Chapter 044 Do you like sleeping with me so much?
"Ah." Rong Yin propped himself up and looked up at Zong Zheng Xiao, not understanding what was going on: "What are you doing? I'm not sleeping here."
Zong Zheng Xiao snorted and laughed, like an eager old rogue, he knelt on one knee beside the bed and leaned over to press down.
"Ah!" A palace maid accidentally exclaimed in surprise, and was glared at by Si Xi. She quickly shut her mouth and lowered her head.
Lu'e, who was directing other palace maids to change the water, heard the noise and turned around to see Zong Zheng Xiao covering Rong Yin and moving his hands and feet, while Rong Yin kept struggling.
"Don't move." Zong Zhengxiao restrained Rong Yin's hands.
"Ah!" Rong Yin subconsciously wanted to get rid of him.
Lu'e was so frightened that her eyes widened and she immediately ran over in a hurry. She looked like she wanted to go up and pull the person away.
Si Xi took a big step forward, opened his arms and stopped the man.
Regardless of whether Zong Zhengxiao really wanted to do that to Rong Yin, even if he did, as servants, they had no right to stop him. Forcible intervention would only harm Rong Yin and themselves.
"Lü'e, calm down." Si Xi winked at her and lowered his voice to persuade her.
"But..."
"No buts, think about your identity."
Lu'e was so anxious that she almost cried, "Isn't your Majesty the most doting on the young master? How can you force him like this!"
On the bed, Rong Yin didn't understand why Zong Zheng Xiao was pressing him down, and Zong Zheng Xiao's expression was also very strange, like a wolf about to eat a lamb, revealing his lustful ferocity.
Wasn't he fine just now? Why did he suddenly change his expression?
Rong Yin instinctively sensed the danger and wanted to escape, but Zong Zheng Xiao had him firmly under his control and he would not be able to break free with ordinary force. But if he put up a desperate resistance, he would definitely hurt Zong Zheng Xiao.
"Ah..." Rong Yin looked at Zong Zheng Xiao aggrievedly: If you scare me again, I will get angry, and when I get angry I will chase you and slap you with my tail!
Zong Zheng Xiao was unmoved. Instead, he suddenly lowered his head and moved closer to Rong Yin's face, as if he was about to kiss her.
Rong Yin's pupils shrank slightly and she stepped back in surprise, but Zong Zheng Xiao got closer and closer.
It seemed that their faces were about to touch.
Just when Rong Yin was about to lose control and was about to fight Zong Zheng Xiao, Zong Zheng Xiao leaned close to his ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Will you dare to look around again in the future?"
Rong Yin paused: What?
Zong Zhengxiao raised his hips slightly. Others might not have seen it, but Rong Yin, whose entire body was almost clinging to Zong Zhengxiao, felt it clearly.
"I will teach you a lesson every time you see me next time." Zong Zhengxiao said again.
Rong Yin understood. This was because Zong Zheng Xiao found out that he had just peeked at his little brother and was unhappy, so he pretended to be unhappy to scare him.
"Ah!" Rong Yin was angry: You stingy guy, drink some cold water!
Zong Zheng Xiao raised his head, met Rong Yin's angry eyes, and suddenly laughed.
"Hahahaha, I just like seeing you like this sulky little look." Zong Zhengxiao even pinched his face.
Hearing Zong Zhengxiao's laughter, Lu'e, who was worried to the point of tears, was stunned.
Si Xi's expression was similar to hers. They both turned their heads at the same time and found that Zong Zheng Xiao had let go of Rong Yin, but was still holding her in his arms and they rolled onto the bed together.
"I punish you by letting you lie down with me for a while. You can come back when I fall asleep."
Others: Huh?
It turns out that the fierce look you had just on your face as if you were about to kill someone was just an act! Did you really just want someone to sleep with you?
My Lord, you are such a great actor!
Si Xi: Even though I know His Majesty well, he didn't notice it this time.
Lu'e, whose makeup was all ruined by her tears: The emperor is really...
The palace servants were submissive and dared not say a word when they were deceived, but the person involved had a different tone.
Zong Zheng Xiao pressed his face against his shoulder, and he took the opportunity to bite Zong Zheng Xiao's shoulder, cursing angrily in his heart: You stripped naked in front of me, why don't you let me see it? I'll see it, I'll see it every day from now on, and make you so angry that you'll die!
"Hiss, it hurts." Zong Zhengxiao whispered in Rong Yin's ear.
Rong Yin: Humph, you're talking nonsense again. I clearly didn't use much effort.
