Chapter 422: Seal the Letter
"Don ...... The Tang army is coming?" The servant's legs were weak and his mouth was wide open: "I don't know this, if the Tang army calls, won't Jinzhou be in trouble?"
"I'm asking you, but you're asking about me?" Gong Yi blew his beard and said angrily, "What happened?"
"Oh oh...... the servant reacted and said tremblingly, "Uncle...... Uncle, he can't do it. I heard that the uncle suddenly vomited blood, and now he is unconscious, a few days ago, Jicheng recalled Doctor Lu, this will probably be on the way, this is ...... How is this good? Master, master...... You wait......"
With a crying voice, the servant looked at the man who was running towards the door with chaotic steps, and shouted as he chased after him.
"Yinxue is back?" Gong Yiren was lying on the bed, Zhao on the side was already full of tears, constantly sobbing, Gong Yinxue gently comforted her a few times, sat on the edge of the bed, and replied softly: "Uncle, it's me." ”
"Okay, just come back. Gong Yiren looked at Gong Yinxue's face, narrowed his eyes, but found that his front was blurry, he was a little discouraged for a while, and sighed.
He thought he still had a few months to spare, but this urging Hades was so unreasonable, after spitting out that mouthful of blood, he felt that the last breath of vitality accumulated in his body was discharged, and his whole body was paralyzed and weak, and his mind was also awake for a while, and confused for a while.
"Come here. Every word he said seemed to exhaust his strength: "I have something...... Tell you. ”
Gong Yinxue slowly approached, held Gong Yinren's hand that was swaying helplessly in the air, his heart trembled slightly, and a bitterness poured out of his heart inexplicably.
After Gong Yiren fell ill, he almost never summoned her, and refused her requests to come over to visit the patient again and again.
His temples were already white, but now there were some ominous wrinkles and dark spots on his face, as if to indicate that his life force had been exhausted in his torn body, and his breathing had become heavy and harsh, which made people listen to it very unsettlingly.
Gong Yi Yinxue has heard the Lu Shen Doctor from Jicheng mention many times that if Gong Yi Ren can let go of complicated family affairs, worry less, and meditate more, she will be able to raise for a few years or another three and five years, but unfortunately, her stubborn uncle never listens.
He carefully manages this great public loser, just so that it can prosper for a long time like a bright lamp in troubled times, and he himself is both oil and wick, keeping the fire warm and bright......
Now, he ran out of oil and the lamp was dry, and his life was gradually dissipating into the small green smoke when the candle flame was extinguished, turning into a broken shadow, fading more and more.
"When I was in the ancestral hall...... I told you that, right?" Gong Yiren's gaze didn't know where to focus, "My limit...... Approaching. ”
"Uncle, don't think nonsense, Doctor Lu's prescriptions are all there, I'm ...... I've already sent someone out of the city to chase after me, you just need to take your medicine and recuperate......"
Gong Yiren coughed lightly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but soon he began to cough violently, until his pale face became red, and Zhao hurriedly handed over the spittoon on the side, and Gong Yinxue helped him, watching him spit out a large mouthful of thick, almost blackened bloody sputum.
After vomiting, Gong Yiren lay down again, his godless eyes were covered with a layer of white, he calmed down, with a hoarse throat, and said: "You are a good boy, but you don't have to comfort me at this time, Lao Lu went back to Jicheng and said that he would give me ideas to continue my life no matter what, but what kind of person is he...... Everything is written on my face, and I don't know that I am actually hopeless, I have been breathing for so many years, tired, and tired......"
His hand swept across the palm of Gong Yi Yinxue, his eyes seemed to have found a sense of direction, he frowned at Gong Yi Yinxue, and asked, "Do you remember the question I asked you in the ancestral hall?"
Gong Yinxue was slightly stunned: "Uncle, what are you talking about...... What are the butlers?"
Gong Yiren nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "You said very well that day, I was going to reward you with something, but after thinking about it, it's not the right time...... But I'm going to have to take it out today......"
"Reward?" "Yinxue lowered her eyebrows, shook her head and said: "Yinxue doesn't want a reward, just answering a question, I don't want to ask for a reward......
Gong Yiren's breathing was short and difficult, but he still tried his best to smile: "What if I say, I have to hand this thing over to you?"
Gong Yi Yinxue looked at Gong Yi Ren, and she didn't understand what was so important that she needed Gong Yi Ren to hand over her stump when she was dying.
"There's a dark compartment underneath my bed. Gong Yiren took out a delicate golden key from under his pillow and handed it over tremblingly, "There's a box there, see for yourself." ”
Gong Yinxue held the key made of pure gold, her eyelashes trembled slightly, she bent down, reached out and groped under the bed board a few times, and soon touched the secret grid that Gong Yiren said.
"Click", as the golden key opened the lock, the lock fell under the bed, and the dark grid opened, and an ordinary-looking wooden box was quietly placed in it, within reach.
Gong Yinxue picked up the box, which was only half a foot in size, and felt an indescribable weight.
