Chapter 112 Rong Yin's Identity Revealed
Rong Yin turned around and found a little boy of about seven or eight years old splashing around in the water. It was obvious that he was also a landlubber.
Someone did say a child fell down just now.
Not only this child, there were other people who fell into the water nearby.
Rong Yin was hesitating when he suddenly saw several of his guards coming down, and one of them landed right next to Lu'e.
"I'm fine. Let's save Lu'e and the other people who can't swim first!" Rong Yin saw that all the guards were running towards him, so he quickly reminded them loudly and turned to go towards the little boy.
Rong Yin was the master, so the guards naturally had to obey his orders, and they all started to rescue the people closest to them.
It is easy for a landlubber to lose his mind after falling into the water, and use everyone and objects around him as floats, which will delay rescue. Rong Yin ignored the little boy's struggle, and directly circled his body from behind and swam with him to the riverside.
"Here, here! Get ashore from here!"
Seeing that there were too many people falling into the water, people on the shore had already started organizing a rescue operation.
Rong Yin swam to a place with steps leading into the water. A large group of people ran towards him and surrounded him and the child.
The child was taken away, and someone reached out to pull Rong Yin. Rong Yin was about to hold one of the hands and go ashore, when he suddenly heard a very light "puff" sound. Rong Yin felt a pain in his lower abdomen, and he looked down subconsciously, and saw a dagger stabbed in his abdomen.
Looking up along the direction of the dagger, he saw an evil face smiling at him.
"Go to hell." The man pulled out the dagger and said softly.
"Go to hell." Someone else said.
Rong Yin looked up and found that the people surrounding him all had cruel and ferocious expressions.
Out of the instinct of self-preservation, Rong Yin instantly transformed into a mermaid. He covered the wound with one hand and swung out with the other hand with sharp claws.
But who would have thought that the group of people not only did not avoid them, but also came straight towards them.
In an instant, blood splattered, and several people who were close to it suffered varying degrees of injuries to their chests or abdomens.
Taking advantage of the moment when Rong Yin was unable to retract his claws, the men grabbed his arms, pulled him ashore, and stood behind him, preventing him from going back into the water.
The few people who were just scratched by him fell to the ground and cried out in pain, and his accomplices also began to shout loudly.
"A monster! There's a monster killing people here!"
"Fish monster! The fish monster has become a spirit!"
"Come and see! The fish monster is killing people!"
There were already many people on the shore, and when they shouted, a large group of people quickly gathered around.
Bleeding was still coming out of his abdomen. Perhaps because he had lost too much blood, Rong Yin found that he could not transform into a human form. He could only lie on the ground like a wolf, allowing people to watch him.
"What's going on? There really is a monster!"
"My God, this monster is so beautiful. Its tail is so long, and its scales are shiny."
"Is that the point? The point is that he is a monster and he hurt so many people!"
"Oh, yes, yes, his claws are as sharp as knives!"
"Wait, this face, is he Mr. Rong from the bakery?"
Hearing someone recognize him, Rong Yin, who was enduring the pain and waiting for the guards to come, subconsciously looked up at him.
When he raised his head, the people around him immediately gasped.
It's nothing, Rong Yin's face is too impactful.
He was good-looking enough in human form, and now he had the features of a mermaid, giving him a bit of exotic charm. There were a few stains of blood on his snow-white skin, and his watery blue eyes looked over pitifully and helplessly, his pale lips slightly parted, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Everyone who saw his face was shocked and stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do next.
The people outside couldn't squeeze in, and when they saw the people inside weren't moving, they anxiously asked what was going on.
Rong Yin took the opportunity to stand up and explained loudly: "I am not a monster! I didn't kill anyone intentionally! They were the first to hurt me! I had to fight back to save my life!"
At this time, the murderer, who was also dazzled by Rong Yin's appearance, also reacted and quickly caught up with the rhythm, "Look at you! You still dare to say you are not a monster! My brothers were so badly injured that they are lying on the ground. You must have done it on purpose!"
Rong Yin showed the wound on his abdomen: "You were the ones who stabbed me first!"
