Chapter 241: Father-in-law vs. Duke Yansheng
He sat alone in the big tent for a full hour before he finally accepted the matter.
The bastard of the Jia family, the champion marquis who was the bravest among the three armies, was actually the child that his sister had lost? He was his uncle?
Being your own sister's child, what could be closer than blood?
Although this incident disrupted his plans, it was naturally a great joy to be able to find his nephew!
Over the years, my sister has been alone and helpless. Even if she is the queen, what does it matter? However, perhaps the two children she had used up her life's luck, so she has not produced a child. Now that the child has been found, my sister can be regarded as having hope.
As for whether to help this cheap nephew, there is no need to think about it. Not to mention letting his nephew take charge of the Shandong camp and surpassing himself, even if his nephew wants that position now, he will take the knife and go directly. Isn't it the uncle's duty to help his nephew?
Moreover, although there was not much information in the letter, thinking about the recent changes in the government, Shang Xin suddenly woke up. He was afraid that not only his sister, but even the emperor must know the inside story.
Their business had always been low-key, even with the Queen in the palace, they were still extremely cautious. Their father had requested to retire early and stayed at home, and their two brothers had no intention of pursuing a career in the economy. Even if the Emperor personally granted them an official position, it was the Queen or themselves who refused.
Having a queen was already extremely rich and powerful, and they could not ask for more. The emperor was obviously very satisfied with this, and he almost never stopped giving her various rewards.
After the Battle of Tiewang Mountain, the emperor actually gave the two brothers real power directly, and his tone was firm, not allowing them to refuse at all. Afterwards, the empress also sent a message from the palace, asking them to take over the positions directly.
Originally they hadn't figured it out yet, but now think about it, what's so strange about it?
It was because both the emperor and the empress knew Jia Cong's identity that they made such an arrangement! After all, the three princes, the eldest prince, were not mentioned, and now he was directly imprisoned and had no chance. However, the second and third princes had their own forces behind them, and because of their identities as princes, there might be many court officials who secretly defected to them.
But what about Jia Cong? He earned his own title, and the Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises were temporarily under his leadership, but the real power and foundation were still a little less.
His two brothers were actually the two generals prepared by the emperor for his own son!
"By the way, I have to tell my dad about this right away!" Shang Qin ran out of the central military tent and headed straight for Xia Pi City, which was the closest to the military camp.
After entering the city, he reined in the horse in front of a house with two entrances, and then rushed into the yard.
"You little bastard, when will you be able to be more steady? You said your sister is so steady and skilled, how come I have two bastard sons like you!" As he said this, he threw a handful of chess pieces in his hand onto the chessboard.
In an instant , the chess pieces that were originally black and white on the chessboard became a mess.
A white-bearded man sitting opposite sighed helplessly, "Old Shang, you are getting older, and your face is getting thicker. You are definitely going to lose this game of chess, and your painting "Snowy Stream" by Wang Wei will belong to me."
The old man glared and said, "Old man, don't think that I won't beat you just because I'm called Yanshenggong. The outcome is still unknown, how can you be sure of losing? Is Yanshenggong unreasonable?"
The old man who was playing tricks on him was none other than the Shang brothers and the father of Queen Shang, Shang Mao, the father-in-law of the Daqian State! And the old man was also extraordinary, he was the Yansheng Duke of this generation, Kong Hongtai.
Before Kong Hongtai could speak, Shang Mao shouted, "Come here, take care of this old man and let him rest. I will fight you to the death later!"
Kong Hongtai laughed loudly, and then went straight to the main hall in the back room.
After he left, Shang Mao asked Shang Xin, "Why are you here with me instead of staying in the camp to prepare for the troops?"
Shang Xin came up to his father and whispered, "Dad, I found your grandson."
The old man was stunned, then kicked Shang Xin directly, and said with a red face, "Don't fart here. I haven't seen the old man's sister for decades, and I have never done anything wrong to your mother. Apart from the queen's daughter, there are no other children. If I dream about your mother today, I will break your legs when I wake up tomorrow morning."
Shang Xin opened his eyes wide and looked at his father. Did he solve the case? And he got a big reward...
"Dad, I heard from Uncle Kong that Aunt Wan is also a widow living in the Kong Mansion now. Don't worry, your son will definitely support you!"
The old man blushed and kicked Shang Xin again, saying, "Even if you support me, you don't need to say it out loud."
Shang Xin was kicked again, and then he slapped his head, wondering why he was here? Why did he talk about marrying his father again?
"No, Dad, I really found your grandson!" Seeing that his father had rolled up his sleeves, Shang Xin hurriedly said, "I'm not talking nonsense, it's my sister's son. Have you forgotten the son my sister lost? My sister wrote to me personally and said so."
This time Shang Mao was completely stunned. He was trembling all over, and tears welled up in his cloudy eyes. How many years had he been thinking about his grandson? How many years had his daughter suffered? Before his wife died, she was thinking about this child. But after so many years, he had sent people all over the country, but this needle-in-a-haystack search had yielded no results.
"Boy!" Shang Mao said tremblingly, "I can tell you responsibly that if you deceive me today, you are dead. You don't have to wait until tomorrow. I will break one of your legs today!"
Shang Xin took out the secret letter and showed it to his father without saying anything! Shang Mao read it almost word by word, then laughed out loud, but tears fell. This was real...
"Dad, now that we have found your nephew, it is a great joyous event. You should be happy!"
Shang Mao directly put the secret letter in his arms, "Of course I am happy, do I need you to tell me? What are you still doing standing here like an idiot? Why don't you lead your troops south to join my good grandson? I tell you, if my grandson loses even a hair, I will break your legs!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Xin immediately ran out of the yard!
The old man took out the secret letter again and read it word by word, crying and laughing at the same time.
After a long while, his emotions finally stabilized. "Hey, you old man have been showing off to me how smart your grandson is all day long. Now my grandson may not be inferior to your family."
