Chapter 77 The Little Mermaid is Punished
If Zong Zhengxiao said this to Rong Yin while he was angry, Rong Yin felt that she could still coax him into submission.
But Zong Zhengxiao was smiling now. He was obviously not happy but his smile was so brilliant, which meant that he must be so angry that he was about to explode.
Rong Yin didn't even dare to approach the door. He stood at a distance, swallowed his saliva, and said, "If you swear that you won't hit me, I will open the door for you."
Zong Zhengxiao was still laughing: "Silly Ayin, you are talking nonsense again, why would I hit you?"
Rong Yin said: "No matter what, I won't let you in unless you swear."
There was silence outside the door.
Rong Yin was shocked: "Zong Zheng Xiao, you really want to hit me? At worst I'll let you tease me back. Are you a man if you hit your wife?"
“…”
There was still no movement outside, so Rong Yin waited for a while. Curiosity drove him to slowly approach the door.
He put his ear to the door.
But it was completely silent outside, not even the sound of breathing.
Rong Yin was puzzled and whispered, "Where is the person?"
"Are you looking for me?"
A gloomy voice rang in Rong Yin's ears from behind. In an instant, Rong Yin got goosebumps all over her body and screamed subconsciously.
"Ghost ahhhhhhhh!"
Rong Yin's cry resounded through the sky.
Lu'e looked at Si Xi worriedly: "Really, don't we need to go in and take a look?"
Si Xi shook his head: "The two masters are just playing around, we shouldn't get involved."
Inside the house, Rong Yin closed his eyes and punched and kicked, trying to kill the "ghost", but the "ghost" grabbed his wrist and quickly pulled him into his arms.
"Rong Yin, why don't you try to act crazy and stupid again?"
Rong Yin's body froze for a moment. He opened his eyes and looked at Zong Zheng Xiao, then revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "Ah, it turned out to be His Majesty. I was scared to death. I thought there was a ghost in broad daylight. Hahahaha..."
He laughed dryly, and Zong Zheng Xiao just looked at him steadily without saying a word. Gradually, Rong Yin could no longer laugh.
In fact, Rong Yin was indeed frightened by Zong Zheng Xiao just now, but he quickly realized that it was Zong Zheng Xiao's voice. He wanted to take the opportunity to deceive people about what happened just now, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Zong Zheng Xiao.
"The door is closed. Where did you come from?" Rong Yin asked him.
Zong Zhengxiao said: "The window is not locked."
Rong Yin turned his body to look behind Zong Zheng Xiao, and sure enough, he saw that the window was wide open.
Zong Zhengxiao's martial arts skills were so good that he was as light as a swallow and he didn't even notice me climbing through the window.
"That..." Rong Yin retracted her neck and smiled flatteringly at Zong Zheng Xiao, "Your Majesty, you are the man with the broadest mind in the world. You shouldn't care about such a small joke with me."
Zong Zhengxiao stroked Rong Yin's wrist, smiling: "Sometimes I am also very stingy, with a heart as small as the eye of a needle."
Rong Yin chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't belittle yourself~"
Zong Zhengxiao also laughed: "How many beatings do you want?"
Rong Yin's face immediately fell: "Can we not fight?"
"No."
“Woo woo woo…”
After a while, Si Xi and Lu E outside heard Rong Yin's crying.
"Bang!"
"Ouch! It hurts! Zong Zheng Xiao, are you a human being? Be gentle!"
"Bang!"
“It really hurts…”
"Bang!"
"I'm wrong! Stop hitting me! Please!"
"Bang!"
"Your Majesty, my husband, please stop hitting me, it's going to rot..."
"Bang!"
“Woo woo woo…”
I don't have the energy to speak anymore.
After a long time, the noise inside finally died down. Zong Zhengxiao called Si Xi in and asked him to apply the ointment for the swelling.
Si Xi quickly took the medicine and brought it in, keeping his head down the whole time, not daring to look directly at Zong Zheng Xiao and Rong Yin who was in his arms.
With the corner of his eye, he saw Rong Yin lying on Zong Zhengxiao's legs, with her pants pulled down to her knees. The exposed parts were covered by Zong Zhengxiao's sleeves, so Si Xi couldn't see anything.
Rong Yin was still sobbing, poor Jing'er, Si Xi felt distressed just listening to her, but Zong Zheng Xiao was so cruel that he didn't even bother to comfort her.
