Chapter 1433 He Is Coming (4)
The old man's study was on the east side of the garden, far from Mo Zili's Qiu Shuang Zhai. Old Yan led Mo Zili, and there were two servants holding lanterns in front of them. The four of them walked around for nearly half an hour before they reached the old man's study.
"Young Master, the Duke is waiting for you inside, please go in quickly!"
When Old Yan reached the door, he stopped, opened the door curtain and asked Mo Zili to go in alone, and he personally stood outside to prevent others from approaching.
Mo Zili nodded and walked in. The old man's study was decorated very elegantly and simply, but all the utensils were of the best quality. The room was burning with the best silver frost charcoal, and it was warm. Behind the desk, the old man with white hair and beard was writing with a pen, and he did not raise his head when he heard the noise.
"Grandfather, are you calling your grandson?" Mo Zili stepped forward and saluted, respectfully.
The old man did not raise his head, nor did he even say "hmm", until he finished writing the calligraphy, then he put down his pen, waved his hand and said: "Get up, come here!"
Mo Zili said "yes", stood up and walked forward to the old man's desk. The old man picked up the calligraphy he had just finished, handed it to Mo Zili, and said: "Take this calligraphy back and mount it on the wall, let it supervise you all the time, and be a gentleman who is open and honest and has no regrets. "
Mo Zili took the calligraphy and saw that on the gold-sprinkled rice paper, a word "正" was written in a golden and iron painting, with dragons and phoenixes flying.
His face turned red, and he said, "Thank you, Grandfather, for your kindness. I have learned your lesson."
The old man said directly, "Since you have learned your lesson, just hand over the girl from the Wu family, so that you won't regret it tomorrow when the whole city becomes abuzz and everyone knows about it."
After hearing this, Mo Zili took a step back, knelt on the ground, and said, "Grandfather, I dare not say that I didn't kidnap Xiangyun, but I heard that it is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. It is never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. Xiangyun was originally my grandson's wife, Your granddaughter-in-law, I was stupid for a moment and made her sad. Now I know my mistake and I sincerely regret it. But if she is taken away by the prince of Qingluo, I will miss her in my life and will never have another chance. So, I have to take the risk, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life. "
The old man's eyes sharpened and he asked in a deep voice: "Did you think about the consequences when you did this? The girl from the Wu family is a princess appointed by the emperor himself. She is the woman who married Qingluo on behalf of our Great Jin. Now it has been announced. The matter that was reported to the whole world was ruined by your selfishness. Do you think the emperor will not hold a grudge against our Duke of Liguo Mansion? Or do you think our Duke of Liguo Mansion has too deep and too stable a foundation, and you can't wait to destroy it? Or do you think Qingluo Country is easy to mess with, and can easily let someone kidnap their already chosen crown princess? "
Mo Zili lowered his head and said sadly: "Xiangyun is my wife who was married to me in a formal ceremony. I have never agreed to divorce her, nor have I signed the divorce agreement. She is still My wife. "
Hearing this, the old Duke laughed angrily: "Are you blaming your grandfather and your father for helping you to divorce without your permission? Don't you think that even if we don't want to divorce, how can the Jian'an Marquisate let it go? If they are determined not to live with you, what's the point of you pestering them? You are a descendant of our Mo family, but you are so stupid and confused. I am really disappointed! "
After saying that, he sighed heavily, and his face became uglier.
Mo Zili bent down, kowtowed to Duke Liguo, and said, "I have disappointed you, grandfather. I feel guilty, but I will not regret it. I only know how to establish the right position in the world and follow the great principles of the world. I cannot be corrupted by wealth and honor, and I cannot be bent by power. This is what a real man should do. Xiangyun is my wife. If I lose the courage to take back my wife just because the person who wants to marry her is the prince of a neighboring country, I am afraid that I will disappoint you even more and feel ashamed of your teachings."