I heard you want to let me down

In the winter afternoon, it was warm and sleepy. In addition, the new year was approaching, and the whole Rong family was filled with a festive and lazy atmosphere.However, the arrival of a group of unexpected guests slightly broke this comfort.

In Zhilan Courtyard, a few little girls on duty under the porch in front of the door are sitting and taking a nap secretly.Anyway, at this time, the girls are taking a nap, and no one will come.

A little girl at the gate of the courtyard was half asleep and half awake, noticing someone approaching, a jerk woke up, and immediately jumped up in panic: "I have seen the master!"

Several people woke up one after another to say hello.

Rong Huaisong frowned, but said nothing: "Are you girls still sleeping?"

The little girl stammered: "Master, it should be."

"Go and wake up your girls, and say that there is a guest at home, and you have something to see him."

The little girl responded and turned around.After a while, someone came out.But the person who came was not Rong Jin, only Shuang Yun.

Shuangyun had a lively smile, and her eyes calmly swept over the people behind Rong Huaisong: "Shuangyun met the master. It's really unfortunate that the girl couldn't sleep at noon, so she went to the garden to relax. Fuling followed."

Before Rong Huaisong could speak, a young man in an official uniform beside him laughed: "This is really interesting, the little girl at the gate doesn't even know if your girl is in your yard or not?"

Shuangyun's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "My lord doesn't know something. We girls love quietness the most, and we also sympathize with these lazy girls. They went out by the side door."

Rong Huaisong turned his head back: "Why don't the adults sit in the front yard and wait, I will ask someone to find the little girl and call him over immediately."

"No need, we are on business, how dare we be lazy?" The young man looked at Shuangyun with a smile, and said, "Where did your girl go, do you know?"

Shuangyun's eyes were wide open: "How would I know? But my girl likes to be quiet, so adults just look for it in remote places."

Shuangyun watched them leave, then turned back to Rong Jin's dormitory, grabbed the little girl who was tidying up the dressing table inside, and said, "Fuling, you go find the girl from the side door now, and tell the girl that the master is leading some girls in official uniforms. Many people went to look for him, men and women."

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The group of them walked towards the most remote place in the mansion, and it didn't take long before they found Rong Jin in a desolate bamboo forest.

Rong Jin was sitting on a big bluestone at that time, with his back to them, when he heard footsteps, he stood up and turned around, with a little surprise in his eyes: "Father, who are these?"

Rong Huaisong only introduced him to the young official at the front: "This is Mr. Lin from Huainan Mansion. I have something to ask you. Don't be afraid, just ask casually and answer truthfully."

Lin Qingya glanced at Rong Huaisong, not because he was unhappy because of what he said, but rather interesting: "This place is so barren, it makes people feel cold and desolate when they look at it. Miss Rong is newly married, it is the time of sweet love , what are you doing here?"

Rong Jin's attitude was indifferent: "Listen to the sound of the wind. I like to hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, but all the leaves in my yard fell in winter, so I had to come here."

Lin Qingya made a gesture of surprise: "The Rong family is so big, I looked at it from a distance, and there are many bamboo forests elsewhere, why did you come to such a desolate place?"

This bamboo forest is indeed barren. It can be seen that no one has cleaned it up for a long time. It can be said that weeds are overgrown.

Rong Jin said frankly, "I don't have a good relationship with my sisters at home. Those bamboo forests are all near their yard."

Rong Jin's explanation was reasonable, Lin Qingya smiled and didn't bother him any more.After all, they have such a powerful Confucian as their master, and I heard that their literary talents are not bad, so it is not surprising to have such an elegant hobby.

Lin Qingya coughed twice, and said sternly: "I won't hide it from Miss Rong anymore. The government received a complaint, and someone accused you of pretending to be married."

"Fake marriage?" Rong Jin repeated these four words slowly, as if feeling absurd: "What is a fake marriage?"

Behind Lin Qingya, a woman in her twenties looked at Rong Jin coldly: "It means that you and Gu Ruzhuo are not real husband and wife, and you married him just to avoid the official matchmaker. Women must marry when they are eighteen. This is the establishment of the Yong Dynasty." The iron law set at the time, if someone finds out that they are falsifying, they will be punished."

