In the thirteenth year of Yuanjing, Dong Haoyang, a new scholar, was appointed to the Hanlin Academy by Emperor Yuanjing because of his outstanding literary talent.
Dongfu Family Banquet.
"Yang'er, you did a good job! As expected of the descendants of my boss!" Dong Boyu's gray beard curled up and looked extremely happy.
"It's all because of your good teaching. If it wasn't for being surrounded by your elders, how could Yang'er have such good grades?" Before Dong Haoyang could speak, Mrs. Dong brought Dong Boyu a cup of tea. Although it is modest, it is full of joy and pride.
Dong Haoyang sat beside him reluctantly. This family banquet was originally to celebrate his entry into the Hanlin Academy, but now he can't speak at all. Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Dong are more happy than each other.
Dong Boyu happily poured a few glasses of wine, and his wrinkled face was already flushed red. Mrs. Dong advised him not to drink too much, but Dong Boyu laughed directly, "It's okay, it's okay, aren't you happy today!"
"By the way, Dong Wenbo's renegade son! Today is a good day to celebrate Yang'er High School. Where did that renegade son go!" Dong Boyu was obviously overwhelmed with wine, and he threw the cup with an angry "smack". It fell on the table and the wine inside spilled out.
Mrs. Dong's happy face instantly turned cold, and ordered a servant to invite Dong Wenbo over.
Looking at this situation, Mrs. Dong quickly changed the topic and talked about Dong Boyu's life events.
"Yang'er isn't too young anymore, she's already eighteen now. Look at that kid in the palace next door, he's as big as Yang'er, and now he even has a child," Mrs. Dong felt resentful when she talked about this topic , originally just to let Dong Boyu calm down his anger, but the more he said, the more he said, "I've long wanted to hug my great-grandson, Yanger, when I talked to you before, you always said what to do first When you get married, you can’t concentrate on learning when you become a family.”
"Now that you have all been awarded the Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy, you can be considered to have established your career." Mrs. Dong stared at Dong Haoyang, "Now that we talk about marriage, you can't refuse me any more. "
Dong Haoyang's expression was rather stiff, and he sneered, "Grandmother, the child is still young."
"Small and small!" Dong Boyu patted the table, "When I was as old as you, I had the unfilial son of Dong Wenbo! What are you talking about here! I will ask your grandmother to give it to you tomorrow. Let's see which girl is good, and propose to me as soon as possible!"
Dong Haoyang couldn't, so he looked to Mrs. Dong for help. Mrs. Dong just glanced at him lightly, and Dong Haoyang felt that he understood the meaning in her eyes.
"Don't ask me for help, your grandmother is right, I've wanted to tell you a marriage for a long time."
Dong Haoyang, who has always been accustomed to arbitrariness, suddenly felt a little scalp tingling.
Fortunately, someone rescued him.
Just when Dong Haoyang didn't know how to answer that it was good, Dong Wenbo stumbled in from the door and was helped in by a servant, obviously he had drunk too much. Behind them, Dong Zhe'an, who was fourteen years old, was following along with a low brow.
Dong Boyu didn't get angry when he saw Dong Wenbo's appearance. He picked up the cup angrily and smashed it at Dong Wenbo. He was smashing at Dong Wenbo's feet. De Dong Wenbo shivered, and suddenly he woke up most of the time.
"Father," Dong Wenbo said with some fear.
Dong Boyu frowned, trying to suppress his anger while Madam Dong kept giving him good luck, "Today is the day to celebrate Yang'er High School, where have you been?"
Dong Wenbai curled his lips indifferently, "I went to Xi Rong's place, Hao Yang is just a high school, and it's okay to celebrate another day. Today is Xi Rong's birthday, how can I let Xi Rong live alone? ?"
When Mrs. Dong heard this, a sneer appeared on her face.
Dong Boyu was even more angry, got up and started looking for sticks everywhere, "You idiot! You know that you are greedy for women, and now you don't even know what is the real thing?! See if I don't kill you, you won't live up to your expectations. thing!"
Although Mrs. Dong and Dong Haoyang were very happy to see Dong Wenbo killed, Dong Boyu has always been good to them, and they can't make the old man angry because of something like Dong Wenbo. So the two hurriedly stepped forward to hold Dong Boyu, while Mrs. Dong gave him the air, and her eyes signaled Dong Wenbo to come over and admit his mistake.
Dong Wenbo was also frightened by his father's beating. Seeing Dong Boyu's appearance, he couldn't help trembling. Although there were still some murmurs in his heart, he didn't dare to say it.
At this time, Dong Zhe'an, who had been staying behind Dong Wenbo, stepped forward and greeted several people politely.
When Dong Boyu saw Dong Zhe'an, a smart child, his anger slowly subsided.
"You don't live up to your expectations, the two sons you gave birth to are not bad! I think you are only useful for that!" Dong Boyu's tone was still angry.
Dong Wenbo was quite indignant, the corners of his mouth moved, but he finally held back and did not refute.
"Zhe'an, come and sit," Dong Boyu's tone softened a little.
Dong Zhe'an replied obediently and sat down next to Dong Haoyang. Before sitting down, he smiled sensible towards Dong Haoyang, "Congratulations to my high school brother!"
