In the middle of the night, dark clouds obscured the moon and starlight, and the sky and the earth were dark, and occasionally a cold wind blew, rolling up the gloomy atmosphere. The Qian family's mansion, although it is brightly lit, but the entire mansion is covered with white silk, and it looks more and more gloomy. Because Qian Sifang and Qian Susu are old, they have been busy all day and have gone to bed early at night, and the mourning hall is guarded by Qian Changhai, Qian Bokun and other grandchildren.

In the deathly silence, a little man in white suddenly strode in, instantly attracting everyone's attention. The little servant stopped beside the eldest grandson Qian Changhai and whispered, "Childe, the master is awake and wants to see you." ”

Hearing that his father had woken up, Qian Changhai had an unconcealable excitement in his eyes, and said to Qian Bokun beside him: "Second brother, you guard your grandfather first, and I will come when I go." At the end of the words, Qian Changhai got up and left, his hurried steps were like the eagerness in his heart.

Looking at Qian Changhai's back, a light flashed in Qian Bokun's eyes. Because Qian Changhai is the eldest son and eldest grandson, Qian Bokun has looked at him wrongly since he was a child, and almost did everything with him. After thinking for a moment, Qian Bokun called the small man outside the hall and whispered something.

Walking out of the mourning hall, Qian Changhai accelerated his pace, and soon walked back to the house where he lived, and when Qian Changhai was about to walk into the room, the little servant bowed down and said: "Son, I have a letter from you today, and I haven't handed it to you because you are busy." ”

Although he was puzzled, Qian Changhai still tore open the envelope and read it, but he didn't know what was written on it, Qian Changhai's face changed greatly, and after reading it carefully, he couldn't hide his joy. Soon, Qian Changhai put away all his emotions and walked into the room.

Looking at his father, who was already skinny, Qian Changhai exclaimed sadly: "Daddy." ”

Hearing Qian Changhai's voice, Qian Lingyun finally opened his eyes and asked in an undetectable voice, "How many days?" ”

Qian Changhai knew what his father Qian Lingyun was asking, and immediately opened his mouth to reply: "It's been three days." ”

I don't know if he was sad about the death of his father, or if he had no choice but to be in a coma for three days, Qian Lingyun's face was full of sadness, and it took a long time to open his mouth and say: "It's so fast, it's three days in the blink of an eye, what has happened in the past three days?" ”

Qian Changhai briefly talked about the things of the three days, and then focused on the scene when Shen Lan and Zhou Chu, the governors of the capital, came to worship today, and finally looked at his father Qian Lingyun and asked, "Daddy, what do you mean by Shen Dudu?" Speaking of this, after hesitating again and again, Qian Changhai seemed to have suddenly made up his mind, and then said: "In addition, just now the child got a handwritten letter from Zhou Chu, saying that he supports my Changfang to take charge of the Qian family. ”

Seeing the confused look on his father's face, Qian Changhai hurriedly explained: "Zhou Chu is the confidant of the Seventh Prince. A few days ago, Qi'an mutinied, Huainan Province's 3,000 troops suffered a defeat, and the seventh prince went to Qi'an in person, and sent Zhou Chu to Huizhou. ”

It should be because of the serious injury, Qian Lingyun lost his former agility, and after thinking about it for a long time, he sighed lightly: "If it's really the Heavenly Thorn Traitor who is plotting against my Qian family!" ”

"What?" In the midst of the uncontrollable exclamation, Qian Changhai's face changed greatly, and he stared at his father Qian Lingyun with disbelief. After a long time, Qian Changhai reacted and asked eagerly, "Daddy, what's going on?" ”

Qian Lingyun didn't answer immediately, his dim eyes seemed to be thinking about something, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "My Qian family can be called the four great Chu families with Sun, Song, and Chen, so my father took a fancy to the first emperor to help him when he was in danger, and the first emperor listed my Qian family as one of the four great families, so why not borrow the power of my Qian family to help him create this prosperous world." Changhai, this is the cleverness of the first emperor and his father, the first emperor was able to create this prosperous and prosperous era in just ten years, that is, relying on my Jiangnan clan to vigorously trade, and my father took the opportunity to do my Qian family's business all over the world, this is a win-win situation, but my Qian family's business is too big, and it can even affect Da Chu, so today, His Majesty moved down the business order, and used the world family to fight against my Qian family. Speaking of this, after a pause, Qian Lingyun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with emotion: "This is Yang Mou, an upright emperor's mental technique, although I know His Majesty's intentions, my Qian family is powerless to resist, and many families in the world can't refuse, even the old man can only call himself sick and retire." ”

Qian Lingyun said that Qian Changhai knew this, but he wondered what this had to do with the Heavenly Thorn Traitor? As if thinking of something, Qian Lingyun was stunned for a moment and then said: "Today, after the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he first moved down the Xingshang Order, and then held a martial arts test to conquer Mobei, and the great victory of Mobei was unparalleled for a while, at this time, His Majesty freed up his hands to solve my Qian family, and reconciled his henchman Shen Lan and Ai Cheng Lianshan into the south of the Yangtze River, but I don't want the old man to last for so many years, and the Holy Lord is really patient!" Speaking of this, he suddenly opened his eyes and stared at his son Qian Changhai, Qian Lingyun opened his mouth and asked: "The old man is talented, he has long seen through the intentions of the saint, do you know why he has not acted all these years?" Instead of designating the head of the family, he let the second and third children grow bigger? ”

Qian Changhai has been puzzled by this question for many years, and now when he heard his father take the initiative to mention it, he hurriedly asked, "Daddy, what do you mean?" ”

