Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

Chapter 2454 Energetic (2)

Chapter 2454  Energetic (2)

"Grandpa?"

"Well…" Old Master Nan thought for a moment and then said, "Do you know that the highest nobility title is basically duke, right? I was given the title of grand duke by His Majesty as an award for my contribution over the years."

The title was once taken away from Old Master Nan during the time when there was incident with his son. But afterwards, it was given back to him.

After all, Emperor Yang Zhou didn't really want to take this title away from him. It was just to show the Imperial Family's stance during that incident and to let the other nobles see that the Nan Family would still be punished when they were wrong. "Yes." Nan Hua nodded.

"The Xiao Family was also granted this title not long ago." Old Master Nan rubbed his forehead helplessly. "In normal times, the Xiao Family would stay low key and simply support the Emperor in doing their work. But the current Xiao Family had changed slightly."

To put it nicely, the Xiao Family used to maintain neutrality no matter who the Emperor was. Because only by being loyal to the nation instead of being loyal to one of the forces would it be possible for the Xiao Family to survive.

At the same time, the Xiao Family members were talented in various political matters and worked in the officialdom.

They were doing their work well, not the most outstanding but not the worst either.

It could be said that they were handling their work appropriately.

But the Xiao Family changed some time ago.

"They're getting impatient," Old Master Nan said slowly. "His Majesty already had welcomed his seventh child and none of them come from Empress Xiao."

Nan Hua: "…"

She had the feeling that Emperor Yang Zhou was quite busy lately but the thing that he did the most was to work hard and expand the family's branches. Did he do this because many of his family members died because of his father's action when he usurped the throne back then?

Still, Nan Hua felt that it was not really a good thing to listen to this kind of matter. "The Xiao Family didn't want to be forgotten and want to show that they're still needed, so that Emperor Yang Zhou can pay more attention to Empress Xiao." Old Master Nan thought about the rumors he heard and sighed. "But I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Should Empress Xiao have a child, it was estimated that this child would have to be conferred as the crown prince after he was born. Because with Empress Xiao's family background, this child would definitely be pushed to the center of the storm. At that time…

Old Master Nan didn't know whether it would be a good situation or not.

But he didn't really want to see that scene.

Hopefully, it would happen after he had passed away. After all, Emperor Yang Zhou was still very strong and even if his children wanted to take the throne, they were also too young. They would have to bid their time and wait until the right time for them to take the throne in the future.

It was just…

Nan Hua clearly remembered that Emperor Yang Zhou's first child was already 9 years old. The first princess was 14 years younger than her and this year, Nan Hua will turn 23 in Winter.

The first prince was only two years younger than the first princess, which meant the he was 7 years old.

And when the first child was only 9 years old, Emperor Yang Zhou already have 7 children?

Nan Hua really felt that Emperor Yang Zhou was so active. Was there any need for him to hurry to spread his branches so quickly?

Nan Hua didn't quite understand.

"The Xiao Family members show their talent and made a lot of contributions?" Nan Hua asked carefully. Thinking about it this way, Nan Hua could see that the Xiao Family was really doing their best. They wanted their daughter to pave way for their family's future but this would also make them lose their neutrality.

Because the more powerful they were, the more wary the emperor would be.

The main reason why they were asked not to stay in the limelight was for the sake of their family's survival.

But now…

It was not known whether this would yield to anything good or not. "Yes." Old Master Nan nodded. "There are a lot of various troubles lately and one of the younger generation of the Xiao Family stood firm in the court and shows his talent. Because of his repeated contribution, Emperor Yang Zhou had to reward him and the Xiao Family behind him."

As for the detailed situation and the things he contributed…

Old Master Nan was not very clear about it.

He was the type of person who could fall asleep in the middle of the court meeting, so Old Master Nan really didn't know what events that happened recently to allow this young man to make such a big contribution. After all, without enough contribution, it would be difficult for Emperor Yang Zhou to give exception and promote someone to be a grand duke again. "The Nan Family and the Xiao Family had similar status now, so if there's an invitation letter from the Xiao Family, it'll be hard to refuse," Old Master Nan said again helplessly. "There will a new governor appointed in Cheng City since His Majesty would not make this city as the Capital City anymore."

Nan Hua listened to Old Master Nan's explanation and nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed that she had to pay more attention to the development of Cheng City in the future. After all, she wanted to live in this city for a long period of time in the future.

If there were anything bad… she had to make sure to deal with it in time. "I understand, Grandpa. I'll come to this banquet."