Hua Nuan rolled his eyes, and his face instantly returned to calm, and he said, "I heard that the Crown Prince was promoted to a fearless knight last year. Do you still need a bodyguard with such a low level of cultivation like me?"
"A knight cannot bully the weak. If someone with level 3 combat power deliberately offends me, do you want me to take action? At that time, you can fight on my behalf." Ding Kui told Hua Nuan seriously, "Also
Yes, you should change your name and call me Lao La."
"You, sir, are you really a fearless knight?" Hua Nuan seemed to be particularly interested in Ding Kui's affairs.
Ding Kui smiled slightly, his fighting spirit armor appeared on his body, and he answered Hua Nuan's question with his actions.
"Okay, I will be your bodyguard, but I have to go back to my home tonight."
Generally, people who work in nursing homes or as bodyguards live in their employer's home. There are also a few people who live in their own homes, such as those who have a family or someone who needs care at home. It is not strange for Hua Nuan to make this request.
"No problem. If it's inconvenient for your family, you can all move to my place. There is plenty of open space in the Marquis Mansion." Ding Kui had an inexplicable fondness for this short knight with big eyes.
"Uh, no need, my house is quite convenient." Hua Nuan shook his head quickly.
Look, he does have the demeanor of a knight, but his behavior is a bit girly. Well, at least this way he can be more polite.
Ding Kui was short of people around him, so he wanted to recruit more people. Hua Nuan generally met the requirements.
He Laizi prepared the carriage and gifts and came to the front door. When he saw Ding Kui chatting with a stranger, he walked up to Ding Kui and said, "Master, everything is ready. I will send you there."
"Can you drive?" Ding Kui asked Hua Nuan.
Hua Nuan nodded.
"Do you know where Duke Wei's mansion is?"
Hua Nuan nodded again.
Ding Kui turned to He Laizi and said, "You don't have to go. He is a new guard. Just ask him to come with me. There are many things at home that I need you to take care of."
He Laizi looked at Hua Nuan carefully and said hesitantly: "Can he do it?"
"Haha, it's okay. I'm the emperor's consort now. There won't be any problems in the capital in broad daylight. I can come and go freely on the battlefield by myself, not to mention I have a bodyguard." Ding Kui hinted to He Laizi that even if Hua Nuan
If there is a problem, it cannot cause harm to him.
Hua Nuan's neck turned slightly red when he heard "The Prince Consort" next to him, but his face didn't change at all.
In the end, He Zizi couldn't defeat Ding Kui, so he asked Hua Nuan to drive Ding Kui in a carriage to the Duke Wei's Mansion.
On the way, Ding Kui asked around about Hua Nuan's family background, but Hua Nuan answered Ding Kui sentence by sentence, revealing very simple information.
Hua Nuan's parents often went overseas to do business, leaving only his grandmother at home who needed his care. When his grandmother heard that the Huguohou Mansion was recruiting people, she asked him to try his luck. Working in the Ding Mansion not only gave him a good income but also
If you have the opportunity to receive guidance from an expert, you can make further progress in your fighting spirit cultivation.
"Do you have any specialties at home that your father-in-law and your father-in-law brought back from overseas? I rarely see overseas things. If you do, can you open my eyes?" Ding Kui further probed.
"Yes, but all the valuable ones have been sold, and the rest are worthless. Master, aren't you afraid that the princess will be unhappy if you go to Duke Wei's mansion now?" Hua Nuan suddenly asked Ding Kui.
"Ah? Why is she unhappy? It is reasonable for me to go to see the elders. Besides, Duke Wei and Commander Long are also going to attend the engagement ceremony. Wouldn't she be unhappy when they see her? You are quite well informed, and you know
My relationship with the Long family." Ding Kui was stunned for a moment, and then realized what Hua Nuan was talking about.
"You were granted a marriage, and the news spread throughout the country. Who in this town is not talking about you?"
Hua Nuan had a shy expression on his face when he said this, and Ding Kui couldn't see his front in the carriage.
"I don't know what kind of person the eldest princess is. It's hard to say whether she will be unreasonable or not." Ding Kui said subconsciously.
"I, I, I know that the eldest princess is not that kind of person!"
Ding Kui saw Hua Nuan's back shaking.
"Eh? How do you know? Have you met the eldest princess or have a friend who knows her?" He did not expect that Hua Nuan would defend the eldest princess. In his opinion, Hua Nuan and Shaodian Luan were incompatible with each other.
"I don't know the eldest princess, but I often hear people say that the eldest princess is reasonable and approachable. She is definitely not like you." Hua Nuan's voice became smaller and smaller.
"Hey, it seems that I have too few friends in the capital. I don't even know what you heard. I need to make more friends in the future." Ding Kui felt embarrassed. As the consort, he didn't know as much about the eldest princess as the guards.
"I see you have no airs and are easy to get close to. How come you have so few friends?" Hua Nuan took the opportunity to ask more questions to avoid Ding Kui's cross-examination.
"I think you have met a lot of big shots. Otherwise, your friend is a big shot. You can consider introducing him to me." Ding Kui felt that Hua Nuan's temperament was not like that of ordinary knights. He looked inconspicuous but after communicating with him, he became acquainted with others.
It feels different.
"No, no, grandma told me some things, and I have very few friends. Master, we are almost at Duke Wei's Mansion." Hua Nuan would blame his grandma whenever he had something difficult to answer.
