Springtime Affairs in a Noble Family

Xie Yunting simply sat down on the wall, grinning nonchalantly, "Duke Dingguo, what business is it of yours if I climb over the wall of my own residence?"

"Xie Yunting, you know the answer to that question!" The Duke of Dingguo searched the entire military camp but couldn't find the soldier he had seen that day. He didn't know his name or identity, and he couldn't very well take a portrait and search for him in a big way. So he could only come to see Xie Yunting every day.

He visited Xie Yunting time and time again, but never saw him.

He always claimed he wasn't there, and Xie Yunting would always leave very quickly after court.

After this happened several times, the Duke of Dingguo realized something was wrong and led his men to surround Xie Yunting near the Xie residence.

He happened to be squatting down on me today.

"I really don't know," Xie Yunting feigned ignorance. "Duke Dingguo, why don't you just tell me what you need me for?"

The Duke of Dingguo looked at Xie Yunting with such hatred that he wished he could gouge a hole in him. Since he needed Xie Yunting's help, he had no choice but to take a deep breath and change his tone, "Could you get down? Let's find somewhere to talk properly?"

Xie Yunting said no, "I have to go out for drinks. That's all the Duke of Dingguo has to say. If you're too embarrassed, then let's do it another day."

"You little rascal!"

"Yes, yes, I'm a reckless person," Xie Yunting said to himself. "You know what kind of person I am, so just get to the point, what's the matter?"

Having no other option, the Duke of Dingguo could only approach closer and ask, "On the day you returned to the city, besides Shuanzi, what was the name of the other soldier with you?"

Xie Yunting pretended to think for a moment, then said, "I have many soldiers around me: Erzhuzi, Mingtang, Qiuhua, Dadu Nanzi, Gousheng..."

"Alright, I don't want to hear your names. Can you please gather the people from that day so I can meet them?" Just by hearing their names, the Duke of Dingguo couldn't tell who was who.

"Meet? Your Excellency, why would you want to meet them? They're a bunch of smelly men. Has any of them offended you?" Xie Yunting deliberately avoided getting to the point the Duke of Dingguo wanted to make, circling around the subject.

When he was young, the Duke of Dingguo was not a good-tempered man. Now that Xie Yunting was deliberately rambling on, he simply climbed over the wall.

He tried to hold Xie Yunting down.

Unfortunately, he was old and not as skilled as Xie Yunting, so Xie Yunting dodged his attacks.

"Duke Dingguo, what are you doing?" Xie Yunting jumped back over the wall. "I haven't offended you. If you want to see those lads, I'll call them over for you."

Hearing that Xie Yunting had finally stopped arguing, the Duke of Dingguo snorted coldly and told Xie Yunting to make arrangements immediately.

Xie Yunting gave the order, and when the person arrived, Xie Yunting asked curiously again, "Tell me, who exactly are you looking for? It's not some child you had during your youthful days, is it?"

He had barely finished speaking when the Duke of Dingguo glanced at him.

Xie Yunting immediately thought that was the case. Although Cui Zeyu hadn't explicitly told him what it was about, he had initially guessed that way.

Good heavens, he knows something incredible!

"You talk too much!" Duke Dingguo turned his head away in disgust, no longer looking at Xie Yunting.

He didn't trust Xie Yunting. If Xie Yunting knew the truth, he might spread it around.

The Duke of Dingguo had lived most of his life, but unexpectedly, in his old age, he had neither substance nor face.

The two of them stayed quietly for a while, but Xie Yunting got bored and led his men to practice martial arts in the courtyard.

An hour later, Xie Yunting's entourage arrived.

"Look, Your Excellency, these are all my close attendants. Is the person you are looking for here?" Xie Yunting said.

The Duke of Dingguo looked at them one by one, "Are you sure everyone is here?"

Xie Yunting said yes, and waved his hand, dismissing his attendants. "Lord Duke, I helped you call everyone here. Could it be that your eyesight is failing you and you haven't seen clearly? Have you mistaken someone for someone else?"

The Duke of Dingguo was indeed getting old, but he felt that his feeling was correct.

He stared intently at Xie Yunting. Peng'er had clearly looked at him that day too. If Peng'er had seen him, he would have recognized him.

Could it be that he really misread it?

The Duke of Dingguo has lost his mind.

He had been waiting for Xie Yunting for so many days. If Peng'er really was someone close to Xie Yunting, he must have known that he was looking for him. So why didn't Peng'er acknowledge him?

The Duke of Dingguo couldn't understand it.

Seeing Xie Yunting looking at him frankly, seemingly without any intention of lying, his hope was dashed once again, and his face seemed to age ten years in an instant.

"Xie Yunting, you better not be lying to me." With those words, the Duke of Dingguo walked out.

Xie Yunting waved his hand and said loudly, "Don't worry, Duke, I, Xie Yunting, never lie."

He was all smiles; that was a lie.

After the Duke of Dingguo left, Xie Yunting immediately put on a serious face and called over his attendant, "So, did you notice anything amiss?"

"General, there were two men who had been following the Duke of Dingguo. After the Duke left, those two men went astray. Do you know where they ended up?"

Xie Yunting asked where.

"We've entered the Duke of Dingguo's residence," the attendant said.

Xie Yunting clicked his tongue, then realized the contradiction and turned to find Cui Zeyu. Some things needed to be explained clearly before they could be resolved.