It turned out that twenty years ago, Qin Xuan's father, Qin Antai, received a mission that he had to complete.
This mission could not be known by anyone, including his family, and at the same time, it could not arouse the suspicion of others during its execution.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Qin Antai chose to fake his and his wife's deaths.
Coincidentally, at this time, he learned of Qin Anbang's plan against him.
So, he went along with the plan, using the staged fake death arranged by Qin Anbang to disappear.
This conveniently resolved the family matters while concealing the fact that he was carrying out his mission.
As for the two lifelike corpses, they were naturally crafted by a powerful individual who often dealt with corpses.
Let alone from across the coffin.
Even if Qin Antai himself lay there for them to compare, they might not have been able to distinguish the real from the fake!
"So, has Big Brother's mission been completed now?"
After listening to his father's explanation, Qin Anning asked Qin Shoujiang with anticipation.
She hadn't seen her doting elder brother for a very, very long time.
If she could, she truly wished she could burrow into his embrace right now.
Unfortunately, Qin Shoujiang did not give a definitive answer to her hopeful gaze.
He shook his head, sighed softly, and said to his children with great regret, "Not yet."
"If it weren't for Xuan'er needing me to provide a reasonable explanation, I probably wouldn't have spoken of this matter in my entire life."
Saying this, Qin Shoujiang looked at Qin Xuan with a wry smile.
"Forgive your second uncle this once."
"Although he did harbor murderous intent, his plan ultimately failed."
"He has suffered immense torment over the years, which can be considered punishment for his past actions."
"What about the poison he administered to you?"
Qin Xuan did not agree or refuse Qin Shoujiang's request.
Instead, he countered Qin Shoujiang by bringing up the matter of Qin Anbang poisoning him.
Qin Shoujiang was stunned and speechless for a long time.
Only when his eyes felt slightly dry did he say to Qin Xuan with a wry smile, "Let it go."
"He is my child after all, how could I be so heartless?"
"Heh, stop putting on such a show!"
Before Qin Xuan could respond to Qin Shoujiang's words, Qin Anbang suddenly roared as if he had gone mad.
Seeing this, Qin Hu quickly reached out to restrain him, but was pushed away by his almost deranged father.
"In your eyes, is Big Brother the only real child?"
"No matter what,"
"Big Brother is always right, and we are always wrong."
"Even if the suggestions Big Brother made to you were conceived by my third sister and me, you would still nod silently and attribute the credit to Big Brother."
"Then what are we in your eyes?"
"Aren't we just two dispensable failures!"
"Qin Anbang, that's enough!"
Hearing Qin Anbang dragging her into it as well, Qin Anrong quickly reprimanded him sternly.
But at this moment, how could Qin Anbang listen to her?
He snorted coldly and continued to chatter, "Am I wrong?"
"Take that Lin Island incident as an example."
"Both of us advised Father to have the Qin family evacuate Lin Island in advance, but he just wouldn't listen."
"It wasn't until we told Big Brother about it later that Father heeded Big Brother's advice and evacuated the clansmen from Lin Island."
"Saving the clansmen on Lin Island from suffering."
"Afterward, did Father only reward Big Brother and not us?"
"Even the credit for that evacuation was entirely attributed to Big Brother!"
"And the Jiangcheng incident, the Tang family incident!"
"Which time wasn't it that you and I first thought of the solution, Father ignored it, and only adopted it when Big Brother proposed it?"
"And he still has the nerve to say he cares about us?!"
"You!"
"Enough..."
Hearing Qin Anbang's incessant complaints, Qin Anrong wanted to argue with him.
But before she could speak, she was interrupted by Qin Shoujiang's apologetic voice.
Qin Shoujiang first looked at his somewhat hysterical son, then at his cold and aloof daughter who no one dared to approach.
A hint of regret flickered in his eyes.
"These matters are indeed all my fault. I apologize to you both here, okay?"
"This is all Dad's fault, it's Dad's fault for not taking adequate care of your feelings."
"Dad, you..."
Seeing her father's tearful eyes, Qin Anrong's usually cold expression finally softened.
She didn't know why her father would suddenly say such things, but the belated apology had finally arrived.
For her, this was enough.
On the contrary, Qin Anbang's expression became somewhat confused, even flustered, after seeing Qin Shoujiang's reaction.
Because in his heart, Qin Shoujiang had always been strong and overbearing.
If he had said what he just said before, he would have only received a scolding and severe punishment, nothing else.
But now, it was different.
Qin Shoujiang had actually apologized to him and his sister for the issues he had just raised!
Could this be some earth-shattering conspiracy targeting him?
But even if it was a conspiracy, what did he want from him?
Just as Qin Anbang looked at Qin Shoujiang suspiciously, intending to retort further, Qin Shoujiang took a deep breath and spoke again.
And after hearing what Qin Shoujiang said next, Qin Anbang felt his whole being was not well.
"Actually, things are not as you think."
"I admit that my attitude towards Antai was different from my attitude towards you, but there is a reason for that."
"Besides his exceptional innate talent and strong cultivation aptitude, the greater reason is that he dared to express himself."
"Even if his suggestions were rejected by me, he would stick to his opinions and try to persuade me."
"But you two could not."
"Take the Lin Island incident you mentioned as an example."
"You only told me that withdrawing the clansmen was the best solution, but you couldn't provide any concrete theoretical basis."
"But what about Antai?"
"He not only analyzed the situation on Lin Island for me but also provided a comprehensive interpretation of the development of Lin Island's situation and climate changes for the next month."
"This allowed me to make the decision to retreat decisively after understanding the full picture of the incident, avoiding unnecessary casualties among the clansmen due to climate, ambushes, and other reasons."
"As for the Jiangcheng and Tang family incidents you mentioned later, they were similar situations."
"It wasn't that your elder brother plagiarized your opinions, but rather that he himself had already done sufficient research and preparation."
"Even if you hadn't offered those suggestions, he would have made the same recommendations."
"Of course, my personal misuse of educational methods also contributed to your misunderstanding..."
"I hoped that after being rejected by me, you would analyze the underlying reasons for everything with your minds and data, just like your elder brother."
"Instead of backing down after being reprimanded by me."
"I hoped that one day you would be able to refute me thoroughly with your own analysis, rather than simply saying a few words and being done with it."
"But clearly, I was wrong."
"Not everyone can consider everything as thoroughly as your elder brother. At the same time, not everyone can ignore my bad temper like your elder brother."
"So, in the final analysis, the origin of all mistakes lies with me."
"It was I who did not treat you differently based on each of your personalities."
"This led to your growing misunderstanding of me and Antai."
"This is all my fault."