When Xu Tianze heard the voice of the Duke of Zhenguo, his face immediately turned gloomy, and when he saw the Duke of Zhenguo himself, he snorted coldly in annoyance.
"Yinliu, tell the gatekeeper that if he lets strangers in like this again, he can leave. I can't afford to support him." Xu Tianze's tone was indifferent, as if he was casually dealing with an ant.
"Oh, Ze'er, don't be angry. I was the one who climbed over the wall directly. It has nothing to do with the gatekeeper." The Duke of Zhenguo smiled ingratiatingly when he heard Xu Tianze's words.
He did indeed come in by climbing over the wall. Since he was kicked out the first time he came, the gatekeeper refused to let him in when he came again.
There was no other way, so the Duke of Zhenguo had to rely on his martial arts skills to climb over the wall and get in.
"As a dignified Duke, you actually climb over the wall to enter the house without the consent of the owner, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by others." Seeing that the Duke's expression did not seem fake, Xu Tianze directly ridiculed him.
But in the end, he did not ask Yinliu to pass on the message to warn the gatekeeper. After all, the indenture contract was still in his hands. If it was not necessary, he would not make such a fuss.
"Who dares to laugh at me? I can enter my son's house however I want." When the Duke of Zhenguo heard Xu Tianze's words, his eyes widened and he refuted.
After saying this, he glanced at Xu Tianze's reaction out of the corner of his eye guiltily. Seeing that Xu Tianze didn't react too much, he felt relieved.
After all, they are blood relatives. Since Xu Tianze did not refute it, he must still recognize him as his father.
But Xu Tianze's next words directly exposed the Duke of Zhenguo's true colors.
"There's no need to be so probing, Lord Duke. Oh, no, it's Old Lord Duke." Xu Tianze put the purple crystal dandelion in his hand back into the box.
The imperial edict came down yesterday, and Song Yu had already inherited the title and went to court. Otherwise, the old Duke Zhenguo would not be so idle and would come to him every few days.
When the Duke of Zhenguo heard what Xu Tianze said, he shrank his neck. He knew that if he gave the position of Duke directly to his son Song Yu, his other son would definitely be dissatisfied.
"Ze'er, Yu'er is the heir of the Duke's Mansion after all. It is reasonable for the Duke to inherit the title to him." The Duke of Zhenguo weakly defended himself. He was a big and strong man, and he really had no confidence in front of his son.
"I am not the son of the old Duke. As for who will take the old Duke's position, it has nothing to do with me, Xu." Xu Tianze looked at the old Duke Zhenguo with a flat and expressionless look, as if he was looking at a stranger.
When the old Duke Zhenguo saw the strangeness in Xu Tianze's eyes, he knew that he still had not won back his son's heart, and he felt a sense of frustration in his heart.
"When I was struggling in the past, I didn't see the old Duke; when I was bullied by Jiang Xue at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, I didn't see the old Duke; when I was suffering in the Valley of Divine Doctors, I still didn't see the old Duke." Xu Tianze's words were like sharp swords, piercing the old Duke's gentle surface.
"Later, when I returned to Shangjing City, the old Duke still did not show up when I was in danger again and again. So, why did the old Duke say that he attaches great importance to family affection?" After Xu Tianze finished speaking, he looked at the old Duke Zhenguo.
With every word Xu Tianze spoke, his heart grew colder, and by the end his tone was already filled with a chilling coldness.
In the final analysis, they just felt that he was still useful, but he had already quit and didn't want to follow their plan, so they started to play the emotional card with him.
But dying people are not the only ones who speak well. There are also those like him who don't care about anything.
"What? Mr. Song, do you think that since Xu is going to die, his death should be meaningful?" Xu Tianze's eyes were sharp and there was a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.
"No, how could that be? Ze'er, your father really wants you to return to your roots." The Duke of Zhenguo leaned forward anxiously, his hand swept directly towards the gift box on the table.
The gift box fell uncontrollably from the table, and thanks to the soft couch, the gift just fell out of the box but was not damaged.
Seeing this, the Duke of Zhenguo was even more at a loss: "Zer, Die, Dad didn't mean it."
Xu Tianze ignored the Duke of Zhenguo and just picked up the gift box and the gift inside and put them away. Just when he was about to pick up the other one, the Duke of Zhenguo had already taken it first.
"Ze'er, who gave this to you?" There was shock in the Duke of Zhenguo's eyes, as if he had already guessed something in his mind, and his face was a little terrified.
"Old thing, stop meddling in other people's business." Xu Tianze rolled his eyes and snatched the gift box back. It was just a piece of purple crystal carved into a dandelion. What was there to be surprised about?
"Ze'er, take a closer look at what's inlaid inside!" The Duke of Zhenguo didn't care that Xu Tianze called him an old man. He turned the crystal upside down so that Xu Tianze could see it clearly.
When Xu Tianze saw this, his pupils shrank. He knew it was a royal item just by looking at the material. Then he thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't seen Long Musi wearing it for a long time. So it was obvious what it was.
Unexpectedly, Long Musi actually gave him this thing. If other princes knew about this, it would be enough to crush Long Musi to death.
"Please go back, Duke. You and I will never be father and son in this life." Xu Tianze lowered his eyes and put the crystal back into the box. Although his words were still cold, they were softened a bit.
Even if it was because of the reminder from the Duke of Zhenguo, he would not say any bad words, but it was absolutely impossible for him to do something ridiculous like returning to his roots.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Ze'er, you deal with this thing first." The Duke of Zhenguo didn't play the victim at this time, and directly urged Xu Tianze to quickly deal with the trouble in his hand.
If Emperor Gan knew about this thing, a lot of trouble would happen afterwards.
"There is no need for the Duke to remind me. I naturally know what to do." Xu Tianze stood up and asked Yin Liu to see the guest off. He was also unwilling to waste time talking to the Duke of Zhenguo.
"Then Ze'er, take care of this first. I'll come again when I have time next time." The Duke of Zhenguo also knew what was the most urgent and important thing. He stood up, said something to Xu Tianze, and left.
After the Duke of Zhenguo left, Xu Tianze looked at the crystal in his hand. He thought that the purple dandelion crystal was expressing its feelings to him.
He didn't expect that Long Muse would give him this item and mix other things in it. Unfortunately, it was not something Xu Tianze could afford.
"Yinliu, consider this as a gift for the third prince's wedding." Seeing Yinliu coming back, Xu Tianze directly handed the thing in his hand to Yinliu.
"But, sir, I..." Yin Liu looked hesitant when she saw that the box contained the amethyst dandelion.
"What? Is there anything else?" Seeing that Yin Liu didn't put it away immediately, Xu Tianze frowned and looked at Yin Liu in confusion.
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