Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Your Highness!" Rong Youtang got up immediately, a little nervous.

"Take a break, I'm going to meet guests." Zhao Zeyong's tone softened instantly.

Rong Kaiji and Li Shun also stood up, watching with bated breath.

Rong Youtang approached and earnestly asked for instructions: "Your Highness, I was there when the incident happened and witnessed the whole process, can you go with me for a while?"

Zhao Zeyong's eyes were focused, he stared deeply, and fell silent.

"Maybe I can help." Rong Youtang added.

Zhao Zeyong pondered for a while, and agreed: "Let's go." Naturally, he held the other person's shoulder affectionately and led him forward.

"Father, you and Shunbo have tea and sit down for a while, I'll go and have a look, I'll be back soon." Rong Youtang turned around and instructed.

Rong Kaiji was in a very complicated mood, and urged: "You can go to business at ease, be careful, and don't cause trouble for His Highness."

"Okay!" Rong Youtang solemnly nodded, he understood the vague reminder from his adoptive father: he was worried that he would be impulsive and tear himself apart with the Zhou family.

Zhao Zeyong, who had already stepped over the threshold, turned around and said: "Don't be restrained, just go out and stroll around the garden when you're bored."

King Qing, the well-known Northwest commander, spoke in person, and he was so polite, it was really frightening!

Li Shun lowered his eyebrows and looked down, it could be said that he was sincere and fearful, Rong Kaiji replied respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness and compassion, Your Highness, it really hurts the grassroots."

"No need to look outside." Zhao Zeyong said meaningfully, and walked to the front hall, side by side with Rong Youtang, one in military uniform, one in green robe, one strong and the other gentle, the two of them strode forward with heroic looks, and their backs matched strangely.

Ugh……

Rong Kaiji kept his eyes on until the pair of backs disappeared, so worried that he couldn't help sighing: "Oh."

Li Shun vaguely guessed, held back for a long time, and couldn't help asking at this moment: "Why is the master sighing?"

"Old Li, how many years have we been friends? What are you hiding from me? I know, and you know too." Rong Kaiji sat down slowly, picked up the teacup, and subconsciously sniffed it. The sweet fragrance of imperial tea curls up, refreshing.

Li Shun smiled embarrassedly: "I, I don't really know... But don't worry, even if someone threatens me with a knife on my neck, I won't say anything! I won't say anything!"

"I believe you."

Rong Kaichang sighed, sipped his tea, and solemnly entrusted him: "With my crippled body, I will not marry a wife or have any children in this life. Fortunately, God has mercy on me and bestowed me with a filial son. Youtang is my lifeblood. Son! Old Li, he is a good boy and has always treated you with great respect. No matter what happens in the future, I hope you can help him."

"Master, what do you mean? Am I an ungrateful person?" Li Shun became anxious, his eyes widened, and he raised his right palm as an oath, promising righteously: "I probably understand your worries. A poisonous oath: By the heavens, the master and the young master treat me like family members, trust me more, if I fail to live up to this friendship, then I ask the heavens to punish me to die, and after I die, I will go to hell and boil in oil—"

"Okay, that's enough, stop!"

Seeing that the other party understood what he meant, Rong Kaiji hurriedly got up to stop him, and said frankly: "It's not that I'm paranoid, it's just that I only have one son in this life, and I'm always worried that he will accidentally make a mistake. I'm afraid I'll suffer a big loss, fall into the gutter and not be able to climb up! Alas, that's tantamount to killing me."

"This one……"

"It's normal for you to have worries. It's human nature. It's not normal to have no worries." Li Shun carefully considered his words and scratched his head in embarrassment. Relief: "However, you don't need to worry too much. The young master has always been hardworking, smart and sensible. He has never indulged in fun and fooling around. What kind of person is His Royal Highness King Qing? He is a famous hero! He is so decent, he should not bully the young master." .”

It's not a question of bullying or not, the key is that they are all men!

Rong Kaiji was full of worries, shook his head and smiled wryly: "I guess there is no bullying, otherwise that brat wouldn't be willing to get close."

"That's right!" Li Shun nodded happily, squinted his eyes and observed for a while, then took two steps back in awe, pointed at a pretty jade carving of Suihan and Three Friends, and asked curiously: "Master, this jade monster is beautiful, is it real? ?"

When Rong Kaiji was young, he came from a wealthy family, and after entering the palace, he worked as an officer in the Department of Internal Affairs. He had seen many treasures. He took a close look at them, and then pulled himself together to look at half a shelf of books and paintings that his son often read. He was even more worried, and solemnly told : "How can there be fake things in Prince Qing's mansion? Everything that is used in this house is good."