"Be gentle, it really hurts." His tone already sounded a little pitiful.
Rong Yin was now losing confidence, but thinking of Zong Zheng's cunning and scheming character, he still didn't give in.
Zong Zhengxiao continued in a soft voice, "I handled a lot of government affairs today. I'm very tired and sleepy. I want to sleep."
Rong Yin: A self-torture tactic?
"I'll give you a shoulder massage next time, okay?"
Rongyin: Draw a big cake, don't believe it.
"I really like the snow peaches you pinched for me. Just looking at them makes me feel better."
Rong Yin: “…”
He recalled Zong Zhengxiao's expression when he received his love snowball.
Rong Yin opened his mouth, letting go of Zong Zhengxiao's shoulder meat, and then the whole fish shrank into his arms.
Rong Yin: I will settle the score with you later. Let you sleep well tonight.
Zong Zheng Xiao chuckled, hugged Rong Yin, rested his chin lightly on the top of his head, smiled and closed his eyes.
Rong Yin originally wanted to slip back into the water after Zong Zheng Xiao fell asleep, but as he waited, his consciousness gradually became blurred. He only felt that Zong Zheng Xiao's arm, which he was resting his head on, was so strong, and he felt safe resting on Zong Zheng Xiao's chest...
If conditions permit, it's not impossible to just lie there for the rest of your life.
Rong Yin was fantasizing happily and fell into a dream without even realizing it.
After the two masters lay down quietly, the palace servants huddled in their corners. The room was so quiet that only the slight movement of burning candles could be heard. It was indeed a perfect place to fall asleep.
Listening to Rong Yin's regular breathing, Zong Zheng Xiao slowly opened his eyes. He lowered his eyes and looked at Rong Yin who was sleeping soundly, with a helpless smile in his eyes.
His little mermaid is still so soft-hearted.
Seeing that it was almost time for Rong Yin to return to the water, Zong Zheng Xiao didn't need Lu'e to remind him. He sniffed the fragrance coming from behind Rong Yin's neck, then carefully picked her up, walked over and put her back into the pool.
Zong Zhengxiao's movements were gentle, and Rong Yin was sleeping soundly, and did not wake up from beginning to end.
He tucked Rong Yin's hair behind his ears and looked at his peaceful sleeping face. Zong Zheng Xiao thought to himself: You are so stupid and kind, it's so easy for you to be fooled. You'd better stay by my side, even if it's just as a friend.
When Rong Yin woke up the next day, he was surprised to find that he had fallen asleep on Zong Zheng Xiao's bed last night. However, he felt that it was not his fault. If there was anyone to blame, it was because it was too comfortable to sleep next to Zong Zheng Xiao.
I feel like Zong Zheng Xiao is a natural human pillow. Whether I use him as a pillow or hug him, he helps me sleep very well.
Last time, Zong Zhengxiao served as his mattress during his nap, and he slept well.
In order to verify whether her guess was correct, that night, after Zong Zhengxiao went to bed, Rong Yin took the initiative to climb up, and without any hesitation, she snuggled into Zong Zhengxiao's arms and took his hand and put it on her waist.
As expected, he fell asleep quickly, and it was Zong Zheng Xiao who sent him back into the water.
Rong Yin repeated the same operation on the second and third days. On the fourth night, he was too lazy to wait for Zong Zheng Xiao, so he lay down on the bed first. When Zong Zheng Xiao looked over at him, he patted the empty space beside him with a smile.
Rong Yin: Come quickly, there's a seat reserved for you.
Zong Zhengxiao: “…”
If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be his bed.
Zong Zhengxiao hugged Rong Yin's waist and touched his face, "Why do you like sleeping with me so much?"
"Ah!" Rong Yin blinked her big eyes and smiled brightly.
Rong Yin: I like it. I like it very much.
Zong Zhengxiao lay down holding Rong Yin, and quietly replied in his heart: I like it too, I like it very much.
Unlike the warmth in Ginshasa Garden, the situation outside is becoming increasingly serious.
The news that Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi had divorced and that Zong Zheng Lianqi had severed his engagement with Prince Ning's Mansion spread widely in the capital.
Everyone was confused about what Prince Ning's Mansion meant.
If they just wanted to cut off ties with the remnants of the previous dynasty, wouldn't it be enough to just divorce Su Wan'er and kick her out of the house? What were they trying to do by separating their own son from her?
