Cheng Jinyang was discharged from the hospital.

He returned to the clan land in silence, without alarming anyone.

Then at the door of the family chamber, I met my cousin Cheng Huaiyan.

"Cousin." Cheng Jinyang said in a low voice.

He was a little cramped and gloomy, because the second and third uncles went with him, but in the end, he was the only one who came back alive.

"It's fine if you're okay." Cheng Huaiyan patted him on the shoulder.

"The ...... of the third uncle"

"That's not your fault." Cheng Huaiyan comforted him and said, "Father is Tianluo. ”

"Death on the battlefield, the fate of the warrior. He had written a suicide note before he left. ”

The cousin sighed faintly and pointed upstairs:

"The Moon Immortal is on it."

Cheng Jinyang understood what he meant, so he said goodbye to his cousin and walked into the family chamber.

When he came to the second floor, he saw Cheng Yuexian with his back to him, cleaning up the documents in the filing cabinet.

"Cousin." Cheng Jinyang shouted.

Then he saw his cousin wipe his face twice, and then he turned around, and there were still faint tears on his face.

"Jinyang?" She let out a long breath, "You're finally back." ”

"In the past few days that you have been hospitalized, there have been a lot of things that the clan has accumulated and not done. If the body recovers, it can be dealt with as soon as possible......"

"Cousin, are you alright?" Cheng Jinyang asked later.

Cheng Yuexian fell silent.

"I'm sorry about the second uncle......"

"Well, I don't blame you." She turned away, "I'm just...... It needs to take a break. ”

She went to the bathroom. Cheng Jinyang followed to the door, only to hear an irrepressible choked cry from inside.

………………

"Discharge ceremony?" Cheng Jinyang asked helplessly.

"Yes." Xing Yuanzhi said, "You can wash away the sickness." ”

"What kind of sick ......" Cheng Jinyang was speechless, as soon as I was discharged from the hospital, you had to set up a banquet, and I always felt a little weird.

However, because of the sacrifices of the second uncle, the third uncle, and the other two clansmen, the atmosphere in the clan is indeed too low now, and it is good to set up a banquet to boost morale.

"Forget it, let's do it." He agreed.

"Then I'll go and prepare." Cheng Yuexian said.

After his cousin left, Cheng Jinyang asked Xing Yuanzhi in a low voice:

"What's going on? Before, the whole family was vegetarian, and now suddenly there is a banquet again? What the hell are you guys up to? ”

"It was my idea." Wang Wanrou's voice sounded from behind.

"Wanrou?" Cheng Jinyang was a little surprised, "Why are you here too?" ”

"My father wants to see you." Wang Wanrou's words were concise and to the point.

In normal times, Cheng Jinyang may tease her and say, "Why does my father-in-law want to see my son-in-law in advance", but now he really doesn't have the mood to be cheap, and sighed:

"In the name of a banquet, divide the clansmen and let me meet him privately? You don't have to bother so much, just let me go to him? ”

"Father doesn't want the emperor to know about this." Wang Wanrou said.

Cheng Jinyang groaned.

"Okay." He finally said, "But I ask that you be there too." ”

Wang Wanrou said without hesitation:

"Of course. I don't worry about you communicating with him alone. ”

"Do you know what he's looking for me?"

"I don't know, but I can roughly guess." Wang Wanrou said, "Jinyang, how much do you know about your mother?" ”

"My mother ......," Cheng Jinyang said, "an academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences?" ”

"That's right." Wang Wanrou said, "But her other identity is rarely known." ”

"Another identity?"

"At the beginning, the Shendu Cheng clan miscalculated the attitude of the five surnamed families, thinking that they were afraid of Xie Guyan's royal background, so they tried their best to prevent your parents' marriage." Wang Wanrou said coldly, "But it's not like that...... I can't say the specifics, I'll tell you when I confirm. ”

"Could it be that she is the emperor's sister?" Seeing that Miss Wang refused to say it explicitly, Cheng Jinyang tentatively guessed.

"Why do you say that?" Wang Wanrou was surprised.

"Sister Xinnan once told me that my mother used to be her teacher." Cheng Jinyang thought about it and said, "If my mother is just an ordinary academician of the Academy of Sciences, how can she become the princess's teacher?" But if she has another identity, such as Sister Xinnan's aunt, doesn't that make sense? ”

"In that case, your Xinnan sister will become your cousin." Xing Yuanzhi said suddenly, "So you're a sister?" ”

"Ahem, I just said it casually." Cheng Jinyang hurriedly clarified.

In the afternoon of the same day, the banquet in the Cheng clan was held as scheduled.

Because the place is too remote, and the Cheng clan no longer has a five-rank ability, only the Hejian Xing clan and the Sanchuan Zhu clan responded to the invitations sent out.

Considering that the younger generation is easier to talk to each other, the Hejian Xing clan sent Xing Yuanzhi to the meeting, and the Sanchuan Zhu clan sent Zhu Xinchu. In addition, although the Yang Zhai Chu clan and the Hongnong Yang clan did not respond openly, there were young people in private who did not tell themselves, and were secretly introduced by Cheng Yuexian and did not appear in front of the clansmen.

