The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1331 Sleeping Flowers and Willows

"Yes, I will serve the master well and make him recover soon!"

"When the Empress Dowager heard about my grandfather Ge's deeds, she was also very moved. Knowing that I came to visit her, she gave me some elixirs as a reward and asked me to bring them to my grandfather Ge to replenish his body."

The imperial grandmother that Cheng Youning mentioned is Zhong Siyu. In the palace, Cheng Youning is used to calling Zhong Siyu "little grandma", but he would change her name when he goes out.

Upon hearing this, Lu Si Niang quickly performed a palace salute and said, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your reward. My husband is fine now. Her Majesty, don't worry!" Then she took the pills.

Cheng Youning felt funny when he saw Ge Dongqing, whose eyelids moved from time to time. This man couldn't even pretend to be dead. Apart from his good mouth, he was no different from ordinary people.

"Fourth Mother, how can my Grandpa Ge be fine? It's obvious that he's seriously injured. Do you want me to send two imperial doctors to treat my Grandpa Ge?"

"Your Highness, don't bother. I've asked a doctor to examine it. It's just a superficial wound. It will be back to normal in three to five days!"

Cheng Youning pretended not to understand and said, "I heard that my Grandpa Ge was caned. Caning is a very severe form of punishment. It is said that it will take at least ten days or half a month to recover. Grandpa Ge was originally weak. I heard from my cousin He Ye that Grandpa Ge was hung on a tree and beaten by bandits. Fourth Mother, is this true?"

Hearing this, Ge Dongqing's eyelids jumped again! In his heart, he prayed that Lu Siniang would not tell the truth to this child, otherwise he would become a laughing stock in Cheng Youning's hands.

I only heard Lu Si Niang slowly say: "That's right, your grandfather Ge was hung on a tree and beaten by the bandits."

Cheng Youning smiled when he heard that, "I heard that bandits are very vicious and beat people to death. My grandfather Ge was able to save his life from the bandits. This is due to my grandfather Ge's ability to withstand beatings, and also to your timely appearance. Everyone in the world knows that my grandfather Ge sacrificed himself to save a woman, but they don't know that you, Lu Si Niang, broke into the bandits' mountain to save your husband."

Lu Si Niang knew that Cheng Youning was feeling unfair for him. It was just saving someone, so she didn't care whether the credit belonged to Ge Dongqing or Lu Si Niang. She didn't think about fame or gain when she saved someone. She said according to her heart, "These are what I, Si Niang, should do. Even if the person who was kidnapped was not my husband, I would still go up the mountain to save him."

It was difficult for Lu Siniang to say in front of Ge Dongqing that she went up the mountain just to help Ge Dongqing. Her purpose of going up the mountain was to save He Ye. A girl who fell into a bandit's lair would lose her reputation, while Ge Dongqing only suffered superficial injuries. The damage caused by the two could not be compared.

Cheng Youning was impressed by Lu Si Niang's heroic spirit. "Si Niang is truly a heroine. Her mind and spirit are unmatched by ordinary women."

Lu Si Niang said modestly: "Your Highness, I am just an ordinary woman, not extraordinary at all."

"Fourth Sister, there is no need to be modest. If all the women in this world were as broad-minded as you, wouldn't every family be harmonious? In terms of broad-mindedness, my mother is far inferior to you!"

When Lu Siniang heard this, she thought it was wrong. What was this child trying to say? Cheng Youning would never flatter the powerful and trample on the weak, and the one he trampled on was her mother. "Your mother is a well-known kind-hearted person. How can I compare to her?"

Cheng Youning said: "My mother is kindhearted, but she never turns a blind eye to the evil tendencies in the family."

Lu Siniang had no idea what Cheng Youning was going to say, so she said, "Your Highness, please explain clearly!"

"I heard that Miss Fuliu from Jiaomanlou came this morning?" Before Cheng Youning finished speaking, Ge Dongqing suddenly sat up from the bed.

"Who did you listen to?"

Cheng Youning turned around and saw the anxious Ge Dongqing. He couldn't help laughing, "Grandpa Ge, you are unconscious, aren't you? How come you regain consciousness when you mention Miss Fu Liu from Jiao Man Lou? Could it be that this Fu Liu can not only recite poems and compose couplets, but also cure diseases and heal diseases?"

"Your Highness, please stop teasing Grandpa Ge. Tell Grandpa Ge where you heard the news. How did you know that Miss Fu Liu came to your house today when you were in the palace all day?"

Cheng Youning deliberately made Ge Dongqing anxious. Who made him pretend to be dead just because he didn't want to see him? "What's so difficult about this? Unless Miss Fu Liu has never been here. If she has been here, people will know about it."

Cheng Youning's words were equivalent to saying that unless Ge Dongqing and Miss Fu Liu were not having an affair, he would know if they were.

Reputation is like one's own feathers, everyone cherishes it, and Ge Dongqing is the same. If he hadn't been concerned, he and Miss Fuliu would have become a family. However, if this matter were to be spread, it would do him a hundred harms and no good.

"Your Highness, where on earth did you hear that from?"

"Just tell me whether Fu Liu from Jiao Man Lou came to visit you this morning!"

Ge Dongqing didn't dare to lie to Cheng Youning, and Cheng Youning might know more than he thought. He could only admit it: "Miss Fu Liu did come to visit me this morning."

Cheng Youning said, "Grandpa Ge, let's not talk about your official position for now. You are my grandfather's sworn brother. When did the threshold of your Ge family become so low that even women from brothels can easily set foot in your house. You are not just abusing yourself, you are trampling on the dignity of Si Niang."

Ge Dongqing had no way of defending himself, but he was unwilling to give up without explaining, "I didn't invite her here, she came to me on her own."

"Who gave her the courage and guts to enter the house? Could it be you, Grandpa Ge? Could it be that Miss Fu Liu is here to force Fourth Lady to leave the house?"

Upon hearing this, Ge Dongqing's face instantly turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly. How could an eight-year-old child be so accurate about his affairs? Could it be that this child knew a lot of unknown things? Ge Dongqing's heart was pounding, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

Cheng Youning was a man of many thoughts and good at observing people's expressions. When he saw Ge Dongqing's expression, he knew that he was right. He said quietly, "The old saying is right: flies don't bite eggs without cracks. It seems that Grandpa Ge does have a private relationship with Miss Fuliu from Jiaomanlou. My grandfather has expressly forbidden you court officials to seek pleasure and sleep with prostitutes!"

"I have never slept with prostitutes. I have stayed in your house every day. If your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask Si Niang. Si Niang can testify for me!"

"Going out to look for prostitutes is not good. If my grandfather knew about this, he would definitely punish you severely, because you are not only embarrassing the people of your Ge Mansion, you are also embarrassing my grandfather's reputation. My grandfather has been on the expedition for only a month, and your true nature has been exposed. You spend all day in places of prostitution. You have ignored my grandfather's words!"