It was not an easy task to take Wang Xiuyu out of Ningxuan Palace. She married Rong Mingyu at the age of sixteen and had been the mistress of a powerful family for more than twenty years. Ningxuan Palace was a shackle but also a responsibility for her, which she could not shirk for the time being.
If Rong Tang wanted to take her to Yong'an Lane, Wang Xiuyu would definitely be able to come up with a hundred thousand reasons to refuse.
But if Rong Mingyu took the initiative to ask his wife to leave home temporarily, even if Wang Xiuyu was unwilling in her heart, she would maintain outward decency and magnanimity.
—What's more, she is a love-minded person.
Su Huaijing's suggestion would actually indirectly hurt Wang Xiu Yu, but both he and Rong Tang agreed that it would be better to let Wang Xiu Yu give up on him earlier than being dragged into eternal damnation by Rong Ming Yu in the future, so they did not intervene from beginning to end.
It was not until Qian was about to give birth, Rongying and the eldest princess returned from Tuolan Temple, that Su Huaijing got the news and returned to Ningxuan Palace with Rongtang.
For many things, it is not possible to guess all the directions and possibilities from the beginning. It may be a coincidence that Qian and Concubine Yi were pregnant at the same time, but it is a fact that Rong Mingyu wanted this child to be born.
He needed the palace to raise a young master, and when his ambition was fulfilled in the future, he would legitimately transfer the prince born to Concubine Yi to the Rong family.
So now it is just a name in the family tree to deceive relatives and the emperor.
Rong Tang had no idea how long he had been planning to usurp the throne. Perhaps Prince Ning Xuan had already planned this ten years ago; and in the following ten years, he had only helped to secure the throne for him by pushing Emperor Renshou forward.
He is not a dog kept by Emperor Renshou, he is a wolf that will devour his master.
It’s a pity that Rong Mingyu’s plan dragged on for too long, and neither the world consciousness nor the plot allowed him to take the last step.
The master of this world, apart from Su Huaijing, would only be Sheng Chengli. There was no possibility for Rong Mingyu to even get a piece of the pie.
Rong Tang stepped into Ning Xuan Palace. The air was hot and humid. It was the rainy season again and a rainstorm seemed to be coming.
The lights were on in the restaurant, and everyone from each family was gathered. Rong Yuan accepted a house from Rong Mingyu at the end of last year, but he was not married yet, so he could not move out like Rong Tang did. Now he was waiting in the hall for the elders to gather.
Rong Zheng took part in the imperial examination at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately he ended up being an unlearned and dissolute young man for several years, and failing was almost a foreseeable outcome.
As a result, the third young master Rong Yuan, whose biological mother was pregnant and who was favored by the prince, was naturally surrounded by people in the mansion, and had a group of supporters wherever he went.
When Rong Tang stepped into the hall, he happened to see his four-year-old cousin from the second room jumping and skipping towards Rong Yuan, calling him "brother" and "brother" in a soft and sweet voice.
Su Huaijing raised his eyebrows, turned his head and smiled meaningfully: "It's not as cute as me calling you that, what do you think, Brother Tangtang?"
Rong Tang's legs went weak after being shouted at by him, and he almost lost his balance. His center of gravity tilted forward and he almost fell down.
The perpetrator was quick to support her husband, with a smile in her eyes, full of malicious teasing: "You have been married for so long, why are you still so shameless?"
Rong Tang steadied himself, raised his head and glared at him fiercely, lowering his voice to scold: "What are you competing with a child for!"
She is four years old, are you four years old too?!
Su Huaijing raised his eyelids and looked at Rong Tang pitifully: "It turns out that Brother Tangtang also knows that I am not a child anymore."
Hearing this, Rong Tang had a bad feeling in his heart. Before he could cover Su Huaijing's mouth, he heard him whisper in his ear, "If you are not a child, why can't you consummate your marriage with your husband? Or is brother Tangtang's love affair just like classmates in the academy who see each other and sleep together every day, but get along innocently and openly?"
[Should!]
When the system sees this kind of scene, it always runs out very quickly to add insult to injury to its host.
Rong Tang was so angry at these two bastards that his teeth itched. He gritted his teeth and asked Su Huaijing: "How are you innocent?"
Su Huaijing looked super innocent and blinked his eyes: "I am the most innocent person in the world. My sweetheart is in front of me every day. Have I ever done anything else besides kissing, hugging and touching her?"
Rong Tang: “…”
Young Master Rong didn't want to talk to him. He glared at him, broke free from Su Huaijing's hand, and quickly walked to Rong Zheng's side to listen to this silly second brother chattering with him about things in the capital or in the academy.
Su Huaijing stood where he was, shook his head and laughed, then raised his eyes again, and his phoenix eyes casually glanced at the people in the room.
Rong Yuan, you have evil intentions and you bully your brother. You deserve to die.
Rongzhe, who colluded with the elder sister and persecuted her, should be killed;
Rong Zheng is reckless but kind-hearted, and Tangtang is very protective of him, so he can stay.
Rong Ning, innocent and ignorant of the world, the first person she called herself on the wedding day was sister-in-law, so she could stay;
Rong Yao...
Su Huaijing looked down and saw the little guy who was not even up to Rong Yuan's knees but was trying hard to climb onto his legs. His eyes paused for two seconds and then looked away nonchalantly.
The disaster should not affect a child. It is too unreasonable to retaliate against a child for the wrong done by Rong Mingyu.
The sunset glow was scattered across the sky and projected onto the floor tiles of the house. An orange-red light appeared on the white jade, which looked very much like blood.
