Chapter 253 Going to Rong Mansion

Xia Zhengqi and his family of four got off the carriage and were stopped by the gatekeeper as soon as they reached the open space in front of Rong Mansion.

"Stop!"

"Who are you? What do you want to do in our Rong Mansion?"

Eunuch Debao frowned and said, "Big..."

Debao wanted to shout "brave", but as soon as he shouted the word "big", he was stopped by Xia Zhengqi.

Xia Zhengqi motioned him to shut up, then took the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the guard, saying lightly: "Show this to your Lord Rong or Little Lord Rong, and they will know."

The guard took the jade pendant and looked at it. He was a little confused, but still took the jade pendant to pass it inside.

The empress, the prince, and the princess stood casually in front of the Rong Mansion waiting.

At this moment, a servant suddenly came over, leading a donkey, on which sat a doctor.

The servant waved to the other guard at the gate: "Da Lin! Let us in."

The guard named Da Lin asked: "Why did you call the doctor again?" The

servant let go of the reins in his hand, walked up to Da Lin and whispered: "It's the second young lady. A few days ago, she was beaten by the old man and couldn't get out of bed. She often has a fever. Aunt Su was worried, so she asked for the doctor to see her again."

Da Lin looked at the servant with a sharp eye, with a look of pleasure to get to know the gossip: "Hey, you work in the inner court, do you know why the second young lady was beaten?"

The servant looked around, covered his mouth with his hands and said to Da Lin: "It seems that it was because the lady introduced a marriage to her, but she didn't agree. The man is the son of the county magistrate of Wuping County, and she didn't like his low birth and refused to marry him."

"Hasn't the Madam already found several marriages for her before? She was always picky. I guess the Madam is just angry and will beat her this time."

After listening to the gossip, Dalin nodded with satisfaction and let the doctor in.

Although the servant just lowered his voice, he was close after all, and Xia Zhengqi's family of four heard every word.

The four members of the family looked at each other, and their eyes were full of information.

[Wow! In other words, Rong Er originally came here to discuss marriage with Xu Jingan. ]

[She looked down on Xu Jingan and refused! ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, this Rong Er is really stupid. ]

[When Xu Jingan discussed marriage with you, he was probably just a tribute student, and you were still worthy of him. 】

【Now he is the third place winner in the imperial examination, and he has all the noble ladies to choose from. It is too late for you to catch up. 】

Xia Miaoyuan was complaining in his heart when several people in brocade robes and satin robes rushed out from the gate in a hurry, followed by a group of servants.

"We did not know that the emperor and the empress were coming, and we failed to greet them from afar. Please forgive us!" Lord Rong and Little Lord Rong said in unison.

A group of people knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly! I am incognito today!" Xia Zhengqi stepped forward and helped them up.

Then everyone got up.

The Rong family nervously let the emperor and empress and their entourage in.

They thought that the emperor and empress came here without saying hello this time to punish Rong Er for his crime.

After all, Rong Er's behavior that afternoon was very bad. If she was dealt with strictly according to the palace rules, she would probably be punished and sent to the palace.

But the emperor and empress only scolded her and released her intact, which was already a grace.

Everyone sat down in the main hall, and Rong Chuyue's grandfather, Lord Rong, spoke first: "I am an old minister who is not strict in managing the family and teaching my grandchildren. I am really ashamed of your majesty."

As he said, he was about to kneel down and pay his respects.

"Lord Rong, stop it!" Xia Zhengqi waved his hands hurriedly.

Debao stepped forward and picked up Lord Rong.

"You misunderstood, the queen and I are not here today to call for punishment, but to see Miss Rong." Xia Zhengqi went straight to the point.

Lord Rong looked at his wife, and the couple looked at each other, both with bewildered expressions

. Apart from Rong Er and Aunt Su, Lord Rong and his wife were the only ones who knew about the prince and Rong Chuyue.

That is, Rong Chuyue's parents.

They felt that there was no need to tell the old people about something that hadn't even been decided yet, so as to avoid false joy.

Lord Rong said, "I obey your command."

After that, he asked someone to invite Rong Chuyue.

At the same time, in Aunt Su's courtyard.

The doctor had already taken Miss Rong Er's pulse and was sitting in the main hall, slowly writing a prescription.

Aunt Su stood in the main hall, waiting to pay the doctor for the consultation.

But she found that outside the courtyard gate, several servants and maids were trotting past in a hurry.

In a large mansion, servants have many rules to follow. It is taboo to run around the mansion at will.

Unless there is something special, running around in the mansion and being discovered by the master will result in punishment.

"Huh? What are you in a hurry to do?" Aunt Su walked to the courtyard and stopped a servant to ask.

"Aunt Su, don't you know? The emperor has arrived! The emperor came suddenly! Let's go to the front hall to see the dragon face!"

After the servant finished speaking, he ran away like the wind.

"The emperor came to Rong Mansion?" Aunt Su murmured.

At this time, the doctor wrote a prescription and handed it to Aunt Su. Aunt Su thanked him and handed the medical fee to the doctor, and the doctor left.

"Mother! What were they talking about outside just now?" Rong Er shouted into the main hall.

The courtyard where Su Yi Niang lived was not big, so Rong Er, who was lying in the inner room, also heard some of what the servant said at the door.

Su Yi Niang walked into the room and said in confusion: "They said that the emperor came to Rong Mansion."

"Strange, why did the emperor come?" Su Yi Niang seemed to be asking herself.

Rong Er's eyes lit up: "The emperor is here!"

"Is he obsessed with me?"

"It must be so, it must be so!"

"Although he knew I did it on purpose that day and scolded me, he saw my pitiful side after all, and even gave me the cloak."

"Yes, that must be the case. He came to Rong Mansion to find me because he felt pity in his heart and missed me day and night."

"Maybe he came to take me to the palace and give me some kind of position!"

Rong Er seemed to be talking to himself. He became more and more excited. At the end, he even sat up regardless of his injuries.

That night, after she and her grandmother returned to Rong Mansion from the palace, her father learned of what she had done. In a rage, he took out the family rules, pressed her to the ground, and beat her severely.

Her entire back and buttocks were torn and the pain was unbearable.

But now, because she was too excited, she actually forgot the pain and sat up.

Aunt Su looked at her daughter's almost excited state and was a little worried.

"Xinyue, calm down!"

"Will the emperor come to Rong Mansion to pick you up?"

Facing Aunt Su's questioning, Rong Er's eyes were firm and confident.

"Mother, I am so beautiful, how could the emperor be indifferent? He must come for me."

"I have to dress up and go to see the emperor as soon as possible. I can't let him wait anxiously."

Rong Er said, as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He immediately threw off the quilt and got out of bed and ran straight to the dressing table.