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Chapter 831 Returning Home
"Second Prince, I have been away from home for many years and I am worried about my loved ones, so I will go first."

Qin Hao bowed to the second prince, mounted his horse again, and galloped directly past Xie Bian into the city.

Xie Bian's eyes were blazing with fire as he stared at Qin Hao's back: "Your Highness, this boy is too presumptuous. He should be taught a lesson."

The second prince crossed his arms over his chest and smiled nonchalantly: "Those with special skills are usually sentimental. If I don't have this tolerance, how can I attract talents and use them for my own benefit?"

Then he walked to Xie Bian and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, you joined me in my early years, and your status will definitely be higher than mine in the future."

Xie Bian quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Highness has been very kind to me. I have given my life to you a long time ago and have never had the intention to fight for power."

"Look at you, you're serious again. I was just joking with you. Let's go. There's nothing to see at this city gate."

On the other side, Qin Hao rode his horse and asked passers-by, and finally came to the gate of a large mansion.

Next to the vermilion gate, a young servant was sitting on a bench with his legs crossed, humming a vulgar tune. He was suddenly awakened by the sound of horse hooves. He raised his eyelids and saw a young man in ordinary clothes, so he said impatiently.

"Where did you come from, you wild boy? You rode your horse in front of the Ministry of Justice's gate, why don't you get out of here right away?"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt an invisible giant hand pressing him to the ground, unable to move. The bench he was sitting on had already turned into sawdust.

The servant was usually spoiled, and instead of begging for mercy, he threatened fiercely, "How dare you, you wild boy, lay hands on me? Do you know who my father is?"

"Oh? Then tell me, who is your father?" Qin Hao sneered, and as his palm turned, the servant's entire face was pressed to the ground. Not to mention wanting to speak, even breathing became difficult.

At this moment, the guards in the front yard seemed to have sensed the fluctuation of true energy. They opened the door and rushed out, surrounding Qin Hao without saying a word.

"Who are you and why are you causing trouble in front of the Minister's residence?" The captain of the guard looked at Qin Hao warily, and then was horrified to find that he could not see through the other party's cultivation level. With his own seventh-grade cultivation level, could this young man be an eighth-grade master?

Qin Hao smiled when he saw the captain of the guard.

"I haven't seen you for many years, Qin Ming, don't you recognize me?"

The captain of the guard was stunned. He circled around Qin Hao several times, and then asked cautiously: "Second Young Master, are you the Second Young Master?"

Qin Hao jumped off his horse with a smile: "How have you been living in the mansion these years?"

"Thank you for still thinking about me, Second Young Master. The master treated me very well, and I was lucky enough to be promoted to the seventh rank over the years. Of course, I can't compare with the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master is already an eighth-rank master at a young age. Ye Liuyun is worthy of being one of the four great masters. It's true that a good teacher produces good students." Qin Ming saluted Qin Hao excitedly.

Qin Hao did not explain that he was already a ninth-rank official. He helped Qin Ming up and said, "No need to be polite. To be honest, you are my martial arts teacher. How can a teacher bow to his disciple?"

"Second Young Master, please don't say that. I only taught you the basics. With your talent, only a Grand Master is qualified to be your teacher."

Qin Hao didn't force it and patted Qin Ming on the shoulder: "Where's my dad?"

"Your Excellency should be at the Ministry of Justice by now. How about sending someone to inform him?"

"No need. I'll go back to the backyard to rest for a while. It won't be too late to see him after he leaves the government office."

"Yes."

When Qin Hao passed by the vermilion gate, he raised his hands, and the gatekeeper was able to breathe and did not suffocate to death.

Qin Ming stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and slapped him ten times in the face.

"How dare you neglect the Second Young Master? I think you don't want to live anymore!"

The servant had blood all over his mouth but he didn't care to cry out in pain. He just kept kowtowing to Qin Hao and begged for mercy: "Second Master, I am blind."

"You haven't told me yet, who is your father? Let me learn more about him."

The boy was crying and trembling with fear, and could only kowtow and beg for mercy.

"Who is in charge of Qin Ming's job?"

"Usually it's the outer courtyard manager."

"Then let him handle it. Come back and tell me the result after he's done."

When the servant heard this, he was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

With Qin Ming leading the way, Qin Hao soon arrived at the corridors between the backyard and the front yard. It was worthy of being the residence of a minister, with soaring eaves, lush green bamboos, winding paths, gardens with rockery, and ponds with koi. It was obvious that his cheap father must have lived a very carefree life over the years.

