HLnovel Chapter 317 Sorting Out
Chapter 317 Sorting Out
Nangong Yunyi rushed in and saw Gong Yi Mochen and Li Xin. Before they could say a word, he felt a huge invisible impact that almost made him lose his balance.
Nangong Yunyi seemed to realize something. He steadied his body and rushed into the inner room.
Before Mo Chen and Li Xin could be surprised, they saw Nangong Yunyi running hurriedly towards the inner room. They stood up, looked at each other, and hurried to catch up with Nangong Yunyi.
"Grandma!"
"Grand Ancestor!"
The closer they got to the inner room, the more shrill crying sounds they could hear. There was more than one person crying, and all the people who were busy entertaining people along the way, who looked like servants, were kneeling on the ground facing the inner room and crying.
Seeing this situation, Mo Chen and Li Xin became even more worried about Rong Yue. When they hurried into the inner room, they saw that everyone in the room was kneeling and crying facing the main seat.
Rongyue sat calmly in the main seat without any expression. She was holding an elderly woman in her arms. Although her face could not be seen clearly, it seemed that she had passed away.
Mo Chen and Li Xin both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Rong Yue was fine. They just stood at the door and didn't get close to these people. They observed these people and what was happening.
Nangong Yunyi knelt in front of the elderly woman who had passed away, tears streaming down his face.
"Grandma..." Nangong Yunyi stroked the old woman's face with trembling hands.
Nangong Rongyue came back to her senses. Just now, all of the spiritual power of the Great Ancestor had been poured into her body. She had never felt such a warm current surrounding her from head to toe. When she absorbed other spiritual powers, she had clearly felt an uncomfortable burning sensation, but the spiritual power of Nangong Junyan and the Great Ancestor was indeed gentle and comfortable. She felt the instantaneous changes in her body. The numbness and coldness in her right hand and right arm were gone, as if she could use strength. The colors in front of her eyes were clearer and more brilliant, and her lower abdomen was warm and comfortable. All these changes made her feel comfortable and at ease.
Rongyue looked at Nangong Yunyi. He had completely lost his usual calm and composed demeanor.
"I'm sorry for not letting you see her for the last time." Rongyue looked at Nangong Yunyi.
Nangong Yunyi looked up at Rongyue and said nothing.
"Your great-grandmother asked me to take good care of you, and I will." Rongyue reached out and stroked Nangong Yunyi's face, her fingers brushing over Nangong Yunyi's tears. She could understand Nangong Yunyi's feelings because she had felt the same pain today.
Nangong Yunyi looked at Nangong Rongyue in a daze.
Rongyue withdrew her hand and handed the person in her arms to Nangong Yunyi.
"I'll leave the other things to you first. When you're done, we'll get to know each other one by one." Rongyue stood up and glanced at the people kneeling on the ground.
The people kneeling on the ground looked at Rongyue and quickly lowered their heads and nodded.
Rongyue calmly walked over to Mo Chen and Li Xin and said, "Let's go."
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Rongyue family.
"So, you just accepted it without even discussing it with us?! Do you understand the price she mentioned? What exactly is the price?! What if it costs you your life?"
After hearing everything that happened to Rongyue in the past half month after she escaped from the fire, Li Xin frowned and looked at Rongyue questioningly.
"They saved me and need me to inherit everything from the Nangong family, so they must cherish my life more than I do myself." Rongyue looked up at Li Xin.
Li Xin looked at Rongyue, shook his head and sighed, "I don't understand! Why are you doing this! You obviously have us, isn't having me and Mo Chen enough for what you want to do? Why are you going to sacrifice yourself!"
"This is a matter between Xia Xiluo and me! It has nothing to do with you."
"It has nothing to do with us? Nangong Rongyue! You have nothing to do with us, right?" Li Xin was a little angry.
Rongyue looked at Li Xin's somewhat disappointed and hurt eyes, she sighed softly, stood up and walked towards Li Xin.
"That's not my intention... I just don't want to implicate more people... Can't you see how extreme their actions are? They're willing to disregard the lives of so many people just to take my life. I've even implicated Yuyan once..."
"Right... We all know what would have happened to Yuyan if you hadn't fought so hard to protect her. They should have known the consequences the moment they dragged my Li family into this. Now you're asking me to hide. Who do you think I am?"
"Of course you are the ones I value the most! You are the only ones around me! If... anything happens to any of you again..." Rongyue choked and took a few deep breaths to adjust her mood.
Li Xin looked at Rongyue's slightly red eyes and his heart softened all of a sudden.
