It was just after dawn and Rong Xi had no feeling in his legs. No matter how hard he endured, there was still a hint of pain on his face. He put his hands on his knees and barely straightened his back. Qin Ke’s eyes were filled with distress. If he could kneel down for Rong Xi, he would be willing to do so. After a while, a servant arrived and said that Princess had an order to sweep the ancestral hall today, the prince and young master Rong no longer needed to kneel.
Qin Ke raised his lips and smiled, A Niang was soft-hearted.
The two of them knelt all night, and Princess Mingyi also stayed up all night. Before dawn, she sent the servant to deliver a message.
Rong Xi smiled and said, “Your Highness is really kind.”
He tried to stand up but failed to do so. His legs were completely numb, and he could no longer control it.
Qin Ke kneeled for a long time but had no problem. He squatted in front of Rong Xi and said softly: “Come up.”
Rong Xi did not refuse. He came up to Qin Ke, wrapping his arms around his neck and lying on his back.
Qin Ke walked to his childhood bedroom through the long corridor. The room was neat and clean. It must have been cleaned frequently.
After putting Rong Xi on the couch, he was about to give orders to his servants when he saw servants of his parents knocking on the door and entering.
One person held a hot water’s basin and the other person held a medicine’s plate.
“Report to the Prince and young master Rong , this is the water and medicine from the Highness’s order.” The servant said with a smile.
The atmosphere in the Hou’s mansion was solemn yesterday, and he, as a servant, was frightened. Who would have expected that the Highness would be soft-hearted this morning and find an excuse to exempt the Prince and young master Rong from the punishment of kneeling.
Qin Ke looked gentle and said, “Put it down and you can leave.”
The servant obeyed the order and left the bedroom.
Qin Ke wet the towel, and softly said to Rong Xi, “I’ll apply warm water for you first.”
He didn’t hear Rong Xi’s reply so he had to repeat it to him.
Rong Xi came back to his senses, neatly pulled his trousers over the crook of his knees, and said with longing eyes, “Your Highness is so kind.”
A warm cloth was placed on his left knee, which alleviated his pain a little. Rong Xi’s eyes blinked. The pain was less painful, but he had not slept all night, so his face was quite terrible and haggard.
Qin Ke put another cloth on his right knee and smiled back: “Just be more filial in the future.”
“Um!”
After applying hot water, Qin Ke put ointment on. Rong Xi was so drowsy, but he kept holding on.
After a while, the servant returned with a lacquer plate containing porridge and cakes. They were all steaming hot and must have been freshly cooked.
“The Highness requested that the Prince and young master Rong eat something before resting.”
This series of instructions was all due to strong maternal love.
The two of them happily finished their breakfast. Rong Xi couldn’t hold on any longer, so he leaned on the couch and fell asleep.
Qin Ke moved Rong Xi to his bed. He untied his bun to make him lay down comfortably. He the put on a quilt, and walked lightly out of the bedroom to the main courtyard.
Princess Mingyi was asking the servant: “Did they eat the breakfast?”
The servant replied respectfully: “Both of them have used it.”
She sighed softly and waved her sleeves to ask the servant to retreat.
As soon as the servants left, Qin Ke entered the house, kneeled down in front of Princess Mingyi and saluted.
Princess Mingyi couldn’t bear it. He had just kneeled all night and his knee should be hurting. As a mother, how could she want to see her child suffer?
“Sit down and talk.” She said it angrily.
Qin Ke obeyed obediently and sat cross-legged on the soft mat.
“Thank you so much, mother.”
Rong Xi entered the Qin family ancestral hall and kneeled with him, which showed Princess Mingyi’s attitude. She allowed him to be with Lanzhi
Princess Mingyi felt depressed and glared at him, “Why don’t you take a rest after kneeling for a long time? How can you make me feel relieved when you don’t care about your body like this?”
“I’ll pay my respects to mother first, and then go back and have a rest.” Qin Ke smiled warmly.
