Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Third brother, you—" Zhao Yilin stared, bit her lip, being scolded in full view, she couldn't hold back her face, wanted to retaliate, but was afraid of King Qing.She stomped her feet and said angrily: "When did I hit him? Don't wrong a good man! It's rare to come here once out of the palace. Is this how you treat your sister?"

"Take care of yourself." Zhao Zeyong warned, and said seriously: "The fourth brother suddenly fell ill, and the emperor will not be able to intervene. You should be careful together."

The thin coquettishness on Zhao Yilin's face disappeared without a trace in an instant, she gritted her teeth and said, "Third Brother, that bastard—"

"Stop!" Zhao Zeyong stopped with a headache: "Let's go in first." In public, you are a girl, don't you know how to keep a low profile?

"Let's go." Zhao Zeyong turned around to greet Rong Youtang, and asked gently: "Why are you here? Aren't you honoring your elders at home?"

Rong Youtang followed behind a little slower, hesitated for a while before saying: "Today, my father and I went to Hongfa Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha...It just so happened, so I followed."

"En." Zhao Zeyong nodded knowingly, knowing that the people around him had become pond fish that were caught in a fire at the city gate.

A group of carriages quickly entered Prince Qing's Mansion, and the gate was closed to block everything inside.

There were too many people around, Rong Youtang was unable to tell what had happened, he could clearly see Prince Qing's tired face and exhausted air—how did His Highness spend the past few days in the palace?Didn't His Majesty let him rest?

Hey~

"Have you had lunch yet?" Zhao Zeyong asked.

Rong Youtang shook his head: "I was going to have a fast meal in the temple."

"Then I guess you haven't eaten yet." Zhao Zeyong immediately ordered to pass on the meal, in fact, he had just returned from the palace not long ago.

"Who are those people who were kidnapped?" Zhao Zeyong asked again.

Just as Rong Youtang was about to answer, Zhao Yilin rushed to say bitterly: "Things that should be executed by a thousand cuts!"

"If it is really a violation of the law, it must be interrogated thoroughly before it can be convicted, and it needs to be handed over to the relevant yamen." Zhao Zeyong said with a serious look.

Zhao Yilin stomped angrily, reaching out to grab her elder brother's sleeve, but she didn't dare, she was extremely wronged: "I can't hand it over to others! Otherwise, how will I behave in the future?"

Zhao Zeyong stopped, thought for a while, and then said: "Be safe and don't be impatient. If you are not wrong, I will always find a way to get justice for you."

Rong Youtang quietly observed: the second prince, Zhou Mingjie, yo, and Zhou Minghong, what are the three of them muttering behind?Zhou Xiaotong is here too?Her eyes are red and swollen, and there are palm marks on her cheeks. Could it be another masterpiece of the eldest princess?Zhou Minghong's head was bandaged and bleeding, what happened to him?

Tsk, it seems that their trip was very unpleasant.

"Second brother." Zhao Zeyong greeted, but did not hear the answer. He turned around, frowned at the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family, and shouted again: "Second brother!"

After the second prince hastily instructed his cousins, he hurried to catch up: "Is the fourth brother okay? He has recovered a lot since the new year, and he said that he wanted to go out of the palace to get some fresh air. His father allowed it. We went to the imperial temple. Fu Huang and Cheng Guo prayed for blessings, they were fine...but they fell ill on the way back to the city. Sigh, I was really caught off guard—"

Zhao Yilin raised her eyebrows, raised her chin, and interrupted angrily, "It's not because of the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family! What kind of person is Zhou Xiaotong? How dare you miss my brother! Coquettishly putting on airs, serving tea, soup, and pastries on purpose, those jobs There was a maidservant to do it, but she almost fell into my brother's arms in a rush, isn't it shameful? Want to be Princess Rui, are you crazy? It made my brother sick with nausea!"

Zhou Xiaotong, who was following far behind, blushed immediately, covered his face and wept, weeping cowardly and subtly, attracting attention.Zhou Mingjie had to comfort his younger sister and hold down his angry younger brother, he was very busy.

Rong Youtang was a little surprised: As far as I know, didn't Zhou Xiaotong admire her cousin and the second prince since childhood?Why "almost fell" into the arms of His Royal Highness King Rui?Did you accidentally get the wrong person?