Just as Qin Hao was about to step into the backyard, a middle-aged woman in luxurious clothes came over, surrounded by a group of maids and servants.

"My son, I miss you so much."

The middle-aged lady was just about to go forward and hug Qin Hao and cry loudly to show the deep love between mother and son, but Qin Hao dodged her skillfully, causing her to almost bump into the railing. Fortunately, the nanny next to her was quick to hold her back, otherwise she would have made a fool of herself.

A trace of anger flashed across the middle-aged lady's eyes, but soon it turned into a loving, sobbing face.

"My son is suffering outside."

Qin Hao bowed deeply to this nominal adopted mother: "I have been away from home for many years and cannot show my filial piety to you. I hope you can forgive me."

Qin Yang pretended to hold Qin Hao's arm and said, "My son, what are you talking about? It's your mother who didn't take good care of you."

This scene of loving mother and filial son made many new maids think that Qin Hao and this girl were really the biological mother and son who had been separated for many years. They were so moved that they almost cried. Only the maids who had been with Qin Yang for many years knew that when the mistress heard the news that the second young master was coming back, she was so worried that she couldn't sleep for several nights.

"Mother, after receiving father's handwritten letter, I ran so fast that several horses died on the way to the capital. I am covered in dirt and dust. Can you let me wash up first?" Qin Hao was too lazy to act with the other party and his smile faded.

Qin Yangshi also took advantage of the situation and said, "Look, I'm already old and confused, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you go and boil some hot water for the Second Young Master so he can take a bath and change his clothes?"

The backyard was where the women lived, so it was not easy for the guard Qin Ming to stay there for long. He said hello to Qin Hao and went to the front yard.

Qin Hao was led by the maid to the room that had been cleaned up in advance.

"You all go down."

In the steaming room, Qin Hao waved away several maids who were dressed lightly. The maids were obviously a little disappointed, and they walked away, looking back every few steps and closing the door.

After they left the yard, a nanny glanced at them with a cold look.

"Useless thing, get out of here now."

The maids were pardoned.

The nanny quickly returned to Qin Yang and shook her head gently at her.

Qin Yang glared at her in dissatisfaction: "Are those bastards you found really as pretty as you said?"

"Madam, her figure and appearance are the best in the mansion." The nanny said hurriedly.

Qin Yang threw the teacup on the table and said depressedly: "This boy has been in the mountains for so many years, but he is not moved at all when he sees this beautiful woman?"

"Perhaps the Second Young Master is still too young to know the good of women?"

"Yeah, that makes sense. You can go and make the arrangements."

"Yes."

Qin Hao took a hot bath happily and changed into the clothes that had been prepared on the side. It should be said that Qin Yang's clothes were well made, with all the clothes being made of top-quality materials.

Just when Qin Hao was about to lie down on the bed and take a rest, there was another knock on the door.

"Second Master, have you finished washing? Aunt Zhou is here to see you."

Qin Hao's heart moved. According to the original owner's memory, Aunt Zhou was the original owner's biological mother. She was also a miserable person. She was originally a daughter of an official family. Later, the head of the family got into a lawsuit and was sentenced to have his property confiscated. She also fell into a brothel. Later, her stepfather Qin Hui took a fancy to her in the brothel and redeemed her. From then on, she entered the Qin Mansion as a concubine.

"Please come in."

After hearing Qin Hao's words, Aunt Zhou pushed the door open quietly. The moment she saw Qin Hao, tears welled up in her eyes. She went forward and hugged him, crying bitterly.

Qin Hao also allowed her to vent. After all, she was the original owner's biological mother. Since he occupied the original owner's body, he naturally had to take on his responsibilities.

"My son has suffered a lot outside these years." Aunt Zhou finally stopped sobbing, and began to cry again as she spoke.

Qin Hao could only console her, "You have followed Master Ye for many years and have never suffered any hardship. But how has your mother been doing these years? The eldest lady has made things difficult for you, right?"

"My son has grown up and knows how to love his mother."

Seeing that Aunt Zhou was about to cry again, Qin Hao quickly made a joke: "Look at mother crying so sadly, she must have been angry with the first lady. I will seek justice for her now."

"How can you do this? She is the eldest lady after all. Moreover, she has been protected by the official all these years, so she dare not go too far. Hao'er, you must not act on impulse." Aunt Zhou hurriedly grabbed Qin Hao's arm and persuaded him.

