Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

The middle-aged eunuch who delivered the edict was slightly fat, with an eager and flattering demeanor. He was a decent house attendant with little authority. He bowed and smiled flatteringly, and walked towards the Ninth Prince who was on the bed—the six eunuchs who followed him were also silent. forward?What kind of rule is this?

inappropriate!has a problem!

Although Rong Youtang has only been in the palace for ten days, he has always been meticulous and cautious, and he is careful everywhere, so he knows the general palace rules: the servants belong to each palace and room, and they are not allowed to approach the nobleman unless summoned, so as not to collide .

"Hold on, Eunuch!" Rong Youtang stopped him loudly, he didn't care about it, he stepped in front of the couch for a few meters, blocked Zhao Ze'an behind him, and said sternly: "The imperial doctor ordered that His Highness Ninth Prince is still recovering from his injuries, so it is strictly forbidden to sit up , You must rest in bed! Just now, your Majesty told His Majesty to ask His Highness the Ninth Prince to watch the fireworks through the window, so you can watch them while lying down."

The middle-aged eunuch's smile lingered on his face for too long, and those who had survived a bit of hardship would know that it was a reluctant fake smile.

"Oh? Is that so? Ninth Highness, what do you think?" The eunuch's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were narrowed, and the hands that were hanging on the sides of the thighs were slowly raised, and the right hand was inserted into the left sleeve, as if he was warming up.

However, Rong Youtang, who was on high alert, saw it all!In desperation, he had an idea: "Come a few people and move the tables, chairs and screens away so that you can enjoy the fireworks through the window!"

"That's right, move away quickly, that screen is an eyesore." Zhao Ze'an smiled all over his face, children always like colorful and lively things.

Rong Youtang abruptly poked in front of the couch, resolutely refusing to give way, forced a smile, and urged: "Elder-in-law, it's a big festival, please go to the east ear room for tea and fruit."

"Working for His Majesty, how dare you say it's hard work? Don't dare, don't dare." The eunuch smiled broadly, with his sleeves folded, and he couldn't see anything unusual. He even had a leisurely look. Chattering, discussing how to place fireworks and how to light them.

Visually everything is normal.

"Oh, can't it be enough to light it with incense? Be careful, don't burn the sparks to the wood." While the eunuch was speaking, his eyes frequently glanced behind Rong Youtang - unfortunately, he is short and can't see anything arrive.

Rong Youtang's heart beat like a drum: Although he was not sure, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.From the corner of the eye, there are seven or eight servants from Jinghe Palace in the room, who are listening to the Ninth Prince's urging: open the window, move the table, and lift the screen.

Could it be that I am suspicious?

Hey, are they waiting for a reward?Sending fireworks to the prince, this job is light and pleasant, it is really clever.

Rong Youtang suddenly thought of this possibility, and as soon as he thought about it, the Ninth Prince said out of habit: "It's hard for you guys to make this trip, go to the ear room to receive the reward."

The eunuch was overjoyed immediately, knelt down on his knees, kowtowed, and thanked loudly: "I thank His Highness Ninth Highness for your reward! His Highness Ninth Highness is wise and mighty, treats you kindly, and is compassionate. I wish you good luck every year—"

Seeing them kneeling down to thank the Ninth Prince, Rong Youtang instinctively turned sideways and stepped aside slightly, not to kneel.This is completely a subconscious action, after all, who can afford a big kowtow for ordinary people?

"That's enough, get up, let's go down." Zhao Ze'an waved his hand, obviously tired of hearing the same auspicious words.

"Yes." The eunuch kowtowed respectfully again, and babbled: "I thank you, Your Highness, for your reward. Your Highness, you are a first-class good person." After speaking, he pressed his knees and stood up slowly, as if his legs and feet were inconvenient.

—— Was my father like this in the palace?The servants who survived to the age of leaving the palace were basically injured: rheumatism, joint and bone pain, and muscle strain.suffer for life.

Rong Youtang couldn't help thinking of his adoptive father, his heart ached and his tension eased slightly.

At this moment, a joyous singing sounded outside: "Your Highness Ninth, what is playing now is 'A Thousand Purples, Thousands of Reds, Prosperity and Prosperity'!" After finishing speaking, there were only a few "thrilling" sounds, and fireworks were ignited.

Everyone subconsciously looked out the window.

Rong Youtang disliked noise by nature, so he still looked at the eunuch.

