Jiang Chenyu couldn't stand Jiang Chenjue's arrogance, and yelled at his back: "Why are you so arrogant? It's still unclear whether Chu Zhiyin will marry you or not?"
Jiang Chenjue didn't even bother to pay attention to Jiang Chenyu, and walked out while talking: "Sir, just remember what I said today."
Ping Ning looked at his eldest son's back, feeling very sad.
The son hated him and the Pingning Marquis Mansion because the people there killed his mother. Chen's unkindness chilled the child's heart.
No wonder he had been gone for so many years, it was because his family had given him too much disappointment. Thinking of Aunt Qiao's tenderness and affection, and then looking at his bravery and becoming the eldest son of a loyal and brave general, he felt even more guilty.
Turning around, he saw Chen's son, who was not only idle all day long, but also had affairs with other women. Now, he even wanted to bring a widow into the house.
How can he hold his head up in front of his colleagues in the future?
It would be fine if Liu Chanru's family was an ordinary one, but she was the daughter of a military commander, so she couldn't deny it.
This joke was definitely seen by others. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He kicked Jiang Chenyu, wishing he could kick him to death.
The next day, the old Duke was going to the palace to deal with Chu Zhiyin's eight million taels of compensation.
The family sat down to discuss it, and they all felt that donating it to the national treasury was the best decision.
Chu Zhiyin cannot do this by herself, it is most appropriate for the old Duke to do it.
In the morning, when Chu Zhinan went to court, he had already handed the emperor a sign, knowing that it was the old duke looking for him. The emperor asked him to meet him in the imperial study at noon, and he had to bring Chu Xiaoxiao with him.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the old duke held Chu Xiaoxiao in his arms and rode in a carriage to the palace gate.
When he got off the carriage and entered the palace, he saw Crown Prince Li Sizu standing there waiting. He was overjoyed to see Chu Xiaoxiao.
He rushed over with a smile and took the person away from the old Duke: "Sister Xiaoxiao! I'm here to pick you up."
The weather was neither too hot nor too cold, and Chu Xiaoxiao wore a pink jacket with a pleated skirt of the same color underneath. She had a pair of small buns on her head, and instead of wearing a golden bell, she wore a pair of golden butterflies.
The butterfly shines golden under the light and spreads its wings as if ready to fly.
A happy smile was on her pink little face. Her chubby little hands were holding a small piece of cake, and when she saw Li Sizu, she stuffed it into his mouth.
And he shouted: "Ah!"
It means for you to eat.
The old Duke was afraid that the prince would be angry, so he quickly advised his granddaughter: "Xiaoxiao! This cannot be given to the prince. You have eaten it, so you can take out a clean one."
Li Sizu shook his head and laughed: "No, no, sister Xiaoxiao! I don't want to eat."
[Humph! If you don't want to eat it, forget it. I'll eat it myself. It's delicious jerky. It's unfortunate that the prince didn't get to enjoy it.]
Old Duke: "......"
Fortunately, the granddaughter spoke from her heart and the prince couldn't hear her, otherwise it would have been terrible.
Li Sizu: “…”
Are you sure I can't hear you?
Walking all the way to the imperial study, the old duke held Chu Xiaoxiao in his arms and knelt down to kowtow. The little girl was very stubborn and refused to kneel no matter what she was told. She would get up as soon as she was asked to kneel, or sit down. No matter how she was coaxed, she would not kneel.
[Grandfather! They are not worthy of me kneeling. If I really kneel, they will die faster.]
emperor:"......"
Ancestor! You better stop kneeling. I don't want to die so soon.
"Old Duke! Hurry up and get up! Take a seat!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he came over, picked up Chu Xiaoxiao, and placed her on the desk where he was reviewing memorials. The little girl was white, chubby, and round, and the more he looked at her, the cuter she became.
She was not shy and would catch anything she thought was interesting, which frightened the old duke to death.
"Your Majesty! Xiaoxiao is ignorant, so don't let her grab it randomly, or she will damage the memorial."
[Grandfather! I can't do that. I know what I can play with and what I can't. I can play with the brush, inkstone, and jade seal, but I can't play with other things.]
Old Duke: "......"
You are quite smart. Oh! No, it is okay to touch the brush and inkstone, but you can't touch the imperial seal randomly, it is easy to cause trouble.
Before he could finish muttering in his heart, the baby had already picked up the jade seal and looked at it left and right, as if he was very interested in it.
[Tsk tsk tsk! This thing is just a broken stone, why are so many people fighting for it? Prince Duan once gave the emperor a concubine. What was her name? ]
The old Duke sat aside drinking tea without saying a word. He also wanted to know who that concubine was, so that the women in his family would be more cautious when entering the palace in the future, so as not to suffer any harm from her.
The emperor saw Naituanzi holding the jade seal with difficulty and looking at it. He was very anxious and asked, "Tell me, what is the name of that concubine?"
Eunuch Yuanbao was stunned. The emperor doted on the second daughter of the Chu family too much. He even treated the imperial seal as a toy for her. In the future, when the Chu family came to the palace, he had to serve them well.
[Oh! Now I remember, that concubine was called Concubine Xian, and she gave birth to a princess. Concubine Xian was good at music, and she often sang some strange songs, even "I am your little apple". ]
emperor:"......"
You can actually sing this song? Where did you learn this song?
The old duke had no knowledge of music, and thought that what his granddaughter sang was nothing good. It was just like someone talking, and it couldn't be considered music at all.
[The virtuous concubine was deeply favored by the emperor. One day, she secretly switched the imperial seals, sending the real one to Prince Duan and keeping the fake one in the palace. When the emperor forced the emperor to abdicate, Prince Duan took out the real imperial seal and said that he was the true dragon emperor.]
What? The imperial seal was swapped? The emperor's face suddenly darkened. Concubine Xian was really his good concubine.
He had indeed summoned her to the Imperial Study recently. Could it be that the Imperial Seal had been swapped? How could one identify a real Imperial Seal from a fake one?
As soon as his thought came to mind, he heard the voice of Naituanzi.
[There is a mark on the handle of the real jade seal. Let me see, oh! It is here. The fake one does not have it because it is newly made and the mark is deliberately ignored. It is said that this mark was left by Princess Qingyuan when she was a child using the jade seal to crack walnuts. I don’t know whether it is true or not.]
The old Duke's hand holding the teacup was trembling slightly. He felt that Prince Duan really did everything he could to the point of stealing the real imperial seal and leaving a fake one for the Emperor.
But what the emperor was thinking was, fortunately, the virtuous concubine had not yet tried to replace the imperial seal. He had to be careful in the future and not let her in casually again.
[This eunuch Yuanbao is a loyal person, but unfortunately his godson is a heartless person. He worked together with Concubine Xian to successfully steal the imperial seal.]
emperor:"......"
Yuan Bao's godson? He has three godsons? Who? Who is colluding with Concubine Xian?
Duke of the Protectorate: “…”
It's over. There was a spy in the Imperial Study, a thief within the palace. No wonder he was able to replace the imperial seal so easily.
Eunuch Yuanbao was standing aside like an invisible man, with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. Suddenly, he felt a pair of cold eyes staring at him. When he raised his eyes, he met the emperor's eyes that looked as if he wanted to eat him.
He was trembling with fear, not knowing where he had done wrong to be targeted by the emperor.
[Hehe! That godson is called Little Box. At that time, I even complained about why he wasn’t called Little Cabinet. ]
A small box? Hahaha! Now we have a name. We'll send someone to arrest him and interrogate him soon.
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