Hua Nuan? There seems to be a story about this Hua Nuan. I think he has an extraordinary temperament and knows a lot of things. He is even familiar with the Duke's Palace. It is not normal for someone in his early twenties to fight the Blade Knight.
Well, it is necessary for the Intelligence Department to check his background.
Ding Kui became suspicious. Anyway, the Intelligence Department was doing well at the moment, so he decided to check Hua Nuan.
Seeing the carriage of the Protector's Mansion approaching from a distance, the concierge of the Duke Wei's Mansion went inside to report, and the steward of the Long Mansion rushed to the door to greet him.
Duke An Guo met Ding Kui in the small living room.
"I knew you would be very busy when you came back this time, but I didn't expect to make me wait for so many days." Long Dang's tone revealed dissatisfaction.
"It's the grandson's fault. The grandson is now being followed by suspected foreign spies. Several traps were set up to find out their grandson. Unfortunately, the other party was very alert and did not fall for it. I am afraid that if this time is delayed, you will misunderstand. Therefore, the grandson came here today."
Come and apologize.
On the way here, my grandson still wanted to lure out the enemy, and he only brought a guard who was responsible for driving with him, but he still failed. The identity and purpose of the other party have not yet been determined." Ding Kui thought of several reasons along the way.
"Foreign spies? They are really brave! The Nanzhao Prefecture War Zone has not been cancelled. They have all come to our capital to operate." Long Kun inquired about Ding Kui's recent affairs and found out that someone was following Ding Kui and told Long Dang.
"You should send someone to notify the Long Mansion about this kind of thing in the future. Your father-in-law will find a way to investigate. How can the Long Mansion not care about your safety?
If you are a descendant of the Long family, I will definitely ask you to become a monk and punish you severely. Since you have a foreign surname and it is your first offender, I will punish you by kneeling in the woodshed for half a day."
It is well known that Long Dang governs the family harshly. This is the first time Ding Kui has experienced this deeply. However, if he comes to visit two days late, he will have to go to the woodshed to kneel down. He has never been punished like this in the Ding family.
Longdang also sent the guard commander of Duke Wei's mansion to supervise Ding Kui's punishment. Hua Nuan, who came with Ding Kui, could only watch from outside the woodshed and could not talk to Ding Kui inside.
Ding Kui was helpless. He had forgotten to come to Long Mansion to meet his elders and had no way to find anyone to reason with him. Fortunately, kneeling in the firewood shed was very simple for him, and he could bear it both physically and mentally.
Less than half an hour after entering the woodshed, he used up his mental power to observe Duke Wei's mansion. Unexpectedly, when he reached the woodshed less than ten meters away with the end of his mental power, he heard a "hum" sound in his ear.
The shock made him feel a little dazed.
Wow, there are experts in Taishan’s family!
No wonder that after Long Yuan was promoted to the master knight, Long Dang only listed Long Shuang in the ancestral hall and didn't show anything else.
The person who snorted just now is definitely not below the sixth level, at least not worse than Zhan Wei who left a tone. The Long family, ranked seventh among the ten dukes, should not be underestimated.
After receiving the warning, Ding Kui took back his mental power honestly. The difference in strength was too big and he was in a relative's house, so he had to keep his tail between his legs.
It wasn't until Ding Kui had knelt in the woodshed for four hours that Long Kun came over and announced that his punishment was over.
Long Dang met Ding Kui again in the main hall and warned him about the precautions during the engagement ceremony before letting Ding Kui leave.
"Are you snickering?" Ding Kui saw Hua Nuan's back trembling.
"Ahem, cough, cough, I don't dare, I don't dare." Hua Nuan swallowed several times.
"Hmph, it is the tradition of the Long family to reward merit and punishment. I admit that I made a mistake this time and I deserve to be punished. You should be more careful in the future. I will punish you if you make a mistake."
This was the first time a guard laughed at Ding Kui in front of his face, and he was very unhappy.
"Don't worry, Master!" Hua Nuan said in a strong voice, "As long as you explain the rules clearly, I won't make any mistakes."
"Okay, let's wait and see. I won't deliberately mess with you." Ding Kui was not so shameless as to give Hua Nuan a hard time.
Sure enough, before dinner, Hua Nuan proposed to go home and promised to come to the Huguo Hou Mansion to work early the next morning, and Ding Kui readily agreed.
"Master, how is this new guy? Is he trustworthy?" He Laizi did not question Ding Kui's vision to his face.
"It's okay. I'll have someone check it out. As long as he doesn't come to harm our family, we can let him stay."
Ding Kui is not worried that Hua Nuan is an undercover agent sent by others. He can tolerate asking for some information, but he cannot do it if he wants to cause damage.
The people from the Intelligence Department were very efficient this time. They found Hua Nuan's residence that night and sent spies to spy on it.
The spy found the outside of a dilapidated courtyard and was trying to think of a way to enter the courtyard without letting anyone notice.
Sudden.
A black shadow appeared in front of the spy, and there was a hazy figure in the black shadow.
"Stop! Every family is bright and every family is black, and every family is black and there is a fire burning inside." A vague voice came from the black shadow.
The spy was stunned, the shadow was talking about the incision of the Intelligence Department, and he quickly replied: "Looking at the various situations in the world, I am Shaodian's eyes and ears. Where do you work, sir?"
"Prison Master!" The black shadow said a sinister name.
Snap, the spy knelt in front of the black shadow and kowtowed respectfully, "Young man Tang Hu, please bow to the prison master."
"Okay, you can't inquire about this family, you know? If anyone else comes, they will die!"