The Duke of Huguo was built at the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has undergone several expansions and renovations over the past three hundred years. The mansion covers a huge area and is the most impressive house among the official residences in the capital. After resigning from his official position, the emperor did not allow Xu Guang to leave Beijing, and Xu Guang did not want to live in that grand house. So he asked someone to build three brick and tile houses in the open space of the Duke of Huguo Mansion. The couple lived there, and the other places let the weeds bloom.

Most of the people in the Xu family were also dismissed. If his wife had not needed someone to serve him, Xu Guang might have left only a servant in charge of the procurement.

So Xiao Ting followed Gao into the famous Duke of Guarding the Kingdom. The first thing he saw was the weeds that had not yet turned green in the yard. The corners of the wall were filled with fallen leaves blown by the cold wind, and circles of spider webs formed on the screen wall, just like the ancient house with a strange ambition in the monster!

This is also the most dilapidated yard Xiao Ting has ever entered in his life.

"Your grandfather has a bad temper. He doesn't let people deal with it. No one dares to ignore it." Gao Shi was afraid of her delicate granddaughter and tried hard to joke.

It was broad daylight and there was someone by his side. Xiao Ting was not that timid. He just understood Xu Guang's hatred and disappointment towards the royal family before he saw Xu Guang. Otherwise, how could the Duke of Protecting the Country and the head of the Xu family allow him to indulge his family for hundreds of years to abandon his home?

Thinking of Xu Guang's great achievements when he was young, thinking of Jing Yi's depressed passion under his lonely face when he mentioned the Xu family, now he is truly in the Xu family and in this mansion that witnessed countless heroes of the Xu family, Xiao Ting's heart slowly burst into his heart's admiration.

The emperor did not love his daughter, but he was not a good emperor himself, and he forced Concubine Zhuang to enter the palace, so Jing Yi had no father-daughter affection for him. Xu Guang also did not love his granddaughter, but he was a hero who stood up to earth. He took all the royal family outrage because his children were poor, so Jing Yi had a respect for this grandfather.

From this point of view, can only those with ability get the sincere respect from their descendants?

Walking on the desolate and desolate path, Xiao Ting suddenly felt a little worried. He had no ability. Brother Chun followed his mother every day to laugh at him. It would be too embarrassing if his own son would do the same in the future. Otherwise, when his body is replaced in the future, he will continue to practice martial arts?

I thought about it all, and I walked a long way without realizing it.

To the west of the original racecourse, there were three brick and tile houses. The rest of the racecourse was turned into arable land, and the continuous wheat fields had not yet returned to green.

This old couple really lived a life of men farming and women weaving?

"It's definitely in the house." Gao took his granddaughter's hand and signaled that the maids didn't have to follow him.

I was about to see the legendary general, and Xiao Ting suddenly felt a little nervous. The main reason was that I was also a general at home, and I taught him a lesson every few days. Xiao Ting had a deep fear of all generals and wanted to never deal with such people.

"Old man, I'll take Jingyi to see you." When he walked to the door, Gao said happily.

There was no one in the main room. Gao took his granddaughter to the east room. When he entered the room, he saw the old man lying on the kang and napping. He didn't listen to her instructions to change into new clothes. He was still wearing a coarse cloth and a pair of black socks with big toes on his feet, which was so disgusting to death.

Knowing that the old man deliberately wanted to cold his granddaughter, Gao was so angry that he let go of his granddaughter, and stepped forward and patted his husband's calf hard, and cursed unhappily: "Why are you pretending? Why don't you get up for me!"

As soon as the voice fell, Xu Guang was indeed obedient, but he jumped up like a tiger turning over, with a terrifying aura. He was fifty-three years old, with black hair and a cold face. He looked a few years younger than Emperor Yanqing who was over 40, but his face was extremely ugly, and his long, narrow eyes, like a falcon, were aimed directly at Xiao Ting.

Xiao Ting shivered for a moment without any prospects, but as a descendant of the Xiao family, Xiao Ting also has a kind of arrogance in his bones and blood. Some people will be afraid of it and cannot help but surrender. Xiao Ting is afraid first, and then he will not accept it. He knows that he can't beat it, but he will show off his strength.

So after trembling, facing Xu Guang's cold and ruthless gaze, Xiao Ting straightened his back without admitting defeat, and his eyes glared back, "Grandma said you wanted to see me, I came here only. Judging from your appearance, I think my grandmother probably misunderstood. Then you give me a happy word now. I really don't want to recognize me. I will leave immediately and never climb the Xu family's gate in my life."

Be arrogant.

Gao was stunned when he heard this, as if he had known each other for the first time, staring at his granddaughter blankly.

The ice on Xu Guang's face finally broke, and there was a hint of shock in his sharp eyes.

Xiao Ting does have the confidence to fight Xu Guang, because he is not Jing Yi, and he does not have such a complicated relationship with Xu Guang. Today, Xu Guang recognized "her", but Xu Guang refused. He was at worst and left. He turned around and persuaded Jing Yi to be a famous teacher, without any loss.

"Speak, do you recognize me?" After waiting for a while, Xiao Ting was a little impatient.

Gao came back to his senses and pulled Xu Guang's sleeve pleaded.

Xu Guang glanced at her, then moved his eyes to the granddaughter who looked like his daughter, and said coldly: "For the sake of your appearance like my daughter, I will give you a chance. If you want to recognize me, you will not be allowed to call him his father again in the future. If you still treat him as your father, then continue to be your fourth princess."

Xiao Ting won a game, stopped when he saw it was good, walked to Gao, and discussed with Xu Guang in embarrassment: "Grandpa, I believe you know all about my situation in the palace over the years. If I really regarded him as my father, I would have flattered him long ago. Why did I fall to this level today? But after that fall into the water, I also figured it out that I have to be perfunctory when it should be perfunctory, otherwise others would bully me without relying on it, and kill if I want to..."

