They got married on the 18th, offered tea at the 19th, and visited the parents-in-law on the 20th. It was not until the 21st of March that Rong Tang took a short break.
After running around for three days, he felt like his legs were about to break. The maids and servants were working in the yard. Rong Tang woke up according to his biological clock, leaned over to glance at the sky outside the window, and buried his face in the pillow without any psychological burden, changing his position to take a nap.
I feel sleepy, tired, and not getting enough rest... That's why I thought of getting married in the first place. It's not impossible to just adopt a godson.
Rong Tang's thoughts were running wild. Just as he came here, someone knocked on the door twice. A clear and gentle voice came from outside the door: "Tangtang, are you awake?"
Rong Tang's mouth was faster than his brain. When he heard the villain's voice, he subconsciously told the truth: "Wake up—"
The door creaked open from the outside, and Su Huaijing walked in around the screen. He couldn't help laughing when he saw Rong Tang burying himself in the quilt and pretending to be a little chicken.
"Sleeping like this is not good for your lungs." He walked into the inner room and flipped back the quilt covering Rong Tang's head, but did not ask him to get up. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed and reached into the quilt to hold Rong Tang's leg.
Rong Tang was slightly surprised and instinctively tensed his body, but then he relaxed happily.
Su Huaijing sat on the edge of the bed, lowered his head and gently massaged his legs.
"How do you know my leg hurts?" Rong Tang turned his head to the side, opened his eyes which were still misty as he just woke up, and looked at Su Huaijing with both confusion and happiness.
He felt so comfortable being pinched!
It feels more comfortable than sleeping all day! It’s great to have a wife!
yeah!
Young Master Rong quickly threw the thought he had two minutes ago to the horizon.
He narrowed his eyes, and his toes hidden under the quilt unconsciously opened slightly, like a kitten playing with mangosteen.
As soon as Su Huaijing saw his expression, he knew that he was enjoying the service, and couldn't help laughing, but he also indulged him: "After running for so many days in a row, I guess you must be tired."
Rong Tang immediately nodded quickly and slightly: "Yeah, super-tired!"
Su Huaijing curved her eyes and smiled at him, her voice soft and a little sweet: "Thank you for your hard work, husband."
Rong Tang: “?”
Rong Tang was stunned for a moment, then he realized it and blinked twice. He looked at Su Huaijing with a somewhat bewildered look, and then he felt shame as he realized it belatedly.
He raised his hand and pulled the quilt to cover his ears, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed to look at Su Huaijing, and whispered, "How come you speak so skillfully?"
Su Huaijing said: "It is Brother Tangtang who wants to marry me, but you don't allow me to call him husband?"
“No, it’s not allowed—” Rong Tang just opened his mouth and saw Su Huaijing’s eyes smiling gently. He immediately changed his words and said fiercely: “Yes, it’s not allowed!”
Su Huaijing's smile did not fade, and he pretended to be disappointed, saying, "That's too much, Tangtang."
After saying that, he retracted his gaze and looked at the slightly bulging quilt at the foot of the bed. There was always a faint smile on his lips as he quietly massaged his legs.
Rong Tang waited for a while, but there was no response. He leaned back and looked at Su Huaijing with some curiosity: "Hmm?"
Su Huaijing smiled and said, "What?"
Rong Tang asked: "What's next?"
Su Huaijing: "What's the follow-up?"
Rong Tang was a little mad: "You said I was too much, is there no follow-up?"
This shouldn't happen! Shouldn't a normal person add a long list of "crimes" as evidence after making an accusation to prove that the person he or she is accusing is indeed excessive
Why did he become speechless after speaking to Su Huaijing
The mute continued to massage his legs obediently?
Rong Tang felt like he was being baited, staring at Su Huaijing without blinking, wanting to ask him for a follow-up. Su Huaijing lowered his eyes and looked over. His eyes were particularly beautiful, and when he looked at people innocently, they seemed to be smiling. If he deliberately added some emotions and expressed some pampering, it would simply make people blush.
Su Huaijing said: "According to the law of Dayu, if a wife is disrespectful to her husband, she can be divorced."
Rong Tang: “?”
Su Huaijing: "I'm afraid Tangtang will divorce me."
Rong Tang: “???”
Rong Tang realized it later, was stunned and filled with regret.
