After the daughter was treated harshly by her family, everyone knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Chapter 1081 Enlightenment

Yan Yu entered the palace to visit Gu Mengzhen. Following Ji Feiyan's advice, she ensured her own safety and chatted with Gu Mengzhen about family matters.

While talking, Yan Yu released the gaseous medicine, curing Gu Mengzhen's old illness without leaving any trace.

At night, Gu Mengzhen fell asleep, and in his dream, he seemed to have returned to the past.

When he was a child, he was just like my brother today, with a heart full of justice and without a trace of evil thoughts.

Before going to school, he began to study on his own, reading by the light of a firefly and widely.

In just two years, he had interpreted classics, written excellent works, and was admired by thousands of people. He thought his family must be proud of him.

However, all the members of the Gu family hated him.

They ignored his book and threw it on the ground.

Their sleeves fluttered in the wind, and they mercilessly trampled on the pages of their books. He couldn't count the number of shoe prints left on each page, but he only remembered that they accused people of bad character, saying that the emotions expressed in their books must also be the thoughts of despicable villains.

He has never done anything despicable, but he has always been misunderstood by his family.

For a full ten years, no matter how many good deeds he did, he could not change his family's opinion.

One day, exhausted, he lay half-sleeping on the couch, unable to move. In his tiredness, he unconsciously pondered whether it was right or wrong to repay evil with kindness and please his family.

The answer is obviously wrong, absolutely wrong.

If what he did was right, his family would have given up their prejudice long ago.

Since it was a mistake, he should correct it as soon as possible. How could he make the same mistake again and again?

If he was misunderstood for being kind to others, he might as well just be a bad person. That way, when they looked at him that way again, it wouldn't be a misunderstanding. Without misunderstandings, he wouldn't feel wronged.

So he read relevant books, thought about various evil deeds, and practiced a fierce expression in front of the mirror. As if with divine help, in just a few days, he made rapid progress, which could be described as rapid progress.

He suddenly realized that this was where his advantage lay.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. He is neither arrogant when he wins nor discouraged when he loses. He is not afraid of difficulties and keeps moving forward.

At first, he simply did evil, but found that more and more people were accusing him.

Then, he learned to be hypocritical, pretending to be kind and silencing them so that they could not say anything.

Finally, he realized the truth: mixing some sincerity into evil deeds would make it easier to conceal the truth and achieve his goals.

Over the years, countless people have died at his hands, some innocent, some deserving of it.

He is not limited to evil deeds, such as hurting and killing people. He will do anything, good or bad, as long as it benefits him.

At the age of eighteen, his family suffered a disaster, and he realized that he could not gain a foothold in the court with his good character and reputation. Given his humble status and lack of family support, he would be bullied by the powerful if he was not careful.

If you are in the political arena but don't think about how to gain a foothold, how can you survive?

Since then, he has tried to win over the court officials and dignitaries.

Uncle Zhuang and his younger brother were truly kind people, completely different from him. He didn't want the world's filth to taint their purity, so in front of them, he behaved with integrity and kindness, just as he had in his childhood.

Unexpectedly, that day, his conversation with Leng Xie was overheard by Uncle Zhuang.

Uncle Zhuang was not only not prejudiced, but also resolutely stood with him.

He was immersed in happiness when the bad news came suddenly. Uncle Zhuang and his family were exiled to a distant place because of him.

He never believed in the saying, "Good deeds are rewarded with good, evil deeds are punished with evil." But at that moment, he believed the second half of it.

Perhaps, losing Uncle Zhuang was his retribution.

In his dream, he saw with his own eyes his uncle Zhuang suffering and dying miserably.

He let out a loud cry, his heart breaking.

"Uncle Zhuang!"

Tears welled up in my eyes, but no matter how hard I blinked, I couldn't squeeze out a single tear.

There seemed to be a huge rock in his heart, pressing down on him so hard that he couldn't breathe.

Regardless of his own discomfort, he ran frantically with the silver in his hand to find a doctor, Wei Si, to save Uncle Zhuang.

Suddenly, everything around him went blank. Uncle Zhuang disappeared for a moment and then reappeared, sitting on a stone bench.

Zhuang Zhe was dressed in plain clothes, pure and flawless, smiling and waving at him.

"Zhen'er, come and sit down."

Gu Mengzhen was surprised.

"Uncle Zhuang, you...are you still alive?"

Zhuang Zhe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Silly child, how could you have forgotten? I would have died long ago."

Gu Mengzhen was frightened and confused.

"Then you...this is..."

Zhuang Zheyi's face is as gentle as ever.

"I miss you so much that I came to see you in my dream."

"Why are you hiding so far from me? Isn't Zhen'er happy to see me?"

Gu Mengzhen hurried over and sat next to his uncle.

"Happy."

"I am so happy that my uncle misses me."

Zhuang Zhe used his long fingers to slowly and gently smooth out the loose hair on his temples.

"Just be happy."

"I'll come to see you often in the future, okay?"

Gu Mengzhen smiled, and two lines of tears immediately rolled down his cheeks.

"it is good."

"Thank you for your concern, uncle."

"We are so far apart that we cannot ask each other. Uncle doesn't know how much I miss you."

Zhuang Zhe spoke eloquently and from the heart.

"How could I not know what you are thinking of me?"

"Over the years, you have constantly employed righteous and noble people, just to find my shadow and relieve the depression in your heart."

"You hope they can change their nature for you, like I did, from good to evil, to understand you and care about you. You believe this kind of dedication is selfless and loyal."

"But, after they change, what will happen in the end? Do you have the ability to protect them all?"

"Or, do you have no intention of protecting them, and only want them to appear one after another, asking nothing in return, to soothe your pain. Each person's kindness is tender but brief, until you return to the Ninth Heaven, and only then will this farce end?"

There was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Zhen'er, I foolishly thought you cherished me. But why, after all our selfless devotion, are we only worthy of being a handful of earth to bury you?"

Gu Mengzhen felt lost and heartbroken.

"No, it's not."

"Uncle really misunderstood me."

"They are them, and you are you. To me, the meanings are different."

"I didn't mean to disregard their lives. I just couldn't bear to leave you."

"If the past happened over again and I were given another chance to choose, I would be a good person and a loyal minister for you."

"I don't want any of the power, wealth, or status I have in the government."

"I just want you to be safe and sound..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw his uncle's figure disappearing, and he reached out in a hurry to grab his uncle's wrist, but missed.

He was frightened and tried desperately to keep her.

"Uncle, please don't go... Please, don't leave me..."

Dreams are ever-changing.

His uncle had gone away, but Gu Mengzhen's grief had not yet subsided when other scenes appeared before his eyes.

Zhong Jian bowed.

"I am willing to follow you, to achieve great things, to serve you as my Lord, and to be unwavering in my devotion."

Yan Yumo is very humble.

"I have long heard that Brother Gu's talent and virtue are highly respected by all. I, the prince, have the foolish thought of accepting Brother Gu as a retainer. What are your thoughts?"

Fang Zhixuan expressed his stance sincerely.

"Even if I die, I will stay by your side."

Ning Fengzhe looked intently at the person sitting on the dragon throne.

"My filial piety, for which I would sacrifice my life, cannot warm the heart of my father even a little bit."

Ningyun Creek Cave is like watching fire, without any branches or vines.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that may solve our urgent needs."