Su Huaijing lowered his eyes and watched silently for a while, then a subtle smile slowly rose at the corner of his lips. He heard footsteps coming from behind him, steady and solemn. He put away his smile, turned around and walked to the door, bowed to greet her, "Grandma, you have worked hard along the way, the Buddha will surely appreciate your sincerity."
Seeing this, the nanny who was supporting Duanyi let go of her hand and took two steps back. The eldest princess cast her majestic gaze on Su Huaijing, who was neither humble nor arrogant. He took a step forward, bowed, and put Duanyi's hand on his arm, like the most filial young man in the world.
Duan Yi glanced at him and looked away. Everyone standing or sitting in the room quickly stood up and saluted their grandmother.
The eldest princess did not eat after noon, so after she showed up, she went to the side hall to have tea. Su Huaijing and Rong Tang followed her.
The old man looked around with a serious look and asked, "Who came up with this idea?"
Just as Rong Tang was about to respond, Su Huaijing said, "It was my idea."
Su Huaijing smiled and said, "Your Highness is not a fool."
Duan Yi asked: "What are you going to do with Rong Ying?"
"Linyuan Academy is not under the jurisdiction of the government and is independent of politics. At the beginning of the year, the dean of the academy had a discussion with Master Ke and planned to recruit a group of teachers from outside to teach in the academy. My grandson thought that my cousin was a suitable candidate."
Rong Tang was stunned for a moment. He had never heard that Su Huaijing had such a plan.
Even the eldest princess was stunned, her eyes moved slightly, and she asked him in a deep voice: "A girl can go to a school to teach?"
Su Huaijing smiled and asked back: "Why not?"
The inner room was quiet for a long time. There were secret guards outside the room, and others could not hear a word of the conversation in the room.
Duan Yi and Su Huaijing looked at each other. Fifty years had passed between them. The former number one female chancellor of Dayu looked at the future emperor, smiled softly, and gave a comment that was unclear whether it was good or bad: "You are indeed very similar to your brothers. You can say something so easily that would go against the will of the world."
Su Huaijing said, "My brother is just not as lucky as me. If he were alive, Your Highness might not think this is unacceptable."
If the late crown prince were still alive, and if he had ascended the throne back then, after three imperial examinations, who would dare to assert that there are no female officials in the court today
He just sent a female teacher to the school, why was it considered a big deal
Duan Yi smiled, her eyes inevitably clouded by the years, but still clear, she nodded: "Okay."
She then asked Rong Tang: "Where are you planning to take your mother?"
Rong Tang replied: "Although the house in Yong'an Lane is not as rich and magnificent as the royal palace, it will not be too unfair to mother."
Duan Yi: "Is there a Buddhist temple?"
Rong Tang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head honestly: "My grandson is not sincere in worshipping Buddha, so I have not set up a Buddhist temple in the mansion."
"What a pity." The eldest princess said ambiguously.
Before Rong Tang could react, Su Huaijing said, "There is also a house in the suburbs of Beijing. It was a birthday gift given to me by Rong Tang at the beginning of the year. It has been basically renovated now, but there are still a few courtyards that are empty and have not been moved with furniture. If Your Highness does not mind, you can ask for a Buddha statue to serve as a Buddhist temple."
Duan Yi smiled and was about to respond, but the man changed the subject and gave her some precautions: "It's just that the house was specially prepared for me by Tangtang. I haven't had the chance to live in it yet. It's very precious. Your Highness can live in it, but you can't take my house away."
Rong Tang: “?”
Princess: “?”
Su Huaijing remained calm and not at all embarrassed: "This place is remote and sparsely populated, and I don't want to be disturbed. A barrier has been set up between the front and back yards. If Your Highness wants to meet guests, you cannot bring them into the back yard."
Rong Tang remembered that after Su Huaijing took over the house at the beginning of the year, he renovated the front yard to make it look ordinary and nothing like the Duke Xian's Mansion.
Duan Yi is over sixty years old and it is rare for a look of confusion to appear on her face. For the first time, she felt that she did not understand what Su Huaijing said.
She asked, "Why would I want to rob your house?"
Su Huaijing smiled, his face calm, but with a bit of the mischievousness that only a child can have: "I also hope that Your Highness will not do that."
Rong Tang was trying to figure out the reason, and his ears turned red belatedly.
Damn it.
He couldn't help but pulled Su Huaijing's sleeve and said, "Stop talking!"
"Okay." Su Huaijing responded sweetly.
Duan Yi felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart when he saw the two of them like this. He waved his hand and chased them out.
The banquet was about to begin outside. When the princess saw Rong Tang, her eyes lit up and she walked over, not knowing what was about to happen.
Rong Tang felt a little guilty, but it quickly disappeared.
If you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. When you meet a scumbag, of course you should stay as far away from him as possible. Wang Xiuyu and the eldest princess moved to the suburbs and enjoyed a leisurely and comfortable life.
After he figured it out, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "Mom."
"You've lost weight." Wang Xiuyu said.
Rong Tang paused, lowered his head and glanced at his belly covered by his clothes.
He has clearly gained weight, why doesn't my mother respect objective facts at all!
hateful!
He turned his head and looked at Su Huaijing, but the man didn't look at him. Instead, he complained to Wang Xiuyu: "Tangtang doesn't sleep well, and doesn't eat well. I worked hard to grow some meat, but he got sick and it all fell off. Mother, please talk to him, he won't listen to me."
Rong Tang:
You don't need to prepare your lies in advance, right
He can clearly eat two big bowls of food every meal!
hateful!!
(End of this chapter)