Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"A disaster of blood and light?" Emperor Chengtian asked lightly, his wise and insightful eyes were extremely oppressive.

Rong Youtang's attitude was firm, and he replied respectfully: "Yes."

"Then, when is it suitable for you to get married?" Emperor Chengtian raised his head.

"Shangshen used hexagrams to warn the humble ministers, to be an official must be selfless, loyal and diligent, and never let go of the mighty emperor's favor. As stupid as a humble minister, but he is appreciated and supported by a generation of wise emperors, he should do his best and die!" Rong Youtang avoided the important, Dayi spoke nonsense awe-inspiringly, and said impassionedly: "Your Majesty is wise and merciful, and I am willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Emperor Chengtian had a dark face, half-closed his eyes, and looked at the "selfless" little loyal minister. He was speechless for a while, and somehow wanted to laugh. He reminded with a blank expression: "Rong Qing, you are a civil servant, not a general On weekdays, you only need to be responsible for your duties.” There is no need to look like you are rushing to embarrass me.

"Your Majesty's teachings are very good, and I will remember them in my heart." Rong Youtang listened respectfully.

Emperor Chengtian opened his mouth, hesitant to speak - interrupted by the cunning little fox, he suddenly didn't know where to start, and frowned.

Don't give me a marriage, just let me go!

The old and the young confront each other silently, with different intentions, and the atmosphere is stagnant and condensed.

Rong Youtang complained endlessly, held his breath and concentrated, holding the imperial decree in both hands and waiting.

Fortunately, there is no perfect way.

The imperial servant walked in lightly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness King Rui and Dr. Song Shensong are asking for an audience."

Rong Youtang suddenly let out a sigh of relief: at least today I can get away with it!

really

Emperor Chengtian's face softened, he sat up a little bit, and said majesticly: "Xuan."

"Yes."

After a while, the fourth prince, King Rui and Song Shen, and the six inner court guards who were inseparable and inseparable under the order of personal protection, all entered together, but King Rui stepped forward to salute first, and the rest stopped to undergo strict body searches.

"My son pays my respects to my father." King Rui knelt down and kowtowed upright. He was wearing a tooth-colored brocade robe, a silver fox armor, and a big fur cloak. He was indifferent and calm, but his cheeks and lips were pale. The color has turned a little red, and the skin has also changed from the previous sickness and paleness, and the cold and alienated air is slightly reduced.

"Be flat, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite. Come, give me a seat." Emperor Chengtian smiled and raised his hand to help, kind and kind. Li Deying made a rare decision on his own, and took the initiative to step forward to help, attracting the emperor's appreciative glance.

"Thank you, Father."

"Chen'er, in such a cold snowy day, didn't I tell you to take shelter from the cold and rest? What are you doing here again?"

"It is precisely because of such a cold and snowy day that my servant should come more frequently to see if you are well. As a son, filial piety is the law of heaven, how can you only care about yourself to avoid the cold?" King Rui sat down, without showing any trace, Yu Guang Sweeping towards Rong Youtang, who was standing aside holding the imperial decree, and then looking around at the expressions of the eunuchs in the study, after a little thought, he probably had a guess.

When Emperor Chengtian heard it, he could be said to be very happy, and said lovingly: "I know you are filial, it is enough to have this kind of filial piety, you don't have to brave the wind and snow every day to greet you, and you have to freeze carefully." He carefully looked at his naturally weak son, After a while, he turned his head and asked Li Deying: "Look, how does he look?"

Li Deying observed a few times according to the order, and sincerely praised: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, King Rui, looks much better than before! It is obvious to all."

"Hahaha~" Emperor Chengtian laughed happily, in a very good mood.

The numbness and tingling pain in Rong Youtang's legs and feet gradually subsided. He stood sideways, motionless. Out of the corner of his eye, he drifted curiously towards Song Shen, who was holding a large bouquet of plum blossoms. I asked: Hey, what's the matter with you?Being punished by the emperor?

Due to the occasion, Rong Youtang was inconvenient, so he could only return a self-deprecating and wry smile.

"Father's complexion is much better recently." King Rui responded with a smile, without any disturbance in his heart.Since the eldest princess passed away, the eighth prince was imprisoned, and his father made frequent compensations in secret. King Rui knew the reason well, and became seriously ill with resentment, but in the end he not only forced himself to accept it, but also had to persuade his biological mother to forgive him. There will be no results, it will only irritate the father and make the mother live in hatred and pain for the rest of her life.

No one can read the royal scripture clearly.

That's all...we can only try to solve it ourselves.

"Have you gone to see Concubine Hui?" Cheng Tiandi asked with concern.

