Ning Chuchu didn't sleep all night.

Of course, everyone in the gathered field, even Xiao Baozi, who was about to go to sleep, did not fall asleep yet.

Ning Chuchu is in a wing room on the east side.

Sitting opposite her is Huai Pingshan, who has been disabled in martial arts after being simply bandaged by Xiao Wu!

This is her biological grandfather!

The old man who once was in Duke Huai's Mansion now looks even older.

But the look in his old eyes was not completely despairing.

"Grandpa is old."

"In fact, he should have died long ago."

"I just can't let go of you two brothers and sisters, so I've managed to survive until now."

"You...you have forgotten what grandpa told you when you and the prince came to the Duke's Mansion!"

"Grandpa asked you to keep a calm relationship with Li Chenan... but you just got yourself into it."

"Grandpa originally hoped to have a good talk with Mrs. Fan. He thought that facing the current situation, it would be the best time to ask Mrs. Fan to come out and take charge of the overall situation and help your brother ascend the throne as emperor."

"But what grandpa didn't expect... was that she didn't agree."

"What can she do if she disagrees with the unexpected news? It's not easy for the prince to be in the East Palace for so many years. It's hard to get ahead, but Fan Taohua actually still hopes to welcome the eldest son of the emperor to return to the throne."

"Grandpa would not have lost because Fan Taohua fought in Huaishan County and met Xi Wei who had become a great master!"

"The two are equally skilled in martial arts, but Xi Wei has the Red Flame Army to help him, while Fan Taohua's Shenwu Army was sent to the palace by her."

"So Fan Taohua was defeated. Xi Wei could have killed her, but in the end he let her go."

"Grandpa thought that Fan Taohua needed the power in Grandpa's hands to deal with Xi Wei, but she actually would rather die than surrender."

"She is still the same Fan Taohua."

"And grandpa never expected to lose at the hands of Li Chenan... Before we lose everything, your two uncles have probably led their troops into the city."

Ning Chuchu left two lines of tears, not only because of her grandfather's current situation, but also because of the many things that her grandfather had done for her brother and herself over the years.

However, she did not care about whether her brother could become emperor, but asked:

"Was the death of Queen Lu really caused by the queen mother?"

Huaipingshan did not answer.

"Who exactly is Li Chenan?"

Huaipingshan still didn't answer.

"Who is that Miss Xiao?"

Huai Pingshan suddenly smiled: "These are actually not important. Do you really want to know?"

"Yeah!" Ning Chuchu nodded.

"Come here with your ears."

Ning Chuchu walked over and bent down.

Huai Pingshan whispered: "If the prince cannot ascend the throne as emperor, tell him to go to the ancestral home of the Huai family... where is your uncle."

After saying this, Huai Pingshan pulled out the sword from Ning Chuchu's waist.

He pierced the chest with his sword, and in Ning Chuchu's horrified eyes, he smiled slightly:

"Tell him not to lose weight...just be a little fatter...it's harmless to humans and animals, that's fine!"

Huai Pingshan's head drooped and he was breathless, full of unwillingness and regret.

…

…

No matter how long the night is, dawn will always come.

On October 17, the 23rd year of Zhaohua, the autumn rain that lasted for several days stopped and the sky dawned.

Hua Manting closed an ancient book on the table and beat her legs, which were sore from sitting all night.

He stood up, opened the door with a creak, walked outside, looked at the blue sky, and smelled the fresh air washed by the autumn rain.

A new day has come again.

After the rain it will eventually clear up.

Just then, a homing pigeon flew over and landed on his shoulder.

There is a small note tied to the pigeon's leg.

He took it off and opened it to see...

He suddenly took a deep breath, held it for ten breaths before letting out a long breath, and then looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back for a long time.

Su Muxin was right behind him.

"Teacher, is this something about Kyoto?"

Hua Manting shook her head and walked towards the yard.

At this moment, Su Muxin suddenly noticed that the teacher's back was hunched.

He no longer walks as straight as before.

He walks very slowly.

Even a little staggering!

As he grew older, his back became more and more hunched, turning him into a little old man.

Su Muxin then remembered that the teacher was actually very old.

The flower garden came to a peach tree.

Of course, the peach trees in late autumn had no flowers, not even a single leaf.

It's bare.

Swaying slightly in the late autumn morning breeze, it seemed a little cold.

Hua Manting stretched out a hand, touched the peach tree, and whispered: "You are such a person..."

"You people...!"

"Is it worth it?"

"Teacher, what happened?"

"Fan Taohua is dead."

"Shang Di is dead."

"Chang Sun Jinghong is also dead."

"And Wu Xichen, he died in Yue Kingdom."

"Jitai is dead, Huaipingshan is dead, Dukes of Yan, Dukes of Luo, Dukes of Cheng and Dukes of Qi... even if they don't die, they will never have the same glory as before."

"These old guys are dead. This world... belongs to young people like you."

Su Mu was shocked!

"Teacher...this is all Xi Wei's doing?"

Hua Manting pondered for a moment, "Some are yes, some are not... For example, Xi Wei did not want Shang Di, Changsun Jinghong and Fan Taohua to die."

"Because there is justice in their hearts, but the justice they insist on is different, but they are all selfless."

"The real ones who deserve to die are the five princes' palaces!"

"...Why?"

"The five major princes occupy the most profitable businesses in Ningguo, but they don't have to pay a penny of tax to Ningguo!"

"They are the biggest borers!"

"They enjoy supreme rights, but they have not fulfilled any of their obligations. This is...unfair!"

Su Muxin pursed her lips and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Teacher, who are you?"

Hua Manting turned around and looked at his disciple, with a smile on his sad face:

"A teacher is a teacher."

"Teachers preach, teach, and resolve doubts...not limited to book knowledge, but also occasionally pursue strategies to save the country."

"That's what Li Chen'an said that was engraved on the stone tablet: establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, and create peace for all generations."

"You...go take a look outside the palace. If you see Li Chenan, give him a message as your master."

"good!"
To be continued...