For several days in a row, Mo Jingyu would ask Lin Yu to send Chu Qingwan away quickly after the massage. Although the latter was confused, he didn't take it to heart.
On this day, Chu Qingwan's work at hand ended early. He wanted to go to Prince Qi's Mansion early, but he ran into Chu Xiao when he went out.
He stood at the door of Tao Ranju, frowning and looking at the house, and then looked at Yun San, who was guarding the door, with a sullen face, not knowing what he was thinking.
As soon as he saw Chu Qingwan, he said, "I'm here to see grandpa."
Chu Qingwan nodded indifferently: "Oh, grandpa is in the yard."
Chu Xiao looked surprised.
Did she just agree? Not stop her?
Chu Qingwan took in his expression completely and ignored it.
She just brought the old man to her house to recuperate, not to imprison him here. As long as he wasn't someone like Liu who only wanted to cause trouble, she would let him visit.
Besides, Chu Xiao was managing the Chu family's business outside and was very capable. The old man always loved him. If she stopped him from entering, it would obviously be a disgrace to the old man.
Although after what happened last time, the old man was even more disappointed with him and even the Chu family, that was not Chu Qingwan's business.
She turned around and gestured to Yun San, indicating that Chu Xiao could be let in, and then went to Prince Qi's Mansion without looking back.
Chu Xiao stared at her back with deep eyes.
She was able to enter the majestic Prince Qi's residence without having to pass through the door. From the looks of it, she was very familiar with the guards of the palace, presumably because they were in constant contact with each other.
The previous question couldn't help but reappear in Chu Xiao's mind - what is the relationship between Chu Qingwan and King Qi?
"Master," Yun San's voice interrupted his thoughts, "are you still coming in?"
Chu Xiao nodded, stepped onto the steps, and walked in with Yan Ran who came to lead the way. The deeper he went, the more frightened he felt.
Without him, there were many servants and servants passing by on the road from the front door to the backyard. He observed carefully and found that these people were all practitioners!
Chu Xiao traveled all over the country in the early years. For safety reasons, Chu Huaian spent a lot of money to hire a master to teach him martial arts. Therefore, he could see at a glance how extraordinary these people were.
Chu Xiao was secretly frightened and became more and more certain that Chu Qingwan and King Qi were special.
He had investigated Chu Qingwan and did not think these were her people. The only possibility was King Qi.
Thinking of this, Chu Xiao's heart sank.
He urged Yanran to speed up her pace and met the old man in the garden.
The flowers were blooming in the garden, and the old man was very interested in arguing about the varieties with the three milk dumplings. He said "Grandpa" and all four pairs of eyes looked over.
The old man paused in surprise, then smiled and said, "Ah, it's Xiao'er."
Chu Xiao stepped forward and helped him sit on a chair nearby, but he saw three little ones staring at him warily.
The old man's eyes flashed and he said to them: "Little guys, this is your uncle, calling someone."
The three little ones were silent.
On the day Chu Qing came back from her first visit to Chu Xiao at night, Tuantuan asked her how the conversation with her uncle was going, and she said they didn't have an uncle.
Not everyone knew about the grievances between Chu Qingwan and the Chu family, but he had always followed Chu Qingwan's lead. If she said there was no uncle, then there was no uncle.
Yuanyuan and Tiantian followed their brother as their standard and kept their mouths shut.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Chu Xiao's face.
He was not interested in children, but he still felt uncomfortable being humiliated like this.
The first and third children faced each other like this for a while. Tuan Tuan broke the silence first: "Sister Yanran, I am a guest. Please bring some tea and snacks."
After giving the instructions, he led his younger brothers and sisters to go elsewhere.
The old man sighed slightly, told Chu Xiao to sit down, and then asked him: "Xiao'er, what's the matter with you coming?"