Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

Rong Zhuo frowned and thought for a moment, and felt that this request was not too much.

In fact, he doesn't have the habit of calling people his brother everywhere, it's just because Yu Jingdu feels more like a brother to him, so he can't help but "tangle" him all the time.

"Fine!" Rong Zhuo said, "Then for the sake of fairness, you can't call others your younger brother."

Yu Jingdu raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was getting what he wanted, so he nodded cooperatively.

"By the way, other people don't count, I have to call my cousin, right?" Rong Zhuo said.

When Yu Jingdu thought of Duan Zheng, his expression became unhappy and he didn't respond.

The two came out of the alley together, Rong Zhuo still chased him and asked: "I call my cousin cousin, but I call you elder brother, isn't that the same? Speaking of which, I still only call you elder brother……"

"Isn't it called brother?" Yu Jingdu paused, "Why did you change it again?"

"All right, all right, if you like brother, call him brother." Rong Zhuo didn't care about that, "Then my cousin..."

"Can you stop mentioning him?" Yu Jingdu said.

"Okay, okay, don't mention it if you don't want to mention it." Rong Zhuo didn't know where the other party's anger came from, he shook his sleeve twice, and changed the subject: "By the way, you brought me to the capital today to What are you doing? Didn’t you say go to the gate of the city to watch a play?”

"It's still early, let me show you around first." Yu Jingdu glanced at him, "Why did you stop barking?"

"Hee hee." Rong Zhuo smiled at him, and called softly, "Brother."

For some reason, Yu Jingdu's throat tightened, and he coughed lightly and said awkwardly, "Let's call him brother."

"You have so many things to do..." Rong Zhuo said helplessly.

When the two reached the street, when Rong Zhuo saw the small stalls on the side of the road, he couldn't move his eyes away again.

He became Yu Jingdu's younger brother for the first day today, so it was rare for him to want to act like a baby, and he called out every word of his brother, coaxing Yu Jingdu to buy him food.Yu Jingdu was also very happy, he had to speak with Rong Zhuo before, but when he saw the other party's eyes, he took the initiative to take out the money.

"In the past, when you brought me out, you wouldn't let me spend money." Yu Jingdu helped him carry a bunch of things, looking like a follower.

Rong Zhuo gnawed on the candied haws in his hand and said: "Can it be the same? I used to be your gold master, but now I am your younger brother. Naturally, you have to deal with spending money. And if you hang out with that person, there must be no shortage of money." Money……"

Speaking of spending money, Yu Jingdu thought of Duan Zheng again.

"Are you still spending Duan Zheng's money?" Yu Jingdu asked.

"I'm going to Guozixue to study now, and there's very little money to spend." Rong Zhuo stuffed a stick of candied haws into his hand, then took a pack of red bean cakes and started to eat, "You gave me back the one last time." I returned the bag of gold leaves to him again..."

Rong Zhuo paused, then looked at him suddenly: "I just remembered that you haven't paid me the 50 taels of silver you owe me."

Yu Jingdu sighed when he heard the words, with a very helpless expression.

"I don't think you are a person who is short of money. When you pretended to be dead before, since you decided not to associate with me, why didn't you ask Jiang Shaoqing to help you pay back the money?" Rong Zhuo complained a little: " If you really pay me back, I might not bother to look for you later."

Yu Jingdu remembered the time when Rong Zhuo went to Jiang's house earlier, when he lost his temper at him, he asked him to pay back the money.

He naturally knew that the young man was not short of this little money, but only because he was angry that he took this matter to pierce his heart.

"That's why I didn't return it to you." Yu Jingdu said.

"Ah? Why?" Rong Zhuo didn't understand.

"I don't want to have nothing to do with you, so I didn't pay you back." Yu Jingdu explained again.

Rong Zhuo was startled when he heard the words, he felt a heat in his heart, and he was a little speechless.

Qingshi almost never expresses his feelings. When he was with him, he was obviously pampering and indulgent in action, but he seldom expressed his emotions in words.

But today, he actually expressed his thoughts so frankly.

He didn't forget to pay back the 50 taels of silver, or didn't take care of it, but he didn't even think about paying it back.

