Seeing her grandfather's gloomy expression, An Ruowan quickly stepped forward and bowed before he could speak.
"My granddaughter is not filial. She has neglected to move around since she returned home, which makes my grandfather worried."
I originally felt pity for this granddaughter who had suffered for many years due to some unforeseen circumstances, but now that she was so downcast and submissive, how could the Duke of Zhen Guo be able to get angry?
"Don't blame yourself. This is because your mother was not considerate."
Looking at the sudden coldness on his daughter's face when she mentioned it, An Ruowan knew that after her mother got married, she turned her elbows outward and changed her ways to go against her mother's family, which had already chilled her grandfather's heart.
She quickly stood up and took her grandfather's arm, saying with a bit of coquettishness: "It doesn't matter, even if my mother is busy in the future, I can still come and move around more. Grandpa, just don't think I talk too much."
Seeing her playful look, Duke Zhen Guo nodded helplessly on her nose, "Ghost!"
While the grandfather and grandson were talking about their feelings, a man appeared from behind Leng Buding and looked at An Ruowan with a smile.
"My cousin only sees my grandfather and doesn't recognize my cousin?"
An Ruowan paused, looking at the familiar outline in his memory, and his whole body trembled slightly for a moment, Song Xunchuan!
The memories of her past life that she didn't want to recall came back to her mind overwhelmingly. The last memory of Song Xunchuan stayed in that blood-stained letter from home...
The young general who was extremely brave and famous on the battlefield fell in a pool of blood because of the frame-up of the thieves.
"I don't like to hear this, cousin. It seems that the gift I brought you today is a bit pretentious..."
She was laughing and joking with Song Xunchuan when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure following Duke Zhen Guo. She couldn't help but stiffen, but she quickly concealed the strange look in her eyes.
The lieutenant of Duke Zhen Guo, Li Kui!
In an instant, blood spread to An Ruowan's eyes, it was this villain!
Collaborating with the enemy and treason, betraying the country in the face of battle, causing the whole family of Zhongyong Duke Zhongyong to be wiped out on the battlefield!
In this new life, she must not make the same mistakes again!
Thinking of this, An Ruowan calmly lowered her eyes, not to mention that these remarks were really shocking. Even if some people really believed her, such a theory of rebirth would be difficult to convince others.
But she will never let this happen again!
"Go and see what's going on in the kitchen. Besides, whether the guinea fowl rice soup is stewed or not. This is my favorite dish when I come back later, so be sure to prepare it!"
After all, the Duke's wife couldn't feel relieved. Seeing that dinner time was coming, she couldn't help but get up and greet the maid, wishing she could go to the kitchen to have a look in person.
An Ruowan could not help but feel a warm feeling welling up in her heart when she saw the whole family in Zhen Guogong's Mansion sitting together in a lively manner. They were all taking care of and caring for her.
This is the feeling of the home she always wanted but couldn't get in her previous life!
Li Kui also smiled and said: "Thanks to my cousin, I can have a taste of the delicious food today!"
Duke Zhen Guo raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's been a tiring day for you. Go and find a place to sit. Don't stand and wait."
Li Kui quickly smiled and ran downstairs to pick a seat and prepare to eat.
An Ruowan tilted her head and pondered for a long time, and then said thoughtfully: "Vice General Li, how long have you been following your grandfather?"
Li Kui didn't expect that she would suddenly ask him, and he quickly said earnestly: "Princess Hui Rong, I have been serving the Duke of Zizhen since he was a forward, and it has been more than fifteen years now!"
This title made Song Xunchuan on the side frown, "My cousin hasn't come here yet, what do you call me Princess?"
Li Kui smiled hurriedly and said: "Sooner or later, we are all our own people, so we don't stick to the false etiquette."
Song Xunchuan still felt a little awkward and couldn't help but say: "Uncle Li, after all, Wan'er is a girl who has not yet left the court. If word spread like this, it will affect her reputation..."
"Hey, little general, what do you know when you are young? What is the identity of Prince Rong? He is a person lower than one person and higher than tens of thousands of people. It is our cousin's blessing to be able to join this family. Why are you so secretive? It’s time for the whole world to know!”
As soon as these words came out, even the Duke of Zhen's face looked a little ugly.
On the other hand, the Duke's wife understood the silent atmosphere and took the initiative to stand up and said: "It happens that the meal hasn't started yet. Li Kui, please follow me to the kitchen to see if there are any dishes you like, and make two more!"
Li Kui couldn't help but followed him out of the main hall with a smile.
An Ruowan slowly picked up the chopsticks and said calmly: "Maybe my granddaughter thinks about it too much, but looking at it today, it seems that Vice General Li is not low-spirited!"
Duke Zhenguo also felt a little uncomfortable, so he just said casually: "He has been a little distracted these days. I will find an opportunity to talk about him!"
An Ruowan pointed out something: "I know that my grandfather has always treated his subordinates like family members. A sensible person will naturally know to be grateful and be more effective, but I am afraid that those with high ambitions will think that they are not appreciating their talents and breed some resentment." It’s not a good idea to have.”
She glanced at the Duke of Zhen and said, "Ancestor, please note that raising tigers can lead to danger."
She didn't say much until the words came to an end, leaving Duke Zhen Guo looking at her profile, thoughtfully.
…
On the mountain road to Qingshan Temple, Concubine Zhen was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed and concentrating. The nanny who was following her couldn't help but said: "Concubine, the prince's fiancée, do you really allow that kind of woman to pass through?"
Concubine Zhen slowly opened her eyes and said calmly: "It's not like you don't know Beichen's temper. If you insist on going the other way with him, you'll end up losing more than you gain."
"But asking such a country girl to come in, wouldn't it be..."
"who!"
There was a cry of surprise from outside, and the entire carriage shook violently.
While protecting Concubine Zhen, Grandma shouted outside: "What happened? How dare you disturb Concubine Zhen?"
The guard shouted outside in panic: "The concubine is in trouble, there are bandits!"
After a while, the sound of weapons clashing was heard.
Princess Jane was sitting in the carriage, the color on her face had faded. She held her grandma's hand tightly and kept turning the beads. Suddenly, she exerted a force on her hand and the rope broke. All the beads scattered on the ground, covering the entire carriage.
Grandma was so frightened that she screamed, "Ah! Princess, how could the Buddhist beads..."
"Shut up!"
Princess Zhen scolded her coldly, suppressing the annoyance in her heart, and said coldly: "If it's broken, it's broken. Can't you just pick it up again? What are you yelling about?"
Grandma opened her mouth and was about to speak when she heard a shout from outside, "Toffee, get out of the way!"
The next moment, a long knife came through the sedan curtain!
