Chapter 5: Night Talk
When Wu Ming returned to the palace, it was already close to the hour, and it was almost time for the palace to be curfew, Liu Lao was waiting for him at the door with an oil lamp, and when he saw his figure, he hurriedly came up and urged: "Why did Young Master Ming come back, Master Hou has been waiting for you in the study for a while, you go quickly." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeใ infoโ
Wu Ming didn't dare to slack off, took the oil lamp handed by Liu Lao, and hurried to Wu Yu's study.
When they got closer, Li Xun and Wang Siguo's two servants took off their shirts and were pressed to the ground by four guards wearing iron armor, and kept whipping their bare backs with leather whips, until they pulled out bloody red marks.
Seeing Wu Ming approaching, the four whip-wielding guards paused, ignored him, and continued to whip after a while. Only one of the guards, who seemed to be the leader, bowed to Wu Ming and called out "Fourth Young Master".
Wu Ming looked at the second servant of Wang and Li who were beaten and couldn't move, and knew what was going on in his heart like a mirror, he deliberately pretended to be panicked and asked: "The two of them are my slaves, dare to ask this eldest brother, what mistake did they make, and they should be punished so heavily?" โ
"Back to the young master, this is the order of the Hou Ye, I dare not derelict my duty." The leading guard was questioned by Wu Ming, not panicked at all, and explained in a deep voice.
Sure enough, someone revealed my whereabouts in the afternoon to my father.
Wu Ming sneered in his heart, there was no doubt that it was Mrs. Luo who told his father the news, but how did Mrs. Luo know his whereabouts in the afternoon, then she had to ask the two people who were being whipped now, after all, he went to Pinxian Tower in the afternoon and only these two people knew.
"Young master, save me!" When the king and Li Erfu saw Wu Ming coming, they naturally shouted for help, but Wu Ming ignored them, but directly bypassed a few people, knocked on the wooden door of the study, and when they heard the word "come in", they pushed the door directly and entered.
In the dim light, a middle-aged man sat in a precarious position, wearing a brocade robe with flowers and birds painted on his body, holding a scripture and half-squinting his eyes, making it unclear whether he was reading a book or thinking about things. Seeing Wu Ming come in, the man put down the book in his hand, opened his eyes, and suddenly released a fierce momentum in his eyes, like a tiger waking up, extremely majestic, making people dare not look into his eyes.
The middle-aged man is one of the four princes with different surnames in the Southern Heaven Dynasty, Wu Yu, the king of Changshan! With 600,000 Tianyu troops in his hands, he is a very popular minister, and he is deeply favored by today's saints.
"Meet my father."
Wu Ming bowed and saluted, not daring to have a trace of disrespect, not only because of his father's respectful status, but also because Wu Yu was a Jindan monk and a kendo master, and he had also made great achievements in cultivation.
"Coming?"
Wu Yu glanced at Wu Ming, put down the book in his hand, and made a thick nasal sound.
"Do you know what time it is?"
Wu Ming's body shook, and heavy pressure spread all over his body. He was shocked in his heart, because he was glanced at by his father, the white bones in his mind were actually jumping, and Wu Ming, the owner, clearly felt the excitement conveyed in the white bones, which was something that had never happened before! Even when he faced the Sword Dao Heavenly Monarch Ye Feng in his previous life, the white bones in his brain did not react at all.
I'm afraid that my father's sword intent cultivation is not the grandmaster realm rumored outside, but a higher sword king realm!
The terrifying waves kept churning in Wu Ming's heart, making his heart bitter. It is good that his father's cultivation is high, but this indicates the strength of the Southern Heaven Dynasty. Imagine that the Sword Heavenly Monarch Ye Feng is also worthy of the sword intent of the grandmaster, and his father's sword intent is a great realm stronger than Ye Feng, but he was still easily killed by the Southern Heavenly Dynasty, so how terrible should the strength of the Southern Heavenly Dynasty be?
