It’s no wonder that Shu girl looked a bit strange when she saw the brat; at first, he thought she disliked the brat.
Now, he saw it was the brat who hadn’t behaved properly!
He’d previously heard from Xiao Jing that the person who bullied Shu girl was scum, and he’d cursed that scum countless times in his heart, wishing them no good for being blind.
Now that he knew the scum was his own grandson, he felt as if he’d swallowed a hundred flies – a feeling of discomfort and complexity.
What was more, strangely, as he chewed on the flies, he suddenly tasted a hint of pleasure.
That…
Shu girl and he were now intimately connected.
Zhan Tianye watched Old Master Qin’s expression shift several times in a moment, from anger to uncontrollable upward curving of his lips, and felt helpless.
“Grandfather, you already know everything,” Zhan Tianye said expressionlessly.
Old Master Qin’s heart was seething, and had been all night. Seeing Zhan Tianye’s expressionless face, he became angry again, striking the table twice more. “I know, but you’re about to make me die of anger! You calmly say I know everything? Look at what you’ve done! Shu girl gave birth to three stout sons for you! Look at those three children, can any of them be compared to others? Can they?! You’re still in the mood to sleep, do you know how many people want to marry Shu girl? And that Yi Shizi, he’s much more pleasing to the eye than you. I heard that General Yun and the Zhongyong Marquisate have been getting along recently. You’re still sleeping? Why aren’t you rushing to find Shu girl? Go curry favor with General Yun, make him look at you differently? If you don’t get busy, will Shu girl fancy you? Don’t think Shu girl will marry you just because she had three children for you! If you’re a scumbag, I don’t want you embarrassing me in front of Shu girl!”
Old Master Qin spat and cursed at Zhan Tianye, full of disdain.
Qiu Lu, standing at the door, listened and felt heartbroken. He defended Zhan Tianye in a low voice, “Old Master, how could His Highness, being so outstanding, disgrace you? And… His Highness met with the Second Miss Yun last night, and the Second Miss Yun was shy. I think good things are near…”
Sigh!
Old Master seemed not to dislike His Highness so much before. Ever since Second Miss Yun appeared before Old Master, Old Master has increasingly looked down on their Highness.
It truly made him feel that His Highness seemed quite pitiful.
Zhan Tianye’s handsome and unparalleled face darkened somewhat, but more with helplessness.
Hearing Qiu Lu’s words, Old Master Qin’s attention was indeed diverted, and his tone was filled with deep disbelief, “Shu girl was shy?”
It was as if this was an incredibly unbelievable and impossible event.
Having been young once, he understood too well what a woman’s shyness when seeing a man meant. What did it mean? It meant there was a spark!
“Did you misunderstand?” Old Master Qin turned to ask Zhan Tianye.
Facing Old Master Qin’s questioning, Zhan Tianye’s mouth twitched speechlessly.
Seeing Zhan Tianye’s tendency to say as little as possible, Old Master Qin puffed out his beard in anger again. “According to Qiu Lu, you’re smitten and have developed some… ulterior motives towards Shu girl?”
Qiu Lu’s eyes widened.
Were those ulterior motives?
Wasn’t His Highness openly fond of Second Miss Yun!
Zhan Tianye’s mouth twitched again, and he let out a hum, implicitly admitting he did have some ulterior motives regarding Yun Shu.
Old Master Qin was stunned for a moment, then his lips couldn’t stop curling upwards. “I don’t approve of your other ulterior motives, but this one I wholeheartedly support. I’ll go to the Yun residence to talk with General Yun, and then go see my three great-grandsons. You… just watch how your grandfather helps you. Grandfather’s methods, you learn from them. Pui pui pui, not methods, but the ability to interact with people.”
He almost let slip.
If Shu girl could really agree to be his granddaughter-in-law, he would dream himself awake with joy and brag to everyone he met.
He came with excitement and left in a hurry.
He didn’t give Zhan Tianye much chance to speak.
Watching the impetuously departing Old Master Qin, Qiu Lu clicked his tongue. “Your Highness, Old Master is going to the General’s mansion, should we stop him?”
A deep and sharp glint flashed in Zhan Tianye’s eyes. “No need. Grandfather might bring back some unexpected surprises.”
Qiu Lu blinked.
He suddenly marveled in his heart, His Highness is indeed His Highness!
He’s planning everything!
It’s just that Old Master always looks down on His Highness and questions his abilities from time to time!
“By the way, Your Highness, the secret guards have been dispatched and are secretly investigating the matter of the Empress Dowager. As for Yun Yueyin, there is still no news,” Qiu Lu suddenly remembered an important matter.
Zhan Tianye’s dark eyes sharpened, and he said coldly, “Continue searching.”
“Yes!”
“Oh my, King Ye, King Ye, will I be attending your wedding feast soon?”
From outside the door came Xie Jin’s loud voice, so flamboyant it could be heard throughout the entire prince’s mansion.
The next moment, without even needing to announce himself, Xie Jin pushed open the door and came before Zhan Tianye, his eyes darting around, sizing up Zhan Tianye who was half-reclining on the bed. “A person facing happy events is in high spirits. The entire capital now knows you have three sons, and also knows you like Yun Shu. This move of yours is brilliant, directly announcing it to the world, making fewer people covet Yun Shu. Gu Ji Ruan Xi has been restless since hearing the news.”
Zhan Tianye shot Xie Jin a cold glance. “It wasn’t me.”
“Not you?” Xie Jin was surprised. “I thought you orchestrated this move. I have to say, it’s truly unexpected! When I came, there were all sorts of rumors outside, vividly told. Some even said Yun Shu was pregnant again, and she forced you to announce the news to the world.”
He winked and asked again, “Did King Ye secretly… ‘do it’ with Yun Shu? Is Yun Shu really pregnant again?”
Zhan Tianye looked up, the darkness in his black eyes like a vast canopy.
Xie Jin shivered.
“Call her Second Miss Yun,” Zhan Tianye said coldly.
Hearing Xie Jin call her Yun Shu one after another was jarring.
Xie Jin’s eyes widened, almost incredulous. “King Ye, you’ve fallen for Second Miss Yun!”
He had been somewhat suspicious before.
But this intense jealousy shattered his doubts.
“There is an important matter that needs you to handle,” Zhan Tianye said in a deep voice, changing the subject.
Xie Jin immediately became serious. “What matter?”
“Regarding the Empress Dowager…”
As Xie Jin listened, his eyes widened and grew more astonished. “Alright, I’ll handle it!”
…
General’s Mansion.
Old Master Qin arrived with a carriage full of exquisite items.
The servants who followed back and forth several times before clearing everything from the carriage.