After the divorce, I pursued the Ninth Prince 100 times.

Shen Nanxing: ???

She raised her eyebrows, her eyes full of confusion. "You are a majestic general who fought bravely on the battlefield and made great contributions! How can my uncle, a mere scholar, bully you?"

Although she has not had any contact with her maternal grandparents in recent years due to her mother's relationship, she still knows a lot about the situation of her maternal grandparents.

My uncle was a brilliant scholar, and when he was young, he achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations, becoming the top scholar. He was later appointed by His Majesty as the Imperial College's chief academic officer, the youngest such position in the academy's history.

Now, His Majesty has invited me to the palace to teach the Sixth Prince, and I am the only one who teaches him.

The reason was that the Sixth Prince was born and raised in the cold palace since childhood because his mother was wrongly accused, and he missed the critical period of childhood enlightenment. Therefore, Xu Jijiu, the most knowledgeable man in the Kingdom of Beiyue, was specially invited to be the Sixth Prince's tutor.

So that the Sixth Prince can catch up quickly.

The Sixth Prince was intelligent, and Tutor Xu was a skilled teacher. A year earlier, his scholarship had already rivaled that of other princes of similar age. Yet, for unknown reasons, His Majesty continued to allow Tutor Xu to teach the Sixth Prince individually.

What puzzled Shen Nanxing was that his uncle and grandfather were one civil and one military, so there should not be any conflicts between them in the court.

Besides, my uncle is a refined and modest gentleman. How could he bully an old grandfather?

Old Marquis Shen snorted coldly, "He relies on his extensive education to bully me because I'm just a warrior. He's always saying sour words that I can't understand, and he's cursing me in a roundabout way!"

Shen Nanxing became interested. She propped her chin up with one hand and asked, "Oh? What did he say about you?"

Lord Shen frowned and thought for a moment: "He said... said..."

His brows furrowed ever tighter, and he slammed his fist on the table. "Who remembers those flowery words he said? I hate those scholars the most! They don't know how to speak properly, and they always use allusions and poems from the past... annoying!"

"In short, what I'm saying is that the old man is blind and heartless. He raised his granddaughter as his own for eight years, and then took her to fight in many battles at the border, suffering hardships and delaying her marriage!"

Old Marquis Shen glared at him, "Didn't the old man recognize you? I've been pampering you. You insisted on going to the border with me! Did you say it yourself?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Nanxing nodded repeatedly: "What else did he say?"

"Humph, he said the old man had poor taste and the husband he picked for you was not good enough. He even slept with his mistress on your wedding day. Apart from anything else, his character is extremely poor!"

"And they say the old man can't even manage his own family, so what's the point of fighting? His only son has a mistress, and his only grandson-in-law also has a mistress... They say that my mansion is professional at having mistresses!"

"Nanxing, tell me, is your uncle speaking human language? In my opinion, the barking of dogs on the street is more pleasant than his words!"

"Yes, yes, a dog's barking sounds better than his talking." Shen Nanxing raised a smile at the corner of his lips and patted his grandfather on the back to calm him down.

"You insisted on marrying your husband. When you were three years old, you were always eager to play with him. When you were a little older, you were telling the whole capital that you wanted to marry him! Besides Yu boy, who else would dare to marry you?"

"And your useless father. He used to be the most honest and simple-minded. He wasn't good at studying or martial arts, but that's fine. I've accepted it. Even if he's mediocre, at least he's honest, filial, and kind to your mother. I don't know when he became like this!"

"I can't bring it up. It makes me angry just thinking about it!"

Old Lord Shen was so angry that he was gasping for breath.

When he heard what Master Xu said, he had a vague guess of about 40 to 50 percent. He asked the civil servant with whom he had a good relationship to explain it to him again, and he was so angry that he almost smoked on the spot.

Now I repeated it to Nanxing and got mad at myself again!

After Lord Shen finished speaking and gradually calmed down, Shen Nanxing frowned and asked, "Grandfather, my father, is he really not good at martial arts?"

"He can do nothing!" Old Lord Shen waved his hands. "At best, he can only strengthen his body. No matter how much we teach him, he can't learn even a single move. He's very stupid."

"In order to teach him kung fu, the old man thought of every possible way. He broke down a simple move and demonstrated it to him more than ten times, but he could only perform it as he was told. He couldn't connect the moves at all, and every time he did, his moves were wrong. He couldn't use any power at all..."

"He is a down-to-earth person who is willing to learn."

Lord Shen's expression revealed a hint of trance and kindness: "Every time the old man got impatient teaching him, he would coax the old man, saying that he would definitely be able to do it if he practiced more. Then he would draw the deconstructed moves on paper, and without sleeping, he would practice over and over again in the moonlight at night..."

"Then the next day he came to the old man very happily and called him to show him! His movements were not bad at all, but they were terribly slow, just like a woman dancing... The old man couldn't bear to blame him, and had to praise him against his conscience..."

"I really have no talent."

Old Lord Shen shook his head, a bitter look unconsciously appearing on his face.

"I'll just consider it a mediocre son. After all, not everyone is good at martial arts. Even though he's not good at literature, I don't blame him."

"He's kind, honest, responsible, and conscientious. The old man's colleagues took the initiative to find him a job, and he diligently performs his duties every day. He has never used his status as the old man's only legitimate son to bully others."

"This old man never thought that one day he would become like this. He only has that woman in his heart, doting on her children, and not showing any love to you and your mother..."

Shen Nanxing's eyes were dark, and after a while he looked up at Old Marquis Shen: "Grandfather, I feel that my father seems to be good at martial arts, and his attainments are not low."

"He just kicked away the maid who was holding Concubine Qiu..."

Lord Shen shook his head: "How could he not know whether he can fight or not? He can kick a maid away. A grown man can do it when he is in a hurry. It's not surprising."

Shen Nanxing opened his mouth and wanted to say that this maid was a master, but then he thought that there was no evidence and there was no need to add to his troubles, so he closed his mouth again.

Although my grandfather was an experienced old general who was decisive and ruthless in the battlefield and could sweep away thousands of enemies, he was only fierce and decisive in his moves and used brute force, but he actually did not understand internal strength.

Just now, when her two maids attacked Concubine Qiu, their moves were simple, but the internal force they released unintentionally was actually very powerful, so it seemed so strange that the scumbag father could easily kick away the maids who were holding Concubine Qiu.

The two were silent for a moment.

Lord Shen sighed and said, "Nanxing, when you have time, go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and visit your grandmother and three uncles!"

"Although your uncle's words were a bit harsh, he wasn't wrong..."