"What's wrong with you? His body trembled, and he still lowered his head, and now he knew what he had done wrong? โ
Seeing that Wu Ming's face was different, Wu Yu frowned, of course he didn't know that Wu Ming would have a white bone in his mind that was beyond common sense, and he could see his hidden realm, only when Wu Ming was caught by himself for doing something wrong, so he was scared.
"I heard that your rebel son went out to spend time and wine again in the afternoon and went to Pinxian Building? In two years, it will be the imperial examination, and you are still so stubborn. Last year, you asked you to go to the south gate to observe the Tao, and you refused in every way, and this year you chose a sword sect by yourself, but before you entered the door, someone broke your head and carried you home. Why did our Wu family come up with such a waste thing as you! โ
In the face of Wu Yu's scolding, Wu Ming bowed his head, lowered his eyebrows, and did not dare to interject. He knew very well that his father was not only a profound kendo cultivator, but also a Confucian scholar in the dynasty, with strict rules and the most taboo disobedience, and what he said was the truth, Wu Ming in his youth was very good, although it was to show Mrs. Luo, but he did not vent his anger that he could not practice, so as to indulge himself.
"The kid of the Mei family is also a scourge who is rampant and domineering, and he is causing trouble, since you can't win, just avoid him, take care of your injuries at home these days, and you don't have to go to the Sword Sect."
Wu Yu's words made Wu Ming stunned, and a trace of warmth appeared in his heart, he knew that his father was vaguely caring about him, so he simply let him avoid the set of rules that he went to the Taoist sect to practice before he became an adult. However, although Wu Yu was kind, Wu Ming couldn't agree, he was now determined to take the path of cultivation, and he was bound to rely on the cultivation resources of the big sects, and leaving the sect was not his original intention.
"Thank you father for your concern, but the etiquette cannot be abolished, and when the injury is healed in the next few days, the child will still return to the sect." Wu Ming replied seriously.
Now it was Wu Yu's turn to be stunned. He habitually narrowed his eyes slightly and looked Wu Ming up and down, as if he wanted to see if the person in front of him was his own son.
In his cognition, Wu Ming only eats, drinks, and gets drunk on paper and gold on weekdays, occasionally works in calligraphy and ink, and his writing is beautiful and elegant, and he doesn't have any other hobbies, and the flow of practice and fighting can hide and hide, and today he took the initiative to ask to go up the mountain to cultivate, which surprised Wu Yu.
"Well, since you still want to go there, let it be, just pay attention to restrain your young master's temper, don't conflict with others casually, especially for women and the like, don't forget that you are a person with a marriage contract."
Wu Yu thought about it, and it was not easy to stop it, so he nodded in agreement.
"Got it." Wu Ming nodded, "I wonder if my father still has something important?" โ
"There is also the matter of your marriage contract, I didn't want to ask about it as a father, but I heard that you complained to your third brother a few days ago, saying that you didn't want to marry the daughter of the Hou family?"
Here it comes! Wu Ming heard Wu Yu talk about the marriage contract, and his heart was shocked.
The marriage contract when he was young was a big hurdle in his heart.
The object is Hou Qingxuan, one of the four great families in Kyoto, the daughter of the Hou family.
I don't know if the head of the Hou family was caught in the middle of the house, but a year ago, he inexplicably asked the emperor to invite him to marry his beloved granddaughter to Wu Ming, the fourth son of the little-known Changshan Wang's family.
At that time, this incident caused the government and the opposition to shake, the daughter of the Hou family is a famous talented woman in the dynasty, not only has the posture of sinking fish and geese, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a genius of cultivation, and has entered the list of core disciples in Bailongling for ten years.
It's good now, as soon as the words of Hou Tuwen's old family master asking for marriage came out, the aristocratic sons who got the news at that time wondered, what is the identity of this Wu Ming? To put it nicely, it's not to learn and don't know how to do it, and to put it badly, it's a waste that can't be practiced, and such a character can also win these sons who think they are extraordinary, and get the beauty back?
