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Chapter 1381: Side Story: Qi Xiuyuan (13)

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Qi Xiuyuan had never given up on revenge, but other than Madam Wu, there was also his biological father. No matter what motives a son had for harming his father, it was unacceptable to the world.

Although Qi Xiuyuan had never thought of killing Qi Feng, he had long planned to make things difficult for him. At the very least, he wanted him to pay the price for killing his mother.

Qi Xiuyuan was unlucky, but he was also lucky. He had never enjoyed fatherly love, so his feelings for Qi Feng were not deep. Having witnessed his mother’s death before the concept of right and wrong was formed, he was filled with hatred for his father.

Although this made him feel terrible, because he didn’t have much feelings for Qi Feng, he didn’t feel conflicted when he thought about taking revenge for his mother. He mostly felt sad and angry for his mother.

He thought that it would take a long time for him to take revenge because that was his father, his father who stood on the moral high ground. He had to step on a tightrope if he wanted to resist, let alone take revenge.

However, Qi Feng died much faster than he had expected. Qi Xiuyuan admitted that he had planned this.

When his younger brother brought Yuan Hui back, Qi Xiuyuan’s first thought was that this was a demon monk. He would either kill him or lock him up. He didn’t believe in fate, not to mention fate that was predicted this way.

If there was really retribution in this world, why didn’t his mother have a good ending? Why was Qi Feng living so well?

However, when Yuan Hui was locked up in the residence, he could always predict things in advance. It was undeniable that Qi Xiuyuan was slightly convinced, but the real reason why he wanted to conquer the world was because Emperor Jingyan sold him to Great Jin.

Qi Xiuyuan did not like Emperor Jingyan very much. Qi Xiuyuan was quite diligent and he had never gone overboard. If Emperor Jingyan could not tolerate him even now, how could they get along in the future?

Was he going to be like General Yuan, fighting against Great Jin while battling wits against the Emperor?

Moreover, considering his brother Haoran was even more outstanding than him, in five years, the two brothers of the Qi Family would become a thorn in Emperor Jingyan’s side.

At the thought of this, Qi Xiuyuan instantly made up his mind to rebel. In Zijin’s words, it was “conform to the mandate of heaven”.

Actually, he simply did not want to be threatened by Emperor Jingyan. He wanted the world to develop according to his plan.

Hence, he was prepared to rebel.

However, rebelling was not something that could be done just because one wanted to. Other than soldiers, they also needed weapons, rations, money, and talents. Without seven to eight years of preparation, one wouldn’t have the cheek to claim they were rebelling.

Qi Xiuyuan felt that it would be good enough if he could occupy half of the territory in his lifetime. After all, the situation at that time was complicated. There were the Forbidden Troops controlled by Emperor Jingyan in Great Zhou, as well as the armies of various generals, especially the loyal General Yuan. In addition, there were also Great Jin and West Xia eyeing the country covetously from outside.

Qi Xiuyuan felt that there was still a long way to go. He would probably have to wait for his son or grandson to pacify the country and become the Emperor.

No one expected the opportunity to come so quickly and so aggressively.

It was unknown what the Second Prince had done to stage a rebellion.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Furthermore, because West Xia was attacking Great Zhou at the time, Haoran controlled an army to resist the West Xia soldiers. Reason was on their side!

Without thinking, Qi Xiuyuan asked Ah Ling to escape with Li Jinghua and the two children, to prevent them from falling into the Second Prince’s hands as hostages.

He admitted that he had deliberately ignored Qi Feng.

Everyone knew that a man could remarry or have another son, but he only had one father. Therefore, parents were the best choice for hostages. Moreover, if a man sacrificed his wife and children while staging a siege, it could be said that it was done for righteousness. The world might even pity and praise him for his righteousness.

However, if he disregarded his parents, even if there was a saying that it’s hard to be a loyal subject and a filial son at the same time, he would still be despised. However, he did so self-righteously.

When he led the army south, he thought that if Qi Feng died, the debt would be written off. If Qi Feng did not die, he’d still have a way to make him repent for the rest of his life for what he did to his mother.

