Inexplicably praised by the emperor, Minister Rong returned home in a happy mood.
He was in a trance, frowning and smiling at the same time. When it was time for dinner, Rong Zhou asked the maid to bring the table.
"Sanlang, we have a new dish today, it's called tofu, it looks delicious, you should try it."
Shangshu Rong had two older brothers, so Rong Zhou privately called him Sanlang.
"But is this the tofu that Erlang mentioned in the letter?" Minister Rong became interested. Seeing the white, tender and lovely thing on the plate, he scooped it with a spoon, and it trembled, which was quite interesting.
It tastes smooth and refreshing when you put it in your mouth. It is indeed a delicious dish.
"I bought this from a traveling merchant. It's from Mount Meng." Rong Zhou covered her lips with a scarf and smiled. "Mount Meng is indeed a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I really want to see it with my own eyes."
This was a roundabout way of praising him. Rong Shangshu knew what he was thinking and felt very relieved. Thinking of the emperor's praise, he said, "Today in the palace, the Prince of Qin presented a new thing called glass. The emperor was very pleased and even praised my son. It must be Erlang."
Among the young men of the Rong family, only Rong Lian is worthy of the emperor's praise.
Although he didn't know why the emperor praised the Rong family's son when admiring the glass. But that didn't stop him from being happy.
Rong Zhou smiled and said, "Who in Shengjing doesn't know Erlang's talent and character? If Han'er had half of Erlang's intelligence and hard work, I would be relieved."
Rong Han is the legitimate son of Rong Zhou and the fourth child in the clan. He is only twelve years old. Although he is not as outstanding as Rong Lian, he is also considered a promising talent.
"I tested Han'er the day before yesterday. His academic progress was quite good, which is pretty good." Minister Rong praised.
Rong Zhou was immediately proud of it.
However, at this moment, the servant came in in a panic, saying urgently: "Master, Madam, the fourth young master was beaten!"
Rong Zhou almost crushed her handkerchief when she heard this, but because of her status, she remained seated and asked solemnly, "Is Silangjun injured? Who hit him? Where is he now?"
Minister Rong also looked unhappy. Rong Han is his legitimate son and has decent talent, so he is the one he loves the most. Now that I heard about the beating, I felt heartbroken and angry that the attacker was humiliating the Rong family.
The servant replied in panic, "He was beaten by Mr. Liang outside the school."
"Which young master Liang?" Rong Zhou's eyes were cold.
"It's Prince Qin's adopted son, Young Master Liang!" When Prince Qin was mentioned, the servant's body trembled slightly.
Minister Rong and Rong Zhou looked at each other, Prince Qin! How is it related to Prince Qin again? The previous one has been sent back to his ancestral home in Linxi, so don’t let anything weird happen this time!
Fortunately, it was his own son who was beaten. No matter how powerful Prince Qin is, he has to be reasonable.
Huh? What's this feeling of relief?
Minister Rong was a little confused, and he quickly scolded, "Why don't you lead the way!"
Rong Zhou was a woman and it was not appropriate for her to go, so Minister Rong had no choice but to bring his servants with him. After all, he is the adopted son of Prince Qin. If he doesn't show up in person, he might not get any good results.
When they arrived at the scene of the fight, they saw Liang Siwen pinning Rong Han to the ground and beating him. No one could stop him, nor did anyone dare to.
The beaten Rong Han cried for his parents, his face was bruised and swollen, and he looked very miserable.
Minister Rong was furious and clenched his fist and shouted, "Stop!" Seeing that Liang Siwenru didn't hear him, he hurriedly ordered his servants to pull him away.
However, Liang Siwen was very skilled in martial arts and no one else could get close to him.
Minister Rong then sent someone to the Prince's Mansion to look for Qin Ke.
"Master, I have already gone to invite him." The servants were extremely nervous. They had failed to protect the Fourth Young Master, and the Master might vent his anger on them afterwards.
Just when they were getting anxious, the sound of horse hooves was heard and everyone looked up.
A man riding a fine horse came with majestic appearance. He wore a black robe with gold coating, a jade crown tied high, and had an extraordinary appearance. He looked down upon everyone from his horse, his eyes cold, as if he was taking the enemy's head amidst a mighty army.
"Liang Siwen."
The indifferent voice was like a knife and an axe splitting the sky.
Liang Siwen suddenly stopped, with the fierce light in his eyes still there. He turned to look at Qin Ke, then shrank back and dared not speak.
"Your humble servant greets the prince." Although Minister Rong was furious, he still had his reasoning. He bowed slightly and said, "For some reason, Young Master Liang actually beat up my own son in public."
His voice was very deep and trembling.
Qin Ke glanced at Liang Siwen, who looked aggrieved, and said lightly, "Siwen is outrageous. I will punish him severely and give an explanation to Minister Rong."
After saying this, he actually wanted to take Liang Siwen away directly.
Even if Minister Rong was timid, he could not swallow this insult. He stopped his horse directly, his beard trembling, and said, "Prince, I think it is better to clarify the matter in public."
Rong Han was helped up by the servants. His nose was bleeding and he was crying bitterly.
As a father, how can I remain indifferent when I see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears?
"Si Wen, explain." Qin Ke threw down these four words indifferently, as if he was very easy to talk to.
Minister Rong was just wondering when he heard Liang Siwen say, "Father, I have found out. A few months ago, Rong Silang threatened Rong Dalang with his mother's belongings and forced him to do something indecent to me. I had previously mistakenly thought that Rong Dalang was an evil person and had him punished. Now that I have seen the culprit, how can I remain calm?"