The murderer: "You hurt yourself, what does it have to do with us? You have no evidence to prove that we hurt you, but there is blood of several of my brothers on your claws!"
Rong Yin deliberately asked in a confusing manner: "Then how can you prove that it was not you who hurt me?"
Passersby looked left and right, not knowing who to believe.
The main thing is that everyone knows Rong Yin. Although he appeared in such a strange form, after passers-by gathered around him, he no longer looked ferocious. Instead, he looked like an innocent person who was wrongly accused.
The passers-by were very conflicted. It was indeed scary to be not of the same kind as them, but they couldn't seem to find a way to get angry at Rong Yin. After all, both sides were injured.
Seeing the bewildered faces of the passers-by, who didn't look like they were being instigated at all, the murderer was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Suddenly, his accomplice indicated that soldiers were coming. The murderer could not wait any longer and suddenly reached out and pushed a bystander towards Rong Yin.
"Monsters can harm people, they must be killed!"
"If this disaster is not resolved, there will be endless troubles in the future!"
"We are taking action to rid the people of harm!"
As they spoke, they raised the weapons on their bodies, either sticks or sharp knives, and rushed towards Rong Yin while shouting.
Rong Yin grabbed the old lady who fell on him and protected her under his body. At the same time, he shouted with a ferocious expression. Yuwei was also ready to fight them to the death.
"boss!"
"master!"
Following two screams, a series of dark shadows rushed over. They blocked the weapon that was about to fall on Rong Yin, and quickly subdued the person holding the weapon.
The ones who took action were the guards who had just arrived.
At this time, the officers and soldiers also arrived and began to evacuate the crowd.
The little monkey and Lu'e ran towards Rong Yin, and seeing that half of his body was covered in blood, Lu'e couldn't hold back her tears.
Lu'e shouted: "The master is injured, send him to the hospital!"
Rong Yin grabbed Lu'e's hand, turned over, and exposed the old lady.
He covered the wound and asked the terrified old lady, "Auntie, are you okay?"
The old lady had not yet recovered from the shock of being suddenly pushed down and nearly hacked to death. She lay there stupidly, with her eyes wide open, like a sculpture.
When the guards picked up Rong Yin, he was dizzy due to excessive blood loss and was on the verge of coma.
Even at this time, he still remembered to instruct: "It is because of me that Auntie is implicated. Remember to take good care of her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Yin's eyes went dark, his head tilted, and he fell on the guard.
Before his consciousness completely disappeared, Rong Yin heard the old lady cry out "Ah", which must be the reaction of his brain.
In fact, when being watched, Rong Yin figured out the real purpose of these evildoers.
If you wanted to kill him, the dagger would not have been stabbed into his abdomen at first, but into his neck.
They stabbed him to force him to take on the form of a mermaid, and they deliberately pounced on him when he attacked just to create momentum.
They wanted to portray him as a vicious and unruly goblin, so that the people would fear and hate him and regard him as an enemy who must be eliminated.
Once his true identity is revealed, everyone will know that the emperor actually raised such a terrible monster. Not only will the people demand his execution, but Zong Zhengxiao's reputation will also be affected.
It just happens to prove that the previous rumor was "true", that the mermaid had bewitched the emperor.
Unfortunately, things did not develop as smoothly as the killers expected. For various reasons, the common people were not really afraid of Rong Yin in mermaid form, and it was useless even if the killers mixed in and fanned the flames.
The arrival of officers and soldiers forced the murderers to urgently change their strategy. They pushed the old lady, who belonged to the people, to his side, wanting to kill them both, and the slogans they seemed to be from the perspective of the people.
If he and the old lady were both dead, both Zong Zhengxiao and the common people would have lost a life. Then the murderers would pretend to be on the side of the common people. If Zong Zhengxiao wanted to avenge him, he would have to kill the "common people" who took action.
Conflicts arose between the emperor and the people, which also achieved the murderers' original goal.
As for the fact that the old lady was deliberately pushed out by the murderer, the scene was so chaotic at the time that not many people actually saw it.
