Chapter 108: The Palace
Rong Chenghan left Liu Mansion and went straight back to Prince Yongjing's Mansion. When he arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, Rong Chenghan got off his horse and threw the reins to the accompanying servants. Someone in charge had already greeted him from the gate of the mansion.
"Third Master is back!" The steward of the palace stepped forward to salute and welcomed Rong Chenghan into the palace with a smile on his face.
In Prince Yongjing's Mansion, the brothers Rongchenghan, except for Prince Yongjing's eldest son, who was called the eldest son, the others were only called by the noble family. Rongchenghan was ranked third, so he was called the third master.
"Has the prince come back?" Rong Chenghan asked as he walked inside without looking at the steward.
"As for the third master, I wonder if the prince has come back. He sent someone back to say that he will be back a little later." The steward replied with a smile.
"Oh." Rong Chenghan nodded. At this time, he had already walked to a hanging flower door and couldn't help but paused. He had just returned from the court and Prince Yongjing was not there. Before returning to his Yunshui Residence, he should go to Chunhui Hall.
, say hello to the princess.
"Third Master, Miss Seven is here." The steward observed the situation and said hurriedly.
"Oh?" Rong Chenghan seemed stunned for a moment and turned to look at the steward.
"I just came. I'm in Chunhui Hall, chatting with the princess. The princess has told me to come over when the third master comes back." The person in charge reported.
"Yes." Rong Chenghan nodded and walked towards Chunhui Hall.
Before entering the house, at the foot of the steps and through the curtain, Rong Chenghan heard the laughter coming from the house. He couldn't help but paused slightly. At this time, the little girl who had been waiting for him reported to the princess that it was the three of them.
Come back.
"Let him come in quickly." Princess Yongjing's words came from the room.
Rong Chenghan no longer hesitated and stepped up the steps. The little girls rushed to open the curtain first, and Rong Chenghan stepped into the house.
Princess Su of Yongjing was wearing homely clothes and was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, her eyes full of smiles. Next to Princess Yongjing, sat a beauty wrapped in gauze. I don't know what the beauty was saying.
Princess Yongjing was very happy. When she saw Rong Chenghan coming, the beauty stood up with an ouch, holding the skirt in one hand, and stepped down from the imperial concubine's couch. She hurried to Rong Chenghan in small steps.
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There was still one step away from Rong Chenghan. The beauty seemed to have thought of something and suddenly stopped. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Rong Chenghan smiling.
"What are you doing here? I haven't seen your seventh sister yet." Princess Yongjing said with a smile.
"This is the salute I want to give to Third Brother." The beauty said, shaking off the silk handkerchief in her hand, and bowed down, "Third Brother, I see you."
"Seventh sister." Rong Chenghan returned the greeting with his hands in hand.
"Come over and sit down." Princess Yongjing greeted with a smile.
Su Qingnuan chuckled softly. She twisted her slender waist and ran back to Princess Yongjing with a scent of fragrance. She still sat next to the princess on the princess's couch. Rong Chenghan touched his nose and coughed dryly.
, walked to the chair under the couch and sat on it. He was still sitting on a chair a few chairs away from the imperial concubine's couch. It seemed that he had a special liking for this chair.
"Your sister is here, and you can't speak." Princess Yongjing looked at Rong Chenghan with a smile and said complainingly.
"Cough..." Rong Chenghan coughed again and sat upright on the chair. His eyes slowly shifted from Princess Yongjing to Su Qingnuan.
"... At my grandma's house, I heard that the third brother was back, and I begged my grandma to let me come back. I walked on the road for three days, hurrying and taking my time. Today I finally met the third brother." Su Qingnuan said in a warm voice.
Tenderly, she glanced at Rong Chenghan quickly. "Third brother is still the same as before."
"What's the same? Look at his full beard. Thanks to you as a child, he didn't dislike it and wasn't scared." Princess Yongjing said this and looked at Rong Chenghan secretly. She saw that Rong Chenghan had no strange color on his face.
