The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 162 I'm afraid he's already here with a knife

The next day, after the morning court session, explosive news came out of Kyoto again.

How much the Emperor and the Regent valued the Li family. The imperial edict was issued two days ago. Today, the second son of the Li family actually entered the palace, and he entered the palace as the Emperor's teacher.

The eldest grandson of the Li family can also enter the palace and study with the little emperor. Which family can have such an honor?

“Snap!” “Crash!”······

Xu Tian was alone in the study room, and soon there was a sound of something breaking. Everyone outside the door was trembling with fear, and no one dared to ask.

At this time, the Prime Minister's wife and eldest granddaughter Xu Pingting came together. They were also very worried when they heard the noise in the house.

"Master, it's me. Pingting and I are here to bring you some ginseng tea."

The room was quiet for a moment before a deep voice rang out, "Come in."

The Prime Minister's wife, Ji, was a woman brought up in a noble family and was able to remain calm at all times. She patted the back of the hand of Xu Pinting, who was a little nervous, and pulled her into the house.

As if she didn't notice the mess in the room at all, Ji walked up to Xu Tian gracefully and said gently, "This is the ginseng tea that Pingting made herself. Master, have a sip of tea and take a rest. No matter how busy you are with official duties, you can't let yourself get exhausted."

Xu Pingting lowered her head and handed the tea to Xu Tian, ​​"Grandfather, please have some tea."

Xu Tian glanced at the timid Xu Pingting, and his eyebrows unconsciously frowned. "Pingting, you are the eldest grandson and daughter of my Prime Minister's Mansion, how can you be so timid and cowardly? You don't have the demeanor of a lady from a noble family at all. You have followed your grandmother since you were a child, how come you haven't learned a bit of her loyalty?"

When Xu Pingting heard this, she burst into tears of grievance, "Grandfather, please forgive me, it is my granddaughter who is stupid."

Seeing her like this, Xu Tian got even angrier. "You cry so easily. What have I done to you? I was counting on you to marry the Regent. With your guts, what can I expect from you?"

Ji was busy trying to comfort her, "Pingting is still young, she will be mature in two years."

"In two years, she will be eighteen in a few months. By your time, Chong'er will be one month old."

Xu Chong is Xu Tian's eldest son and Xu Pingting's father. He is mediocre in ability and has a lot of women in his backyard. He is a useless man. Xu Tian has long given up hope on him. The second son, Xu Hai, has some of his courage, but he is a bastard after all. With Zhang around, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to make a name for himself.

"I also became more stable after I got married. After Pingting married the regent's steward, I gradually grew up."

Speaking of the regent, Xu Tian was furious. "Humph, regent? I think our regent doesn't take our prime minister's office seriously at all. He has been against me again and again. I think he has no intention of marrying Pingting. This marriage is probably difficult."

Xu Pingting was anxious when she heard this. Which woman would not like a figure like the Regent King? Xu Pingting was no exception. Moreover, she had liked Chu Chenfeng since she was a child. She had waited so long until now and had the chance to marry him. Why did she change her mind again?

"Grandfather, isn't this marriage already agreed upon? Why is it so difficult?"

Seeing his granddaughter's unwillingness to pay, Xu Tian had nothing to understand. "Who doesn't know why Chu Chenfeng has repeatedly supported the Li family? He doesn't want my Xu family to dominate the world, but he wants to compete with me with the Li family alone. Humph, it's just a foolish dream."

"This... maybe the prince has other plans, not necessarily targeting our family. After all, we are also a family."

"Humph, you treat him as a family member, but he doesn't take you seriously at all. In the past few years, I saw that he didn't take care of things, and I thought he really wanted to be an idle prince. I didn't expect that he would either not take action or give me a big blow when he took action."

The case of the former crown prince had clearly been settled long ago, yet he was still able to find evidence. Xu Tian's cloudy eyes narrowed slightly. Did he find out something?

Xu Tian quickly denied this guess. If he really found out something, given his personality, he would never sit still and wait for death. But why did he bring that old man Li Cong back? Was he interested in the throne again?

"Grandfather~" Xu Pingting wanted to say something but was stopped by Ji.

"Well, your grandfather has his own opinion on this matter, so don't bother him. You are the eldest daughter of my Xu family, and your every word and action represents the Prime Minister's Mansion. Don't show your thoughts in public, so as not to be caught by others."

"But grandmother, the regent..."

Ji's calm eyes swept over her lightly, and Xu Pingting dared not say much. Her grandmother looked gentle and generous, but in fact she was very firm in her words and would not allow others to disobey her. Compared with her powerful grandfather, Xu Pingting was sometimes more afraid of her grandmother.

"I used to think that the Regent was not a good man, but since you wanted to marry Pinting to him, I thought it was okay. But now it seems that the Regent has never been on the same page with us."

Xu Tian glanced at Xu Pingting, "Pingting, go out first."

"Grandfather~"

"go out!"

Xu Tian looked at Xu Pingting with a stern look. She was still very scared and could only leave reluctantly.

After the people left, Ji was the first to speak, "What is the master worried about?"

Xu Tian sighed, "I am a little worried."

"What are you worried about? The Li family?"

Xu Tian shook his head. "Li Cong is a formidable opponent, but I wasn't afraid to fight him back then, and I'm even less afraid now. What I'm worried about is the Regent."

Ji's eyes flickered, "The master is worried about what happened back then..."

"Shh!" Xu Tian walked to the door cautiously, looked outside, and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that there was no one there.

Ji shook her head and laughed, "Master, we are in our own house now, are you still worried about someone eavesdropping?"

"It's always better to be cautious."

"Master, are you worried about the incident with the former crown prince?"

Xu Tian nodded. "I've been feeling uneasy lately. Chu Chenfeng seems to be acting more and more strange recently. I wonder if he knows something?"

Ji patted the back of Xu Tian's hand soothingly, "Master, you are worrying too much. Don't you know the temper of the Regent? When he gets angry, he doesn't recognize his relatives. The late emperor never got any good things from him. The only thing he respected was the late crown prince, who was his most respected brother. If he knew that the death of the late crown prince was related to us, do you think he would still endure it with his temper? I'm afraid he would have come to kill us long ago."

Xu Tian sighed, "I understand, but...ah, maybe I'm just old."

"What are you talking about, Master? You are not old."

The old couple were talking in private in the house, not knowing that their granddaughter was hiding under the window with her mouth covered. Oh my God, what did she just hear? Was the death of the former crown prince related to his grandparents?