There was joy in his face and eyes. Princess Mingyi had rarely seen him like this, so she couldn’t help but feel a little bit amused and asked: “Where is Rong Xi?”
“He is weak and tired. His body is unable to hold on after eating, so he has already rested.”
Princess Mingyi heard the rumors in the market, knew what Rong Zhou had done, and also knew that Rong Xi was weak, so she couldn’t help but feel more distressed.
“What a crime.” She muttered, and then said impatiently, “Go and have a rest, I don’t want to talk to you.”
Qin Ke resigned and went back to the bedroom to sleep on the same bed as Rong Xi.
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Rong Xi opened his eyes when the run was going down. When his mind became clear, he started to be worried. Why did he fall asleep in a daze? It was so rude!
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Rong Xi was stunned, and his heart beat faster. Suddenly he remembered something, he felt terrible and hurried going down: “You have an injury on your knee, please let me down quickly!”
Unexpectedly, Qin Ke walked straight into the bedroom and placed him on the couch, “It’s just a minor injury, nothing to worry about.”
Rong Xi lay flat on the couch, closed his eyes and felt someone pressing on him.
There was a sudden weight on the shoulder. Rong Xi opened his eyes again, only to see the black hair.
Qin Ke leaned on Rong Xi’s shoulder and said softly: “Lanzhi, before I met you, I thought that in this life I would only abide by the will of my ancestors and protect the territory of Wei from the enemy invasion. There is nothing more than that.”
Hearing Rong Xi’s steady heartbeat, he continued: “After meeting you, I realized that my life was empty.”
Previously, he was like a puppet on a string, leading troops to kill the enemy on the battlefield, without any trace of emotion. But now, it was as if a soul had been injected into the body, and the heart was pounding, beating only for one person.
It felt a bit mysterious, yet incredibly real.
Rong Xi suddenly hugged him tightly.
As a character in the book, the author only wrote about Qin Ke in a few strokes. His life’s meaning was nothing more than serving the main character, Liang Siwen.
Liang Siwen needed to live, so Qin Ke adopted him; Liang Siwen needed to grow, so Qin Ke died in battle.
How sad.
“Me too.” Rong Xi sighed softly, “I wanted to live alone, and do research, how could I know that I would get to know you?”
Qin Ke suddenly raised his head, their eyes met, and they both raised their lips and smiled.
Qin Ke moved closer and placed a gentle kiss on Rong Xi’s jaws.
Rong Xi put his arms behind Qin Ke’s neck and smiled softly .
Another kiss fell on his forehead, and nose. It gradually went down, as did the softness of his lips.
After a long and deep kiss, Qin Ke showed mercy and let Rong Xi go. Rong Xi opened his watery eyes. His face was misty and glowed. His eye was red, his cheeks were hazy, and he gasped slightly: “Shall I help you?”
Qin Ke sat up suddenly and said, “No need.” Then he hurriedly settled down in the ear room.
After a while, he returned to the bedroom with a calm expression and said with a slight smile: “Let’s go have dinner.”
Rong Xi couldn’t help laughing but didn’t point it out.
When they arrived at the dining hall, Princess Mingyi and Marquis Changxin were already waiting at the table. Qin Ke and Rong Xi quickly saluted.
Princess Mingyi knew what had just happened with just one glance. Her heart was filled with confusion again, and she said solemnly, “Sit down.”
After the meal, Princess Mingyi called Qin Ke to the bedroom.
“How can you do this?”
Qin Ke felt guilty and had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, “It’s my son’s fault, don’t be upset, mother.”
Princess Mingyi glared at him, turned around, took out a brocade box from her dowry box, and handed it to Qin Ke.
“Rong Xi is still young, so don’t be rude,” she said earnestly, “This is the palace’s secret recipe, don’t just care about your own pleasure.”
Her expression was extremely serious.
No matter how thick-skinned Qin Ke was, he couldn’t help but feel a little shy.
