Fostering apprentices

Yan Hui sneered, and looked up at the night sky above his head: "This is something left by his mother... It's been a long time, starting from 26 years ago..."

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When he went back, Yan Nan looked at the woman kneeling in the hall. He was holding a child in his arms. He presumably belonged to the third uncle's family. He was not very familiar with the relationship between these people, and he was not very familiar with them when he was a child. , as for now...

Sitting on the high seat were several elders of the Yan family. He knew the leader. He looked much older than 20 years ago, but he couldn't hide the murderous look in his eyes.

In the past, he just thought that these elders were used to being aloof, and it was normal to be a little majestic, but he didn't think that all of them were one of the murderers who killed his mother.

"Anan is back?" Seeing Yan Nan, the man just asked slightly, and then closed his eyes, as if he didn't pay attention to the majesty of the Patriarch.

Yan Nan chuckled, and naturally understood why the elders of the clan came here. They were startled three times in the middle of the night, but the news spread so quickly, it might not be that simple.

With calm eyes, he walked to the position of the head of the family and sat down. Then the woman who was holding the child just knelt down in front of him, and said with a mournful face: "My father-in-law died unjustly, and I ask the general to be the master for the father-in-law. Let those murderers go unpunished."

Yan Nan watched the woman's appearance and frowned slightly. The housekeeper leaned over and explained in his ear: "This is the third master's daughter-in-law. Not long after the young master was born, the news about the third master came back to the manor. The elders of the clan brought her here soon."

really…

If he guessed right, this group of people had already expected that the third uncle would die tonight, otherwise how could they come to the mansion so soon, it seems that there will be a good show tonight.

"Elders, I will definitely investigate this matter and give the third uncle's family an explanation."

"I said, Anan, anyway, you are also the head of the family. You have to explain to everyone that such a big incident happened in the family. After all, I heard that the incident happened when you went to pick up your third uncle." Sitting on the left seat The white-haired old man stroked the beard on his chin, and it seemed that there was something in his words. Every word sounded like peacekeeping, but his words pushed the responsibility to Yan Nan.

There were only four elders in the hall, all of whom were elders of the Yan family, and three of them were involved in the incident involving his mother 20 years ago. Yan Nan glanced at the person who had been silent all this time, who was also in charge of punishment. Man, a few gleams of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"It's true that I went to pick up the third uncle, but we encountered an ambush on the way, and I lost more than half of my men. This is my fault, but it seems that their target today is not me. After assassinating the third uncle, they retreated. I don't know if Third Uncle has provoked any important people in his daily life, but he actually suffered from this disaster, it's really... hey..." He sighed deeply, with a sad expression on his face, but it was impossible to find the slightest flaw .

When it comes to acting, Yan Nan thinks he dares to be number one, but no one dares to be number two.

With a look of regret, he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, and then told the servants: "Hurry up and help the third young lady up, and find a stool to sit on?"

"Yes!" The servant moved up the chair, and the woman carefully sat on it with the child in her arms. She was crying with tears all over her face. The husband was out on business, and the mother-in-law didn't care about things, and the father-in-law was also assassinated to death. The whole mansion changed overnight, and as the young lady, she naturally collapsed.

Yan Nan looked at the baby in her arms who was still in its infancy, and reckoned that the baby should be less than a hundred days old, and the adult's affairs should not be borne by the child.

His eyes darkened for a moment, and he said: "Sister-in-law, please mourn, the deceased is dead, and mourning will change."

"General, my father-in-law has no grievances or enmities, makes many friends, and will not meet any enemies to seek revenge, unless...unless..." She lowered her eyes, with a strange look on her face, as if she was struggling with something.

"I see, the daughter-in-law of the third family is too excited now, it's better to let her..."

"How about letting her?" Yan Nan turned sideways and glanced at the elder sitting next to him. His cold eyes were filled with coldness, and the killing spirit left over from the battlefield frightened this group of elegant old stubborn people. Some dared not speak, so he reached out and poured himself a cup of tea, and put it in front of him: "Don't the elders want the truth, maybe Mrs. Santang has some important information, we can't miss it."

Finally, the silent elder snorted, looked at Yan Nan, and said sharply, "What does a woman raised in a boudoir know?"

"The elder's words are wrong. Why don't the women raised in the deep courtyard know about it? Besides, isn't the elder born by a woman?"

"You're talking nonsense!" The other party obviously didn't expect Yan Nan to say such insulting words, and was immediately blown out of his beard and staring.

