After the zombies traveled through time, they were tricked by the villain into becoming a stepmother

Old Wu is not blind, although he doesn't know why one of Shen Mufeng's lackeys is here. But a small general dared to draw a sword against a duke like him, is he tired of living?

If I hadn't seen him standing behind my benefactor, I would have slapped him in the face, what an ignorant guy!

He glared at her unhappily.

Jiang Chengtao bowed his hands and clasped his fists to apologize, then continued to stand there pretending to be dead. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually very nervous inside.

It's not that he is so bold as to want to rebel against Tian Gang, it's just that he has to be under the supervision of whoever he serves. He is the master's bodyguard, so he can't be so cowardly and lose face for his master.

No matter whether he is a young master, a marquis or a duke, anyone who wants to take advantage of Miss Chu under his nose will have to pick up a sword and kill him!

Otherwise, if the suspected future mistress really suffered a loss by accident, how would she explain it to her master? Jiang Dahei would probably have to go see his master in advance.

So it was Duke Wu who offended me just now. You can glare at me as much as you want, but it's not like I'm going to lose a piece of flesh anyway.

This made Duke Wu sneer in his heart. It was true that a master likes his thugs. This dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and had twice the skills of his master.

"Come on, come on, everyone, please come in and sit down and rest. Old Wang, quickly ask the servants to bring up the refreshments!"

"Everything is ready, please come in, my dear guests!"

The housekeeper smiled and invited the guests to sit in the hall, while a group of yamen runners were invited to the side hall.

Chu Chi and his kid were dragged by Wu Zhongzhao to a pile of delicious food, and his eyes narrowed with smiles instantly. The fat man, who knew his habits very well, asked the servants to continue to serve the signature snacks of the mansion, while attentively handing over the chopsticks.

"Sister Chuchu, please try it and see if this pastry of mine is delicious."

He took the chopsticks, picked up a bunny-shaped snack, took a light bite, and the foodie's eyes lit up instantly.

"good to eat!"

Phew, as long as you like it.

Wu Zhongzhao felt relieved and turned around to greet his two brothers with a smile.

"You two can eat by yourselves. Do you still want me to serve you?"

Lin Youan looked at his mother eating happily, and then he rolled his eyes at Wu Xiaopang. Then he politely bowed to Wu Xiaopang's father, and only sat down to drink tea and eat after being politely called by the other party. Pei Dingyang was the same.

Duke Wu watched the three children getting along with each other with a smile, and some surprise and consideration flashed in his eyes.

Although his son can flatter people with his sweet words, he is not the kind of simple and honest person who likes to make friends. Now it is obvious that he has a special relationship with these two children.

After weighing it back and forth in his mind for a while, he secretly sighed. Alas, it seems that he has to bite the bullet and get involved in that muddy water.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Chen Lingfang put on a polite smile and walked forward to greet the person.

"I greet the Duke!"

Duke Wu's eyes turned to the young talent, and he immediately held the man with his broad bear paws, grinning.

Well, this is something you can do yourself.

Grabbing the arms in my hands, I couldn't help but shake them vigorously!

"My dear nephew, please stop being so estranged from your uncle Wu. What are you talking about? You are a scholar. It was not easy for you to pass the exam. How can such a glorious status be so worthless?

Your father is also a man with a muddled mind. What he did was too absurd. How could you, a talented person who was born as a Jinshi, allow yourself to be thrown out of the capital to become a lowly military officer?

It's even more confused than me, Old Wu!"

This is a really down-to-earth person. He knows what to say to whom and immediately pats his chest to express his willingness to repay the favor.

"Don't worry, nephew. I have some friendship with your father, that old man. I will go talk to him later. Ask him to use his connections to transfer you to a proper position.

You are a young man with great talent, you can do anything, why do you want to be a ninth-rank military officer? Humph, if he is not afraid of losing face, I will laugh at him every day in the future!"

Well, although Old Wu is not good at studying and does not have much education, he has been a veteran in the officialdom for so many years, and he is still very tactful in what he says and does.

There was no guarantee that he would be put in a specific position. He also specifically mentioned his background as a Jinshi, which was a subtle exhortation for him to continue to be a civil servant and not to think about competing for a future in his own circle of military generals and nobles.

A bastard's son, in terms of emotion, reason, and law, has no right to compete with a legitimate son. Chen Lingfang himself is also very clear about this truth, without the other party's persuasion. Otherwise, he would not have left the capital so easily.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Guo!"

"Hey, look at how polite you are. What did I just tell you?"

"...Thank you, Uncle Wu."

"Oh, that's right!

Your uncle Wu's family is not very smart and not good at studying. Now I finally got a chance to meet a literary star like you, I'm so happy!

"You must come to my house more often in the future, so that a rough family like me can get some cultural touch! Hahaha!"

This was clearly stated, and he was willing to lend him strength in the future. Chen Lingfang clasped his hands together in gratitude and bowed to the bottom.

Then the host and the guests all sat down, ate and chatted for a while, then Chen Lingfang put down the teacup in his hand, looked up at the sky outside, and discussed with Duke Wu with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Wu, your son has been sent back safely. I see it's getting late, and Prince Ding's Mansion is still a bit far from here, so why don't we say goodbye now?"

Duke Wu paused with the teacup in his hand, looked at the three children who were whispering to each other not far away, and blinked several times.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and put it back on the table, and his tall and strong body slowly stood up from his seat.

"Let's go, my Lord will follow and see you off."

Another layer of shield is in front of us? Chen Lingfang smiled even more happily.

"Uncle Wu, wait a minute. Why don't we first send someone to the Minister of Justice's house to invite Chu Zongyuan over? Then we can go to Prince Ding's mansion together, okay?"

However, Duke Wu was a little confused by what he said.

"What does this have to do with the Chu family?"

"Lord Chu came back with us!"

His son was sitting nearby, eating snacks while answering the call.

"And Lord Shen and His Royal Highness Prince Xuan, we all met in Anfeng Prefecture, and then fought our way back to the capital through the Dachong Mountains!"

After thinking about it, he decided that his other friend couldn't be left behind, so he added a few more sentences.

"And there is Zhao Jiuniang from the Tianshui Zhao family, the niece of the Minister of Personnel. We are also good brothers who have been through thick and thin together. No, we are good siblings!"