"Yilin, I have to take care of your brother right now. The fourth brother got sick because he was worried about you and went up the mountain to look for you. How did he ever get tired? The cousin just said a few more words to the fourth brother out of concern." You beat him like that. Besides, why did you push Minghong? He fell from the mountain, if it wasn’t for the plum tree to stop him, it would be unimaginable!” The second prince was obviously angry, he is the son of Zhonggong, and he has always been full of confidence. Face training: "If you are like this, the second brother will not dare to take you out of the palace next time."

Rong Youtang sighed and stopped listening: My God, I can write two wonderful plays with just the above!

Zhao Yilin stomped her feet heavily and shouted: "If you don't take it, don't take it, what a big deal!" Bi Yu twisted her waist and ran away.

"You—" the second prince was furious. He had suffered a lot today and couldn't maintain his handsome image.

"You guys quarrel slowly, after the quarrel, go to eat." Zhao Zeyong said expressionlessly, "I'll go see the fourth brother." He led the people away in strides, and asked Rong Youtang what happened in a low voice.

"Third!" The second prince was at a loss for words, he almost wanted to stomp his feet, and had to keep up.

I have never seen His Highness King Rui, so I don't know what kind of appearance he is.

Rong Youtang was very curious.

Listening to accusations, evasion and bickering all the way, everyone stepped into Jingpingxuan.

"How is my brother?" Zhao Yilin asked the boy at the door.

"If you go back to the princess, the doctors are busy inside, and the villain dare not go in and disturb you."

"waste!"

"Don't follow, let's go in and have a look first." Zhao Zeyong ordered.

"Hey!" Men and women are different, so Zhao Yilin had to wait outside.

Rong Youtang couldn't help but be amazed: Looking at her demeanor and actions, she really cares about her brother?But yes, no matter how hateful a person is, there will always be a few relatives and friends who care.

The people in the palace acquiesced that Rong Youtang was King Qing's confidant, so they didn't stop him.

As soon as he stepped into the bedroom, he could smell the strong scent of bitter medicine, and Rong Youtang heard a clear and pleasant sentence: "... where did he die? The imperial doctor said that he should live for a few more years."

"Please calm down, our Highness has ordered someone to send the imperial doctor to the palace as soon as possible." The doctor patiently comforted the patient.

"Fourth brother." Zhao Zeyong strode to the bed, disapprovingly persuaded: "You are young, don't say those words, take care of it, this place is like home."

"Third brother." Zhao Zechen's face was snow-white, his lips were slightly purple, his fingers were slightly purple, short of breath and weak, he said with a wry smile, "I'm here to trouble you again."

Rong Youtang happened to see King Rui's wry smile, and he was immediately astonished:

King Rui's skin is as moist as jade and as delicate as porcelain, his forehead is full, his nose bridge is high and straight, his eyebrows are dark and thick, and his black and white eyes are full of cold water, very energetic.Because he was born with heart disease, he was indifferent and quiet, gloomy and deserted.

Most of the exiled immortals look like this, right?

Rong Youtang held his breath and concentrated, not daring to vent his breath, for fear of blowing away the immortal... Oh no, for fear of bumping into the patient!

"We are brothers. I am very happy that you came to Prince Qing's Mansion. I have been in the northwest for many years, and I have not taken care of you much. I am ashamed." Zhao Zeyong sat on the edge of the bed, his voice was a little softer than usual, as if facing Like a younger brother who is younger than his younger brother.

King Rui said cheerfully: "You send me so many medicinal materials from outside the customs every year, the concubine mother is so happy."

"It's just a hands-on effort."

The second prince also probed his head and called softly: "Is the fourth brother feeling better? The imperial doctor will be here soon, you just have to be careful, ah."

"Second brother, I'm really sorry." King Rui apologized, "Is Yilin alright? She has a petite and willful temper. As an elder brother, I can see it, but I can't correct it. She is really incompetent—"

The second prince waved his hands with a headache: "She's fine, she's fine! No wonder you, even the emperor is the same, she's a real sister, how can we, brothers, be serious with her?"

"What about the brothers and sisters of the Zhou family?" King Rui asked again.

The second prince frowned, obviously a little irritable.

"Don't worry, they are all in my house, and they will be properly entertained." Zhao Zeyong told me gently.

King Rui nodded slightly, and said seriously: "This time Yilin was wrong. When she comes in later, I will teach her. It's really shameless."

Zhao Zeyong paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Let her calm down first, lest she come in and cry and disturb your rest. If you don't mind, I will teach her for you, and I have to investigate the details of the accident by the way."

