Rong Qingzui has always had a low reputation in Chang'an, and is even less famous than Zhao Taozhuang, who was harmed by him all his life.
After all, as the legitimate son of King Xiudong of Gaomi, he couldn't even stay in the palace. No matter what reasons the Buzhao family gave, it was always difficult to hide the fact that he was rejected.
The Gaomi Palace made it clear that Quan had never given birth to that son. Although the Zhao family had raised him well, and the Zhao family had no shortage of descendants, their own bloodline was here. Although there was no intention to be cold-hearted, the fact was that How much care can be given to him? No matter how much I care about you, it really doesn’t mean I don’t care.
When the King of Gaomi and the Meng family were fighting in court before, the people on the King of Gaomi side turned a blind eye to Qing Zui because of the attitude of the King of Gaomi and his wife. As for the Meng family, they did write a few articles about this, but they discovered that the King of Gaomi and his wife After I didn't care at all, I didn't bother to pay attention.
Even if he later won the attention of King Gaomi and went to Bishui County with Huan Ye, the lord of Jingshu County, he neither brought back the beauty nor returned with serious injuries. After everyone talked about it for a while, they forgot about it. .
Or maybe it was because Meng Guiyu planned to make him the crown prince that he came into the spotlight again last year.
After Bu Nao Meng Guiyu committed suicide out of fear of his crime, that man was also forgotten.
So much so that Sheng Weiqiao forgot that he had promised Zhao Taomei to arrange for her to meet Rong Qingzui before he was dealt with.
Ruming thought about it and asked someone to ask. He was worried that the man would run away, but he was told that he had been imprisoned a long time ago and had been there for a year!
Sheng Weiqiao was relieved and said to Zhao Taomei: "Your Majesty Dong Ruming is leading the troops outside. There are so many important national affairs that need to be handled. He will definitely miss him even if he looks at them for a while. If I am in a hurry to meet him, please don't do that." , he asked me to take a look first and shut up? Of course, he didn’t know very well what it was like inside, so I thought it would be better to listen to the people over there. After all, everyone in prison is If you are not a fuel-efficient lamp, if others don't tell you, if you let yourself be drunk, how can you be a kind person?"
Zhao Taobei nodded repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty is willing to let me go to prison. Isn't that an extra favor? Why do you dare to cause trouble to your Majesty?"
After this was agreed upon, Sheng Weiqiao called Yishan and asked her to accompany Zhao Taomei to the imperial prison to see Rong Qingzui.
Chao Yu Ru Ming was in charge of someone from the Wuyi Camp, and he was from the same family as Yi Shan. Furthermore, he had the approval of Queen Sheng Weiqiao, so Zhao Tao's journey was smooth.
When she asked to go to the place where Rong Qingzui was imprisoned in person, the person in charge was in a dilemma, not for anything else but: "That place is very dirty. Miss Zhao San has a distinguished status, so she would be afraid if she went there." Will you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhao Taomei shook her head and said: "The conditions in prison are definitely not better than those at home. He is not that delicate, and it would be better if we let him see with his own eyes what he looks like like!"
The prisoner couldn't persuade him anymore, so he said: "Then please come with Dong Guan!"
He also reminded them that they had better take out the veil and cover their mouth and nose.
When Zhao Taomei heard this, she was a little solemn at first, but when she saw that the prisoners and Yishan were both calm and didn't look like they were facing a formidable enemy, she thought they had overestimated the extent of her pampering, so she followed suit. Be prepared for anything.
Who would have thought that after walking along the dark and narrow passage for a while, after opening a very heavy door, the stench that hit her nostrils almost knocked Zhao Taoyi away!
She quickly took out a handkerchief scented with Ruilin incense and covered half of her face. When she raised her head, she saw that the two people accompanying her still had calm expressions on their faces. She couldn't help but be surprised: "Are we good?"
