Mr. Xiao had a loving and caring smile on his face.
"It's obvious that this child isn't smart. We're doing this for your own good."
"As a man of noble title, your future children must not be too stupid."
Old Madam Xiao also chimed in, "Yes, it's obvious that this child is not very smart. Not to mention that he is worse than Zheng'er and Yi'er, he is even worse than Dalang and Erlang."
Xiao Yuanshi: “…”
He admitted that he was not as good as his eldest and second sons.
But they are no match for Dalang and Erlang, the good-for-nothings who only know how to suck their uncle's blood. They are just a joke.
His legs were not in good condition and he didn't like going back to the village, so he had to give up for the time being.
Then his personal attendant came in from outside with an envelope in his hand.
Xiao Yuanshi took the envelope and pulled out a few portraits from it.
The pictures on it all show a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, and a letter that specifically describes the general situation of the two children.
Among them, of course, the two little ones are very smart and clever, very sweet-talking and coaxing, very considerate, and so on.
At first, Xiao Yuanshi only asked someone to inquire about the news of his eldest son.
Then came news about the grandson and granddaughter, along with a portrait.
No one knew what he was thinking at the time, but he asked people in the north city to draw a few portraits every month, and then he would find out about the children and write about them.
This went on for three years, and he missed his grandchildren so much.
Reaching out and touching the portraits of the two children, he suddenly said, "I'm going to the capital."
Every time the letter described how King Yi took the two children out to play and how the two children tried to make King Yi happy, he became very sad.
He is the biological grandfather. His adoption plan was ruined again, and he suddenly wanted to see his grandchildren.
Seeing Xiao Yuanshi like this, the old man and the old lady were no longer surprised.
At first I cursed in my heart, wondering if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. We've already broken up, so why should I care so much about it?
Now I feel a little sympathy for my son and think he is possessed by a demon.
When they heard him say he was going to the capital, they were both stunned. "What are we going to the capital for?"
Xiao Yuanshi put away the portrait and the letter and said, "Just go if you want to. There's no reason."
The old lady frowned, "You don't want to go see these two children?"
"His grandfather is King Yi now, what's the point of you going there?"
How much money would it cost to go to the capital? Xiao Yuanshi's face darkened. This was what he hated to hear the most. "King Yi is not my real grandfather."
He is.
That bastard King Yi is so despicable. He stole his wife and children, and now he's even stealing his grandson.
Old Madam Xiao rolled her eyes and muttered, "You are not even as good as King Yi. At least he is still my grandfather in public. What kind of grandfather are you, a grandfather who is no longer related to me?"
Xiao Yuanshi was so angry when he heard this that he smashed the things on the table and said, "I said I want to go to the capital, and you have no right to interfere."
Then he told his attendants to make arrangements. He just wanted to see his grandson in person.
When the old man saw his second son like this, he pulled the old lady and sighed, "Let him go."
Only after going to see him and finding that he does not recognize him can he give up completely and return home peacefully. In the future, he can give the title to Dalang and the property to his nephews.
The old lady stopped talking and thought that after the second son went to the capital, she would secretly transfer the shop bought by the second son to her eldest grandson and second grandson.
In the capital, Xiao Hanzheng came back from the government office and had dinner with Shi Qingluo.
Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, "You can also show off your daughter like your father did."
The favorite thing for the grandfather King Yi in Beicheng is to take his three little ones out to show off, which makes many people envious and want to have the same grandchildren or children.
Xiao Hanzheng laughed: "Compared to my father, I am still a little less shameless."
Shi Qingluo laughed out loud, "That's true."
The young husband's personality is indeed much more introverted than King Yi's, although they are both equally dark.
Xiao Hanzheng was very busy afterwards. After taking over the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of Revenue almost threw all the work to him.
The Minister of Revenue knew that Xiao Hanzheng would be his future successor, so instead of suppressing him, he gave him a lot of advice.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Hanzheng has a bright future. He is going to become a scholar, so naturally it is better to make good friends than enemies.
Xiao Hanzheng also accepted the kindness of the Minister of Revenue and quickly integrated into the Ministry of Revenue.
Of course, there were colleagues who were unhappy and jealous and tried to trip him up behind his back, but he managed to resolve all of them.
With a prince, two princesses, a county lady and a country lady in his family, plus the political achievements he had made in the northern border, Xiao Hanzheng became a popular candidate for making friends after he was transferred back to the capital.
The eldest prince and the second prince were both looking for opportunities to win over Xiao Hanzheng, but he avoided them all.
Although the prince did not take the initiative to win over the emperor, he showed goodwill.
The prince admired and was satisfied with royalists like Xiao Hanzheng.
He did not take the initiative, but asked his cousin Mo Qingling, who had been transferred back to the capital, to spend more time with Xiao Hanzheng.
Xiao Hanzheng was not only busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Households, but also with the construction of the Craftsmen's College.
After Xi Rui returned to the capital, the dean of the North City Craftsmen's College was also replaced.
His talent for mechanics was already very high, so this time the emperor directly transferred him to the Ministry of Works as a fourth-rank official.
This was a complete promotion, from a dean of no rank to a fourth-rank official in Beijing, which made many people jealous.
Especially if there is a playboy in the family, the scene of being educated by his grandfather and father in turn will be played out every day.
"Xi Rui, the most shameless playboy in Kyoto, can turn over a new leaf, so why can't you?"
"When he came back, he was promoted to the fourth rank official, almost catching up with your father. Can't you learn from him?"
"When I went to court today, Prince Xi showed off his son, which made me so angry. As a playboy's father, can't you be like Xi Rui and give me a chance to go out and have some face?"
"Xi Xinheng really raised a good son. Why don't I have this luck? When I see you, brat, I want to put you back into your mother's womb and rebuild you."
"That old fellow, Duke Xi, came to me today and praised his grandson. I was so pissed off. When will you make some progress, you bastard?"
The playboys were miserable, and they scolded Xi Rui at home every day, saying that if they didn't behave like a good playboy, how could they make progress? In the past, their grandfather and father had taught them to stay away from people like Xi Rui, but now they asked them to hang out with Xi Rui more. It was too hard for them.
Xi Rui has attracted the hatred of all the playboys in the capital, but he has been feeling very proud recently because his wedding to Bai Li is coming up in a few days.
The Xi family's betrothal gift was sent a few days after the Xiao family went to the capital. It was no less than the betrothal gift for the prince to marry a concubine, and it was so generous that it made people jealous.
This also shows that the Xi family is satisfied with Xiao Baili.
Shi Qingluo had started preparing Xiao Baili's dowry three years ago, and it was extremely generous.
Xiao Baili is now a princess, so Shi Qingluo prepared 168 sets, all of which are good stuff.
I guarantee that on the wedding day, the ten-mile-long red makeup will dazzle everyone's eyes.
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