Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

When the Ninth Prince asked, Rong Youtang couldn't hide among the palace maids and eunuchs.Without raising his head, he replied cautiously: "Returning to Your Highness the Ninth Highness, when the younger one was on duty in Prince Qing's Mansion, he only had a few encounters with Young Master Zhou. I vaguely remember that he should be 22 years old this year."

Zhao Yilin stared at Rong Youtang: "You are from Prince Qing's Mansion? Tell me, how is Eldest Young Master Zhou?"

"If you go back to Your Highness, the princess, I'm just a servant of the palace, and I really don't understand the character of Mr. Zhou." In this kind of occasion, too many words will lead to mistakes, and slander and suppression are more likely to cause fire, so Rong Youtang chose to disregard the relationship.But the eldest princess didn't say a word, so he had to think again and said: "However, Mr. Zhou is very kind to his servants, his words are smiling, and his appearance is very outstanding."

Zhao Yilin sneered: "What a fool! How dare he put Qiao on airs when he went to your Prince Qing's mansion? Besides, everyone in the government and the public know that the father of Mr. Zhou used his good appearance to charm the daughter of the Hou mansion, and became Pingnan's daughter. Hou's son-in-law! Hmph, this princess doesn't care for the stinky skin of stinky men!"

Rong Youtang: "..." It turns out that my biological father is so famous that even the Princess Shengong knows about it, alas~

"22?" Zhao Yilin pursed her lips, her face full of impatience: "It's 22 and you haven't settled on someone? But it's okay to think about it. I heard that their Zhou family has just returned to Beijing. Xichuan is a barbarian frontier. Who wants to marry a barbarian girl!"

Rong Youtang sighed secretly: You are a savage girl yourself.

It is a common practice in the country that if a man is a princess, his family will enjoy at least three generations of wealth and splendor—but in terms of official career, the son-in-law can only be an idle official at best.You can't have both fish and bear's paws; a beautiful thing with all four corners is not common even in dramas.

Therefore, if a family that is qualified to be a princess has no intentions, it must make a family for its children and grandchildren early; Nephew, the second son of the Zhou family, Zhou Minghong.

Zhao Ze'an thought for a moment, and said apologetically, "Oh! Eldest sister, I remembered that Da Zhou seems to be married. I heard his mother enter the palace and mention it to the empress in a daze. It seems that he is the grand-nephew of Marquis Pingnan. I don't have much impression of Xiao Zhou, because he doesn't enter the palace very often, and he doesn't walk with the second brother."

big week?Xiao Zhou?Rong Youtang found it quite interesting.

"So stupid, I don't even understand this!" The eldest princess gave the younger brother a coquettish look, and said contemptuously: "It's very simple, because the Zhou family is nurturing the eldest son with all their strength, so you can see him. As for Xiao Zhou? Brother Second Emperor will bring any cat or dog with him?"

"Oh, yes." Zhao Ze'an suddenly realized.But he couldn't help being curious, so he asked wonderingly: "But eldest sister, why did you suddenly become Xiao Zhou? Wasn't Concubine Hui the son of the Minister of Rites that I told you about my father's birthday last year?"

"Don't mention it!" Zhao Yilin raised her hand, anxious and annoyed, and said angrily: "The family I have been looking for in the past two years has become worse and worse! The son of the Minister of Rites is already half bald at such a young age! And clumsy Stupid tongue, like a fool!"

"Uh~" Zhao Ze'an shut up obediently, and looked sympathetically at the imperial sister who had been picking and choosing for almost ten years and couldn't find a satisfactory in-law's family.

The room was quiet, because the eldest princess was not happy.She is the eldest princess, and it took many years to have the second princess, so Emperor Chengtian really regarded the eldest daughter as the jewel in his palm, and loved her very much!It can be said that Zhao Yilin wants the wind to get the wind, and the rain to get the rain, so she has become the domineering temperament she is today.

Zhao Yilin felt sulking on her own, and suddenly said: "You all go out, the princess wants to talk to Xiaojiu for a while."

All the servants hesitated and looked at Zhao Ze'an.

Zhao Yilin tapped Rong Youtang again with her chin: "You stay and serve."

"Just wait outside." Zhao Ze'an ordered.

After a while, there were only three people left in the room.

Seeing that Zhao Ze'an's lips were turning pale again, Rong Youtang probably said too much, so he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, would you like some water?"

