Chapter 1885 Shake Off
The prince was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Why doesn't he admit that he has nothing to do with the Minister of Agriculture?"
Obviously, he didn't understand her train of thought.
Manbao said confidently: "If he is good with Sinong Qing, how could he not know Ma?"
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang nodded in agreement.
Prince: ...
Mingda, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but pull Manbao's hand and whispered, "Stop talking now. You've really pissed off my third brother. Father will definitely punish you."
Prince Gong was already furious, but Eunuch Wu, along with several eunuchs and palace maids, supported and comforted him, and helped him go downstairs to rest.
The prince looked at Prince Gong's face and his mood improved. He nodded to Zhou Man for the first time and said something that angered Prince Gong even more, "I know."
Prince Gong could no longer maintain his composure and could not help but glare at the Crown Prince.
The prince didn't mind at all. He had long wanted to have a fair quarrel or fight with his younger brother, but he always acted like a coward, which only made him angry, while the prince pretended to be polite and virtuous.
Every time he was scolded by his father and ministers.
It was only after his failure last year that he showed his true nature and stopped pretending to be kind and righteous to him.
At this moment, he was even more easily angered, so the prince simply turned to face him, rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Third brother, want to fight?"
Changyu was very scared and went to see Mingda nervously.
Mingda just frowned, but did not stop him. He just said, "Brother, Third Brother is not good at fighting."
"Don't worry, I won't hurt him."
Bai Shan couldn't let them fight here. After they left here, they could fight on the official road or in the palace, but not in Putian Village or in front of them. So he winked at Manbao, who immediately went to stop the angry Prince Gong. Manbao stopped the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, are you hungry? Why don't we eat first? Or I can check on you. Excessive fatigue can be treated with acupuncture."
Bai Shanze, along with Eunuch Wu and the others, pulled Prince Gong aside and said very attentively, "Your Highness, you must be tired after traveling for half a day. Why don't you come to my humble abode and have a cup of tea? I will have someone help you change your clothes and shoes."
When the Crown Prince saw that Prince Gong had really left, he glanced at Bai Shan and Eunuch Wu with regret and lowered his sleeves.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, Changyu also breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Mingda.
Mingda said, "Brother, if you and Third Brother don't want to stay here, please go back to the palace. My sister and I will play here for a while and then leave."
The prince pondered for a moment and then said, "Since we are here, let's have lunch before leaving."
Manbao:...She was just saying it casually, why did he take it seriously?
The prince had already walked along the same path that Prince Gong had just taken to their family's farm.
Manbao quickly followed and asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, what would you like to eat?"
"Have anything. Isn't your sister-in-law good at steamed pork with rice flour? And the meat pie you had at the palace gate last time was also good."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief. These two things were what Changyu had been longing for, so Manbao had already told his sister-in-law that even if she didn't have anything else, she would definitely have these two things.
She led the prince to her farm.
It was the first time for Old Zhou and his friends to meet the prince. They were so nervous that they didn't know where to put their hands. Fearing to be rude, they wanted to hide after meeting him at the door. However, the prince stopped them and took them to the main hall.
There were only tea and snacks on the table in the main hall. Manbao said, "I'll go ask my sister-in-law if the food is ready."
Zhou Lixue said cleverly, "I'll go, you take a rest, aunt."
After saying this, he turned around and ran away without even bowing to the prince and others.
Mr. Zhuang apologized to the Crown Prince, Prince Gong and the others, saying, "The child was rude, Your Highness, please forgive me."
The prince waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Guests should follow the host's wishes. Just be casual, no need to be too polite."
The prince looked at Old Zhou who was standing beside him with his neck shrunk. He couldn't tell at all that Zhou Man was actually raised by him.
You know, Zhou Man is very brave.
The prince, who had a lot to say, suddenly ran out of things to ask and just asked politely, "Is your father-in-law Zhou Man's uncle?"
Old Zhou didn't realize the question was directed at him, so he kept looking down at his toes. Qian couldn't help but pinch him, and Manbao quickly tried to smooth things over for her father, "Your Highness, this is me...my uncle. I've always called him dad, and I haven't changed yet, so my father isn't used to it."
Old Zhou finally reacted and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I... the younger one is Manbao's uncle."
The prince smiled at him, pointed to a chair and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Zhou."
Old Zhou didn't dare to sit.
Manbao simply moved the chair a little further away and helped her parents sit down. Baishan also moved a chair to the side for his grandmother to sit down.
The prince and the three men sighed, "Mr. Zhou is a man of honor and respect for his brothers. He is a man of honor."
Prince Gong's forehead twitched, and he always felt that the prince was mocking him with a hidden meaning.
Old Zhou's face turned red with excitement, saying that this was what he should do. He couldn't let his brother have no descendants, right?
And Manbao is the bloodline of their Zhou family.
The prince also praised Madam Liu, thinking that she was a wise, loyal and filial person for raising children like Bai Qi and Bai Shan.
Old Lady Liu thanked the Crown Prince for his praise. Although Prince Gong's expression was not very good, she looked at the Crown Prince, and then at Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu who were winking at Manbao, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
The kitchen brought up the food, and the prince smelled the fragrance. Eunuch Wu and others naturally didn't dare to let the prince and others eat it directly, so they picked some out and sent them to eat first. They only started eating after they had eaten and found nothing wrong with it.
The prince glanced at the dishes served, as they smelled delicious. Although they didn't look as exquisite as those in the palace, they still looked very good.
His mood brightened, and he asked a few more questions, "So now Zhou Man's background is clear. Have you memorized the family tree yet?"
Old Zhou felt a little guilty when he heard this, thinking the prince was talking about whether the Xia family's genealogy had been recorded. So he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said guiltily, "It was recorded under my younger brother's name. But we have already agreed with the in-laws that when Manbao has children in the future, one of them will be recorded under the Xia family's name. We, the Zhou family, are very trustworthy and will definitely not deny our responsibility."
Manbao quietly tugged at her father's sleeve. Isn't this confessing herself?
The prince raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do you want to remember Xia?"
Old Zhou was stunned and asked, "Prince, aren't you asking about recording it in the Xia family tree?"
The prince raised his eyelids and glanced at Old Zhou. Old Zhou felt a chill all over his body, and he didn't even notice Manbao pulling his sleeve. He shuddered and shook off all the coldness. "That's right, that's right. My younger brother married into the Xia family. Manbao was originally going to have the surname Xia, but at that time, no one dared to tell anyone about Manbao's background, so we changed it to Zhou. You see, she's already so old, it wouldn't be appropriate to change it back..."
Old Madam Liu couldn't bear to look at it anymore.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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