Before he finished speaking, he leaned on Gao's shoulder and twitched silently. The handkerchief that had been wiping something in his hand was wiped by his eyes, and tears immediately fell down like money.

Gao's face changed drastically, and he helped his granddaughter up and asked in horror: "Someone wants to kill you?"

Xiao Ting nodded while crying, his eyes turned red with a spicy red color. He tried hard to withstand the urge to wash his eyes.

"What's going on?" Xu Guang asked in a low voice. His granddaughter looked like his daughter, not afraid that his temper would also be like his daughter. Now that he cried, his eyes looked more red and pitiful. After being alienated for more than ten years, although Xu Guang would not be as kind to his granddaughter immediately, he thought that someone wanted to kill his granddaughter, and a fire of ignorance rose in Xu Guang's chest.

His children were gone, and only one granddaughter was left. Even if he didn't recognize him, he couldn't let anyone harm him for nothing.

Xiao Ting secretly changed a clean veil, and while wiping tears, he passed on the truth that Jing Yi told him to the two elders: "... The emperor has no me in his eyes, and I dare not ask him to make a decision. Wei Duo is the emperor's confidant. I was afraid that it would be useless to beg the empress dowager, so I simply endured it and only aggrieved the third son. He clearly saved me, but the empress dowager was wronged to be the one who caused me to fall into the water."

His eyes were not so spicy that he panicked. Xiao Ting slowly stopped his tears, but he boasted again. He still lowered his head, afraid that Xu Guang would see his guilt.

"Why did Wei Duo harm you?" Gao asked in fear and confusion. One guard and the other princess was obviously incomparable.

Xiao Ting shook his head and said pitifully: "I don't know either. I suddenly rushed out and covered my mouth. I didn't even have the chance to ask him..."

It is related to his and Jing Yi's lives. When Xiao Ting was idle for so many days, he spent most of his time thinking about how to deal with Wei Duo. Finally, he thought of two ways: one light and one dark. It is to secretly investigate, find out the evidence that Wei Duo harmed people, and let the emperor and the queen mother take the initiative. It is to ignore Wei Duo's motives, he will get rid of Wei Duo first and end it all.

It took too much time and energy to come openly, and he had no powerful subordinates to use it. It was simple and neat, but he had no one. After thinking about it, Xiao Ting aimed at Xu Guang. Xu Guang led his troops for many years, and he must have his confidant secret guards. As long as Xu Guang was willing to help, Wei Duo would undoubtedly die.

"Grandpa, my mother left me and left back then, and you don't recognize me. I understand. If my grandmother didn't come to the palace to see me, I would have planned to continue to live. Anyway, it would be boring for me. I'm alive anyway. But my grandmother loves me and I have people who can't bear to leave me. Then I don't want to die, so I can only please him..."

Lifting back to Gao's arms, Xiao Ting said with a wry smile.

He had to shift the topic from Wei Duo to please Emperor Yanqing, so that Xu Guang could not suspect that he was here to rely on it. Just like when he was injured when he was a child, he would just accuse him of being unreliable. He would not say anything and only expose his wounds. Instead, his father would curse him a few less words and then make decisions for him.

Sometimes, pretending to be pitiful is much more effective than complaining.

These are all experiences he has explored since childhood.

In fact, Xiao Ting was thinking too much. If he came over as a man, Xu Guangba would probably suspect that he had ulterior motives. But in Xu Guang's eyes, he saw his granddaughter who looked like his daughter, and heard his granddaughter's fear of Wei Duo and his desire for his grandfather and grandmother. He felt sorry for his heart and regret, so how could he doubt a teenage girl?

"Jing Yi stops talking, it's all because my grandmother didn't go to see you early..." Xiao Ting was full of bad water. Gao took it seriously, crying in a daze, and hugged his miserable granddaughter tightly. "If we recognized you earlier, no one would dare to bully you like that for the sake of your grandfather..."

Xiao Ting buried his head, as if he was crying too.

One was his wife and the other was his granddaughter. He cried in front of him together. Xu Guang hated Wei Duo even more. He slapped the earthen kang and whispered: "Don't worry, Jing Yi, grandpa avenge you."

Xiao Ting was overjoyed and shocked. He raised his head from Gao's arms in disbelief and turned to Xu Guang, "You, are you going to expose him in front of the emperor?"

When talking about Emperor Yanqing, Xu Guang spat hard, "He is useless. Jing Yi doesn't need to ask too much. Just wait for the news. Remember to keep it confidential. Even the palace maids who trust the most are around you."

Xiao Ting nodded repeatedly.

Gao thought of someone and added: "The third young master must also hide it from him."

When he heard that Xiao Ting was unable to react in time, he fell into the eyes of Xu Guang and his wife, and became unwilling to do so.

"Jing Yi, have you identified the third son of the Xiao family?" Xu Guang's sword-browed eyebrows were so tight that his granddaughter wanted to tell the third son of the Xiao family, which shows how deep he was to use his affection, but why did he hear that the third son of the Xiao family is a vague playboy?

When Xiao Ting heard the title of "The Third Old Master of the Xiao Family", he knew that Xu Guang was dissatisfied with him and felt uncomfortable. He lowered his head to speak good things for himself, "The third young master was handsome and saved my life regardless of danger. Even if he was ignorant, I, I admire him, let alone now he has turned aside and is diligent in practicing martial arts every day..."

"How do you know about him when you are in the palace?" Xu Guang automatically ignored those praise words and hit the point.

Oops, I missed it!

Xiao Ting blushed with anxiety.
Chapter completed!