"Hmm." Zhao Ze'an licked his lips.

So, Rong Youtang brought warm water and fed it to the Ninth Prince with a reed tube, Zhao Yilin sat beside her with a lot of thoughts, without even lifting her eyelids.

Yoshihisa

The night was thick, and when Zhao Ze'an closed his eyes in a daze, the eldest princess asked in a timid voice, "Xiao Jiu, what do you think of Guo Xiaoer?"

Zhao Ze'an opened his eyes and asked sleepily, "What?"

Guo Xiaoer? !Is Guo Gongzi Guo Ziyan?Rong Youtang heard it clearly, and only then did she understand the real purpose of the princess's visit: ——It turned out that she didn't come to visit her younger brother, but to inquire about her sweetheart.

Zhao Yilin finally showed some girlish coquettishness, and said angrily, "I mean your second cousin!"

"Second cousin?" Zhao Ze'an blinked, gradually regained consciousness, and asked cautiously, "Big sister, do you like my second cousin?"

Zhao Yilin's face was flushed immediately: She didn't want to tell her mother, let alone her father, for fear that people would know that she was the one who fell in love first and rushed to get married, which would be too embarrassing... With a "hmph", he said arrogantly: "Who likes him? He's so talkative, so annoying!"

It's a pity that the little boy is still in love, and Zhao Ze'an still doesn't understand the girl's mind.He happily smiled and said, "Oh, it's fine if you don't like it. The ancestors got the orders from the emperor, and the marriage of several cousins ​​is decided by the ancestors."

The old ancestor, the old ancestor, is clearly old and immortal!

Zhao Yilin's expression changed suddenly: "It's just a verbal order, not an imperial decree! How can an old man have the full power to decide the life of a child?" When the dead old woman entered the palace, the princess made several secret gestures of affection. Is she blind?Unmoved!

Zhao Ze'an was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the elder sister's intention, and said dully: "Although the oral order is not an imperial decree, the father is the son of heaven. The emperor speaks his word, and the oral order is the holy will, and the holy will cannot be violated."

Rong Youtang sighed: Your Highness Ninth Prince, are you endorsing a book?He guessed: The eldest princess is desperate, otherwise she wouldn't have decided on the Ninth Prince.She must have gone to seek King Qing's help, but no matter how much His Highness loves his sister, he can't surpass his grandmother's special request in the early years; and the old lady held the grandchildren's marriage in her hands more than ten years ago, which shows that she has far-sightedness!Ding Buwang from Dingbeihou's mansion, the eldest grandson Congwen and the second grandson Chuangwu, it's obvious, how could she let her grandson be the princess?

In particular, the eldest princess is arrogant and pungent, she is used to seeing no one in her eyes, and she is used to being the only one who respects me. This temperament is incompatible with the Dingbei Houfu, and the Guo family will definitely not accept this kind of daughter-in-law.

"Xiao Jiu!" Zhao Yilin was furious, if she hadn't seen the other party get hurt, she would have pinched her a few times!She simply asked directly: "Can you help my sister?"

"What can you help me with? Tell me first." When it came to my grandfather's family, Zhao Ze'an said sincerely: "Although my grandmother loves me, how can it be my turn to talk about my cousin's marriage?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Zhao Yilin saw that the matter had been made clear, so she decided to go all out, and ordered: "There will be a Lantern Festival in the uterus in a few days, and then you send a message to ask him to come here to see you, and my sister will talk to him personally. "If you succeed, you must succeed, if you fail, you must succeed!After finishing speaking, she stared at Rong Youtang with a cold tone: "You are in charge of spreading the word, and in the name of Xiao Jiu, invite Guo Ziyan to the Jinghe Palace. If you dare to reveal the slightest rumor, you must first think about how you will die!"

Rong Youtang: "..."

Zhao Ze'an: "..."

The two men, who together were under 30 years old, were dumbfounded.

The advent of what love is?It's just that the eldest princess has completely lost her mind!

"That's not so good?" Although Zhao Ze'an was young and ignorant, he knew it was wrong, and reminded: "If outsiders find out, they will criticize Big Sister."

Zhao Yilin raised her chin proudly: "Don't worry about that! Anyway, when you ask him to come to see you, your sister will also 'coincidentally' come to see you. We are siblings, who dares to talk about it?"

"I—" Zhao Ze'an murmured.