This connection with Rong Zhuo is like a little thought he left for himself, or a bit of extravagant hope.

Even if the two never meet each other, because of the 50 taels of silver, the young man will think of him from time to time, even if he thinks of him with resentment or complaints, it is better than completely forgetting him.

This is Yu Jingdu's most secret thought after his death.

"Qingshi..." Rong Zhuo looked at him blankly, "So you care about me so much?"

Yu Jingdu frowned, "Do you always feel that I don't take you seriously?"

"No." Rong Zhuo smiled uncomfortably, "Because you never took the initiative to come to me during that time, so I always feel that you don't care about my friend that much. If I faked my death instead, it would be fine. Go and meet you, and I will also secretly visit you."

After the reunion, half of Rong Zhuo's grievances came from this.

It's a pity that what he didn't know was that Yu Jingdu had not only visited him several times, but even helped him write a policy theory.

"Then now that you know, will you still be angry with me for what happened before?" Yu Jingdu asked him.

He could remember that the little dandy was reluctant to argue with him because he vomited blood and fell ill at the time, and said at the time that he would settle the score later.

Rong Zhuo originally wanted to say that his anger had already subsided, but seeing the other party asking himself so seriously, he deliberately put on a hesitant posture, "That depends on your performance."

"Oh?" Yu Jingdu raised his eyebrows.

"Next time you encounter this kind of thing again, you have to promise to tell me in advance." Rong Zhuo said: "Even if it's something you can't tell me, you should at least remind me, don't make me worry."

Yu Jingdu thought about it seriously, then nodded to him, as a promise to him.

Only then was Rong Zhuo happy, and a smile filled his eyes again.

The two walked along the street, and turned back near the city gate after a while.

It was just after noon, and the city gate was very lively, with many people coming and going.

"What time is it?" Rong Zhuo asked Yu Jingdu.

"Don't look around." Yu Jingdu put one arm on his shoulder, and while pulling him to look at the small objects on the stalls on the side of the street, he glanced in the direction of the city gate from the corner of his eye.

Not long after, a commotion was heard coming from the direction of the city gate.

Rong Zhuo subconsciously wanted to look over, but was held tightly in Yu Jingdu's arms.

It wasn't until the people nearby came to join in the fun that Yu Jingdu pulled Rong Zhuo and pretended to follow the crowd to join in the fun.

"What's going on?" Rong Zhuo and Yu Jingdu hid in the crowd and asked the people around them who came earlier than themselves.

"A man from a foreign country said that there was no guide, and the guards would not let him in. He was making trouble."

"He's from a foreign country?" Rong Zhuo said, "The accent is quite unfamiliar."

"Isn't this the Yuzhou accent?" The man was enthusiastic and took the initiative to explain to Rong Zhuo.

Hearing this, Rong Zhuo took a quick look at Yu Jingdu, and quickly understood the situation in front of him.

Because it was he who proposed to Yu Jingdu that day, saying that His Royal Highness Yan Wang could go to Yuzhou to find a trustee and escort him all the way to Beijing to file an imperial complaint, so Yu Jingdu took him to see it.

"People from Yuzhou... Isn't there a disaster over there?" Rong Zhuo said.

"That's right, did you escape from a disaster?" the person next to him asked.

"No wonder there is no guide, maybe I lost it because I couldn't escape."

Rong Zhuo said this casually, but after hearing this, the people around him thought it was true, and began to discuss in low voices.

There were more and more people watching at the gate of the city, Rong Zhuo no longer hesitated, and pulled Yu Jingdu to a very front position.If you get close, you can hear the conversation between the soldiers guarding the city and that person.The man who was stopped was a man in his forties, his clothes were wrinkled, and he hadn't changed or washed for a long time, so he looked a little embarrassed.

"You said that no matter how much there is no guide, you will not be allowed to enter." The soldier said: "We are all following orders, and there is nothing you can do if you make trouble."

The soldiers guarding the city were polite, but the man was very emotional, and he kept refuting, as if he was in a hurry.

Rong Zhuo didn't understand Yuzhou dialect very well, so he asked, "What did he say?"

"He said he wanted to see His Majesty, and someone let him go." The person next to him helped Rong Zhuo translate.