As expected, the subject of husband and wife shouldn’t have been brought up in the first place!!!
He opened his mouth to retort, but he had no words to say. He was so angry that he slumped down and pulled the quilt over his head. He didn't want to see the villain at all.
I can’t beat him. I really can’t beat him.
I've never seen anyone so flexible!
Seeing that he seemed to be angry and embarrassed, Su Huaijing chuckled softly and moved the acupoints under his hands inadvertently. Rong Tang's previous depression disappeared immediately, and he felt so comfortable that he wanted to ask Su Huaijing to give him a few more hours.
Rong Tang hummed twice, turned his head, and enjoyed the villain's massage for a while before asking, "Did you come to me so early just to massage my legs?"
Su Huaijing smiled, thinking it was about time, he took his hand out from under the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt for Rong Tang, and said, "I wanted to ask you to have breakfast with me."
Rong Tang was immediately reluctant, and rubbed himself in the warm and soft quilt, mumbling: "I want to sleep."
Su Huaijing said: "Sleep after eating, you don't need to leave the house today."
Rong Tang frowned: "Cold..."
Su Huaijing laughed: "Eating in bed?"
Rong Tang's heart was moved shamefully, and he turned his head to look at Su Huaijing with sparkling eyes. Then he pulled his bottom line a little and whispered, "Isn't it bad?"
Su Huaijing also lowered his voice and whispered, "Only I know."
He said, "The kitchen made mushroom pigeon, cloud slice bird's nest, chicken and white fungus today... Didn't you say you wanted to eat Chen Ji lion head yesterday? Shuangfu went out to buy it early in the morning and it's heating up now."
Rong Tang's eyes lit up every time he named a dish, and finally they were glowing. Su Huaijing's heart moved slightly, and he wanted to rub his hair. He rubbed the quilt lightly with his fingers beside the bed, but he held back and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
"Yeah!" Rong Tang nodded and was about to get up. Su Huaijing was slightly stunned and subconsciously pressed down his quilt, looking puzzled: "Didn't you say you were cold?"
Rong Tang was also stunned for a moment and blinked: "But I haven't brushed my teeth yet."
Su Huaijing said: "I'll get you some tooth powder and a washbasin, and you can just wash up on the bed."
Rong Tang was stunned for a while, and just when he was about to say that this was not good, he heard Su Huaijing say: "It rained last night, the temperature dropped a lot today, and the charcoal fire was extinguished. I'm afraid you'll be cold if you get up."
He turned around and walked to the clothes rack, and brought over some clothes for Rong Tang to wear at home: "I'll go get you some tooth powder, you put on your clothes first."
Su Huaijing said this and walked out of the door. Rong Tang lay on the bed in a daze for a long time, and then he realized that his ears were a little red.
The system didn't know whether it was sour or speechless, it said: [Host, he treats you well... ]
Rong Tang nodded subconsciously: "Indeed."
In modern times, he was a student, and his parents could only pamper him two days before he went home for a long vacation. After coming here, Rong Mingyu didn't care about the legitimate son. Although Wang Xiuyu loved her son, she still had the reserve and stability of the ancients in her bones. She would not go to Rong Tang's yard every day to see if he was well fed and well dressed.
In the first two lives, Rong Tang only thought about the male protagonist, worked hard for him, and gave him advice. Even when he fell ill in bed and couldn't get out of bed, he would discuss with the system what to do next and whether there was any danger ahead. He had long forgotten that he would die at the age of 20.
He hasn't been treated like this in a very, very long time...
That’s not right. I have never been pampered like this.
When he goes home for the holidays, his parents would not let him eat in bed, and they would even get him a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Rong Tang stayed in bed for a while. When he heard footsteps outside the door, he sat up and obediently put on his clothes one by one. Su Huaijing came over with a washbasin. Seeing that he was wearing layers of clothes, he smiled and put the washbasin on the shelf. Then he took a soft pillow and put it behind his waist: "Then you wash up first. I'll get you breakfast."
Rong Tang was often sick, and when he was too sick to get up, he could only sit in bed and eat some liquid food. A few years ago, the princess specially ordered a craftsman to make a small bedside table for him. When Rong Tang finished washing up, the table was already filled with plates of exquisite meals, all of which were fragrant and tempting.
