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In the small courtyard in the northwest corner of the palace.

An old man was teasing his grandson under the eaves. His hair was mostly white. Seeing his grandson's hands covered in mud, he didn't scold him. Instead, he took the child's chubby hand and went to the well to wash his hands, with a kind and gentle look on his face.

An old man and a child were washing their hands when a young boy entered the yard with an unhappy look on his face.

Seeing his grandfather and younger brother, the boy couldn't help but complain about what happened in the mansion today.

"Grandpa! I told you long ago that the princess is not a good person! You don't even know what happened in the palace today!"

When the old man heard his grandson was so rude and unruly, he made a strange sound in his throat.

"Oh, Grandpa, you are too kind. You should be like those people in the kitchen and stop giving them firewood!"

When Mr. He heard this, he frowned. Did the eldest grandson mean that the kitchen had withheld the princess's food?

Shi Hu told his grandfather everything that happened in the mansion.

"Without any evidence, you almost beat Butler Wang to death! I told you there aren't any good people in Duke Luo's mansion! You just wouldn't listen!"

When Shi Hu talked about this, he thought of the prince. His grandfather had once saved the prince.

Shi Hu knew the prince's experience very well. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Luo Yao was an unforgivable person. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the prince should not marry the son of such an evil man back home. He was so angry that he clenched his fists!

The old man was deeply saddened when he heard this. He thought of the princess being mistreated by the servants, not even having enough to eat, and now her only maidservant had been brutally murdered. He also thought of the princess as a child, without a father or mother, with a grandfather not around, and no one to rely on in the capital. He thought of the situation in the palace, and that marrying into their family's Qinxi was truly a great injustice...

The old man sighed, turned and went into his small kitchen, put two radishes and a spinach in the kitchen and seven or eight eggs picked up from the chicken coop into the basket, and was about to go out with the basket.

"Grandpa, where are you going?" Shi Hu hurriedly asked the old man.

The old man babbled and gestured, saying that he was going to Yong'an Garden to visit the princess, and asked Shi Hu if he wanted to go with him.

Grandpa, do you understand how vicious the princess is?

Shi Hu was annoyed and angry, and shouted: "If you want to go, go by yourself! I don't want to visit that vicious princess!"

The little stone cat ate his fingers, looked at his brother on the left, looked at his grandfather on the right, and finally followed his grandfather decisively.

In the west courtyard, Luo Yao sat at Qing'er's door in a daze, and Luo Xinchen sat obediently beside his brother, clinging closely to him.

Ah Shi was packing up Qing'er's belongings when Zhang Jiji sent someone to deliver a message: it was unlucky for a maid to die in the palace. She had to be immediately taken out and buried in a grave. Leaving a dead body overnight in the house would bring disaster to the family. They were now transporting Qing'er's body to the foot of the mountain behind the palace, but they had to wait until tomorrow morning, when she would be taken out and buried.

Qing'er didn't have many things, just the clothes Luo Yao bought for him and the shell of the cosmetics set that Luo Yao gave him.

The things were taken out and placed on a straw mat on the side.

Luo Yao picked up the box of cosmetics. It was very light and there was nothing inside. The powder, cream and lotion inside had been changed into an ordinary porcelain bottle.

Ah Shi saw the young master holding the box with his hands and quickly took it, "Young master, your hand is injured. If you want to do anything, just call Ah Shi!"

"I want to fill this box..." Luo Yao's voice sounded a little empty.

"Okay, okay, Ah Shi, take it and exchange it for another one!"

"I want to fill this box!" Luo Yao emphasized again.

Ah Shi was startled and immediately realized that the young master didn't want to change a set, but wanted to refill the empty bottles.

The first one was sold out, so he took a new one. Under Luo Yao's supervision, Ah Shi filled the box tremblingly.

Just as the box was full, there was a knock on the door.

Ah Shi packed up his things and went to open the door.

An old man came in with a child carrying a basket.

Luo Yao looked up at the old man in confusion, and thought it was his grandfather who came back. He stood up excitedly.

"Ah...ah!" The strange sound coming from the old man's throat let Luo Yao know who the person coming was.

It’s not grandpa, it’s Mr. He. Luo Yao sat back down.

When Luo Xinchen saw his good friend Shi Xiaomao coming, he was very happy and wanted to go over and play with Shi Xiaomao, but he looked at his brother, gave up decisively, and continued to accompany his brother.

The old man walked towards Luo Yao carrying a basket. Luo Yao didn't know what the old man was doing there, so he stared at him.

The old man walked closer step by step, stood in front of him, reached out to touch his head, handed him a basket of eggs, radishes and spinach, and made an unpleasant sound in his throat.

Luo Yao’s tears point was too low, and his eyes became moist in an instant.

The tears in the corners of his eyes could not escape the old man's sharp eyes. The old man touched his head again. Luo Yao suddenly stood up and helped the old man to sit aside, trying to cover up something and change the subject, "Grandpa He, why are you here?"

The old man babbled for a long time, but Luo Yao didn't understand a word he said, but he kept nodding...

The old man sighed, pulled his hand wrapped in white cloth and placed it on his leg, then touched the wound on his forehead wrapped in white cloth.

Tears were about to burst out again. "Grandpa..." Luo Yao called softly and hugged the old man. The old man gently reached out and patted his back again and again, and kept babbling in his throat.

The old man smells very similar to grandpa, which makes people feel very reassured.

After a long time, Luo Yao wiped his eyes and realized that he had lost his composure. He stood up and said, "Grandpa He, please stay for dinner! I'll make it right away!"

Luo Yao was about to pick up the basket, but the old man stopped him and went straight into the kitchen with the basket.

Luo Yao went over to help, but the old man babbled and waved his hands to stop him.

Luo Yao leaned against the door and watched the old man busy in and out. Suddenly, Luo Yao saw his grandfather from the 21st century busy in the kitchen...

The old man didn't know what he was doing. Green smoke was rising from the kitchen, which was very pungent and made Luo Yao cry.

After a long time, the old man prepared the meal and the five of them sat in a corner of the tattered table to eat.

The meal the old man cooked was delicious, except that the eggs were burnt. Luo Yao ate with a spoon using his fingertips wrapped in white cloth.

The only meat dish on the table was fried eggs, but they were burnt. The old man kept putting eggs into Luo Yao's bowl, making Luo Yao cry while eating.

After dinner, the old man babbled a lot of instructions, but Luo Yao still didn't understand anything. Luo Yao kept nodding his head. The old man felt relieved and said goodbye and left with his grandson.