Chapter 313, Bluff
When Daohua returned to Taohua An, she found the yard quiet. She heard some noise coming from the kitchen, so she walked over to take a look and saw that it was her grandmother making soup.
When Old Lady Yan saw Daohua, she quickly waved to her and said, "You're back just in time. Hurry up and take this rock sugar, honey, and snow pear soup to Sister Gu."
Daohua was startled: "Grandma Gu is coughing again?"
Old Madam Yan stretched her head to look towards the main room and whispered, "I don't know what your master said to Sister Gu just now. It seems to me that Sister Gu is very angry."
"I'll go take a look." Daohua quickly scooped a bowl of pear soup, then turned and walked towards Grandma Gu's room.
"Go slowly, don't burn your hands." Old Mrs. Yan warned loudly.
In the room, Grandma Gu had calmed down. When Daohua entered, she had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep.
Gu Jian made a gesture to keep quiet, then motioned Daohua to go out with him.
After leaving the house, Daohua hurriedly asked, "Master, hasn't Grandma coughed for a long time? What happened today?"
Gu Jian glanced at his apprentice and shook his head: "It's okay."
Daohua glanced at her master's expression and asked tentatively, "Is it because of Xiao Yeyang?"
Gu Jian looked at his apprentice again and said nothing.
Daohua was silent for a while, put the bowl of soup on the table, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Master, tell me the truth, do you and Granny Gu have any grudges against Prince Heping?"
Gu Jian sighed inwardly. It was good to have a disciple, but having one who was too smart was also tiring. He walked to a chair and sat down, then said unhappily, "So what? So what if I don't have one?"
Daohua quickly sat down opposite him: "Really?" As she spoke, her eyes narrowed and she began to analyze, "You gave your precious sword technique to Xiao Yeyang, so it shouldn't be a grudge."
"When you and Granny Gu first met Xiao Yeyang, you expressed shock and excitement, and repeatedly asked about Prince Ping. I guess you must know Prince Ping."
"But when Xiao Yeyang came this time, your attitude towards him wasn't very friendly. So, even if there's no hatred, I guess there's no favor towards him either."
Having said this, Rice Flower stopped.
It wasn't that she didn't want to continue, it was just that she knew very little about royal affairs and didn't know how to guess further.
If Granny Gu was twenty or thirty years younger, she would guess whether she was Xiao Yeyang's mother or something.
But Granny Gu is older than her grandmother and can be the mother of Prince Ping. What should she do?
Seeing her cheap master looking at her expressionlessly, as if to say 'keep talking nonsense', Daohua smiled awkwardly and then said with a stiff upper lip.
"But you asked Xiao Yeyang to personally build the road for you, so I was wondering if Prince Ping owed you and Granny Gu something?"
"What does he owe? He's a prince, he has money and power, it should be easy for him to repay others' kindness."
Hearing this, Gu Jian's heart skipped a beat. Seeing Daohua's eyes still rolling around, he quickly interrupted her: "If you have nothing to do, just recite the Compendium of Materia Medica for me. Why are you imagining these things?"
Daohua said seriously, "Master, this matter is very important to me. You are my master. To put it in a rounded way, Granny Gu is also my elder, and Xiao Yeyang is my friend. I must find out what grudges there are between you two before I can react."
Gu Jian was speechless: "How are you going to react?"
Daohua: "For example, if Prince Ping really owes you something, then I definitely can't let Xiao Yeyang come here again and attract your attention."
"For example, if you have any misunderstandings, I can try to help you resolve them."
Gu Jian felt helpless. He knew that if he didn't give a reasonable explanation, this girl would keep pursuing the matter endlessly. He said stiffly, "There is no misunderstanding. Prince Ping doesn't owe us anything."
Daohua looked doubtful: "That's not right. From what I've seen, Granny Gu treats Xiao Yeyang very well."
Gu Jian took a deep breath and said, "That's because my sister mistook him for her grandson."
Upon hearing this, Daohua's eyes suddenly widened.
Gu Jian glanced at her and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. There was a fire in my house that year. Except for my sister and I, everyone else died, including my sister's pregnant daughter-in-law."
Rice Flower: "What does the Prince of Peace have to do with it?"
Gu Jian: "I investigated the cause of the fire back then, and it was said that Prince Heping was involved. However, the government eventually came out and said that it was caused by dry weather, not human error."
"Yeah?"
There was still some doubt in Daohua's eyes.
What the master said seemed reasonable at first glance, but something still felt wrong.
Seeing the inquiring look in his disciple's eyes, Gu Jian couldn't help but rub his forehead. After a moment's thought, he added, "Prince Ping helped us back then. For several years, I often went in and out of the prince's palace to treat him."
After hearing this, Daohua finally felt relieved.
Prince Ping first helped the master's family, and then was suspected of destroying their family, so the master showed such a complicated expression towards Xiao Yeyang.
It’s easy to explain Grandma Gu’s side. She’s old and misses her grandchildren so much that her emotions are transferred.
Gu Jian glanced at Daohua's expression and saw that he had finally fooled her, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, the rice flowers spoke again.
"Master, Xiao Yeyang is indeed the legitimate son of Prince Ping, but he is actually quite pitiful. When he was only a few years old, Prince Ping divorced his princess consort. Prince Ping also favored his concubine and eldest son and ignored him."
"Think about it, he's the son of a prince, yet he was kidnapped by human traffickers. That shows how much his family doesn't care about him."
"Now he would rather stay in Zhongzhou and celebrate the New Year and other holidays alone than return to the capital. I've known him for a few years, but I've never heard him mention his family. You can imagine how hard his life is."
"So, don't vent your dissatisfaction with Prince Ping on him."
After hearing Xiao Yeyang's situation, Gu Jian frowned and looked at Daohua speechlessly. He didn't have a beard, otherwise, he would definitely be puffing his beard and glaring at him at this moment: "Why did I vent my dissatisfaction with him?"
Daohua: "You let him build the road alone?"
Gu Jian: "He's tall and strong, and Taohua Mountain isn't very high. Will building a road there tire him to death?"
The rice flowers choked.
Gu Jian sneered and asked, "Is that guy unwilling to condescend to build a road for me and my sister?"
Daohua pursed her lips and dared not speak.
Gu Jian snorted, then thought of his sister's previous instructions, suppressed his unhappiness, and said nothing more.
Daohua thought for a while and said, "Master, Xiao Yeyang is a very reasonable person. So, I will write to him immediately and tell him about the grudge between you and Prince Heping. If he knew that the Gu family was probably burned down because of his father, he would be willing to come and build the road for you." After saying that, he was about to go out.
Gu Jian quickly stopped him and said, "Don't tell him this!"
Daohua was stunned: "Why?"
Gu Jian looked somewhat dejected. "My sister and I are already so old, we don't have many years left to live. We don't want to be involved with Prince Heping's Palace anymore. We just want to live out the rest of our lives in peace and quiet."
After saying that, he looked at the rice flowers seriously.
"You still recognize me as your master and forget what I told you today."
Daohua was silent for a moment: "Master, I won't tell you. As for the road, if Xiao Yeyang doesn't want to repair it, I will do it. If you insist, I can repair it myself, but the speed may be a little slow."
Gu Jian glanced at Daohua with disdain: "With your tiny body? You still want to build roads?"
Daohua immediately said, "Master, if you don't like me, then I will find someone to repair it."
"Whatever you say!" Gu Jian waved his hand, looking impatient.
Daohua smiled and immediately decided to ask Qin Xiaoliu to find someone to repair the road tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, the next day, before Qin Xiaoliu set out for the county town, Xiao Yeyang came with Defu again.
(End of this chapter)
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