Gong Yinxue's originally godless eyes were dyed for a few moments, Gong Yin Xue gritted his teeth, and slowly opened the wooden box under the gaze of his cloudy eyes.
There is a black seal in the wooden box, the material looks round like jade, but the heavy black is like a deep well, deep and dark. The bottom of the ink color is uneven, when the fingertips of the male Yinxue are gently touched, the word "public loss" engraved by the craftsman seems to be engraved in her heart in an instant, and the front is a male lion with a hideous expression, looking up and roaring, and the appearance is lifelike.
Gong Yinxue's hand couldn't help shaking, of course she knew what this was, this kind of jade, only produced in the Netherworld, called ghost jade, this is almost as rare as the ancient ice in the far north, since it was carved into a seal, it has been passed down by the Gong Lose family for hundreds of years.
Compared with the preciousness of this jade, behind this jade seal, it represents the entire Gongyi family, and in the Gongyi family, only the head of the family can use it.
Gong Yinxue was a little at a loss for a while, "This is the seal letter of the head of the family...... Uncle, this is ......."
Gong Yiren lay on the pillow, his eyes slowly moved to the top of the bed, and let out a long sigh, as if he let out a breath of turbidity that had been dull in his chest for many years, he nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed the seal letter of the head of the family, I know...... You've always wanted it, haven't you? After all these years, you've never given up. ”
Gong Yinxue was shocked, she could barely hold the wooden box in her hand, and the biggest secret in her heart was revealed by Gong Yinren face to face, like a sharp knife, piercing into the depths of her heart.
"I ......"
She wanted to defend herself, to say that she didn't, but she finally closed her lips and fell silent, because she knew that since Gong Yiren said this, he should have seen through her mind a long time ago, so no matter how much she covered it up and explained, it was meaningless.
Gong Yiren's smile is like a warm sunshine in spring: "You don't have to be nervous, and you don't have to worry. I don't blame you, people always have pursuits, not to mention that you are not for yourself, but for Yinyu. ”
The innocent appearance of Gong Yinyu appeared in his mind, and he shook his head, "Maybe it's a material that can be made, but no one can grasp the changes in things in this world." I'm dying, so I can only see this little bit in front of me, and this seal is in your hand, and it is the last thing I do for the loser. ”
"When I was in the ancestral hall, I didn't take it out because the time hadn't come yet. Now ......" Gong Yiren sighed: "Actually, I am still a little anxious, but unfortunately, I don't have time, and you can only do the rest by yourself." ”
"What's the matter?" Gong Yi Yinxue held the seal letter, listening to Gong Yi Ren's words, it was almost certain that Gong Yu Ren really planned to pass on the position of the head of the family to herself, but because it was too sudden, she didn't know whether she should be ecstatic at this time, or should feel grief for so many years of enduring humiliation.
"You must be wondering why I picked you right now. Gong Yiren did not answer directly, and said to himself: "Actually, in the past...... I've always excluded you from the selection of the master of the house, do you know why?"
Gong Yinxue pondered for a moment and said, "Because I am too young, compared with the third uncle and the fourth uncle, I am just a junior. ”
"That's half right. It's true that you're young, but you're the most sensible and the best at doing things among the juniors...... But just knowing how to do things is obviously not qualified to sit in the position of the head of the family. ”
"My father-in-law has been inherited for hundreds of years, from the ancestors to today, although I dare not say that the marquis worships the prime minister, but also has straightened the waist above the court in Jicheng, and felt the glory of the peak. The clan elders refused to bow their heads that they thought were noble. You are a junior, if you let you be a housekeeper, this first step is to make them sincerely bow down to you, but this thing is ...... How easy is it to say?"
"Uncle ...... now. Why did you change your mind?"
"Because you have to. Gong Yiren replied in a solemn voice, with an unquestionable tone: "My fourth brother and I are biological brothers, we grew up together, do you think I don't know his stinky temper? If he can't get along with anyone, he will personally take the knife and fight all the way to him...... Buying a murderer? Hmph, this kind of thing...... Only the third child can do it. ”
"Even though the third child took himself out of the street assassination without a trace, I still found out the secret...... He is planning to take advantage of this incident to get rid of you and then blame the fourth child, so that he can eradicate two enemies at one time, so my position can only be passed to him......" Gong Yiren sneered and said: "He is a clever person, if he is more righteous in his heart, he is really a good candidate to provoke the public loser, all these years...... I have also knocked him more than once, but he has disappointed me back, his eyes are always only staring at the little bit of small profit in front of him, and even dare to attack his own family for this little benefit, if he really let him sit in the position of the head of the family, I am afraid that the public loser should also come to an end......"
"Since the third uncle can't do it, what about the fourth uncle? Uncle, you know that the fourth uncle has been wronged, why don't you help him settle his grievances?"
"Don't you still understand?" Gong Yiren's voice suddenly became cold, "It's not about the fourth, even if you hold the position of the head of the family, I will help you suppress the third...... But you ...... Can you sit in this seat?"