Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"What did you say?" Rong Kaiji turned pale with shock, stood up abruptly, turned over the teacup by the sleeves of his robe, and the tea soup was everywhere, and asked in disbelief: "His Royal Highness Prince Qing invited Tang'er to visit the mansion tomorrow?"

Li Shun grinned, not knowing whether to smile or to be sad, and explained in detail: "At first, it was the sour books and students under Mrs. Wei who made provocative words. Fortunately, the young master's quick thinking shocked them. , said that he wanted to help the young master find a good wife, and finally His Royal Highness Prince Qing personally invited him."

"This, this——" Rong Kaiji walked back and forth quickly, frowning tightly. He didn't think that there would be pies in the sky for no reason. He was afraid that the rich and powerful wanted to harm his son, so he said bitterly: "What should I do? His Royal Highness or Ninth Highness, they are all dragon sons, and their status is precious! How can they be easy to get along with?"

Li Shun circled around, trying to comfort:

"Don't be impatient, master. In my opinion, the young master is the most determined, and he never does anything unprepared. Well, he has already consulted with Mr. Wei. Mr. Wei is a soldier of His Highness King Qing, and he appreciates the young master so much." , I'm sure it will help."

"Yeah, yum, you're right." Rong Kaiji nodded frequently, heaving a sigh of relief.

As night fell, at this moment, Mama Zhang kindly said, "Brother is back."

"Hey, it's snowing heavily! I closed both the main gate and the second door, Mama Zhang, don't go out." Rong Youtang's nose was flushed from the cold, and he trotted in, jumped down the corridor a few times, shook the snow vigorously, and smiled , looking very happy.

Rong Kaiji greeted him immediately: "Are you back? Hurry up, come inside and get warm."

"Father, do you feel better? How is the medicine prescribed by Dr. Sun?" Rong Youtang walked briskly. After entering the room and taking off his cloak, he ran to the charcoal basin to warm up the fire.

Li Shun withdrew and ordered dinner to be served and hot water to be boiled.

"The medicine is quite good." Rong Kaiji nodded indiscriminately, followed up and asked impatiently: "It's very good, why did His Royal Highness King Qing invite you to visit the mansion? What did Mr. Wei say?"

Rong Youtang rubbed his hands that were so cold that he lost consciousness, and replied cheerfully: "I happened to meet you when I was celebrating my birthday. Brother Wei said, don't be afraid, I will go to Prince Qing's Mansion tomorrow and wait for the summons, just play by ear .”

——Actually, after seeing Wei Jie in the afternoon, Rong Youtang went to Xingyang Street again, quietly inquired about the Zhou Mansion, and confirmed that it was his biological father Zhou Renlin who returned to Beijing with his wife, daughter and two sons before leaving.

Then, instead of going home, he went to Changzhi Lane in the West City, and successfully found Zhou Renlin's golden house Zangjiao's courtyard based on his previous life memory!

That woman's name is Su Yingying, who is the courtesan of Luchuan. The head boy is crazy about love.

Rong Youtang clearly remembered that after the incident in the previous life, Yang Ruofang, the concubine daughter of the Hou family, who had always been arrogant and arbitrary because of her marriage, almost tore down the backyard of the Zhou family, causing a huge disturbance and returning to her mother's house - but in the end it was nothing .

Who is Pingnanhou?

Support Jin to ascend the throne, wipe out the southeast pirates, bestow first-class marquis and the title of Taibao, and the eldest daughter is the current queen!

With such a prominent position, is there any reason not to stand up for her daughter?

Thinking of the past, Rong Youtang couldn't help sneering.

It turns out that in her previous life, Su Yingying entered the Zhou Mansion after the new year. At that time, with the help of her father-in-law, Zhou Renlin had already been promoted to the left servant of the household department. That position is very sensitive, and even the Marquis of Pingnan cannot do whatever she wants. .

Therefore, Yang Ruofang was forced to put up with Su Yingying.

But in this life, Rong Youtang will never let Zhou Renlin have a bright future and a beautiful concubine!

The night is long and the dreams are many, it is not too late.

The revenge plan has already been thought through countless times in his mind, and today it can finally be carried out.Rong Youtang was so excited that he could hardly walk, he immediately ran back to his own shop, and after explaining the secret to his confidant, he returned home refreshed.

Hmph, let's see how unlucky Zhou Renlin is!

Rong Youtang laughed all night, laughing so much that everyone thought that he had a plan for tomorrow's trip to Prince Qing's Mansion, and Rong's father was also relieved, and urged his son to sleep early.

