Chapter 278 - Quick witted, Changing the Di Son
As soon as she said these words, everyone was stunned. An Zhongtao really felt puzzled, but Lian Jingyu was convinced and looked at An Zhongtao, who had no way to defend himself. Chu Shi was worried about this matter, but she didn't expect to see it coming true, she didn't want to. Obviously the chicken was not stolen, but the rice was thrown first. Her face looked bad, she didn't expect the old lady to do this trick, she couldn't do it secretly, she even did it openly, knowing that she couldn't refute her openly, right?
And Fang Shi and the others didn't show any expression. This matter really has nothing to do with them. An Zhongyuan's face was sullen, Who knew what was going on in his heart. But An Qingran's anger suddenly rose. She didn't expect grandma to do this. She will also turn black and white, does she want to force her father to submit?
All the people at the banquet had their own thoughts, but they suddenly calmed down and looked at An Zhongtao. An Zhongtao's face was red and white, and his hands were bruised as he gripped the cup. The old lady was shocked to see his appearance, but thinking about it, he was usually the most filial, so he wouldn't do anything inappropriate on such an occasion, right?
Sure enough, An Zhongtao said: "Mother, this is something that my son said he would consider, but he hasn't thought about it yet. It is not a trivial matter regarding the succession of a Di son, and furthermore, Son already has a Di son, and if word gets out, there will be rumours from people with idle mouths, so Son has thought it over and has now considered it, and Son does not intend to succeed Ming Bo."
The old lady felt as if she had been slapped in the face in public. She had thought it over, thinking that her son would not refute it openly, but she had not expected that her son would be so aggressive on this issue, and her face did not look good.
"Wasn't this something that was agreed upon? How come you're backtracking?" The old lady deliberately turned it upside down.
An Qingran looked at her father being forced by her grandmother to lower himself to his knees and try to speak but was having trouble, she stood up with a smile: "Grandma, in fact, this matter should be considered in a long-term manner. I know that Grandma asked Ming Bo to come over to help me, but I think, not to mention that I am not yet in the palace, even if I am, I will naturally not be polite when I use Cousin Ming Bo's place, and Cousin Ming Bo will treat me as his own sister, right?"
Of course An Mingbo nodded.
" Therefore, Grandma's kindness is appreciated, from now on I will treat Ming Bo as my own brother. The two families are already one and the same, like a family, so why bother with this formality." An Qingran said with a big smile.
"I am talking to your father, although you are going to enter the palace and become the Crown Princess, but in the end you are still young now and you don't see things as clearly as adults do, do you understand?" The old lady refused to listen to her outright.
But she was still polite to her.
An Zhongtao opened his mouth at this time: "Since mother has now mentioned this issue, then my son will make it clear, Ming Bo is a good boy, he is also old enough to be almost crowned, if I pass him on to me, my brother has no children at his knees, I am afraid that I will not be able to borrow another one, why don't I pass Ming Xuan on to my brother, and the two of them will exchange, how about that? "
An Zhongtao made everyone dizzy around the head for a while, Chu Shi froze, how her brain turned but did not turn to understand, what kind of trick is this playing, dare to be dissatisfied with their own son, for a change?
The old lady was also confused, she wanted An Mingbo to inherit the General's residence, but what was going on, he let An Mingxuan into An Zhongyuan's residence and wanted to inherit back the General's residence he had gotten from An Mingbo?
The air froze for a moment.
An Qingran wanted to laugh, she didn't expect her father to have such quick wits, this was actually kind of naughty, returning the favour by doing the same to others?
This is lively, the whole family is waiting to see what is going on.
The old lady thought about it and wondered what kind of tricks her son was playing with her, so she sighed, "My head is a bit dizzy today, let's put this matter aside for now, let's eat, this is a hometown dish I prepared specially, you all haven't eaten it for a long time, right?"
The meal was a real celebration of each person's thoughts, and most of the time all that was heard was the clattering of cups and plates, not the sound of people talking.
Naturally the old lady was angry.
And she was not the only one.
The fact that An Qingran has openly refuted her today makes her even more upset, but she is the Crown Princess now, and she can't do anything to her, which is what is so disturbing.
An Qingran sat in her own house, she did not expect her grandmother to come out in the open if she did not come in the dark, she had given the news to Chu Shi yesterday as a secret, but she did not expect her grandmother to reveal herself today, she had already seen the look in Chu Shi's eyes, she felt she should add more fire to it.
" Rendong, go and do something for me." An Qing Ran smiled, before giving the order.
Having been ordered to do so, Rendong carried another large basin of clothes to the well, which was the laundress' place, and everyone was surprised to see her coming: "Rendong, why have you come to wash the clothes yourself?"
"Yes, what day is it? What brings you here, Rendong?"
Rendong put his clothes there and smiled, "Didn't I used to do all this work? Why are you all making such a fuss?"
" Mainly because this job is not yours to do even now."
"Missy's stuff, I don't trust anyone else right now."
"That's right, Eldest Miss will soon enter the palace as the Crown Princess, all this service has to be done carefully, carelessness is not allowed ......"
"Well, that's true, you're all right, you're going to be in the palace soon, and you're going to be the queen, who dares to be careless? Not to mention me, a little maid, everyone wants to flatter the young lady, even the old lady wants to come and flatter her, but she doesn't know how to do it properly, sending her eldest grandson in, what do you think she wants to do?"
"It's not just helping the Crown Princess."
"I don't think so. She probably feels that there is nothing to give and doesn't know how to be good to the young lady anymore, that's why she is like that. I'm afraid she wouldn't have sent her eldest grandson over to help if she was able to make it work herself. If her other granddaughter hadn't had a master, she might not have sent her over to get some glory too." Rendong said disdainfully.
It's okay for her to comment like this, but it's not easy for others to interrupt, just smile and listen.
Chu Shi couldn't sit still any longer after hearing the little maid tell the rumours. She was depressed enough at yesterday's dinner party, wondering why the eldest house wanted to steal her own child, and then she heard the meaning that people didn't want to and wanted to take An Mingxuan in exchange. She would have gone to the old lady last night if it wasn't too late to ask for an explanation.
Earlier, Ranyue also came over and told her that grandma wanted to pass Mingbo to An Zhongtao, there was no news, she thought it was just an idea.
This early morning, and heard this rumour, the old lady took her own pair of children to buy goods. How could she stand by and watch her son leave?
She thought about it and walked to Beiyuan.