Qi Xiuyuan rushed to Lin’an City with such complicated thoughts. When he saw Qi Feng being dragged up the city tower, he realized that he actually felt indifferent. If not for General Yuan standing at the side, he might really have watched Qi Feng being tortured expressionlessly.

Qi Xiuyuan would not let Qi Feng become his weakness, nor would he let himself be labelled unfilial. Therefore, he asked Bai Li to bring people into the city to save him. Of course, their main goal was actually to save General Yuan’s family.

Qi Xiuyuan asked Bai Li to focus on protecting the Yuan family, but also to save the Qi family. Other than Qi Feng, he didn’t mind sacrificing others if it weren’t possible to bring them out.

However, he did not expect that while Madam Wu and the others turned out fine, Qi Feng ended up dying.

Even Old Madam Yuan, who was older than Qi Feng, was fine. Qi Xiuyuan could guess some of the reasons, so he was very tolerant of him when he went to see him. After all, this person was killed because of him.

When Qi Feng found out that Qi Xiuyuan intended to rebel, he was angry and hateful. He asked, “Do you still treat me as your father?” ᴛʜs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛʀ s ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛ ʙʏ novel⚑fire.net

Qi Xiuyuan, who clearly wanted to rebel, had made arrangements for his wife, children, sister-in-law, and nephews to leave, while abandoning his father. Wasn’t he clearly using him as a shield?

However, Qi Xiuyuan asked fiercely, “Then did you treat Fourth Brother and me as your sons? You’ve only ever thought of Fourth Brother and I as a disgrace and never even bothered to look at us. Now, you’re asking me if I treat you as a father?”

“The father sets the example for the son,” Qi Feng muttered. “You owe your life to me…”

“But you gave birth to me and didn’t raise me. Is that what a father should do? If the father isn’t loving, how can you blame the son for being unfilial? I admit that I’ve done you wrong, so I’ll fulfill your dying wish and take care of Second Brother and Third Brother. What about you, Father? Don’t you feel guilty towards Mother? This marriage was a scheme planned by you. You managed to save yourself and your family with this, but you thought of Fourth Brother and me as a humiliation and made my mother suffer grievances until she died. Do you feel guilty?”

Qi Feng did not say anything. Zhu Wan’s voice and smile appeared in front of him.

Qi Xiuyuan bent down and whispered into his ear, “Father, if you didn’t die, I would have gotten justice for Mother in the future. Back then, when you and Madam Wu forced Mother to death, I watched from the window.”

Qi Xiuyuan straightened up and looked down at him emotionlessly. “Just like how I watched Mother pass away back then, I’ll watch as you die.”

Qi Feng felt a chill in his heart and started to regret it. He should not have neglected Qi Xiuyuan so much back then. Otherwise, if he were to nurture him as a weak scholar, wouldn’t he be in his control for the rest of his life?

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he looked up and saw the coldness in his son’s eyes. His expression immediately changed drastically. He reached out and grabbed his collar, asking with widened eyes, “Then how are you going to treat Madam Wu? How are you going to treat your second and third brothers?”

Qi Feng said agitatedly, “Madam Wu is your stepmother, and Shaosheng and Shaotai are your younger brothers. You can’t, you can’t…”

Qi Xiuyuan held his father’s hand and chuckled. “Father, don’t worry. Since you’re dying because of me, I promised you that I would take care of my two younger brothers. Naturally, I will fulfill my promise. As for Madam Wu…” He wiped the smile off his face and said softly, “She’s not worthy of being my stepmother. She’s just a concubine. Don’t worry, I won’t treat her badly either. Similarly, she has to return everything she owes me and Fourth Brother.”

Qi Feng’s eyes widened, and his body trembled violently. Then, he fell heavily onto the bed, unable to rest in peace.

Qi Xiuyuan reached out and pulled the corner of his shirt out of his hand. Then, he slowly closed his eyes and said softly, “Back then, Mother was just like you. When she died, her eyes were open and filled with worry. I know that’s because she was worried about Fourth Brother and me. I was only five years old, and Fourth Brother was even younger. She was worried about how we would end up after she died. Mother didn’t want to die, but she had no choice. Father, do you understand that feeling now?”

He said softly, “Don’t worry, since I promised to take care of Madam Wu, Second Brother, and Third Brother, I’ll definitely keep my word.”