mtl008 Chapter 254 Everything you decided was right.
Chapter 254 Everything you decided was right.
Chu Yueli knew she couldn't escape it.
After telling Huo Qing to wait in the courtyard, Chu Yueli quickly returned to the old Duke and knelt down.
"You still know you were wrong?" The old Duke snorted, his mind clearing up slightly as he recalled certain events.
“I know I’ve disappointed you, Grandfather, but I don’t think I was wrong.” Chu Yueli raised her head to meet his gaze, her eyes firm.
“Grandfather, I promised you that I would not show my martial arts skills in front of others because I knew you were too sad and afraid that I would follow in the footsteps of my parents. However, Ali has grown up and must not only protect my elder brother and grandfather, but also our Duke’s Mansion and the 100,000 Chu family soldiers outside.”
She knelt forward two steps, grasped the old Duke's somewhat cold hand, and said sincerely, "Grandfather, please forgive me."
The old Duke actually had a lot to say and a lot to ask, but in the end, he could only sigh.
"Is something wrong with Prince Hejin?" he asked softly.
Chu Yueli turned her head and glanced at Butler Qin.
Butler Qin hurriedly said, "Miss, I didn't say anything."
The old Duke said helplessly, "If Prince He Jin were doing well, with him protecting our Duke's mansion, why would you need to step forward to protect your home? Grandfather is just old, not stupid."
"Then, Grandfather, are you angry? I am destined to be forever separated from Prince Jin."
The old Duke looked at her; her face was calm, and her eyes were clear and bright.
The old Duke later laughed: "That brat is just unlucky, he doesn't know how good our Ali is! Never mind, I'm getting old, Ali, do whatever you want. You are wiser and more composed than your mother, and I believe your decisions are right."
“Thank you, Grandpa!”
After bidding farewell to the old Duke, Chu Yue left in a cheerful mood.
Even Huo Qing could tell that the little girl's mood had brightened considerably.
"Come on, Third Aunt, let me take you back to pack your things."
Huo Qing lived not far from the Duke's mansion, in a row of small houses, one of which was inside.
Chu Yueli knew that these kinds of houses were very cheap in rent, but the environment wasn't very good. You would run into other people as soon as you went out. Only when you closed the door to your own room could you have a little bit of your own little world.
"The environment here... isn't very good, Ali, please don't mind. But it's quite quiet after nightfall." Huo Qing didn't seem embarrassed at all, showing that she was someone who loved life very much.
"I only regret that I didn't persuade my grandfather to let you come home sooner." But back then, who could have known that she would actually stay there for six years?
During this time, Chu Yueli followed Chu Xiaohe and often went to the battlefield under Lu Fengjin's command. Although Chu Yueli did not need to fight personally, she was a strategist and spent most of her time in the military camp.
Huo Qing was indeed overlooked.
"It's a portrait of Third Uncle!" Chu Yueli hurried over, and looking at the lifelike portrait of Chu Family Third Brother in the painting, her nose tingled with emotion again.
“My third uncle was so handsome back then.” Her voice was a little hoarse.
Huo Qing laughed and said, "Sanlang is naturally very handsome. No man in the Duke's mansion is inferior in appearance. Look at Xiao He, so elegant and handsome. He is in no way inferior to his father's dashing appearance back then."
However, the smile on Huo Qing's lips slowly faded.
She looked at Chu Yueli, hesitant to speak.
Finally, unable to hold back, he asked in a low voice, "Is Xiao He's health... truly beyond repair?"