Si Xi: We dare not say or ask.
He was about to leave when he suddenly heard Zong Zheng Xiao ask Rong Yin, "Do you still want to eat barbecue tonight?"
Rong Yin was crying so hard that she even had hiccups, but she still responded immediately after hearing this: "Yes... yes, yes."
Zong Zhengxiao said to Si Xi, "Prepare the food. He likes fish, so give him more slices."
Rong Yin added: "Pig, hiccup, pork too."
Si Xi almost couldn't hold back his laughter. It turned out that the young master would never forget to eat at any time.
"Yes, I heard from the farm steward that they hunted a deer yesterday, and I asked them to prepare the venison as well."
Zong Zhengxiao nodded, "Well, let's go down."
Si Xi really left this time and didn't forget to close the door.
Zong Zheng Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at Rong Yin who was crying bitterly. A smile suddenly appeared on his originally serious face. This time it was a truly happy smile.
"Does it really hurt that much?"
Rong Yin turned to look at him and said viciously, "You, hiccup, let me beat you up and see!"
Zong Zhengxiao hinted at something and chuckled, "If it hurts so much, why is it so energetic?"
Rong Yin: “…”
"Oh, I understand." Zong Zheng Xiaobei smiled and said, "I didn't realize it before. It turns out that A Yin likes this way of playing. The more painful it is, the more you like it, right?"
"No!" Rong Yin denied. He wanted to stand up and cover Zong Zheng Xiao's mouth, but the place where he was hit hurt when he moved. He struggled for a while and then fell back again.
"Oh, you slandered me, stop talking nonsense." Rong Yin said angrily, "It was because I bumped into you, not because you hit me."
"Really? I don't believe it." Zong Zhengxiao teased him deliberately.
Rong Yin was so angry that he yelled, "Zong Zheng Xiao!"
"Okay, okay, no, no, what Ayin said is right." Zong Zhengxiao held back his laughter.
"I was right in the beginning, it was you who distorted the facts!" Rong Yin clenched his fist and hit him.
Zong Zhengxiao had amused his wife enough before he took up the ointment and opened it, saying, "Alright, stop making a fuss. I'll apply the ointment first. We still have to go eat barbecue later."
Rong Yin snorted: "Then why don't you hurry up!"
"As you command, my little ancestor."
After applying the medicine, Zong Zhengxiao washed his hands, helped Rong Yin dress, and took him to eat barbecue.
Lu'e was a considerate person. Knowing that Rong Yin's buttocks would be painful after being spanked, she laid several layers of soft padding on his chair.
Rong Yin sat there with a hollow look, looking at Lu'e with tears in his eyes: "Lu'e, you are still good to me."
Lu'e was so distressed that she said with red eyes, "Master, what do you want to eat? I will roast it for you."
Speaking of food, Rong Yin immediately became happy, pointing at the venison and saying, "Give me some grilled venison. I haven't eaten it yet, so I wonder if it tastes good."
"good."
While Lu'e was grilling the meat for him, Rong Yin started to prepare the dipping sauce. The servants prepared a lot of ingredients, which was enough for Rong Yin to show off his skills.
Seeing that Rong Yin had finished his plate, Zong Zhengxiao coughed lightly and pushed his plate over.
Rong Yin snorted, as if he was very reluctant, but he still helped Zong Zheng Xiao prepare it obediently, because this was what he had promised Zong Zheng Xiao before.
While Lu'e was roasting the venison, Si Xi was also spreading the other meat on the table. After a while, the meat slices were sizzling on the iron mesh and the aroma was wafting out.
Zong Zhengxiao picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in seasoning, wrapped it with lettuce, and fed it to Rong Yin's mouth.
Speaking of wrapping meat with lettuce, it was Rong Yin who suggested it, saying that it can cool the meat down, enrich the taste, and balance the nutrition, so as to avoid an upset stomach from eating only meat.
"The first bite is yours." Zong Zhengxiao said.
Rong Yin opened his mouth and took a bite. The moment the fragrance spread, his mouth watered and he couldn't help but hold his face and said, "It smells so good."
Zong Zhengxiao picked up the second piece and said, "It's all thanks to the dipping sauce you made."
Rong Yin then smiled happily: "You are good at talking."
Zong Zhengxiao smiled. His stupid merman was easy to coax.