While was still confused, Zong Zheng Lianqi and Su Wan'er remarried with new identities. The couple also turned themselves in, saying that they were the only ones in Ning Palace who knew about Su Wan'er's identity, and it was Su's father who told everyone.
They have been keeping this matter a secret from other people in Ning Prince's Mansion, so the people in Ning Prince's Mansion are not aware of it, and now they have nothing to do with Ning Prince's Mansion anymore, so just punish them if you want to.
Originally, because Su Wan'er was the daughter-in-law of the Ning Palace, the emperor had not expressed his opinion, and there was no conclusive evidence to prove that everyone in the Ning Palace knew Su Wan'er's identity, it was not convenient for the government to arrest Su Wan'er.
But now that the couple has come to us themselves and admitted that they knew about the incident, it would be unreasonable not to lock them up.
Although his son and daughter-in-law were imprisoned, the gates of Prince Ning's mansion were closed. No one went to the palace to plead with the emperor, nor did they visit the couple.
Some people say that Prince Ning's family is ruthless, some people say that Prince Ning did this to protect himself. The young couple hid such a big thing from them and almost implicated the entire Prince Ning's Mansion. It is reasonable for Prince Ning to dislike them.
The aristocratic families were unwilling to accept this, as they felt that Su Wan'er's life experience was such a big secret, yet the entire Ning Palace was not brought down.
They spread the word everywhere that Prince Ning and his men might have known about it, and that pushing Zong Zheng Lianqi and Su Wan'er out to take the blame was just a drastic measure.
But no one had any evidence to prove that other people in Prince Ning's Mansion knew about it. In addition, Prince Ning's son was imprisoned, which showed that the emperor did not protect any members of the royal family, so the people did not believe the rumors about the aristocratic family.
The aristocratic families couldn't afford to make trouble, so they could only give up in anger.
Su Wan'er and her husband were not just thrown into jail. They later revealed the names of the remaining students who had bribed Su Qian to leak the questions but had not been exposed before. They said that these were all told to Su Wan'er by Su Qian.
Since she said so, the government officials had to investigate. During the investigation, they found that what Su Wan'er said was true, so another group of people were arrested.
The families of these students that Su Wan'er mentioned happened to be the officials who were threatened with using account capital a few days ago to join the aristocratic family.
These officials never expected that even though they listened to the aristocratic families, their children were still exposed. Now not only will their children be punished, but their official careers will also be affected.
Now that they no longer have the leverage in the hands of the aristocratic families, they no longer obey the orders of the aristocratic families. Instead, they resent the threats posed by the aristocratic families in the past.
"Bang!"
The head of the Cui family smashed the teacup to the ground. He was always confident, but he didn't expect that he would be tricked by Su Wan'er. Not only did all his previous plans become invalid, but he was also hated by those officials.
"This bastard is so cunning." Patriarch Cui gritted his teeth in hatred.
Although they pushed the He family out and saved the other three families, in the final analysis, they still lost the competition with the royal family.
He originally wanted to use Su Wan'er's identity to inflict heavy damage on the royal family, but he did not expect that he would be defeated by Su Wan'er as a chess piece, which really made him angry.
The head of the Li family said, "Su Qian and his wife both died in our hands. Su Wan'er probably wanted to avenge them, so she joined the game to drag us down with her."
Patriarch Cui took a deep breath and frowned, "Forget it. Anyway, as long as we are here, she and Zong Zheng Lianqi will not survive. Although Zong Zheng Lianqi and Prince Ning have signed a severance agreement, the bones are still connected. Zong Zheng Lianqi is seeking death, so don't blame us for being ruthless."
Patriarch Li asked with some concern: "We have threatened those officials with the list of accounts before. Will they give us away during the trial?"
"Oh, now they have all been demoted and exiled from Beijing because of the trouble caused by their own children. If they tell about it, their crime will be even more serious. Unless they are stupid, they will keep their mouths shut." The head of the Chen family answered with a cold face.
Patriarch Li was still a little worried. "I don't know what else Su Wan'er knows. Why don't we send someone to tell her that it was the He family who poisoned her mother, so that she won't try to take revenge on us again."
"That's not necessary." Patriarch Cui said, "In the eyes of outsiders, our family is united. Besides, we were the ones who made Su Wan'er's background known to the public. Do you think she doesn't know?"
The head of the Li family pursed his lips. This time he was really speechless.
The butler served Master Cui another cup of hot tea. After Master Cui took a sip, his anger immediately subsided.
"Keep a close eye on Su Wan'er, don't let her catch you off guard like she did last time."
