84 Dinner (1/2)

So, was it the emperor who was doubting his loyalty?

Was that the reason why Zhou Sheng had been sent to his family? To infiltrate them or to weaken them from the inside?

However, why didn't the monarch believe him? Because of the matter of the army tally? Or did the emperor know that Ning Fu had sent one of his subordinates to ensure about Imperial matters when he had just returned to the capital?

Fearing for the worst, Ning Fu asked, ”Why? Did His Majesty ask you to look into him or his subordinates?”

Ning Fu takes at the naivety of his subordinate and replied, ”His Majesty is so benevolent. How would he think that this bastard has a heart made out of stone and treacherous thoughts? But we as His Majesty's shield can't forget how this guy had lingered in The Imperial Palace for days on end before Zhou Sheng had entered the palace?”

At the Head Commander's callous response, Ning Fu had an irresistible urge to beat him up and since he couldn't control his impulse, he smacked the head of the other person.

When the Head Commander realised that his own subordinate was flicking him, he roared in anger and just as he was about to give the other person, a piece of his mind, he turned around and saw that the person next to him wasn't his subordinate.

Oh!

Damn.

It was the demon reincarnate - Ning Fu himself and since he had already been caught, Head Commander felt it was better to lessen his losses than to tussle with the bloodthirsty person.

Therefore, he activated his own qingqong had left the Ning Manor all the while leaping from one roof to another - huffing and puffing.

The Head Commander vowed to himself to avenge his honour another day - the day he had a lot of subordinates with him and Nung Fu was by himself far away from his own territory.

Meanwhile, Ning Fu wondered if he should talk about the foolishness of this person with the monarch or would that be seen as crossing his limits.

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In his last life, Zhou Sheng had been known as the devil of the Business World. So, even if he was in the body of a child, he still had the use of all that he had learnt in the last world.

Therefore, it came as no surprise to him when after living in The Fu Manor for a few days, he realised that something untoward was going on behind the backs of the masters of the family.

A servant girl came up to his door and asked softly, ”Young Master, the elder madame is calling you to have dinner.” Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

Zhou Sheng put down the book he was reading and questioned, ”Where are old master and big brother Ning?”

The girl replied, ”Old master has gone out to visit his friends and the first Young Master has still not returned from the barracks.”

Though Zhou Sheng wanted to talk about his misgivings with the males of the first branch of the Ning family, it seemed that neither of the males we're ever at home when he himself was here.

Even after the adoption, he spent most of the day in the Imperial Palace and when he returned back to the manor, the other two males were either outside or resting.

Sighing to himself, he replied, ”I'll go and eat.”

Soon enough, he followed the servant girl to the front rooms.

Meanwhile, Ning Fu had already returned from his inspection of the barracks and he also went to have his meal with his mother.

The old lady always tried to have one meal together with the entire family when he was in the capital because most of the time he was waging war on the borders or simply guarding them.

Coincidentally, both Ning Fu and Zhou Sheng entered the front hall at the same time as saw the old lady eagerly awaiting them and welcoming them inside.

Zhou Sheng almost couldn't hide the smile that lot up his face at this scene of familial love. He knew the lady had her own considerations for treating him so well.

But for a person who had been marred in the dirty waters of business deals in his last life and had to go against his own family for the sake of his best friend, this scene was akin to balm on his tired and weary soul.

His heart had an inexplicable sting of pain but he tried to hide his thoughts behind a benign smile.

Both the males greeted the lady, ”Mother.”

However, Ning Fu was perplexed when he saw how his own mother didn't give him any reply beyond a shadow nod of her head but took Zhou Sheng's hands in her own and called sweetly, ”Come, child. You are gone throughout the day. Finally, you are back home. Come, have dinner with mother.”