After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 489 Stupid
In the end, Lady Xian Guogong did not give it to him directly, but stared at her second son seriously.

"What have you been busy with lately? You go out early and come back late every day, and I haven't seen you anywhere!"

Listening to the questioning of Lady Xian Guogong, Qin Er seemed extremely impatient: "Doesn't my eldest brother also go out early and come back late every day? Mother, why don't you ask him?"

Lady Xian Guogong said directly: "Your elder brother is busy with official business, why should I worry about him?"

Qin Er seemed to be waiting for Lady Xian Guogong to say this, and immediately acted like he was hurt: "I knew that mother has always favored my eldest brother. That's right, I am not like my eldest brother who was the top scholar in the imperial examination. I am neither good at literature nor martial arts, and I am a child that makes mother feel ashamed..."

Lady Xian Guogong couldn't stand hearing these words. She immediately grabbed her son's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I asked you a few questions and you said something like this. You clearly know that you are the one I favor the most! But you just want to piss me off!"

Qin Er lowered his head to hide the sarcasm in his eyes, but still said: "If mother is unwilling to give me money, then I will go to father. The worst that can happen is that I will be scolded and beaten."

Lady Xianguogong was unwilling to let her precious son suffer like this, so she took out the key on the spot, opened the locked money box beside her, and grabbed a silver note worth one hundred taels from it.

"Take the flowers first, stay away from those shameful places, and don't cause trouble!" said Lady Xian Guogong.

Qin Er took the banknote but did not leave immediately. Instead, he said, "A few days ago, I saw my mother give my eldest brother five hundred taels of silver."

Seeing that he thought it was too little, Lady Xian Guogong said helplessly, "Your elder brother took the silver to do something important. This is the first time we went to the Gu family, and it was for your sister's matter. Your elder brother is born to worry. He was afraid that the prepared gifts would not suit his taste, so he insisted on buying them himself."

Qin Er didn't care what the truth was, and said, "It's just a poor family. How can it be worthy of your careful treatment? I seem to have heard someone in your yard say that your brother doesn't seem to be well off recently."

After listening to Qin Er's long and winding way, Lady Xianguogong knew that this evildoer would not be so easy to get rid of, so she handed over another silver note helplessly.

"Stop making up stories about your elder brother behind his back, or he might hear you and get upset!"

Qin Er got two hundred taels just by talking. Even though he was still dissatisfied with his elder brother, he knew that he could not squeeze more money from his mother today. After taking the silver and saying a few nice words, he made the wife of Duke Xian smile happily. Then he found an excuse to leave.

Although her son came to ask for money, Lady Xian Guogong's mood did improve a lot after being interrupted by her son. She stopped venting her anger and called the servants into the house to clean up the mess on the floor.

However, when Duke Xian came back from outside in the evening, he rushed into the main courtyard.

"What did the Empress Dowager say when she summoned you to the palace today?" asked Duke Xian.

The wife of Duke Xian, whose mood had originally calmed down, seemed to be on the verge of rekindling her anger.

"What else can the Queen Mother say? She will use her power to pressure us. According to her, Gu Xi can disown us, but we cannot stop loving her. If there is anything good, we should think of this girl. If there is any trouble, don't bother her."

When Duke Xian heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Lady Xian Guogong continued to complain: "The Queen Mother is so naive, she's afraid that we might do something to harm her dear little baby! She doesn't even treat us as human beings! We, as parents, have absolutely no dignity at all!"

"Good! That's great!" Duke Xian suddenly clapped his hands and laughed out loud, as if he had come back from the dead.

The wife of Duke Xian looked at her husband as if he were a fool. Duke Xian, however, became more and more excited the more he thought about it: "Before, others said that the Queen Mother loved her, and I thought they were just looking up to her. But now it seems that she really loves her to the bone!"

Lady Xian Guogong complained, "This girl is favored by the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Won't she ride on our shoulders? We worked so hard to give birth to her. What's the point of being parents?"

Duke Xian sneered, "Women's opinions!"

"The Queen Mother likes her to this extent, so she will naturally arrange the best things in the world for her. Then, Li Xuan's future prospects will definitely be limitless!"

Duke Xian felt that his wife being scolded in the palace was the best news he had heard all day.

Lady Xian Guogong hesitated, "This... this... this is impossible, right? If Gu Mingda hadn't passed the imperial examination and become the top scholar, Gu Xi would still be a country girl. How could she rise to fame overnight?"

Duke Xian glared at her and said, "Why do you dislike Niuniu? I think Niuniu is very cute. No wonder the Queen Mother likes her. Even I miss her so much when I haven't seen her for a few days."

When Duke Xian thought that he could become the future father-in-law of the emperor, he immediately unilaterally announced that Niu Niu was his favorite child.

Duke Xian continued, "Prince Jing's Mansion doesn't have much power in the capital, and the Gu family is also very weak. Since they want to fight for the throne, they can't provide much help. In the end, they still have to rely on our Duke Xian's Mansion. The prosperity of the Duke Xian's Mansion is just around the corner."

When Lady Xian Guogong heard this, she raised her chin slightly and said, "I thought they were all capable, but in the end they still asked us for help. We should make them beg us even more."

Duke Xian looked at his wife strangely, thinking that she was getting more and more weird. She was a member of a royal family, so even if she had a request, would their Duke's Mansion dare to put on airs?

He thought that even if his wife was stupid, as long as he showed a little bit of his affection in front of Niu Niu, the child would like him more.

"You should be nicer to Niu Niu in the future. Don't look sour every time you see her. It will make the child unhappy." Duke Xian stated his request directly.

Lady Xianguogong was not really willing to agree. In her heart, even if her daughter became the queen, she would still have to treat her as a mother with respect. But she did not want to argue with her husband, so she nodded perfunctorily.

Duke Xian took another look at his wife's seemingly empty room, and frowned in understanding: "You smashed the whole room again? Your temper is getting more and more weird, you should learn to cultivate yourself."

Lady Xianguogong was annoyed by her husband's chatter and said casually, "If you have nothing to do, please go to bed early."

Duke Xian looked at his wife's face, which had become slightly worn due to years of anger, and said, "I still have official business to attend to. You can settle down first and don't have to wait for me!"

Lady Xianguogong looked at her husband's back as he left. How could she not know that her husband would not come again tonight and must be staying somewhere else.

She laughed bitterly and kept comforting herself that she had several children and didn't need to care about such trivial matters.

The next morning, Niu Niu had just got up. It was a rare day off so she didn't have to go to the palace to study. But after breakfast, she received bad news.

"Niuniu, Duke Xian is here. He wants to take you to the farm to play." When Zhang Yunniang said this, the smile on her face was very forced.