ATPnovel Chapter 1636: 20: Ming Guang Outsmarts His Fat Nephew (Part 2)
Chapter 1636: 20: Ming Guang Outsmarts His Fat Nephew (Part 2)
Chapter 1636: Chapter 20: Ming Guang Outsmarts His Fat Nephew (Part 2)He also needed Jiang Wang to turn a blind eye, but the eye that remained open was named “Loyalty,” and the closed eye was named “Truth.”
As for Jiang Wang himself, he wanted to make a choice after grasping the truth.
The best outcome would be if the three people’s final positions could align. This is what Zhongxuan Sheng referred to as the situation “where the Son of Heaven should know the truth.”
But Jiang Wang couldn’t help but prepare for the worst.
On that day, Lin Youxie and Zheng Shangming were searching for clues, while Jiang Wang was quietly cultivating.
But in reality, the entire day was just a test of patience among the three of them.
The carriage dropped Zheng Shangming and Lin Youxie off at Beiyaduwei, then sent Jiang Wang back to the mansion alone.
After watching a tedious play all day at the Long Life Palace, he didn’t want to go to Beiyaduwei anymore; either way, neither side would share clues with him, so he simply left directly.
“This is too boring…”
This was Jiang Wang’s only thought after stepping off the carriage.
Fortunately, he had his preparations.
He entered the residence, went straight back to his bedroom, closed the door, and practiced cultivation.
He didn’t do this for just one or two days, but every day, so it was only natural for him.
Jiang Wang was deeply immersed in cultivation, unable to extricate himself. Zhongxuan Sheng took advantage of Zhongxuan Zun’s absence to busy himself currying favor with the Marquis of Bowang, being very diligent.
Right after Jiang Wang returned home, Zhongxuan Sheng left with Shisi in high spirits.
He loaded two full carts of supplements and headed straight to the Marquis of Bowang’s Mansion.
This ostentatious behavior was not uncommon for him, and probably not many people in Linzi were unaware of Sheng’s filial piety…
With Zhongxuan Zun absent, he was the rightful young master of the marquis mansion, though most of the time this chubby guy preferred staying at Jiang Qingyang’s house.
Upon entering the main gate of the marquis mansion, Zhongxuan Sheng grabbed the housekeeper’s hand and earnestly said, “These are precious supplements I worked hard to buy; please make sure the storeroom takes good care of them, thanks a lot!”
The housekeeper was flattered and replied repeatedly that he would.
Zhongxuan Sheng waved his hand and walked inside with big strides; of course, he didn’t need anyone to guide him in his own home. As he reached the inner courtyard, he shouted from afar, “Grandpa, your grandson is here to see you!”
“What’s all this shouting, what’s all this shouting!”
Zhongxuan Yunbo, lying on a deck chair, hadn’t yet spoken. Zhongxuan Mingguang, who was massaging the old man’s feet with a small stool, had already assumed a grandfatherly stance and scolded, “The old man is over a hundred years old, his cultivation is already regressing. Can you afford to startle him with all this racket, risking his health! Honestly, you’re so big and still so immature.”
Shisi stood outside the courtyard.
Zhongxuan Sheng walked in alone, facing Zhongxuan Mingguang’s scolding spits, his face still full of smiles: “Uncle is right to criticize me. Didn’t I just specially buy two carts of supplements to make sure grandpa stays healthy?”
“At his age, without the arrival of God, what good are supplements? Wasting money all day long. How could anyone let you run the house in the future?”
Zhongxuan Mingguang lectured his nephew while never stopping the massage, turning his head to look at the old man, his severity instantly turning into flattery: “Dad, don’t you agree? The head of the house shouldn’t be too extravagant. Over the years, I’ve been budgeting carefully, keeping the books looking so good, right…”
The old man just looked at him faintly: “I hear in your tone a bit of annoyance that I’ve lived too long?”
This look was too familiar!
Wouldn’t it always result in a beating?
Zhongxuan Mingguang, frightened since childhood, suddenly panicked: “Dad… that’s not what I mean.”
“If you can’t speak right, shut your mouth.” The old man impatiently retracted his legs: “Go sit over there!”
Initially, he thought the guy was being diligent, coming daily, in support of his grandson Zhongxuan Zun’s succession; it was a bit obvious, but after all, it’s the heart of parents across the world. As the head of the family, he could understand.
Oh! Unexpectedly, this waste also harbored some intentions of inheriting the family estate!
How audacious!
If it weren’t for the grandson being present, and out of consideration for his status as an uncle, he would have kicked him out long ago.
“Oh.” Zhongxuan Mingguang, wronged, carried his small stool aside.
Zhongxuan Sheng, with his plump body swaying in a graceful manner, approached.
He looked at Zhongxuan Mingguang, face full of smiles: “Uncle, you’re over sixty now. You can also have some of these supplements, and if they’re not enough, I’ll buy more.”
Zhongxuan Mingguang, a handsome man who defies time, utterly disliked others mentioning his age. But at this moment, in front of the old man, he couldn’t lose his temper, he couldn’t very well scold his nephew for caring about him, could he?
He could only say, “Good child,” while quietly turning his face and glaring fiercely at Zhongxuan Sheng.
Zhongxuan Sheng accepted the glare joyously, with no reaction at all.
Zhongxuan Yunbo, half-leaning on the deck chair, asked softly, “What suddenly made you think of bringing me supplements?”
Zhongxuan Sheng moved the large chair brought by the servants closer to the old man, sitting down with a cheeky smile and getting closer, “Isn’t it always about caring for grandpa? You are the pillar of our Zhongxuan family, you must be meticulously cared for!”
Zhongxuan Yunbo suddenly sighed: “A pillar that needs to be cared for, can it still support the sky?”
This was the old general who had once donned his armor again for the sake of the family after retiring from the battlefield.
His whole life had been spent in war.
And he was already so old.
Zhongxuan Sheng’s smile faded, and he said seriously, “As long as you’re here, the sky won’t fall.”
“Sheng, you are very smart; I haven’t seen many children smarter than you.”