bestfiction Chapter 420
Chapter 420
Xu Heming choked on his words upon hearing this.He glared fiercely at Xu Qingshi. What nonsense was this brat spouting?
If he had said this at someone else's house, it would have been fine; they would just take it as a joke. But what did he mean by saying this at the Li residence?
Wasn't he just trying to make his future father-in-law look down on him?
"Father-in-law, please don't listen to his nonsense. The Prince's estate is not short of silver." Fearing that Li Tianyou might overthink things, Xu Heming quickly explained.
However, if Xu Heming hadn't explained, Li Tianyou wouldn't have thought that much about it.
The more Xu Heming explained, the more uneasy he felt.
Could it be that Xu Heming had taken all of the Prince of An's estate's wealth to use as the betrothal gift?
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou didn't say anything out loud, but he felt a bit uncomfortable inside.
He was deeply afraid that if his daughter married into the Prince of An's estate, she would have to live a hard life.
However, at this moment, it wasn't appropriate for him to question Xu Heming in front of the child.
They could only finish their dinner, each harboring their own thoughts.
After the meal, afraid that Li Tianyou would ask if the estate was truly out of money, Xu Heming hurriedly left with Xu Qingshi.
"Father, I still want to spend more time with the pretty sister!" Xu Qingshi said, looking at Xu Heming with a face full of dissatisfaction.
"Do you still want to go to the Grand Princess's estate, the Xie family, and the Jiang family?" Xu Heming let out a long sigh and asked, looking at Xu Qingshi.
He would absolutely never admit that he was fleeing in panic!
"I want to go!" Hearing this, Xu Qingshi nodded repeatedly, completely forgetting about wanting to stay longer at the Li residence.
"Then hurry up. Otherwise, by the time you get there, they will have already closed their doors to guests. How would that look?" Xu Heming said, deliberately putting on a stern face.
"Oh, then let's go quickly!" Hearing this, Xu Qingshi stopped clamoring to stay and instead eagerly pulled at Xu Heming's hand, impatient to leave.
Watching the father and son leave, Li Tianyou let out a long sigh.
He thought to himself that this Xu Heming wasn't a reliable person either. If the Prince of An's estate didn't have the means, they didn't have to send so many betrothal gifts; he wouldn't have blamed them. But he truly disliked this act of slapping one's face until it's swollen to look imposing.
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou looked at his daughter with a troubled expression.
Xu Heming brought Xu Qingshi to the Grand Princess's estate.
At this time, the Grand Princess looked at the father and son with a sleepy face, somewhat puzzled.
"Prince of An, you visit late at night, is there a matter of concern?" The Grand Princess forced herself to stay awake and looked at the father and son, not understanding what urgent matter brought them to her estate at this hour.
Xu Heming also looked at Xu Qingshi in confusion.
He didn't know what this brat came to the Grand Princess's estate for either.
"Grand Princess, where is Little Dumpling?" Xu Qingshi hesitated for a long time before asking carefully.
"Little Heir, do you want to see Nuonuo?" The Grand Princess was so exasperated by this realization that she laughed.
This little cub of the Prince of An had been pining for her granddaughter since he was little. Should she praise him for his good taste?
Or should she be angry that he wasn't learning to behave at such a young age?
Hearing this, Xu Heming's face turned as black as ink.
If he had known that this brat came to the Grand Princess's estate for that little baby girl, he definitely wouldn't have played along with this nonsense.
"Can I see her?" Xu Qingshi asked, looking at the Grand Princess with a face full of anticipation.
"Grand Princess, I was reckless today! Farewell!" Xu Heming quickly apologized to the Grand Princess, then grabbed Xu Qingshi by the collar and walked out.
It was truly too embarrassing.
"Father, what are you doing? Let me go!"
Suddenly being lifted up, Xu Qingshi shouted loudly.
He hadn't even seen Little Dumpling yet!
How could they leave?
"Shut up!" Xu Heming felt that he had lost all his face today.
First, at the Li residence, this brat exposed that their estate had no money. Now, at the Grand Princess's estate, it was exposed that he had no proper way to teach his son.
Thinking of this, Xu Heming's face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
To think that his lifelong reputation had been completely ruined by his own good son in just one night!
Thinking of this, Xu Heming deeply regretted it; he shouldn't have been soft-hearted today and brought this brat out for some fresh air.
"Princess, did the Prince of An come looking for you for some important matter?" When Gu Xiangnan came out, Xu Heming had already left with the child, so he asked in confusion.
"It's nothing!" The Grand Princess shook her head with a smile as she thought of the reason for Xu Heming's visit. She figured that since the Prince of An was usually busy with official duties, it was understandable that he had no time to discipline his child.
"If it's nothing, then let's rest early." Gu Xiangnan frowned. Although he didn't believe that the Prince of An would visit late at night for nothing, he assumed it must be a matter of great importance that the Grand Princess found inconvenient to share with him.
Since the Grand Princess didn't say, he wouldn't ask.
Xu Heming carried Xu Qingshi by the collar all the way back to the Prince of An's estate.
"You liar! Didn't we agree to go to the Xie family and the Jiang family?" Xu Qingshi questioned, glaring at Xu Heming in dissatisfaction.
"Shut up!" Xu Heming had a dark expression.
He wasn't stupid; why would he take this brat out to lose face again?
There was nothing wrong with his head.
"I won't! You didn't keep your word! You promised to take me to the Xie family, the Jiang family, and the Wei family!" Xu Qingshi clamored discontentedly.
"You still have the nerve to ask me to take you to the Xie, Jiang, and Wei families? You'd better reflect on what you did today! You've completely thrown away your father's face!" Xu Heming took a deep breath, feeling some regret in his heart for not disciplining this child properly.
He thought to himself that after his grand wedding, he definitely needed to find a tutor to enlighten this child as soon as possible. Otherwise, if things continued like this, how could he shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Prince of An's estate?
"You're talking nonsense! It must be that you didn't want to take me, so you found such an excuse." Xu Qingshi didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he did at the Li residence and the Grand Princess's estate today.
He was very well-behaved; it must be Xu Heming who didn't want to take him and made up this excuse.
"Xu Qingshi, who taught you to speak so carelessly?" Looking at this five-year-old child who had actually learned to talk back, Xu Heming felt a bit tired.
Since he was little, Xu Heming had been busy with official duties and rarely had time to discipline him. And his mother, being advanced in years, was overly lenient with the boy because he had lost his own mother.
The servants in the estate doted on him excessively, which resulted in Xu Qingshi's lawless temper.
"How am I speaking carelessly!" Xu Qingshi looked at Xu Heming in dissatisfaction. At this moment, he didn't feel he had any problems; instead, he felt that Xu Heming had failed to do what he promised.
"For the next few days, reflect on yourself properly in the estate! Without my permission, you are not allowed to step half a foot out of Liangqi Courtyard! Qing Feng, keep a close eye on the heir in the estate recently!" After Xu Heming finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left!
Qing Feng and Moyu looked at each other in dismay, momentarily unsure of how to pacify this angry father and son.
"Liar! Big liar! I did nothing wrong!" Xu Qingshi cried out in dissatisfaction.
"Heir, you should rest early!" Moyu sighed. He didn't know what exactly happened when the heir and the Prince went out, or why the two of them came back fuming.
Weren't they perfectly fine when they left the house?