"My lord, I know the law you are talking about." Rong Jin's expression also turned cold: "I just don't know if you know that slandering good people is also a felony. Listening to what your lord means, it seems that I have a fake marriage. What is the proof?"

The woman was choked by Rong Jin, Rong Jin sternly said: "If anyone testifies to the physical evidence, just arrest me and go to court to convict me. If not, please speak carefully!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was on the verge of breaking out, Lin Qingya came out with a smile to calm down: "Miss Rong, calm down. We actually think this matter is absurd, but after all, we have received a complaint, so we have to come and question one or two."

Rong Jin turned to him and asked, "I don't know who filed the complaint?"

Lin Qingya laughed twice: "It was sent to the government anonymously."

The corners of Rong Jin's mouth slowly curled up, and he said softly, "So it's anonymous."

Lin Qingya cursed inwardly: Why is Rong Jin as difficult to deal with at such a young age as his old fox father?

Rong Jin gained the upper hand, and Rong Huaisong finally came out to smooth things over: "The grown-ups also follow orders, so they will not intentionally embarrass our Rong family. Ah Jin, just answer and don't keep asking other questions."

Several people behind Lin Qingya began to ask questions one by one.

"With the girl's talent, appearance and wealth, what kind of young talent can't be married? Why marry a servant?"

"Your Excellency, haven't you met my husband?" Rong Jin smiled slowly: "If you had met him, you wouldn't ask me this question again. Apart from his bad luck, he was sold into slavery, so he might not be as good as the one in Huainan City. What is the difference between a young talent."

This is true, Gu Ruzhuo is actually quite famous in Bailu Academy.These few families either have elders teaching in the academy, or younger ones studying in it, so naturally they have heard of him.

One person questioned: "When you bought him, you didn't know what kind of person he was. Why did you just buy him and settle in your own yard? Don't you think it's inappropriate?"

"Men love tenderness, women love beauty. He is good-looking, so I bought him back and am willing to give him preferential treatment." Rong Jin's expression was indifferent, as if he was saying something shameful: "I am Rong Jin If the next Patriarch of the family wants to marry a husband in the future, what's wrong with putting a beautiful young man in the yard first?"

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When several people asked questions, Rong Jin responded to them one by one, calmly and well-founded.

Finally, Lin Qingya suddenly asked: "Have you two consummated the house yet?"

Rong Jin paused, seemed a little embarrassed, but replied calmly: "No."

Lin Qingya stared at Rong Jin closely: "Why? I heard from the girl's words that she has a very strong friendship with her new husband-in-law. Why didn't they consummate the marriage?"

Rong Jin looked a little embarrassed, took a deep breath, and said in a bad tone: "My husband is going to take the exam in February next year, and it's time to study hard, how dare you disturb him now?"

After saying this sentence, Rong Jin finally lost his patience, and said coldly, "Have you finished asking the adults?"

Lin Qingya smiled reassuringly: "The questioning is over, the questioning is over. We are also doing things as usual, Miss Rong, don't mind. We will go to the girl's husband to ask about it later. Then it will be fine."

Rong Jin turned his back: "Walk slowly."

Rong Huaisong smiled and apologized to them for Rong Jin, and then sent them out of the house.

A moment later, Rong Huaisong reappeared in the bamboo forest.His expression was serious and hurried.There was no longer Rong Jin's figure inside, Rong Huaisong didn't pause for a moment, and walked straight in one direction.

In a deserted yard, Rong Huaisong's expression was complicated and unspeakable: "A Jin, what are you doing here? Where is Poria following you?"

The little girl named Fu Ling who was with Rong Jin before had disappeared. Rong Jin stood alone in front of the yard, looking straight into Rong Huaisong's eyes: "I'm waiting for father here. I think father should He will come here to look for me, and tell me some things that are inconvenient to be heard, so I sent Fu Ling back first."

Rong Huaisong smiled kindly and helplessly: "I'm just worried that you are scared because of what happened just now, so I came to see you. Since you are fine, go back and rest early. This side is barren, and there may be snakes and insects."