"Excellent, thank you third brother in advance." Rui Wang smiled: "She just ignores what I say, and I guess she can listen to what you say." He has a bad heart, difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, and a little breathlessness.

Fortunately, King Rui was born in the royal family and was carefully cared for by famous doctors and medicines in the world, otherwise it would be really difficult to grow up.Rong Youtang thought with emotion: Brother Rui and Wang are really two people with very different personalities.It is common sense to speculate that people with long-term illnesses will have a bad temper, but King Rui's self-cultivation and etiquette are so good.

Standing at the side of the end of the bed, Rong Youtang was greatly shocked, and quietly looked at King Rui again and again, thinking that no one knew about it.However, while the princes were chatting, King Rui blinked, and suddenly looked at Rong Youtang and asked, "You helped Yilin, right?"

me--

Everyone turned their heads in unison: Zhao Zeyong had a smile in his eyes, but the second prince was full of encouragement?

Rong Youtang's thoughts changed again and again, and he was not sure about the situation for a while, so he said cautiously:

"Returning to the words of His Royal Highness King Rui: It's just a coincidence, not to mention helping."

The second prince said anxiously: "You have to tell the truth! Was the eldest princess... threatened and persecuted by a group of villains?"

Cough cough, you actually don't show face to the eldest princess verbally?

Rong Youtang was stupefied in secret, and quietly looked into King Qing's eyes, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Second Highness, the villain really doesn't know the specific situation. The eldest princess was lost at the time and couldn't find the meditation room. The villain happened to pass by, so she led the way As for the group of strangers who were chasing after them, they suddenly appeared halfway.”

King Rui nodded clearly: "Anyway, this king is very grateful to you, and there must be a big thank you—"

"Thank you for what? Just give him ten taels of silver!" Zhao Yilin forced her way in, gave Rong Youtang a disgusted look, raised her hand, and threw an ingot of ten taels of silver at Rong Youtang.

Rong Youtang dodged sideways, the silver was quickly stopped by Zhao Zeyong halfway.

"Yilin!" Zhao Zeyong glared.

"Yilin, I apologize, you are being rude." King Rui ordered solemnly.

Rong Youtang: "..." Should I walk away quietly?Let their brothers teach their sisters a lesson?

"It's only natural to pay back the debt. I owed ten taels of silver, and now I'm paying him back. What did I do wrong? You all turned to outsiders!" Zhao Yilin pushed everyone away, sat on the edge of her brother's bed, and began to cry, crying : "Brother, look, they are all bullying me." He pointed at Rong Youtang as he spoke.

Bloody ungrateful!Rong Youtang took a deep breath, and tried to persuade himself to have a lot of adults.

King Rui sighed, closed his eyes, and said, "Third Brother, I have to rest for a while."

"Brother—" Zhao Yilin seemed to be used to acting coquettishly and complaining in front of her brother.

The second prince had an expression of "out of sight is pure", and he had already retreated outside to drink tea to calm his shock.

"Okay, you rest, I have sent a request to the emperor, you should be able to play in Prince Qing's mansion for a few days." Zhao Zeyong patiently and caringly patted the weak brother on the shoulder.Turning around with a serious face: "Didn't you hear? Your brother needs to rest!" He knew the younger sister's nature well, so he directly ordered the people who followed: "Take her to the dining hall and watch her. Don't step into it without the permission of the fourth brother." Jing Pingxuan."

Zhao Yilin stood up suddenly, and said angrily, "Third brother, is this how you treat your sister?"

"How do you usually teach the eldest princess?" Zhao Zeyong frowned and asked the nanny and the nuns in charge.

"This old servant is dereliction of duty, he deserves to die, Your Highness forgive me." The nanny was about to kneel down with a bitter face.

Zhao Zeyong waved his hand: "It is strictly forbidden to make noise here, everyone go down first, and take her to the meeting hall after dinner."

"I don't——don't—don't pull me—" Zhao Yilin struggled, feeling greatly wronged.

"Princess, princess, let's go eat first, don't starve yourself to death." Seeing that King Rui authorized it, King Qing was tough, and the second prince acquiesced, they could only work together to forcibly surround Zhao Yilin.

It's finally quiet!

Rong Youtang let out a sigh of relief.

At this time, the second prince walked in from the outside with a teacup, and said with a smile: "The third child can still control her, hey, I can't help it."

