"So you told the emperor about the old man's boils? Why didn't you tell me directly?"
"Silly pig!" The old Protector of the Country could not help but curse, "Tell me, will you believe it?"
The Duke of Zhenguo lowered his head and thought carefully, then nodded with a smile: "Old Chu! You guessed right. Even if you told me, I might not believe it. It is right to tell the emperor."
Chu Xiaoxiao was amused by his coquettish actions and suddenly burst into laughter. Her little hands clapped one after another, her little eyes were as bright as stars, and her little feet kept shaking, which was very cute.
[Ahaha! This old man's train of thought is so weird. Grandfather was right to call him a silly pig. So silly! So dumb! So silly and cute!]
The old Protector of the Country snorted disdainfully, thinking, How can a Zhenguo Duke be so silly and cute when he is already old? Silly and cute is more like it.
Chu Zhinan picked up the teacup and drank tea, hiding the smile that almost appeared on his lips. His Xiaoxiao was really bold, calling an old man so stupid! So dumb! So silly and cute! In his opinion, it was wrong and totally irrelevant.
The laughter of the little girl was so clear that it rushed directly into people's eardrums, flowed through people's minds, and cleansed people's souls. The Duke of Zhenguo also had granddaughters, but none of them were as cute and innocent as the little girl in front of him.
The old man couldn't help but narrow his eyes and sighed with envy: "Old Chu! You are so lucky! You have such a fairy-like granddaughter. I think the emperor loves her very much. She will definitely be rich and powerful in the future."
"I don't want to be rich, I just hope my Xiaoxiao can be happy and live in peace until old age."
This was the old Duke Protector's wish, and he couldn't help but say it out loud, earning a cold look from the Duke Zhenguo.
"What are you talking about? Who are you mocking? Your granddaughter is so cute and lovable, are you afraid that she won't be happy and live in peace until old age?"
The old Duke of the Guardian glared at the Duke of the State, and angrily said to him, "You silly pig, it's redundant to call you stupid. How can one predict a person's life? Take you for example! Could you have imagined that you would be poisoned by your own daughter?"
The Duke of Zhenguo was struck down at once, and immediately lowered his head, sighing, "It was Prince Duan who caused all this trouble. That fellow is a troublemaker. He wanted to take me on his boat, and when I refused, he set his sights on my daughter."
Chu Zhinan looked at him sympathetically and told him: "It's not your daughter, it's your grandson. He got hold of an important handle on your grandson, so he used your daughter and son-in-law to poison you."
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned and looked at Chu Zhinan for help: "Can you tell me what evidence does Prince Duan have on my grandson?"
Chu Zhinan subconsciously looked at his daughter. The little girl was shaking her little feet and pointing at his fingers leisurely.
[Your grandson went to Baihualou to play with the newly promoted courtesan and killed her. The madam caught him and said she would report him to the police and spread the news all over the streets.]
“Cough cough cough!”
Chu Zhinan clenched his fist, put it to his mouth, and knocked his fist a few times before clearing his throat.
"It is said that your grandson went to Baihua Tower for fun and killed the newly promoted courtesan. The madam made many threatening conditions. Baihua Tower is the property of Prince Duan."
"Bang!"
The Duke of Zhenguo slammed the table, stood up immediately in anger, and paced back and forth in the living room.
He paced and cursed: "Humph! Prince Duan is a treacherous villain. Baihua Tower is his property, which means he has set a trap for my grandson.
The purpose of this scheme is to kill me and make the people in the Zhenguo Mansion panic, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits. Damn it! Is he going to kill me if he can't win me over? "
The old Protector sighed, "You are right, that is what he planned. It is the same in our family. My wife was poisoned by someone he bribed and almost died. Fortunately, it was discovered by accident, so a disaster was avoided."
"What? He did the same thing to you?" The Duke of Zhenguo turned around and sat down, the anxiety on his face dissipated a lot, "It seems that he is not targeting my family, but every family. Isn't he afraid of being suspected by the emperor?"
Chu Zhinan glanced at the Duke of Zhenguo, with a flash of disdain in his eyes.
I don't know how the title of Duke of Zhenguo came about. How could he not see the obvious situation in the court? Hasn't the emperor been clearing out the people bribed by Prince Duan all this time?
He also said that he would summon Prince Duan back to take care of him. It was so obvious, why didn't he understand?
Does he just not care?
You don't fall asleep in court every day, do you?
After thinking about it, he immediately understood. No wonder he was not aware of the emperor's plan.
All right! Who made him the Duke of Zhenguo? As long as there was no war, other things were dispensable to him.
"Of course he is afraid, but the emperor is considerate of his brotherly love, so he won't do anything to him even if he knows." The old Duke of the Protectorate waved his hand, "Let's stop talking about this topic. We can't discuss state affairs in private."
The Duke of Zhenguo glared at the old Duke of Huguo in dissatisfaction: "There are only three of us here. What you said and I heard is not considered as discussing state affairs? As long as you don't say it and I don't say it, who will know?"
Chu Xiaoxiao snorted in dissatisfaction, stood on the old Duke of Protectorate's knees, put her hands on her hips, and pointed at her nose.
[Who are you looking down on? Am I not a human being? Why are there only three of you? And me? Me! Me! ! ! ]
The big white goose at her feet immediately stood up and shouted at the Duke of Zhenguo, "Quack! Quack! Quack!"
The Duke of Zhenguo was amused by Milk Ball's behavior and quickly apologized: "Oh oh oh! Grandpa was wrong, there are still our little kids. It's not three people, it's four people, four people, hahaha!"
After laughing, he turned around and saw the arrogant big white goose, and shouted: "Why are you yelling? Do you want me to break your neck? Do you want to be stewed in an iron pot?"
The big white goose originally wanted to sing loudly and quack a few more times, but the Duke of Zhenguo scolded it and it dared not to do so. It lowered its head and huddled beside Chu Xiaoxiao, sobbing.
The momentum was like a rocket launching into the sky, but suddenly lost its power and fell rapidly.
The old man was too fierce, and he would break its neck at any time. It was really scary. It was better to be honest and not provoke him. There was a huge gap in strength, so it could not afford to provoke him.
The big white goose stopped calling, and the Duke of Zhenguo's expression looked much better. He continued to speak to Chu Xiaoxiao in a friendly manner.
"Little baby! Your milk is really special. Can you share a sip with grandpa every day? I don't ask for anything else, just that the wounds on my body will not hurt anymore and I can sleep well.
Don't be so tormented when it rains. You have been in the military all your life, and you have nothing left behind but this pain!"
Speaking of the pain in their bodies, the generals all understood it deeply. Although the old Duke Protector of the Country sympathized with the Duke Zhenguo, he still did not intend to tell his granddaughter's secret.
The spiritual spring water is too extraordinary and cannot be used by ordinary people.
Once the secret is leaked, people are vicious and my granddaughter is too young, and the power of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion is not enough to protect her.
The only way is to keep it confidential and not bring trouble to the child.
It is a gift from God that the Chu family can have such a blessing, and this gift cannot be leaked by them at will.
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