Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 32

"Yes, father, you heard me right, it's what you think." Liu Qingtang said, and served Liu Shaodi a bowl of soup by herself: "This soup is good, I haven't had it for several years, Aunt Wang's The craftsmanship is still so good." She was so calm that she couldn't see her father's face that had turned into a pan.

Liu Shaodi hadn't laughed for decades, and now he was almost laughed at by his youngest daughter.He looked at the bowl of soup with itchy hands, and almost couldn't help but want to brush it on the ground, but he moved his hands and put them down again, looking even more angry.

How could he not be angry, his youngest daughter, the youngest daughter of the empress dowager, told him just now that she had an affair with an eunuch.

Liu Shaodi didn't know whether he was angry because his daughter did such a thing as the empress dowager, or because she fell in love with an eunuch.Or maybe he was angry because of her indifferent attitude. Look at her now, drinking soup leisurely, without any worried expression.

Shouldn't she be anxious to fight for her so-called love with him now?Shouldn't she pull that eunuch of hers to kneel in front of him and beg him to forgive him? !But thinking about it this way, if his daughter really did that, he would probably be even angrier.Realizing this, Liu Shaodi was so aggrieved that he was about to spit fire.

Forget about the eldest daughter, she and the first emperor wanted to enter the palace, and she couldn't stop her.Since his youngest daughter was ten years old, he was worried every day that his little daughter would be abducted by a brat who could only talk sweetly, and when he saw a man getting closer to his daughter, he wanted to scare her.Take all precautions against those men who approached their daughters with ulterior motives, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they were summoned into the palace by the late emperor.

So although the first emperor was a competent emperor, he was definitely the emperor Liu Shaodi hated the most.No matter what, at least he was more or less relieved after his daughter entered the palace. In his opinion, there was no man worthy of his daughter. The daughter might as well stay in the palace. Anyway, the daughter herself thought so.But now, when he had been relieved for many years, suddenly such a guy came out halfway.

He is not satisfied with those men who are healthy in body and mind, flexible in mind and rich in wealth. It would be strange to be satisfied with a eunuch being with his daughter!If it wasn't for lunch, Liu Shaodi would stand up and walk around anxiously.

When Liu Qingtang talked to him just now, he could still maintain a little calmness, but now he has no calmness at all. What he wants to do the most is to find that eunuch right now and beat him up severely.The danger of the Liu family and the war with Zhou Guo a year later, in the eyes of a father at this moment, the importance of "the daughter was cheated by a bad guy" is not as important.

Because Liu Qingtang said that he wanted the family to have a quiet lunch, the maids who served served them and left. Now there are only Liu's father and son here, and Liu Qingtang also has Yang Sushu, who is equivalent to half the daughter of the Liu family.

Liu Qingrong and Yang Sushu, the older brothers of the Liu family who had known about this for a long time and accepted it, were extremely indifferent, eating what should be eaten, and what should be eaten.Liu Qingtang was also very indifferent as the person concerned, only the father of the Liu family, Liu Shaodi, who had always been serious and steady, was very anxious.

Seeing that the three juniors below were not at all frightened by his unexpected face, and no one asked him what he thought, Liu Shaodi finally couldn't help it, and picked up the chopsticks on the table heavily and slapped them on the table.

"Nonsense! What a nonsense!"

Liu Qingtang, Liu Qingrong and Yang Sushu put down their chopsticks in an instant and put on serious expressions.The Liu family's father was still terrified when he was angry, at least the three of them didn't want to be brought up to the training ground by him to beat them up.

"Tell me, what is the reason why you want to do such a thing with a eunuch!"

Liu Qingtang replied without thinking, "Because he died for me without hesitation." This was indeed the reason why she wanted to be with Qin Shu at first, but now, she just likes him more. It's the next best thing.

Liu Qingrong and Yang Sushu, who didn't know about her rebirth, just thought she meant that Qin Shu was willing to die for her.Thinking about how Qin Shu believed in his sister like a god, the two nodded in agreement.

