Chapter 406, The Sincerity of the Duke
Meanwhile, in the front hall.
Liu Wan couldn't help but look puzzled when she saw the pile of gifts and supplements sent by Duke Yan's mansion.
After having tea served, Duke Yan revealed the purpose of his visit.
"Princess Ninth, I have long heard of your great name. We met once in Hezhou City. At that time, I was on the city wall."
At that time, he incited the people to target Princess Ximing because he knew that Xia Wanwan was going to deal with him.
Later, Xia Wanwan appeared with her family behind her, and Duke Yan recognized the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Princess with a noble temperament.
Now that I see her, she is really a peerless beauty who does things properly.
Thinking of this, his eyes darkened.
In the past, his wife was as beautiful as Liu Wan.
"My Lord, please don't be polite. I know what you did at that time, and I have some ties to you. However, I still have to treat guests with hospitality. But today, I don't understand why you personally came to my house to deliver these things."
Liu Wan's face was cold, and her original displeasure did not show, but turned into confusion.
Why did he just deal with her daughter, and today he sent gifts to show his goodwill?
This old fox's mentality is hard to figure out, so Liu Wan naturally kept a little more caution and did not accept the gift first.
Duke Yan pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled, "I don't want to bother you any more, but I have an old friend who works for Princess Ximing. Yesterday, that old friend explained to me the reasons why Princess Ximing did things in Hezhou. I misunderstood her, so I wanted to incite the people to target her at that time."
"Now that the misunderstanding has been explained, I come to apologize for my instigation that day. If this matter hurts Princess Ximing, Princess Nine can ask me to explain it in any way, but I don't want our two families to have any grudges."
Duke Yan spoke sincerely.
In fact, he didn't need to call himself an old minister in front of Princess Nine.
However, lowering his posture would make the other party more comfortable.
Not offending the people in the Ninth Prince's Mansion is equivalent to not offending Lord Gu Ming.
Liu Wan put down the teacup in her hand, her tone became colder, and she questioned, "You planted someone next to my daughter?"
Damn it, couldn't it be the middle-aged servant who appeared beside her daughter the night before she left for Hezhou?
If she hadn't followed him all the way to Hezhou, she wouldn't have noticed that there was such a person by her daughter's side.
The middle-aged man seemed to be very afraid of Yuanbao, and his words and actions were obedient to Yuanbao and Jingwu.
At that time in Hezhou, they had been hiding in the dark, so naturally they didn't ask much about the identity of the middle-aged man.
Now that she thinks about it, could he be the person that Duke Yang was talking about?
Thinking of this, Liu Wan clenched the teacup in her hand slightly.
"No, that old friend first met Princess Ximing, and then met me. If the Ninth Princess is afraid that I will do something to hurt the princess, I will take this old friend away from the Ninth Prince's Mansion."
Duke Yan's tone was extremely sincere.
Liu Wan felt a little more suspicious, because the other party didn't seem to be lying.
"Mother, mother!"
A childish voice came from outside. Xia Wanwan was in her father's arms, her round face smiling like a flower. She
was holding a small ball in her arms. At this time, her grandmother knew that her first ball was given to the little ghost girl, so she made another one for her to play with.
She liked it very much and would not let go of it when she slept at night.
Duke Yan immediately stood up and saluted, "Meet the Ninth Prince, Meet Princess Ximing."
Xia Siheng hummed, and sat in the main seat holding the baby.
Yuanbao and Gu Ming followed behind him and stood aside.
Duke Yan's eyes lit up when he saw Yuanbao.
This man has always been working for Princess Ximing. He is arrogant and unruly, and has a peerless appearance.
He has seen Yuanbao's skills. He is a man of high cultivation and graceful posture.
Such taste, such a body, such a carefree and unrestrained personality, this is what Lord Gu Ming should look like!
He must be Lord Gu Ming.
Because the middle-aged man next to him looks very frightened and not very smart.
How could Lord Gu Ming have such bad taste and possess this ordinary and even a little ugly body.
Duke Yan used the process of elimination in his mind, and after thinking over and over, he finally eliminated the middle-aged man.
The look he gave Yuanbao was full of hints and flattery.
Yuanbao shrank his shoulders, and looked at Duke Yan in confusion, and found that the old man was looking at him with ill intentions.
He glared back with disdain and cursed, "What are you looking at? Be careful or I'll dig out your eyes!"
Duke Yan quickly lowered his eyelids and stopped looking.
But he felt happy in his heart.
Yes, that's the temper.
Lord Gu Ming has this temper.
It's just right!
Liu Wan repeated what Duke Yan had just said to the father and daughter.
Xia Siheng's eyes were deep, and he whispered, "Oh? Duke Yan, don't you know how much my daughter would have to pay if you really agreed to the request of the people of Hezhou at that time? How can it be resolved by your misunderstanding?"
"I'm old and my mind is confused. If it weren't for your noble explanation, I would still be an enemy of Princess Ximing. I think I owe the princess an apology."
Duke Yan said, while looking up at Yuanbao's face. Lord
Gu Ming, I really came to apologize, you see how sincere my attitude is, compliment me!
Yuanbao frowned and gave him a white look, feeling uncomfortable.
What's the matter, why do you keep looking at him?
He's crazy, he likes the little brother, but he doesn't like Lao Deng.
So disgusting.
Yuan Bao reached out and pushed Liu Wan, indicating that Duke Yan's eyes made him uncomfortable.
Liu Wan smiled knowingly, patted his arm, and looked at Xia Siheng.
Xia Siheng did not forget his main task, and then smiled, "If this is a misunderstanding, it is not impossible to resolve it. Duke, please take these gifts back. As for your old friend, I am worried about leaving him with the little princess..."
His casual refusal made Duke Yan feel a sense of crisis.
Not accepting gifts and forcing him to take people away, does that mean he is rejecting his goodwill?
He stood up and smiled slightly, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. Apart from these gifts, I come here with sincerity."
"Oh, what sincerity?" Xia Siheng took the tea brought by the maid and skimmed off the foam nonchalantly.
"In a few days, the final vote of the new law will be held, and I guarantee that all of them will pass."
Duke Yan said.
He naturally knew that this new law to protect girls was what Princess Ximing had always wanted.
He opposed it at first simply because he wanted to keep the Abandoned Infants Tower to raise Gu Ming.
Now that the law of protection has been established, this law no longer has any interests to him.
"I will accept the Duke's gift for now." Xia Siheng looked at the pile of gifts with a hint of meaning.
Duke Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Xia Siheng continued, "It's better to take the Duke's old friend away, otherwise, I can't guarantee... whether he can get any benefits under my command."
"Who is the Duke's old friend?" Liu Wan asked.
Duke Yan's face relaxed, pointing at Yuanbao, and said,
"That's him, Gu Ming! Come back with me."
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