Now that he understood Lao Zhu's plan, Han Du put the matter behind him. Whether it was Lao Zhu who lured the snake out of the cave or whether those people had evil intentions, Han Du didn't want to care about it and couldn't care about it. Now I am not even as good as a ninth-grade sesame official. Even if I want to take care of it, no one will listen.
Being too lenient may even lead to Lao Zhu’s dissatisfaction. With so many worries about what to do, it’s better to live your own life first.
Han Du drove Zhu Biao away without even giving him food. Then he closed the door and no longer paid attention to anything above the court.
As soon as he turned around, he hid in his yard. Seeing that An Qing was still a little angry, Han Du walked up to her with a smile and asked with a smile: "Are you still angry?"
An Qing saw Han Du's strange expression and couldn't help but blush. He said angrily: "You, don't mess around. If you bully me again, I will sue you in front of my mother... ..”
After saying that, he gave Han Du a sharp look with wide eyes, and the threat was self-evident. An Qing was really afraid of Han Du. Every time Han Du asked her if she was still angry, and she got a negative answer, Han Du would bully her.
Although Han Du apologized to her more than once, she felt very angry when she thought that Han Du had not kept his promise and had been out at sea for a year, and she did not want to forgive Han Du so easily.
Han Du smiled when he heard this, sighed, sat down next to An Qing, and said, "From what you said, it seems that I only know how to bully you."
"You just know how to bully me!" An Qing's eyes widened and he said in a stern tone. It was obvious that she was threatening Han Du, but when she faced Han Du, she couldn't help but want to get up and run away.
Han Du put his arms around An Qing's waist.
An Qing was startled and screamed: "Ah! Don't mess around, it's almost time to eat..."
"What are you doing?" Han Du sat calmly, motionless, with his back straight.
Seeing that Han Du made no next move, An Qing relaxed a little from the tension in his heart. He lowered his head and whispered in a tearful voice, "You will bully this princess."
Seeing that An Qing was really angry, Han Du did not dare to tease her anymore, and quickly comforted her: "I know you don't like to be separated from me for too long, but this time I brought you a gift to apologize. Do you want to see it? "
"What gift? As long as you don't leave me alone again, it's more important than any gift." An Qing said that Han Du was more important than the gift, but he still couldn't help but look at Han Du's hand.
Han Du took out an exquisite rosewood box from his sleeve robe, placed it in front of An Qing, and said softly: "Open it and take a look?"
An Qing took the wooden box, glanced at Han Du doubtfully, and lifted the wooden box up with a slight force of his fingers. As the contents of the wooden box were revealed, Anqing's hand that opened the wooden box immediately retracted, and he couldn't help but cover his mouth.
Staring at the huge sky blue gem in the box with wide eyes, he murmured to himself: "This is so beautiful~"
The overall shape of this gemstone is relatively regular, and it has been polished by craftsmen from Mount Ceylon, so it looks dazzling under the sunlight. This sky sapphire is not only beautiful, but more importantly, it is large, far exceeding the size of ordinary gemstones, and is extremely rare.
"I prepared this for you, do you like it?" Han Du asked softly.
"Yeah~" An Qing nodded repeatedly.
Then he looked at Han Du with eyes full of surprise. Seeing a bit of pride on his face, An Qing suddenly felt embarrassed. After coughing twice and clearing his throat, he said: "You want to coax me to forgive you with a broken stone. Isn't it too cheap for you? If you want this princess to forgive you, you need two such gems." "
The rare gems turned into broken stones in Anqing's mouth.
"Then you should give it back to me, and then you can get angry slowly." Han Du immediately cried out, "Do you know that for it, I led troops to attack the Ceylon Mountain Kingdom, and then I found it in the king's treasure house, There is only one, there will be no more. Oh, you don’t know the Ceylon Mountain Country, which is a large island, known as the country of gems. You know, I even hid this gem from the prince, you If you don’t want it, forget it.”
Saying that, Han Du reached out his hand and pretended to snatch the gem back.
"No!" An Qing screamed immediately, closed the wooden box suddenly, put his hands on his waist, and hugged him tightly, fearing that Han Du would snatch him away. She didn't even think about it. If Han Du really wanted to rob her, he would have done it at lightning speed. How could he be so slow and pretentious?
Seeing An Qing's reaction, Han Du burst into laughter.
An Qing blushed. She knew that what she just did made Han Du laugh, but she really couldn't bear to part with this gem.
"Seeing that you still have a conscience, I will bypass you this time." An Qing found a step for himself and said shamelessly.
At this moment, a maid from Anqing knocked on the door a few times.
"What's wrong?" Han Du immediately asked outside the door.
The maid's voice came from outside the door, "Consort, Your Highness, it's time to have dinner."
