Chapter 55: Almost ruined his reputation
"I saw it." Jiang Heci snorted heavily, "It's better not to have seen it."
"Ah?" Li Suining was slightly surprised. "Why? My mother said he's Mr. Jiang's grandson."
Jiang Heci secretly curled the corners of his mouth. He knew that this little kid didn't know that he was Mr. Jiang yet.
So, he deliberately asked, "So what? Is Mr. Jiang...very powerful?"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang is very fair!" Li Suining nodded heavily and looked in the direction opposite. "It was because of Mr. Jiang that my elder brother got the opportunity to come to the East Palace. If I can meet Mr. Jiang in the future, I will definitely thank him."
Jiang Heci stopped talking.
That day, Li Suining and several of his brothers went to Jiang's house to find him. He planned to meet them after he finished his work, but he didn't expect Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali to come, and they brought his little grandson with them.
That grandson... Jiang Heci felt a headache when he thought about it now. Even though he had been living away from home for more than three years, how could he have developed such a bad character?
Later, Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali used the child to coerce and bribe him, implicitly and implicitly asking him to help their brothers in the selection of the prince's companion.
Jiang Heci was not without hesitation. Although he had not been in contact with his disappointing daughter for many years, she was still his own flesh and blood. When he came here today, he also thought...why not recommend the two brothers of the Zuo family, either one would be fine.
But now... listening to the little dumpling's affirmation and gratitude towards him, he suddenly felt that he could not be biased.
"He should thank you too." Jiang Heci felt that he was really old and confused. He almost made a big mistake and ruined his reputation.
Li Suining stopped eating and blinked in confusion, "Thank me for what?"
Jiang Heci stood up and patted the little guy's head. "You'll know later. Okay, old man, I'm leaving now. What about you?"
"I'm going back to watch my big brother's game." Little Dumpling climbed down the stone bench.
"Okay, then goodbye, little guy!" Jiang Heci looked at Li Suining deeply again, as if reluctant to leave, but quickly turned around and left.
Li Suining also ran back and sat next to Lin Qingxuan.
Bai Qing'an performed very well in all three competitions today, especially in the last one in which he competed in skills. He fully demonstrated the style of the General's Mansion and won applause from the whole audience. It was obvious that Crown Prince Yuan Huaihong was also very satisfied.
After everything was over, the group left together.
Li Suining held Lin Qingxuan and Bai Qingan's hands and asked curiously, "Will the Crown Prince be the emperor in the future?"
"Yes." Lin Qingxuan nodded.
Li Suining frowned, "But the prince just now can't be the emperor!"
"Sui Ning!" Bai Qing'an's expression changed slightly. He subconsciously turned around to glance at Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali, and immediately whispered, "Sui Ning, don't talk nonsense."
Lin Qingxuan smiled nonchalantly, "Brother Bai, don't be nervous. No one will care about what a three or four-year-old child says."
He also turned around to look at Zuo Sixian and Zuo Jiali, "Right, Brother Sixian, Brother Jiali?"
"What? We didn't hear anything." Zuo Sixian said with a curl of his lips. Obviously, he was an extremely smart man.
Without saying anything more, they arrived at the palace gate, got on their carriages, and left.
In the carriage at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zuo Jiali was extremely irritated. "Brother, have you noticed? Today, Bai Qing'an seemed to be prepared for something. He was not in a hurry. It was really annoying."
"Judging from his performance today, he is obviously better than you and me." Zuo Sixian's face was not looking good either.
"What should we do?" Zuo Jiali became increasingly anxious. "Brother, do you think that old man Jiang Heci will help us?"
Zuo Sixian didn't say anything.
Zuo Jiali snorted again, "But, big brother, when I think of Jiang Heci getting so angry when he saw that little bastard, I feel happy. He's lived a respectable life, but he never thought his daughter would give birth to such a bastard. It's really gratifying!"
"Alright! Don't forget, the little bastard you're talking about is the legitimate son of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Zuo Sixian snorted, "In my father's eyes, the legitimate son is the future!"
"Damn it!" Zuo Jiali gritted his teeth in hatred.
"No matter what," Zuo Sixian said coldly, "This time, we must seize the opportunity to enter the East Palace."
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On the other side, in the carriage of the General's Mansion, Bai Qing'an asked Li Suining curiously, "Sister, what did Mr. Jiang say to you today?"
"Mr. Jiang?" Little Tuanzi looked bewildered. "I haven't seen Mr. Jiang. Oh, that's not right. I don't know Mr. Jiang."
Bai Qing'an frowned, "But I saw you go to the pavilion to look for him?"
"In the pavilion?" Little Dumpling's eyes widened in disbelief. "You mean that old man with a white beard is the Mr. Jiang you're talking about?"
"Hahaha..." Lin Qingxuan couldn't help laughing, "So Sui Ning doesn't know Mr. Jiang. No wonder. I've never seen a child who isn't afraid of Mr. Jiang and even goes to talk to him."
Li Suining was even more puzzled. "But Grandpa is a very nice guy. Why should we be afraid of him?"
Bai Qing'an and Lin Qingxuan smiled at each other. Everyone who had been to the Imperial College knew that Mr. Jiang was a patriarch who could even kick out his only daughter. He was famous for his strict education, and the students both loved and feared Mr. Jiang.
"It's nothing. My sister is still young and so well-behaved, so she doesn't have to be afraid of him." Bai Qing'an said with a smile.
Li Suining grinned, but she was still a little depressed. If she had known that the old man with white beard was Mr. Jiang, she should have thanked him just now.
After everyone returned to the General's Mansion, Lin Qingxuan praised Bai Qing'an's performance today in front of everyone, and finally said, "Don't worry, Brother Bai will definitely be selected to enter the Eastern Palace. You can celebrate in advance."
"How can it be so exaggerated?" Bai Qing'an shook his head helplessly, "However, I have to thank you for my good performance today..."
He turned to look at Lao Wu. Last night, it was Bai Ruian and the others who reminded him that there would be competitions in music, painting and martial arts today.
If he didn't pay attention to the toast last time, but this time, he knew something was wrong, how did Lao Wu and others know about it?
However, Bai Qing'an didn't ask directly in front of everyone. Instead, he smiled and said, "Thank you, fourth brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, and sister. Thanks to them for encouraging me, no matter what the result is, I have no regrets."
After dinner, Bai Qingan called his brothers and sisters over and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"
"It's my sister!" Bai Ruian had long guessed that he couldn't hide it anymore, and immediately pushed Li Suining out. "My sister knows everything!"
Bai Qing'an frowned, "What do you mean? Sui Ning, how do you know what kind of competition will be held today?"
Li Suining looked back at his brothers, then turned to look at Bai Qingan and answered truthfully, "Big brother, Xingxing told me."
"Stars?" Bai Qingan was confused. "What do stars mean?"
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