"It should be my grandfather who is here." Xu Mingyi said.
"Yeah." Wu Chao nodded, and he heard it too.
Seeing that he stood still and did not move, Xu Mingyi was silent for a moment and said: "... Then Mr. Wu should leave?"
Did he think that the two of them could stand here together openly and wait for her grandfather to come over without being misunderstood?
Wu Chao was also silent for a moment.
He didn't think much about it for a moment.
His upbringing since childhood made him subconsciously feel that when the Duke of Zheng came, he had no reason to deliberately avoid it as a junior.
It was his negligence.
"Farewell."
He whispered, then turned around and disappeared.
The big bird followed him with three steps.
Before the man and the bird could go far, the voices behind him could be heard faintly.
"grandfather."
"Why are you staying here alone and asking the girls to stay so far away... What if you fall asleep again and bump into each other?"
"I felt a little stuffy in the room, so I went for a walk in the garden. I slept for most of the day, and I feel quite energetic now."
Wu Chao did not listen carefully to this ordinary conversation between grandparents and grandchildren, and his feet did not stop.
However, the girl's next words caught his attention.
"Grandpa, this silk fan was a gift from the Queen. Do you like it?"
--aunt?
Wu Chao stopped subconsciously and his eyes moved slightly.
Xu Mingyi is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, so it is not unusual for her aunt to give her some items.
What is a bit strange is that a little girl asked her grandfather, who was so tall and powerful that he could fight a gang of bandits alone with a big knife... Does the fan used by his daughter look good?
Although this girl looks a little silly when she smiles, it is clear from the few words she just exchanged that she is thoughtful.
Wu Chao had a guess in his heart and stood there listening attentively.
"Hmm... it looks good. It matches Zhao Zhao very well." In the corridor, Duke Zhen Guo also took the fan seriously and looked at it carefully for a moment - it would be easy for him to break fifty of such a delicate fan at one time. If he had been younger, he would have broken it.
Could be more.
"Grandpa, look, there is a line of small words embroidered on it, which says, "We are always gentle and kind, and we are careful about our body...and the word 'careful' seems to have a darker line than the other words."
Seeing his granddaughter talking and pointing it out to him, Duke Zhen Guo, who had little knowledge in this area, could only cooperate and nod seriously.
"Grandpa, tell me - does the Queen want to borrow this fan to remind us of something in the Duke's Mansion?"
This sudden change of topic made Duke Zhen Guo's expression change.
"Zhaozhao, don't say such nonsense."
"I just think there is a possibility." Xu Mingyi lowered his voice slightly and said: "This fan was sent here either early or late on the day you returned to the capital. Perhaps it was the queen who was in the palace.
The empress noticed something, so she gave this reminder."
The Duke of Zhen's eyes changed for a moment.
Then he said: "Zhao Zhao must be overthinking, she is the Queen."
"That's right, the Queen." Xu Mingyi said, "But the Queen's surname is Wu."
Duke Zhen Guo looked at his granddaughter in surprise.
"Both the Wu and Xu families were important officials who founded the country. Although the Xu family is in the capital and the Wu family is in Ningyang, their situations can still be said to be similar. If something happens to the Xu family, and the situation becomes unbalanced, even if the Wu family is fundamentally
It's profound, but it may not be immune." Xu Mingyi's voice was low but clear: "This time the Dingnan King's grandson was summoned to the capital, and he encountered bandits on the way, these two things may be worthy of careful consideration."
"Zhaozhao, who told you these words?" There was a hint of inquiry in Zhen Guogong's eyes.
"My granddaughter figured it out on her own when she had nothing to do, and she never mentioned it to anyone else." Xu Mingyi said, "If my grandfather thinks it's okay to listen to it, then he will listen to it."
In the night, Wu Chao's expression moved slightly.
Sure enough, I told him on purpose——
It was a reminder to the Wu family not to be careless, and it was also a reminder to him to be more vigilant in Beijing.
But why did she show kindness to him like this?
There won't be any goodwill without reason in this world, not to mention that the Xu and Wu families don't get along at all.
Wu Chao thought seriously for a moment, and his face looked strange for no reason.
Could it be that we just met this girl...
He stopped himself from thinking too deeply about this chilling possibility and strode away.
After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped.
He looked at the thing in his hand——
I forgot to return the things to her just now.
Women's jewelry is a personal item, so it would be inappropriate for him to take it away like this.
Thinking this, I raised my hand and wanted to throw it away.
no.
If someone picked it up and accidentally caused any trouble and hindered her reputation, she would inevitably blame him.
That's all, let him keep it for now and return it to her later when he finds an opportunity.
Xu Mingyi listened attentively for a moment, confirming that the footsteps were far away, and settled down in her heart.
Here, Zhenguo Zheng looked at his granddaughter with complicated emotions.
Girls from other families spend their free time thinking about Rouge jewelry, but his granddaughter...
"When Zhaozhao grows up, I will take these words to heart. Your father and I will take care of everything at home. Now you just need to relax and take good care of yourself. There is no need to worry about the rest."
"Grandfather, I am already sixteen years old and I am no longer a child. When my grandfather was sixteen, he had already begun to raise people to lead the people to rectify injustices and worry about the world's affairs-" Xu Mingyi's eyes were firm and he said: "Zhaozhao
No more caring about the common people than my grandfather, now I just want to do my part for the family.
I know that my grandfather is reluctant to let me worry about these things. He always just wanted me to grow up carefree and live happily. But if the safety of our family is not guaranteed, what else can we talk about?"
The Duke of Zhen was surprised when he heard this.
In his eyes, he never felt that as his daughter's family, he should be restricted to the affairs of the inner house, but as Zhaozhao said, he was 'reluctant to give up'. In his eyes, it was his responsibility as the head of the family to protect the Zhenguo Palace.
.
The child is not only sensible, but also understanding of his mood.
The Duke of Zhen Guo sighed with a complicated and gratified expression.
"I haven't seen him for a year, and I don't know when Zhao Zhao understood this."
Xu Mingyi looked at the gray-haired old man.
She and her grandfather had not seen each other for more than a year.
"Okay, Zhao Zhao is no longer a child, so let's have a heart-to-heart talk today." The Duke of Zhen Guo sat down by the corridor and waved to his granddaughter.
Xu Mingyi smiled and sat next to him.
The grandfather and grandson often talked about the court situation from home. Xu Mingyi looked at the old man beside him and felt very at ease.
She has the best grandfather in the world, who not only loves her and dotes on her, but also knows how to listen to what she says. As long as what she says makes sense, her grandfather will listen carefully and treat her objectively, no longer treating her as a mere human being.
The ignorant child.
"By the way, wasn't my grandfather discussing matters with some gentlemen in the study outside? Why are you here?"
Hearing his granddaughter's question, Duke Zhen suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit to the garden.
"By the way... I'm here to find the young man in the front yard! Have you seen him?"
He went to the front yard to ask someone for questioning. When he learned that the other person was wandering in the garden, he chased after him.
Xu Mingyi didn't answer but asked: "I wonder why grandfather is looking for him?"
"Things have been in such a hurry these past two days that I haven't had time to find out more about his family background -" Before the matter is confirmed, he cannot tell his granddaughter the speculations that he doesn't know whether they are true or not.
However, I heard the girl next to me calmly say: "He... my granddaughter has asked about it, he is the grandson of Prince Dingnan."