After being translated by him like this, everyone couldn't stop laughing, and thought to themselves, how can you see the emperor just by saying it?

You don't even have a guide, how do you still want to see the emperor?

"Ask him why he wants to see His Majesty?" Rong Zhuo urged the person next to him.

This man looked like he liked to join in the fun, and he was not stage frightened, so he yelled at the man.

The man understood what he said, and replied a few words to him.

"It is said that someone died in the family, and I want His Majesty to decide." The man translated again.

"It turned out to be a complaint!" Rong Zhuo said, "Going so far to the capital, there must be a big injustice."

Everyone was just watching the excitement, but they didn't think about anything else.

After all, the disaster in Yuzhou was not a recent incident, and the court allocated money and food a few days ago.

But now, with Rong Zhuo's reminder, everyone immediately had the idea of ​​eating melons.

People who like to watch liveliness have always had one thing in common, that is, they are easy to be led into rhythm, so as soon as Rong Zhuo said this, it quickly spread among the onlookers.

When the word spread around and came back, someone had already compiled the details of this person's grievances.

Rong Zhuo glanced at Yu Jingdu, he didn't know the specific arrangement of the matter, and he didn't dare to join in the fun anymore, for fear of self-defeating.Yu Jingdu saw his thoughts at a glance, and whispered in his ear: "When there are more people watching, their chief will appear and send people to Dali Temple in public."

In other words, the scene in front of me is to make a fuss first, to attract the attention of passers-by.

There are more people onlookers like this, and the matter can spread easily. If someone wants to cover it, it will not be easy...

But...Rong Zhuo looked around and found that although there were quite a few people watching, their emotions were not intense.

So he rolled his eyes, planning to sneak up on the fire...

"The defenders of the city didn't let him in, maybe they were ordered by someone?" Rong Zhuo said casually.

"That's right, since he came here to complain and send him directly to Dali Temple, are you afraid that he will run away?" Someone echoed.

In this kind of confrontation between the people and the government, the common people will naturally empathize with the weaker side.

So when everyone heard this, they felt that it made sense, and the more they looked at it, the more they felt that there was something wrong with the attitude of the soldiers guarding the city.

"Send him to Dali Temple!"

"Yes, send him to Dali Temple!"

Someone in the crowd kept booing.

At this moment, for some reason, the man burst out emotionally, and bumped his head against the city wall in front of everyone.

Rong Zhuo was taken aback, and thought that this support really worked hard, and the head-bumping scene was all arranged.

Although the man was not killed by the collision, a piece of his forehead was broken, making him look even more embarrassed.

Seeing this, the crowd became more and more excited, and while coaxing the soldiers guarding the city to send them to Dali Temple, they were full of indignation.

Their indignation attracted more passers-by to watch.

Things got more and more noisy, and finally the gate of the city was almost completely surrounded.

Fortunately, at this moment, the person Yu Jingdu had arranged finally appeared on the stage, and ordered the man to be sent to Dali Temple along the way.

Seeing this, Rong Zhuo insisted on going to see it, so many idlers who watched the bustle followed him to Dali Temple.

It is not a new thing for a city guard to escort a person to Dali Temple, but there are a bunch of spectators behind him, and the scene is a bit sensational.

Along the way, people kept asking curious questions.

When Rong Zhuo saw people, he said that this person came to sue imperial court, so before they arrived at Dali Temple, most of the people in the street knew that a Yuzhou native came to the capital to sue imperial court.

At the same time, the matter quickly reached the ears of the prince.

He also placed people at the gate of the city, in order to block suspicious people.

So when troubles started over there, someone came to inform the prince.

Before the prince could respond, someone came to report that he had been sent to Dali Temple.

"Trash." The prince said angrily: "A person who doesn't even have a guide can let him go to Dali Temple?"

"Your Highness doesn't know, there were too many people at the gate of the city at that time." The spy said: "If you drive people away directly, I'm afraid it will cause public anger."

"Fortunately, there was only a commotion at the gate of the city. If the commotion reached the city, it would be impossible to suppress it." The prince said.

"Your Highness..." the spy said with a bitter face: "The soldiers who took the prisoner were followed by a lot of people who went to Dali Temple to watch the excitement, and now half of the capital probably knows that there is a Yuzhou man who has come to sue the Imperial Court.

