"Your Majesty reminded me that when Rong'er was at home, I was always strict with her, and I got used to it..." Jiang Qingrong admitted his mistake in a low voice, and immediately said:
"Quickly call the doctor and give Nephew Shen Xian a good look at his injuries."
Shen Wenyuan hated Jiang Rong so much, but he naturally would not deny Jiang Rong's words at this time. Compared with their secret meeting...
Being beaten is not unacceptable.
"It's getting late, it's time for dinner. Prince, Rong'er, let's go to the front hall to have dinner." Jiang Qingrong said to ease the atmosphere.
Jiang Rong didn't say anything more. He took Xie Lingxi's hand and walked to the front hall together.
Only Jiang Wan felt jealous and resentful in her heart.
Jiang Rong was obviously vulgar and rude and hit people, but the prince treated him differently.
She must replace Jiang Rong.
……
On the way back home, Jiang Rong was in a good mood holding the dowry box he had brought back.
Arriving at the gate of the palace.
I saw a stretcher at the gate, with a handsome young man lying on it. A middle-aged man in official uniform stood at the gate with a look of grievance and anger.
Xie Yuanwen invited him to enter the house, but he refused to go in and deliberately shouted:
"I won't go! Let Xie Lingxi come out and apologize to my son. I don't dare to go in. I'm afraid Xie Lingxi will beat me too!"
The people passing by stopped to watch the excitement from a distance.
Xie Yuanwen looked embarrassed, but in fact he was happy:
"Master Zhou, please go in and wait for a moment. My second brother is not in the house at the moment. When he comes back, I will make him apologize to the Young Master. Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will never let him do anything wrong."
"My eldest son, you are a reasonable person. If the prince were half as good as you... how could he become a disaster to the capital!" Zhou Shangshu sighed, looking like a suffering man who was being oppressed.
"Master Zhou, please don't say that. My younger brother is just young and not sensible..." Xie Yuanwen was hypocritical and modest.
The people around looked at the excitement and pointed.
"The eldest son of the Xie family is handsome and polite, but it's a pity that he is not the heir to the North Prince's Palace."
"Then why is the young master of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Punishment lying on a stretcher?"
"I heard that last month there was a common girl who sold her body to bury her father. Mr. Zhou was kind enough to save her, but this dandy prince robbed the common girl and even injured Mr. Zhou! Mr. Zhou just returned to Beijing yesterday and came to seek justice. Got it!"
"Poor girl who sold her body to bury her father, but fell into the hands of such a bully..."
In the carriage, Jiang Rong's vision cooled down a little. Xie Lingxi, who was sitting opposite her, could clearly feel the little woman's gaze, like frost and snow gradually covering her in autumn.
Xie Lingxi did not explain and remained silent.
There are many misunderstandings in the world. If Jiang Rong had drawn a clear line with him earlier, it would have saved him a lot of trouble.
But the next moment...
It was beyond his expectation.
Jiang Rong lifted the car curtain, looked at the two people singing and singing in front of the mansion, and said loudly:
"Who is this who sold his body to bury his father in front of our palace? It's so pitiful. Brother, you should give him more money."
Zhou Shangshu turned around and saw a masked young lady cursing him and saying angrily:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who sold himself to bury his father?"
"I just vaguely heard someone talking about selling one's body to bury my father... I saw a person lying on the stretcher, and I looked at your dead face... Isn't that what happened?" Jiang Rong asked sincerely.
Xie Lingxi, who got off the carriage with her, almost stepped on the empty spring stool with her sprained foot.
The concubine of his family has some strange yin and yang aura in her body.
"Brother and sister, how could you be so rude to Mr. Zhou? Didn't you see Mr. Zhou in official uniform, how could you say such rude things as selling yourself out?" Xie Yuanwen scolded.
Jiang Rongli raised his head and asked angrily, "Brother, what you said is inappropriate. I don't know how many good officials have prayed for the people. They have a clean life and live a poor life. Can't an official be so poor that he sells his body to bury his father? This seems to be saying that Mr. Zhou is corrupt and has no money. .”
"I am of course a man of peace, and I have never been corrupt. This is my son, you can see clearly!" Zhou Shangshu was angry and didn't know how to refute, so he could only point at Zhou Hongyang, who was lying on a stretcher pretending to be unconscious.
Jiang Rong looked at it and sighed, "At such a young age, he... Oh, the white-haired man is sending the black-haired man, Mr. Zhou, please express my condolences. We fellow villagers should help us to welcome the summer, and take one hundred taels of silver." , let Mr. Zhou give Mr. Ling a grand burial. It turned out that he sold his body to bury him... I'm sorry I heard wrong just now..."
"My son is not dead either!" Zhou Shang gritted his teeth angrily and pointed at Jiang Rong with trembling fingers:
"You...you...evil...evil woman!"
Jiang Rong looked innocent, "Mr. Zhou, why do you say such evil words? I also had good intentions, although I didn't help much. I will do it next time."
"You, you, you..." Zhou Shangshu's eyes were filled with stars, and he almost breathed out of anger, covering his chest and holding back the bruises on his face.
Xie Lingxi looked at the little woman beside him, a smile flashed in his eyes. This little girl is so irritating.
I couldn’t help you bury your son this time, will you do it next time?
Zhou Shangshu was not angry to death, and he was still in good health.
Xie Yuanwen saw that Zhou Shangshu was so angry that he could not speak, so he quickly got back to the topic and said:
"Second brother, Zhou Shangshu is here because you raped a common girl and beat Mr. Zhou. Please apologize to Mr. Zhou quickly."
Xie Yuanwen knew that Xie Lingxi's temperament would never apologize. It would only further highlight his domineering reputation and make the world feel that he was not worthy of being the heir to the palace.
Before Xie Lingxi could speak, a cold female voice replied:
"He doesn't deserve my husband's apology."
Xie Yuanwen looked at Jiang Rong in shock, frowned and said, "Brother and sister, why are you so rude..."
"It's really a nest of snakes and rats... a nest of snakes and rats..." Zhou Shangshu pointed at Jiang Rong and Xie Lingxi with a look of sadness and indignation.
"Master Zhou, please don't worry. On the twenty-seventh of last month, I went out to buy rouge and saw your young master robbing a common girl on Dongfang Street. My husband acted bravely and rescued the common girl, and gave the young master a lesson." Jiang Rong looked at him and said:
"That civilian girl is at the palace right now. Jingzhe, bring Qiuniang here."
Jingzhe looked at Xie Lingxi for instructions, but the latter had no objection.
Jingzhe went down immediately.
After a moment, a woman wearing mourning clothes was brought in. She is only sixteen or seventeen years old, beautiful as a flower, and has the temperament of Xiaojiabiyu.
Seeing Zhou Hongyang lying on the stretcher, Qiuniang's eyes flashed with hatred, but she restrained herself from rushing up to hit him, and respectfully saluted Xie Lingxi and Jiang Rong.
"The civilian daughter Qiuniang... pays her respects to the crown prince and crown prince."
"Some people say that my heir apparent robbed you, is this true?" Jiang Rong looked at her and asked.
"The Crown Princess Mingjian, it was Zhou Hongyang who raped a common girl! Thanks to the Crown Prince for saving me!" Qiuniang explained immediately.
Zhou Shangshu's face was gloomy, "My son robbed a common girl, and he saved others? Haha, girl, are you being bribed? Who can believe that he actually said such confusing words?"
The people around were pointing fingers, but few believed it.
after all……
Xie Lingxi has a bad reputation, so he is said to be kind-hearted in saving people? Everyone would rather believe that he bullies men and dominates women.
That poor civilian girl must have been threatened!