King Rui closed his eyes and rested his mind. On the white and thin eyelids, the light blue blood vessels were clearly visible.

"Second brother, please move to the dining room." Zhao Zeyong slightly raised his hand, and before leaving, he told the doctor and attendants: "You must stay close to each other, take good care of you, and explain carefully when the imperial doctor arrives."

"Yes!"

Everyone consciously left quietly, and when Rong Youtang was about to step out of the room behind the palace, he couldn't help but look back——

Unexpectedly, King Rui who had closed his eyes to meditate opened his eyes and smiled gently!

Rong Youtang froze in place, stunned for a while, and subconsciously returned a polite smile.

Both of these two people have outstanding looks, one in a million handsome, and they laugh at the same time, it's really pleasing to the eye!It's just that King Rui is weak, and he smiles openly and indifferently; Rong Youtang is young, healthy, agile, and full of heroic spirit.

"Let's go." Zhao Zeyong greeted softly without looking back.

Rong Youtang had a good impression of King Rui, he finally smiled and bowed, and walked out briskly.

After a while of silence

"Ask who he is." Zhao Zechen closed his eyes and ordered: "Or tell my third brother directly and ask him to restrain him on his behalf. Don't publicize what happened today. Find a way to reward him."

"Yes." The confidant advised: "You can rest at ease, His Royal Highness Prince Qing will take care of it. You should be considerate at the critical moment. If you go back to the palace directly without even a buffer, there will probably be an uproar. "

King Rui said helplessly: "Is there any way? After all, she is her own sister. She can't think about this by herself, so she can't just ignore her. Besides, the concubine mother is not in good health recently."

"It will be all right, all will be all right." The attendant tried his best to comfort: "Your Majesty cares about you the most, and the Eldest Princess is extremely favored, so don't think too much about it."

King Rui closed his eyes and said nothing, his brows were furrowed with deep worry.

——It turns out that Rong Youtang misunderstood.The second prince wanted to go back to the palace directly, but on the way, King Rui said that he was ill and couldn't support him, so he went to Prince Qing's mansion to seek medical treatment.

-

The others went to the dining room first, why did Tianhuang nobleman ever go hungry?All of them were so hungry that they looked pained.

Rong Youtang drove the carriage to Hongfa Temple early in the morning. The usual lunch was to have a vegetarian meal with Rong's father, but was disturbed by Zhao Yilin, and now he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

"Your Highness, when did you come back?" Rong Youtang asked with concern.

"This morning." Zhao Zeyong did not take anyone to the dining room, but walked to the backyard.He said solemnly: "I heard from the housekeeper that you come to inquire every day?"

Rong Youtang nodded: "You always don't come back, I'm very worried. Your Majesty didn't tell you to go back to the northwest, did you?" When he got anxious, he said "you" and "I".

Zhao Zeyong was very worried when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has no orders for now. It's just that the incidents in Shun County got mixed up, so it took a few days."

"How are Han Ruhai, General Sang, and He Zhongxiong?" Rong Youtang asked impatiently.He was still a young man, a head shorter than the tall and handsome King Qing, and he needed to look up when he was walking.

Zhao Zeyong answered patiently: "Han Ruhai disobeyed orders on the battlefield and fled in battle. The evidence is overwhelming. These two alone are enough to kill his head. However, Sang Jiacheng sued Han Ruhai for murdering Meng Hua, the former court official, so his father handed over the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. In addition, Yu Xin, the leader of the bandit, has confessed that Jiufeng Mountain did obtain food from the He family in Guanzhou, and that Yu Xin has the clue that He Zhongxiong bought murders to kill his business rivals and threatened him to obey."

Rong Youtang said with emotion: "I heard that the competition in water transportation is fierce, but I didn't expect it to reach the point of buying murder!"

"Evil will be rewarded with evil, and crimes will be deserved." Zhao Zeyong said in a deep voice: "He Zhongxiong bribed the water bandits, scuttled the opponent's ship, and faked the illusion of seeking wealth and killing his life. His opponent's family and children were buried in the river. It is extremely cruel."

Rong Youtang shuddered.

But as he was walking, he thought he was going to the study room, and Rong Youtang suddenly realized that he was walking towards the Ninth Prince's residence!He immediately became excited and asked happily: "Has His Highness the Ninth Prince returned?"

"Go and have a look." Zhao Zeyong smiled.