Hearing this, Yishan turned around and smiled at her, saying: "Before, in Haili, sometimes it was quite dirty to beat a mule! But I have long been used to it. My lady, I am from a scholarly family, but I am not used to that kind of behavior." Damn it...that's why I just said that it's time for someone to pack up Rong Qingzui and send it outside for you to question."
Zhao Taoyu shook her head: "Doesn't he want to see how he has been doing over the past year?"
Of course, that doesn't mean he's concerned. It's almost like being lucky and dead.
In fact, after arriving at the place where Rong Qingzui was imprisoned, Zhao Taomei felt really bad: the place where Rong Qingzui was imprisoned was deep in the prison. Although it was not the deepest place, it was almost there.
This is a water cell. The entire cell is sunk deep into the ground, with a grown man's chest full of water inside.
I don't know how long the water has been brought in. It looks dark, like a pool of ink, and it emits a disgusting smell from a distance.
What made Zhao Taomei sick was that when she got closer, she saw a lot of excrement floating on the water. I don’t know how long those things have been there. There are maggots crawling on the head. The eyes of the always pampered Zhao Taomei are twitching. She can’t believe it. How can someone survive in such an environment, let alone whether Ye Nao has been there for many years
"Miss Zhao, look, then you can't let Qing Zui be drunk." Her reaction was not surprising at all. He pointed to the figure tied to a pillar in the middle of the water cell in a helpless tone, "Please don't you, Dongguan?" Can you drag the person out to clean up his things and find a cleaner cell to shut up?"
Seeing the man with disheveled hair and his head lowered, as if he was unaware of the arrival of his group of people, Zhao Taomei struggled for a while and asked, "Is he alive?"
"Of course he's alive." The prisoner grinned, took the punishment whip from his waist, slowly opened the cell, glanced at the pickled fish in front of his feet with disgust, rolled his legs and wrists, and the whip was like a snake probing its head. , whipped the man quickly and hard, making a loud "pop" sound!
The man twitched in pain, Dong groaned unconsciously, and slowly raised his head.
Zhao Taoyao took a step forward, opened her eyes wide, and tried to distinguish his appearance.
Even though the thin, almost shapeless face was hidden by the disheveled hair, it was impossible to see the traces of Yongxuan's original appearance. While she was hesitating, the man recognized her first and started laughing. His laughter was hoarse and his words were slurred. It seemed that he hadn't shut up for a long time. He spoke very slowly to make people listen. Understand: "No... Me? Tao Mei... Tao... Zhuang She... How is she?"
Zhao Taomei felt that the voice was very unfamiliar and couldn't help but ask: "Who am I?"
"Is he... or... who?" When the man heard this, he laughed "ho ho". There was a strange meaning in the hoarse laughter. After a while, he said, "I can't recognize him if he is drunk." Is it wrong?"
Not only was Tao Mei surprised, he added, "That's not surprising. After all, I don't deny Tao Zhuang. If Tao Zhuang was there, she would definitely recognize him!"
Zhao Taoyi's pretty face turned cold, her legs that were not covering her mouth and nose suddenly clenched her fists, and said in a hateful voice: "Shut up! I have the nerve to mention my second sister?! Do I know that she was being raped by me at that time? What harm happened?!"
"What kind of harm can it be?" Rong Qingzui heard this, but he didn't feel any self-blame or guilt at all. He asked rhetorically, "What about the daughter of our Zhao family, one of the only three legitimate daughters of her generation? One! The only girl of her parents! No matter what she did, there will always be someone to deal with the aftermath, right?!"
He sneered and said, "It's not like him! No one cares, no one is cruel. After more than ten years, even if you have a dog, you should have some affection. When Mi Zhen appears, he doesn't hesitate. Kick him out!!!”
Zhao Taomei couldn't believe how shamelessly he had turned black and red, and said sharply: "I also know that my aunt and uncle are not willing to raise me. Please, if the Zhao family has taken me in for more than ten years, will I have any trouble? ! So what? Not only did I blame the Zhao family for being ungrateful, but I even harmed the second sister for the rest of her life... The second sister seems to have lost all her vitality, do I really not want to live anymore, do I know?!"
