C116 Under the Moon

The sound of women crying could be heard intermittently from within the Gong Gong Public House.

"Stop crying" The Duke of Gong Sun could not help but feel irritated.

"Master, your son has been injured to such an extent. You must attend that Zhen'an King tomorrow!" As the wife of the Duke of Gongsun spoke, she wiped her tears from time to time.

"What did the Imperial Physician say?" When he saw that his son was sent back to the residence with tears in his eyes, the Duke had an impulse to rush to Zhen'an King's Mansion.

"The Imperial Physician said that although there was a bit more blood flowing, it was fortunate that it did not hurt the root. However, his eyes must be properly healed, even though it was not blind. However, in the future, your vision will inevitably become much more blurred." As Madam spoke, the tears in her eyes once again fell into an uproar.

"Our son is still so young, so it's not good to use his eyes. What exactly did my family's Chen Jing do to cause that Zhen'an King to treat him in such a way! If it wasn't for him not getting justice, you, as a duke, would have suffered for nothing!"

The sound of the Duke's wife crying was really annoying. Although this son of his wasn't very capable, he was still lying on the bed with his eyes closed. The Duke of Gongsun's heart was immediately filled with anger.

"Alright, who cares about Zhen'an King. This time, I will definitely seek justice for him!"

The High Duke of Gongsun immediately returned to his study and began to transcribe Duan Shuang's memorial the next day. Before he could write a few words, a dart suddenly landed in front of his table. There was also a letter attached to the bottom of the dart.

Duke Gong immediately removed the dart and took out the paper from the letter.

After roughly reading it, the duke's expression immediately changed.

When he saw the last few words in the letter, "It's all in the High Duke's mind," the High Duke immediately tore the letter in anger.

"Duan Shuang brat, how detestable!" The Duke of Gong Sun couldn't help but spit.

After walking back and forth in the study room many times, the Duke of Gong Sun still picked up the memorial. After his hand trembled violently, he tore the memorial into two.

The duke returned to Gong Sun Chen's room and directly said to his wife who was still in tears, "Tomorrow, I'll resign and pack up. I'm preparing to return to the ancestral house."

"Master, why!" The madam exclaimed.

"Ignorant women and children, if you want to live, don't ask so many questions!" After saying this, she looked at the useless son on the bed, and only resentment remained.

When Jiegeng returned home, she found a familiar figure in the hall.

Not caring about her image, Jiegeng immediately ran over, "Grandfather!"

"Grandfather, you finally came back. Fortunately, it was before the night of the full moon. We can finally have a reunion dinner."

Bai Qing glanced at Jiegeng's attire. "In the end, you're still with that kid."

"Grandfather, I..."

___ nodded and said, "Okay, I have heard everything from Chee-ker." Bai Qing glared at Bai Ye once more. This child actually took over the position of princess for Jiegeng in private.

"Alright, grandpa, let's have a reunion dinner tonight. Let's not talk about anything else, just family matters!"

At the banquet, Jiegeng chatted and talked about how Duan Shuang had stood up for her in the Imperial Palace.

"Hmph, who was the one who said to only talk about family matters just now?" Bai Qing was so angry that his beard went up and down.

"Grandfather, we might become a family in the future." Bai Ye added for Jiegeng.

Bai Qing suddenly slammed his chopsticks on the table. "This is impossible!"

"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore." Jiegeng felt extremely wronged and could only use her chopsticks to pull the rice.

"Look at you." Bai Qing's heart ached. He immediately picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Jiegeng's bowl. "Have a good meal!"

Jiegeng immediately looked up and smiled brightly. "Hey!"

After the reunion meal, the three of them simply rewarded the moon and then left.

"Miss, it's late. Are you going to rest?" Shao had already started to arrange the bed for Jiegeng.

"Oh, go and rest after you are done." Jiegeng kept looking at the courtyard outside and did not move at all.

"Miss, are you waiting for someone?" Shao tidied up and found that Jiegeng actually did not move.

"No! I admire the moon." Jiegeng immediately stood up, "Alright, quickly go and rest. You are so noisy. I want to quietly watch the moon for a while!" Jiegeng immediately chased Shao away.

This time, there was finally no one else. Jiegeng walked to the courtyard alone and looked around for a while. Finally, she lowered her head in disappointment.

Jiegeng was just about to enter the house when she finally heard a different sound from behind. Jiegeng immediately turned around but there was nothing.

At this moment, Duan Shuang suddenly appeared beside Jiegeng, "As expected, he misses me." Duan Shuang nodded his head in satisfaction.

Jiegeng immediately took a step back, but her mouth was very stubborn. "Who missed you?"

Duan Shuang directly pulled Jiegeng's little hand and took her to the stone bench in the courtyard to sit down.

"It has been a little too long to appease mother. Don't be angry anymore."

Duan Shuang took out a food box and opened the lid. Inside was a shiny golden mooncake.

Jiegeng stretched her head and looked at it. She immediately pushed it away with her hand. "Who cares? I still have a lot of them in my room."

"This is specially made by the Imperial Kitchens that I instructed. Why don't you give it a try?"

Jiegeng rubbed her nose. Although she still had that tsundere look on her face, her hand was very honest and reached over.

Duan Shuang grabbed Jiegeng's wrist and placed a mooncake in her palm.

"That's hot."

Jiegeng put the mooncake in front of her nose. It was indeed more fragrant than home.

After taking a bite, the sweet and ungreasy taste immediately occupied Jiegeng's taste buds.

"How's the taste?" Duan Shuang looked at Jiegeng lovingly.

"So-so." Jiegeng licked her lips and said against her heart.

Duan Shuang laughed and said, "This thing is not good for the stomach. No matter how delicious it is, you can't eat more. Do you understand?"

Jiegeng ate the mooncake and nodded obediently.

"Today the Empress Dowager wishes to grant you a marriage but I did not ask the Emperor to marry you. Can you blame me?"

Jiegeng put down the mooncake in her hand and shook her head.

Having received Jiegeng's trust, Duan Shuang's heart finally relaxed. It felt pretty good to be trusted.

"Before letting Imperial Brother bestow the marriage, I will first get your grandfather's recognition."

Under the dim moonlight, even though she could only see half of Duan Shuang's face, the way Duan Shuang promised just now had deeply impacted Jiegeng's heart.

"Oh right, what about Gongsun Jing? Tomorrow, the Duke will definitely join you!"

"He's busy with his own affairs now, he doesn't have the time to join me."

"What's going on?"

"That old man secretly used his power to steal a lot of the country's grain, then sold it underground to make black money. Just one sentence is enough to sentence him to death"

" So, you let him go just like that! " Jiegeng was surprised, "You won't release this kind of rice bug just because you want to escape, right?"

"Let them escape first." Duan Shuang scratched Jiegeng's nose. "The most desperate thing is to have a chance to live, and then watch helplessly as this hope is destroyed and the chance to live turns into a death talisman!"

Jiegeng suddenly shrank back.

"Are you afraid?"

Jiegeng nodded, "You won't do this to me in the future, right?"

Duan Shuang smiled evilly. "Yes, it's hard to say. So you have to please me at all times."

"Your Royal Highness, let's eat a mooncake!" Jiegeng immediately picked up a mooncake and blinked her eyes. She directly stuffed the mooncake into Duan Shuang's mouth.

Duan Shuang took the mooncake out of his mouth and looked at Jiegeng's successful appearance. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.