Su Huaijing took the used wash basin and towel out for him. When he came back, he saw Rong Tang sitting on the bed, staring at the breakfast without eating. He felt a little warm in his heart and walked over to ask, "Why don't you eat?"
Rong Tang smiled with dimples on his cheeks, and replied as a matter of course: "Waiting for you."
Su Huaijing finally couldn't help it this time, and gently pinched his face. Rong Tang blinked and looked at him blankly. Su Huaijing said, "The water hasn't been wiped dry."
"Oh." Rong Tang didn't suspect anything and urged him to sit down and have breakfast with him.
Rong Tang had a very good appetite and did not look like a patient. Su Huaijing reminded him many times to eat slowly, and he barely managed to maintain the same frequency as Su Huaijing in eating breakfast.
After eating, he leaned back, rubbed his stomach, and subconsciously said, "I will turn into a pig."
Su Huaijing was just putting away the dining table. Hearing this, he glanced at him lightly and poured him a cup of tea: "It would be better if Brother Tangtang could really gain some weight."
Rong Tang immediately became timid.
No matter how much he eats, he won't gain weight. His body is seriously deficient. He can't sleep well if he doesn't eat enough. He eats a lot only because he can eat now, so he wants to eat more. In the later stages, even putting food into his mouth feels like swallowing a razor blade. That's torture.
Outside the house, a breeze was blowing the leaves. The sky was gloomy and the sun was hidden behind the dark clouds. Rong Tang leaned on the bed. After a while, Su Huaijing came in again.
Rong Tang watched with some curiosity as he lit a few candles beside the bed, and the room suddenly became much brighter. He then handed a hot water bottle under the quilt and asked Rong Tang to cover himself with it. Finally, he gave him a few storybooks and sat aside to read.
There was a small table next to the bed, with a plate of dried fruits and tea on it. Rong Tang was so happy that he felt like he was floating in the sky. He asked, "Why are you so good?"
Su Huaijing curved his eyes: "Because you are good to me."
Rong Tang said that he was a very stingy person, but in fact Su Huaijing was a million times more stingy than him.
He won't even look at things he doesn't care about, but once someone enters his territory and sucks away his attention, he will only be able to look at that person from now on.
Rong Tang came here voluntarily and treated him well voluntarily. Su Huaijing liked being treated with such care, so he thought that Rong Tang could only treat him like this.
The young master was kind-hearted, like a bodhisattva in a temple, and would shed tears while reading a storybook; on the way from the palace to Yong'an Lane in a carriage, he could not help but throw a few more coins to beggars; even the gardeners and gardeners hired by Tang Jing's house in the beginning were all old and had difficulty finding jobs, but they were honest and hardworking.
Kind-hearted people are most likely to fall into traps. If others are a little bit nice to them, they will unconsciously return the favor several times over.
Su Huaijing didn't want him to pay it back, he just wanted Rong Tang to know that there would never be anyone in this world who would be more indulgent to him than himself.
He wanted Rong Tang to be just his little Bodhisattva.
"Because you are good to me, I am good to you." Su Huaijing smiled gently.
If you don't treat me well, I'll lock you in a cage.
-
The next morning, Rong Tang still had breakfast in bed. When he saw the sun coming out outside, he wanted to get out of bed.
The temperature was suitable, so Su Huaijing did not stop him. He just told him to put on more clothes, and then let him stroll into the yard and squat in the corner to look at the flowers.
When Su Huaijing saw the yellow and white camellia, he thought of the letters sent by Rong Tang. His expression became much gentler and he accompanied him in pruning the garden for the whole morning.
After lunch, Rong Tang went to sleep as usual. Su Huaijing said, "I have to go out this afternoon."
Rong Tang kept walking and nodded: "Okay."
Su Huaijing's expression changed and he said, "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm going out?"
Rong Tang was puzzled: "Don't ask."
Su Huaijing asked: "Why not ask?"
Rong Tang was puzzled and even wanted to reply to him directly: Why are you asking
The big villain must have his reasons for going out. It's not the late stage yet. If two years later, Su Huaijing told him one day that he was going to the palace to assassinate Emperor Rong Tang, he would believe it.
Knowing too much is not a good thing. Rong Tang has learned too many lessons and does not have such a strong curiosity.
But Su Huaijing stared at him without blinking, with a dangerous look in his eyes. Rong Tang panicked unconsciously. Even though he still didn't understand, he asked obediently: "What's the matter with you going out?"