"Oh——" Zhao Ze'an cheered when he heard the sound of "Ji Liu". Before the fireworks bloomed, his heart was already blooming.

Before it was too late, the eunuch suddenly pulled something out of his left sleeve with his right hand, and with a hideous face, he threw himself at the Ninth Prince who was on the couch!

"Assassins! There are assassins! Protect Your Highness the Ninth Prince!" Rong Youtang shouted immediately, the scene in front of him has troubled him since his rebirth, and now it has come true!Rong Youtang had no time to think about it, he rushed with all his strength, and knocked the eunuch away from the side, but was instantly sprinkled half of his body with powder, smelling the fragrance, which made one's heart jump.

"Thrilling, stabbing~", "Boom, boom, boom~" The fireworks outside were blooming one after another, covering up the chaos indoors to a certain extent.

Rong Youtang was light in weight, he managed to hit even with the eunuch, and fell in front of the couch. Fortunately, unknown powder was scattered on his clothes.With a thought in his mind, Rong Youtang pulled his backhand, covered Zhao Ze'an from head to toe with a satin quilt, and warned sharply: "Hide well and don't come out! There is poisonous powder!"

"Come here! Protect Your Highness! Cough~" Rong Youtang choked on the medicine powder and loudly warned.

Seeing the leader making a move, the six unfamiliar eunuchs also tore their skins apart, drew out their cicada-winged soft swords, and blatantly stabbed them!A little servant who was moving the screen was slashed head-on, and collapsed on the spot, screaming again and again.

Chaos, everything happened in an instant.

Rong Youtang was very anxious, although he was weak, he was bloody and fierce in his bones, his eyes were red, he picked up the red sandalwood chessboard at hand, and threw it head-on at the assassin, using the posture of fighting for life, temporarily forcing the opponent back.

The sound of firecrackers and fireworks was mixed with screams of pain. Just as everyone lamented that they could not escape death, a dozen tall and strong men suddenly ran out from behind the wide Babu bed!

Assassins?It's over, it's dead today!

"Catch the assassin—" Rong Youtang yelled with all his might, thinking: Where are the guards?What about the group of people who set off the fireworks?Why don't you come in and help?

However, he only yelled three words, and the rest of the cries for help were swallowed up by the "assassin's party" in fright——Brother Wei, Wei Jie?

The personal guard of His Highness Prince Qing?

"Brother Rong, don't be afraid, he's one of our own! Take good care of His Highness Ninth Prince, leave the assassins to us!" Wei Jie hurriedly ordered, then rushed out with his knife in hand, and together with his companions, quickly cornered the assassins.

It was only then that Rong Youtang heard clearly: In addition to the sound of fireworks going off outside, there were also sounds of knives clashing and fists fighting.

"Brother Rong? Brother Rong?" Zhao Ze'an was hurriedly covered under the quilt, heard clearly but couldn't see, stretched out his hand to push it away, and asked tremblingly: "Brother Rong, what's going on?"

It turned out to be the case.

The moment he saw Wei Jie clearly, Rong Youtang finally understood: Hey, I'll just say it!His Majesty ordered the case of the Qiyuan Hall to be ended hastily. How could King Qing swallow that?His younger brother was almost innocently implicated to death!King Qing never gave up on arresting the murderer. He had been secretly controlling and planning for a long time, long before His Highness the Ninth Prince moved into the Jinghe Palace—Rong Youtang recalled that when he carried the Ninth Prince on a stretcher and entered the Second Gate, he was so happy to go. Greeting, just in time to hear King Qing asking: "Is the East Wing ready?"

His confidant Zuo Fan bowed his head and said: "Return to Your Highness, it has been packed."

Presumably since then, Wei Jie and the others have been lying in ambush behind Ba Bu's bed.

As expected of King Qing!This is the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army that the enemy country fears and hates!

"Your Highness Ninth Prince, don't be afraid, the assassin has been controlled, but the assassin sprinkled the medicine powder, you should avoid it first, and wait for the imperial physician to come." Rong Youtang regained his composure and comforted him calmly.

"Who are the assassins? Why did they assassinate me?" Zhao Ze'an was afraid and wronged after hearing his voice.

Rong Youtang sighed: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness King Qing will be back soon after hearing the news."

To be excluded from the whole plan, this feeling is quite uncomfortable to be honest-but I do have other plans and ulterior motives. If King Qing trusts me hastily and credulously... then is he still the legendary King Qing?