, then continued, "I told him, but he didn't listen."
"Third brother, the beard on his face is very powerful!" Su Qingnuan said.
"You have a good heart, kid," Princess Yongjing said with a smile.
"Your seventh sister came all the way from your grandmother's house to see you. You just sit there and don't talk." Princess Yongjing complained about Rong Chenghan again.
Su Qingnuan quickly glanced at Rong Chenghan from the corner of her eyes, and helped Rong Chenghan to rescue him with a smile.
"Third brother has been like this since he was a child. He treats me very well in his heart, but he doesn't know how to say it. My mother said that this is the most rare thing." Su Qingnuan said this, her face turned slightly red, "Third brother, I am here
At my grandmother’s house, I heard many stories about you killing enemies on the front line, which made me happy and worried for you. Third brother, please tell me more about it sometime, okay?”
Su Qingnuan's big eyes stared at Rong Chenghan, seemingly affectionate, and her face was full of expectation.
Faced with such a girl and such a request, almost no man would refuse. But Rong Chenghan didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't respond for a long time as if he hadn't heard Su Qingnuan's words.
Princess Yongjing coughed dryly.
"What Qing Nuan said is good, I want to hear it too. One day, let's pick a free time and let him talk about it." Princess Yongjing said, while looking at Rong Chenghan.
"...It doesn't sound nice." Rong Chenghan actually said. Apparently, he heard what Su Qingnuan and Princess Yongjing just said.
Princess Yongjing was helpless when Rong Chenghan was like this. Fortunately, Su Qingnuan was very considerate and seemed to be used to Rong Chenghan's behavior. She did not show the slightest embarrassment and was still full of enthusiasm. Princess Yongjing and
As Su Qingnuan talked, she occasionally mentioned Rong Chenghan, and Rong Chenghan responded in some ways and in some ways.
"Your third brother has spent these years in Haizhou Guard, getting along with those rude soldiers, and he has become less and less able to speak. If you were someone else, I'm afraid you would blame him for not knowing etiquette." Princess Yongjing said to Su Qingnuan again.
Speaking of.
"That's because those people are ignorant, but I know that the third brother is the best." The tone of the voice, with the shyness of a little girl, seems to be a kind of admiration for the elder brother, but it is mixed with a little bit.
Something else.
Rong Chenghan sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye to Princess Yongjing.
"Father, it's time to come back. I told him that I have something to do."
Princess Yongjing did not let Rong Chenghan go immediately.
"When your father comes back, he will naturally come to repay me first. Don't be anxious about anything. Sit with your seventh sister for a while."
"Seventh sister is chatting with mother and concubine while I go to the study and wait for father to come back." Rong Chenghan said.
Rong Chenghan said this, and it was difficult to retain Princess Yongjing.
"Forget it, you can go ahead. You still have the serious temperament you had when you were little." Princess Yongjing said.
Rong Chenghan bowed his hand to Su Qingnuan again and stepped out. When he reached the door, he was stopped by Princess Yongjing again.
"Your seventh sister is staying for dinner tonight, so you can come too."
Rong Chenghan nodded and said nothing. He turned around and walked away.
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In the Liu Mansion, Liu Ruosi listened to Mr. Liu Er's story about Rong Chenghan's heroic deeds with some agony. She really had no way to refute what Mr. Liu Er said. Because what Mr. Liu Er said was the truth. And
These are less than one-tenth of what Rong Chenghan has experienced in the north in recent years.
No matter how much he slanders Rong Chenghan, Liu Ruosi has to admit that Rong Chenghan is worthy of his name as a young hero. His achievements and honors today are all due to his desperate battle on the battlefield. In this regard, Rong Chenghan
He is indeed worthy of people's praise and admiration. Although, he is only eighteen years old this year. And most of the children of aristocratic families in the capital at this age are still young masters who are close to the fragrance and greenery.