After eating the second piece of meat Zong Zhengxiao fed him, Rong Yin also packed him some venison and said with a meaningful smile, "Eat more."
Zong Zhengxiao took it calmly: "I can give you as much as you want, as long as you can bear it."
Rong Yin: “…”
He silently moved all the venison in front of himself and did not give Zong Zheng Xiao a second piece.
Then he himself suffered.
It was snowing outside in the middle of the night, but because the villa had geothermal heating, it wasn't too cold even without the brazier.
But this temperature, which is just right for others, is torture for Rong Yin.
Because the place where he was hit was still a little painful, he slept on his stomach. Zong Zhengxiao lay on the outside, breathing heavily, and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Rong Yin pulled back the quilt and tugged at his collar. He felt hot all over, as if there was a fire burning inside him.
The key point is that the fire was burning lower and lower. Rong Yin twisted his body and felt a familiar desire rising in his heart.
Rong Yin wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought he was very weak and it would be fine to eat a few more pieces of venison. Who knew that thing was so nutritious.
After holding it in for a while, Rong Yin couldn't stand it anymore.
Zong Zheng Xiao was sleeping on his side facing Rong Yin. There were candles lit in the room, but the light was basically blocked by the bed curtains, which not only affected his sleep, but also made it difficult for Rong Yin to find Zong Zheng Xiao accurately.
Rong Yin crawled over and nudged Zong Zhengxiao with his head, like a little beast in desperate need of help, whining: "Zong Zhengxiao, Your Majesty..."
When Zong Zhengxiao woke up, Rong Yin was already clinging to him like an octopus. When she saw him open his eyes, she leaned over and kissed the corner of his eye.
"Ayin, what's wrong?" Zong Zhengxiao subconsciously grabbed Rong Yin's waist.
Rong Yin said pitifully, "I ate too much venison. I feel uncomfortable. I want to be hugged."
Zong Zhengxiao felt that Rong Yin's little boy had become extremely lively.
He rubbed Rong Yin's waist with his palm, and with his other hand, he held Rong Yin's neck and pressed down. He kissed him on the face to comfort him, and asked, "Do you want to hug me from the front or from the back?"
Rong Yin bit Zong Zhengxiao's lips and said, "I want both."
"But you're still in pain, can you bear it?"
Rong Yin said, "Just go slower."
Zong Zhengxiao moved up along his waist. In the dim light, his eyes were dark and deep. "Are you sure you want to come? You can't stop halfway."
Rong Yin glared at him and said, "You talk a lot of nonsense. If you don't come, I will find someone else."
Upon hearing this, Zong Zheng Xiao immediately turned over and pressed Rong Yin under him, only paying attention to the place where he was hit, and carefully protecting it with both hands to prevent it from touching the bed.
"You always say unrealistic and cruel words." Zong Zhengxiao lowered his head and kissed Rong Yin's neck, and then his lips explored downwards, "But I just fall for your tricks the most."
Even though this so-called rival in love does not actually exist, it always drives Zong Zheng Xiao crazy, and he wishes he could just kill the non-existent rival in love.
Afterwards, Zong Zheng Xiao did as Rong Yin requested, and he slowly and patiently entangled with him.
But Rong Yin was not used to this. Before, Zong Zheng Xiao was used to rushing forward, wanting to kill people. Now he was being gentle and cuddly, which could not meet Rong Yin's needs at the moment.
So Rong Yin began to beg for mercy, with tears in his eyes, asking Zong Zheng Xiao to treat him as he had before.
Zong Zhengxiao spoke in a low voice, kissed Rong Yin's ear, and said, "Are you not afraid of the pain?"
Rong Yin groaned, tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, "I'm not afraid anymore, I'm not afraid anymore, husband, please be gentle."
"Don't regret it." After saying that, Zong Zheng Xiao fiercely blocked Rong Yin's mouth, making him unable to say no. Then he could no longer endure it and exploded with all his strength.
Rong Yin cried loudly, kicking her legs wildly, but Zong Zhengxiao found the time to grab her and hold her tightly.
In the later stages, Rong Yin almost fainted from crying, and her nails almost made Zong Zhengxiao's back into a big flowered carpet. Zong Zhengxiao attacked at a high speed throughout the whole process, and managed to beat Rong Yin so hard that she was completely defeated and had no power to defend herself at all.
The noise in the house lasted for most of the night. Si Xi, who was keeping watch outside, sighed: The young master's injury hasn't healed yet, Your Majesty is really too hasty.
