Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"You are presumptuous!" Zhao Yilin was inexplicably questioned and wronged, her color changed suddenly, she was furious, she raised her hand and slapped Zhou Xiaotong with a clear and loud "slap", slapping Zhou Xiaotong into tears, Zhao Yilin sternly scolded: "My princess!" Do you want to touch your broken dim sum? You won't even feed the dog to eat anything!"

The nanny Liu looked at King Rui's face, and immediately explained to the eldest princess: "Miss Zhou, what did you mean by that just now? Regardless of the disrespectful 'you and me', we are all serving the princess personally. There is a special person to take care of it, and it is absolutely impossible to touch your dim sum! Please be careful!"

"Second brother, look, look at your good cousin!" Zhao Yilin was furious, and picked up the teacup and threw it over.

"Ah—" Zhou Xiaotong hurriedly covered her face with a veil.But the teacup was blocked by the second prince with a wave of his sleeve. He endured it with a blank expression: "Yilin, you should calm down, right? You hit and scolded, what do you want?"

"Brother, brother, you talk, they all bully me." After Zhao Yilin had a fit, she sat beside her brother, angry, anxious and aggrieved—she knew she was wronged, but the problem was that others didn't believe it!Tell this to ten people, and it is estimated that nine and a half will think that Zhou Xiaotong has been bullied.

Who made the eldest princess famous?

"Wipe your face first, drink some tea, don't get angry." King Rui comforted his sister.He pondered for a while, but couldn't be sure for a moment: Of course, Yilin couldn't touch the dim sum by herself, but with her temperament, it is very possible to instigate the maids and nuns to deal with the Zhou family.So, who made the dim sum?It couldn't be that the Zhou family did it on purpose to provoke Yilin into losing her temper, right?What are they trying to win?

Zhou Xiaotong cried so much that it was not pear blossoms with rain, but pouring rain, but he still tried his best to hold his posture, which was sad and moving.She regretted her slip of the tongue so much that she couldn't get off the tiger, thinking anxiously: There is something wrong with that dim sum, no matter why it turned out like this, I should have tried every means to fool it - it's all because of those whores who sneered and laughed, which made me lose my sense of proportion for a moment and messed up. .

In his heart, the second prince scolded his cousin for quarreling for unnecessary idleness and extravagance. He stood up and smoothed things over and said, "Okay, okay, it's just a plate of dim sum. It's outrageous to see you two arguing! This kind of dim sum is too soft and glutinous, I guess it's eating The box was bumped and deformed." As he spoke, he gave Zhou Minghong a look.

"Princess, please forgive me." Zhou Minghong had no choice but to pull Zhou Xiaotong, and apologized: "My sister wanted to make cakes with her own hands to apologize to the highnesses, but she was self-defeating, and everyone laughed."

Zhou Xiaotong quickly regained her composure, Rourou knelt down in front of King Rui, and said only one sentence: "Please forgive me, Your Highness." Then she cried until her tears wet her silk paw, very pitiful.Her back is straight, her slender neck is stretched out, her head is slightly drooping, and her figure is graceful.

"Miss Zhou, get up." King Rui slightly raised his hand.He frowned, feeling a slight discomfort in his heart: this room is too noisy and messy, and his illness is the most important thing to avoid being tired and disturbed.

The second prince took advantage of the opportunity to help his cousin: "Your girl's house is like this, you cry and shout about trivial matters, and it's nothing more than a few cakes. Come on!"

"Yes." The servants of Prince Qing's Mansion answered outside the door.

"Hurry up and clean up this mess! In addition, ask the kitchen to make more baskets of dim sum for the girls to play with."

"Yes."

Cleaning up is the servant's job.Several maids and housekeepers were well-trained, and quickly took away the yam and date paste together with the food box and plate, changed the tablecloth, and left quickly.

Zhao Yilin sat angrily, being comforted and comforted by the nanny and the confidant maid in turn, she still glared at Zhou Xiaotong fiercely, how had she ever suffered such innocent and wronged anger?He gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Cry, cry, cry, you still have the face to cry!" Zhao Yilin scolded: "Is it too much pretentiousness? You don't know how to cook and make snacks, but you dare to rely on this princess when you fail. It's unimaginable! Who gave you the courage?"

Zhou Xiaotong didn't return a word, but just lowered her head and wept silently at King Rui.She saw that the dirty pastry had been taken away, and she expected that as long as she was out of everyone's sight, her cousin's people would find a way to completely destroy it without anyone noticing.So he felt relieved, and regained his dignified and demure expression.

