Chapter 84 The Hypocritical Young Master of the Noble Academy 19
"You are a nobleman, how can you be my plaything?" Xie Rong said with a fake smile.
Wang Chengxiu is a nobleman, but in this timeline, only the protagonist is favored by Heaven.
He'll play with the very essence of Heaven's will.
As for these people, they're just there to be tormented as a side effect.
“Of course, if you insist on being a jerk, I can’t stop you,” Xie Rong walked over and patted his shoulder. “If Lu Siyu dies, I’ll just have to find someone else.”
After saying that, he turned and left, ignoring the momentary darkening of Wang Chengxiu's expression behind him.
...
On the day of the auction.
Xie Rong sat down in the first row with his father.
Before the auction even started, people would approach him to exchange pleasantries, but they were met with Xie's father's cold attitude and had no choice but to leave awkwardly.
"I finally get to see my precious son, and these guys just have to come up here and cause trouble," Xie's father had a bad temper and a loud voice. When he shouted, the nobles who wanted to come up and chat with him in the distance all stopped in their tracks.
Xie Rong said with a hint of disdain, "Father, with so many people watching, where is your composure? I don't want to be laughed at by those lowly special admission students."
Mr. Xie coughed lightly and glared at him, "You're lecturing your father now? I cleared a bunch of things to come see you."
Xie Rong gave a soft hum and remained silent.
“The Crown Prince came to our house yesterday,” Xie’s father suddenly said. “He wants to discuss your marriage with me.”
"You are the only treasure of the Xie family. You must lead the Xie family to continue its glory. He tried to abduct me to the East Palace as soon as he entered the door. Naturally, I couldn't hold back my anger, so I snatched the broom from the servant's hand and kicked him out!" Father Xie opened his arms to him, raising one thick eyebrow triumphantly. "How about it? Are you moved by your father? Why don't you hug your dear father to show your gratitude?"
Xie Rong's face was cold, her cheeks puffed out, and she was too angry to talk to him.
Mr. Xie sighed sadly and fell silent.
Xie Rong grew up to be so outstanding that none of the young nobles in the empire could compare to him, while his aging father seemed far too crude in comparison.
His baby hasn't been able to be taken to a friend's house by his little hand like he was when he was a child for a long time.
Determined to save face for Xie Rong, Xie's father lit a sky lantern at the next auction.
“Father,” Xie Rong glanced at him sideways, “are you planning to use your own private treasury or the Xie family’s public treasury to buy all this useless stuff?”
There were even some items donated by impoverished people mixed in, which Xie Rong found annoying to look at even once.
Mr. Xie came to his senses, gave a dry laugh, and remained silent.
How could he possibly have any private funds!
After Xie Rong's coming-of-age ceremony, he was effectively in charge of managing all of the Xie family's assets.
His son was clearly strong-willed and would never tolerate any elders putting him down, nor would he allow any family members, young or old, to misappropriate assets at will. Even Xie's father had no say in this matter.
He was just waiting for Xie Rong to graduate from the academy so he could retire.
The auction ended, but the auction was not over yet.
The auction was held under the guise of charity, with all proceeds to be donated to the slums.
After all, for nobles, places like slums only have two meanings.
Firstly, they serve as toys in this amusement park; secondly, they demonstrate their hypocritical benevolence.
The specially admitted students in the college, naturally, had to act as representatives and toast the guests in turn at the thank-you dinner to express their gratitude.
"President, you really went all out today. Lu Siyu is also a special admission student, yet he dared not come to offer a toast," Chu Mu, dressed in a meticulously tailored suit, sat next to him, clinked glasses with him, and breathed warmly on his ear. "That's so outrageous."
Xie Rong gently swirled his wine glass, took a small sip, and said, "Coincidentally, Xu Xi was just sitting in the seat you're in now, and said the same thing."
Chu Mu stared at his Adam's apple bobbing back and forth, gradually becoming mesmerized. "That Xu Xi guy just loves to watch the show, unlike me, who only feels indignant on behalf of the president."
Xie Rong glanced at him sideways, then suddenly flicked his wrist, splashing the unfinished wine in his cup onto Chu Mu's face with undisguised malice.
Chu Mu closed his eyes, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid, "President, actually I'm better than..."
Something fell from the second-floor corridor railing and hit the ground with a thud.
This was followed by screams of alarm from countless nobles.
Xie Rong put down his wine glass, got up and walked over.
“President!” A student council member approached, his voice trembling uncontrollably, “Prince Wang… he fell to his death!”
Xie Rong pushed aside the boys and the crowd that surrounded her, and glanced at the man lying in a pool of blood.
It's such a pity that His Majesty the King is so ill and the throne is within his grasp.
Who could be so ruthless as to commit such a cunning act against a man with such skill?
"Immediately seal off the scene, call the school doctor to perform an autopsy, and no one is allowed to leave." Xie Rong suppressed the corners of his mouth that were turning up, and gave the student council members instructions with a pained expression.
While the student council sealed off the scene, several of the prince's entourage and guests from the second floor were taken down for questioning.
"His Highness the Crown Prince was waiting for a student to come see him, so he made us all wait outside," a servant said, almost crying with fear.
"A student? Who is that?" the royal nobleman demanded sternly.
"It's a student named Lu Siyu!"
"Lu? Which Lu family?" This nobleman from the royal family had never heard of any prominent noble family with the surname Lu.
"They are special admissions students newly recruited by the academy this year..."
"A specially admitted student dared to assassinate the Crown Prince! Arrest him immediately!" The royal nobleman was relieved.
No one would want to take the blame for assassinating the crown prince, so it would be inappropriate to rashly question any nobleman.
But for a lowly commoner, it's a different story.
Lu Siyu was brought up by the palace guards.
He showed no sign of panic. "When I went in, he was already dead."
"Is that so?" The royal nobles clearly didn't believe it. "What about the forensic doctor?"
"The Crown Prince drank too much today. The exact time of his death cannot be determined to the second, but it must have been within an hour."
The scene was too chaotic, and no one noticed that the Crown Prince, who was traveling incognito, suddenly appeared at the banquet.
Until new clues emerge, Lu Siyu cannot be completely cleared of suspicion and is temporarily detained in prison.
Xie Rong saw Lu Siyu again three days later, when he personally visited him in prison.
"Xie Rong," Lu Siyu said in a low voice as he hugged him, "I've done everything you asked me to do. You said you would protect me and get me out of here."
That night, in the basement bed, Xie Rong told him that after graduation, he would be betrothed to the crown prince by the king.
Because the Xie family was too powerful, they had become a thorn in the side of the royal family. So the crown prince came up with a plan: if he could marry Xie, he could be stripped of his right to inherit the Xie family and be confined to the Eastern Palace.
Xie Rong, her eyes still glistening with tears, softly asked him if he would be willing to help him.
They said they would give him anything as long as he helped them.
Lu Siyu lost his mind, forgetting the various evil deeds of the person on his body, and agreed without thinking.
How could someone who is willing to feed stray dogs with leftovers be a bad person?
Xie Rong, disgusted by the filth of the prison, sat on his lap, a fake, innocent smile playing on her lips. "I didn't ask you to kill him. Who knew you'd be so cruel?"
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