"She, a rich young lady, first eloped with someone, then got pregnant out of wedlock, and finally he didn't ask for her or a child... Is it any wonder that she can't survive?" Rong Qingzui thought after hearing this. If he didn't want to, he said, "He just said something but he didn't hurt me, and Meng Guiyu was caught just before he died. Otherwise, he would definitely spread rumors outside and let people know about our Zhao sisters." Is there such a coquettish, coquettish, and slutty woman in the private house? The woman is very slutty. The woman..."
Seeing Zhao Tao's expression as if she was about to vomit blood, Yi Shan frowned and glanced at the prisoner.
The man made a helpless gesture, grabbed the whip and whipped Rong Qingzui without thinking. While whipping, he cursed: "You bastard! Did Miss Zhao have the Queen's order to come here to ask questions?" Yes, if I don’t answer properly, I will really want to eat golden rice tomorrow, right?!”
He didn't know what the golden rice was, but Rong Qingzui shivered slightly after hearing those words. He didn't dare to say anything, so he kept whining in pain, struggling in the hope of reducing the number of times the whip fell on his body.
However, the person who moved the legs was obviously experienced. Although the whip used was much longer than the ordinary whip, it could not be used freely. He beat him until he begged for mercy. Then he stopped and coldly snorted: "I'm here, what am I thinking?" Yes! All in all, if Mingyue dissatisfies Miss Zhao, and if the Queen is also dissatisfied, I will personally come to serve me every day after receiving Donglai, Minghong?!"
Maybe it was because in front of Zhao Taomei, Rong Qingzui hesitated for a while. Seeing that the whip seemed to be coming to the east again, he held his breath and said: "No!"
"..." Zhao Taomei, who was in the hallway, tried her best to calm down Dong's mood, and then gritted her teeth and asked, "I... What can the Zhao family do that they can't fault me?! When I tried to kill Dong, Aunt Baoyun was disgusted by her uncle. According to the My aunt meant that she wanted to kill me! As for my uncle, after knowing what happened, he was deeply shocked that I could be so vicious at a young age. Even my brothers asked for poisonous legs, so he decided to send me to Zhuangzi, far away from Chang'an. , fend for itself!"
"If it weren't for the Zhao family, I'd be afraid that I would have been beaten to death by some sloppy Didong people in a corner!!!"
"I won't say that the Zhao family's fault is like being a new parent, at least it's not as generous as a mountain of kindness!"
"Why do I go so far in asking for favor and repaying my revenge as if the Zhao family are my life-and-death enemies?!"
She really couldn't figure out whether Rong Qingzui had cheated Zhao Taozhuang without any regrets. It could be said that he was such a heartless person. There were many such heartless people in the past and the present.
Whether Rong Qingzui regretted not destroying Zhao Taoyuan was no longer as simple as denying his nature. From those words, it was clearly revealed that he was hostile to the Zhao family!
The hostility was so deep that he was deliberately trying to harm the Zhao family!
But Zhao Taoyuan didn't know why he was so hostile to the Zhao family!
Even if the Zhao family kicked him out a few years ago, to be honest, it was not his fault!
What's more, if you don't hold a grudge because of that incident... After the "Epidemic in the Royal Palace", Rong Qingzui could never step into the gate of the Royal Palace again!
Can that be his biological father and biological mother
Shouldn't Rong Qingzui resent the palace even more
Judging from Rong Qingzui's behavior so far, he may have deep-seated resentment towards the palace, but his actions are basically unflattering.
Why did the Zhao family, who had raised him for so many years, become resentful and vengeful when it was their turn? !
Rong Qingzui was silent for a moment, tilted his head slightly, seemed to look at the man in Dongzhao Prison, and said in a feeble tone: "That is not his fault. He is ungrateful and has wronged the Zhao family..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhao Taomei looked at the prisoner and said, "He wants to hear the truth!"
The man untied the whip again without saying a word. Seeing this, Rong Qingzui sighed and finally said: "Wait a minute! He told me the reason!"