Dong Haoyang nodded in response, but his eyes were full of interest.
Dong Chuan's acting skills are getting better and better now.
Shui Xirong is also very powerful. A person who does not go to the door, can actually teach a fourteen-year-old child to be like this. The depth of his mind is simply shocking.
Shui Xirong's thoughts and methods are second, and what Dong Haoyang cares about most is that the origin of this woman is not as simple as they know. A servant sent by Mrs. Dong to inquire about the origin of Shui Xirong finally died inexplicably on the street. To say that this person's death had nothing to do with Shui Xirong, he would not believe it at all. However, they were suffering from a shortage of manpower, and they were afraid of scaring snakes, so they could only suppress the thought of investigating the origin of Shui Xirong.
Originally, as the daughter of Mrs. Dong's military minister, they would not be reduced to such an embarrassing situation as they are now. It's a pity that Mrs. Dong's father died unexpectedly two years after she got married. Later, one of her concubines was in charge. Because of the difference between the descendants, the two have never dealt with each other. Although because of Dong Boyu's identity, the two families still maintain a close relationship on the surface, but if Mrs. Dong asks them for help, it will not work.
Even if his younger brother agreed, Mrs. Dong was still worried that he would make trouble.
Mrs. Dong relied on the servants of Dongfu. Although she found out some things, they must be superficial. What's more, there has been no change in Shui Xirong's side in the past few years, which makes it impossible for them to check.
The only thing they can do is to keep an eye on Shui Xirong to prevent her from secretly attacking.
Thinking of this, although Dong Haoyang looked relaxed, he was secretly vigilant in his heart.
Dong Zhe'an's performance afterward was extremely sensible as a governor, and Dong Wenbo also found a seat and sat down, eating quietly without saying a word. Dong Wenbo didn't block the old man, so Dong Boyu naturally lost his anger and drank happily.
The banquet finally went on smoothly.
Since Dong Haoyang entered the Hanlin Academy, he has resigned from the position of the prince's companion. Originally, the prince's age did not require a companion to read it, but I don't know what Yuan Jingdi thought. When Dong Boyu brought this up, he changed the subject abruptly. Dong Boyu couldn't bring it up again, so he had to let Dong Haoyang continue to follow the prince.
And since the cub was picked up by Emperor Yuanjing, Dong Haoyang had no chance to contact the cub. The palace where the prince lives is different from the cold palace, and the power of vigilance can be said to be very different.
Although Dong Haoyang was already mentally prepared, he really felt a little empty in his heart when he really disappeared. It is only when I follow the prince that I can see the little brat occasionally. Now that I don't have the status of the prince's companion, Dong Haoyang naturally has no chance to meet.
Although everything that should be taught is almost taught, and Dong Haoyang who should be instructed has also made it clear the day before the fire in the cold palace, but in the end it is a child brought up by himself, Dong Haoyang is still a little worried occasionally.
No matter what he thought or not, Dong Haoyang still started to serve in the Hanlin Academy conscientiously.
In the fourteenth year of Yuanjing, Hengming, the crown prince of the East Palace, lost his virtue after drinking and entered the harem by mistake to force Chang Gui, whom Emperor Yuanjing liked very much, to hang out with him.
The scene was filthy and unsightly.
Emperor Jing of Yuan was furious, and immediately issued an edict to abolish the prince.
Said: Prince Hengming did not follow the laws of etiquette and morality, did not follow the teachings of the ancestors, but only wanted to be violent and violent.
This is a scandal in the palace, and it must not be spread. Therefore, Emperor Jingjing killed all the people who knew about it, even including Chang Gui, who was very fond of him in the past. And although Prince Hengming was not executed, he was also raped.
"His Royal Highness, although the servants have carefully inquired about this matter, because the sage has already sealed everything, so I only heard a little bit of news." A young eunuch kneeled respectfully in front of Heng Rui.
"Speak," Heng Rui said lightly.
"According to the patrolling guard Zhang, the prince seemed a little confused when he passed by him. It was not like he was drinking alcohol, but more like taking some medicine. Moreover, the father-in-law who was supporting the prince before was in the midst of the incident. It disappeared after that. Zhang Guard said that he didn't see the father-in-law when dealing with those insiders, and after inquiries, there was never such a person to serve the prince." The little eunuch paused and fell to the ground to plead guilty, " The minions are incompetent, I only heard this news."
"Okay, it's not easy to find out so much, you go down." Heng Rui waved his hand, took off a wrench on his hand and threw it at the little eunuch.
"Thank you, Your Highness for the reward!" The little eunuch tightly held the wrench with joy, and then bowed and pushed it out.
The door was closed again, and the ray of sunlight that had just passed through was also isolated from the outside.
Heng Rui's small face suddenly showed a cold and strange smile.
"I haven't dealt with you yet, why did you fall?"
"That person's laugh, I haven't asked you for it back, you have to wait, you must not die easily."
The faint voice echoed in the empty room, and it was plain and cold.
"However, who is so meddling?" Heng Rui raised his voice slightly, showing the usual child-like puzzled and curious expression.
It looks extraordinarily innocent.