Su Huaijing's expression lightened up a bit, and he said, "I have an appointment with a friend to meet at Liujin Building today. He might not be back until after dinner."
Rong Tang thought that this friend was probably the second prince. Just as he was about to nod, Rong Zheng's face suddenly flashed through his mind. He frowned and asked, "Are you the only two?"
Su Huaijing saw him frowning, and then his mood improved again. He said, "Well, the other party's identity is a bit special, and he doesn't like too many people around."
Rong Tang finally felt relieved and said subconsciously: "Then come back early, I'll ask Shuangfu to leave the door open for you."
Su Huaijing couldn't help but stand a little closer to him. Rong Tang suddenly realized that this man had actually grown taller in this month, and now he needed to lower his eyes to look at him.
He felt a little unhappy, and Su Huaijing said, "Tangtang, you should ask me where I'm going when I go out."
"?" Rong Tang was a little confused, "Then do I have to tell you my destination when I go out?"
Su Huaijing asked back: "Brother Tangtang, don't you take me with you when you go out?"
Rong Tang: “…”
He choked for a moment, then waved his hand without looking back: "Go away, I want to sleep."
Su Huaijing was almost killed by his cuteness. He kept nagging behind him for a few more sentences until he became really annoyed and went into his room. Then he laughed for a long time outside the door and turned around to walk out of the palace.
Rong Tang allocated money from his private treasury to order a carriage for Su Huaijing, the specifications and style of which were all copied from Rong Tang's own. When Su Huaijing took him back to Tang Jing's house yesterday, he sat in that carriage. When he went out today, he looked at the hitching post twice, with some regret, and withdrew his gaze, walked out of the palace, bypassed two alleys, and got on a simple carriage.
Xingfeng reported to him what had happened in the past few days in the carriage.
"Ding Laibao was sentenced to death in the autumn, Ding Weishan was fined one year's salary; the second prince was rewarded with some jewels for his meritorious service in subduing the auspicious beast, and was specially allowed to work in the Ministry of War after the court session."
It is a great honor for a prince to serve in the six ministries. In the two hundred years since the founding of Dayu, only the crown prince has had this right.
Su Huaijing smiled and said, "It seems that uncle really likes that white tiger."
When Xingfeng heard him address him, his face changed slightly and he said, "Emperor Renshou is hypocritical and cunning, and he cares most about reputation and orthodoxy. Emperor Xuan was attacked by a white tiger and was saved by Princess Duanyi. Now he went to Mount Tai to worship his ancestors and led the white tiger to submit. Of course he will be complacent about it."
The emotion in his words was too obvious. Su Huaijing did not restrain himself. He just smiled, leaned back, and subconsciously opened the secret compartment in the car to find a candied fruit to put in his mouth. When he saw a drawer full of hidden weapons and medicines, he was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but let out a light sigh, then closed the drawer again.
He asked: "How did Shen Feiyi arrange it?"
Xing Feng said: "Fei Yi presented the auspicious beast and made great contributions. He also volunteered to serve the court. The emperor placed him in the patrol camp as a guard, which just happened to fill the vacancy left by Ding Laibao."
Su Huaijing raised his eyebrows and said, "You are really alert."
The best outcome of this move is that Ding Laibao dies, Ding Weishan is dismissed from his post, and Shen Feiyi takes over Ding Weishan's position.
But it takes time and opportunity, Su Huaijing is not in a hurry to achieve success, the main purpose of his trip is to gain the trust of the Second Prince through this matter. And it is a complete surprise that Shen Feiyi can join the patrol camp and become his other pair of eyes in the capital.
Su Huaijing's expression softened when he thought of this, and he asked again, "What about the orphans he raised?"
Xing Feng said, "They have all been settled according to the master's instructions. The older ones have been sent to school, and those who really don't want to go are being trained by the master in martial arts, hoping that they can serve the master in the future."
When he said this, he couldn't help but secretly glance at Su Huaijing's expression. When the master was young, he was the kindest little prince in the entire palace. He even had the kindness to save Liuyun when he first went to Shu.
But over the years, after taking one step at a time and getting one secret letter after another, the master is no longer the ignorant Seventh Prince of the past.