Seeing that she finally stopped crying, Qin Hao followed her words and asked about the situation of her cheap father.

According to Aunt Zhou, Qin Hui's career has been very successful in recent years. Just two years after Qin Hao left, he jumped from being a prefect of a small provincial prefecture to a Langguan in the Ministry of Justice. Although his rank did not increase, he went directly from a small local official to an official in one of the six ministries in the capital.

After that, Qin Hui steadily improved his career at a rate of almost one step every two years. He was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice last year and was doing very well.

It was almost dinner time when Aunt Zhou reluctantly left. Not long after she left, a maid came to invite her back.

"Second Master, the master is back. Please go to the Madam's place for dinner."

"Well, you lead the way."

Following the maid, Qin Hao came all the way to Qin Yang's courtyard and finally met his stepfather Qin Hui.

"My son has grown taller and stronger."

Qin Hao couldn't help laughing when listening to these meaningless clichés. In his impression, this cheap father was a very orthodox ancient scholar-official. Everything he did was to gain more power and carry forward the family. Family affection was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

"Father has aged a bit, so he should take good care of himself."

Qin Hui patted Qin Hao's back with satisfaction, then looked at his eldest son who was sitting next to the eldest lady and coughing constantly, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

"This is your eldest brother. You were still young when you said goodbye. I'm afraid you don't recognize him anymore, right?"

"But it's different from what I remember." Qin Hao said indifferently. He could feel the jealousy and hatred hidden in the heart of his cheap brother.

"I haven't seen you for many years, second brother. I heard from father that you have been learning martial arts with Master Ye all these years. Now that you have returned after completing your studies, I'm afraid there will be few rivals among the younger generation." Qin Ying finished this sentence intermittently while coughing.

Qin Hui listened patiently, and then asked curiously: "Hao'er, when you left, you were already a sixth-rank warrior. Are you an eighth-rank warrior now?"

Qin Hao smiled casually, and Qin Hui was overjoyed when he saw this: "Well, it is true that a good teacher produces a good student. It was right for your father to let you follow Master Ye."

Qin Hao rolled his eyes when he heard such self-boasting remarks. Who could refuse his son to become a disciple of a grandmaster? Moreover, the reason why Ye Liuyun came to Danzhou to accept Qin Hao as his disciple was because of Emperor Qing's order, making it seem as if he had invited Ye Liuyun.

When Qin Yangshi and Qin Ying heard that Qin Hao was already an eighth-rank warrior, the smiles on their faces became very forced.

At the banquet, Qin Yang kept pouring wine for Qin Hao. Qin Hao pretended to be drunk. After drinking a few glasses, he used his internal energy to make his face red and looked drowsy.

"Hao'er is an eighth-rank warrior, but his alcohol tolerance is a bit poor." Qin Hui was in a good mood, so he naturally drank a lot. At this moment, he was already slightly drunk.

Qin Yang took the opportunity to say, "Look at what you said. Hao'er is only sixteen years old now. What's wrong with his poor alcohol tolerance?"

"Someone, send Hao'er back to his room to rest."

Soon, Qin Hao was carried back to the room. Not long after he lay down, the door was gently pushed open again.

A maid with cool clothes and hot body came in quietly.

"Who sent you here?"

As soon as the maid closed the door, someone grabbed her neck and she was terrified.

"Second Master, are you not drunk?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about. I just took the wrong road."

Qin Hao applied a little force with his fingers, and the maid felt suffocated. The key point was that her hands and feet seemed to be held down by an invisible force, and she couldn't even struggle.

"Let me guess, it was arranged by the eldest lady, right?"

Qin Hao loosened his fingers, and the maid breathed in the air greedily, her face filled with fear.

"When did you come to the Qin family?"

"I was born in the Qin Mansion since I was a child."

"That's a family-born child. No wonder the eldest lady chose you to come here. Your parents, brothers and sisters are all in the hands of the eldest lady, so you have to listen to her, right?"

The maidservant sobbed but dared not say a word.

Qin Hao put her down and said, "I'll give you two choices. One is that I'll send you to my father, and then it'll all depend on his mood. The other is that I'll ask my father to take your family's indentures, and you'll work in my yard from now on."

"If you can save my family, I will serve you like a slave."

"Okay, it's settled then. You stay in my room tonight."

"Second Master, may I warm your bed?"

(End of this chapter)