Rong Yin was unable to get out of bed the next day, and Zong Zhengxiao had to personally bring him meals to feed him. In the following days, he was basically carried by Zong Zhengxiao wherever he went or what he did.
It's not being hypocritical or showing off affection, it's mainly because it hurts so much that it's difficult for me to walk.
The two of them spent the coldest half month in the hot spring villa. They waited until Rong Yin's buttocks recovered before they took a carriage back to the palace.
Xiao Ai is now a grown-up dog. He hasn’t seen his two fathers for a long time. He was so excited that he kept throwing himself at them, wishing he could jump directly into their arms.
Rong Yin stroked its head and said, "You've grown too fast. Daddy can't hold you anymore."
"Woof woof!" Xiao Ai didn't understand what his father was saying. He barked twice and threw himself on him. In the end, Zong Zheng Xiao rescued Rong Yin.
"Student Xiao Ai, stand straight." Zong Zhengxiao's tone was not stern, but his face was a little cold. Student Xiao Ai was still quite afraid of him, so she ran to stand at attention in front of him obediently.
Rong Yin exclaimed in amazement: "Is this the majesty of an emperor? Even dogs are afraid of you."
Zong Zhengxiao looked at him and said, "Look, all the dogs are afraid of me, but you are not."
Rong Yin laughed: "We are sleeping in the same bed, why would I be afraid of you? And do you want me to be afraid of you?"
Zong Zhengxiao shook his head, "I hope you love me, Ayin."
"That's it." Rong Yin held his hand and walked forward. "There are gains and losses. Your Majesty, you must keep a calm mind."
Zong Zhengxiao's expression softened: "Yes, thank you Mr. Rong for your teachings."
After New Year's Eve, it is another New Year.
After picking out the suitable seeds from the corn harvest last year, Rong Yin used the rest to make starch and butter.
The corn planting area has expanded. After the harvest this year, we can announce to the world that Dasheng has obtained this good variety and distribute the seeds at the same time.
As for fertilizer, Zong Zhengxiao did not need to worry about it. Its effect was obvious to all last year. The villagers who had a good harvest voluntarily promoted the benefits of fertilizer. If they had any relatives or friends, those who lived nearby would run to tell them, and those who lived far away would send a letter to inform them even if it cost money.
Everyone who received the news went to ask the village chief, who in turn went to ask higher officials for the truth.
Zong Zhengxiao had already passed on the composting method and the effects of fertilizers layer by layer. Local officials had just received the order and were still considering how to publicize it when the people came to them and said they wanted to use fertilizers.
The closer you get to the capital, the more obvious this phenomenon becomes.
You have to know that this concerns the lifeblood of the people - land and crops. It is difficult for them to accept even the slightest change, let alone using an unfamiliar fertilizer on their land.
If this thing is not only useless but also counterproductive, then the people's year-long hard work will be wasted.
So in the past, officials would have been very troubled when they received such an order to popularize fertilizers.
But no one expected that this time the people would actually take the initiative to demand change. How could this not make the officials happy? There is no easier job than completing the task without spending time or money.
As for those who lived far away from the capital, they did encounter some obstacles in promoting the fertilizer because the news had not yet reached them. But as time went by, everyone witnessed how good this thing was, so naturally they started using it themselves without the government's urging.
In June, the crops were growing vigorously. Thinking of the scene of full granaries in autumn, the villagers and tenants worked with high energy and happy smiles on their faces even on hot days.
Li Chu returned home after inspecting the manor and was about to report the situation to the head of the Li family, but he heard from the servants that the head of the family was in the concubine's courtyard and it might not be convenient for him to see him.
Hearing this, Li Chu smiled and turned to go to the mistress.
It was a sunny day today. When Li Chu arrived, his mother was drinking iced fruit tea. When she saw him, she called him over and said she had prepared a portion for him as well.
Li's mother laughed and said, "I don't know what secret recipe that milk tea shop has for its fruit tea. We use the same ingredients, but the taste of our homemade tea doesn't match that. It's really unbearable."
Li Chu advised her: "Mother, although ice drinks can relieve the heat, you are not in good health, so you should not drink too much."
Ever since something happened in her mother's family and she was abandoned by her husband, Mother Li became depressed and often fell ill every half a month or every three days. It was not until she discovered that the head of the Li family wanted to get rid of her and her son that she was forced to cheer up.