He is more ruthless than anyone else. He only does things to achieve his goals. He doesn't care whether he gets hurt or takes advantage of innocent people.
Sometimes Xingfeng and Bixin felt heartbroken just watching from the side. They were afraid that their master would have to live like this for the rest of his life, blinded by hatred.
But the incident involving Shen Feiyi made him feel that his master might not have changed. He was still the little prince who loved sweets, who was kind enough to consider the life and future of the orphans, and who cared about the thoughts of the subordinates who used to follow him.
He was pleasantly surprised.
Su Huaijing glanced at him, said "hmm" lightly, and said without false politeness that he didn't need their service.
Saving them was a simple and easy thing to do without much effort. The reason why Su Huaijing did it was because there was a little Bodhisattva in his family. If he knew in the future that he had the opportunity to save a group of half-grown orphans but didn't, he would probably feel sad.
Su Huaijing didn't want him to be sad.
The carriage moved slowly, the sunlight of late March shone through the window, and the sounds of hawking were heard in the streets.
Yujing is as prosperous as ever. No matter which emperor sits on the dragon throne or which dynasty it is, as long as Yujing is the capital, it will always be rich and luxurious with Fengyue Tower and Jinfen River.
Su Huaijing played with Rong Tang's badge with one hand and asked Xing Feng questions in a casual manner, but occasionally he couldn't help but wonder if Rong Tang had woken up from his nap.
Xingfeng noticed that his master seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, his brows twitched, and he added: "The fifth prince was rescued."
Su Huaijing paused slightly, turned his head and looked at him indifferently.
Xing Feng said, "On March 18, I gave the Second Prince a bottle of bird feather powder and asked him to find someone to sprinkle it on the Fifth Prince's clothes. The next day, he tried to feed the white tiger, but he was nearly killed by the mad tiger. It was a passing young master who risked his life to save him."
"Young Master?" Su Huaijing asked.
"The third place winner of the imperial examination in the seventh year of Qingzheng's reign is Ke Hongxue." Xingfeng said.
Su Huaijing frowned and asked, "What is his relationship with Master Ke?"
Taifu Ke was the prince's Taifu who had advised Emperor Renshou some time ago that the fifth prince should be a regent. He was a veteran of the three dynasties of Dayu and a pillar of the country.
Xingfeng replied: "Ke Hongxue is the grandson of Master Ke."
Su Huaijing didn't say anything, but his fingers slid across the badge regularly.
After a long while, he seemed to laugh and said softly, "Interesting."
-
The moon rises at dusk, in the elegant room on the third floor of the Gilded Building.
As soon as Su Huaijing was led in by the waiter, the young man in blue robe standing by the window looking at the lights turned around, shook his sleeves, bowed to him and said, "Chengming thanks you for your advice, young master."
Su Huaijing returned the greeting: "Your Highness, your words are very sincere. Your Highness is kind and has an extraordinary character. You are a blessing to the people of Dayu. The heavens appreciate your merits and guide the auspicious beast to appear in the world. It has nothing to do with me."
Sheng Chengming was touched, so he bowed again, led Su Huaijing to the seat, offered him a glass of wine, exchanged a few words of greeting, and then asked hurriedly: "Sir, there is one thing I don't understand."
Su Huaijing said: "Your Highness, please speak."
The second prince said: "Since Chen Fei has reappeared in front of the emperor as a 'knight', why did you ask me to report his identity to the emperor in the letter you sent yesterday?"
Su Huaijing smiled and asked, "Your Highness, have you not reported this to His Majesty yet?"
The second prince shook his head.
Su Huaijing asked: "Why?"
Sheng Chengming frowned, hesitated for a while, and said, "My father is a cautious person. He is in high spirits now. If I rashly tell him that the chivalrous man who presented the tiger was the traitor from five years ago, it might arouse suspicion and bring disaster."
Su Huaijing nodded: "Your Highness is right to worry."
The Second Prince's frown relaxed a little, and then he heard Su Huaijing suddenly ask, "May I ask from whom did you hear the news about 'Chen Fei'?"
"Qin Pengxuan, the son of the Wukang Earl."
Su Huaijing: "Then how did Prince Qin know this?"
The second prince thought for a while and said, "It is said that he and his concubine went out for a walk and accidentally saw a group of people in the Shangyang Inn who were dressed differently from the people in the capital, so they became suspicious."