Patriarch Li and Patriarch Chen should be.
After this order was issued, the aristocratic families frantically created panic among the people, saying that with Su Wan'er's identity, if she continued to live, it would attract people with bad intentions to think about rebellion all the time, thus endangering the world, so she must die.
At the same time, he kept a close eye on Su Wan'er, fearing that she would reveal some big news again.
But I don’t know whether Su Wan’er had a big trick up her sleeve or she really had nothing to say, but she was very honest for a while afterwards.
This winter, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the government offices of various prefectures and counties were extremely busy, and the prison cells were almost full. The adults had to work until very late every day before they could go home, and their parents and wives at home were all heartbroken.
The same was true for Zong Zheng Xiao in the palace. Because the rebellion involved the royal family, the sentence for each prisoner and whether the sentence was appropriate had to be reported to Zong Zheng Xiao for him to decide.
Thus, Rong Yin's few days of enjoying the benefit of a human pillow were over. Occasionally, Zong Zhengxiao would work until very late and felt it was troublesome to go back to Yinjiao Garden, and it would easily wake up Rong Yin who was already asleep, so he simply rested in the side hall of Yu's study.
Rong Yin was used to being with Zong Zhengxiao every day. Now that he was without her, she couldn't eat or sleep well.
Finally, the day of rest came, and Zong Zhengxiao took half a day to go to Yinjiao Garden.
As soon as she saw Zong Zheng Xiao, Rong Yin rushed over and hugged him, burying her face in his chest, whining in grievance.
Zong Zheng Xiao touched his head, his heart softened like a pool of water, and asked distressedly: "Did you miss me?"
"Hmm." Rong Yin rubbed Zong Zheng Xiao's chest: Hmm, I miss Zong Zheng Xiao, very much.
Zong Zhengxiao picked up Rong Yin and sat him on the couch. Seeing his aggrieved expression, he explained, "It's the end of the year, and I've been busy. I'll be back to be with you once everything is settled."
By then, he could be honest with Rong Yin.
"Ah." Rong Yin expressed his understanding, and his sad expression eased a little.
During lunch, Zong Zhengxiao usually fed Rong Yin, but this time it was Rong Yin who fed Zong Zhengxiao. Although the process was a bit difficult because Rong Yin was not convenient to use chopsticks, at least the intention was shown.
After the meal, Rong Yin gave Zong Zheng Xiao a shoulder-hugging hug and sang a song. Her voice was melodious and made people feel relaxed and happy, as if all the fatigue was washed away by the song.
Rong Yin worked hard, wishing he could hammer Zong Zheng Xiao all over his body. Finally, he was so tired that he collapsed in Zong Zheng Xiao's arms, and it was Zong Zheng Xiao who massaged his arms.
Rong Yin hugged Zong Zheng Xiao's hand and rubbed it, smiling foolishly: Zong Zheng Xiao is so nice.
Zong Zhengxiao stroked his smooth face with his fingers, thinking that it would be nice if you could still think this way after some time.
After Rong Yin fell asleep in his arms, Zong Zhengxiao put her back into the water before leaving Yinjiao Garden and continuing to work.
In Yu's study, the secret guard told everyone about the hatred and resentment that people had towards Su Wan'er and Zong Zheng Lianqi, and also told them that it was the aristocratic families who were behind it.
"Since they both want them to die, I have no choice but to grant their wish."
Zong Zhengxiao said this expressionlessly, and Si Xi and An Wei did not dare to say a word.
Then, Zong Zhengxiao asked again: "I heard that Prince Ning and Princess Ning are both ill?"
The secret guard quickly replied: "Your Majesty, after Zong Zheng Lianqi and Su Wan'er left the Ning Palace, the Ning Prince and his wife fell ill. The doctor came to their house every day and prescribed a lot of medicine, but they just didn't get better."
Zong Zhengxiao was silent for a while, then told the secret guard a name, and then said: "Bring the person into the palace to see me, and don't let others find out."
"Yes." The secret guard retreated after receiving the order.
Si Xi stepped forward and reported the result of what Zong Zheng Xiao had asked him to do.
"After the treatment of Doctor Yu, Su Wan'er's condition has stabilized a lot. Zong Zheng Lianqi kowtowed in the direction of the palace and asked me to tell Your Majesty that they and their wife thank Your Majesty for his great kindness."
After Su Wan'er's parents passed away, her body was ravaged by illness. She left Prince Ning's Mansion and was sent to prison, which was not a good place for a patient to recuperate. In addition, without good medicine and supplements to nourish her, Su Wan'er became too sick to get up in a few days.