King Rui's voice was clearer and brighter, and he answered: "Not yet. When I passed by the plum garden, I saw the red plum blossoms on the hillside in full bloom. It was very rare, so I sent someone to break some vases for you to enjoy." After that, he looked at Song Shen, who was still outside, and Emperor Chengtian took the opportunity to look: Song Shen was impatient for a long time, he was closely supervised by the imperial guards but he didn't care, he was always in high spirits, swaggered in, plopped and knelt down, Enthusiastically said: "Grassman Song Shen, I greet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"See Your Majesty for humble positions." The imperial guards saluted and kowtowed at the same time.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Song Shen played it briskly, and told him in a familiar way: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Rui braved the heavy snow to pay his respects. Halfway through, he found that the flowers were blooming beautifully, so he specially sent grassmen to pick some for you. Here, it is fragrant, a little Not greasy." As he spoke, he shook a large bunch of red plums, the flowers were in full bloom, half-open, slightly blooming to buds, in different shapes and beautiful.

"Plum blossoms are cold and fragrant, noble and elegant, refreshing, and refreshing to smell. Well, it's really good." Emperor Chengtian looked at it with his hands behind his back, nodded again and again, sincerely happy, and immediately ordered: "Come here, take it and put it in a bottle. "The servants bowed to accept the order, took the plum blossoms, and put them in bottles.

Seeing that the time was right, King Rui turned his head and glanced casually, looking at Rong Youtang.

"Your Majesty, see His Royal Highness King Rui." Rong Youtang stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"Get up. Master Rong is here too, but is he returning to his official business?" King Rui asked Rong Youtang, but he stared at his father with apologetic eyes.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Rong Youtang thanked him, and simply did not answer, so as not to make too many mistakes and accidentally offend the emperor.

"Your Majesty, doesn't it look good? Is it fragrant? I picked it all!" Song Shen smiled and boldly chatted with the emperor.

Emperor Chengtian focused on admiring the red plums in a vase, and scolded with a smile: "I knew you picked them! Hmph, I didn't think about the appearance of the vase at all, so I folded them randomly." He responded to King Rui's questioning eyes, and ordered solemnly: "Rong Qing , after you take office, make some achievements in a down-to-earth manner, don't disappoint my expectations."

"I obey the order, and I will do my best to repay your trust and support." Rong Youtang was well-behaved, calmly responded, and asked for instructions: "If Your Majesty has no other orders, I will retire and go back to my official duties."

"Go down." Emperor Chengtian waved his hand out of sight and out of mind.

"Yes." Rong Youtang seemed to be pardoned, and when he backed up and passed Song Shen, he received a teasing look from the latter.

Evening·Rongfu

"Oh?"

Rong Kaiji put down his pen, blew on the ink, and put aside the "blessing" character in the big red bucket, and asked doubtfully, "Brother, did you go home so early today?"

"That's right! I also find it strange that the young master has to go to Prince Qing's Mansion to attend to important matters in the near future?" Li Shun muttered in a low voice.

As soon as the words fell, Rong Youtang stepped into the threshold, holding a long box wrapped in a jade-colored bundle, and said slowly: "Father, I'm back."

"Wash your hands, sit for a while, and eat right away." Rong Kaiji stepped forward, took the box carried by his son, and asked casually, "What else did you buy?"

"Sacred decree."

Li Shun hurriedly approached.

"What did you write?" Rong Kaiji was taken aback.

Rong Youtang took off his cloak, threw himself into the grand master's chair with a "bang", remained motionless, and said weakly: "Your Majesty gave me a promotion."

"Oh, what a good thing!" Li Shun was overjoyed, clapped his hands vigorously, and reminded excitedly: "Master, it's no wonder that a lantern flower formed last night, so it should be promoted by the young master!"

Rong Kaiji grinned from ear to ear, unfolded the imperial decree cautiously, glanced quickly, and said in surprise: "A Bachelor of the Imperial Academy? Okay, okay, my son is really promising! I also rely on the blessings of the Buddha and the gods and Bodhisattvas to choose an auspicious day. Let's go to worship, burn incense, and comfort your mother and the spirits of your ancestors in heaven."

Rong Youtang's knee hurts, the tip of his nose is red, his fingers are blue, he said helplessly: "Okay, just make arrangements."

Father Rong and the housekeeper met, solemnly holding the imperial decree of Ming and Huang, and couldn't put it down, the two discussed happily for a long while.

Rong Kaiji was very proud, and arranged happily: "Old Li, I will write a few posts tonight, and you will send the staff to the Yan family and brother's master, uncle, etc. in the morning, and invite them to the wedding, we are not suitable Make a high-profile publicity, only invite the closest relatives and friends to a small gathering, and tell them, it is the practice of gratitude and courtesy.”

