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"Grandson pays his respects to grandmother." As soon as Hu Xuan finished his work, he went to Shouhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.

"Come here quickly and let your grandma take a good look at you." The old lady was also worried when she saw her grandson.

Hu Xuan hurriedly walked over and squatted down so that the old lady could take a closer look. The old lady reached out and touched his face, and said with concern: "You must have been very busy these days. You look thinner. Come, have something delicious." As she said that, she put the cakes and the plate beside her in his arms.

Hu Xuan looked at the things in his arms. He liked to stuff food into his arms without saying anything. He smiled and said, "Grandma, you haven't seen me for a long time. I lost weight in the spring because I took off my clothes."

"Your face has become smaller, how come you haven't lost weight?"

Hu Xuan knew that there was a kind of thinness, which was when your grandmother thought you were thin.

"Come and sit down. I asked you to come here today just to talk to you."

"Okay, grandson will talk to you."

"In the blink of an eye, you have all grown up. You are no longer like when you were little, watching over me all day long."

Hu Xuan immediately said, "From now on, your grandchildren will come to see you regularly."

"I know you are filial, but a man should still focus on his career. Are you getting along well with your colleagues?"

"It's pretty good. We are all of similar age, so it's easy to get along with each other." Hu Xuan answered truthfully.

"Your eldest brother should be more stable. If there is anything, you two can discuss it together. I heard from Er that you have a colleague who helped her. I wonder which young master it is?"

When Hu Xuan heard this, a mouthful of cake got choked in his throat: "Cough cough cough..."

"Drink some water quickly and eat slowly..." Old Madam Hu quickly handed him some water.

Hu Xuan drank two sips of water and recovered. "It was just a moment of panic. I'm fine now."

"Please calm down and answer my question when you're ready." The old lady sat up straight again and said.

Seeing that he hadn't dodged it, Hu Xuan started coughing again, thinking, what should I do? What colleagues are there? And that young master? This is clearly the little ancestor in the palace. The third sister is the same. Why did she tell her grandmother about this? No wonder they sent him food. It turned out to be a trap. Why is he so miserable? Why do everyone like to set traps for him? It's so annoying.

"Well, grandma, why are you asking this suddenly?" Hu Xuan prepared to listen to the situation first before answering.

The old lady said sternly, "Well, since someone has helped me, I should find a chance to thank them. I can't just accept their kindness for nothing."

This reason made sense. Now it was Hu Xuan who was in trouble. "Grandma, if we go to express our gratitude in a big way, we might be criticized, and it would not be good for my third sister. As for this favor, my eldest brother and I will repay it for my sister. It's not a big deal."

"You are right. Then you and An'er should thank them politely." The old lady compromised.

Hu Xuan's back was sweating. He nodded and said, "That's natural. Don't worry."

The old lady said again: "Whose family is this young man from? Let me know. I don't know the name of the benefactor."

Hu Xuan's heart rose to his throat again and he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

He hesitated for a long time but couldn't say it.

The old lady asked in confusion: "Can't you tell me this?"

"This... he is... to be honest with you, he is not the son of any family in the capital." Hu Xuan knew that he probably couldn't evade the question. If he just said something casually, his grandmother would definitely send someone to investigate and call him over to ask. It would probably not be as simple as just saying thank you.

"Oh, it belongs to an ordinary family?"

"They are not an ordinary family either..." Hu Xuan denied again.

Madam Hu was confused. "This is neither this nor that. Then who is this person..."

Hu Xuan said quickly and quietly, "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"What? Who is it?" Hu Xuan's voice was so soft and so fast that Mrs. Hu couldn't hear clearly for a moment, so she could only ask again.

Hu Xuan said without hesitation, "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Hu was struck by lightning. She sat there paralyzed for a moment and confirmed with him again in disbelief: "You said he is... the crown prince."

Hu Xuan nodded.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Old Madam Hu replied, repeating this sentence.

Hu Xuan noticed something was wrong and stepped forward to support the old lady: "Grandma, grandma, what's wrong with you?"

Madam Hu grabbed his hand and asked, "Why is it His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"I'm not sure about this either. I heard from my eldest sister and eldest brother that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very curious about my third sister since more than a year ago. Before my sister came to the capital, he had been trying to find out about her."

"So, all of this was arranged by the Crown Prince. He deliberately approached Er, but why?"

Hu Xuan shook his head: "I don't know either. Logically speaking, how could the Crown Prince know the Third Sister at that time?"

Madam Hu was also confused, and after a long while she said, "Don't let Er know what you told me today. Why don't you go back first?"

"Yes, grandson will take his leave." Hu Xuan just turned around and was called again.

"Wait, your eldest sister and eldest brother also know about this?"

"Maybe my elder brother and elder sister guessed His Royal Highness's thoughts earlier than I did."

"What about your father?"

"I'm not particularly clear about my father's side. I don't know whether my elder sister and elder brother have told him." Hu Xuan really didn't know.

The old lady saw that he didn't seem to be lying: "So you all pushed this matter, knowing that..."

"Grandma, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really want to do? Even without us, it won't be difficult to accomplish." Hu Xuan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard his grandmother say this. He felt that they were the ones who gave his third sister to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When his eldest sister entered the palace, his father was appreciated, and people outside said that his father did it because of his daughter... In the future, when it comes to his third sister, I'm afraid those people will say that his family is using their daughter as a stepping stone.

"These are the words you say to comfort yourself, to make yourself feel better. Do you dare to say that you did nothing?" Old Madam Hu looked at him.

"I..." Hu Xuan was speechless for a moment when facing his grandmother's eyes. To say that he did nothing, but His Royal Highness used him to meet his sister several times, and even passed on information, but did he really not notice it at all? Did he really not feel it at all? Or did he know it and still add fuel to the fire? He couldn't tell for a moment. He said that he really didn't react at the beginning, and then several times later, alas, this matter is not clear at all.

"Forget it. I also know that you were forced into this matter."

"grandmother……"

"Okay, go ahead." Old Madam Hu waved her hand.

After Old Madam Hu and others left, she sat there. When people outside saw the Second Master come out, the old madam didn't call anyone in for a long time. She had just sent the servants away, so no one dared to go in rashly at this moment. After thinking it over again and again, she decided to call Hu Shanxiang over.