Only now did Liu Pinting focus on the word "quiet" that had just been written halfway in front of the old man. Then she looked at a thick stack of big characters written next to it. She took the ink stick as instructed and slowly inked it in the inkstone.
Grinding, he asked casually: "Grandpa, what troubles have you encountered?"
After all, after being the granddaughter of the other party for so many years, Liu Pinting still had a certain understanding of the old Marquis of Jingguo. Usually only when he encountered something that couldn't be solved, the old man would go to the study to practice calligraphy in order to calm his mind.
The old man's writing movement paused, and soon returned to normal. He swung the big pen in his hand, and the pen moved around on the paper, completing the unfinished words just now, and replied in a nonchalant tone: "The most important thing to do now is
Isn’t what I’m worried about about this girl’s marriage?”
Liu Biting smiled and continued the grinding action with her hands: "Grandpa, don't hide it from me. My granddaughter knows that her marriage is just a trivial matter, so she can't bear to make you so distressed. Grandpa locked himself in the study.
, but for the fifth prince’s defiance and return to the capital?”
"Do you know?" The old man's head moved for a moment, and he subconsciously raised his head to look at her.
Liu Pinting nodded, not intending to hide anything from the other party: "On my way back just now, I was listening to people talking about this matter."
The fifth prince is the daughter of the current queen and is the only legitimate prince in the Great Guard Kingdom.
And the queen came from the Jingguo Hou Mansion.
Years ago, there were changes in neighboring countries, and there were signs of invasion. The fifth prince was named a general, held the seal of commander, and led 200,000 troops to garrison the border city of Yuncheng.
This was nothing at first, but the problem was that the old emperor's health was deteriorating day by day, but he had yet to establish a prince. Several princes secretly competed with each other in private, and kept making small moves.
The fifth prince requested to return to the capital several times, but was rejected by the old emperor. Now he could no longer bear it.
To be honest, Liu Pinting was not surprised when she heard the news. The fifth prince was already impatient, and waiting until today was his limit.
The old Marquis obviously knew this, and he sighed heavily and said: "It would be okay if he came back alone, but in the current situation, he also brought back the 200,000 troops sent by the emperor to garrison the border.
, it seems that he is planning to force the palace. During the morning of the court today, the emperor received the urgent report. He was so angry that he vomited in the court hall. After the imperial doctor made an examination, he said that the end was approaching. On this day, I am afraid that
That’s going to change soon.”
Liu Pinting's voice was soft and gentle. Compared with the old man's solemn expression, she seemed as calm as the wind: "The emperor's body is getting worse every day. It will change sooner or later."
The old man glanced in the direction outside the window and said, "Yes! Sooner or later, things are going to change."
"Then what are grandpa's plans next?" Liu Pinting knew in her heart that as the queen's natal family, the Hou Mansion was the queen's only source of support, so she probably couldn't sit idly by at this time.
Sure enough, I heard the old man say: "Your aunt specially stayed with me after the morning court today, hoping that I can help the fifth prince with all my strength. You also know that your aunt only has one son, the fifth prince. If it doesn't work, your aunt
You and the fifth prince will be worth worrying about for the rest of their lives. What's more, the Hou family and your aunt are dependent on each other. Only when they are rich can the Hou family be rich. Furthermore, as the mother clan of the fifth prince, once something goes wrong, the Hou family will not be involved regardless of their involvement.
If you don't participate, you won't be able to escape the relationship." At the end, he sighed again and said: "Fortunately, you have already married to the palace, even if it doesn't happen this time, it won't affect you."