"Shouldn't you be in the capital? Who told you to sneak back here? Don't you know that this will bring disaster and trouble to the mansion?"
The three merciless rebukes dispelled all the joy in Fang Huaiying's heart.
He lowered his brows and said, "Madam, Huaiying took advantage of the Lu family's rebellion and the chaos in the capital to leave. Father already knows about this, and he said that Huaiying did nothing wrong."
Although he was actually a "hostage", he had always been a "companion" in name. Now that the eldest prince, the second prince, and Xiao Shaoke were all missing, he naturally didn't have to continue to be the prince's companion. It was reasonable for him to return to Western Xinjiang.
Although he did sneak back, after the Lu family stabilized the capital, even if they realized later that he, Yu Zizhen and Chen Hushan had all sneaked away, they would not punish the other families for this matter because they were nominally companions and not hostages.
If not for this, Fang Huaiying wouldn't have happily sneaked away with Yu Zizhen. To him, the safety of the Duke of Wei and his elder sister was much more important than his own safety.
He knew that the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion disliked him. In fact, in order to express her disgust and dislike for him, she never allowed him to call her "grandmother".
The other party did not acknowledge him as his grandson, and every time he saw him, his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.
Fang Huaiying naturally disliked such an elder, but considering that she was the biological mother of Duke Weiguo and that Duke Weiguo had raised him, Fang Huaiying always respected her.
This time was the same. Even though the other party clearly expressed her aggressiveness, Fang Huaiying still answered the question respectfully.
However, the old lady of the Duke of Wei's mansion was clearly not satisfied with Fang Huaiying's answer. An expression of obvious anger hung on her face. "You're using my son to pressure me?"
"Grandma, my brother..."
"Shut up!" The old lady's sharp shout stung the eardrums of the Duke of Wei. "How can he be considered your brother? The brothers from your second and third uncles' families are your blood brothers! You can't tell them apart. You truly are your father's biological daughter!"
The old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion scolded both the Duke of Weiguo and his daughter with these words, and the Duke of Weiguo's daughter burst into tears.
She knew that the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was very dissatisfied with her parents and herself because her father refused to remarry or take a concubine. Especially after she took away all of her mother's dowry and a small part of her father's private property, the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion became more and more dissatisfied with her.
If her father had not always clearly protected her, the grievances she suffered would definitely not be just verbal.
But the more her grandmother acted like this, the more she wanted to stand on the side of her father, who was completely isolated and helpless in this family.
She also hoped that her father would have a successor, but she could not ignore her father's feelings for her deceased mother and his gratitude to her maternal grandparents like her grandmother did.
She couldn't bear to add new "responsibilities" to her father who already had too many responsibilities. She just hoped that her father could live comfortably for the rest of his life.
But her grandmother, as a mother, always forced her son to do things he didn't want to do.
First, she forced him to marry and take concubines, and later she forced him to adopt his brother's son, completely ignoring the fact that her grandsons were really ambitious but incompetent and were completely unable to shoulder the heavy burden of guarding the western border.
The legitimate daughter of the Duke of Weiguo raised her hand to wipe her tears and let go of the hand that was supporting the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion. The old lady's trusted nanny hurriedly stepped forward to take the place of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Weiguo.
The old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion snorted coldly and continued to walk forward with the help of the nanny. The Duke of Weiguo's legitimate daughter, who was left behind by her, lowered her eyebrows, with a look of grievance and resentment in her eyes.
She felt wronged for herself and angry at her father, but at the moment she had no time to sort out her emotions.
Duke Weiguo was in poor health, so she had to go with him and keep an eye on her "good" grandmother to prevent her father from getting hurt again because of her anger.
Fang Huaiying was also worried about the Duke of Weiguo facing the aggressive old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion alone, so he handed Yu Zizhen over to his trusted attendant for treatment, and then hurried back to the hall.
Most of the trusted attendants that Fang Huaiying brought to the capital were the former trusted attendants of the Duke of Wei. They were naturally on the same side as the father and son. After leading Yu Zizhen to the guest house and settling him down, the other party even made preparations in advance and asked their old acquaintances to transfer a team of guards over.
The guards were all the Duke of Weiguo's close confidants. With them guarding outside the yard, the Duke of Weiguo and Fang Huaiying didn't have to worry about other people in the mansion harassing Yu Zizhen without knowing the seriousness of the matter.
Yu Zizhen lay on the soft bedding prepared by Yuheng and Yaoguang, half closing her eyes as she listened to the baby-voice system relaying the mother-son dispute between the Duke of Weiguo and the old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion.
The old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion went there to demand an explanation. She blamed the Duke of Weiguo for accepting Fang Huaiying who had sneaked back from the capital, and for taking his anger out on his brothers and nephews because of him.
Duke Weiguo had heard her twisted logic no less than a hundred times over the years. Not only did he know her lines by heart, but he was also very clear that she could not listen to what he said.
You tell her how complicated the court situation is, how important it is to maintain stability on the border, and how your family members are incompetent and unsuitable, but she won't listen. In her eyes, all her grandsons are outstanding people who can easily control an army of 200,000 in the western border.
After so many times, the Duke of Wei was too lazy to argue with her seriously. The mother and son always followed her words and he did his.
But this time, because she had rashly ordered Duke Weiguo to escort Fang Huaiying back to the capital, Duke Weiguo lost control of himself and finally got serious with her again.
The mother and son kept arguing with each other for less than a cup of tea. The old lady of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was at a loss for words and was hesitating whether to pretend to be sick or scold the Duke of Weiguo for being disobedient and unfilial before pretending to be sick. The Duke of Weiguo fell down before her.
"Dad!!!" The Duke of Weiguo's legitimate daughter and Fang Huaiying rushed towards the Duke of Weiguo at the same time. In the end, Fang Huaiying narrowly caught the Duke of Weiguo because of his agility and strength.
He blinked away the tears in his eyes, then carefully held the Duke of Wei and placed him on the bed in the inner room.
"Sister, please get someone to call the doctor I brought back."
The daughter of Duke Weiguo wiped her tears and signaled her trusted maid to call for help. The old lady of Duke Weiguo's mansion, who was left aside, was so angry that she kept cursing.
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