"Chaoxi..." Qin Nanjing's slow voice sounded above Rong Chaoxi's head, "What are you doing under the table? Where did the chicken leg come from?"
Rong Chaoxi's heart skipped a beat, and he prayed desperately,
[Mother didn’t notice that the roast chicken on the altar was gone. Didn’t see, didn’t see, didn’t see…]
"Auntie, it was given to her... hehe..." It was given to her by the auntie in the kitchen, she didn't steal it.
Rong Chaoxi grinned and spoke to Qin Nanjing in a flattering manner.
Qin Nanjing's mouth twitched slightly when she heard these inconsistent words.
She should have heard it or she didn't.
Rong Baichuan picked up the roast chicken on the altar and saw that the chicken legs had been torn off and the meat inside had been taken out and eaten, leaving only the skeleton and skin.
In order to make the roast chicken look plump, the little guy stuffed a lot of leaves inside.
He looked at the roast suckling pig next to it. It was the same inside, supported by leaves.
"No wonder I haven't seen her since it got dark. It turns out she came here to steal food and even knew how to restore the state to its original state. She is worthy of being my daughter." Rong Baichuan said with a smile.
"hey-hey……"
It seems like I've been discovered.
Rong Chaoxi acted decisively and finished the chicken leg in two big bites, then quickly pulled down the tablecloth that Qin Nanjing had lifted.
Then he pushed the big bear out from the other side and lay on its back like a unfolded sugar glider.
He shouted, "Guo Lai, run..."
When Big Bear heard the word "run", it was as if some mechanism was triggered. He rushed out, creating a gust of wind that blew over the tablecloth and almost covered the candle on the table.
Qin Nanjing looked at the two little guys who disappeared in an instant, and the corners of her mouth twitched wildly.
"Did you bring back a top accomplice for Chaoxi?"
The way these two escaped was so smooth and skillful.
"I think Guo Lai was forced..." Rong Baichuan said, touching his chin.
"Guo Lai?" Qin Nanjing asked, "Who is Guo Lai?"
"That bear." Rong Baichuan said, "Didn't Chaoxi just shout that?"
Ah...changed the name again?
…
Annan Marquis Mansion.
Marquis Annan brought his entire family to the yard to worship the gods with great piety.
"Dad, now that we have severed our relationship with Rong Baichuan, he is no longer the heir of the Marquisate."
Rong Qiwang approached Annan Hou and asked with a smile,
"When will you write to the Emperor to pass the throne to me?"
"You?!" Marquis Annan rolled his eyes at him, "Do you think the title of nobility in our mansion is passed down from generation to generation?
"Your father was able to inherit the title because of his hard work in suppressing bandits."
"With your current appearance, you still want to be the prince of a marquisate? Stop dreaming!"
The Cheng Kingdom, the previous dynasty of Dongwu, lasted for a hundred years, and the titles of meritorious service were passed down from generation to generation.
As time went by, the system was passed down from generation to generation without regard for merit and character, resulting in the high-ranking officials and nobles before the country was destroyed becoming a bunch of good-for-nothings.
They think they are superior to others, are indifferent to life, and treat the common people as straw dogs, killing them whenever they want.
It caused great suffering to the people, natural disasters ravaged the country, and made life miserable for the people.
Emperor Dongwu Kaizu took this as a warning and learned a lesson. Any meritorious family who wanted to inherit the title had to have outstanding achievements, knowledge, or good character.
Otherwise, the title will be lost in that generation.
Therefore, Rong Qiwang was a good-for-nothing, and Marquis Annan never placed the future of the Marquisate on his shoulders.
The one he had his eyes on was Rong Shihan, who had become famous in Kyoto at the age of twelve as "the youngest scholar with the highest rank in history."
After all, this court is a court of civil officials, and the military generals are weak after all.
When Rong Shihan passes the imperial examination and enters the court, the Annan Marquisate will be even more glorious than when Rong Baichuan was there.
Only he can sit on the throne of the crown prince.
Three years ago, Rong Yubai showed his amazing talent at the age of eight, and Marquis Annan originally wanted to train him as his heir.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Rong Yubai was poisoned on the eve of the provincial examination. From then on, his legs were disabled, he could not speak, and he would even slowly become an idiot.
Even today, Marquis Annan still feels regretful when he thinks about it.
If that child were still alive and well, he would surely surpass Qin Taifu and become the head of the civil officials, bringing supreme glory to the Annan Marquisate.
"Dad, what do you mean?"
Rong Qi Wang was instantly unhappy. He had already made a promise among his friends that he would soon become the crown prince. When the old man passed away, he would become a marquis and would surely be able to help his brothers get promoted to higher positions and so on.
Now Marquis Annan actually told him not to even think about it, because he has no chance of the position of Crown Prince or Marquis!
Anger immediately appeared on Rong Qiwang's face.
"If you don't give me the throne of the Crown Prince, who do you want to pass it on to? Do you want that reckless Rong Baichuan to be the Crown Prince? You want to recognize him back!?
"Although this attempt to usurp the throne was fake, it doesn't mean he really doesn't have this idea."
"Look at him yelling at the Emperor all day long. Sooner or later, our whole family will lose their heads because of his disrespect to His Majesty!"
"Dad, do you want the Marquis of Annan and the achievements that grandfather risked his life to achieve to be undone?!"
Rong Qiwang became more and more annoyed as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously became louder.
"You said I can't do it because I don't have any merits. Why don't you just get me some? Didn't you also rely on stealing other people's merits back then..."
Snap...
"You bastard!"
Marquis Annan slapped Rong Qiwang fiercely, his face becoming ferocious with anger.
He shouted angrily in a low voice, "What do you want to do! You want to bring your father down?! Are you tired of living?"
"Hey! What's wrong? This is... Wang'er was just saying that in anger..."
Seeing her son being beaten, the Hou lady who was kneeling in the back row said distressedly,
"We should worship the gods properly and not let the gods see us."
"It's all because of you that he behaved like this now!" Marquis Annan glared at his wife fiercely.
Things have been going badly lately, even worshipping God has ruined my good mood.
Marquis Annan took a few deep breaths to adjust his mood, then said expressionlessly, "Concentrate on worshiping the gods, no one is allowed to speak!"
Rong Qi Wang lowered his head, clenched his teeth, and was still very unconvinced.
He inherited the title by stealing other people's credit, so why can't I do the same?
"Rong Baichuan is no longer a member of our family. The position of Crown Prince will be yours sooner or later. Don't be angry with your father. Apologize to him quickly..."
Boom——!!!
"Ah... cough cough cough cough..."
Before the Marquis's wife could finish her words, there was a sudden loud noise, which frightened her and made her scream, and the dust that was raised made her choke.
"Wha...what's going on?"
"What happened? Why is there so much dust..."
After the dust settled, everyone looked ahead in surprise, their faces filled with horror.
I saw the altar in front of me was smashed to pieces by a huge rock!
The loud noise just now came from here.
"This, this, this... this stone came from the sky!"
A little maid saw with her own eyes the huge rock, which was as tall as a man and could be hugged by three people, falling straight down from the sky and hitting the altar.
She trembled and said, "God... a huge rock fell from the sky, and the god is angry..."
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