"I'm just worried about you... There are so many things you don't understand... We're also afraid... We're afraid we can't help you... We're too unfamiliar with the Nangong family..." Li Xin held Rongyue's shoulders with both hands. "I'm afraid you'll make an irreversible decision in an impulsive manner... And hurt yourself..."
"If I can't personally avenge my loved ones, I will suffer for the rest of my life... I'll never forget the feeling of the fire burning Gong Di that moment I burned myself. I can't forget to think about my parents and my grandmother in the fire. I even hope that they are already dead before the fire reaches them, so that they won't have to endure the pain of the fire..."
"How could I let Xia Xiluo go... How could I pass my hatred on to someone else!"
Mo Chen looked at Li Xin and Rong Yue. Although he remained silent, he could understand Rong Yue because he had also been suffering from the torment of not being able to find Rong Yue and not knowing whether she was injured or dead or in danger in the past two weeks. He had never hated someone so much, he hated him so much that he wanted to cut Xia Xiluo into pieces immediately.
Fortunately, on the day Mo Chen visited Nangong Junyan, he saw a line of very cryptic small words on Nangong Junyan's critical illness notice: "Rongyue is fine, don't move."
Mo Chen had finally calmed down and waited for so long. Otherwise, he would have taken action without considering the consequences. Now that he thought about it, that line of words should have been left for him by Nangong Yunyi.
"Okay... don't cry... I won't talk about you anymore..." Li Xin stroked Rongyue's head. "So many things have happened recently... I'm so worried about you... I'm also a little anxious..."
Li Xin sighed and hugged Rongyue, "Okay...you can cry if you want...don't hold it in...just don't cry for too long..."
Mo Chen stood up and walked over to the two of them. "Alright, let her do whatever she wants. I told you that as long as she doesn't do anything to hurt herself, I'll let her do what she wants. I believe that with us here, we can cover her for whatever she wants. As for the Nangong family, after so many twists and turns, it was finally handed over to Rongyue. Maybe this is Rongyue's fate. I didn't believe in fate before, but since I had Rongyue, I have to believe in it."
Mo Chen smiled and stroked Rongyue, looking at Li Xin. "Besides, did you carefully observe the people in the inner room that day? They all seemed to be quite prominent."
Li Xin looked at Mo Chen. He had naturally observed those people that day. He could tell whether they had military or political identities just by looking at their clothes.
7 days later, at the Nangong family's old house.
Rongyue arranged Nangong Junyan's funeral, and at the same time Nangong Yunyi also arranged the affairs of the Nangong family.
When Rongyue and Mo Chen arrived at the inner room of the Nangong family's old house, no one was sitting except the main seat. Nangong Yunyi and everyone they met in the inner room that day were there.
As soon as Rongyue appeared, everyone who was sitting in the room stood up and looked at Rongyue with complicated expressions.
Rongyue took a deep breath secretly and felt Mo Chen holding her hand tightly. She looked up at the smiling Mo Chen, then walked towards the main seat.
"Please sit down." Rongyue looked at everyone and sat down with Mo Chen.
"Nangong Yunyi should have told you about my situation. Now let me get to know you." Rongyue looked calmly at the elders sitting in front of her, both men and women, who were obviously much older than her. She glanced at the young people behind them.
Nangong Yunyi looked at everyone and then at Nangong Rongyue, then introduced the names of the heads of each family and the names of the eldest sons and daughters to Rongyue one by one. The most important thing was that each family had a different identity. The six families were in charge of six different fields: military, politics, art, commerce, medicine, and agriculture, and they cooperated with each other and shared what they had.
Rongyue memorized the identities and names of the six people in charge, thanks to the training she received when she was Mo Chen's secretary.
Mo Chen carefully observed the people opposite him. He could basically tell their identities and status from their clothes, especially the military officers, whose ranks could be clearly seen. Their status was not the highest but not low either.
Ever since Mo Chen sat down, the main merchant family, especially, had been looking at Mo Chen, because they naturally knew the position of the Gong Yi family in the business world.
"In order to hide their identities, everyone changed their surnames, so they all had the surname Nan instead of Nangong."
"As for me... in order to make it easier to find the Nangong family, I didn't change my surname."
Rongyue nodded in understanding.
"I have a rough idea of who you are. Do you have any questions for me now? Since we are a family now, we need to understand each other. I still rely on you for many things."
"Don't say that. The Nangong family has always supported and relied on each other, which is why it has survived to this day. Since the Grand Ancestor has instructed you to take over the Nangong family, she must have her reasons. Whatever decision you make, we will definitely cooperate with you."
The person who spoke was Nan Zhixun, who Nangong Yunyi had just introduced as a man from a political family, older and more steady.
Rongyue smiled at Nan Zhixun.
