Tantai Yueming, who was on the verge of a mental breakdown from being pestered by several little brats who seemed to be possessed by a hundred thousand questions, heard Lin Jiujiu's call as if she had heard some celestial music.
He immediately had the children review what he had taught them, then slipped away and headed to the side hall.
Knowing that Lin Jiujiu's name was Tantai Yueming, Baili Chenyuan also followed along.
Ning Yue's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the two people who suddenly appeared.
But the next second, the little boy in his arms broke free and pounced on Tantai Yueming.
Having been thoroughly tormented by the little brats, Tantai Yueming instinctively tried to hide behind Baili Chenyuan when she saw the person rushing towards her.
But then Lin Jiujiu's voice came from behind the little boy.
"Why are you hiding? That's your grand-nephew."
The moment the little guy made a move, Lin Jiujiu did some calculations and discovered that there was a kinship line between him and her, Tantai Yueming. After careful calculation, she knew his identity.
"Uncle, my royal uncle. Waaah..."
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Jiujiu finished speaking, the little boy buried his face in Tantai Yueming's arms, crying with tears and snot streaming down his face.
It disgusted Tantai Yueming quite a bit, but even so, under Lin Jiujiu's gaze, he didn't dare to push her away.
He could only patiently ask, "Which imperial nephew's child are you? How did you end up in this state?"
He's a member of the royal family, after all. Even if his elder brother is a scoundrel, he shouldn't have let his grandson wander outside.
Judging from their appearance, they seem to be servants who were bought back by Lin Jiujiu a long time ago.
Yang Li was even more stunned now, wondering what he had been through.
It wasn't enough that he became the father of the heir of a duke's mansion; he even became the father of the emperor's grandson.
this……
Will he still be able to avenge himself? Is he going to die?
Despite being a cultivator, Tantai Yueming is actually quite young.
He was brought back to the cultivation world at birth, and now he is only twenty-five years old at most.
He was the posthumous son of the late emperor, and many of his nephews were even older than him.
The little boy in front of her was already over ten years old, and Tantai Yueming was quite unaccustomed to being called "Royal Uncle" by him.
After the little one had cried enough, he finally spoke, sobbing.
“My father is the third prince, and I am the crown prince, Tantai Haoze.”
When Tantai Yueming heard that he was actually the Crown Prince, a child whose father was not the Crown Prince but who was named the Crown Prince at birth, and seeing his current appearance, she was even more puzzled.
The Crown Prince has been reduced to selling himself into slavery. Is the Tantai royal family doomed? Is the Great Chu Dynasty doomed?
Lin Jiujiu knew that this matter couldn't be explained in just a few words, so she simply asked everyone to sit down and talk.
However, Tantai Yueming's focus seemed to be a bit off. Instead of asking Tantai Haoze why he was here, he pinched his face and asked him.
How did you recognize me?
It seems that Tantai Haoze felt he had found a powerful backer after meeting Tantai Yueming, and he was no longer as apprehensive as before.
However, looking at Tantai Yueming, her eyes were filled with admiration and respect as she spoke.
"There is a portrait of you in my grandfather's study."
After saying that, he seemed to realize it wasn't quite right, and added another sentence.
“I have portraits of you from childhood to adulthood. When I was a child, my grandfather often held me in his arms while we read in the study. I have seen your portraits since I was a child.”
Tantai Yueming was not surprised by this. After all, every year when the people around him returned, they would ask for a portrait of him to take away, and it was obvious who it was for.
He never expected that his elder brother would hang it directly in the study.
Whether they are blood relatives or not is actually easy for cultivators to distinguish. He just didn't think about it at first, which is why he didn't find out.
However, it is too unbelievable that the Crown Prince would appear here.
Tantai Yueming also voiced the question that had been bothering her.
"You're not in the capital, so what are you doing here?"
As Tantai Yueming asked the question, she turned her gaze to Ning Yue, her eyes now showing a hint of scrutiny.
Ning Yue let him look him over without showing any fear in his eyes, while Tantai Haoze, seeing his uncle's attitude, quickly explained.
"Uncle, it was Brother Ning Yue who saved me, and he has been protecting me all this way."
Tantai Yueming nodded. Judging from Ning Yue's protective attitude earlier, it wasn't hard to tell that he had no intention of harming Tantai Haoze.
I just don't quite understand how the Crown Prince got involved with the people from the Duke of Ningguo's mansion.
And why is Ning Yue here, dressed like this?
Even when dressed in women's clothing, Ning Yue showed no fear in front of Tantai Yueming.
He truly deserves to be called a young general who fought on the battlefield since childhood. The fact that he is known as the "Little God of War" in the capital shows that his martial arts skills are quite impressive.
Lin Jiujiu was also very curious. The emperor had already imprisoned everyone from the Ningguo Duke's mansion, so why was Ning Yue still protecting the Crown Prince all the way?
In fact, to conceal her identity, she would rather disguise herself as a man and sell herself.
After observing Ning Yue, Tantai Yueming also voiced Lin Jiujiu's question.
However, it was not Ning Yue who answered everyone's questions, but Tantai Haoze.
Originally, Ningcheng, where the Duke of Ningguo was stationed, had been constantly harassed by enemy troops as early as a year ago.
The enemy, who used to retreat at the first sign of trouble, suddenly became unusually fierce. The Duke of Ningguo sent out several waves of scouts, but none of them returned.
When the Duke of Ningguo realized something was wrong, he asked the court for help. However, to his surprise, the person leading the army to provide assistance was not any of the generals of the Great Chu, but the third prince of the current dynasty.
Also traveling with them was the Crown Prince, Tantai Haoze.
This is nothing unusual; after all, it was common for princes to go on expeditions throughout history, mostly to boost morale.
Furthermore, the Third Prince is kind and honest, and not one to act arbitrarily. Even in the army, he would follow the Duke of Ningguo's opinions in everything.
The harmony between the ruler and his ministers, and the unity of the army, should have been a good thing, but things took an unexpected turn.
On the eve of the return journey after the Third Prince had comforted the soldiers, the scouts sent out by the Duke of Ningguo finally brought back news.
Duke Ningguo then learned that the reason why the enemy army had become so powerful was not because they were fearless, but because the army was commanded by cultivators, and there was more than one of them.
The Duke of Ningguo was a confidant of the Chu Emperor, and he knew something about the fact that one of the royal family members had joined a cultivation sect.
Upon hearing that there were cultivators on the other side, the first thing that came to mind was to quickly send the Third Prince and the Crown Prince away.
The person in charge of escorting them was none other than Ning Yue.
However, it was all too late. Before the escort team could even leave the city, the enemy had already launched a general attack.
Before cultivators, even the most skilled mortals are like ants.
In the blink of an eye, the city gate was breached.
In order to buy time for the people to escape, the third prince resolutely returned to the city to fight the enemy together with the Duke of Ningguo.
They might even use their status to engage with the other party and attract their attention.
He simply handed the Crown Prince over to Ning Yue, instructing him to escort Tantai Haoze back to the capital.
Ning Yue lived up to expectations, leading Tantai Haoze back to the capital after evading countless pursuers.
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