"Good girl, stop making trouble." The second prince waved his hands as if he was having a headache: "Look at your brother! Fourth brother, are you okay? But it's uncomfortable to be quarreled?" The second prince asked with concern, and shouted in one voice: "Where's the imperial doctor? Where's the doctor?"

Zhao Yilin hurriedly restrained her temper, leaned forward to carefully examine her elder brother's complexion, and then said nervously: "Brother, you have been up and moving for a long time, take a break quickly. Come, let me help you." Immediately afterwards, she turned her head and scolded Zhou's brothers and sisters: "Aren't you leaving yet? How long do you want to hold on? Go away, and you are not allowed to come again in the future!"

"Yilin, you are rude." King Rui reminded softly.The color of his lips was turning pale, it was indeed too much work today.

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Yilin nodded indiscriminately, and begged for mercy with a bitter face: "Brother, let's ignore them, okay? Rest well, or the third brother will scold me for disturbing you when he comes back, he is always fierce."

Although King Rui was not feeling well, he still did not forget to apologize: "Second Brother, I'm sorry, please trouble you—"

"Hey, why are you being so polite, brother!" The second prince wished that the sick younger brother would go back and lie down quickly, and said, "I will take care of it here, so you can rest assured!"

Everyone in the Rui Dynasty nodded politely, and then they were surrounded and went back to the bedroom.

After more than a quarter of an hour, Zhou Xiaotong finally boarded the carriage home.

The carriage was spacious and luxurious, and the confidant maid sat with low eyebrows and squatted on a small horse, not daring to show her grandeur.Zhou Xiaotong leaned on the cushion, her face was frosty, full of evil spirits, full of worries.She closed her eyes and rested her mind, her chin looked too sharp when looking sideways, her left cheek was red and swollen from the slap of the eldest princess.

Creaking, the carriage was walking on the streets of the capital.

A few urchins suddenly jumped out of the fork in the road ahead!They were bouncing and playing, and you chased me into the alley.Fortunately, the coachman reined in the horse in time, and the carriage barely stopped, but Zhou Xiaotong almost fell off the cushion along with the inertia——

"Girl!" The maid rushed to help Zhou Xiaotong, ignoring her forehead being knocked against the wall of the car. Caught off guard, her sleeve accidentally swept the other's left cheek. Sitting well, Zhou Xiaotong raised her hand and slapped the maid's face with a crisp "slap", uttered the words through her teeth, and asked coldly, "Even you dare to laugh at me?"

Zhou Xiaotong grew up to be 17 years old, and it was smooth sailing, until she met the eldest princess - she suffered more humiliation during this period than the previous 17 years combined.

"Don't dare, my servant doesn't dare." The maid fell to her knees, wanted to cry but couldn't, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Young lady, forgive me, how dare this servant? The eldest princess is too deceitful, tortured in every possible way—"

"Shut up! Don't mention that bitch again, or be careful with your skin!" Zhou Xiaotong suppressed his anger and resentment, and broke out in an instant. He stretched out his hand to pinch the maid fiercely, venting his dissatisfaction with Zhao Yilin.

Why?Why did she treat me like that?Zhou Xiaotong's face was ashen, trembling with anger just thinking about it.

Hmph, savage shrew, you will know how to die when you marry into my Zhou family!So what if you are a princess if you marry and obey your husband?The more Zhou Xiaotong thought about it, the more ferocious his face became, the harder his hands became, silently hysterical.

"Girl, girl, please forgive me, please forgive me, my servant said the wrong thing, please forgive me, please." The maid begged for mercy in a low voice, but she suppressed her instinct to avoid it, and knelt down to accept it.

Zhou Xiaotong's chest was full of black air, and his whole body was gloomy.

After a while, the carriage continued to move forward, and Zhou Minghong's voice came from outside the window:

"Sister, are you okay? Just now, I almost hurt some naughty brats."

It's okay to crash to death, anyway, they are courting death!

Zhou Xiaotong took a few deep breaths before saying softly, "It's okay. There are many people on the street, please slow down, we are not in a hurry."

"I know." Zhou Minghong rode away.

Zhou Xiaotong closed his eyes and adjusted his breath for a long time before his face returned to normal.She pulled out a jade hairpin and handed it to the maid. The latter knew that the matter was over for the time being, and quickly kowtowed to express her thanks.

