Ke Youxin thought at the time that one of the two brothers said one, and there was always one person who couldn't be wrong.
Both of them remembered that Taizu's face was a little stunned at that time, and he quickly said a few words, "Okay! Good! Good! ", and then took the people away.
That night, Ke Youwei never thought that it would change the fate of his and his brother's lives. The Ke family has been studying for generations, and although it is a scholarly family, there has never been any outstanding children. It wasn't until the two brothers of the Ke family tried to win Xie Yuan and Yayuan in the township in one breath that the Ke brothers really fought for the Ke family.
The two then stayed in Beijing to study, although the days were extremely difficult, but fortunately, the teacher of Guozijian found them and admitted them to Guozijian exceptionally. Guozijian's students were either princes or nobles, and the joining of the two brothers was somewhat incompatible. But even so, it only took a year for the two brothers to become the best of the country.
Although they still have a hard life, they can't resist their talents. The dinner of the four princes that night also made the two brothers completely show in front of people.
Ke Youwei sometimes dreams back at midnight, and hopes that that night, his brother is still studying hard, and he doesn't go to any dinner party to gain knowledge, so maybe there will be no Ke Cheng who has the right to lean towards the government and the opposition now, but maybe there are two more talented Ke brothers.
Wang looked at Ke Youwei's painful appearance and took Ke Youwei's hand, "Master, why did the concubine never know that you had an elder brother?" Where is Uncle now? You mean, the third is the child of the uncle? ”
Ke Youwei nodded, "The third brother is indeed the only bone and blood of the eldest brother!" Madame, there were so many things that I couldn't say! After Bei'er's mother died, I took Bei'er into the house to take care of her. A few years later, before the eldest brother died, he officially handed over Bei'er to me, and I didn't want me to say his deposit! Forgive me, ma'am. Bei'er's life experience can't be said. I can only take him into the house as an illegitimate child and raise him carefully! Madam, if you are cold to him, the world will not doubt his background! If you know that he is the child of the eldest brother, and thus treat him preferentially, it may be his misfortune! I put the tablet of the eldest brother in the family temple, and Bei'er will go to worship every year! I know that over the years, whenever Bei'er goes to the family temple to worship, you are very sad. But madam, my brother's only bone and blood, I can only protect it like this! ”
Wang didn't expect that this was the case, she married Ke Youwei back then, all because her father took a fancy to Ke Youwei's talent, and her brother was Ke Youwei's friend, so she got married.
The Ke family's family background is extremely simple, Ke Youwei's parents have passed away, and his relatives are in his hometown. Wang and Ke Youwei just got married, although they felt that Ke Youwei had something on their minds, but the two still had a period of affection. Wang felt that Ke Youwei might be unable to repay his parents' nurturing kindness, so he spent a lot of money to build a family temple for the Ke family. That was the first time that Wang heard Ke Youwei's heartfelt words of gratitude.
After so many years in a blink of an eye, Ke Mansion has become a family that everyone dare not underestimate, but she didn't expect that behind this, there was a story she didn't know.
"Master, how did the uncle die?" , Wang had something in his heart that wanted to come out, but he still wanted Ke Youwei to say it.
"I made the sun during the day, shining for the emperor, warming the people, and benefiting the people! The elder brother made the moon and lit a lamp for the emperor in the dark night to clear the haze of the dark night for him. Ke Youwei often thinks that if the brother who is Xie Yuan is the sun, can he still win Huiyuan?
Not long after the dinner of the four princes, Ke Youwei was expelled from the Guozijian because he was framed, and Ke Youxin, who stayed in the Guozijian, lit the lamp and read at night one night, knocked over the candlestick, and died in the fire.
A talented student died and was soon forgotten. At that time, Ke Youwei was very painful, he lost his eldest brother, and he lost his qualification to study in Guozijian. At this time, he was mysteriously brought to Taizu's side.
Taizu showed him the way and gave him the qualification to take the exam. So, Ke Youwei studied hard for a year, and in the twenty-second year of Jianyuan, he won the Huiyuan in the examination, and then won the champion in the palace examination, and truly became a protégé of the Son of Heaven and entered the court as an official.
However, in the twenty-seventh year of Jianyuan, when the fourth prince left Beijing, he met his own brother. It turned out that Yiqiē was just a play arranged by Taizu. He deliberately let Ke Youwei lose a qiē, and then get another qiē. Then, Ke Youxin, who seemed to have gotten a qiē, evaporated from the world, and completely became a dark chess piece to help him collect information. The two brothers, with their monstrous talents, were dragged by him in his hands like this. He needed a dark chess piece, and undoubtedly Ke Youxin, who was smarter but not slick enough, became his best choice. And Ke Youwei, sleek and sophisticated, fully meets the requirements of a person who is an official in the court. Just one meeting doomed the future fate of the brothers.
Wang didn't expect that his past ten or twenty years would be like a joke, and he didn't expect that the man next to him would bear such a big secret. Thinking of his indifference to Ke Zhengbei and his disregard for Pan, Wang felt remorse.
This night, Ke Youwei did not leave, and the husband and wife chatted about their hearts in front of the candle until dawn...... (To be continued m.) (To be continued)