Looking at his grandfather's still tall and straight back, Shi Qingxue's expression remained calm.
This time, his eyes were filled with deep disappointment.
"My granddaughter truly cannot understand. Is it that His Majesty doesn't hold the Shi family in high regard? That you're so easily deceived by the slander of a villain? At such an advanced age, you don't know how to settle down and instead want to force the emperor to abdicate and plot a rebellion? To claim that illusory title of being a loyal follower of the emperor?"
Finally, after Shi Qingxue finished saying this, Duke Rong finally turned around.
"Qingxue, you have to understand that Grandpa is doing this for the Shi family. With the Shi family's current prestige, they absolutely deserve better."
Shi Qingxue frowned upon hearing this: "I don't think that if this continues, the Shi family will not be able to achieve the reputation it needs."
Duke Rong obviously had no intention of listening to this, his face full of greed, "We have soldiers now, and the capital is empty now. Whatever you want to do, you will definitely succeed!"
“That’s enough!”
Shi Qingxue wanted to ask his grandfather why he made this decision, but he didn't expect his grandfather to say such words shamelessly. He immediately stopped his grandfather with a cold face.
"My granddaughter never thought that you would actually think of rebelling. This is not the you that I know at all!"
"If the Shi family rebels, they will be looked down upon by the world, and Anguo will inevitably be in civil strife. Grandpa, you will become a sinner in the history books!"
"But Grandpa doesn't think this is a rebellion. It's ridiculous for a female emperor to ascend the throne and abuse power."
Seeing his granddaughter scolding him like this, Duke Rong finally put on a stern face and said, "Grandpa is only supporting a royal disciple who is capable of shouldering the great responsibility of the world to be the emperor of this world!"
"Why can't a woman ascend the throne? If in grandpa's eyes women are destined to be inferior to men, then your granddaughter shouldn't be the general of the Shi family!"
Seeing that his grandfather, who had loved him so much since childhood, had said these words, the disappointment on Shi Qingxue's face became increasingly obvious.
She had already concluded that her grandfather had been completely blinded by desire and greed.
"Since Grandpa is not in good health, he doesn't need to go out much these days. Besides..."
After a pause, Shi Qingxue looked at his grandfather deeply for a long time:
"This general will truthfully inform His Majesty of what happened today."
"You little girl!" Duke Rong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this tone, and then his face was filled with anger: "Are you going to put your grandfather under house arrest?"
Faced with the questioning, Shi Qingxue nodded decisively: "Grandfather did something wrong, and I had no choice but to do it!"
"Unfilial grandson, Qingxue, you are so unfilial! If you do as grandpa says, the Shi family will be completely prosperous!" Duke Rong was furious.
"How can a granddaughter be filial?"
Finally, with a cold face, Shi Qingxue said this, turned around and left the backyard.
…
Seeing his granddaughter leave, Duke Rong was stunned for a long time.
It was not until he sat down in the courtyard again that he let out a sigh.
"Qingxue..."
"Grandpa is old and can't help much. I almost chose the wrong side back then, so I'll help you this time. His Majesty trusts you and is willing to hand over military power to you. After you go north, you must return safely."
"I hope you won't let down the Rong family. You are the pride of the Shi family. You must carry forward the Shi family's reputation!"
…
As soon as he arrived at the front yard, Shi Qingxue instructed his men:
"From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Duke's Mansion!"
Several bodyguards were extremely surprised by such an order, but military orders came first, so they agreed to it obediently.
When Qingxue went out again, she ran into her father head-on.
The time is good.
Unlike Duke Rong, Shi Jingsheng has never been interested in leading troops and is considered an out-and-out civil servant in the Shi family. He currently works in the Ministry of Justice.
"What's going on? What happened that caused such a big scene?"
Shi Jingsheng looked anxious at this time. Although he was asking, it was obvious that he also knew the general situation.
It was an important matter, so Shi Qingxue couldn't hide it from her father, so she told him everything that happened with Duke Rong.
"That's just bullshit!"
When Jingsheng heard these things, he became obviously anxious. He glanced at the soldiers guarding the yard of the mansion, and finally looked at his daughter.
"How could you make such a big fuss about such a big thing? Without discussing it with Dad first?"
Shi Qingxue glanced at his father and said, "Father, you don't know that if I had been a step late, Grandpa would have been in great trouble!"
Regarding this matter, Shi Jingsheng knew that his father was indeed too confused, but the solution...
After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "You... want to report this to His Majesty?"
Shi Qingxue nodded immediately. "Grandpa has made such a serious mistake. His Majesty has entrusted me with such an important task. How can I conceal it and not report it? I must go to the palace to apologize to the emperor."
"This...I'm afraid it's inappropriate."
Shi Jingsheng's face turned a little anxious. "My daughter, your grandfather's actions were indeed wrong, but fortunately he didn't do anything wrong. Otherwise... we should suppress this matter for now. Otherwise, if His Majesty knew about it, it would definitely affect your career..."
Shi Qingxue just shook his head and helplessly explained, "Father, even I know about Elder Gao's movements. His Majesty has the Heavenly Guards at his disposal, so it's not impossible that he doesn't know about this. If I go to the palace now and explain, perhaps we can still save the situation. If I conceal it, I'm afraid His Majesty will really be disappointed in our Shi family!"
After hearing these words, Shi Jingsheng, who had originally wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, was stunned.
Afterwards, he paced back and forth anxiously, appearing extremely flustered.
Seeing that his father didn't say anything for a long time, Shi Qingxue planned to go out.
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