The prince almost fainted when he heard this.

His good father has always cared about the hearts of the people, and if this matter is such a big mess, it may not end well.

the other side.

Rong Zhuo didn't really go to Dali Temple with the people, but dragged Yu Jingdu along the way and slipped into the teahouse.

He asked Yu Jingdu to spend money to hire a storyteller, and told him what he heard at the gate of the city.The storyteller had a solid foundation, and he made up a story on the spot after receiving the money.

"Let's start acting today, let's talk about three days first." Rong Zhuo said to him: "If the effect is good after three days, my brother will give you more money!"

The storyteller was very happy when he heard it. After all, there was no crime in this dynasty. People can discuss such things at will, so he will not worry about people coming to trouble him when he tells stories about such things.

Rong Zhuo found three teahouses with good business in a row, and he didn't stop until Yu Jingdu ran out of money.

"Who did you learn this from?" Yu Jingdu asked him after coming out of the teahouse.

"Isn't this my old trick?" Rong Zhuo proudly said, "You forgot how I got the name of a dandy?"

As soon as Yu Jingdu was reminded by him, he remembered that on the first day the little dandy entered the Xunhuan Building, he spent a lot of money to set up a year-round VIP and even wrapped himself up, so the dandy's reputation instantly became famous.In this way, the other party is really talented in this kind of thing.

"This is called public opinion marketing." Rong Zhuo said, "If something gets serious, it will soon reach His Majesty's ears."

At that time, even if the prince wanted to interfere, he would not dare to act rashly again.

"Where are you going next?" Rong Zhuo asked, "Going out of the city?"

"No hurry." Yu Jingdu said, "I'll take you to meet someone."

Rong Zhuo was quite curious at first, but it wasn't until Yu Jingdu brought him into the Rong's residence that he realized that it was his father that Yu Jingdu took him to meet.

After they arrived at the Rong Mansion, they were not recognized by the porter of the Rong Mansion because they were wearing masks.

The two lied that they were sent by Father Duan to deliver a message, so they were invited in.

Not long after, Father Rong came back from the yamen.

After meeting Rong Zhuo and Yu Jingdu, he was a little wary, and he didn't immediately believe the identities they made up.

Until Rong Zhuo took off the disguise mask, revealing his true face.

"Xiao Zhuo? Didn't you go to Qizhou?" Father Rong was shocked, "Where are your mother and your uncle?"

"Father, we met an assassin when we left the city that day." Rong Zhuo hastily told him everything that happened before.

Father Rong's face turned pale when he heard the words, and he was so shocked that he didn't react for a long time.

"Is your mother okay?" Father Rong asked.

"It's hidden, it's safe now." Rong Zhuo said.

Father Rong calmed down for a while, then turned his head to look at Yu Jingdu who was at the side with a very alert expression.

"Father, he was the one who saved us." Rong Zhuo said, "If it wasn't for his help, you might never see me and my mother in this lifetime."

Father Rong has been having trouble sleeping and eating these days, and what he fears most is hearing bad news about his wife and children.

But he didn't expect that the two of them would be assassinated as soon as they left the city.

Although he now knew that everyone was safe, he still couldn't help being afraid.

"Where's my letter to you?" Father Rong asked.

"Father, I already know about this matter." Rong Zhuo said, "We came to you today because we want you to do me a favor."

"What do you want to do?" Father Rong asked.

"My lord Rong, the matter has come to this point, you should be clear in your heart that you can't hide." Yu Jingdu said: "Have you heard about what happened in the capital today? Tomorrow morning, His Majesty will definitely be furious, and then order someone Thoroughly investigate the corruption of money and food in Yuzhou for disaster relief."

"What do you want me to do?" Father Rong asked him.

"Go to Dali Temple and surrender." Yu Jingdu said.

Father Rong was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at him in disbelief for a long while.

But soon, he slowly calmed down...

"Who are you from?" Father Rong asked.

"Master Rong, you have the answer in your heart, why bother to ask?"

"Sure enough..." Rong Qinghuai sighed, with a slightly sad expression on his face.