Su Huaijing asked, "Prince Qin can tell that they are different from the people in the capital with just a glance. Chen Fei and others have been staying at the Shangyang Inn for so long. Is it possible that no one knows about it? Even if no one knows about it, Your Highness, there are many young masters from aristocratic families around you. Who can guarantee that they will not accidentally let the secret slip?"
The second prince was stunned for a moment, then he felt a chill on his neck. He widened his eyes slightly and looked at Su Huaijing.
Su Huaijing was still smiling, not caring about anything: "Your Majesty is cautious and prudent. Now that you have just obtained the auspicious beast, you are happy and it is inevitable that you will be careless. But after this period of time, who can guarantee that Your Majesty will not check what happened that day?"
"First, Your Highness still has the 'Remnant Traitors' case' in your hands and has not given His Majesty a satisfactory answer; second, although Ding Laibao has committed many crimes and deserves death, the timing of the incident being exposed was too coincidental; third..." He paused, put away a little smile, and looked at the second prince with a serious look: "The human heart is unpredictable, especially teenagers. It is a good thing that Your Highness is kind and has many friends, but the children of aristocratic families are always less cautious than officials from humble families. If they were all Your Highness's confidants, it would be easy to say, but most of them are probably still protected by their families and are not ready to step into the court, so it is inevitable that they will be more outspoken."
"Besides, now all the ministers in the capital know that Your Majesty has obtained the auspicious beast, which is a great achievement. Your Highness, just imagine, if a young man accidentally revealed the details of this matter while chatting with his family, and the news was passed to the Imperial Censorate, what would be the consequences?"
The Second Prince was startled and, without paying attention to etiquette, he leaned forward and grabbed Su Huaijing's arm with both hands: "Master, save me!"
Su Huaijing resisted the urge to pull his arm back and said, "Don't panic, Your Highness. This is not difficult."
He said: "'Chen Fei' was indeed a member of the rebel group five years ago, but he was not the leader—"
"But clearly..." The second prince interrupted him in confusion.
Su Huaijing took his arm back and said, "Five years ago, a group of rebels did come all the way from the south to the capital, beheading corrupt officials and killing local gentry. They were not suppressed until they reached the outskirts of the capital by Wu Kangbo's troops. Is this true?"
The second prince nodded: "Indeed."
Su Huaijing: "What are the rebels rebelling against?"
The second prince paused for a moment and said in a hoarse voice: "Father—"
Su Huaijing interrupted him: "'Chen Fei' and the others have never thought about it this way."
The second prince frowned in confusion.
Su Huaijing: "Those who killed corrupt officials could be rebels or heroes. They were originally a group of refugees in the south. They were oppressed by local evil officials and the people were living in poverty. They were forced to kill corrupt officials and went north. They helped those who saw injustice along the way. 'Chen Fei' was one of the refugees taken in by the leader of the heroes at that time."
"He was not the mastermind. He was blinded by what he saw and thought he was doing good things for the people. It was not until five years ago when his companions were suppressed and he fled that he saw the prosperous Dayu under Your Majesty's rule. Only then did he suddenly realize that what he did back then was not entirely what he thought."
The emperor cannot be wrong, the only ones who can be wrong are the people. Their inconsistent attitude can only be because the emperor's grace is so great that they are deeply grateful and regretful.
Su Huaijing said, "The Second Prince met Chen Fei while tracking down the rebels. At that time, he was looking for a lucky animal to present to the emperor to make up for his mistakes. He begged you to give him a chance to reform. You could not bear it, so you silently allowed his behavior and secretly sent people to follow and monitor him, thinking that after presenting the lucky animal to His Majesty, you would detain Chen Fei in the Heavenly Prison to await his fate."
Sheng Chengming was stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses after a while and asked, "Why didn't you say it at that time?"
Su Huaijing said: "The auspicious beast is very spiritual. It will never eat unless it is fed by a designated person. If it is extremely hungry, it may even eat a living person. Your Highness wants to wait until the white tiger gets used to it before imprisoning Chen Fei, just in case."
Sheng Chengming asked again: "Why on the eve of the Taishan Ceremony?"