Then they would make up a story and say that the old lady was killed because she was brave and fearless and took the initiative to kill the monster.
There is no evidence to prove the crime and no one can do anything to them.
It's just a pity that the timely arrival of the guards completely ruined their plan.
But taking a step back, even if the guards did not arrive, Rong Yin was able to protect himself and his aunt, but he would most likely suffer more serious injuries.
Fortunately, the crisis was nipped in the bud, everyone survived, and no more serious consequences were caused.
Rong Yin slept deeply this time, and when he woke up again, he found himself lying in Yin Jiaoyuan's bedroom. The bed curtains were drawn, and he could vaguely see the light of candles coming through. It should be night.
He had regained his human form. He raised his hand and touched it. His clothes had been changed and the wound on his abdomen had been bandaged.
He pursed his dry lips and wanted to call for help, but his throat started to itch as soon as he opened his mouth, and he started coughing uncontrollably.
This incident affected his entire body, and Rong Yin clearly felt as if his wound had burst open.
Rong Yin secretly said bad luck.
The bed curtain was lifted, and Lu'e's face appeared before her eyes.
"The young master has woken up, hurry up and inform His Majesty!"
Rong Yin finally stopped coughing and was helped to sit up by Lu'e, who gave him a glass of warm water.
Rong Yin wiped his mouth and said to Lu'e in a hoarse voice: "The wound has burst open. Is the imperial physician here? Please help me rebandage it."
Hearing Rong Yin's calm words, Lu'e's red and swollen eyes burst into tears again. She sobbed and said, "Master, I'm sorry. If it weren't for saving me, you wouldn't have been hurt."
"Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? They want to harm me. It has nothing to do with you." Rong Yin touched her head to comfort her.
The imperial physician was waiting outside and came in as soon as he was called.
Rong Yin was moved to the bedside, and the imperial physician untied the blood-stained gauze, cleaned the blood stains and applied medicine to him again.
Looking at the bloody flesh, Lu'e's tears flowed even more fiercely.
Rong Yin hurriedly said, "It's really okay, it doesn't hurt, Lu'e, don't... ah!"
The powder landed right on the wound, and Rong Yin almost jumped up in pain. But thinking of what he had just said, he could only suppress it with all his might. He looked at Lu'e with a pale face and said with a smile, "It's just so-so, it doesn't hurt that much."
Now Lu'e's tears were like the Yellow River bursting its dam, and no one could stop them.
Rong Yin sighed and decided to remain silent.
The wound was bandaged and Zong Zhengxiao also came back.
His face was as dark as water. The imperial physician and Lu'e tactfully withdrew, leaving the space to the two of them.
Rong Yin leaned against the head of the bed and smiled at Zong Zhengxiao, "Your Majesty, it's already dark. How long have I slept?"
Zong Zhengxiao did not answer. He sat down in front of Rong Yin with a cold look, staring at the wound on his abdomen with a vicious look.
Rong Yin swallowed nervously, reached out to pull Zong Zhengxiao's sleeve, and shook it gently, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, it's my own fault that I got hurt by carelessness. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"
Zong Zheng Xiao sighed, then suddenly leaned over and gently held Rong Yin in his arms, his voice choking with sobs: "A Yin, I should be the one to apologize. I shouldn't have left you alone to face the danger."
Rong Yin understood that Zong Zheng Xiao was angry with her just now, angry that she did not protect him well.
"This is a conspiracy of the family. They will take action whether you are here or not. Don't put the blame on yourself."
Zong Zhengxiao whispered, "I know, I just regret it. If I were here, you might not have been hurt."
Rong Yin smiled and said, "You were not here, but the guards you sent to me protected me, otherwise I would be hurt even more seriously now."
Zong Zhengxiao tightened his arms around Rong Yin, his tone filled with hatred, "Many of the people who fell into the water were theirs. They were sure you would not stand by and watch them die. After you sent guards to rescue them, they and their accomplices on the shore managed to hold the guards back. The guards could not attack the civilians, so they delayed their rescue."