But these words are just commonplace for Yan Nan. These elders are thin-skinned, but it does not mean that he is a thin-skinned person. He smiled and said nonsense: "Why am I talking nonsense, the elders were not born by women. Could it be that they are men? , do you have research on Longyang?"

He suddenly patted the table, his face turned into a terrified look, and his eyes lingered back and forth on several elders: "It turns out that you still have this hobby."

"You..." The elder seemed to be very angry. Fortunately, someone beside him reminded him not to get angry easily, so he stabilized his emotions.

Yan Nan sneered, and stopped caring about those old urchins. He turned his eyes back to the woman and asked, "Is there any unspeakable secrets, sister-in-law?"

"No...no..." She looked up at Yan Nan, opened her mouth, but then looked at the people beside her, and immediately lowered her head, faltering for a long time, unable to speak.

"Sister-in-law, you can say what you know. No one dares to do anything in the general's mansion. Don't worry, I will make the decision for you."

Although he wanted to avenge his mother, but after all, it was not good for the younger generation to be involved in the affairs of the previous generation. The cousin already had a child, and he couldn't let a child who was less than a hundred days old lose his parents.But obviously, the sister-in-law's actions just now knew something, and the news was very important, it's just that some people in the hall were threatening her.

"Sister-in-law, think about your children. Since they have done something to third uncle, the situation for you and your children will be very dangerous. If we don't catch the murderer as soon as possible, the consequences will be very serious."

"No one is allowed to hurt my child!" She stood up abruptly, hugging the baby in her arms tightly. As a mother, no one would protect her child without hesitation. She looked at the children in the hall in horror. The man was trembling all over, as if he was still afraid of something.

"How about..." One of the family members wanted to speak, but Yan Nan shot him with a sharp eye, and said sharply:

"Shut up!" He drew out the soft sword at his waist, and the cold light reflected his cold face: "Anyone who disturbs you will be killed."

The surroundings were quiet, and even the sound of human breathing could be heard clearly. The woman still lowered her head, her trembling body was tightly protecting her child, she sobbed, and tears fell on the swaddle.

Then, she raised her head slowly, and the red eyes made people feel distressed: "When I went to my uncle's house that day, I happened to hear my uncle and someone talking about something. I think it was just some trivial business matters. But when I was about to leave, I heard that they actually wanted... actually wanted to rob my father-in-law's business."

"My father-in-law and uncle had a dispute before. I was afraid that my child would be hurt by them, so I didn't dare to say it."

Yan Nan asked with a cold face: "Then you clearly know who the murderer is, why did you come to the general's mansion, isn't it just throwing yourself into a trap?"

"Yes... yes..." She looked at the elders next to her, finally gritted her teeth, and said, "The elders forced me to come. If they don't say it, my whole family may...maybe..." As she spoke, she He started crying, and even the baby in the swaddling baby cried loudly with his mother.

"What nonsense are you crazy woman talking about!" The elder closest to her made a gesture to hit her with a crutch in his hand, Yan Nan winked, and a figure flashed in the dark, directly blocking them.

"What's the elder doing? My sister-in-law's family has just experienced this kind of thing. I'm afraid it's unjustifiable for you to beat someone like this." Yan Nan walked up to the woman, reached out and took the crutch in his hand into his own. The head crutches were finely crafted and made of high-quality red sandalwood. When I held them in my hand, the crutches, which hadn't cracked a single crack for decades, were torn apart at this moment and fell to the ground.

The guard behind him handed over a handkerchief, and Yan Nan wiped his hands, then threw it aside in disgust: "Since Uncle is suspected, then I'm not such a partial person, come here, from today From now on, the people in Yan Shu Mansion are not allowed to step out of the house without the order of this general."

He glanced lightly at the elders with different expressions behind him, and had a wicked smile on his face: "If someone breaks out or disobeys the order, he will be killed."

"Yan Nan, are you doing this because you want your uncle to die?"

"How could it be?" He stared at the long sword in his hand, with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes: "Pay back debts, pay for murder, and the sins that uncle has made will naturally be borne by him. Well, I'm tired, butler Let's see off the guests."

"You..." The elder with the most violent temper wanted to say something, but was stopped by another person. He snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.

When leaving the mansion, the housekeeper hurried up, cupped his hands at them and said, "Elders, my Patriarch has some words for you."

The leader frowned: "Say."

"The head of my family said that it's not that the time has not come for not reporting. He will recover the debts you owe bit by bit, just like how you treated your wife more than 20 years ago."