Su Huaijing shook his head. "It was not by chance, but by coincidence that Chen Fei discovered the white tiger near Yuanmeng Mountain at that time and subdued it. He wanted to send it back to the capital, but he met the emperor's procession on the way down the mountain. This was the guidance of heaven, not man-made. Heaven sent the auspicious beast to the world. Heaven is grateful for your majesty's hard work over the years and specially rewarded the emperor."
Sheng Chengming paused for a moment, and looked at Su Huaijing with a strange look in his eyes. He swallowed and asked again: "After five years, why did 'Chen Fei' return to the capital?"
Su Huaijing said softly: "Because of Ding Laibao."
The Second Prince was immediately speechless. Su Huaijing smiled, looked at him tolerantly, and asked, "Does Your Highness have any questions?"
The Second Prince sat in the distance and stared at him blankly for a long while. He then stood up and folded his hands to salute. Su Huaijing dodged and stopped him, then asked, "Then, Your Highness, do you know what you need to do now?"
The Second Prince: "Immediately arrest Chen Fei and imprison him in the Heavenly Prison, then go to the palace to plead guilty to my father."
Su Huaijing asked: "What crime has your Highness committed?"
The second prince said, "First, I knew the truth but didn't report it. I was too soft-hearted and let the traitor go. Second, I was eager to gain merit. The birth of the auspicious beast was a good omen. I wanted to make father happy and be praised by him, so I tacitly allowed Chen Fei's behavior. It was really absurd. Third, I was not thoughtful enough and almost put father in danger at such an important ceremony as the Taishan Ceremony. Even if I secretly sent someone to follow Chen Fei, if he was not sincere in his surrender and secretly assassinated father while offering the beast, I would be held responsible."
Su Huaijing's smile became more genuine. He watched with satisfaction as the prey jumped into the trap. He stood up and saluted the Second Prince as a subject: "Your Highness is extremely intelligent. I admire you very much."
Sheng Chengming's heart warmed up, and he stepped forward to hold Zhu Huaijing's hand, and said sincerely: "Mr. Dayi, are you willing to join me in creating a prosperous and peaceful world?"
Su Huaijing lowered his eyes and looked at the hands holding his. A woman's sweet laughter kept coming from Fengyue Tower across the street. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers mixed with the scent of powder. Su Huaijing felt a little nauseous.
But he said: "In ancient times, the family business was passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, the eldest prince died young, and the empress had no children. I am ignorant and I personally think... this world should belong to you, Your Highness."
Sheng Chengming's eyes suddenly became hot. He held Su Huaijing's hand tightly and called him "Young Master" and "Sir" repeatedly.
Su Huaijing let him go crazy, didn't touch the food on the table, drank a few glasses of wine, and talked about many court affairs. When it was too dark outside, he sent the second prince out in annoyance and got down to business.
Before Sheng Chengming left, he asked reluctantly, "Sir, do you really not want to live in my house?"
When a prince turns sixteen, he can leave the palace and set up his own residence. The second prince's residence is located on the same street as the eldest princess. He and Su Huaijing hit it off at first sight, and he wanted to let him live in the residence so that they could discuss important matters and talk late into the night together in the future.
Unexpectedly, Su Huaijing smiled and declined, saying, "I am already married and don't want to be separated from my family."
The second prince felt sorry, but it was not easy to separate the couple by force, so he could only leave.
After he left, Su Huaijing looked at his clothes, then at his hands, his face looked extremely ugly.
Xingfeng came in immediately, holding a basin of clean water. Su Huaijing changed the water three times before he felt the disgusting feeling on his hands subside a little.
Xingfeng asked, "Master, are you going back to the palace?"
Su Huaijing nodded and asked, "Have you bought the meat jerky?"
"I've bought them. They're new snacks in the store and they're very popular. I bought two packs." Xingfeng replied.
Su Huaijing smiled and walked down the stairs a little faster.
The curfew in Dayu will not end until the late night. Now is the time of the day. There are many vendors and jugglers on the street. Prostitutes are soliciting customers downstairs of Fengyue Tower, and people are eating and drinking to their heart's content in Liujin Tower. From time to time, a few lanterns pass by on the Jinfen River on the left side. In the night sky, sky lanterns carry thoughts and fly to the tall buildings. Dayu is so extravagant that it makes a tiny country itchy.
Su Huaijing had just gone out and sniffed the mixed smell in the air. He twirled his badge with his hand in annoyance. When he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of a carriage parked on the street corner not far from the Liujin Building.
