005. Winery

After breakfast, Rong Se was invited into the elegant study. The name of this home office was also elegant, called Yunsong Zhai. It was dominated by dark tones. The desk and bookshelf were all made of rosewood, and the desktop was fully equipped with pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

Rong Se flipped through the documents casually, then cast his eyes on a pile of account books. As he flipped through them, Yun Chu reported: "Marquis Dingbei is far away in the Northern Desert. It would take him a month to get back to the capital even if he galloped. But he came back just when the late emperor passed away. I guess he heard the news a long time ago."

Rong Se paused for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, "Now that things have come to this, there is no need to investigate further. How is the business of this restaurant?"

What he had in his hand was the account book of Fushenglou, a restaurant opened under the name of the original owner. With the original owner's memory, he could at least recognize the words, but he was not a finance major, so he could only get a general idea of ​​the content.

Yun Chu paused and said truthfully, "West Market is prosperous, and Fushenglou is located on Xinglong Street, so its business is OK. However, there are countless restaurants and bars in this era, especially many of them have backers, so naturally their business is booming. We have spies in Fushenglou, and you have instructed that no one should know that you are the owner, so its business cannot compare to those restaurants that are blatantly opened by officials."

"Hmm." Rong Se remained calm. He flipped through the account books, which were all businesses under the original owner's name. After a quick look, he said, "Go and do a few things for me."

Yun Chu lowered his head, "The prince ordered."

"First, find out the details of the wine houses in Beijing."

"The second thing is to find Zheng Fu and the Zhao family for me."

Yun Chu's expression changed suddenly after hearing the second thing, "Zheng Fu? Rong - why would the emperor still keep him?"

Zheng Fu was a eunuch beside the late Emperor Rong Xu, and was bribed by Empress Dowager Cao early on. The imperial physician Zhao An was Rong Se's man, and secretly passed the chronic poison to Empress Dowager Cao, while Zheng Fu covered up for her beside Rong Xu.

After Rong Xu's death, Zhao An was convicted and died due to poor treatment. The reason why Rong Se was sure that Zheng Fu was still alive and wanted to find him was because the impeachment of the original owner in the original novel was not a big deal. The most important thing was the ironclad evidence that he had killed the king and seized the throne!

This old fellow Zheng Fu kept saying that he had entered the palace and killed the emperor, and there was a witness. In addition, the family of Imperial Physician Zhao held a letter of Zhao's last words, which confirmed his guilt.

"Keep him to throw dirty water on me." Rong Se said calmly, "As for the Zhao family, there is no need to alarm them. Just keep an eye on them secretly. Zheng Fu must not stay in the Cao family. There is one more thing——"

"I understand, Your Highness, please speak." Yun Chu looked solemn.

Rong Se gently stroked his chest and said to the original owner in his heart: "I will help you get back what they owe you, which is to repay you for lending me my life."

At the same time, his expression turned slightly cold, and he opened his lips and said, "Empress Dowager Cao."

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In the palace, there is a side hall of Zhaoyang Palace.

Cao Lun continued to growl his white beard, and said with a look of emotion that was hard to tell: "Today, you saw what Marquis Dingbei meant. He has no intention of remembering the old friendship."

"If he didn't care about the old friendship, he wouldn't have rushed back to the capital." Rong Jing gently clenched his hands and said gently: "I think he still has concerns. I summoned him to the palace to have a good talk. He has been guarding the border for many years, so it is inevitable that he will be estranged from me."

"That's fine." Cao Lun nodded. "Given Rong Se's vindictive nature, he will definitely not let Liang Shenyu go. It won't be easy for him to stay out of this."

Rong Jing also smiled and nodded, saying with a hint of contempt, "Yes."

The arrogant will be defeated. In recent years, which of the censors who have impeached Rong Se in the court has had a good ending? He will never let Liang Shenyu go.

As long as he makes a move once, Liang Shenyu will know whose side he should stand on.

Rong Jing lowered his eyes slightly, with a cold look in his eyes.

He is a bastard born of a whore. How can a good son be born when his mother is a whore?

I don’t know what he was thinking about, but Rong Jing’s eyes softened again, with a hint of tenderness.

Liang Shenyu...

After all, they have been classmates for six years. Now Dingbei Hou controls 300,000 Jinbei cavalry. As long as he is around, Rong Se is a fish on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered!

Moreover, the handsome and high-spirited young man in my memory now looks even more eye-catching.

Rong Jing had long known that he did not like women, and was even misogynistic, but he had never shown it due to his unstable position. But now that he had seen Liang Shenyu, all the other young masters from the aristocratic families in the capital pale in comparison, so he secretly began to have ideas.

"Just keep it in mind." Cao Lun's eyes were cold, "In a few days, find a way to bring your mother back."

Rong Jing: "Of course, uncle, don't worry."

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When Liang Shenyu was ordered to enter the palace, lunch was served in Zhaoyang Palace.

There was only one chef in the palace serving the emperor, and the dishes he prepared were all beautifully presented. Liang Shenyu did not look at them for long, but only bowed and said, "I did not know that Your Majesty was having a meal, and I am sorry to bother you. It will not be too late to come and see Your Majesty after lunch."

"No need to be so polite." Rong Jing smiled and went forward to help him up, saying gently, "We haven't seen each other for many years. I wanted to host a banquet for you yesterday, but I didn't expect... Let's not talk about it. Today I'm holding a private banquet to make up for your mistake."

This emperor was really approachable. Liang Shenyu remained calm. He had been Rong Jing's companion for six years. Others might not know his temper, but Liang Shenyu knew it.

He is a smiling man who is cunning and accustomed to using others' knife to kill others.

"I dare not." Liang Shenyu took a step back, behaving very respectfully.

But also alienated.

Rong Jing saw that he was trying to decline, and he lowered his eyes in disappointment, and said softly: "Shuyun, we haven't seen each other for many years, and we are so estranged? You don't even want to have a meal with me?"

Liang Shenyu could not stand these calculations, hypocrisy and flattery. He sent troops because he received a secret letter with his real name. The letter was harsh and detailed how Rong Se was extravagant and how he was absurdly hoarding power in the capital. He was afraid that there would be chaos in the capital, so he wanted to come back and take a look in person.

As a result, he never met the Regent, but this one ascended the throne directly by taking advantage of his power.

"Your Majesty, please raise me." Liang Shenyu said in a cold and respectful tone, "I will not accept the reward without merit. I cannot eat this meal. If Your Majesty wishes to summon me, I will come after dinner."

Having said that, it would be a stretch to force him to stay, and Rong Jing ultimately did not keep Liang Shenyu.

Rong Jing sighed as he looked at the table full of food. He suddenly thought of the conversation between Liang Shenyu and Rong Se last night. He was suspicious by nature, and his expression changed several times. He suddenly called out, "Someone come here."

The eunuch leaned forward and said, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Keep an eye on Marquis Dingbei," Rong Jing said solemnly, "If he goes to the Regent Palace, report back to me immediately!"

After the personal eunuch left, Rong Jing frowned sinisterly, suppressed his panic and thought that Liang Shenyu might just be testing him.