"Father now, do you still want to play dumb with me?" Rong Jin laughed, and he said to Rong Huaisong seriously: "There are some things that I need to know sooner or later."

Rong Huaisong's smile slowly fell: "What do you know?"

"I did guess something. Is my biological mother Rong Wu?"

After hearing that name, Rong Huaisong's pupils shrank fiercely, and his expression even became fierce for a moment: "Who told you?!"

"No one told me, not even in the family tree, that the man's name was there. But I guessed."

"From the chatting of some old servants of the Rong family; from the word "wu" engraved in the bridal jewelry; from this courtyard that has been deserted for many years but can vaguely see the once gorgeous and exquisite; from my grandmother's sudden change of attitude towards me , I probably guessed a little bit of the truth. And your reaction now shows that my guess is correct."

Rong Huaisong's expression turned down for a moment: "Ajin, you want to know, why didn't you just ask me? Are you suspicious of me, afraid that I will be bad for you?"

Rong Jin shook his head: "Father, even if I doubt myself, I won't doubt my father's kindness to me for so many years. But I think my father probably won't tell me."

"I really won't tell you, and I won't allow others to tell you." The weakness and depression just now have been firmly suppressed by this middle-aged man who has always been kind and loving: "Ah Jin, stop Ask, don't bother to check."

Of course Rong Jin couldn't accept this statement: "Father must give me a reason. You must let me know, who is the enemy you care about?"

"It was a fight between gods and gods, and we are just little pond fish that got hurt! Even if you really know the truth, what can you do?" Rong Huaisong was trembling with excitement, but still lowered his voice reflexively: " Don’t I want to avenge them? That’s my dearest and most indebted sister! Do I want my dearest, son, to wear skirts all his life and not be able to live a fair life?”

"But I don't have this ability. Neither do you." Rong Huaisong covered his eyes wearily: "I will be satisfied in my life if I can keep you alive in peace."

"But the enemies won't let us go just because we're hiding." Actually, Rong Jin didn't have a deep obsession with this matter. The reason why he and Rong Huaisong uncovered this matter today is because He sensed the danger: "The group of people who came today really came to find out if Gu Ruzhuo and I were married in a fake? When did the government get so busy that they even took care of this kind of thing? Besides, the Rong family has always been close to the prefect of Huainan "If it's as simple as someone submitting a petition, how could someone from the government come here so aggressively?"

"If in order not to arouse suspicion, I lost my mind for a while and lied that I have consummated the marriage, the next step is that they should ask for a medical examination. That's why those female officials came here. Isn't it?" Rong Jin stared closely at Rong Huaisong's face Face: "The Qiu family is far more powerful than the prefect of Huainan, isn't it?"

Rong Huaisong breathed a sigh of relief, and shook his head: "This matter is not what you think. I'm sure, this matter has nothing to do with the Chou family. It's just that Mr. Lin Qingya, the new official took office three fires."

Rong Jin still did not give up, trying to persuade Rong Huaisong: "Even if this matter is okay, I must always be on guard."

"As I said before, we are just fishes in the pond who have been harmed. As long as we are honest, our enemies will never come here. Don't try to take revenge." Rong Huaisong's expression was extremely stern: "Rong Jin, If you still treat me as your father, don't investigate this matter anymore! This will only bring disaster to you and me, and to the Rong family!"

Rong Jin actually didn't quite understand why Rong Huaisong's reaction was so intense, after all he didn't intend to do anything, he just wanted to know the truth.He opened his mouth to say something else.

Rong Huaisong grabbed Rong Jin's shoulder tightly: "You swear now, if you investigate this matter again, you will make me die!"

Seeing the pale face of his beloved son whom he had single-handedly raised, Rong Huaisong softened his tone, almost in a low voice: "A Jin, just be my son, don't think about these things, can't you?"

Rong Jin looked at the father who seemed to have aged a lot in just a few words, took a deep breath, and clenched his hands: "Okay, I will listen to my father."

"I swear, I will never investigate this matter again."