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When the two returned to the mansion, Che Mingde immediately felt that the atmosphere in the mansion seemed slightly different, and every servant seemed to be more vigilant.
Sure enough, he met Liang Duofu soon. When he saw that he was back, he immediately came up to him with a smile on his face and said, "Miss Yun, Mr. Che, the master is back."
Che Mingde heard that Liang Changmao was back and knew that the old man would see him soon. As expected, he had just returned to his yard when Duofu came to deliver the message.
Che Mingde immediately ran to Liang Changmao's side, and Mr. Taiwei also lived in a small courtyard alone, and there was no one else here, not even Liang Baiyun as he imagined.
Che Mingde met Liang Changmao in the study. Lieutenant Liang had set up a small wine table next to the desk with several side dishes and a small jar of wine. There was no one else around.
Seeing Che Mingde coming, Liang Changmao immediately asked him to sit down and said with a smile: "I heard that you went to Princess Kang's place and haven't eaten yet, so I specially asked the kitchen to prepare two side dishes and some wine for us, old and young. Let’s have a drink together.”
"Okay." Che Mingde sat down without being polite, and then took the initiative to pour wine.
"I said, how are you and Baiyun getting along during my absence these days?" Liang Changmao looked at Che Mingde and asked seemingly casually.
"Fortunately, Miss Baiyun is a talented and knowledgeable person." Che Mingde replied matter-of-factly.
Liang Changmao frowned slightly after hearing this and said, "Mingde, are you still not satisfied with my granddaughter?"
"I just don't want to steal someone's love." Che Mingde said seemingly politely.
Liang Changmao narrowed his eyes and stared at Che Mingde and said: "You little naughty boy, I don't think I can see it. You are deliberately looking for excuses, but my stupid granddaughter even took the initiative to give them to you. I don't believe it, you can't see it." Come out, that Zhou Xiaoyi is a shield she deliberately found. She just doesn’t like my arrangement. I believe that the longer I stay in contact with you, she will know that you are good. And although my granddaughter is sometimes naughty, she is I am still very measured in matters of right and wrong. If I really become your wife, I will definitely think about you."
"Lord Taiwei..."
"Hey! I don't like hearing you call me Taiwei." Liang Changmao shook his head directly.
Che Mingde smiled bitterly in his heart. I am afraid that this person knew that his granddaughter was being naughty, so he took advantage of it and tried to force her.
"Grandpa Liang, you can't force your feelings. Although your parents have ordered a matchmaker, you can..."
"Do you have a sweetheart? If it's that little auntie Wanxia, I'll make the decision to make her your concubine when the time comes, and I'll guarantee that Baiyun won't bully that little girl." Liang Changmao was very happy.
"Grandpa Liang, I...I am currently focused on the imperial examination and marriage..."
"Okay, there's still one month left. Don't worry about the scientific examination. If that girl does anything to disrupt your scientific examination, I will break his legs." Liang Changmao said.
Che Mingde saw that he had no choice but to do anything. The most important thing was that this matter was tacitly approved by his father. It was related to his father's future. He just tried it and it seemed that there was no chance at all. Unless it caused a conflict between the two families, he would have to take the overall situation into consideration. .
Che Mingde didn't hate Liang Baiyun, as Liang Changmao said, she was measured, and even if she tried to scheme, she would not give him face in front of her. But for Che Mingde, once she made her choice, it was like two foreigners. A life that I yearn for more is far away from me.
Seeing that Che Mingde was silent, Liang Changmao also sighed and said, "You kid, do you think I am deliberately making things difficult for you?"
"Don't you dare?" Che Mingde immediately shook his head and said.
"You dare just because I have a high position and you have to compromise. I have been with you for so long. I have watched how you do things and how you grow. I can also guess some of what you do. Mingde, I want Treat you as one of my own, or I may say more directly: "None of my students or my three sons have that kind of talent. Your father is someone I think highly of, and His Majesty also values him very much." "Thank you, I plan to train someone to be my successor, but do you know that there are risks in taking over?" Liang Changmao suddenly changed his tone.
Grandpa Liang is referring to the fact that His Majesty deliberately lifted His Highness Ninth Prince up." Che Mingde also understood immediately.
Liang Changmao smiled bitterly and said: "Strictly speaking, your father and I are both members of Your Majesty's party and are loyal to His Majesty. Your Majesty and I are about the same age, we are just a few years older. Whatever your Majesty's thoughts and what he wants to do, I It is also clear that although His Majesty is getting older now, he is far from aging. In the early years, for the sake of the throne, the prince was established early, but now the prince is in his twenties, and there is nothing yet. But what about in a few years? What about ten years from now?”
"Your Majesty's control over Jingguo is not like this, right?" Che Mingde seemed suspicious.
"Before His Majesty carried His Highness the Ninth Prince, the old Taishi passed away. After his death, and after his death, the person who succeeded him was the Prince's teacher. Your Majesty has seen that the Prince's influence is gradually increasing. After all, there are many young people who are more and more interested. I am willing to be around the prince, firstly, for the future, and secondly, like me and the old master, we all made friends with him when he was still a prince. This is a very special relationship. I think you can think about it a little bit. I understand." Liang Changmao sighed bitterly.
"Grandpa Liang means that His Majesty relies on you to control Jingguo."
"It's a pity that most of us are already in our fifties or sixties. How many more years can we live, and even if we live, how much experience will we have? Your Majesty is still ambitious to rule the world, but in the past two years, Jingguo has pacified Mingguo, but Kun The country has also recovered from what happened in the past two years. Now that King Ding is really capable. Especially after the queen comes back, the entire Kun country seems to have changed differently. The Bai country has also been stable for many years. There are several shortcomings in the Bai country. He has also fallen into a kind of balance. It is not that easy to destroy the two countries easily. In fact, His Majesty also knows that the possibility of him being able to do it is very slim. At present, the three countries are actually looking at the quality of the next generation of kings." Liang Changmao was very happy. It's helpless.
"Grandpa Liang, your current situation is not very good. Look at the scenery, but if the prince ascends the throne in the future and wants to eradicate all threats, won't you become a thorn in your side?" Che Mingde saw Liang Changmao taking the initiative to tell him this. , and no longer shy away from it.
Liang Changmao smiled and said: "Those who don't understand can only think that His Majesty is partial to His Highness Ninth Prince. Those who understand better know that Your Majesty is recruiting someone to guard against the Crown Prince, but I know that His Majesty really moved to replace the Crown Prince. thoughts."
"What? How is this possible? The prince has made no mistakes and has always been quite progressive. He is not a mediocre person." Che Mingde was really surprised this time, but he soon realized that if Didn't Liang Changmao make sacrifices for His Majesty after seeing this?
This chapter has been completed!