"Little Nine!" Zhao Yilin looked coldly at first, then scolded herself secretly, put on a sad face, and was about to cry: "Ninth Brother, don't you have the heart to watch my sister jump into the fire pit and marry a worthless person?"

"I didn't!" Zhao Ze'an hurriedly denied that he tried hard to think for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he suggested, "Why don't you wait until the next time Father comes to see me—"

"No!" Zhao Yilin interrupted severely, threatening nervously: "Xiao Jiu, if you tell Father Emperor about this, I will die for you!"

"Don't, don't, don't! I just don't tell Father." Zhao Ze'an was taken aback.

Rong Youtang watched and shook his head in his heart: What's the use of embarrassing your brother?Emergency medical treatment ah.

"Then do as I tell you! Help me once, Xiao Jiu, my sister will not treat you badly." Zhao Yilin was used to giving orders, and made the decision on her own.Turning her head to look at Rong Youtang who was thinking with her head down, she suddenly became unreasonably suspicious, stood up abruptly, raised her foot and kicked her calf hard!

"Ah——" Rong Youtang was caught off guard, and just opened his mouth to yell halfway, and received a crisp "slap~" slap on the face.

"Presumptuous!" Zhao Yilin scolded, and said suspiciously: "Dog eunuch, were you laughing at the princess just now?" She thought Rong Youtang was a young eunuch from Prince Qing's residence, the cowardly kind.

"Big Sister!" Zhao Ze'an couldn't bear it any longer, and stared angrily, "You beat someone when you entered the house, and now you beat someone again, you can beat my people if you want! I want to tell my father and ask him to judge!"

Rong Youtang has even been in prison, and he is no stranger to corporal punishment, so he quickly calmed down, and instead persuaded: "Your Highness, the imperial doctor ordered you to stay in bed and rest, and frequent turning is strictly prohibited, lie down quickly."

Zhao Ze'an looked at Rong Youtang apologetically, lay down helplessly, closed his eyes angrily, and ignored people.

Seeing that Rong Youtang didn't laugh at herself, Zhao Yilin began to coax her younger brother: "Xiao Jiu, I'm just a servant, you just talk to my sister like this? Well, can't my sister apologize to you? I'm sorry, Xiao Jiuer." After speaking, he pulled out a gold-encrusted emerald ring, threw it on Rong Youtang, and said, "I will reward you with this first, and there will be other rewards when things are done. I know, I must know Mr. Guo too?"

"Thank you, princess, for the reward." Rong Youtang gritted his teeth, endured the humiliation and picked up the ring.He is extremely unwilling to get involved in the affection and private relationship between the sons and daughters of this kind of noble family. If he is not careful, he doesn't even know how he will die.But there is no way, who let him hit it?

"Back to the princess, the younger one is a villain, but Mr. Guo is a descendant of the Hou family. How dare you say that you know each other? We only meet occasionally." Rong Youtang was very worried about Guo Da: although he is a noble son, he has a chivalrous heart , never make things difficult for the servants, happy all day long.Rong Youtang was sure that he would not like a girl like the eldest princess!Because of a small talk, he clearly said that he likes to be gentle, considerate, understanding, and able to listen to himself bragging day and night.

"Then, has he come to see Xiao Jiu recently?" Zhao Yilin asked knowingly.Young talents surrounded her and praised her, only Guo Er from Dingbei Houfu never approached her.He was tall and handsome, he was a young general who had experience in the battlefield, he was humorous and funny, he didn't even have a housemate, and he was upright and motivated.Much better than those stinky men who eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble!

Rong Youtang told the truth: "I came here once a year ago." How could I hide it?The palace is her world.

"So heartless, I haven't come to see my little cousin after the next year? Our Xiaojiu is so badly injured." Zhao Yilin feigned anger.

"..." Rong Youtang couldn't and couldn't answer these words.

Zhao Ze'an was unhappy, and opened his eyes to explain: "It's only the sixth day of the lunar new year. According to the law, relatives in the harem are only allowed to visit after the Lantern Festival. Besides, my cousin can't come in by himself. He is a foreign male, so he can only come in with his grandmother and aunt." Look at me!"

"Tonight at the queen's birthday banquet, your aunt brought sister Huixin... Unfortunately, there was a large group of people who didn't know what to do at the banquet!" Zhao Yilin's face gradually became angry and hostile, and she said coldly: "Hmph, the queen's sister is also really good!" It's so funny, she posted it affectionately when she didn't write a word about it, she treated the princess as her future daughter-in-law, talked and laughed in public, and even pushed her daughter forward desperately! What kind of thing is Zhou Xiaotong? Her face is so light!"