Since he took the initiative to mention this topic, Qian Lingyun no longer hid it from him, and said in a deep voice: "Break and stand." ”

"Break and stand?" muttered to himself, but Qian Changhai fell into deep thought, thinking about the old man's intentions. After all, Qian Changhai quickly thought of a possibility, and two rays of light burst out in his eyes. At this moment, Qian Changhai continued: "The saint should have guessed the old man's intentions, and he hasn't touched my Qian family all these years, but it's just that it is not only the imperial court that wants to control my Qian family, but also the heavenly thorn traitor. ”

After a moment of silence, Qian Changhai seemed to digest this passage and then opened his mouth to ask, "Daddy, is it still under Grandpa's control?" ”

Glaring at Qian Changhai, Qian Lingyun said coldly: "Why don't you understand, since the decision is broken and then stands, Daddy will let things develop......" At this point, Qian Lingyun couldn't go on, and sighed helplessly after a moment of silence, and said: "Actually, the old man put the bet on the Seventh Prince." ”

Qian Changhai didn't understand what his father Qian Lingyun meant, and stared at his father to hear him explain, but this time, Qian Lingyun didn't mean to explain at all, and said weakly after a moment of silence: "Didn't the Seventh Prince give you a letter, you took the time to hand it over to Uncle Li." ”

This time, Qian Changhai heard the meaning of his father's words, and his face was full of joy that he couldn't hide, and hurriedly responded: "The child understands, Daddy can rest assured." At the end of the words, seeing that Daddy closed his eyes, Qian Changhai whispered: "Daddy, you are so resting, the child will retire first." ”

Seeing his father Qian Lingyun speak, Qian Changhai straightened up and was about to leave, but at this moment, a voice sounded at the door, saying, "Master Qi, son, the second master asks to see." ”

Hearing that the second uncle Qian Sifang was coming, a light suddenly flashed in Qian Changhai's eyes, but it dispersed in an instant, and he greeted the door and said, "Changhai has seen the second uncle." ”

Chong Qian Changhai nodded, Qian Sifang opened his mouth and said, "I heard that the eldest brother has woken up, and the second uncle came to take a look." After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Qian Changhai to agree, Qian Sifang had already walked into the room, and Qian Changhai who saw it had a nameless anger, but in the end, he could only suppress it in his heart.

Walking to the head of the bed and looking at the skinny face of the eldest brother Qian Lingyun, Qian Sifang had an unconcealable sadness on his face, and after a sigh, he called softly: "Big brother, big brother, the Quartet has come to see you." ”

His face trembled twice, and Qian Lingyun opened his dim eyes and said weakly, "Second child, sit." Changhai, don't move a chair for your second uncle yet. ”

Hearing what his father said, Qian Changhai hurriedly moved a chair over, and Qian Lingyun then said: "Okay Changhai, you go to the wake on behalf of your father, and your father has something to talk about with your second uncle." ”

Qian Changhai knew that his father didn't want to know about something, so he turned around and left, and inside the closed door, he didn't know what Qian Lingyun and Qian Sifang were talking about.

In the next few days, although the atmosphere was tense, there was no right or wrong, which made everyone in the Qian family breathe a sigh of relief, but it only disappointed those who were waiting to watch the play, but they also looked forward to it more and more, and the longer the depression broke out, the more intense it became. In the early morning of the seventh day of the death of the old man Qian, the brothers of the Qian family carried the old man's coffin out of the old house to the ancestral tomb of the Qian family.

Standing at the head of the city and looking at the Qian family's team in the distance, the governor of the capital, Shen Lan, said with emotion: "The old man Qian is talented, and the young man controls the Qian family, and he has already created a huge business empire in middle age. ”

Zhou Chu stood beside Shen Lu, nodded approvingly, and said: "Speaking of which, the brothers of the Qian family are also heroes of the world, but it's a pity that the world makes people!" After a slight pause at this, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Chu's mouth, and then he said: "Qian Dashao has been ill for a long time, and he actually suppressed the chaos of the Qian family, if it weren't for that assassination, I am afraid that there would be no suspense in this dispute between the Qian family." ”

On that day of worship, Shen Lan and Zhou Chu deliberately provoked the dispute between the brothers of the Qian family, but after a few days, although the Qian family was tense, there was no conflict, Zhou Chu found out that it was the credit of Qian Dashao, and he admired Qian Dashao more and more, however, with the burial of the old man Qian, I am afraid that no one will be able to suppress the disputes of the brothers of the Qian family, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that once the brothers return from the ancestral tomb, it is the time to shine the sword.

In the past few days, Shen Lan has found more and more that Zhou Chu is a great talent, glanced at him and opened his mouth and said: "Look at Mr.'s demeanor, I want to come to Zhuji." ”

Zhou Chu didn't answer immediately, he was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Shengshang, Old Man Qian, the Heavenly Thorn Traitor, they have all been in the Qian family for many years, plus the brothers of the Qian family, who dares to say that the victory is in hand?" It's just a matter of doing your best. ”

Hearing Zhou Chu say this, a different color flashed in Shen Chu's eyes, one of the reasons why he entered Jiangnan was the Qian family, how could he not have a little layout after being the governor of the capital for many years? And Zhou Chu just clicked through at this moment, which is a little interesting! After a moment of silence, Shen Lan chuckled and said, "As Mr. said, it's just a matter of doing your best." ”

Seeing that Shen Chu was reluctant to say his layout, Zhou Chu didn't say anything after smiling at himself, and in the silence, the cold wind blew from time to time, rolling up a trace of coolness.