Through the gauze tent, the light in the inner hall is even darker, and it is impossible to see the reality inside.

Yang Xuanji suspected fraud and signaled caution with his eyes, Ren Zhen shook his head and strode forward.

Cui Mingjiu's voice was very familiar to him, although it was very subtle, he could immediately recognize that it was indeed him. At the same time, he believed that Cui Mao was not so bold that he dared to murder the imperial court at home.

Lifting the curtain and entering, Ren Zhen came to the bed.

The mattress on the couch was worn and dirty, with a musty smell and had not been changed for a long time.

It was scorching heat and the weather was hot, but Cui Mingjiu was covered with a thick broken quilt, his face was sallow, he seemed to feel very cold, and he was trembling slightly.

It's unimaginable that it's only been two months since the separation, and he is actually in shape, his eyes are sunken in, and he is haggard, which makes Ren Zhen feel very distressed.

Ren Zhen didn't understand that after Cui Mingjiu returned to Qinghe County, he should have been like a fish in water, but what kind of experience he had experienced would have been so miserable.

This house is simple and shabby, and it is definitely not worthy of the identity of the second young master. In this way, his status in the Cui family has plummeted, and he is no longer treated well by his parents.

Seeing the teacher appear in front of him, Cui Mingjiu looked excited, tears rolled in his eyes, and he couldn't move to get up, reaching out to try to pull the teacher.

Seeing this, Ren Zhen hurriedly held his hand, sat next to the couch, and felt aggrieved for him, "Don't be afraid, the teacher is here now, and I will support you for the big thing!" ”

He really couldn't figure it out, Shang Jue Cui Mao only had two sons under his knees, Cui Mingren had been blinded by him and could no longer inherit the family business, Cui Mingjiu became the only hope of the Cui family, he should have been pampered and cared for, why did he end up like this?

Hearing this comfort, Cui Mingjiu's heart was agitated, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore, and cried in a low voice, "Teacher, I thought I would never see you again......"

Ren Zhen sighed, he didn't expect the master and apprentice to meet again, it would be like this, he felt very uncomfortable, and encouraged: "If you have any suffering, just tell the teacher." We have revenge and revenge, and we have revenge! ”

He could see that something must have happened to the Cui family.

Cui Mingjiu nodded vigorously, wiped his tears, his eyes were red, "I fell to this step of the field, and I was harmed by Cui Mingren with a heart like a snake and scorpion!" ”

He gritted his teeth tightly, his other hand clutching the edge of the quilt, his eyes about to erupt with anger.

Ren Zhen was slightly stunned and asked, "Isn't he blind?" How can it hurt you? ”

Cui Mingjiu lay on the couch and replied: "Teacher, last time I took the imperial test, I was wrong to blame the senior brother, Cui Mingren is a brute, cold-blooded and ruthless, not as good as a beast, I knew that there was today, I should have killed him with a sword!" ”

He gritted his teeth, his expression was hideous, and he no longer had the kind eyebrows and kind eyes of the past.

In the Great Dynasty Test, Ren Zhen blinded Cui Mingren and prevented him from competing with Cui Mingjiu for the family business. Cui Mingjiu was kind-hearted, and he didn't know his brother's sinister face, so he was angry with Ren Zhen, and then said goodbye without saying goodbye and sent his brother back to Qinghe's hometown.

He valued brotherhood the most, and took care of his brother carefully at that time, never abandoning him, who would have thought that after returning to Qinghe, Cui Naruto not only did not miss affection, but his heart was like a snake and scorpion, and he wanted to put him to death.

"What the hell is going on? You make it clear first. ”

He secretly regretted that he could see through Cui Mingren's face, but he couldn't dissuade Cui Mingjiu from ignoring his brother.

If Cui Mingjiu had the wisdom to know people and had less kindness as a woman, there would not be today's disaster.

Cui Mingjiu said gloomily: "After we went home, he complained to my father behind his back, framed me for eating inside and out, colluded with the teacher, killed the fourth uncle, and tried to embezzle the Cui family's property in the capital. My father believed. ”

"Convinced?" Ren Zhen was puzzled, "His frame is full of flaws, and it can't stand up to verification, your father will definitely be able to see through it." Moreover, he is already a wasted man and cannot inherit the family business, how can your father take his word for it and dispose of you, the only heir? ”

Cui Mingjiu smiled bitterly, his expression was full of helplessness, "You don't know, since I was a child, my father loved him the most, treating him as a pearl in his palm, but he disdained me." Because his mother is a concubine, and my mother is from a humble background, just a concubine......"

Ren Zhen was stunned. The ancients valued the dignity and inferiority of the most, and Cui Mingren was the eldest son, so he would naturally be valued by the family and carefully cultivated as a young master. In contrast, the status of the second young master, Cui Mingjiu, was much more humble.

Over the years, they have a very harmonious relationship, and his father has always been very satisfied with his performance. And I, although at the behest of my father, also tried to compete for the head of the family, in fact, to put it bluntly, I was just a whetstone for my brother, and I was used to motivate him. ”

Where there is competition, there is the motivation for progress. Cui Mao, the head of the family, didn't care about Cui Mingjiu's feelings, and used the cold calculation of the mall on his son. From the very beginning, Cui Mingjiu was destined to become a foil, and there was no hope of inheriting the family business.

When my brother was very young, my father carefully arranged and asked Mr. Seven Confucian to take him as an apprentice at any cost. And me? Thrown in the corner all the time, no one cares. If it weren't for the loss of cultivation by the Sword Saint Master, my father would not have thought of letting me apprentice at all when he saw the business opportunity......

The waste son is looking for a waste teacher, and Cui Mao's abacus is very fine. Now it seems that he is treating the deal as a venture and does not have much hope.

If the Sword Saint is in full swing and has not lost power, if the Cui family really wants to cling to it, how can such a good thing be Cui Mingjiu's turn.

Cui Mingjiu thought back to the bitterness of these years, and his heart was mixed.

"My brother's eyes were blinded, and when I came back this time, my father was very sad, and when he heard that it was Senior Brother Ren Zhen who did it, he was furious on the spot, and punished me into the ice cellar to face the wall and think about it. If he cares about me, how can he be angry with me without discernment? ”

He curled up in the quilt and sighed, "As for the position of the head of the family, to be honest, I have never taken it seriously......"

Ren Zhen finally figured out what happened. However, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Cui Mao loves his eldest son and is angry with Cui Mingjiu, but it is Cui Mao's fault. Why did Cui Mingjiu just say that it was Cui Mingren who framed him and made him so miserable?

He pondered for a moment and asked, "You have been locked up in the ice cellar, how do you know that Cui Naruto is falsely accusing you of eating inside and outside behind your back?" ”

When Cui Mingjiu heard this, his face sank suddenly, "His heart is too vicious, and he is afraid that after my father is angry, out of long-term consideration of the family, he will release me to inherit the family business, so he resorted to a poisonous plan, not only to make me irreversible, but also to dare to collude with the clansmen and murder my father!" ”

As Ren Zhen expected, Cui Mingren was blind, and even if Cui Mao loved him before, he could only die for him and pass on the family business to Cui Mingjiu.

Cui Ming's heart is sinister, with the heart of a villain, he lives the belly of a gentleman, thinking that after Cui Mingjiu takes power, he will definitely take revenge on him and vent the grievances and injustices he has endured over the years, and at that time, the Cui family will have no place for him.

This is what he fears of ending up. Therefore, if he doesn't do anything, what he can't get, his naïve brother can't even think of it!

Ren Zhen was taken aback, "He murdered your father?" ”

Listening to the meaning of this, the head of the family, Cui Mao, also had an accident?!