"There are two purposes for asking you to surrender now." Yu Jingdu said: "First, after today's incident, you will be the first person the prince wants to silence, so you need a safe place to avoid the limelight. "

Although Dali Temple is a prison cell, it can keep him safe.

"Secondly, when you go to surrender, only confess to those who have the most direct connection with this matter, and don't bite anyone, especially those who are related to the prince." Yu Jingdu said: "At that time, it will be said that the wife and children are missing. No need to say anything else."

Hearing this, Rong Qinghuai stared at him for a long while, with extremely complicated eyes.

Rong Zhuo looked at the two of them from the side, not understanding the intention of Yu Jingdu's arrangement.

"May I think about it?" Father Rong asked.

"The person the crown prince sent to take your life may have already left." Yu Jingdu said, "Rong Zhuo and I must leave within a cup of tea. You don't want him to be in danger, do you?"

"Okay." Father Rong agreed without hesitation.

It's not just because he listened to the persuasion, but because during this period of time, he has already thought about countless possibilities.

The moment he planned to send his wife and children away, he made preparations to die.

The road that Yu Jingdu gave him now is easier than any one he imagined.

So he really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"You will keep Xiao Zhuo and his mother safe?" Father Rong asked.

"Don't worry, the three of you will definitely be able to meet up before winter comes."

Father Rong didn't say anything more when he heard the words, he just stared at Rong Zhuo for a while, then changed his clothes and went directly to Dali Temple.

Yu Jingdu sent secret guards to escort him, and he helped Rong Zhuo put on the disguise mask again.

"Qingshi." Rong Zhuo asked Yu Jingdu after leaving the Rong's residence: "I understand other things, but why did you tell my father not to bite people? Wouldn't it be good to take the opportunity to drag the prince into the water?"

Yu Jingdu raised his hand to help him tidy up the broken hair on his forehead, and patiently explained: "His Royal Highness Yan Wang has arranged a backup for this matter, so he has to lure the prince into the game. Otherwise, even if the case is found out, it may not be able to affect the case in the end." he."

"How to lure him into the game?" Rong Zhuo still didn't understand.

"Let him feel that there is still hope." Yu Jingdu said coldly: "Give him some leeway, so that he can sink deeper and deeper."

So Yu Jingdu asked Rong's father to claim that his wife and children were missing. In this way, he surrendered to the crime but didn't bite people much. It was tantamount to taking the opportunity to show his favor to the prince, which meant that he would not grab the other party and begged the other party to let him go. The family is small.

In addition, the crown prince does not know the current situation of Qizhou in real time, so it is easy to believe Rong Qinghuai's statement.

"Then what do you do next?" Rong Zhuo asked.

"The King of Banquet will be arriving in the capital soon. There is so much excitement, he can't justify it." Yu Jingdu said.

"What about you?" Rong Zhuo asked him.

"I have to follow him too." Yu Jingdu said, "So I will have someone send you back to Jiangfu in a while."

When Rong Zhuo heard that he meant to let him go back alone, his complexion immediately sank.

"When will you bring me to see His Royal Highness the Banquet King?" Rong Zhuo asked: "If he recruits me, will I not have to hide anymore?"

"Wait a little longer." Yu Jingdu said.

"How long will I have to wait? Why haven't you brought me to see him? It was inconvenient to say that I was sick, but now I've recovered a long time ago." Rong Zhuo said.

"Wait until this case is over, okay?"

"why?"

Yu Jingdu was silent for a while, and then said: "Although you have always said that Yanwang can win, I am still a little worried. So I thought, at least after this case is over, it will be easy if he wins, and if he loses, You don't have to fall into his hands."

"You want... to leave me a retreat?" Rong Zhuo asked.

"Yes." Yu Jingdu said: "I have no choice but to live and die with him, but you don't have to."

Rong Zhuo was very upset when he heard this.

He sniffed, and pretended to be joking: "Then I will listen to you, first give His Royal Highness Banquet a chance to prove himself."

Yu Jingdu couldn't help laughing at his tone.

"If he succeeds this time... I will tell you the secret I told you earlier." Yu Jingdu said.

"Really?" Rong Zhuo's eyes lit up, "Don't deny it when the time comes."

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Yu Jingdu: No denial, as long as you don't get angry!