Hey~

Rong Youtang had mixed feelings in his heart, and sat on the step of the Babu bed, watching Wei Jie and the others capture the assassin alive with absolute advantage: disarming, body-searching, and binding firmly, all in one go.

"What a bold assassin!" The leader is Luo Qianhu, tall and burly, Rong Youtang saw him training soldiers when he passed by the Wangfu school grounds, he lowered his voice and warned: "Anyone who wants to die quickly and leave a whole body behind, be honest! "

Half of Wei Jie's face was spattered with blood, but he didn't bother to wipe it off, and concentrated on performing the task, completely different from his usual honest and kind appearance.

——They are loyal and reliable, with high martial arts skills. They are the confidantes of King Qing, who can be entrusted with important tasks and participate in top-secret plans.

It is impossible to say that I am not envious.

But because Rong Youtang has a big ghost in his heart, even his envy can only be quietly.

At this time, the inner court guards finally came after hearing the news, and when they entered the door, they had an expression of "the sky is falling and the ground is sinking, I am going to be in trouble", wishing to draw their knives to kill the assassin alive!

Luo Qianhu stepped forward to greet them, the leaders of both sides whispered to each other for a while, not knowing what to say.The head of the inner court guard clasped his fists gratefully, and immediately ordered his men to take over the assassins. The guards searched again, and it was even more detailed: from the hair strands to the soles of the feet, they pried open and searched all the places that could hide things.

I don't know when, the joyful and noisy sounds outside disappeared, and the palace was as quiet as the night.

A storm is coming.

After a while, Jinghe Gong poured in group after group of people.

Since it was the Lantern Festival gathering for the emperor and ministers, Emperor Chengtian and his concubines and children who were traveling with him were the first to arrive.

"Xiao Jiu!" Zhao Zeyong rushed into the east wing room first. When he saw an unknown white powder on the scene, his brows twitched immediately. He went straight to the bed and called anxiously, "Xiao Jiu? How are you, Xiao Jiu?" ?” Turning his head and roaring again: “The imperial physician! Where is the imperial physician? Why are you standing still and don’t rush to pass on the imperial physician!”

Zhao Ze'an hurriedly explained through the quilt: "Brother, I'm fine, it was Brother Rong who covered me to avoid the poisonous powder."

Zhao Zeyong glanced around from the corner of his eye, and saw Rong Youtang kneeling in the crowd with his head bowed, quietly, not as panicked as his companions - he must have figured out the king's plan.

"Little Jiuer!" Emperor Chengtian was out of breath, and the nine-pronged crown, pearls and jade on his head collided in a mess, and he was anxious to step into the wing room, but was stopped by Zhao Zeyong in time: "Father, wait a minute! The assassin has sprinkled the powder, and the current situation is unknown. You Please retreat! Someone, quickly follow this king to move His Highness Ninth Palace out."

Hearing that the assassin had used the medicinal powder, the first reaction of the concubine, the prince and the princess was of course that it was poisonous, so they all stopped in the vestibule, including Emperor Chengtian, anxiously looking around.

Only the seventh and eighth princes rushed in.

"Third brother, is Xiaojiu okay? Where's the assassin? Wait for Master Wu to smash him to pieces!" Zhao Zewu was aggressive, took a closer look, rolled up his sleeves and ran to the corner, kicking the assassin.

"Third Brother, I'll help you." The Eighth Prince went straight to Ba Bu's bed, worked together with the imperial guards to remove the mattress, wrapped Zhao Ze'an in a quilt, hurriedly carried him out, and put him into the prepared stretcher.

Everyone wanted to get close but didn't dare to get close, so they made a compromise and formed a circle not far or near.The queen cried and put on make-up, and cried out mournfully: "Xiao Jiu? The emperor? How are you? Promise to the queen mother! It turns out that you are recuperating well in Kunhe Palace. Why did something happen when you moved?"

"..." Zhao Ze'an didn't say a word, because he was ordered by his brother just now: lie down and don't talk.

While urging the imperial physician, Emperor Chengtian yelled, "Old Seven, why are you messing around? Get out! Third, get out first, be careful of poison."

Afterwards, King Qing took Zhao Zewu away and brought out the rest.

Rong Youtang bowed his head, carefully hiding in the crowd, changed his place and continued to kneel.