But Liu Shaodi, who knew everything, understood in an instant that Qin Shu should have sacrificed for his daughter in the previous life.From this point of view, as Qingtang's father, he should thank that Qin Shu, and he didn't know how to question him at the moment.

But it is impossible for him to accept this matter so simply, and soon he said: "If this is the case, we can give him other things, as long as the Liu family can afford it, you can give it any precious thing he."

"Is there anything more precious than me?" Liu Qingtang raised her head and asked pretending to be surprised.

Liu Shaodi was choked by her words and the intentionally surprised expression, and he slapped the table heavily with his callused palm, "In short, I don't agree! How can you be with a...a eunuch..."

What my father emphasized was Qin Shu's status as a eunuch, not her doing such dirty things in the harem. I don't know if he realizes it himself.Liu Qingtang couldn't help being a little funny when he thought about it, and replied casually: "Isn't there only eunuchs in the palace?"

Her father didn't want her to be with the eunuch. Liu Qingtang had already realized that, but she also knew that her father loved her very much, so she would definitely compromise in the end.Although she felt that it was not good to force her father like this, it was rare for her to get something, and she must fight for it without giving an inch.

"If you say no to your father, you can't do it!" Liu Shaodi said directly and firmly without arguing with her.

Liu Qingtang secretly sighed in her heart that her father would not agree as easily as her elder brother did, then she lowered her head and said softly with a sad look: "Then why does father have the heart of his daughter being alone in the harem until she dies of old age in that palace wall? "

Of course Liu Shaodi couldn't bear it, he never thought about letting his daughter stay in the palace for decades as a widow for the late emperor.Even though he has always been a serious and rigid person, Neri is still a father who is eager to give all good things to his daughter. When it comes to his daughter, he always violates some of his beliefs.For example, today, as long as the man his daughter said he likes is normal and can give her happiness, he will not be so conflicted.

It's not that he looked down on the eunuch, after all, it was just a physical disability, in his opinion, it was no different from those who lost their arms and legs on the battlefield.But as a father, how could he tolerate such an excellent daughter being with a physically handicapped person.And what he was most worried about was, if his daughter was on a whim, how far could she go with that Qin Shu?If she just wanted to thank Qin Shu, then once Qingtang got bored after a while, their relationship would break down.

Also, Qingtang's current situation in the palace, and the path she chose was destined to be full of danger and instability.His father hoped that his daughter would have someone who could protect her and shelter her from the wind and rain, but would that little eunuch do it?
"Qingrong, go and call that Qin Shu over here." Since the daughter won't listen here, let's start with the other one, Liu Shaodi said with a serious face.

Liu Qingrong glanced at his father and then at his sister, rubbed his nose and got up, "I'll go right away." Ever since he was a child, it was hard for him, a poor man, to be caught between his father and his sister.

Although Liu Qingtang was a little worried after hearing this, she believed that Qin Shu would not disappoint her father, and also believed that his father would not do anything to the person she liked.So she looked quite stable on the surface, sitting in her seat and waiting for Qin Shu's arrival.

Qin Shu finished his lunch and was in the study of the Haitang Pavilion where the Empress Dowager lived.When Liu Qingrong found him, he was reading a military book that Liu Qingtang had written and annotated.

Hearing that Liu Guogong wanted to see him, he first groaned, and then he realized that maybe like the morning uncle and the others, the Empress Dowager told the Duke directly about them, that's why the Duke let him go.Thinking about it this way, Qin Shu felt a little helpless, but most of all he was moved.In fact, even if he could stay by the empress dowager's side, he never expected to be recognized by her family.The empress dowager's insistence was to reassure him.

"My father is not as open-minded as I am, Qin Shu, you have to be prepared for a beating." Liu Qingrong patted Qin Shu on the shoulder, deliberately scaring him with a worried face.But I don't have any worries in my heart. With his sister in Qin Shu, can he be beaten?

