Everyone in the Zhang family studied medicine and devoted themselves to it. There were not many women in the backyard, nor many children, and the house was also very conventional. For the first time in his life, Dean Zhang was glad that he had thought about leaving sooner or later, so he had never been willing to buy a bigger house.

Otherwise, this journey would have been so thrilling.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Qin Yongpei sitting in the first seat, holding his babbling granddaughter in his arms, while his wife sat beside him, completely unaware of the danger. When the Second Prince passed by the door of the old imperial physician who had written to him repeatedly to express his wish to retire and return home, he could not help but stop and feel that time was passing too quickly. He could not help but sigh and go in to visit him. It happened that the old imperial physician was not at home, but had a good chat with the old lady. When they talked about the children in the house who could not speak yet, he held them and teased them a few times when he was interested.

This is the grace of the royal family and the glory of the mansion, so where does the danger come from?

But when the old doctor saw this, he was so frightened that he tried to force a smile like a chrysanthemum that was about to wither in late autumn, and stretched out his hand to greet her, "Oh my! I am late, I am late! Oh, Your Highness, how can I let Your Highness hold this child in person? This little girl can't bear such a blessing... If I lose courtesy, I will be blamed for it, so I'll hold the child myself..."

Qin Yongpei dodged with a smile, "It's okay... As soon as I saw this little girl, I felt that I had a good relationship with her. It just so happens that my own child is about to be born, so I might as well treat it as practicing in advance. Doctor Zhang won't be reluctant, right?"

“No, no, of course not... It’s her blessing that His Highness likes her. But she is stupid and ignorant, and I’m worried that she will displease His Highness.” The old doctor bent his body more and more as he served by the side. Pieces of cold sweat broke out on his back, sticking to his clothes. The smile on his face looked more and more like the withered chrysanthemums in late autumn, which would wither away when the wind blew.

Qin Yongpei tossed the little girl up and down while laughing. He glanced at the old man who had been staring at the child and had not even bothered to greet her since he entered the house. He said meaningfully, "What do you mean by childish and stupid? I think she is so innocent and cute. If I were not worried that Zhang Yuanshou would not let her go, I would really like to take her home to raise her for a few days..." Then he teased the little girl, "Little girl, do you want to go home with me?"

The little guy was unaware of the danger and instead was amused and started laughing.

Dean Zhang was almost crying in anxiety, and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no... This child is very fussy, she must sleep with her mother at night, otherwise she will cry all night long, and then disturb His Highness's peace, and it will be her fault!"

Qin Yongpei lowered his head to tease the child. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the words. He blurted out, "Then bring her mother along. There are so many guest houses in my house. They can choose any one they want to live in! It's just right to make my house lively as well."

This time even the old lady noticed something was wrong. She secretly glanced at Dean Zhang, stood up and bowed, saying that she was going to get some hot tea, and then reached out to hold the child - naturally, she failed again, as the Second Prince still was not "reluctant" to give it.

On the contrary, the old lady had already said it, so she naturally had to go and change for hot tea.

The atmosphere was set. Qin Yongpei glanced at the pale-faced Zhang Yuanshou, weighed the child in his arms, stopped teasing, and asked abruptly, "Is Zhang Yuanshou back from the Kejing Marquis's Mansion? How is Song Wenyuan's injury?"

as predicted.

Dean Zhang understood, but he remained respectful, putting on a good face, and said with a smile, "With Chengjin here, there will be no problem. I am just following your orders to inquire about the situation and then report back to Your Majesty."

He brought up the emperor, but the other party didn't even raise his eyelids and asked again, "How is Song Wenyuan's poison?"

"Poison? What kind of poison?" Dean Zhang was surprised. "I don't know..."

Before he finished speaking, the other party touched the back of the child's head in his arms, lowered his eyes and smiled softly, "I heard that Dean Zhang recently mentioned the matter of retirement. I know what the old Dean is thinking and planning. I am concerned about the old Dean's old age, and I wanted to persuade him in front of the emperor... But if you say this, maybe I will miss this child who gets along well with me, and I will not be willing to let the old Dean go. What do you think?"

The last three words rolled between his lips and teeth, with a smiling expression, but they brought out murderous intent.

Dean Zhang sighed softly, his eyes fell on his granddaughter who was chewing her fingers and giggling. After a while, he whispered, "The poison that Lord Song was poisoned with was the Nine-turn Heartbreak Powder. Even with Xu Chengjin's help, I'm afraid it's too late to save him."

Qin Yongpei grabbed the baby's saliva-covered hand that was stretched out to him and asked, "Isn't there an additional Wen Qian now? Is that woman really Yuan Ge's disciple?"

"Your Majesty summoned Minister Wen. Minister Wen didn't say yes or no. He just said that he neglected to care for his daughter and that he had only just found out about such a big thing. He also said that his daughter was free to go in and out of the mansion on weekdays, and he, as a father, really didn't know where she went or what she did. When he talked about it, he burst into tears."

It was such a big show.

Qin Yongpei didn't expect that old loach Wen Changling could do anything useful. He just sneered, "Oh, that old guy is becoming more and more shameless. He is so old, but he is not ashamed to cry and make a fuss."

Yes, greedy, worldly-wise, and smooth, this Minister Wen has weaknesses and scheming, but he doesn't seem so smart... This Minister knows His Majesty's preferences very well, he is really the most free and easy person in the court. Dean Zhang smiled apologetically, but he was sweating in his heart, thinking that the family also has a little grandson, that little grandson, is already a smart man at a young age. Looking at his own baby who was eating his fingers and drooling and smiling foolishly, he sighed helplessly again.

Qin Yongpei obviously had no interest in this child. While thinking about the possibility that Wen Qian was a fake in Tong Wanzhen's words, he asked Zhang Yuanshou, "When was Song Wenyuan poisoned?"

Dean Zhang lowered his body even lower, and his voice became lower, "This old minister... doesn't know."

"Where did the poison come from?"

"This old minister... doesn't know either."

Don't know anything? Is this how the old man replied to his father? Qin Yongpei glanced at the old guy who was used to playing dumb. Now that he had the "hostage" in his hand, he had already told the matter of the Nine-Turn Heartbreak Powder, but he avoided talking about these details... It was obvious that he either really didn't know, or... couldn't know. Qin Yongpei understood, and handed the baby with saliva all over his face back to him. He stood up, frowned, patted his wrinkled robe, and waved his hand, "Forget it. I just came to see you when I passed by. Look how nervous you are... I'm going back, and you don't have to see me off. I know the way out."

Dean Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, hugged the ignorant little girl in his arms tighter, and then bowed, "This old minister respectfully bids farewell to Your Highness..."

Little girl, how could she know whether the person who was holding her and teasing her was kind or malicious? How could she know that for this prince, killing a baby was just a secret, and no one would know, and there was no need to get involved in any filth.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like