Wei Jie and others, together with the imperial guards, gave a brief account of the incident, and majestically escorted the assassin to prison for later trial.

The links are intertwined, and the plan is seamless!Rong Youtang admired him from the bottom of his heart, but he was also puzzled: Brother Wei and the others entered the palace in what name?Look graceful.

In short, His Highness has already noticed that he is waiting to capture the assassin alive like a turtle in a urn.

"What the hell is going on here?" Emperor Chengtian Longyan was furious: there was a commotion before New Year's Eve, and another commotion on Lantern Festival Eve!Why is this year so bad?

"Father, the real murderer behind the scenes is really rampant, murdering the prince again and again! Now it seems that they don't plan to let Xiao Jiu go!" Under your nose, he is pure in nature, generous to others, and a child, who can he offend? The assassin is provoking Tianwei—”

"Okay! I know." Emperor Chengtian interrupted with a wave of his hand, and habitually looked towards the east: Unfortunately, the Qiyuan Hall, which has stood for hundreds of years, has been burned down by fire. build!

Several imperial physicians carried the medicine box and ran very fast. Before kneeling down, Emperor Chengtian ordered directly: "Quick! Go and see Xiaojiu's wound, and test the medicine powder quickly."

"Yes."

The imperial physicians got busy.

The small vestibule was crowded with nobles all over the place, and the imperial guards surrounded the Jinghe Palace tightly.

Emperor Chengtian was silent, and everyone was silent.

Rong Youtang could only keep kneeling.There is floor heating in the house, so you don’t need to wear more clothes, but it’s extremely cold and windy outside.Rong Youtang only wore a light cotton robe over his inner and middle clothes, and soon his nose became stiff and his knees ached from the cold.

Day and night, regardless of season and place, you have to kneel at any time. How can the legs and feet of the servants of the palace be good?

Rong Youtang forced himself to be distracted: What is His Royal Highness King Qing thinking?He must have a countermeasure for the next step, right?If he doesn't trust me, why dare he put me next to the Ninth Prince?

While thinking wildly, Rong Youtang quietly observed the concubine, the prince and the princess:

The second prince supported the weeping empress, mother and son stood on the left side of Emperor Chengtian, Concubine Han was on the right side of the emperor; the rest of the princes surrounded the imperial physician, eagerly urging and inquiring; the three princesses were surrounded by many maids, so they could not see clearly .

Who exactly did it?

When Rong Youtang was contemplating, the imperial physician had come to a conclusion after consultation, and stated word by word: "Your Majesty, this medicinal powder is rose nitrate, which has the effect of dissipating and relieving itching. It is often used in the palace to treat spring ringworm. This is non-toxic."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and when the queen was about to get close to Zhao Ze'an, the imperial physician changed his voice and added solemnly: "However, His Royal Highness has burns, and the ointment he is currently using is incompatible with rose nitrate. If it is contaminated, it will cause wounds to burn." It festers and oozes pus, which does not heal and is life-threatening.”

"Ah! How vicious!" The queen exclaimed in shock, and asked urgently, "Is Xiao Jiu all right? Clean him up quickly!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry." The Imperial Physician hurriedly comforted: "His Highness Ninth Highness was covered with satin in time, and no contamination has been found so far, but don't be careless. The most important thing now is to thoroughly investigate and change the dressing in a proper place."

Emperor Chengtian finally said: "Take him to Qianming Palace quickly, and I will take care of him personally."

"Yes."

The imperial physician immediately took the order, Zhao Zeyong silently accepted, commanded the guards to lift up the stretcher, and escorted his younger brother to Qianming Palace - if the sleeping hall of Emperor Chengtian was not safe, then the palace would be in chaos and Chengguo would not be safe.

"The third one stays here." Emperor Chengtian ordered in a deep voice: "Li Deying, you go and take care of him. If something happens to Xiaojiuer again, the people following him don't have to come to see me again."

"Yes." The Chief Ouchi put away his Maitreya-like smile at the right time, held his breath, and seriously guarded the stretcher and left.

The happy Lantern Festival was completely spoiled by the assassin in the blink of an eye.

"Father, it's windy outside, you—" the eldest son of the emperor reminded with concern, but Emperor Chengtian interrupted: "What is this wind? My heart is really cold! What do the inner court guards do? Didn’t the Admiral of Nine Cities say that the capital is safe and sound? Now the assassins are sneaking into the palace and murdering my heir again and again!”