In the dead of night, there was a layer of white ash on the surface of the carbon basin, the fire was getting weaker and the chill was getting stronger.Inside the tent, Rong Youtang was sweating, frowning in pain, clutching the corner of his quilt, and gasping for breath. In his sleep, he returned to the winter night three years ago: heavy snow, strong wind, the carriage was running southward from Beijing, Rong Youtang's mother and son were sitting in the carriage, and Rong's mother talked about her natal family in a soft voice, worrying and uneasy.The Zhou family sent two servants to drive the carriage. When they reached a lake embankment, the horses were suddenly startled and pulled the carriage and rushed into the lake.

"Mother! Mother!" Rong Youtang yelled in fear.

The water is so cold that it can freeze a person in an instant.

The icy water rushed into the car, rushing into the nose and nose, Rong Youtang held his mother tightly, and struggled to climb out of the car at the first moment, but unfortunately he couldn't drink water, couldn't hold his breath, he choked on the water after a while, his consciousness was blurred, I only remember that there were hands pushing hard on the back... Before he came to the surface of the water, he was already in a coma. other people.

At that time, Zhou Renlin's family had already left Beijing for Luchuan, and the body of Rong's mother was salvaged and buried with the help of Rong Youtangyang's adoptive father.

As for the two men driving the car, they disappeared without a trace.

"Ah——" Rong Youtang sat up abruptly, his clothes were soaked in sweat, he sat there for a while, and wiped his face with sweat mixed with tears.

There will always be revenge.

Evil is rewarded with evil, even if God doesn't repay it, I will repay it with my own hands!

Rong Youtang let out a long breath, and lay down again, but couldn't fall asleep because of tossing and turning.

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In the open space in front of the Lake Pavilion in the back garden of Prince Qing's Mansion, it was snowing at the beginning of Mao, and the night was still dark.

Zhao Zeyong is extremely self-disciplined. He has been in the army for more than ten years, and he is used to getting up early. He wears a martial robe and punches a few times in the open space. Chopping, the wind of the knife makes snowflakes fly, the moves are fierce, the strength is fierce, the long knife chops, chops, picks, points, wipes, fast and fierce, which shows that it is vigorous and sturdy.

Worthy of being the famous general of the Northwest!

When Zhao Zeyong finally put away his knife and adjusted his breath, it was already the beginning of the morning, and the sky was getting brighter. The waiter at the side hurriedly handed over the hot towel, took the weapon and put it away. He was well-trained and showed no obsequiousness .

"Has Xiaojiu woke up?" Zhao Zeyong asked as he walked, sweating all over, ready to go back to his room to change clothes.

"His Royal Highness Jiu had a slight fever last night and fell asleep after taking medicine, and is still resting now." The servant replied respectfully.

Zhao Zeyong shook his head in disapproval: "Yesterday, he fell ill after only suffering a few minutes of cold. His physique is too poor. It's all because of being too pampered. Go, tell him to get up and eat."

"Yes." The servant just nodded, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Guo Da, the young master of Dingbeihou's mansion next door, striding over energetically. .”

"My family, there is no need to be polite in private." Zhao Zeyong asked with a relaxed posture, "Why are you here so early?"

Guo Danian Fang Ruoguan, the real noble son of the Hou family, is straightforward and cheerful, and at this moment he replied with a bitter face: "Don't mention it, I just went to pay my respects to the old ancestor, and she trained me for half a day! Finally He said that the family got fresh roe deer meat, and asked me to invite my cousin Xiaojiu to have lunch."

"Oh?" Zhao Zeyong smiled.

"Hey!" Guo Da quietly observed his cousin's face for a moment, decided to just say it, and then confessed: "Eating lunch is secondary, in fact, the ancestor heard that you took Xiao Jiu out to play yesterday, cough cough, isn't it, um , it is said—”

"That's right." Zhao Zeyong walked down the veranda slowly and passed through the Moon Cave Gate. "I gave Xiao Jiu a scolding. That kid is delicate. He got a little fever at night. He was clamoring to go back to the palace, but it's actually not a serious problem."

Guo Da frowned: "Are you yelling to go back to the palace again? Cousin, don't be too strict, you only go back once a year, and the relationship has to be cultivated slowly."

Zhao Zeyong walked into the gate of the courtyard and said in a low voice: "But he is already ten years old! We don't care, who cares? I have been secretly investigating the death of the mother concubine...I can't let Xiao Jiu carry a thief to be his mother." reputation."

Guo Da sighed and spread his hands: "Ms. Concubine Shu left early, and His Majesty ordered the Queen to take care of Xiao Jiu as soon as she was born, so it is not surprising that he kissed the Zhong Palace. These years, you are far away in the northwest, and you are beyond reach; our three fathers are foreign men. , it is inconvenient to walk in the harem, and the old ancestor is getting old again, although my mother often finds a reason to enter the palace, but in ten times, it would be good to see Xiao Jiusan twice—basically Empress Yang blocked it!"