"Get up." Zhou Xiaotong leaned against the cushion again, thoughtfully, closing his eyes and resting his mind.After being quiet for a long time, he asked abruptly, "Does he look familiar to you?"

The maid raised her head in a daze, and asked cautiously: "This servant is stupid, I don't know who the girl is talking about?"

"That's all." Zhou Xiaotong shook his head.She claims to have a good memory, but unfortunately, after the incident, the whole family was sent to Xichuan with her father. In three years, her peers grew from thirteen or fourteen to seventeen or eighteen, and her appearance probably changed a lot. Young and upstart, she only returned to Beijing for two or three months, she attended many banquets, made a lot of old and new friends, and sometimes she misremembered.

——Perhaps the young man surnamed Rong is from an upstart family. It is unknown whether he has met the other party or his family members before.

Zhou Xiaotong guessed that since she went home to find her parents, she cried and complained without mentioning it.

But this farce is far from over.

Zhao Zeyong didn't come back until noon, and the housekeeper rushed to greet him, but his face was not as happy as usual, but very dignified.

"What's the matter? Tell me." Zhao Zeyong strode away.

The housekeeper hesitated to speak, obviously embarrassed.

"How about Xiaojiu and the fourth brother? Where's Rong Youtang?" Zhao Zeyong asked openly, guessing casually: "Is it because the eldest princess has tempered her temper?"

"His Royal Highness Ninth Prince and His Royal Highness King Rui are in good health and are eating. The Imperial College will start classes tomorrow, so Mr. Rong will go home and get ready. The eldest princess—" the housekeeper didn't know where to start.

Zhao Zeyong nodded as expected, he was in a good mood when he mentioned that person, and a smile appeared in his eyes.But when he thought of Zhao Yilin, he felt a little headache, and said as he walked, "Don't be shy, just report it according to the facts. What happened to her today?"

"Your Highness, this is a very important matter, please come this way." The butler said in a low voice.

Zhao Zeyong was a little surprised, but he followed his advice and walked towards his study, which was the most heavily guarded part of the entire Prince Qing's Mansion, which could be called an iron wall.

When will Yilin become sensible?

Although Zhao Zeyong had a headache, he was not overly worried, his face remained normal, thinking that it was probably his younger sister who was arrogant and self-willed, noisy and throwing out her temper.

The next moment, the housekeeper presented a small group of dim sum that could not be seen in its true colors, and carefully reported the incident in detail.

Zhao Zeyong froze, frowning in disbelief:

"Is there... an aphrodisiac in this snack?"

The housekeeper nodded solemnly: "Exactly, I quietly asked a trusted old doctor in the mansion to inspect it, and it can't be wrong! Thanks to the vigilance of the girl who cleaned the table, she wanted to hand over these dirty pastries to the kitchen, but she met someone from the Second Highness on the way." She got close, but her expression was different, so she kept an eye on it, and secretly picked some with a handkerchief and hid it to the old slave."

Zhao Zeyong was speechless, extremely disappointed, and shook his head: "Second brother, what on earth are they trying to do! How can the fourth brother's body withstand this kind of medicine? If you really want to match, you can look at it openly, why bother to make such a trick ?”

"The old slave can't figure it out either." The housekeeper thought about it, and then tentatively reported: "Also, Mr. Rong—"

Zhao Zeyong's expression changed slightly: "What's wrong with him? Tell me what you have to say!"

"Yes." The steward got closer again: "Actually, it's just a guess. Today, when the old slave led someone to repair the vault of the atrium corridor, Mr. Rong brought a few books, saying that they would be given to His Highness King Rui to relieve his boredom. Yes, chatting and chatting, mentioning the greenhouse in Jingpingxuan... After he left, the old slave remembered that you had ordered His Highness King Rui to enter and exit the greenhouse, so he went to Jingpingxuan to invite him to watch the newly bloomed orchids."

Zhao Zeyong couldn't help laughing, he could probably guess the role played by Rong Youtang in the whole incident.

"Your Highness, there is a lot of trouble today." The steward sighed: "You didn't see it, because of this snack, the eldest princess and Miss Zhou... had a serious dispute."

"Hmm." Zhao Zeyong thought for a moment, and ordered: "Don't make a fuss. If someone from the Zhou family comes again...if he asks to see the fourth brother, he will still decide on his own."

"Yes."

Zhao Zeyong then went to visit his younger brother as usual, and then went to Jingpingxuan, had lunch with King Rui, and the two brothers talked in secret for half an hour before breaking up.