...It turns out that Zhou Renlin's beloved daughter, Zhou Xiaotong, was splashed with tea by the Eldest Princess at the Queen's birthday banquet?

It's a pity that I wasn't there, otherwise I would have seen the cruel and inconsequential sister-in-law suffer.Rong Youtang sighed.

After Zhao Ze'an explained on behalf of his cousin, he closed his eyes again. He knew the elder sister's character well: beating and scolding servants is commonplace, and it's normal to be domineering. Sprinkle tea?It's really nothing.

The eldest princess coerced and lured her, threatened her with death, and waited for more than half an hour before leaving—of course she knew it was not a big deal, but this was already the best way she could think of.How can you give up if you don't try?

"Is she gone?" Zhao Ze'an opened his eyes and asked.

"Eldest Princess? Let's go." Rong Youtang replied.

"Oh, you and Xiaodouzi have been wronged and beaten for no reason. I can't stop Big Sister, she moves too fast." Zhao Ze'an sighed angrily.

"I'm fine. But Xiaodouzi, the bridge of his nose was kicked off, and he needs to be raised for a while." Rong Youtang sympathized.When he sent the eldest princess away just now, when he came back, he inquired about the little servant who was beaten together, and gave the ring to him as a token of consolation.

"Tell him to heal his wounds, take the medicine and meals from the small kitchen, and draw from my moon bank." Zhao Ze'an tried to remedy the situation, and the court lady kowtowed empathetically, and hurried down to make arrangements.

Zhao Ze'an said to Rong Youtang seriously again: "Big sister is possessed by a demon, she is not clear-headed. I have to tell my brother."

what?

Rong Youtang froze for a moment, did not speak, but his eyes clearly said: Hey, but you were forced to swear several times just now, and you promised the eldest princess that you would kill her and not say anything.

Zhao Ze'an understood, and pointed out confidently: "I swore just now that I promised not to tell my father or anyone else—but is my brother someone else? He is not, he is my own brother!"

"..." Rong Youtang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and was speechless.

Hey, what a kid, interesting!

"Why hasn't my brother come back?" Zhao Ze'an said eagerly, "The eldest sister is too scary, I'm afraid she will bully the second cousin."

Rong Youtang suppressed a smile, and said with difficulty: "That's right, I'm also worried that Mr. Guo will suffer."

One big one and one small one waited and went, but King Qing didn't turn around for a long time.

In the end Zhao Ze'an couldn't bear it any longer, and before falling asleep, he did not forget to tell him: "When he comes back, remember to wake me up."

"Go to sleep, it's very late." Rong Youtang said softly, and also murmured in his heart: Why hasn't His Highness come back yet?The birthday party should be over, right?

Be thoughtful and be patient.

When the greetings of "I have seen Your Highness" came from outside the door one after another, Rong Youtang had unconsciously stared in the past, and suddenly woke up: King Qing was standing in front of the Ninth Prince's bed, looking closely at his sleeping face.

"Your Highness?" Rong Youtang stood up.

"Did the eldest princess come here to lose her temper?" Zhao Zeyong asked directly.

Rong Youtang thought to himself: Can I answer "yes"?

Zhao Zeyong reeked of alcohol, so he didn't touch his younger brother, he walked lightly, and before leaving, he told the maid from the previous night: "Take care of him, and be careful not to scratch his wound while he is asleep."

"Yes."

"Come out." Zhao Zeyong didn't turn his head, Rong Youtang consciously followed.

Entering the study room, Zhao Zeyong took off his outer robe, washed his hands and face, picked up the hangover tea, and then asked in a deep voice, "Apart from you, who else was beaten?"

"Little Douzi, the bridge of his nose is broken, but His Highness Ninth Prince has settled it properly."

"Hmm." Zhao Zeyong squeezed the center of his brows with a headache, and asked with a straight face, "Why is she looking for Xiaojiu?"

At the Queen's birthday banquet, the Eldest Princess threw tea soup all over the face of the daughter of the Zhou family, and walked away after splashing it.

There are many brothers and sisters with half fathers and half mothers. First of all, they are separated by one floor, and they rarely meet each other, and they are one floor away.

Ugh!

King Qing drank his tea expressionlessly.