Zhao Zeyong took off his sweat-soaked robe and put on a clean one in silence. It could be seen that his heart was heavy.

"How long can my cousin stay in Beijing this time?" Seeing that the atmosphere was too stagnant, Guo Da changed the subject.

Zhao Zeyong stretched out his robe sleeves and said clearly and firmly, "I'm not leaving."

"...!"

Guo Da was dumbfounded, too shocked to speak.

"Since my mother and concubine passed away at the age of 15, I followed my grandfather's old tribe to the Northwest. I stayed for ten years. Now that the time is right, I naturally have to find a way to stay." Zhao Zeyong said calmly.

"Hey! Oops!"

After regaining consciousness, Guo Da was ecstatic. He turned around in a circle, clapped his hands vigorously, and said excitedly, "If the old ancestor knew—"

"Don't tell her the old man before the matter is done." Zhao Zeyong stopped him, "Go back and tell your father and brother, and we will discuss it in detail at night."

Guo Da nodded frequently, dragged the stools close to each other, and asked curiously: "Then what is my cousin going to do? According to the ancestral system, the prince sits in the northwest line." He didn't say the second half of the sentence: According to the ancestral system of the country, the northwest frontier is guarded by the prince, but his heirs need to stay in Beijing as hostages.

In other words: once the prince is selected and sent to the northwest, it means that he will miss the throne.

"It's up to people." Zhao Zeyong sat upright, writing instructions on official affairs, and said: "Yuanjing's military defense is mainly managed by the imperial father, the inner court guards, the city protection commander in charge of Pingnanhou, and the Yuanshui army led by Han Feihong." The battalion consists of three parts. There is reliable news today that a new camp in the northern suburbs will be built after the emperor's father."

"Daying in the northern suburbs? It seems that His Majesty is really angry!" Guo Da's eyes lit up immediately, and he said happily, "The crown prince has not yet decided, hmph, the empress and Concubine Lan Gui are fighting like black-eyed chickens, two Your Highness and His Highness have long been at odds, and Taifu Han and Marquis Pingnan behind them are even more ugly, competing to fill people in important positions in the court!"

"Since ancient times, the king's will has been unpredictable." Zhao Zeyong couldn't help but sigh, "If you talk about establishing a heir, the crown prince should be the second brother; Make a statement. It’s no wonder that the power minister Xungui is constantly suspicious, and it’s even more inevitable to stand in line.”

There are ups and downs in the officialdom, and if you don't stand in line, you will become a public enemy. Which official has no one?

Guo Da nodded in agreement.

"In addition, Ziyu has been working as a household doctor for a long time. Xu Tong, the left servant, retired and returned to his hometown after the vacancy. It is just right for Ziyu to be promoted." Zhao Zeyong's tone couldn't be more reasonable. .

Ziyu is the name of Guo Da's elder brother Guo Yuan, the eldest son and grandson of the deceased Dingbei Hou Ye.

"Me, my brother?" Guo Da confirmed carefully, and reminded: "But according to the investigation, Xu Tong didn't actually return home voluntarily. It is said that Marquis Pingnan has been planning for his son-in-law Zhou Renlin for a long time."

"Zhou's surname?" Zhao Zeyong dismissed it, and sneered: "Things that grab women's skirts and climb up, only know how to flatter, so he is worthy?"

Guo Da couldn't help laughing: "That man is notoriously fearful, he looks more like a grandson than a grandson in front of his father-in-law!"

Zhao Zeyong's courtyard is an important forbidden area in the mansion, guarded at every level, but at this moment, there was a sudden dispute from outside: "His Royal Highness, wait a moment, please go in and report."

"Didn't you say we had breakfast together? What about others? Calling me here means making me stand? I'm still sick!" Zhao Ze'an was furious when he was forced to get up early in the heavy snow.

When Guo Da heard it, he couldn't help laughing, and went out to ask concerned: "How does His Highness Ninth feel about his health? The ancestor is worried."

Seeing that it was Guo Da, Zhao Ze'an was stunned for a moment, sniffed awkwardly, and said awkwardly: "It's just dizziness and stuffy nose, please tell grandma to rest assured."

"You can't be careless, you have to take good care of it." Guo Da touched his little cousin's forehead affectionately, and took his hand again.

Seeing that his younger brother treated his grandfather's family politely, Zhao Zeyong smiled and said, "Xiao Jiu is hungry? Let's have breakfast now, and ask the doctor to take a look after eating."