"Your Majesty will punish you for your dereliction of duty." The head of the imperial guards was the first to bear the brunt and knelt down to receive the punishment.

"Your Majesty is incompetent, please punish me." The admiral of Jiucheng immediately came out, lamenting the unfavorable time.

Soon, all the ministers knelt down.

"What's the use of punishing you?" Emperor Chengtian's face was stern, and the thunder was furious: "I really want to kill you trash who have neglected their duties! But who will catch the assassin? Who will investigate the case? Who will protect the safety of the royal family?"

The second prince immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said solemnly and righteously: "Father, my son is willing to share your worries and investigate the case!"

The eldest son of the emperor followed closely behind: "Father, please take care of the dragon body, the assassin is really arrogant and hateful, and my son is willing to help you solve your problems!"

Next, several princes rushed forward, filled with righteous indignation, and asked Ying Ying to investigate the case.

Only Zhao Zeyong stayed where he was, closing his eyes and not speaking.

"The third child?" Emperor Chengtian frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Zeyong shook his head, smiled helplessly, looked very decadent, and said: "Father, you are right, it is my son who kills too much, is strong, does not show affection, does not leave room for others, makes too many enemies, and is punished at the beginning of the year." A group of ministers jointly impeached them, they turned a corner and scolded their ministers for being cold-blooded and cruel, killing the court officials indiscriminately—”

"Nonsense!" Emperor Chengtian interrupted angrily, his eyebrows, eyes and mouth drooped, making his decree lines more prominent, his eyes cold, and he slowly scanned the crowd: "Not to mention 'I will be away, the king's life will not be tolerated', King Qing is my lord The appointed commander of the Northwest, holding the tiger talisman of the army, has the right to kill corrupt officials in an emergency! Who dares to say 'no'? Who dares to discuss?" He is carrying out my will!

After all, the harem is just the harem, and the emperor certainly paid more attention to the court.

All the ministers were silent, and they secretly yelled at King Qing who had led the emperor's wrath to the government: His Highness the Ninth Highness had accidents one after another, it was clearly a harem fight and the prince's rivalry, otherwise who would be full enough to deal with a little prince?

"Remember your heads first." Emperor Chengtian stretched out his fingers, nodded to the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground one by one, and ordered: "Everyone get up, hold their heads steady, go to perform their respective duties, and fully cooperate with the investigation. If you commit another crime, bring your head up." See!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"Your ministers must keep in mind the hadith, bow and do your best!"

The ministers scrambled to kowtow in gratitude.

Emperor Chengtian turned his head, looked carefully at the princes, pondered for a long time, and slowly ordered:

"From now on, this case will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Beizhen Fusi. In addition, in the Qiyuandian case, Yao'er did a good job, so I will let you supervise it. The same deadline is three days. When the time comes, I want to see that I am satisfied." result!"

Satisfied with the result?Instead of truth facts?

Those who are interested are guilty of muttering, trying to figure out the holy meaning carefully.

The fifth prince, Zhao Zeyao, instantly became the focus, he was stunned, and said to himself: Father, the third brother was obviously the one who solved the case last time, and my son was injured in the bombing at the beginning, and then recuperated, so why is he doing a good job?

"Huh?" Emperor Chengtian looked at him majesticly.

"...my son complies with the order." The fifth prince had a sad face, and he didn't want to pick up this hot potato at all.

——The case of Qiyuan Temple has not yet been revealed, and today another assassin appeared!Ask me to supervise?I will be tortured to death!

However, no matter how reluctant the fifth prince was, Emperor Chengtian got up and drove back to the palace after making arrangements, and the unrelated personnel left, leaving a messy scene of the crime.

-

Rong Youtang's knees had already lost feeling, and he could barely support his body, in great pain.

"Third brother—" the fifth prince sighed, helpless.Or rather, he didn't want to move.

Zhao Zeyong comforted: "It's okay, you are just supervising the investigation, and the Ministry of Punishment and Beizhen Fusi are responsible for the investigation."

"Father actually dispatched the Beizhen Fusi! This case is too difficult, I'm really afraid—" Before the fifth prince finished speaking, he suddenly heard the order from the Ministry of Punishment: "These are the servants of His Highness Ninth Prince, so let's investigate from them." , beware of those who collude inside and outside. Escort him to the sky prison and interrogate him overnight!"