Everyone: “…” As if they had heard something extraordinary.
Minister Rong: “…” Why did he feel even more dizzy?
There were many onlookers in the street, and it concerned the reputation of the Rong family, so he didn't want to stay any longer.
"Did Rong Dalang really bully you?" Qin Ke's voice was as cold as ice.
No matter what, Rong Dalang's act of hurting others in exchange for his biological mother's belongings is not a gentleman's behavior.
Liang Siwen carefully recalled what happened that day.
The young men were having fun at a party. After the banquet, Rong Dalang suddenly came to his table, flirted with him with words in front of everyone, and even tried to touch him with his hands.
He was so angry that he didn't care about his expression.
Now that I think about it carefully, Rong Dalang looked very embarrassed at that time, his mouth and nose were bruised, and his eyes were red, as if he had been crying.
However, I was filled with disgust at that time, so why would I care about his situation?
"I stopped him before he could bully me." Liang Siwen's face turned slightly red, and he felt a little guilty.
Rong Dalang's behavior was wrong, but it was understandable.
As Rong Han was the main culprit, he humiliated both of them with one move. It would be hard to vent his anger if he didn't beat them up severely.
Qin Ke's eyes fell on Rong Han's face, without any warmth in his eyes, "What are the relics of Rong Dalang's biological mother? Where are they?"
Minister Rong wanted to refute, but he couldn't just listen to Liang Siwen's one-sided words. However, when he saw Qin Ke's cold face, he felt a little scared.
Rong Han just kept crying, how could she hear Qin Ke’s questions?
"I'm asking you! What is the relic? Where is it?" Liang Siwen was extremely depressed when he knew that he had become a tool for his brothers to kill each other.
The Rong family’s family tradition is really corrupt!
Rong Han's body trembled when he was scolded by him. He was afraid of being beaten.
And accidentally met Qin Ke's cold eyes, he was so scared that he ignored everything and shouted directly: "Throw it away! I threw it away! It's just an old purse!"
Having said this, how could Minister Rong still not know the reason behind this?
Treason! Treason! The Rong family has lost all face!
"Where did you throw it?" Liang Siwen asked again.
Rong Han shook his legs and said miserably, "In the grass."
That day, the young men walked together and later had a picnic on a meadow. Could it be that meadow?
"Minister Rong, the discord in your mansion has affected my Prince's mansion. Now that things have come to this, the grudges are settled. What do you think?"
Qin Ke sat high on the horse, looking down at Minister Rong.
Just because Rong Han used Liang Siwen as a living target to tease Rong Dalang, causing Liang Siwen to be embarrassed in public and becoming the topic of conversation among others, Rong Han deserved what he suffered today.
"My son is young and unruly. I will come to your house to apologize some other day." Minister Rong knew he was in the wrong and had to bow his head.
Seeing that he didn't care about the eldest son at all, Qin Ke suddenly sneered.
Later he said to Liang Siwen: "You beat others in the street, you should be punished, you will be whipped ten times when you return home."
After saying this, he rode away on his horse, ignoring everyone's comments.
Liang Siwen returned home, and after being whipped ten times, he lay on the couch, and Chen Chuangu applied medicine on him.
"You are too impulsive." Chen Chuangu felt sorry when he saw the purple and red whip marks on his back.
Liang Siwen snorted, "I'm just so angry. How could Rong Han be so shameless? Using someone else's mother's belongings as a threat is really too despicable!"
He was filled with righteous indignation and seemed ready to give him another beating.
Chen Chuangu was helpless, "Where is your father?"
"I don't know. It seems he went out of town."
After applying the medicine, Liang Siwen suddenly stood up and went to the table, "Uncle Chen, Rong Lian also misunderstood Rong Dalang before. Now he is in Linxi, living with Rong Dalang. I want to send a message to him, asking him not to misunderstand, so as not to hurt the brotherly relationship."
Chen Chuangu thought to himself: Actually, you just want to write a letter, right? What excuses!
"After you finish writing the letter, lie down and recuperate." After saying that, he left with the medicine box.
When he reached the outside of the courtyard, it was dark at night. He suddenly saw a tall and slender figure in front of him. It was Qin Ke.
I couldn't see clearly what the man was holding in his hand.
"Qin Sizhi!" he suddenly called out loudly.
Qin Ke immediately put the thing in his hand into his sleeve as if by reflex, and his expression was panicked for a moment.
Fortunately, the courtyard was dark and Chen Chuangu could not see clearly.
"The emperor has ordered me to lead several people from the Ministry of Works to set out for Mount Meng tomorrow to learn the craftsman's methods."
Under the swaying shadows of the trees, Qin Ke lowered his eyes and asked, "Are you going?"
"Go!" Is there any need to ask?
However, it is a bit strange that the emperor sent people to Linxi to study instead of summoning craftsmen from Mengshan to Beijing.
Could it be that someone named Qin was the one mediating?
The author has something to say:
Interview Minister Rong.
Microphone: May I ask, what else can you say besides "rebellious son"?
Minister Rong: ...You have really brought shame to the Rong family!
Microphone: emmmmmm, go to hell!
PS: I will become a v the day after tomorrow, and I am working hard to save up manuscripts, so the number of words today is a little less. I hope my little cuties will continue to support me! Don't get fat T﹏T
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