Zong Zheng Lianqi knew about his wife's condition and begged the jailer to help call a doctor. It happened that the person in charge of their case was from the royal family. This official did not dare to act on his own and reported it to Zong Zheng Xiao.
Without much thought, Zong Zhengxiao asked Si Xi to take Doctor Yu to treat Su Wan'er.
In fact, according to Zong Zhengxiao's plan, he had no intention of arresting the remaining students for the time being. He planned to catch them all in one fell swoop on the charge of forming a clique for personal gain after the aristocratic families and those officials had in-depth cooperation.
However, in order to avenge her parents and herself, Su Wan'er announced the names of those students to the world in advance, which led to the breakdown of cooperation between the aristocratic families and those officials and turned them into enemies. This result was also beneficial to the royal family and did not destroy Zong Zhengxiao's plan.
The reason why Su Wan'er knew the list of those students was probably because she had seen it when she found the account book.
This young couple, one is brave and resourceful, the other is deeply affectionate, they are a perfect match.
"There is no such thing as great kindness or virtue. I just used them to deal with the aristocratic families." Zong Zhengxiao said coldly.
However, Zong Zhengxiao did not regret his actions. For his own sake and for the sake of world peace, he could not tolerate these two disasters living under the eyes of the world.
Feeling the coldness emanating from Zong Zheng Xiao, Si Xi silently lowered his head and tried hard to reduce his presence.
At night, Zong Zhengxiao met the man who was brought into the palace by the secret guards. The two talked by candlelight at night. Before dawn, the man was sent out of the palace by the secret guards.
Finally, a few days before New Year's Eve, when the emperor was about to put down his pen and all departments were about to go on holiday and go home for the New Year, the verdict of Fang Lin's case and He Jia and others was roughly announced.
The Fang family was the mastermind of the rebellion, and as expected, all nine clans were implicated, with close relatives beheaded and distant relatives exiled, with the number of people implicated reaching over a thousand.
The He family was slightly better off. Only three clans were implicated. All the men, women, and children in the He family who were over ten years old were beheaded immediately, and the men under ten years old were exiled to the border. The women were reduced to slavery and sent to the Jiaofangsi, with no possibility of redemption.
The He family's property was searched, and apart from their fields, estates, forests, and shops, the only thing left was cash, antiques, and paintings, which had to be packed into boxes and carried on horse-drawn carriages. The officials in charge of the case worked day and night for half a month to complete the inventory.
Ninety percent of these gold, silver and treasures went into the national treasury, and ten percent was pocketed by Zong Zhengxiao.
This 10% alone exceeds the revenue that Zong Zhengxiao earned from selling ice this year.
The poor group of heroes felt hatred and jealousy when they saw the amount of money that was enough to blind their eyes.
As expected of a century-old family, money is everywhere like mud and stone. Even their breath smells like copper.
After the He family fell from power, the other three families wanted to divide up his family's business, but they didn't expect that Zong Zhengxiao would intercept it first and hand it all over to the people of the Hero Group to divide up. They didn't even see a trace of it.
This made Mr. Cui so angry that he smashed a few more teacups.
Compared to the Fang and He families, whose properties had to be confiscated and relevant officials had to be punished, the sentencing of the remnants of the previous dynasty and Su Wan'er and her husband was much simpler.
There is nothing to say, all of them will be beheaded.
When they heard that Zong Zheng Lianqi, who was once the prince of Ning, would also be beheaded, some people still didn't believe it, but someone explained to them that Zong Zheng Lianqi was hiding the remnants of the previous dynasty. If he had a child with Su Wan'er in the future, wouldn't it confuse the royal bloodline? So beheading was justified.
After the verdict came out, some curious people turned their attention to Prince Ning's Mansion, wanting to see how Prince Ning's family would react.
But to their disappointment, from the surface, Prince Ning's Mansion was still the same as before, with no movement at all.
However, the people of the aristocratic family found out that Prince Ning and Princess Ning had been seriously ill for a long time, and now the second son, Zong Zheng Lianjun, is the manager of Prince Ning's mansion, and it is said that many troubles have occurred there.
From this point of view, Zong Zheng Lianqi's severance of the engagement with Prince Ning was not a pretense, and he would really die with Su Wan'er.
The aristocratic families just couldn't believe it. Even after the death of a son, Prince Ning could really have no grudge against Zong Zhengxiao.
They have the opportunity to sow discord among the royal family members.
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