"Hehehe, that's right, I'm the one who made fun of you. The things in Prince Qing's Mansion are all real." Li Shun didn't think much about it, but tried to stay away from all kinds of antique jade objects, and handled them lightly, so as not to cause embarrassment if they were touched.

Right now

Rong Youtang and King Qing went to the main hall where the guests were received.

As soon as he stepped into the threshold, Rong Youtang raised his eyes and saw Zhou Mingjie in plain clothes with a discontented expression on his face, and then Ping Nanhou sitting upright.

When the grandfather and grandson saw King Qing, Marquis Pingnan hurriedly put down his teacups, and it was rare for him to let go of the airs of a hard-working senior. He got up and took two steps towards his grandson. Tang.

"The old man greets His Highness." Ping Nanhou was extremely polite.

"Students see Your Highness."

"Your Majesty Yang is polite, let's all sit down and talk." Zhao Zeyong went straight to the main seat to take his seat, nudged Rong Youtang halfway, and arranged the other party to sit on his own.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Why did you come here? Stand!" Marquis Pingnan reprimanded his grandson bitterly.

As a result, Zhou Mingjie became the only one standing. His eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth. No matter how his father and the servants present explained, he always insisted that the death of his brother and mother was caused by Rong Youtang—he was Mingtang. , but was rebellious and unfilial, left home without authorization, changed his name and surname, because of the harsh treatment he received when he was young and the death of Aunt Rong, he deliberately retaliated and refused to forgive, killing Minghong and his mother successively...

Despicable, ruthless, cruel bitch!

"Because of the sudden death of grandson Minghong, the youngest daughter Zhou Yang couldn't bear the pain of losing her son. She became insane, acted insanely, and fell ill in the street, which frightened His Royal Highness Ninth Prince and hurt Lord Rong by mistake. I hope Lord Rong will forgive me." Ping Nanhou Straight to the point, well prepared.

Fortunately, Rong Youtang also came prepared, and since the other party was an old man, he stood up in a regular manner and replied: "It's not a serious problem to be an official, it must not be compared with the prince's being frightened, Master Yang is serious."

Ping Nanhou nodded in satisfaction, and boasted: "That's right, Mr. Rong is really reasonable and understands the general situation. Although it was an accidental injury, but after all, I hurt you. I should apologize, and the shock gift will be sent to your residence tomorrow morning. As for the apology? Well, she The person has already passed away, the deceased cannot speak, and can only be replaced by Mingjie." After speaking, he turned his head and urged: "Mingjie, immediately apologize to Mr. Rong on behalf of your mother! He is also a Jinshi of the Imperial Academy, so it is not appropriate to have an enmity because of this matter."

Zhou Mingjie fixed his blood red eyes on Rong Youtang without saying a word.

Rong Youtang looked at each other calmly, thinking to himself: Why didn't Zhou Renlin come?He was full of doubts, pondered for a moment, and calmly said: "Master Yang, there is no need to make an apology, the official is just a flesh wound."

King Qing sat at the head, with a habitually stern face, showing no emotion.

"Mingjie?" Marquis Pingnan was displeased.

Zhou Mingjie hated to the bone, and vowed to make Rong Youtang pay with his blood, but considering that his career would require his grandfather's support, he gritted his teeth and said, "My mother hurt someone because of her illness, it was not intentional, and she died on the spot, please forgive me. "

Yang Ruofang is dead, coupled with the pressure of the overall situation, Rong Youtang had no choice but to distance himself and said: "I won't worry about it, please be gentle, Mr. Zhou."

Hypocritical and despicable.

One day, I want you to tear your corpse into thousands of pieces and sacrifice your mother and younger brother with your blood!

"Thank you, Master Rong, for your generosity." Zhou Mingjie's mouth muscles twitched, full of resentment and anger, but at a loss, he didn't know who to vent to, and he simply poured all his brains on his younger brother, his teeth itching with hatred.

Zhao Zeyong was as stable as Mount Tai, mighty without anger, and his military uniform added to his heroic spirit, he didn't even look at Zhou Mingjie.

"That's great! You are all young people. Sit down and have a good chat. There is no misunderstanding in the world that can't be explained." Marquis Pingnan comforted himself to teach, and Yuanchang said: "Your Highness, Mingjie just lost his mother and was overwhelmed with grief. In the face of being rude, I hope you will forgive me."

Zhao Zeyong didn't respond, but instead asked, "Why didn't you see Mr. Zhou? It is said that he was there when the incident happened."

