Huang Tianci's words made Du Zhong so scared that his legs went weak, kneeling in front of Huang Tianci and trembling with fear, he asked, "My Lord, I don't know what crime I have committed. Please enlighten me!"
Huang Tianci coldly snorted, "Just play dumb here. It seems you want to be taken to the office and tortured until you admit the truth, isn't that right?"
Du Zhong was so scared that he was sweating on his forehead. City Lord, please enlighten me. I really don't know what crime I have committed. I have always been loyal to the city lord with no disrespect at all. I really don't know what great crime I have committed. Please investigate it clearly!
Huang Tianci looked at Du Zhong, "Are you still trying to be obstinate? Your grandson has already made your crimes public. Are you still pretending with me? Yuan the guardsman told him what crimes he had committed!"
Yuan Shaobing rushed forward and stood opposite Du Zhong. "Master Du, you are so disrespectful that you don't even care about the city lord. If the city lord doesn't listen to you, you can join the head of the army and the prime minister to remove him. Such a charge would be enough to destroy your entire family!"
Du Zhong was so scared that he trembled all over. His legs were weak. My lord, I am innocent. I have never said this before. Who is slandering me? Please investigate it clearly, my lord. It must be some petty officials who are framing me! The old servant is innocent!
Huang Ling'er giggled, "Master Du, do you think someone is framing you? Are they just sitting around with nothing better to do? Or do they have a deep grudge against you? Don't worry too much. There's no one framing you. These behaviors of yours were revealed when you were at home, and no one has slandered you!"
Du Zhong listened to Huang Ling'er's words and was even more reluctant to admit it. "My lady, you cannot wrong me. My loyalty to the city lord is unwavering. I would never betray him. Everything can be verified by the city lord. Someone must be spreading rumors about me, trying to frame me!"
Huang Ling'er smiled and shook her head. "Master Du, you say others would frame you, but your family wouldn't frame you, right?"
Du Zhong nodded. "My family members certainly wouldn't frame me. The person who defamed me, if I find out, I will definitely not let him off. I will skin him alive and draw blood from his bones. Why would he want to do this to me, this is a crime punishable by death for the entire family!" Du Zhong added with a determined tone, "I must personally ask him about my grievance and why he wants to harm me and my entire family like this!"
Huang Ling'er giggled and said, "I'm sorry to tell you, Master Du. The person who spoke these words is not someone else but your grandson Du Kaibao. If you don't believe it, you can ask your grandson and everyone present here. Listen to what they all say and see if anyone is defaming you!"
Upon hearing Huang Ling'er's words, Du Zhong immediately turned to his grandson. "Rebellious son, when did you say such things? Who told you these words? And who connived at you to say them? You're still young and don't understand these things. It must be someone who deliberately got you to say them, wanting to destroy our Du family. Such thoughts are extremely malevolent. They deserve to be executed; they are definitely harboring ill intentions and trying to get the city lord to punish me!"
Huang Ling'er giggled and shook her head, "Master Du, you're saying this without any evidence. Because your grandson Du Kaibao is speaking here, loud and clear, stating that his grandfather could be the first person in Blue Moon City, even the city lord would have to listen to him. Because he will combine the army commander and the prime minister to put pressure on the city lord. Even if the city lord wants to ignore him, he can't. He also tells everyone that if the city lord dares not follow Master Du's arrangements, he might be removed from office. Therefore, the real boss of Blue Moon City is Master Du Shifu of Du Zongshuang Dynasty instead of Huang Tianci. If his father wasn't the Grandfather Emperor Jingtian Dynasty, Huang Tianci would have been replaced long ago! Ask if these words were said by your grandson Du Kaibao!"
Upon hearing Huang Ling'er's words, Du Zhong could not help but burst into hearty laughter. "The heavens are determined to destroy my Du family! How could our Du family have such a scoundrel? He betrays his father, his grandfather, and his ancestors. If I had known it would be like this, I shouldn't have allowed him to live. When he was born, I should have strangled him! Then we wouldn't have attracted the danger that could lead to our death. What a tragedy for our Du family!"
Du Kaibao listened to his grandfather's words and was very dissatisfied. "You still dare to scold me? Are you yourself without ability? If you were the Grand Emperor of the First Heaven, who would dare to oppose me? Who would dare not listen to my words? Who would dare interfere with me? Everything is because you don't have the ability, and you still dare to scold me. You really don't know how to repent. Why can't you reflect and behave better? You shouldn't shift the responsibility to others when things go wrong. Is this what a grandfather should say?" He felt that his grandfather should be more embarrassed by his words.
Du Zhong listened to his grandson's words, and was so angry that he wanted to stand up and beat him to death immediately. Unfortunately, he was more alert than Du Kaibao, shaking all over the body and unable to stand up. Otherwise, Du Kaibao would probably have bruises all over him! He could only get frustrated and angry again. Du Kaibao had rebuffed him again. He was still so angry that he felt his soul leaving his body.
Du Kaibao's counterarguments left Du Zhong stupefied, and he was getting more and more excited, more and more passionate, and increasingly indulging in the confrontation. "Old Du, can't you have some self-respect? What's the meaning of 'daring to do and daring to take responsibility'? You're as timid as a mouse, too scared to admit what you've said. Are you still a man? If I lived as humiliated as you do, it would be better for me to find a place to kill myself!"
Du Zhong was on the verge of being angry to death. How did he end up with such a good grandson? He had no idea how he managed to survive. He secretly thanked himself that he had not told him everything, or else the family would have been extinct long ago. Looking at the situation now, it seemed that "favoring a son like a killer" was indeed true. It was all his fault, and he should have known that if he didn't educate his descendants properly, this kind of disaster would happen. He also knew that he had suffered the consequences of his mistakes!
Du Kaibao, listening to his grandfather's words, felt very dissatisfied in his heart and then said, "If you really have the ability, you won't push all the responsibilities onto me. Only those who lack ability will do so. I've been following you and it's been a misfortune for eight generations. If I had the choice, I certainly wouldn't choose to be your grandson. You're too lacking in ability!"
Hearing Du Kaibao say this, Du Zhong felt particularly despondent. It was all his fault. If he could have raised this grandson well, they wouldn't be in today's situation. Now, it's too late for anything to be said or done; it's all in vain. He could only acknowledge that this is their destiny. There's no other way out. If there is a next life, he would definitely first educate his descendants and then do anything else, otherwise, even if he gave up everything else, he would not give up on educating his descendants!
Upon hearing these words, Du Kaibao coldly said, "That's right. It's all your fault. It's not others' fault!"
