Chapter 1597: Ascension (1)

Second uncle Xu and Xu lingyue noticed her abnormality and turned their heads to look outside the hall.

In the night, Xu Qi ‘an was dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe, holding a jar of wine in his hand. He walked under the eaves under the Halo of the lanterns.

With another step, he crossed the threshold and entered the inner hall.

“Ningyan!”

Joy appeared on second uncle Xu’s face. He stood up and went to greet his nephew.

Aunty and lingyue also smiled, but the former immediately snorted and put on a cold attitude, while the latter was as happy as a little girl. She got up with her father and went to greet her big brother.

“Second uncle, I’m back.”

Xu Qi ‘an said with a smile.

When a Wanderer returned, a simple “I’m back” was enough.

“It’s good that you’re back.” Second uncle Xu patted his nephew’s shoulder and took the wine from his hand. He turned to his aunt’s personal maid, Lu ‘er, and said, ”

“Prepare a bowl and chopsticks for eldest brother.”

Xu lingyue seized the opportunity and shouted softly, ”

“Big brother~”

Her tone was light, showing the girl’s joy at the moment.

Xu Qi ‘an looked at his eldest sister and smiled gently.

“I haven’t seen you for a while, and you’ve become even more beautiful.”

She had perfectly inherited her aunt’s beauty and was outstanding in terms of looks. She was elegant and refined, and her facial features were exquisite.

The smile on Xu lingyue’s face became even sweeter, and she complained softly, ”

“Eldest brother is returning to the residence today, but he did not send someone to inform me in advance so that I can make some of your favorite dishes to go with wine.”

The three of them sat down at the table. After Lu ‘e brought the bowls and chopsticks, Xu Qi’ an and his second uncle drank and chatted, talking about Erlang who was far away in Yongzhou.

“Ningyan, since you’ve returned to the capital, you must have heard the news of the fall of Qingzhou.”

Second uncle Xu took a sip of wine and said, ”

“Then you must have gone to Yongzhou to see Erlang. Your aunt has been worried about Erlang. I told her that even if something really happened to Erlang, you would have come back to inform us.”

Xu Qi ‘an’s expression froze.

“It has been some time since Qingzhou was lost. Didn’t second uncle write to ask about Erlang’s situation?”

Second uncle Xu’s expression froze for a moment.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other in silence.

Although it was a little inappropriate, what was with this familiar sense of deja vu? it felt like something similar had happened before … Xu Qi ‘an pondered for a moment and said, ”

“It’s fine. The three great Confucians of Yun Lu Academy are all in Yongzhou. They will take good care of Erlang.”

Second uncle Xu could only comfort himself this way.

“You’re right,”

At this time, Xu lingyue found an opportunity to interrupt and said, ”

“Big brother, why do you have the smell of makeup on you?”

Hearing this, second uncle Xu immediately looked at his nephew with a ‘hairless mouth and unreliable work’ look.

“Eh, is it that heavy?” Xu Qi ‘an sniffed in surprise, then said calmly, ”

“Just now, I was drinking with a few colleagues from the Yamen. There were young ladies accompanying me at the banquet, but I only wanted to come back to see second uncle, aunty, and you, younger sister. I just sat for a while and came back.”

“Oh,” Xu lingyue replied and smiled. She was very satisfied with the answer.

The main reason was that he didn’t have any more oranges to buy at night, and lingying wasn’t home, so he couldn’t see her gnawing on the oranges with a ferocious expression … Xu Qian muttered in his heart.

With Xu lingyue’s interruption, the whole family forgot about Erlang’s matter.

Xu Pingfeng pondered for a moment and said, ”

“I heard that the eldest Princess is going to ascend the throne.”

Xu Qi ‘an explained the general situation, including the reason why he had to cripple Yongxing.

“The wind and rain are wavering.”

Second uncle Xu sighed and said, ”

“What are your plans after the eldest Princess ascends the throne?”

Xu Qi ‘an thought for a while and said, ”

I’ll go to Qingzhou first and meet Xu Pingfeng. I’ll officially make a pact with him and have a life-and-death battle with him.

This was his official declaration of war to Yunzhou and Xu Pingfeng as a chess player, representing Da Feng and himself.

Xu Pingzhi’s expression was complicated. He was sad, helpless, sad, and in pain. He muttered, ”

“Killing each other, father and son killing each other, there’s no need for this …”

Xu Qi ‘an shook his head.

“Second uncle, he’s not my father. You’re my father.

“Between me and him, there must be a life and death battle. He won’t let me go, and I won’t let him go. I’ll chase him to the ends of the earth, and I won’t stop until he’s dead.”

He poured Xu Pingzhi some wine and said, ”

Xu Pingfeng has no way out. He knows I won’t let him go. Of course, I won’t either.

His aunt said,

“I’ll have the family cross out his name and expel him from the Xu family.”

Aunt would definitely support her nephew without hesitation. Although this nephew was annoying and didn’t know how to talk, he was still the child she had raised.

Xu Pingfeng was her husband’s older brother, not hers.

“Thank you, Auntie.”

Xu Qi ‘an said something human, which was rare. Then, he said, ”

“Second uncle, I still have a younger brother and a younger sister in Yunzhou. They have come to the capital with the diplomatic mission from Yunzhou purely to disgust me.

“I’ve locked him up in the Directorate of Celestials.”

He immediately told second uncle about Xu yuanshuang and Xu yuanhuai’s relationship, including their interactions in Yongzhou.

“He doesn’t sound like a bad person. After all, he’s the blood of my Xu family.” Second uncle Xu said earnestly, ”

bring them back when you’re free. Don’t abuse them.

Xu lingyue suddenly said, ”

father, why would big brother mistreat them? even if they were hostile to big brother and wanted to kill big brother with the rebels in Yunzhou, even if big brother suffered, he would not hurt them on account of his family.

Xu Pingfeng was just about to nod when he was startled by his aunt’s angry slam on the table.

bah, they’re just two bad guys. Why did you bring them back? ”

“You’re not allowed to bring it back to the manor,” the aunt said angrily.