As if he had received a life-saving straw, An Qing quickly exclaimed: "Ah? Is it time to eat? I, the princess, will be here right now."
After saying that, Anqing Bendang ran over and opened the door first, and then stepped out.
When the maid saw the princess's face turned red, she couldn't help but smile.
An Qing thought for a moment and immediately understood that the maid was making fun of herself for being given that by Han Du again. His face suddenly turned redder, and he subconsciously pinched the maid's waist. He said angrily: "It's not what you think..."
The maid knew that the princess was not angry, so she immediately smiled and exclaimed, "Ah~ Princess, please forgive me, I have no wild thoughts..."
But the more the maid explained like this, the more An Qing felt that she was making fun of him. His face turned red, and he kept attacking the maid as if to vent his anger, "I want you to laugh at me, I want you to laugh at me..."
While the two were fighting, Han Du followed him out of the door. Seeing the two people acting as if no one was around, they couldn't help coughing twice, "Ahem~"
Han Du's voice made An Qing stop his hand immediately, and turned back to look at Han Du with a blushing face.
Han Du suppressed his smile and straightened his face, "Eat!"
"Yes." The maid finally regained her composure, stood up quickly, and bowed slightly to Han Du.
Han Du took the lead, and An Qing followed obediently. However, she saw that Han Du didn't notice behind her, and turned back to glare at the maid.
The maid knew that An Qing was kind-hearted, but she was not afraid of her, and even made a face at her.
An Qing was so angry that he stamped his feet, but now was not the time to settle accounts with the maid, so he had to give up.
The next day, Han Du thought about taking Tang Ding out to sea and following him back after almost a year. Thinking that it was time to go, he should also go to Duke Xin's mansion to have a look, as a way of thanking Tang Ding for following him around.
Han Du came to the door with a servant and some gifts for Tang He.
The housekeeper of Duke Xinguo's mansion is still the old concierge. Seeing Han Du coming, he quickly went out to greet him, "The Marquis is here, please come in quickly!"
Han Du shook his head, got off his horse, and said, "Don't call me Marquis anymore. My title has been taken away. Now I am just a commoner."
"The title is very easy for the Marquis, and it is only a matter of seconds for the Marquis to regain the title." The old concierge said with a sad look on his face.
Han Du didn't pay attention to the old concierge's compliment, but noticed his abnormal expression, and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? What happened?"
The old concierge's eyes dimmed for a while, and he sighed feebly: "Master Hou, it's better to go and see the father-in-law, he..."
As soon as he heard that something happened to Tang He, Han Du's expression suddenly changed. He ignored the old concierge and ran straight in.
Han Du has sent letters to Duke Guo's Mansion more than once or twice. There is no need to pass them through for a long time. Even if there is no old concierge to follow, he can directly enter the backyard of Duke Xin's Mansion.
As soon as he arrived in Tang He's yard, Han Du smelled a strong smell of medicine.
Tanghe is sick? Han Du walked into the house with doubts.
The servants waiting inside saw Han Du and greeted him quickly: "Greetings to the Marquis."
And he quickly sent a message to the back room, saying: "My lord, my lord, the marquis of Zhenhai is here."
Han Du's face was solemn, and he had no intention of correcting the servant's words. His eyes were fixed on Tang He from the moment he entered the door.
At this time, Tang He was lying on the bed wearing a white cotton shirt and a brocade quilt embroidered with fortune, wealth and longevity. His head was full of gray hair, his face was black and blue, and his lips seemed to be stained with ink.
Seeing Tang He being so sick, Han Du was startled and quickly stepped forward to the edge of the bed and grabbed Tang He's hand. He glanced down and saw that Tang He's hands had become so thin that only a layer of waxy skin was left, covered with brown spots.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Tang He was able to laugh calmly and sighed: "It's nothing, it's just a problem in the past. When I was young, I would get sick occasionally, maybe because I was too old, but the attacks became more and more urgent. Now I just have to get sick. I can’t afford to be sick anymore.”
"My father-in-law is seriously ill, why didn't you tell Han Du?" Han Du suddenly turned around and glared at Tang Ding with a bit of anger.
For such a big matter, he has been back for so many days, and yet he has not sent anyone to come only to care about him. Does he regard himself as an outsider? But for an outsider like myself, entering the Duke Xin's mansion is like going home. Even the backyard can be entered directly without any permission.
Tang Ding understood what Han Du meant and said in a very depressed mood, "It's dad who didn't let me tell you."
Han Du immediately turned back to look at Tang He and asked in confusion: "Master, why is this happening? Does it mean that Master also regards Han Du as an outsider?"
Tang He sighed and asked, "Do you know why the emperor took away your title?"
Han Du was silent for a moment and decided to answer truthfully. He nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "The emperor wants to use me to give an explanation to the courtiers, and to write some articles on the way."
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