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After cheating Zhou Xiaotong and the eldest princess, Rong Youtang was quite refreshed, and rode home briskly, walking with wind.

After lunch, Father Rong was more excited than anyone else. He led the housekeeper to pack his son's luggage, asked and checked every detail, and was busy for more than two hours.

Rong Youtang yawned sleepily, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, looking at the packed luggage, he said euphemistically: "Father, I am not going to Beijing to catch the exam, I am going to study. The Imperial College has regulations, if you are as close as me Yes, I have to go home for the night, give up the scarce dormitory to non-local students, and only give a bed for lunch."

"Don't you need a bedding if you have a bed?" Rong Kaiji busy himself happily: "It's still February, it's cold, and there are more bedding. Don't worry, the housekeeper will send you off tomorrow—"

"Are you not together?" Rong Youtang raised his eyebrows and asked.

Rong Kaiji's expression froze for a moment, then recovered quickly, and said openly, "Father won't go, lest you--"

"Father!" Rong Youtang fell headfirst on the bed, respectfully said: "If you don't want to go, then don't go; if you want to go, let's go together. Tomorrow is just for enrolling in school and getting familiar with the environment, and we will arrange for the master to give lectures the day after tomorrow. I have already invited Uncle and Big Brother Wei, and at noon tomorrow, our whole family will go to Zuiyuelou for dinner!"

Half of his life has been rough, if Rong Kaiji can't think about it, he won't be able to live until now. He doesn't feel inferior or afraid, but he is always worried about negative impact on his children.For example, when he first wanted to enter Yueshan Academy and worship Wei Zhengxuan as his teacher, he could have done it with Rong Youtang's knowledge, but Wei Zhengxuan selfishly disliked his adoptive eunuch father after committing crimes, so he refused many times.

The butler, Li Shun, knew what Rong's father was thinking, and jokingly said, "Master, this is acting like a baby. Let me coax him once, and send him to school in person. Let's go and see what the head of the Imperial Superintendent is like, and ask relatives and friends about it." I have something to say."

Rong Youtang stared earnestly, his eyes were clear and bright.

Rong Kaiji finally nodded with a smile: "Then let's go together."

"Okay!" Rong Youtang smiled, and rolled from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, yawning again unconsciously.

It was evening, and it was getting dark.

"Why did you drink so much last night?" Rong Kaiji frowned in concern, "Have you got a headache?"

Didn't drink much, only had two glasses of plum wine, but...

When Rong Youtang thought about it, his ears felt hot, and he shook his head nonchalantly: "It doesn't hurt, it's just sleepy."

"Okay, that's it, pack it up!" Rong Kaiji announced with satisfaction, and instructed: "Sleep for a while if you're sleepy, and get up later for dinner."

Rong Youtang rolled up the quilt and faced the wall, vaguely agreed: "Oh."

The housekeeper and Father Rong took the luggage to the outside table and piled it up, then opened the door and went out.

Only Rong Youtang was left in the room.

He curled up in the warm quilt, as soon as he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but recall last night, his heart pounding.Although embarrassed and angry, it is undeniable that there is also an indescribable pleasure: intimate hugs, entanglement of lips and teeth, the throbbing taste is like a mysterious forbidden drug, which is soul-stirring.

King Qing was strong and decisive, and abruptly disturbed Rong Youtang's mind.

What the hell am I thinking?It's just cranky... and still so unscrupulous!

Rong Youtang taught himself: Go to bed quickly, and forget about it when you get busy in a few days.

After tossing and turning for a while, he fell asleep in a daze.

At the same time, Zhao Zeyong, who returned to the city from a field survey in the northern suburbs, rode through East Street.

His family's cloth shop is on this street?

With a thought in his mind, Zhao Zeyong steered the horse slowly, glanced left and right, and after a while——

The four-character signboard of "Rong's cloth village" came into view.

Zhao Zeyong smiled, and subconsciously looked in: the storefront is quite large, and bundles of colorful cloth are neatly stacked and arranged to the brim.Two or three customers are choosing the color of the fabric, and the young guy introduces and explains with a smile on his face. There is a person behind the counter—is it him?

Zhao Zeyong got slower and slower, and finally reined in.

"I'm starving to death." Guo Da slumped on the horse weakly: "Cousin, hurry up, go home and eat, what are you looking at—" Guo Da looked at it, and said slowly: "Rong's cloth village?"

Guo Da's eyes lit up, he sat up straight suddenly, and asked enthusiastically, "Is this from Brother Rong's house?"

"uncertain."