When the guards were late, Rong Yin guessed that they must have been trapped, and that was indeed what he thought.
"I was the one who asked the guards to rescue people. Don't blame them." Rong Yin pleaded for the guards.
Zong Zhengxiao said: "Since you are not able to respond well, I won't punish you severely, but you will definitely be fined a little."
Without waiting for Rong Yin to continue pleading, Zong Zhengxiao changed the subject, "You have been unconscious since yesterday afternoon and you are injured. Are you hungry?"
After he said that, Rong Yin felt her stomach was empty and it was time to eat.
But before eating, he wanted to solve another physiological problem.
After Rong Yin made his request, Zong Zheng Xiao personally carried him over and helped him hold Xiao Bird.
Because of the injury, Rong Yin cannot eat spicy food. Fortunately, Yu is a good cook and can make light food delicious.
After dinner, Zong Zhengxiao held Rong Yin in his arms as they lay on the couch, telling her what happened after he fainted.
Rong Yin was first sent to the nearest clinic, and was taken back to the palace only after his bleeding stopped. The villains who were injured by him were still lying in the clinic and someone had been sent to guard them.
As for the few people who took action, they had already been thrown into jail. They said that they just saw Rong Yin as a monster and thought he must be a threat, so they wanted to kill him.
They didn't know Rong Yin before, nor did they have any personal grudges against him, nor were they instructed by anyone.
Of course, their words were not to be trusted. Zong Zhengxiao's people were still interrogating and investigating their backgrounds. It was obvious that they were from an aristocratic family, or more precisely, the Cui family sent them.
Now the news that Rong Yin is the merman in the palace has spread throughout the capital, and apart from being shocked, people don't seem to have much resistance.
Rong Yin asked, "No one was injured yesterday, right?"
Zong Zhengxiao said, "No, not long after you fell into the water, the crowd on the bridge was cleared. The only ones who were actually injured were you and those few villains."
Rong Yin heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this: "Fortunately, no innocent people were implicated."
He told Zong Zhengxiao about his previous guess and couldn't help but sigh: "I have to say, my luck is really good. Even though I turned into a mermaid, the people did not listen to the instigation of those bad people and hate and hurt me."
Zong Zhengxiao said, "Ayin, you are a well-known figure in the capital, and you have done so many good things before. The Cui family thought that calling you a demon would cause disgust among the people, but they didn't know that your reputation has already offset the panic that your identity as a mermaid has brought to the people."
Rong Yin laughed and said, "Is this what they call good people being rewarded?"
"Of course." Zong Zhengxiao kissed Rong Yin on the forehead, "Your kindness is obvious to everyone."
Rong Yin raised his head and looked at him, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think that after this incident, the Cui family will give up on slandering our reputation?"
"No." Zong Zhengxiao said firmly, "If our reputation is not bad, he will not be able to carry out his plans no matter how many plans he has, because the people will not support the Cui family."
Rong Yin was curious: "What will they do next?"
Zong Zhengxiao looked at Rong Yin and said seriously, "I don't know what the Cui family will do next, but Yin, your top priority now is to take care of your health. I'm here with the Cui family, so you don't have to worry. Believe me, the Cui family will be the loser in the end."
Rong Yin buried her face in Zong Zheng Xiao's arms, realizing that he really cared about her. She did not argue with him, but nodded and agreed to stay in the palace to recuperate.
The hot summer is coming soon, and Rong Yin can just carry out the summer escape plan he had planned long ago.
Because Rong Yin was injured and rumors about his identity were spreading, Zong Zhengxiao ordered several shops to close for a few days to prevent the noble families from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
The shop was closed, so the little monkey didn't have to go to the shop to work. Instead, he took his brothers and went from street to street to inquire about the news.
Most of the people who hurt Rong Yin before were street thugs or uneducated children from ordinary families.
Now some of them are still in the clinic, while others have been locked up. However, they have always refused to admit that they were instructed by others, which makes it difficult for the government to deal with them.
The little monkeys wanted to help Rong Yin, so they returned to their old ways and mingled with people, hoping to find some useful clues so they could punish the bad guys and avenge Rong Yin.
