HLnovel Chapter 429
Chapter 429
"Grand... Grandmother, what's wrong? Can't those things be given to Pretty Sister?"Xu Qingshi felt a little panicked at the moment; his grandmother seemed somewhat angry.
Oh no, if he had known earlier, he wouldn't have said he was giving them to Pretty Sister.
"If I say no, can you go and ask for them back?" The Old Princess looked at Xu Qingshi, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
If he had just told me the truth properly, I might not have been this angry. But for this child to speak like this, it's not just lying to me; it's driving a wedge between me and Li Zhiwei, affecting our relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Thinking of this, The Old Princess's heart sank.
In the end, it was her own fault for not teaching him well.
Fortunately, she had discovered it early. Otherwise, this misunderstanding would have grown out of proportion.
Imagining how she might have misunderstood Li Zhiwei in the future, treating her with constant displeasure and disdain...
If Li Zhiwei had a soft personality, she would have just swallowed the anger, but she would have lived unhappily.
If she had a stronger personality—
The Old Princess didn't even dare to imagine such days. Neither she nor Li Zhiwei would have had a good time.
"Grandmother!" Xu Qingshi's eyes widened. He hadn't expected his grandmother to actually ask him to get the items back.
What should he do now?
He had already given all these things to Gu Nuonuo. How could he ask for them back?
"What, could it be that Miss Li isn't even willing to return these little things?" The Old Princess deliberately spoke harshly, attempting to awaken a bit of her grandson's conscience.
After all, as far as she knew, this brat was quite clingy to his future stepmother.
She wanted to see if, having done something wrong, he would be willing to let his future stepmother take the blame for him.
Xu Qingshi lowered his head, carefully thinking about what he should say.
Selfishly, he didn't want to go to Little Dumpling to ask for those things back. After all, how could there be any justification for taking back something that had been given away?
But if he didn't get them back, his grandmother would be angry again.
What if Pretty Sister said that these things were already lost?
Would his grandmother still be angry?
"Grandmother, I also want to go to Pretty Sister to ask for the things back, but Father won't let me leave the manor." Xu Qingshi suddenly realized he had a very good excuse: Xu Heming wouldn't allow him to leave the estate.
If he couldn't go out, his grandmother shouldn't have any reason to make him go get the things, right?
"If that's the case, Nanny Luo, take a trip to the Li residence. Find Miss Li and ask for those things back." The Old Princess didn't follow Xu Qingshi's lead; instead, she turned and spoke to Nanny Luo beside her.
Nanny Luo was dumbfounded for a moment. How was she supposed to respond to this?
The young heir hadn't sent the things to the Li family at all.
She couldn't really go to the Li residence, could she?
"What's wrong, Nanny Luo, are you unwilling?"
Seeing Nanny Luo's lack of reaction, The Old Princess's tone turned a bit colder.
Was this old servant actually feeling sorry for her grandson?
"This old servant wouldn't dare. I will go right away." Nanny Luo quickly curtsied and prepared to head out.
"You can't go!" Xu Qingshi was so frightened that he quickly grabbed Nanny Luo.
Are you kidding? If Nanny Luo really went to the Li residence, wouldn't Pretty Sister be wrongfully accused to death?
After all, he hadn't even mentioned this matter to Pretty Sister.
"Grandmother, how about you talk to Father tonight, and tomorrow I will personally go to the Li residence to bring the things back?" Xu Qingshi asked carefully.
In his heart, however, he still believed that Xu Heming definitely wouldn't allow him to go out.
The Old Princess stared fixedly at Xu Qingshi, feeling even more disappointed. Even at this point, her good grandson was still lying to her.
It seemed she had emboldened him too much.
"Qingshi, you go and tell Miss Li that if she doesn't return the things, she shouldn't bother entering the doors of our Xu family on the sixth of next month." The Old Princess deliberately put on a dissatisfied face and spoke these words very severely.
This also showed just how angry she was.
"Grandmother, did I take something I shouldn't have?" Although Xu Qingshi was a child, he wasn't stupid. At this moment, he clearly sensed that his grandmother was in a bad mood and seemed extremely furious.
Could it be just because he took things to give to Little Dumpling?
But didn't Grandmother say that he could choose whatever he wanted from her private storehouse?
She also didn't say that he couldn't give them to Little Dumpling, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Qingshi felt a bit conflicted.
To ask for back something he had already given away—how would Little Dumpling view him in the future?
The Grand Princess definitely wouldn't dare let him visit her estate anymore, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Qingshi felt extremely troubled.
"Think about it yourself." The Old Princess was indeed angry.
But Xu Qingshi was, after all, the child she had watched grow up.
She was angry, but she couldn't bear to take it out on her grandson.
"Go notify the Prince and tell him to come over immediately once he returns," The Old Princess said with some dissatisfaction to Xiuzhu, who was standing to the side.
Taking out the anger on the father for the mistakes made by the son should be fine, right?
At this time, Xu Heming looked at the newly forged long spear, feeling extremely satisfied.
"Very good, increase production according to this model," Xu Heming said excitedly.
He thought to himself that Shangguan Mu, that brat, actually dared to try and steal his princess.
Now that their Lanno Kingdom had sturdier weapons, the Qinling Kingdom was nothing to fear.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the craftsmen were also very excited.
After all, this was a major matter concerning the Lanno Kingdom.
They wished they had three heads and six arms so they could equip every soldier with one.
Li Zhiwei had spent the whole day trembling with fear in the estate.
Wen Xiu arrived at the Li residence early in the morning.
"Are you alright?" Wen Xiu had also heard the commotion yesterday. She wanted to come over, but her older brother wouldn't let her.
She could only worry anxiously from afar. Later, when Prince An arrived, she also had to avoid arousing suspicion.
She only came over early this morning to ask about the situation.
"I'm fine. Prince An has sent extra guards. You'd better not go out recently either. That man is simply a lunatic." Li Zhiwei shook her head, still feeling a bit scared when she thought of that person.
"Don't worry, my older brother is in the estate. If that man comes again, just shout loudly, and my brother will rush over," Wen Xiu quickly said.
"Mm, it's just that, because of this, the opening of our shop will probably have to be delayed. That man is too crazy, I'm afraid—" Li Zhiwei was truly terrified that if she went out, that lunatic would go as far as to kidnap her. She didn't want to go to whatever Qinling Kingdom that was. Although she heard it was richer than the Lanno Kingdom, be it a golden nest or a silver nest, nothing compared to one's own humble home. She only wanted to stay in the Lanno Kingdom.
"Rest assured about this matter. I came over today originally intending to discuss this with you," Wen Xiu said hurriedly.
"Miss, someone delivered a letter for you," a servant boy walked over, holding a letter.
"Who sent the letter?" Li Zhiwei asked in confusion.
"This servant didn't see anyone; I just saw the letter pinned to the door." The servant hadn't seen the person.
However, the letter was addressed for Li Zhiwei to open personally.
Li Zhiwei was just about to open the letter.
"Zhiwei, what if the letter is poisoned?" Wen Xiu quickly stopped her.