Rong Youtang frowned, and then quickly stretched it out, vaguely feeling uneasy.

"My father fell ill in grief, and he will come to plead guilty when he can get out of bed." Zhou Mingjie answered with his head down, his eyes indifferent, and he was extremely disappointed in his father.

Zhao Zeyong nodded: "I see."

Ping Nanhou leaned forward facing King Qing, and asked nervously: "Your Highness, I don't know how your Ninth Highness is doing? Alas, the little girl made a foolish mistake. Although she is married, the old man, as his father, bears the responsibility that cannot be shirked. After hearing the news Immediately enter the palace to plead guilty to His Majesty, I only hope His Highness the Ninth Prince will be healthy, and the old man will be punished!"

"Lord Rong and the guards protected him in time, and Xiao Jiu was not injured. It was Mrs. Zhou who chased down the imperial court official in the street and was suspected of assassinating the prince. Unless she was ordered by others, there is no need for anyone to plead guilty." Zhao Zeyong reminded lightly.

"But the little girl died on the spot, and she is in the mortuary home. There is no falsehood. The people who His Highness ordered the Ministry of Punishment to go are checking, so you can find out as soon as you ask." Ping Nanhou said eagerly, cleaning up the mess for the confused little daughter for the last time.

"Assassination of the prince is a felony, His Majesty has an order and must be thoroughly investigated." Zhao Zeyong's tone was flat and his attitude was tough.

"I understand." Ping Nanhou's face turned blue and red, Yu Guangyun turned to Rong Youtang, thought for a while, and said earnestly: "Your Excellency has made great achievements in this rescue, and he witnessed the whole process, so he must know that it is just a big coincidence. His Highness Ninth Highness traveled in a low-key manner, no one expected him to arrive suddenly, it was a misunderstanding! I wonder if it is possible to plead guilty to His Highness in person?"

"I don't know the cause of the accident yet, and the details need to be investigated. Xiao Jiu was frightened and is resting. Let's talk about it another day." Zhao Zeyong picked up the teacup that he had put down before, as if wanting to drink.

Marquis Pingnan scolded King Qing secretly, smiled dryly, got up to leave, and left in despair with his grandson.

at the same time

Zhoufu study

"what?"

"Are they arguing again?"

Zhou Renlin was in a state of desperation, pacing hurriedly with his hands behind his back, like a trapped animal, and waved his hands in annoyance: "Go and tell Aunt Su, if the girl continues to act recklessly, she will be grounded immediately. My mother passed away, and my daughter must keep her filial piety for at least three years. Let Xiaotong calmly reflect and weigh it. Adding to the chaos, it's the opposite!"

"Yes." The servant woman retreated tremblingly.

The mistress Yang Ruofang passed away, and after decades of struggle in the mansion, there was only one master left—but Zhou Renlin couldn’t care less about joy. He said he was sick and hid in peace, and left his wife’s funeral to the housekeeper and the people sent by the Yue’s family to take care of him, feeling uneasy Worry, don't think about food and drink.

Just when he was in a state of confusion, the promised messenger entered the study quietly and said abruptly, "Master Zhou, congratulations."

Zhou Renlin was startled, turned around suddenly, and said with a beating heart, "You're here. Why do you like it?"

"Mrs. Zun passed away, wouldn't it be more convenient for your lord to do things for His Highness?" Shi Shiran, a messenger who disguised himself as a tea servant, took his seat and said slightly mockingly: "Furthermore, your wife is aggressive and jealous, relying on her natal family's power Even I can't bear to flaunt one's might. Fortunately, Your Highness has the discerning eye to recruit talents, so that you and I can serve His Highness' great cause together—"

"Hush!" Zhou Renlin hurriedly stopped: "Be careful that walls have ears."

"Don't worry, walls have no ears." After a pause, the messenger questioned slowly: "However, it's hard to say if your lord has two minds."

Zhou Renlin's expression changed suddenly, and he asked angrily, "What do you mean by that?"

"You know best yourself!"

The messenger raised his head, raised his chin, and snorted: "His Royal Highness already knows that Rong Youtang was originally Zhou Mingtang, but you concealed it and did not report it. Recently, you have tried everything possible to evade the mission. Didn't you be wronged?"

"Your Highness, he..." Zhou Renlin was at a loss for words, with cold sweat running down his back.

The messenger sneered, and punctured mercilessly: "Could it be that you want to get off the boat halfway because you see your son and King Qing are friendly? Hmph, don't forget, you have abandoned a boat before, and now you want to do it again?"