But after all, he had already developed a chronic illness and was old, so even with careful treatment, he could not recover.
Mother Li still smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I am already this old. Instead of being afraid of this and that just to prolong my life, it is better to live freely so that I don't have to feel aggrieved until I die."
After saying that, she glanced outside and continued, "Besides, some people are likely to die before me. Even if I die only a quarter of an hour later than them, I will still win."
Knowing that his mother was a stubborn person and had her own ideas, Li Chu stopped trying to persuade her and instead changed the subject.
"I heard that he stayed at my aunt's place for a month straight?"
Li's mother raised her lips and said, "Yes, Auntie is very good at coaxing him so much that he wants to give birth to another Li Ao even if he risks his life."
There was no jealousy in Li's mother's words, only ridicule and schadenfreude.
From the moment the head of the Li family abandoned her and his son, she no longer had any feelings for him.
After Li Ao's death, the head of the Li family found that he only had Li Chu as his son. He also remembered that Li Ao's biological mother was his first wife. During that time, he often went to Li's mother's courtyard.
However, Li's mother was never indifferent to him. He couldn't stand the neglect and soon returned to the gentle land of his concubines.
Because of Li Ao's death, the concubines felt that their aunt had lost the capital to be proud and were no longer afraid of her, so they all used various means to compete for her favor, which actually took away some of the favor that the head of the Li family had for their aunt.
But the aunt was not someone to be trifled with. She called the head of the Li family over on the pretext of being sick, and said that she had dreamed of Li Ao every night in recent days. Li Ao said that his soul was wandering outside, and that only if his mother became pregnant could he be reincarnated and continue to be their son.
The head of the Li family loves his son very much, so he takes his aunt to a Buddhist temple and asks the monk whether his aunt's dream is true.
I don't know whether the monk accepted the money from my aunt or thought that he could only gain benefits by agreeing with the pilgrims' words. Anyway, in the end he told the two people that Li Ao's soul had indeed not entered the underworld yet, and that Li Ao had a destiny with the two people. If they could get pregnant in time, there was a great possibility that Li Ao would be born into my aunt's belly.
These words were told to Li's mother by the maidservant beside the aunt. There is a tendency that Li Chu is now in charge of the Li Mansion. The servants are very good at changing with the times and naturally know who to follow in the future.
After hearing what the maid said, Li's mother laughed several times. She laughed at the head of the Li family and his concubine for being so stupid that they actually believed the monk's lies.
However, even if the head of the Li family had the intention, he was old after all and could not give his aunt the happiness she wanted.
So it was time for Li Chu and his mother to come on the scene. They used the maid to deliver some good things to the aunt, so as to help the head of the Li family to be the bridegroom every night.
The aunt knew very well the harmful effects of these medicines, but considering her own future, she still hardened her heart and put the medicine in the food.
Li Ao and his mother are indeed mother and son, both of them only care about themselves and not others.
After taking the medicine without realizing it, the head of the Li family thought that the tonic soup prepared by his aunt for him had really taken effect. He spent every day making love with his aunt, not knowing what was going on in the world.
Even a body made of iron could not withstand such torture, let alone the fact that the current head of the Li family is just a piece of rotten wood.
Li Chu drank some fruit tea to get rid of the heat in his body, and then said, "How can I just give birth to Li Ao? The mansion is still too quiet now. It would be better to have more children to liven up the house."
Mother Li smiled and said, "My son's words make sense, but even if you are fertile, you can only have one child a year. You should give other concubines a chance."
So, with the help of the mother and son, within a few days, the head of the Li family was seduced away by another concubine.
Because all the concubines used the same medicine, the head of the Li family did not notice anything wrong. He thought that he was still as vigorous as ever in his old age, so he had more fun.
Li Chu also found time with great difficulty to tell the head of the Li family that most of the good farmland of their Li family had been transferred to relatives with other surnames, and that fertilizers had been used on these lands, and the crops were growing very well.
Upon receiving this good news, the head of the Li family was delighted. He knew that with his eldest son around, the family would not fall, so he devoted himself to having a child.
As Li Chu watched the power of the Li family gradually being taken into his hands, the gloom between his brows seemed to dissipate a little.
Just at this time, the servant brought news that Rong Yin had gone to Qingqiu Pavilion to look for Miss Ningyue again.
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