Rong Youtang ran away, and as soon as he reached the steps in front of the main house, he heard the voice of the long-lost Ninth Prince: "...we agreed to have dinner together, what time is it? I can't even see anyone! I'm going to be angry, hum."

"Your Highness Nine!" Rong Youtang yelled, and quickly walked into the bedroom.

Zhao Ze'an, who was sitting on the bed, immediately poked his head and said happily: "Brother Rong? You came so fast! Those wood carvings are so interesting, even the emperor praised them for being cute." She is still tender red, with nail-length stubble appearing on her head, and she has gained a little weight.

Rong Youtang was not in a hurry to enter the room, he took off his outer robe first, washed his hands and wiped his face, and replied remotely: "Is it interesting? I thought it was fun at the first glance. Although the carving is not fine enough, it is more simple and freehand."

Rong Youtang dared to enter the room after cleaning himself up, so as not to dirty the large wounds exposed by the Ninth Prince.

"Hey!" Rong Youtang's eyes lit up, and he said sincerely, "You are already well, and you will probably be able to go out to play in a few days."

Zhao Ze'an always felt that his hair was weird, and he didn't want to see more people.He touched his scalp for the umpteenth time, feeling extremely distressed: "But the imperial doctor said that it will take several months for my hair to grow like it used to-do I look ugly like this?"

Everyone has a heart for beauty.The Ninth Prince has been very depressed recently. He has to look in the bronze mirror many times a day, eagerly hoping that his hair will grow longer overnight.

"Of course not!" Rong Youtang resolutely vetoed it, and comforted him: "I heard that the regrowth hair will be even darker and thicker, and it will look so good wearing a crown."

"really?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why do babies have to shave their hair several times? It's just to look more beautiful in the future." Rong Youtang explained seriously.

Zhao Ze'an readily agreed.But look up--

Zhao Zeyong also came in after washing his hands, and his expression was as usual, without guilt?

"We agreed to have dinner together," Zhao Ze'an puffed his fat cheeks, "What time is it now?"

"Didn't I tell you to use it first?" Zhao Zeyong raised his eyebrows.

"But it's clearly an appointment, but you always have something to do, so you leave me alone." Zhao Ze'an complained helplessly, with tears streaming down his face.

——The New Year is over, the Lantern Festival is over, and the bandits have been dealt with... He is going back to the Northwest again, and once he leaves, he will have to wait until the end of the year to meet.

Zhao Zeyong looked at his younger brother quietly, understanding the other's thoughts.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Rong Youtang hurriedly explained: "It's true that there is something wrong: Prince Rui's brothers and sisters and the Second Highness have come down, and His Highness King Rui is feeling a little unwell."

Zhao Ze'an lowered his head and pressed his eyes, and asked in a nasal voice: "Is the fourth brother not feeling well? But he was fine before he went to the Emperor Temple to pray for blessings this morning." After finishing speaking, he solemnly reminded: "Don't let the big sister come .She loses her temper all the time, and I can't persuade her."

"The doctor has seen it, and he is under control. He is resting in Jingpingxuan." Rong Youtang couldn't help laughing: It seems that the eldest princess is really, really... hard to say!

"Okay." Zhao Zeyong agreed, and petted and jokingly ordered: "Hurry up and set the meal, your Ninth Highness is crying from hunger."

"Hey!" Zhao Ze'an hurriedly wiped his eyes.

The maids and servants held back their smiles, and quickly served the lunch they had prepared earlier. In order to take care of the injured, the meals were very light.

Zhao Zeyong directly carried the man to the table and sat down, then scooped up the soup and vegetables himself, and expressed his apology for missing the appointment with practical actions. After a long while, he finally coaxed his brother.

"Hmph~" Zhao Ze'an finally moved his chopsticks, and sat down to eat with satisfaction.

Zhao Zeyong also scooped up soup and vegetables for the third person, with a very natural expression.

Harmony.

But just after eating for a while, someone from outside came to report:

"His Royal Highness, Zhuo Zhiyang, the right deputy commander of the Imperial Army, Mr. Zhuo, please see me."

Rong Youtang was deeply impressed: because that person was the father of the person whom the Seventh Prince left his post and had a tryst in the Qiyuan Hall fire case!

"He still has the face?" Zhao Zeyong snorted coldly.

"According to what he said, the eldest son of his family... was arrested and brought into Prince Qing's Mansion because of a misunderstanding."

Rong Youtang shook his head secretly: Zhuo's family is involved, that is, many families are involved, this time it will be troublesome!