It was precisely this that attracted Liu Ruosi in the first place.
However, none of this could erase the pain Rong Chenghan had caused her. To Liu Ruosi, Rong Chenghan was the most evil person in the world.
After listening to Master Liu Er's story, Liu Ruosi thought about how to make Master Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Er feel bad about Rong Chenghan.
"He is indeed..." Liu Ruosi thought about saying a few good things to Rong Chenghan according to Master Liu's wishes before persuading Master Liu Er, but she tried hard but couldn't say anything, "Father, mother.
, have you ever felt that he has a murderous aura about him?"
"I went to kill the enemy when I was thirteen, and I just came back now. Naturally, I am different from the pampered children in the capital." Mr. Liu Er said disapprovingly.
It is only natural that Rong Chenghan has such an experience and has the unique demeanor he has now.
"I think he is very smart. I think he also knows himself. He is devoted to learning, but he does not mean to abandon martial arts and follow literature. Children can be taught, children can be taught..." Liu Ruosi's words not only did not make Master Liu Er feel bad about Rong Chenghan
However, it seemed to have inspired Mr. Liu Er and made him think of something, and he immediately looked at Rong Chenghan highly.
"If he stays in Beijing for a while and reads some poems and books, he will naturally change." Mr. Liu Er said, seeming to be looking forward to the changes that are about to happen to Rong Chenghan.
"What kind of good person can he be with a beard like that? Mom, do you still remember what the situation was like when you met him and the people who followed him? Bandits and bullies are just like that. Dad, don't you
You know how frightened my mother and I were at that time. We were really afraid that if they were unhappy, they would beat us with whips or trample us to death with horses."
"The ones with him are indeed a bit scary."
Mrs. Liu Er also quite agreed with what Liu Ruosi said that Rong Chenghan and his subordinates looked like the gangsters who had come down from the mountain.
"But their appearance is more ferocious. After being in the army for a long time, their temperament has become wilder. They have not done anything evil." Mr. Liu Er was quite tolerant of this.
"Dad, you weren't here at the time, so of course you said that. Mom and I were frightened to death," Liu Ruosi said.
Mr. Liu Er looked at Liu Ruosi and then at Mrs. Liu Er, and coughed twice. He could no longer speak to Rong Chenghan and his group of "bad guys who came down the mountain".
"He just knows that dad is a gentle man, so he pretended to be gentle at first. If it goes on for a long time, his true nature will definitely show up. Dad, don't you usually hate being associated with such people?... It is better to stay away from him, which is the best way to stay safe.
way."
"You are so vicious, what knowledge should you learn from dad? What should dad do if he is angry?" Liu Ruosi whispered to Mrs. Liu Er again.
"There are so many people in the capital, and there are so many Confucian scholars in the Hanlin Academy alone. Dad, I really can't push it away. Find someone else for him. Why should we try to fawn over him? We can't afford to teach him how to read, so it's better to be quiet.
"
"Well, that makes sense." Mr. Liu Er said. Liu Ruosi's quiet talk and Rong Chenghan's identity were indeed taboos for him.
Mr. Liu Er promised that he would consider it carefully and would not accept Rong Chenghan as a student so easily.
"Perhaps he said this on a whim. When he comes to mention it again, I will introduce him to colleagues from the Hanlin Academy. I will definitely find someone with excellent knowledge. I think he will not be unwilling." Mr. Liu Er said. And
, he didn’t take Professor Rong Chenghan seriously, but many people would be jealous of this job.
Although Mr. Liu Er is intolerant of worldly affairs, it does not mean that he does not know anything.
When Liu Ruosi heard what Mr. Liu Er said, she immediately felt happy. She tried her best to explain the inconveniences of accepting Rong Chenghan as her disciple. Master Liu Er nodded her head when she spoke directly, and Liu Ruosi was satisfied.
He went back to his room to rest.
The next day, Liu Ruosi got up happily, but was told that there was a distinguished guest in front of her.
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