Why is he?
Wu Ming actually wanted to ask the old master of the Hou family, why?
Among the four sons of the Wu family, the eldest son, Wu Junhao, is the eldest son born to Mrs. Luo and will inherit the title of King Changshan in the future. People also grow like jade trees, and their kendo talent is more comparable to Wu Yu when he was young. Now he is cultivating in the Zhengyi Gate, and it is said that he entered the Spirit Sea Realm years ago, and he is a veritable great monk. is also a sword master level sword cultivator, which can be described as talented, and it is difficult to find opponents among his peers in the world.
The second son, Wu Tongxuan, was born to Mrs. Liu, the second room, although he could not be knighted as a marquis in the future, but after all, he was also a descendant, and it was easy to be a third- or fourth-grade official in the court. The talent of cultivation is not as good as that of the eldest brother Wu Junhao, but he also has the cultivation of Zhou Tianjing, and he practices in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain under the Heavenly Master's Dao, and he is also a figure who is proficient in Taoism.
The third brother, Wu Xian, is the son of Mrs. Sanfang, and his cultivation talent is mediocre, and there is no possibility of becoming an official in the court. But at the age of fourteen, he fought on the battlefield with his father, and his military achievements were impressive, and he accumulated military merits in the future.
The three sons of the Wu family are all famous and excellent golden beetle sons-in-law. As a result, the old Hou family was confused, Hou Tuwen didn't choose anyone, but he wanted to choose him Wu Ming, which in the eyes of outsiders, it was even more messy than flowers inserted in cow dung, this is a flower inserted into the stinky ditch.
"I know this engagement is a bit stressful for you." Wu Yu saw Wu Ming's expression flickering, so he said in a deep voice, "But the Hou family's husband plays the heavens and listens, this has become a marriage that the saint personally agreed, you don't have to think about it, the saint Jinkou Yuyan, no one dares to embarrass you because of this marriage." โ
Hearing this, Wu Ming could only smile bitterly in addition to answering yes.
He is not afraid that those young people in Beijing will be jealous and embarrassed him, if he can't win, he can't hide, it's a big deal to hide in his room every day and read poetry and books, don't go out to wander, and he can fight for a reputation for being diligent and studious.
What he is afraid of is the woman Hou Qingxuan!
Judging from the court situation, the disagreement between the two families of Wu and Hou is already a matter on the surface, Hou Lao Chongdao, Wu Yu Xiu Confucianism, and the political views of the two families are incompatible on weekdays. At this time, the Hou family asked for the only daughter to marry the Wu family, could it be that he sent sheep into the tiger's mouth?
Of course not.
All this depends on Hou Qingxuan, if she is just an ordinary weak woman, then the Hou family will naturally lose her wife and soldiers, but she is a cultivator with superb minds and powerful means, everything is another matter.
Wu Ming in his previous life was made to death by this woman, Hou Qingxuan has a wide range of connections, advanced cultivation, and extraordinary means, and has suppressed Wu Ming more than one in all aspects. Since she married into the Wu Mansion when Wu Ming was fourteen years old, almost all of Wu Ming's power in the Wu Mansion was taken away by her, causing Wu Ming, who was originally a concubine, to have a lower status in the mansion, and even many of the lowest-ranking old slaves no longer listened to him, but only listened to Hou Qingxuan's dispatch.
What made Wu Ming even more unhappy was a matter involving his privacy.
Hou Qingxuan married to the Wu family for two years, until the Wu family was destroyed, Wu Ming in her previous life failed to break her body! Every night when he went to bed, Wu Ming would be clicked on the acupoints by the woman a few times, and he would be thrown on the bed and slept all night. Later, Hou Qingxuan simply blatantly slept in a separate room with him, and the servants in the house knew all about this matter clearly, not to mention a few well-informed ladies, but no one dared to take care of it.
I can't get my wife, this is a great shame for men!
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