Liu Qingrong thought silently, it would be nice if his father could beat Qin Shu up.He wants to be an open-minded brother, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't feel dissatisfied with his sister becoming someone else. If a father doesn't want to part with his daughter, can he be a brother?Of course he wouldn't say that it was because he knew his father was waiting for Qin Shu that he accepted it so easily in the morning.Alas, the two men in their family always want one to sing the red face and the other to sing the bad face.But his father kept that cold face, always looking like he was playing the bad guy.

Qin Shu closed the book in his hand and put it back on the shelf. Hearing the words, he nodded seriously and said, "Yes, no matter what, he should be beaten." After all, he took other people's treasures.

As soon as the two returned to the dining room, before Liu Shaodi could get angry at Qin Shu, Liu Qingtang waved at Qin Shu, then pointed at him and said, "Qin Shu, call me Dad."

How could Qin Shu not be able to see that the Grand Duke was already very angry, so he rarely listened to the Empress Dowager, and greeted him in a polite manner. "Qin Shu pays homage to the Duke."

Liu Shaodi subconsciously wanted to find Qin Shu's fault, so without even thinking about it, he was dissatisfied: "Qingtang told you not to bark, you boy look down on me!"

"Pfft..." Yang Sushu, who was watching from Dushanqi, couldn't help laughing.This caused Liu Shaodi to stare at him.

How can Liu Shaodi still not understand that he has been hit by his daughter's provocative method, and his face is so cold that a layer of frost can be scraped off.At this time, he saw his son also snickering, so Liu Shaodi threw a cup at him with a backhand.

The mouth of the cup was numb from the shock, and when he looked closely, there were cracks on it, Liu Qingrong lamented in his heart.The man of the Liu family is worthless, out of ten he is not as good as his elder sister or one of the younger sisters, no, all anger is directed at him.Liu Qingrong, who had long been accustomed to this kind of differential treatment, put on the skin of a frail scholar, smiled and took the cup and sat back in her seat.

"Father, I know what you're worried about, but I'm serious. You love your mother so much, if grandpa didn't agree with your mother to be with you, what would have happened to mother? What would have happened to you?" Liu Qingtang quietly pulled her to stop Qin Shu beside him said to Liu Shaodi.

Liu Shaodi naturally saw his daughter's small movements, and suddenly felt a pain in the flesh.However, what his daughter said made him feel that he couldn't refute it. If it was Bai Yan, she would be like his daughter, because the two mothers were carved out of the same mold.Thinking of his deceased wife, Liu Shaodi's heart softened.

Seeing that his attitude had softened, Liu Qingtang went on to say: "I will explain to you, father, about Qin Shu, and then you will know why I have made the choice now."

Liu Shaodi snorted, stood up and walked away with a cold face, and yelled without turning back when he reached the door: "Qing Rong, come to the study with me."

"Father won't be so angry that he wants to teach me in the study." Liu Qingrong shook her head and sighed, stood up and brushed off her robe, and then cast a accusing look at her sister: "My brother is going to clean up the mess for you again."

"Thank you brother..." Liu Qingtang smiled and waved him away.She naturally knew that her father was going to tell her brother about her rebirth, and when her brother found out, he might not be able to hold on to her and talk about it.

"The last time I saw you and Uncle Liu like this was a few years ago, I really miss it." After Yang Sushu finished speaking, he stood up, glanced at Liu Qingtang and smiled while holding Qin Shu's hand: "Prince Chun and Concubine Lian also moved out of the palace today. The mansion outside the palace, last time you told me to take a look at Concubine Lian, I just took advantage of today to go there, so I left first."

Liu Qingtang still remembered the fact that Concubine Lian asked the maid to come to Qin Shu, and wanted Yang Sushu to not have to go, but she also felt that Concubine Lian was just eager to love her son, and she had already punished the maid for keeping Qing Huai in the palace. Dian, it's not good to hold on to this matter all the time, so I can only acquiesce in my friend's departure.

When everyone had left, Liu Qingtang looked up at Qin Shu: "Father has already agreed, don't look at him leaving in a scary way, in fact, he acquiesced and I'm sorry to say. Well, in order to scare you, I will take you to see it tonight. Lantern..."

(End of this chapter)