In fact, when the little monkey found out that Rong Yin was the legendary mermaid that was kept in the palace and was the only one in the whole of Dasheng, he was not really surprised, because he thought Rong Yin was so beautiful and really fit the appearance of the legendary mermaid.
Moreover, Rong Yin usually cares very much for His Majesty, so everyone thought that he had bought his connections with money, but no one expected that Rong Yin was actually Zong Zhengxiao's man.
The little monkey was not angry that Rong Yin had hidden it from him. Rong Yin had a special identity, and if he wanted to walk around normally outside, pretending to be an ordinary person was indeed the best way.
Moreover, Rong Yin never tried to hide anything in front of him. If he had observed carefully, he would have definitely discovered the clues. It was his own fault that he only knew the truth now.
One day, the little monkey was walking on the street when suddenly someone patted him on the back. He turned around and saw that it was the old lady who was pushed out by the bad guys to frame Rong Yin that day.
That day, at Rong Yin's request, Little Monkey personally took the old lady to the clinic. After the doctor examined her, he said that she was fine. He prescribed her a tranquilizer and asked Little Monkey to take her home.
The money for the soup was also paid by Zong Zhengxiao.
"Auntie, do you have something to talk to me about?" asked the little monkey.
The old lady pulled the little monkey to the side of the street and whispered to him, "You know Boss Rong, right?"
The little monkey nodded, "I'm the manager of his store."
After saying that, he added, "A steward he trusts very much."
The old lady's eyes lit up and she said, "Then I found the right person."
As she spoke, she stuffed a basket of eggs in her hand to the little monkey and said with a smile: "I've heard that Boss Rong is a noble in the palace. If it weren't for him that day, I might have really been injured. He is my benefactor. I saw that he lost a lot of blood and must need to be replenished. Auntie, my family is poor and can't afford ginseng or anything like that, but these eggs are also good things for replenishing the body. Your store is closed, and I can't go to the palace to see him, so I have to trouble you to help me deliver the eggs to him and say thank you to him on my behalf."
Judging from her clothes, the old lady was not rich. Eggs were indeed a rare and good tonic for ordinary people.
I don't know how long the old lady had been saving this basket full of eggs, but now she gave them all out without any stinginess, which shows that she is truly grateful to Rong Yin.
But how could the little monkey accept such a valuable thing? He quickly stuffed the basket back and advised: "Auntie, our boss said that you were implicated by him, so he felt guilty about you. How can he accept your apology? Just take the eggs back and keep yourself healthy, so that our boss won't be worried when he sees you."
The old lady refused to take it and even turned her hand away. "Auntie, I don't understand what you are talking about. Anyway, I just want to thank Mr. Rong. If you don't give him the egg, you can just throw it away."
After saying that, the old lady turned around and ran away, saying as she ran: "It's settled, you are not allowed to chase me anymore!"
Although the old lady looked old, she was very agile. In just a few steps, she hid in the crowd and disappeared quickly. The little monkey carrying the egg couldn't catch up with her at all.
The little monkey had no choice but to find a store manager who could contact Rong Yin and ask him to help deliver the eggs.
After receiving the basket of eggs, Rong Yin was a little amused, "It was obviously me who caused her trouble, but now I have become her benefactor."
Zong Zheng Xiao smiled and said, "Take it. Don't let them down."
Rong Yin nodded, accepted the egg, and then prepared a gift and asked the little monkey to pass it to the old lady.
The contained gifts snacks such as bread, biscuits and small cakes from Rongyin store, as well as some seafood sent by Ji Xie. They were not too expensive, about the same as a basket of eggs, so the old lady was not afraid to accept them.
After Rong Yin's shop closed for a month, the first people to be unable to bear it were the customers.
When they couldn't find Rong Yin, they went to find the little monkey and asked when the business would reopen.
I used to have access to the food in Rongyin store every day and I didn't feel dissatisfied. But now that I haven't been able to taste it for a long time, the glutton in my stomach is not happy anymore.
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