It was the beginning of the hour, and the three of them were walking towards the dining room, but on the way there was a servant who bowed forward and said: "Your Highness, a young master Rong has come, and he is waiting in the front hall now. The young ones heard that Mr. Rong said that he was a fool." Your Highness and His Ninth Highness have personally invited you, so I dare not neglect, so I came to report in time."

Young master Rong?

To be honest, no one reacted.

The young servant was clever, and immediately explained when he saw it: "I asked before, and it is said that the two Highnesses met yesterday when they were out."

"Oh!" Zhao Ze'an suddenly realized, remembered, and said happily, "He is here? Tell him to come in."

"Surname Rong? Where does his family work?" Guo Da asked casually, habitually thinking that some powerful person sent his descendants to please King Qing.

Zhao Zeyong saw that his younger brother was in high spirits, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "Call him in." After seeing the young servant taking orders to leave, he thought for a while and reminded his cousin lightly: "On the day I return to Beijing, the one in the sedan chair— —”

Guo Da blurted out: "Little eunuch!"

"He's not an eunuch." Zhao Ze'an frowned, and said seriously: "Although his father is an eunuch, he is not."

"Uh, yes, he is the eunuch's adopted son." Guo Da quickly put away his surprised expression, and nodded seriously.

——Perhaps because it was too unexpected, Zhao Zeyong and Guo Da were very impressed with Rong Youtang who walked out of the sedan chair that day.

"What is he doing here?" Guo Da couldn't help asking again, thinking that I really didn't look down on people, what could the eunuch's son have anything to do with Prince Qing's mansion?

Zhao Zeyong glanced at his younger brother: "Xiao Jiu said that he would find a wife for him."

Zhao Ze'an involuntarily straightened his waist, quite proudly: Look, people are here to ask me for help!

"...I see." Although he didn't know what was going on, Guo Da couldn't continue to ask.

Therefore, Rong Youtang, who came to the door early according to Wei Jie's instructions, was summoned not long after sitting down!He thought he would have to wait for half a day, but even though he was puzzled at this moment, he could only put up 12 energies, be cautious in his words and deeds, and didn't take a second look or ask questions—because he knew very well in his heart: King Qing called I came here by myself, mainly to relieve the boredom of His Royal Highness...

Coax the children to go!

As soon as he entered the door, the noble child Zhao Ze'an took the initiative to say hello: "You are really early, is it cold outside?"

Rong Youtang didn't bother to answer, so he gave a big gift to the prince first. After all, he skipped the previous two meetings, and said: "Rong Youtang, a grassroots, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Qing and His Highness Ninth Prince. Go back to Your Highness Ninth Highness today. There is more than a foot of snow outside, and the wind is strong, very cold."

Zhao Ze'an is an old man who is loved by Emperor Chengtian, but it is rare that he is not arrogant and arrogant. He sighed in distress: "Get up, hey, I can't go out to play today."

Rong Youtang was still kneeling, and didn't get up until Zhao Zeyong spoke.

"Come on, come and sit down, have breakfast together, and tell me interesting folk stories." Zhao Ze'an waved enthusiastically.

Rong Youtang's back was sweating slightly, he could neither say that he had already eaten, nor feel careless about eating at the same table with the prince and prince, he thought to himself: Oh, so the Ninth Prince has such a character, so far it seems to be a good one Child, according to the memories of his previous life, he will be attacked and killed when he goes out to watch the lanterns at the first Lantern Festival...

Thinking of this, Rong Youtang couldn't help being stunned, with complicated emotions - no matter who wants to be emperor, His Highness Ninth Prince is just a child, why bother him?

Just when Rong Youtang was thinking, Zhao Zeyong said: "Since Xiao Jiu likes it, you can sit down, there is no need to be formal."

In fact, King Qing dotes on his younger brother very much, but sometimes he has to be tough and cruel.

The servant immediately served a pair of bowls and chopsticks, Rong Youtang thanked him and took his seat.However, when his deep breath was still stuck in his chest, another servant outside the door reported: "Your Highness, His Highness the Sixth Highness and the Seventh Highness are here at the same time, and they are leading Mr. Zhou Mingjie, the grandson of Marquis Pingnan, what do you think?"

What?Zhou Mingjie?

Rong Youtang almost bounced off the chair, you must know that Zhou Mingjie is his good brother, Zhou Renlin's eldest son!

I can't show up for now! ! !

Rong Youtang kept complaining, and just as he was thinking of a way, there was a burst of triumphant laughter from the door: "Hahaha, it can be seen that we came by coincidence, third brother—huh?"