"Okay!" Li Shun agreed straight away, full of enthusiasm, and sighed from the bottom of his heart: "The young master has made a name for himself, and brought glory to his relatives, friends and servants. Nowadays, no one in the neighborhood praises you for your good teaching!"

Father Rong was very satisfied. When he raised his head, he realized that his son was staring at the roof with blank eyes. He frowned in surprise and hurriedly locked the imperial decree to Li Shun. He quickly approached and asked, "Tang'er, what's the matter? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm just sleepy." Rong Youtang forced a smile.

Rong Kaiji looked at it carefully for a moment, the joy dissipated in an instant, and touched his son's hand: it felt cold to the touch.He turned his head and ordered: "Lao Li, ask the kitchen to make a bowl of thick ginger soup!"

"Ah? Master caught a cold?" Li Shun asked with his head.

Rong Youtang said vaguely: "It's snowing a lot today, and it's freezing."

Rong Kaiji urged: "Ginger soup, hot water, go quickly."

"Hey, good!" Li Shun cheerfully went to make arrangements.

Only father and son face each other in the study.

"Apart from being promoted, what did His Majesty order you?" Rong Kaiji asked anxiously.

Rong Youtang pretended to be relaxed and replied: "Your Majesty also asked me to participate in the morning court tomorrow and learn how to handle government affairs."

"This is also a good thing. But you must be cautious in the court, especially to prevent disasters from coming out of your mouth. Don't open your mouth before you think it through. Rest early tonight, don't miss the time tomorrow." Rong Kaiji changed his voice, and asked again: "How about you?" Is there any?"

"What?" Rong Youtang pretended to be stupid.

"You kid, do you still want to hide it from me?" Rong Kaiji asked resolutely, he got up and took his cloak to cover his son.

"Hmm...I..." Rong Youtang embraced the cloak, creaked it for a long time, finally couldn't hold it anymore, sighed, and told melancholy: "Your Majesty almost gave me a marriage."

Rong Kaiji held his breath and asked nervously, "Which girl are you referring to?"

"I don't know which girl. He didn't say anything at the time, but the meaning is obvious." Empress Rong Youtang was terrified, and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, I was quick-witted and pushed it away."

"Push?" Rong Kaiji raised his voice in astonishment.

"Ah."

"Wh, how did you push it? Why did you just push it? Your Majesty's gift of marriage should not be bad, at least the family is right, which girl is it?" Rong Kaiji lamented and felt great regret.

Rong Youtang rubbed his nose, and whispered: "Your Majesty just started, I understood, and I have already declined. Father, I tell Your Majesty: You asked for a marriage for me before you went to God, and the divination shows that if I get married early Bloody disaster. You must remember it!"

Bloody catastrophe?

Rong Kaiji was startled, annoyed and funny, he pretended to be angry and whispered: "Do you know what crime it is to bully the emperor?"

Rong Youtang stroked his forehead, closed his eyes, and murmured: "I know. But I, I..."

"What are you?"

I really don't want to get married, and I can't delay other people's girls.

Rong Youtang was guilty and silent, his face pale.

After hesitating for a while, Father Rong asked cryptically, "Tang'er, answer honestly, Your Majesty...do you know?"

Rong Youtang nodded.

"Admonish you?"

Rong Youtang paused for a moment, and said softly, "Father, I can't control myself."

"Alas." Rong Kaiji sighed, he survived from the imperial palace, and he has a deep knowledge of some customary beating methods.

"Father! I, I'm fine." Rong Youtang opened his eyes suddenly, and frantically pressed his boots tightly.

But Rong's father couldn't help but quickly lifted up his son's trousers, and took a closer look:

Both knees were bruised and purple, and slightly swollen, which was set off by the fair skin of the calf.

"Punishment to kneel?" Father Rong opened his eyes wide, unable to hide his distress.

Rong Youtang was in embarrassment, afraid that his adoptive father would be worried, so he comforted him, "It's not a punishment, anyone in the world will have to kneel when they see the emperor."

At this moment, the newly hired porter of the Rong family suddenly announced in a hurry: "Master, Young Master, General Guo is visiting."

Where is Your Highness?If King Qing arrives, he must sign up first.

Rong Youtang was worried in his heart, and asked expectantly, "Where is Your Highness?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Guo Da striding towards the threshold.

Guo Da's face was solemn, a layer of snow had fallen on his cloak, and the ice and snow were icy cold, he informed in a deep voice, "Your Highness is injured."