EBE Chapter 222 Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve
Chapter 222 Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve
“Hengjian Villa was originally a small ironware shop, but my mother made it bigger and expanded the business to cover most of Yunsu City.
The blacksmith we originally hired was a very clever one. During the forging process, he found a new casting method that could make the sword blade even sharper.
He also didn't know how to keep secrets, and when his ill-intentioned master asked him about it, he told everything without hesitation, bringing disaster upon himself."
"After he acquired the skills and the business of the shop grew, he started to attack my mother, but I practiced martial arts every day and didn't notice anything.
Who could have known that her loving husband would kill her? She died suddenly... Yue Pengyu, do you feel a little familiar?"
Her mother also died suddenly.
Yue Pengyu couldn't accept that his highly respected father had done these things, and he was unable to recover for a while.
Yue Mingxuan continued, "After I lost my mother, he found another woman to be with, so I left home and ventured into the world alone... I was too young at that time."
Fortunately, she had made a name for herself and had a good reputation, and the sword in her hand also became famous. By the way, her family's iron shop also became particularly busy.
When she returned home, there was no place for her.
Yue Mingxuan had no choice but to open another shop based on her fame. Who would have thought that the shop would get bigger and bigger until one day, Yue Kun came to talk to her.
Such competition between the two will ultimately benefit outsiders.
At that time, Yue Mingxuan's husband also advised her, and she softened her heart.
Not wanting to live with her father anymore, she and her husband used up all their money to build the prototype of Hengjian Villa.
Gradually, Yue Kun gained access to the inner circle and almost occupied Hengjian Villa.
At that time, she was immersed in the grudges in the martial arts world and was completely unaware that her husband at home was depressed and was haunted by Chen Ke.
When she rushed back home after hearing the news of her husband's death, Hengjian Villa had already changed hands.
She looked at the Hengjian Villa which was under construction. When she was no longer in charge, the Hengjian Villa had already become a well-known and powerful villa outside the Yunsu City.
And her existence gave Hengjian Villa enough confidence.
At that time, she just thought that they were all family, so why bother about too much.
She watched coldly as her father changed several women and had several more children, and was only focused on fighting and killing in the martial arts world. As for the management of domestic affairs, didn't she have her father to support her?
The turning point was that she met the innocent blacksmith's apprentice, who is now the old cook.
She began to doubt her mother's death.
And as long as she paid attention, she would find that the inflated Yue Kun was somehow related to Beimo.
It was like a bolt from the blue for her at that time. Who didn't know what happened in Beimo?
The students in Yunsu City were all writing in indignation, expressing their ambition to go to the Northern Desert to kill those foreigners on their horses and achieve unprecedented feats.
Who would have thought that Hengjian Villa, not far away, was the one that provided the swords of Beimo?
Yue Mingxuan could not accept such a huge change. She had an argument with Yue Kun and almost reported it to the police.
However, Yue Kun calmed him down with one sentence, "It's already been done. If you report it to the authorities, the entire Hengjian Villa will be wiped out without a burial place."
Yue Pengyu, who had lost her husband, couldn't help but feel reluctant to leave her home. Seeing that her half-child had just grown up, she softened her heart and pretended to be stupid.
However, he eventually couldn't bear it anymore and left Hengjian Villa.
Guilt torments my heart,
She asked her father thousands of times about the consequences of this matter, but still got no answer.
"I can't stop him from doing what he wants to do, nor can I kill my relatives for the sake of justice. But as I see Hengjian Villa getting bigger and bigger, I can't suppress my panic-"
The morality of her first half of life did not allow her to enjoy ill-gotten gains with peace of mind, but she could not give up her desire for family affection.
"Without me, Hengjian Villa can only be an ordinary merchant in Yunsu City. Of course, he was unwilling to accept this. So after his many children were in charge of internal affairs, he needed someone to step into the world again to consolidate the status of Hengjian Villa."
That person is Yue Pengyu.
The first time Yue Mingxuan saw Yue Pengyu practicing sword, she knew that she had a replacement.
Yue Kun can no longer remember which woman his mother was.
The time span was too long. Yue Mingxuan's eyes were blurred. Then he looked at Yue Pengyu and said, "Every road you have walked is one I have walked before."
It's just that their endings are different. Yue Mingxuan has been trapped between morality and family affection for half her life, torturing herself to the point of being old and weak.
And Yue Pengyu is just like her when she was young, full of energy and having a bright future.
Lou Xiao tilted her head and listened to the imperial physician whispering to her. After confirming that it was the poison from Nanzi and not being sure of the antidote,
Doctor Bian said helplessly, "Although there is no cure, it should not be difficult to save a life."
"Go ahead." Lou Xiao ordered.
Seeing that no one was listening to her, Yue Mingxuan stopped talking and looked in the direction of Lou Xiao. Lou Xiao also looked up at that moment.
The two looked at each other, and Yue Mingxuan asked the martial artist who was also extremely talented, "If it was you, Lord Zhenguo, what would you do?"
She doesn't dare to kill her own family, and she can't correct the wrong path her family is heading on. What should she do to avoid having her family liquidated?
Lou Xiao actually didn’t know that her only relative in this world was her master, who died early.
What would she do if her senior sister did something that went against her ideals?
Maybe - the only thing I can do is stay away from it.
After all, she is the king.
Filial piety is like the authority of the monarch and must not be violated.
Xiao Zhengdu laughed, "It's just that you are incompetent. If you had made up your mind earlier, seized his power, and become the master of Hengjian Villa, you could do whatever you want with just a word."
To put it bluntly, she didn't have the ability to expand Hengjian Villa to such a scale.
He knew the trick but didn't dare to change it. He just wanted to see how far Yue Kun could go.
I was hoping that no one would ever find out.
Once they have made enough money and cleaned themselves up, their Hengjian Villa will become a big family in Yunsu City and a powerful figure in the world.
Unfortunately, human greed will never be satisfied.
"Yes, it would have been better if he had stopped when the new emperor ascended the throne. Your Majesty has no time to intervene, so it would have been easy to end it."
The connection with the imperial court that Yue Kun had established gave him great courage. He thought that with a protective umbrella, the new emperor would not be able to do anything to them.
The arrogance formed during the previous emperor's time and the years of exploiting women actually made him look down on His Majesty who won the victory among many royal princes and ascended the throne.
It hasn’t been long since Prince Youshan and Duke Zhenguo arrived.
"Since you didn't do anything, why bring it up again.
You have a lot of resentment, but have you never eaten a grain of rice or drank a bowl of water from Hengjian Villa?"
The decadent former hero was still supported by Hengjian Villa even if he escaped.
What right does she have to say that?