Quick Wear: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character's Counterattack

Chapter 199: Transmigrated into a Prodigal Old Duke (1)

"Grandpa, just rest assured and rest in the mountains. If you miss your grandson, I will go up the mountain to see you."

"Yes, Dad, you can rest assured that you can leave the Duke's Mansion to me. But you should keep the key to the inner treasury yourself. How can I hold it?"

As soon as Ning Ning came through, she was surrounded by a group of people. It was really lively.

Judging from their attire, some were masters and some were servants, but they all showed great respect to him.

A middle-aged man called him "Dad" and handed him a bunch of copper keys with a solemn look on his face.

So, Ning Ning pulled the key back without hesitation, "That's great, since you said so, you young people are not mature, so I'll keep the key myself."

What? !

I'm just being polite. You just gave it to me and I haven't even warmed it up yet. How dare you take it back?!

Everyone in the room was stunned. The smile on the middle-aged man's face was frozen, but he looked very funny.

Ning Ning added, "I thought about it again. Going to the mountains is not as good as staying at home. After all, you can live anywhere in your old age. Why don't I just stay in the mansion?"

What? !

You're not leaving?

Everyone present was stunned. The middle-aged man laughed uglier than crying. "Dad, you, you're not leaving? But the mountain has been cleaned up, and the people who serve you have been arranged. We have arranged everything!"

Ning Ning's expression changed immediately, "What do you mean? Even if you have arranged everything, why don't you just withdraw it? That's our family temple, how much trouble can we make! If it were up to you, I would have to climb this mountain! What, do you dislike me and don't allow me to retire at home?"

"No, no, Dad, we have no such intention..."

"Grandpa, you misunderstood. We are so happy to have you at home..."

They argued in a flurry, but Ning Ning didn't listen at all. Instead, she picked up the crutch beside her and tapped the ground, making a loud clanging sound. "Someone, bring me a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. I want to file a petition. I want to sue you for being disobedient and unfilial!"

"Dad, we were wrong!"

The middle-aged man took the lead, and led everyone in the room to kneel down, repeatedly apologizing to Ning Ning, saying that it was all his fault for not explaining it clearly. Of course, they hoped that Ning Ning would be at home. Only then did Ning Ning's anger turn into joy.

"Well, that's better. Then all of you go down. I want some peace and quiet. Don't bother me here!"

"Yes, Dad, let's go now."

After they went out, their faces turned into indignation.

The middle-aged woman complained to the man, "Dad, why does he do whatever he wants? He clearly said he wanted to go to the mountains to rest, but when the time came, he refused to go. We didn't even ask a question, but he started to criticize us. How can an elder behave like this!"

"Oh, he's always been out of tune, and you didn't just find out today! Maybe he didn't plan to go up the mountain from the beginning, and just said that on purpose to make us stay. Who knew we misunderstood, and that's why there was a fuss."

"But what should we do next? Dad has a lot of private money. His personal wealth is almost as much as the money in the public treasury. He originally agreed to give us his private money to manage, but he changed his mind."

"Like I said just now, he may not be sincere in giving it away. Well, it doesn't matter, he's not leaving anyway, we can see him every day, so let's find a way to get money from him."

The family discussed and left. Ning Ning got up and walked to the bronze mirror in the house, looking at her current appearance.

The original body was an old man, but he took good care of himself and had never worried much in his life, so he was definitely young among his peers.

Although there were wrinkles on his face, there were no age spots. His hair and beard were all white. He wore a brocade robe, a bright red gemstone ring on his hand, and his hair was tied up with a top-quality jade hairpin. He looked like a wealthy old man.

But according to the development of the original plot, this wealth will not last long.

The original body's ancestors followed the founding emperor to conquer the world and obtained a hereditary title of Duke, which was later passed on to the original body.

He is neither good at humanities nor martial arts, has no outstanding talents, and has no ambitions.

Now that the country has been established for a hundred years and the world has been at peace for a long time, the emperor has become more and more wary of these royal nobles. Since he can't do anything famous in the court, he doesn't seek any real job. He simply sticks to the title of Duke and lives a rich life.

Anyway, the family had abundant savings. His grandmother and mother had given him all their dowry, and he also had a lot of private money. Even if he lived a life of wealth and leisure for the rest of his life, he wouldn't be able to use it all.

He was very satisfied with such a life. Haven't you seen how many poor families there are who can barely afford to eat? Being able to live such a wealthy life was already a blessing from his ancestors.

Therefore, in his spare time, he often gave out porridge and rice and did good deeds.

Later, when he grew old, he wanted to pass the title to his son Ning Rongyi.

The original body had a very good relationship with his original wife, and they were deeply in love. He never took a concubine in his life, and it was regarded as a good story at that time.

He only has one son, Ning Rongyi, and his wife died a long time ago.

Although he only had the title and did not have to attend court on a regular basis, his status was still there, so he still had to attend any sacrificial ceremonies in the court.

Those ceremonies were extremely complicated and often took place from morning till night. Major ceremonies would even last for several days.

He is old and it is very difficult for him to cope with all this.

Anyway, he had nothing else to worry about, so he thought about passing the title to his son, and he went to the family temple in the mountains to recuperate.

The conditions in the ancestral temple were certainly not as good as those in the mansion, but he had experienced most of the wealth and splendor in the world and had no reason to linger there.

His children and grandchildren are all mediocre and have no talents, but he is not angry. After all, the family has money, and it is good for them to enjoy wealth and prosperity just like him.

He thought that this was how his life would be, but unexpectedly, after living in the mountains for a while, things suddenly took a turn for the worse!

The Dali Temple actually sent people to arrest him!

He was shocked and asked questions immediately, only to find out that his children and grandchildren were so bold as to get involved in the second prince's fight for the throne.

It turned out that his descendants had long disliked him, thinking that he had no ambition. As they watched their family decline, the court almost forgot about their Duke Dingguo Mansion.

How can this work?

They want to fight!

So, they turned to the second prince!

The prince was born to Empress Yuan. Empress Yuan was weak after giving birth to him and died soon after.

The emperor is very strict with the prince and scolds him at every turn!

The second prince was born to Imperial Concubine Jia, who was the one the Emperor truly loved.

Unfortunately, Concubine Jia was of low birth. After Empress Yuan passed away, the Emperor proposed to make her the Empress, but was opposed by his ministers and had to give up.

However, for her sake, the emperor kept the throne of empress vacant, and she became the de facto master of the harem.

The second prince she gave birth to was also doted on by the emperor. The emperor, who was extremely strict in front of the crown prince, was a truly kind father to him and would never punish him even if he made minor mistakes.

Therefore, the second prince had some inappropriate thoughts, and many ministers in the court believed that the emperor intended to change the crown prince, so they secretly supported him.

The descendants of the original body were also involved, wanting to take a chance on the overwhelming power.