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Chapter 1206 - 1206 589 Scheming (Third Update)
Chapter 1206 - 1206 589 Scheming (Third Update)
?Chapter 1206: 589 Scheming (Third Update) Chapter 1206: 589 Scheming (Third Update) Night had fallen, and the candles in the Zhuang family residence began to light up one by one.
The servants took down each lantern along the corridor, lit them and hung them back up high.
Zhuang Taifu sat in the study, flipping through the documents presented by Xu Cifu and others.
Recently, there had been significant unrest at court, with Minister Xing and Empress Dowager Zhuang being vindicated and their status and power restored. Yet the behavior of Zhuang Taifu during the Empress Dowager’s entrapment had drawn mixed opinions. Some ministers thought him ungrateful and indifferent to sibling bonds, while others argued he was an insider, merely collaborating with the Empress Dowager and others in a charade.
Opinions were diverse, and it seemed the civil officials utilized their eloquence for such debates, lest they find other displeasures to dwell upon in their idleness.
Zhuang Taifu was actually not concerned about the squabbles at court, but rather—
His gaze settled on a landscape painting on the opposite wall.
“Master!” The steward of the Zhuang household announced at the entrance with joy, “The Prince has returned!”
…
Outside the imposing gates of the Zhuang residence, the Prince of An stood in plain clothes, kneeling on the steps.
During the days away from the Zhuang family, Zhuang Taifu had received no news of him. Yet, no news meant he was still alive; if he had died, the Capital City would have been turned upside down by now.
Zhuang Taifu hadn’t made any effort to search for him. Cutting off all the Prince’s options, he had anticipated that it wouldn’t be too long before the young man would return home on his own, seeking his grandfather’s help.
And wasn’t it just as expected?
Zhuang Taifu, donning a brown-gray cloak, made his way to the entrance of the Zhuang residence.
The steward had dismissed all the servants. No matter how Zhuang Taifu decided to punish the Prince of An, the young man was still his grandson. He might watch his grandson’s downfall, but the servants could not.
“I’ll go check on the warehouse.” After the grandfather and grandson met, the steward also found an excuse to retire.
Zhuang Taifu replied, “No need, you stay here.”
The steward felt awkward, “Ah, yes.”
This was too difficult for him. If he laughed at the young master’s misfortune today, what if the young master took charge in the future and made things difficult for him?
Zhuang Taifu paid no mind to the steward; he walked slowly to the steps and looked down at the lonely figure kneeling on the ground.
After so many days, it was time to realize that life outside was not easy.
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