Half persuaded and half driven to his wits by his granddaughter's kind words, Duke Zhenguo could only temporarily nod.
Forget it, just look down.
The grandfather and grandson talked about other things. Even though most of them were commonplace, Xu Mingyi still listened very carefully.
But he unknowingly fell asleep holding one of the old man's arms.
Seeing the girl's peaceful face in her sleep, the Duke of Zhenguo smiled.
In the past, every time he came back from a war, his young granddaughter would always pester him to tell interesting stories, but on the battlefield, there were no interesting stories. Even if there were, they were just some vulgar words among the soldiers - so he
I racked my brains to make it up, and sometimes I felt that I couldn't make it up anymore. When I looked down, my granddaughter was still asking him, "Grandpa, what next?" with her big curious eyes open.
But his stories were really not that interesting, and he always went back to the story. The child fell asleep leaning on him while listening. To put it bluntly, he didn't want to hear the story, but he clearly missed him as his grandfather.
That's right.
Thinking of these, a loving smile appeared in the eyes of Duke Zhen Guo, but the feeling in his heart became more and more complicated.
Perhaps, he should really think more carefully about how to truly protect the older and younger children in his family.
After calling the maid to take his granddaughter back to Xiyuan, Duke Zhen went straight to the front yard.
The door to the guest room was closed tightly, and the lights in the room could be seen to have been turned off.
This boy slept peacefully!
The Duke of Zhen Guo clasped his hands behind his back and motioned to his followers with an unkind expression.
The sturdy follower Qin Wu nodded knowingly, stepped forward and kicked the door open hard.
The Duke of Zhen Guo frowned.
...Is that what he meant?
Seeing the look in his general's eyes, Qin Wu lowered his head silently - didn't the general always say that he didn't know how to act based on his face?
The Duke of Zhen Guo strode in.
The room suddenly lit up. A young man in a white coat stood at the table, put down the lantern in his hand, and calmly raised his hand to salute the Duke.
Duke Zhenguo snorted angrily, sat down and said, "...Why did you turn off the light if you weren't asleep?"
Wu Chao looked at the cursing old man who kicked in the door with a complicated expression.
He has never been a good-tempered person, but facing an elder who has someone to save his life, he can't get angry for no reason at this time.
"I was asleep." As he spoke, Wu Chao sat down.
"Those ears are very good! Your movements are not slow! How come you can't get to the key point in a long time when you answer? It's just that I have poor eyesight. I haven't recognized that you are the grandson of the King of Dingnan for many days!"
Since his grandson-in-law can't do it, he has no reason to bear this tone!
To put it bluntly, he came here to find fault - as long as the young man deserved a beating, he would not feel uneasy and sad about giving up this marriage.
"This matter was concealed by the younger generation." The young man's reaction was beyond his expectation: "I hope the country will forgive me for being disrespectful."
The Duke of Zhen Guo couldn't help but choke up after he had prepared his words - not only did he not refute, but he also happily admitted his mistake?
"Yesterday, when I woke up for the first time, I was still a little confused about the situation in front of me. And because I was attacked by bandits, I felt that something was strange, so I wanted to calm down and think about it carefully, so I didn't reveal my identity immediately.
"
After hearing the other party's explanation, Zhen Guo Gong's anger was reduced by most of his uncontrollable anger.
Concealing your identity before you understand the situation is also to avoid unnecessary complications. This is a sign of vigilance and advocacy.
And there is something fishy about suspecting mountain bandits...it shows that he is very keen.
And after admitting his mistake straightforwardly, he explained what he thought to him in this way, which made people feel open and aboveboard——
Duke Zhen Guo's right hand, which he placed on the table, gradually clenched into a fist.
...There must be something else lacking!
"The news about your encounter with bandits has already reached the capital. After you woke up, you didn't want to report to your family. Some families refused to return. Don't you know that they must be worried about you?"
Wu Chao felt slightly confused.
He didn't report the news to his family, so he had to think about it.
But forgive him for speaking bluntly - what does this have to do with the Duke of Zhen?
But of course he wouldn't be able to say it out loud if he were to be beaten.
"This junior was careless and forgot about this matter."
"It's a good thing for young people to have opinions, but they should also think more about their families." Zhen Guogong said in a lukewarm tone: "I have something else to tell you when I come here this time. In view of your family and our family,
It is not appropriate to get married. The previous verbal agreement between me and you is now void."
Facing the old man's look that said 'Young man, I'm sorry you don't have a chance', Wu Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
This subtle change in expression could not escape the eyes of Duke Zhen.
The old man's face darkened: "Could it be that the reason why Wu Shisun agreed to the matter so happily at first was because he knew that the marriage would not work out?"
This little thief, who are you kidding here?
"The Duke misunderstood." Wu Chao endured the anger from the old man and calmly explained: "Whether this marriage will happen or not depends on human factors. If the younger generation is willing to perfunctory, he can just agree to it when the Duke first mentions it."
The Duke of Zhen frowned.
When he first talked about asking the other party to make him happy, it seemed that the other party really refused to agree.
Later, it seemed that because he explained that this matter could be regarded as a deal, so that they could get together after his granddaughter recovered from the illness, the boy suddenly relaxed happily——
"Since it's just a formality, if I can really cure the illness of the girl in your house, I can repay my kindness. What's more, I don't want to marry a wife, but my family keeps urging me. This can also make me clean.
One or two, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.”
This was what he considered when he nodded.
After hearing these words, most of the anger that Duke Zhen Guo had built up with great difficulty dissipated.
After the other party explained a little, he was convinced, and even found the other party's frank words very admirable... In the end, it was all his fault for being too sensible!
only--
"You don't want to marry?"
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at the person carefully from top to bottom with strange eyes.
Could it be that he has some unspeakable hobby or hidden disease?
"..." Wu Chao felt that he needed to explain, "I just don't have anyone I want to marry yet and I don't want to delay the relationship."
The Duke of Zhen was surprised when he heard this.
"It's rare for you to think like this -"
With such a grandson on the table, that old guy Wu Jun would probably go bald.
But he felt that there was something worth appreciating. Maybe it was because he didn't care about his own affairs and stood up to talk without pain in his back.
"Although marriage is the order of the parents, if it is done unwillingly and the couple does not get along, it will also make the family uneasy." Zhen Guo Gong's expression softened for some time, and his tone was seductive and authentic: "If they urge you, then by
They urged you to go, since you have this idea, you still need to stick to your heart."
Wu Chao was a little confused for a moment.
He knew that Duke Zhen Guo and his grandfather had always been at odds with each other, so by trying to persuade him like this, was he deliberately trying to shorten his grandfather's life?
However, the old man's smiling eyes made him clearly realize that things were not that simple.
After thinking for a moment, Wu Chao couldn't help but fall into a deeper silence.
She said that the marriage was annulled, but in fact she wanted to drag him to keep it as a backup——
The young man suppressed his inner discomfort and tried to end this conversation full of calculations as decently as possible: "In that case, I am willing to find a cure for the girl in your house."
"That's not necessary."
After basically saying what needed to be said, Duke Zhen Guo stood up and said, "It's getting late today. I'll send someone to take Mr. Wu back tomorrow."
We originally planned to drive them away overnight, but since they might be needed in the future, we might as well leave some room for each other.
Wu Chao stood up and raised his hand: "My lord, please go slowly."
…
Early the next morning.
After Xu Mingyi opened his eyes and woke up, he stared at the bed curtain for a while, as he had done for the previous few days, and then sat up.
"Girl, you are finally awake..." Akui opened the gauze curtain upon hearing the sound, her expression inexplicably excited.