"Ms. Rongyue is a painter? Does that mean she knows a lot about business management?"
Rongyue turned to the person who was speaking, a middle-aged woman whose temperament was a bit like Qin Yuejun. Seeing Rongyue looking at her, she smiled a little uncomfortably and her tone became much more respectful. Rongyue remembered her name, Nan Siyan, and she was the head of a company.
"...Oh, so this company was single-handedly run by the great ancestor... I heard from Yun Yi that you are an artist... So you don't know much about business management? But... it doesn't matter... We are here..."
"What is the main type of business of the Nangong family?" Rongyue asked calmly.
“…There are…a lot of these…” the woman began.
"The Nangong family's businesses include finance, medical care, art auctions, etc., but Great Grandma does not allow people from the Nangong family to interfere in her businesses, because the profits of these businesses are all used for Nangong family expenses." Nangong Yunyi interrupted the woman.
Nan Siyan smiled awkwardly and glanced at Nangong Yunyi, "I don't mean anything else, I just mean that Rongyue is not familiar with it yet, and it just so happens that our family can help..."
Mo Chen looked at Nan Siyan's expression. He remained calm on the surface but smiled in his heart. This woman's ambition was written all over her face. He had seen too many people like her.
"Thank you for your kindness, I can handle it myself." Rongyue smiled and calmly rejected Nan Siyan.
Nan Siyan looked at Rongyue's indifferent attitude and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Are you an artist? Do you specialize in oil painting? I also like oil painting and am learning it. Can I ask you for advice?"
A young and childish voice broke the awkwardness.
"Mu Chen! Don't be rude!" A gentle voice with a hint of harshness stopped the girl.
Rongyue looked at the family who were talking, and at first glance, this family was engaged in art. From the elders in the family to the children sitting in the back, everyone had extraordinary looks and excellent temperament.
Nan Muchen was silenced by her mother. She smiled at her mother and then looked at Rongyue with a smile in her eyes.
Rongyue looked at Nan Muchen. This girl looked like a college student, young and beautiful. Rongyue smiled and said, "We can talk about it when we have time."
"Okay! Then when Sister Rongyue is free, I will come to see you!" Nan Muchen responded quickly.
"Mu Chen, don't forget to bring Shi Tong with you! She also likes art." Nan Siyan looked at Nan Muchen with a smile.
"Sister Shitong? Didn't she study business administration? When did she like art?" Nan Muchen looked at Nan Siyan with a puzzled look.
"Girls of your age are always changing!" Nan Siyan replied to Nan Muchen with a smile and turned back to look at Nan Shitong, "Shitong, isn't it?"
Rongyue looked at the girl sitting behind Nan Siyan. She was about the same age as Nan Muchen, but her dress was that of a socialite, which was in stark contrast to Nan Muchen's temperament.
Nan Shitong frowned, looked at Nan Muchen, then looked at Nan Siyan, lowered her head and nodded.
"I think Rongyue is about the same age as these children in the family, so she can definitely get along well with them. The Nangong family will rely on these children in the future. Rongyue, you should take care of them more. Spend more time with them and you will be able to integrate into the Nangong family faster." Nan Siyan looked at Rongyue with a smile.
Rongyue looked at Nan Siyan and smiled. Although there was nothing obviously offensive in what Nan Siyan said, her words and actions not only pointed out that she was an outsider but also put her together with the younger generations, making it clear that she did not approve of her.
"Since I took over the Nangong family from the ancestor, I naturally have responsibilities to each of you. Taking care of everyone in the Nangong family is what I promised the ancestor to do. In my eyes, you are all members of the Nangong family. There is no distinction between big and small. You can come to me if you have any problems. It is my duty to help you in any way I can. If you have nothing to do, just go about your own business and don't disturb each other. I didn't know whether the ancestor had set any rules for you. If there are any, Yunyi can tell me about them later. I will keep the ones I think are reasonable, and change the ones I don't like. After all, the person in charge has changed, and the rules should change accordingly." Rongyue turned to look at Nangong Yunyi.
Mo Chen turned to look at Rongyue. Although Rongyue spoke slowly, her eyes were particularly firm and sharp. He had never seen this side of Rongyue before. Ever since the day she signed her father's death consent form in tears in the hospital, she had never cried like that again. She became unusually calm. Although she was no different from usual when she was with him and Li Xin, Mo Chen inexplicably felt that Rongyue had changed.
Rongyue's eyes fearlessly swept over everyone. Seeing them go from surprise to fear and then lower their heads in silence after their eyes met hers, she felt much better.
"Do you have anything else to communicate?" Rongyue looked around at the people opposite again, his eyes fixed on Nan Siyan's face.