Ming Teng covered Ran Xun's mouth as he screamed, "Keep your voice down, everyone is watching you!"
Ran Xun thought to himself that he was really frightened that his friend was going to be adopted. He signaled Ming Teng to let go and whispered, "This is not your character. You actually accepted it so calmly."
He understood his friend who grew up with him and was a sentimental person. He felt it was unreal that he saw him accepting it so calmly without crying or making a fuss.
Ming Teng smiled and said, "My family is doing this for my own good."
He had no grudges and he still stayed at home after changing his last name, so he accepted the change naturally. With his grandmother's advice, he got along very well with his fourth uncle Taigong in the past two days.
Ran Xun's heart was the most complicated. Originally, Ming Teng was a grandson who was not valued and had few family resources. Ming Teng made progress after being beaten. He thought that his little friend had become wise and knew that he had to work hard. This aroused his fighting spirit and he must not be left behind by his little friend.
What I never expected was that "you actually left me behind and reached the finish line first."
Isn't this the end? After being adopted, Mingteng is the little marquis. Look how much the emperor values Rong Yuyun. Zhou Shuren is no longer the person who enters the palace the most. Rong Yuyun is the one who enters the palace the most!
Ming Teng was stunned for a moment, then his smile deepened. This was a truth that all his friends knew, "You can't envy me."
Ran Xun wanted to vomit blood, because his friend was right. It was useless for him to be jealous, because his grandfather didn't have a strange background. "We are childhood sweethearts. Bah, no, we grew up together. Although we are not related by blood, we are like brothers. You have to protect me in the future!"
Suddenly I realized that my grandfather will not be as capable as my friend in the future, oh, and my own dad too!
Dong Zhan glanced at Ming Teng with his head down, thinking that simple people are blessed with simple fortune, and Ming Teng is the one with the best luck.
In the Rong Marquis's Mansion, Gu Ren asked, "My Lord, why did you rush to ask me to come here? What's the urgent matter?"
Rong Enqing was delighted. "The Emperor praised me today and said that he really liked the ointment I gave him. Do you have any more?"
Gu Ren was delighted, "Yes, but how much does the Marquis want?"
Rong Enqing stood up excitedly, "I saw the emperor today. He was in good spirits. I thought about getting more. Yes, and my father. You know my father is old and not in good spirits. My father also tried it last time and it really worked."
Gu Ren's heart was beating fast, how could it not be? The Emperor and the Crown Prince were surrounded by a solid wall, and it was difficult to poison their food and other things. Now that the Emperor trusted his mother's family, they saw an opportunity. Unexpectedly, things would go so smoothly.
Gu Ren hooked his fingertips and said, "I'll have someone bring it to you in a minute. Yes, actually this thing is not only useful for the elderly, but also for young people."
Rong Enqing's heart was like a boiling volcano, but he still pretended, "Are you serious?"
"How can I deceive you? It's fine for young people to use it, but it's not easy to get. It's very precious, and I don't have much left."
The last sentence is true. The amount of smuggled people is not small, but they have to use these things to control some people. If they are divided, there will be less, and he doesn't have much left.
Rong Enqing frowned, "Tell me where you got it, and I can get it myself."
Gu Ren stared at Rong Enqing with shining eyes, "This thing is rare. If the Marquis is willing to help me, I will get more for you."
Rong Enqing asked, "How about helping?"
Gu Ren smiled and said, "I heard that the Marquis has a caravan going out to sea, and it was given to you by the Emperor. When the time comes, just help bring some things back."
He had long been eyeing this caravan. The emperor had given him a gift, and the various government offices at the port knew the people behind some of the caravans. Some would investigate carefully, while others would not.
Rong Enqing smiled and said, "Let me think about it."
Gu Ren didn't doubt it and thought about it. If he agreed immediately, he would be confused.
Rong Enqing sent Gu Ren away with his eyes narrowed. The emperor knew that this thing could harm and control people, so he asked him to follow Gu Ren to find out who these things were sold to. The more he came into contact with the Zhang family, the more he opened his eyes. These people had no conscience and were more terrifying than evil spirits when they were alive.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for Ming Teng's adoption. The people invited were all those with the best relationships. People came from the Ningguo Mansion, several engaged relatives came, and there were also Wu Ming and others.
Although there were few guests, they were all of high status, especially the King of Qi who came instead of the Crown Prince.
The King of Qi said, "Originally, the Crown Prince wanted to come in person, but he had something urgent to do and couldn't leave, so he asked me to come."
As for the King of Chu who had been following him, he used to want to follow him wherever he went, but after knowing the truth, the King of Chu became a homebody, staying completely in his palace and never going out.
Yu Yun was the most important person today. He was smiling. The royal family coming here was a honor for him. "I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his concern and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi for coming in person."
King Qi: "You are too polite."
Although today's adoption was a small event, Yuyun was not careless at all. He asked someone to calculate the auspicious time, and the auspicious time could not be delayed at all.
Zhou Shuren saw the mechanical box containing the family tree again. He already knew that this box was not afraid of water or fire. The wisdom of the ancients was so powerful that he was particularly interested in it. So his cheap fourth uncle gave him one. He also lamented that some inheritances had been broken and said that when the Rong family was at its peak, there were many rare treasures.
Yu Yun took a pen, smiled at Ming Teng who was kneeling upright, and wrote down Ming Teng's name. Ming Teng changed his surname but not his given name. It should have been An, but Yu Yun still wrote the three words Rong Ming Teng.
Zhou Shuren was standing at one side, also stunned, looking at his fourth uncle in confusion. There was only excitement and joy in Rong Yuyun's eyes, and a hint of ambition that Rong Yuyun himself was not aware of.
The King of Qi narrowed his eyes when he heard Rong Yuyun calling Rong Mingteng. The two Rong Marquisates were about to be completely separated.
Zhou Shuren watched as his fourth uncle took out a new family tree and looked at the already copied list of people from his fourth uncle's branch, and then Ming Teng.
Ning Xu had more thoughts. The Emperor wanted to completely separate the two Rong Marquis Mansions. Not only did he dislike Rong Enqing's branch, but he was also worried that the two Rong Marquis Mansions would be tied too tightly. He glanced at Zhou Shuren out of the corner of his eye. The Emperor would not allow the power of the three forces to be too strong.
Ning Xu calmed his mind. The emperor was thinking ten steps ahead and taking precautions against any possibilities in the future.
Ran Zheng envied Zhou Shuren, who also achieved his success without the help of his family. However, Zhou Shuren walked out his own path step by step, a path that was unique to Zhou Shuren.
Everyone present is an old fox, as can be seen from the names in the family tree.
Zhou Shuren naturally figured it out, and thought to himself, the emperor is the emperor, and not everyone can do that.
The important step of adoption was over, Ming Teng kowtowed to his parents again. Zhou Lao Da and his wife knew they should be happy, but they still couldn't help wanting to cry.
Finally, Ming Teng offered tea, but this time he did not call his fourth uncle "great grandfather", "great grandfather, please have some tea."
Yu Yin's eyes almost disappeared from laughing, and he kept saying, "Okay, okay."