"Returning to Your Highness, this matter is not trivial, I dare not hide it, His Highness Ninth also wants to tell you in person."

Next, Rong Youtang succinctly described the whole process.

"She hasn't given up yet? Wang Ming said that Xiaoer can't do it." Zhao Zeyong frowned with a headache, and said, "Ziyan is rebellious by nature and fears restraint the most. He doesn't want to be a son-in-law. And, as we all know, the Guo family's The grandson's daughter-in-law must first enter the eyes of the ancestors, and the emperor personally gave the command in the early years, so no one can surpass the meaning of the ancestors, including the emperor."

"His Royal Highness Nine also said the same thing, but the eldest princess didn't seem to listen." Rong Youtang said bluntly.

"She is possessed." Zhao Zeyong sighed.

As expected of a brother, even the evaluation is the same.

"They are not suitable, both of them are too strong. With Yilin's temperament, the Dingbeihou Mansion is not suitable for her. If they can't get married, they will end up grudges." Zhao Zeyong shook his head and revealed: "The most important thing is that the old ancestor has I am optimistic about my grandson-in-law. After Xiaoer found out, he quietly went to visit him several times. The king is satisfied with his appearance. It is estimated that after the Lantern Festival, the ancestors will enter the palace to ask for a marriage proposal."

Oops!

It's completely impossible now!

"Then, what about the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival?" Rong Youtang asked with a sigh.

Zhao Zeyong pondered for a long time, a little helpless, because he knew very little about the relationship between children, and both sides were relatives, it was too difficult to deal with!

"Don't make this matter public, the reputation of your daughter's family is important." Zhao Zeyong solemnly warned, paused, and asked helplessly, "Do you have any way to get the best of both worlds?"

"Uh~"

Rong Youtang thought and thought, and shook his head honestly: "There is no way to have the best of both worlds. The eldest princess secretly agrees, but Mr. Guo is already optimistic about him. The princess must be disappointed."

"You can't let her get hot." Zhao Zeyong slowly arranged: "Before the Lantern Festival, think of a way to let the old ancestors let the wind out. As for Zhou Minghong? If she really doesn't want to, the father will not force her to marry, continue It looks like, a dignified princess can always find a suitable husband's family."

Rong Youtang agreed: "There is no better way." After thinking about it, he remembered again and solemnly reminded again: "Your Highness, the Lantern Festival Lantern Night must be very lively, there are many people and noisy, and troubles are most likely to occur—His Royal Highness is here What should I do when?"

Zhao Zeyong paused, his eyes changed slightly, and he said solemnly: "This king has said several times: until Xiao Jiu recovers, he is not allowed to go anywhere and concentrate on recuperating! If he messes around, you must first stabilize him and inform him in time. My lord. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Rong Youtang nodded seriously

-

A few days passed by, and the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, which made Rong Youtang most worried and uneasy, came.

"Is it lively outside?" Zhao Ze'an asked countless times, looking at the doors and windows eagerly.

"It's not very lively." Rong Youtang coaxed: "In the palace, who dares to make noise and lose manners? You have to be careful."

"That's right." Zhao Ze'an agreed.After a while, he said excitedly again: "Fireworks! It sounds so lively. My brother went out to watch the lanterns, and he didn't take me with him."

"Your Highness is on a social occasion. You are injured, how can you go? The fireworks are the same every year, and you have seen them all." Rong Youtang patiently relieved.He kept guard every step of the way. There were more than a dozen maids in the house, and there were layers of guards outside, which was somewhat reassuring.

The firecrackers are crackling, and the fireworks are "stinging and stabbing ~ blooming one after another, and the Lantern Festival is full of joy.

However, an unexpected visitor came to Jinghe Palace.

"His Majesty's oral order: It is a pity that the Ninth Prince was unable to visit the Lantern Festival for some reason. A special gift of fifty new-style fireworks will be set off in the front courtyard of Jinghe Palace. Please watch the Ninth Prince through the window!" A strange eunuch smiled and announced the decree, followed by six The name of the waiter.

Rong Youtang was immediately alert and subconsciously stood up.But Zhao Ze'an was already overjoyed, and happily urged: "Great! Go out and set off the fireworks, open the doors and windows, I want to watch the fireworks."

"Yes!" The palace maid was also happy, and immediately ran out, most of them were ready to light the fire happily.

"Your Highness, can this old servant help you to sit up and watch?" The eunuch approached with a smile.