"Go in and ask. Let's go to his house for dinner, let's scare that kid!" Guo Da jumped off his horse and walked towards the shop, completely informal.

Exactly what I want.

Zhao Zeyong also dismounted, and ordered a personal guard to return to the palace to send a letter to return home later.

"The shopkeeper?" Guo Da yelled as soon as he entered the door.

Jiang Bai, the manager, knew at a glance that Guo Da was rich or expensive, so he hurriedly came out from behind the counter with a smile on his face, and greeted him warmly and thoughtfully: "My lord, have a cup of tea inside, sit down and chat slowly, I don't know if you like this small shop." eyes?"

Zhao Zeyong, who came in later, was a little disappointed: it wasn't him.

"Yo?" Jiang Bai warmly greeted Zhao Zeyong again: "My lord, please come inside for tea too, come, please come inside."

"Hmm." Zhao Zeyong was dressed in black casual clothes, pacing with his hands behind his back, looking carefully, sometimes nodding, sometimes smiling, cherishing words like gold, not like a customer, but like a shopkeeper patrolling a shop.

Jiang Bai was a little puzzled, seeing that the other party had seven or eight powerful followers of Kong Wu, he couldn't help thinking: Are you here to mess things up?

As a result, Guo Da then asked:

"Is your shopkeeper surnamed Rong?"

Jiang Bai suddenly became nervous, and said cautiously: "What do you need to tell—"

At this moment, Li Shun, the butler, came from the back door connecting the cloth house and Rong's house, and announced with a smile on his face: "Everyone, our young master will be admitted to the Imperial College tomorrow. Everyone go at noon tomorrow—" Li Shun's remaining words disappeared in his throat after seeing King Qing, and he hurriedly called out to the cheering guys: "Quiet! Quiet!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Shun's legs softened, and he knelt down: "The villain sees——"

"Excuse me." Zhao Zeyong stopped him.

"Where's your young master?" Guo Da asked with a smile.

"At, at home, the villain will go now—" Li Shun stammered nervously.

Guo Da hurriedly interrupted and made up a reason: "Don't! You lead the way quickly, we have an appointment."

"But, but the young master didn't say anything." Li Shun was at a loss.

Guo Da didn't feel that this was "someone else's house" at all, and he knew it very well, so he walked straight in and shouted, "Where is Brother Rong?"

Zhao Zeyong also didn't feel that this was someone else's home.Ai Wuji Wu, he even automatically ignored the peculiar smell of leather accumulation, and even ordered naturally before leaving: "You continue to do things."

"Hey!" Jiang Bai bowed to see him off in awe, then turned around and had crazy and eager discussions with the guys.

After they entered the Rong's house, Rong Kaiji was also terrified. When the distinguished guests arrived, he hurriedly took the seat, ordered tea to be poured, and urged to prepare more meals. Since there was not enough manpower, he rushed to the shop to fetch reinforcements.

"You two distinguished guests, please wait a moment, Cao Min is going to wake up Tang'er—" Rong Kaiji walked hurriedly.

Zhao Zeyong got up to stop him: "This king wants to talk to him about something."

"...Okay. This way please." Rong Kaiji was full of worries and doubts, and he couldn't guess the purpose of the other party's visit anyway - there must be something important, otherwise King Qing would not visit.

At this time, Rong Youtang, who knew nothing, was still lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

After Zhao Zeyong entered the room, he did not close the door. He lit the candlestick outside and turned around slowly. Through the gauze curtain, he could see Rong Youtang curled up on his side, breathing steadily and long.

Will he welcome uninvited guests?

The passionate and single-minded Zhao Zeyong just came back to his senses at this time - after we separated last night, he also didn't sleep well. He wanted to go to the guest room to find someone several times, but he was worried that the other party would not accept it...

Alas, this king is abrupt.

Through the gauze curtain, Zhao Zeyong quietly stared at Rong Youtang for a long time, his heart was soft and steady, then he suddenly smiled, blew out the candle, stepped out lightly, and closed the door.

After a while, King Qing led everyone away, just as quickly as when he arrived.

The Rong family looked at each other, and Li Shun asked in confusion: "What's going on? Didn't that very hungry Mr. Guo say he wanted to stay for dinner?"

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Guo Da wailed: "Cousin, why don't you leave after eating?"

Zhao Zeyong didn't speak, but his eyes were firm:

Tomorrow he will enter the Imperial College, will he go back to Prince Qing's Mansion after school?He still owes two jars of plum wine, he must pay them back!