"Xinchu, I heard that you recently joined the Yulin Army?" Cheng Jinyang asked politely.

"Hmm." Zhu Xinchu, the former second-year young man, had already changed into the military uniform of the Yulin Army at this time, and looked unsmiling, "Brother Jinyang, I have heard about your feat the day before yesterday, but it is a pity that I failed to break the rebel mothership." ”

After speaking, he poured a glass of wine: "I am strong for the public." ”

Cheng Jinyang hurriedly returned to drinking, but he was embarrassed to say that he was just watching the whole battle, and finally suffered a main shot and suffered a concussion and stayed in the hospital for three days, which is really not a feat.

The two continued to be polite for a while, and Zhu Xinchu went to find Cheng Huaiyan. He didn't come this time purely socially, but Yu Linjun wanted to temporarily transfer some people from Tianluo, so he asked Zhu Xinchu, a newly promoted officer, to try to open a gap from the side of the Shendu Cheng clan.

Cheng Jinyang turned around and sighed:

"He's changed a lot. You and me, on the other hand, don't seem to have changed much from when we first met. ”

"It's just that I haven't changed much." Xing Yuanzhi also sighed, "He has changed from a child of a family who is ignorant of the world to an officer of the Yulin Army, what about you?" You have changed from a humble family with nothing to the patriarch who is now in charge of the entire Shendu Cheng clan, this change is not enough? ”

"Enough is enough." Cheng Jinyang said with a smile, "It's just that the future is so unpredictable and unsettling." ”

"No matter how difficult it is." Xing Yuanzhi also poured a glass of wine, "Jinyang, I am willing to spend time with you." ”

"Let's cross." Cheng Jinyang clinked glasses with her.

The two drank quietly for a while, and Cheng Yuexian came over quietly and said in a low voice:

"Here we are."

"Yuan Zhi, I'll go back first, you can do it yourself." Cheng Jinyang said goodbye to her.

Xing Yuanzhi knew that he was going to see Wang Wanrou's father, nodded, and went to find the Qingqing girls.

When he came to the inner room of the family meeting hall, Cheng Jinyang saw Shoufu Wang Maohong standing by the window, looking at Shishou Mountain in the distance.

Wang Wanrou stood behind him, bowing her head slightly.

"Cheng Jinyang." Wang Maohong turned around and said with a gentle smile, "Actually, I've wanted to see you for a long time, but I've been busy with affairs and have no time to take a break." Now that I have taken a break from my duties at the imperial court, I finally have time to do something. ”

"Shousuke-sama." Cheng Jinyang bowed.

"You don't have to call me Shousuke." Wang Maohong waved his hand, "I am older than your father, you can call me uncle." ”

Wang Wanrou raised her eyebrows. You must know that the children of other families all refer to their fathers as "princes", and he is actually willing to let Cheng Jinyang call him uncle?

"Ahem, the little nephew has seen my uncle." Since the other party expressed his intimacy, Cheng Jinyang naturally took it immediately.

"I heard that after you returned from the battlefield the day before yesterday, you were hospitalized and bedridden for three days, but now you are feeling better?" Wang Maohong and Yan Yuese asked.

"Thank you uncle for your concern, it's almost better now."

"Hmm." Wang Maohong stroked his beard, "Has there ever been anything strange about the body?" ”

"Nothing out of the ordinary."

Somehow, although there was no clear evidence, Cheng Jinyang noticed that Wang Maohong seemed to be slightly disappointed.

Ending the conversation, Cheng Jinyang left in a daze.

From beginning to end, Wang Maohong just asked him about some daily trivial matters, such as the current situation of the Shendu Cheng clan, the current business status of Tianluo, and the future plans of the clan.

However, he felt that Wang Maohong did not care about this. From beginning to end, Shousuke-sama really asked seriously, only the first sentence was, "Is there anything wrong with the body?"

Watching Cheng Jinyang go to the courtyard to entertain guests, Wang Maohong stood by the window with his hands in his hands, seemingly thinking slightly.

"Father." Wang Wanrou said in a low voice, "You suspect that Cheng Jinyang inherited ...... from his mother."

“…… That kind of power? ”

"It's not that I doubt it." Wang Maohong replied, "It is the emperor who is suspicious." ”

"As early as three years ago, after Cheng Qinghe and Xie Guyan died in a demon attack in Wujiang Town, the Shi clan did not continue to pay attention to their orphans."

He let out a long sigh:

"However, if he really inherits that power, then the catastrophe of the imperial court this time ......"

"I haven't mentioned the misfortune of the court, what does my father think about it?" Wang Wanrou asked softly, "Is it a blessing or a curse for this world?" ”

"I don't know."

"Something my father doesn't know about?"

"How can a man who is not a sage know everything?" Wang Maohong chuckled, "Wanrou, if there really is such a day, can you see his heart clearly for your father?" ”

"I'll go and see it." Wang Wanrou lowered her head and said.

With my own eyes.