Chapter 443: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
Chapter 443: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
After a while, Gui Tangzong forgot about it and walked around the room, occasionally touching the vase, muttering: "What's going on? Isn't it said that the Prime Minister's Mansion is very rich? Why are all the things displayed here worthless fakes? They are not as valuable as the things in my house."
Tang Ran pretended not to hear the disgust in his words and only focused on the last sentence.
"Is your family rich?"
"Well, I'm not very rich, just a little bit."
Gui Tangzong suddenly remembered the family letter he had received some time ago and complained, "I heard that my ancestors were even richer, but I don't know which wicked person dug up my family's ancestral graves. I was planning to borrow some money from my ancestors when I go bankrupt in the future."
"I'm really pissed off. They acted faster than me. I don't know if my great-grandfather's tomb has been dug up. But I beg those tomb robbers to leave me something to live on in the future."
Tang Ran: "..."
As the protagonist, there was a hint of something strange on his face, but Gui Tangzong was busy complaining about the tomb robbers and didn't notice Tang Ran's uncomfortable look.
Many people know that the tomb-raiding lieutenant was founded by Tang Ran, but unfortunately everyone has no evidence.
And since this road came into being, there have been many people with ulterior motives who have started to rob tombs.
This resulted in Tang Ran being blamed for a lot of things.
Obviously, he had ordered the tomb robbers to target corrupt officials or aristocratic families who were like troublemakers, but some tomb robbers had no bottom line and would dig up any grave they saw, and put the blame firmly on Tang Ran.
Tang Ran had no other choice, as the people were really too poor at the time. Seeing that the people were on the verge of cannibalism due to natural disasters, he decided to take the burial objects.
Gui Tangzong had just returned to Beijing and knew nothing about these things.
Not to mention that no one has any evidence, and no one dares to openly say that the tomb robbery was done by Tang Ran.
Tang Ran tried to cover up by bringing the tea, only to find that it was cold. However, looking at the victim, she always felt a little uncomfortable.
But after hearing what happened next, Tang Ran could only say that this guy was truly a filial son, and was so filial that he was almost unable to hold down his ancestors' coffins.
He didn't care at all whether his ancestors' tombs were robbed or not, but he was angry that he would be penniless in the future and would not be able to "borrow" some personal belongings from his ancestors.
"What's your name?"
This was the first time Tang Ran was so curious about which family had raised such a weirdo.
I was forced to do that, but I have never set my sights on my ancestral graves. But this guy...
"Uh," Gui Tang Zong hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to use a pseudonym, but finally said, "My name is Gui Tang Zong."
Something sounds familiar.
Tang Ran thought about it. Isn't the only son of Gui Guogong called Gui Tangzong? Seeing the reputation of Gui's ancestors, many people would call him "Prince" out of respect.
After asking and confirming that he was from the Gui family, Tang Ran remembered all the ridiculous things he had done in the past and could not associate him with the man in front of him.
Gui Tangzong then shamelessly lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion until his grandmother came with a stick and forced Gui Tangzong to go back.
Gui Tangzong was speechless: "Grandma, you are old, can't you just stay at home and enjoy your life? Why do you care about me?"
My grandmother was furious.
I wish I could beat the brat in front of me to death.
"You must come back with me today."
Gui Tangzong was very stubborn: "I won't go back. I like staying in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you want to go back, go back alone. You are annoying me. If you force me into a corner, I will go back to the border right away."
"Look at what's going on outside."
The grandmother pounded the ground hard with the cane in her hand. She really couldn't understand how her grandson was related to Tang Ran. She thought of those ugly rumors and the pointing of relatives and friends.
She couldn't hold back her tears and wanted to find a hoe to dig the old man out of her family so that he could see what kind of life she had been living.
The Gui family has been clean for generations, but they had a devil who was so bold and reckless that he could do anything. After he finally changed his character, he got involved with treacherous officials.
To be honest, if we continue like this.
Not to mention that the family tree starts from his generation, it ends with him.
Gui Tangzong sat down on the branch, one leg swinging vigorously, and said, "Let others say whatever they want. I can't stop them from talking. Besides, they say this because they are jealous of me. It's all because I'm too outstanding and always attract the jealousy of others."
grandmother:"……"
Even though she had lived to such an old age, she had never seen anyone so shameless.
The key point is that this shameless person is his own grandson.
She looked up at her grandson, wondering what life was like at the border and how such a good person could be forced into this state.
Although this kid was a hopeless case in the past, he was very sweet-mouthed and had never been so narcissistic.
If the person was still the same person, she would have suspected that she had replaced her grandson.
Gui Tangzong was unwilling to go back, and the old man had no choice but to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Tang Ran: “…” Is his home an inn?
Perhaps the only thing that made Tang Ran happy was that he had few brothers and sisters. Although there were a few relatives occasionally, they did not dare to act presumptuously due to his power. Even if they came to Bianjing City, they would rather stay in an inn than stay at his house.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough room for so many people.
Tang Ran is a treacherous minister after all, so he has to maintain the most basic appearance. At least there are many rooms in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But since she had to be his counselor, and he also had Xue Nanyin, as well as the beauties sent by his subordinates, all of whom were kept in another courtyard. Although he did not touch them, he could not send them back.
Tang Ran knew clearly that if he just returned them, these women's chopsticks would be given to the second person, or the third person. It would just be a few more pairs of chopsticks, so it would be fine to keep them.
After a minute, there were really few empty rooms.
Tang Ran was so annoyed that she went straight to Xue Nanyin to ask for medicine, tied up Gui Tangzong, and had his grandmother take him back home.
Gui Tangzong looked at Tang Ran with resentment, as if he was looking at a heartless man.
"You abandoned me, how could you abandon me? I trusted you so much, and we even watched the moon and stars together last night, but today you turned your face against me."
He pinched his thigh and immediately accused Tang Ran of being a scumbag with tears in his eyes.
Oh my!!!
Everyone present straightened their bodies and started eating the melons in silence.
Tang Ran's temples jumped twice. He took a deep breath, stepped forward and kicked the boy in the butt.
"Throw him away quickly, don't let him appear in front of me again."
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