He was stunned for a moment, and Xingfeng immediately disappeared into the darkness, leaving the jerky where Su Huaijing could reach it as soon as he let go.
Su Huaijing paused slightly, blinked lightly, bent down to pick up the jerky, walked over in disbelief, and saw the mark of Ningxuan Palace engraved on the carriage.
He asked Shuangshou who was squatting in front of the car: "Why are you here?"
Shuangshou had been waiting for the entire night and was so sleepy that he almost yawned. When he heard the question, he quickly held back his yawn. When he saw who was coming, he stood up and called out, "My dear, you are finally out. If you hadn't come sooner, the young master would have been tired of waiting!"
Su Huaijing's pupils dilated slightly, and his gaze turned uncontrollably towards the closed car door: "Tangtang is here too?"
Shuangshou opened the car door and lifted the curtain while saying, "Of course I have to say that the young master and I have been waiting for you for almost an hour—"
Before he finished speaking, Su Huaijing jumped onto the carriage. Candles were lit inside the carriage, and a plate of peeled hazelnut shells was placed on the small table. Rong Tang was sitting in his seat, and he was so bored that he was building a city wall with hazelnut shells. Hearing the noise, he raised his eyes lazily and glanced over. His voice was cold and arrogant, with a hint of imperceptible coquettishness: "Come and sit down when you come to your senses. I'm so sleepy and want to go back to sleep."
Su Huaijing sat beside him, his Adam's apple rolling again and again, but he couldn't help but whispered, "Why are you here?"
Rong Tang asked back, "Why should I order a carriage for you?"
Su Huaijing replied: "For the convenience of traveling."
Rong Tang pushed the wall made of hazelnut shells on the table with a push of his index finger, and looked at Su Huaijing unhappily: "If that's the case, why don't you use it when you go out?"
Su Huaijing was silent for a moment, then said, "... it's too ostentatious."
"… "
Rong Tang choked, not wanting to look at him, he pulled up the thin blanket covering him and angrily said, "Oh!"
The carriage started moving and the noisy sound gradually faded away. Su Huaijing stared at Rong Tang for a while, lowered his head silently, and peeled a plate of hazelnuts for him. The white kernels were piled together, each one was round and plump, so cute.
Su Huaijing pushed him forward. Rong Tang opened his eyes and glared at him. Su Huaijing whispered, "I was wrong. Don't be upset, Tangtang."
"… "
Rong Tang wasn't actually angry. He just wanted to walk around after dinner to help digest his food. He walked out of the house unknowingly and subconsciously glanced towards the hitching post. He immediately felt a little unhappy.
He specially ordered a carriage for Su Huaijing. The carriage was large and comfortable, and even the wood was made of the finest red sandalwood. However, Su Huaijing refused to ride in a carriage when he went out.
He did not doubt that someone would come to pick him up, but it was certainly impossible for them to stop right in front of the Ningxuan Palace.
Rong Tang was a person who would pant after walking a few steps, and he really couldn't understand why someone would leave a car unused when they got home and choose to walk back home.
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Moreover, if he were walking in the middle of the night and came back late during curfew, the Jinwu Guards might arrest him on the street.
The car he gave Su Huaijing had the mark of Ningxuan Palace on it, so even if he was really caught by the Jinwu Guards, no one would dare to stop him.
He has a free convenience but instead chooses to make things difficult for himself. Then what's the point of spending so much money on his child
The more Rong Tang thought about it, the more unhappy he became, so he simply asked Shuangshou to drive him to the outside of the Liujin Building to wait for him.
He looked at Su Huaijing with a cold face, but when he heard him apologize in a soft voice, his face could no longer remain cold. Rong Tang glanced at Su Huaijing twice, reached out and took a hazelnut kernel and stuffed it into his mouth, and said to him: "Don't do it again."
Su Huaijing smiled. The irritable and murderous mood that he had felt all night was replaced by a joy that was about to overflow. He wanted to suppress his emotions, but he couldn't. He stretched out his hand in front of Rong Tang, and his fingertips were stained with a lot of hazelnut crumbs.
The brown and yellow color fell on the whiteness, which was very dazzling.
Su Huaijing said coquettishly: "My hands are dirty, can Tangtang help me wipe them?"
(End of this chapter)