As soon as the news that the prince was going to pay homage to Empress Xiaochengren at the imperial mausoleum spread, the officials at the imperial mausoleum began to prepare.
Therefore, after arriving at the imperial tomb, Yinreng and others took a short rest and then began the worship ceremony.
As the legitimate son, the most important part of Yinreng's ceremony was to wear formal attire and kowtow and burn incense in the palace.
As the eldest son of a concubine, Yinzhen could only kowtow outside the palace, while the others knelt far away in the yard and were not even qualified to get close.
Such a ceremony would last for three consecutive days. Only after all the ceremonies were over did Yinreng have the energy to wander around the imperial mausoleum.
He had been here in his previous life, and now when he thought about it, it didn't feel so strange.
only……
"Boss, why haven't I seen Longkodo these days?"
After Yinreng said this, Yinzhi remembered the troublemaker.
Yes, where is that person?
Yinzhen turned around and asked the accompanying officials. They looked at each other and seemed to be afraid to say more.
Yinzhen's temper flared up, and he immediately kicked him. "Hurry up and tell me, where are the Longko people?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince and the eldest prince, Lord Longkodo has been recuperating in the courtyard due to an injury."
Yinreng frowned. "What injury?"
The official looked surprised and said, "It was the injury from being beaten with a stick on New Year's Eve."
Before Yinreng could say anything, Yinzhi laughed and scolded, "You know it happened on New Year's Eve, and it's almost the next New Year's Eve, and he still hasn't recovered? Where does that bastard live? Bring me there, and I will personally examine his injuries."
The officials first looked at Yinreng, and seeing that his face was ashen, they took the two masters to the backyard with bitter faces.
There are also officials and managers at all levels in charge of the imperial mausoleum. For daily convenience, their families also live in the backyard.
But living here is different from living at home, at least you can't bring your family with you.
Moreover, only officials of high rank were allowed to live in with their families, and this did not include demoted guards like Longkodo.
So, when Yinreng and Yinzhi found out that Longkodo and Li Si'er were having sex in broad daylight at their residence, they were furious.
"Longkodo, you bastard, how dare you commit adultery in broad daylight in the imperial mausoleum."
Yinzhen was so angry that he dragged Longkodo out of bed, not caring whether he had put on his clothes or not, and threw him at Yinreng's feet.
He scolded, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to pay his respects, but you haven't appeared in three days. The stewards said you were recovering from your injuries, but I never thought you were doing this."
Longkodo knew that Yinreng and others were coming, but he was angry and naturally didn't want to pay his respects to Yinreng, so he told the stewards that he was recuperating from his injuries.
Because of his special status, even if he was demoted here now, he might return to the capital one day, so the officials and managers did not dare to offend him and had to agree.
No one expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Eldest Prince would hold on to him and just barge in instead of sending anyone to look for him.
Now not only Longkodo was panicked, but even the officials and managers were panicked.
"Your Highness, please spare my life. We would never dare to deceive Your Highness."
While begging for mercy, the officials cursed Longkodo in their hearts for being courteous of his own death.
Longkodo kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Highness, please spare my life. I am indeed recovering from my injuries, but... but..."
Yinzhen got angry when he saw his behavior, and kicked him again before he could finish speaking.
"If I had known you were such a worthless creature, I should have added something else to the salt water and let your butt and lower body rot away."
Longkodo cursed Yinreng in his heart for his cruelty, but on the surface he no longer dared to speak nonsense. He just kowtowed and begged Yinreng for forgiveness.
Not long after, Li Si'er, who had put on her clothes, came out and knelt on the ground, looking at Yinreng pitifully, her voice soft and charming.
"Your Highness, I..."
"Shut up!" Yinzhen raised his leg and kicked her without any mercy.
Li Si'er never expected that she would be kicked away before she could finish her words after winking at the blind man.
Yinreng: ...
After a while, Yinreng looked at Longkodo, who was kneeling and kowtowing, and said, "It is rare that you have fallen into my hands so many times. You have always been refusing to obey me because of your status as a Tong family member. So today I will give you a chance to show yourself."
Longkodo looked up in surprise, his eyes full of anticipation.
Yinreng smiled slightly, pointed at Yinzhi and then at the dozens of people following him.
"I'm sure you recognize these young soldiers. They're all sons of ministers and noble families. They've returned to my eldest brother for training. If you can defeat them and my eldest brother with force, I'll take you back to the palace and personally ask the Emperor to reinstate you."
After his excitement subsided, Longkodo couldn't help but frown. "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really good at fooling people. Dozens of people are besieging a single servant. Even if I had a body of iron, I wouldn't be able to withstand it."
Yinreng smiled and said, "You are wrong. They are not attacking you together, but fighting you one by one. If you feel it is unfair, then give up. But don't say that I didn't give you a chance to turn things around."
Longkodo felt that he was still at a disadvantage, but when he took a quick look at those so-called young master soldiers, he found that they were all playboys in the capital.
He was great at eating, drinking and having fun, but fighting with someone like him who used to be a guard was nothing.
Even if they have been in the military camp, they are still useless.
After a little thought, Longkodo agreed.
"Then let's get started now."
Yinreng sat down on the chair, and a group of young soldiers stood in a row, ready to go.
They knew what happened on New Year's Eve, and their elders in the family had warned them not to get involved, but during the time they had been in the military camp, they had been impressed by Yinzhen's abilities and had long followed his lead.
Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given the order to take turns fighting with Longkodo openly, so he has to perform well.
Winning or losing is not important. What is important is to beat Longkodo severely to vent the anger of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
So, while Longkodo's legs were still trembling, the young masters standing in a row rushed over one by one.
He Yuzhu and Li Zhong had already found chairs and tea for the two masters, and were now standing behind their respective masters, watching the fight attentively.
The young soldiers were naturally no match for Longkodo, but Longkodo was being beaten by dozens of people in turn, and even if he was very powerful, he would have been beaten to the point of having uneven breathing.
When it was Yinzhen's turn to take action, Longkodo had not been able to get up for several times. There were stars in his eyes, his head was buzzing, and his handsome face had lost all its features.
Yinreng thought to himself, these brats are really good at using dirty tricks. As real men, why would they only hit people in the face?
"Longkodo, I haven't fought you yet, hurry up and get up. As long as you defeat me, the prince will take you back to the palace. What an attractive offer, hurry up and get up."
Yinzhen stepped on Longkodo's shoulder and crushed him hard, "Longkodo, don't think that the Tong family can always protect you. If you dare to disrespect the prince again, I don't believe that after killing you, the emperor will still let me pay with my life!"
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