“Mom, I know.” He took the brocade box and lowered his head, not daring to look at Princess Mingyi.
Qin Ke had always been mature and prudent. It was rare for Princess Mingyi to see him like this. She was quite surprised. She secretly had excitement in her heart, but said calmly on her face: “Read the prescription carefully and don’t be careless.”
“Son will remember this, please don’t worry.”
Princess Mingyi had a smile in her eyes, “Well, I won’t keep you tonight. You and him will go back to your mansion.”
Qin Ke kneeled down and said goodbye.
After Qin Ke returned to the bedroom, Rong Xi saw the brocade box in his hand and curiously asked: “What did Her Highness give you?”
Qin Ke said calmly, “It’s just some gifts, nothing special. Mom said you and me could go back to our mansion.”
Rong Xi then asked no more questions.
After returning home, Qin Ke went into the study alone and took out the prescription from the brocade box.
The prescription was not just a prescription, but the usage was clearly explained and very straightforward. As soon as Qin Ke read it, he felt a burning sensation in his stomach.
However, it was related to Rong Xi, so he had to study it carefully.
After reading through it, he took out a pen and paper, copied down the prescription, and hid the secret recipe in a brocade box for safekeeping.
At Yin o’clock the next day, Qin Ke woke up from his dream. His face was red and full of sweat. After coming back to his senses, he held his forehead and smiled bitterly. He was no longer sleepy.
After cleaning up, he quietly went to the martial arts arena to practice his sword skills. For an hour, he was sweating profusely and his passion gradually subsided.
After bathing, it happened to be time for breakfast to be put on the table. Rong Xi and Chen Chuangu were already waiting in front of the table.
As soon as Qin Ke entered the dining hall, Chen Chuangu noticed something was wrong.
As a doctor, Chen Chuangu could easily tell when someone was in a state. He glanced at Rong Xi secretly and couldn’t help but gloat.
Rong Xi was young, calm and refreshed. In contrast, Qin Ke was full of his desires.
It was really a bit pitiful.
After breakfast, Rong Xi asked Qin Ke: “Are those glasswares sent to the Marquis Mansion to honor Her Highness?”
On the day of Rong Zhou’s court hearing, the two of them stayed in the glass workshop for a long time to make vessels for Princess Mingyi.
It was just that the incident happened suddenly the day before yesterday. Before the glassware could be sent out, Qin Ke made their relationship clear to Princess Mingyi.
Now that Princess Mingyi had fulfilled their wish, Rong Xi was extremely grateful and could only give gifts to show his respect.
Qin Ke nodded and said, “I’ll send it to her later.”
Princess Mingyi was very happy when she received the exquisite utensils. The depression in her heart gradually disappeared. Under the gentle comfort of Marquis Changxin, she sighed softly: “That’s good.”
First, the two were in love and she couldn’t bear to stop them. Second, under the Emperor’s favor, Qin Ke fell in love with the man, which could eliminate the Emperor’s suspicion of the Emperor and ensure peace for the rest of his life.
In the next few days, Rong Xi was busy with the shops and was waiting for a good result.
He had just finished discussing with Shopkeeper Du and was about to leave the shop and go home when suddenly a man rushed towards him. The cold light on the knife caught Rong Xi’s eyes. He quickly sidestepped and took hold of the criminal’s wrist, twisting it hard.
The villain screamed in pain and dropped the knife to the ground.
He learned from Qin Ke how to protect himself, and it was not in vain.
Although this place was not a busy city, there were still a few neighbors. It was really rare for someone to hurt people with a knife maliciously, and the neighbors started gathering around.
The commotion became louder and louder, and the other people came closer to watch.
“Isn’t this forth young master Rong? Does he want to kill someone?”
“Rong Han actually wanted to kill his oldest brother in the street?”
Everyone was talking about it.
Rong Xi’s face was as dark as water, he looked down at the embarrassed young man on the ground, and asked indifferently: “Do you know that killing someone will be beheaded?”
“You are a bad person! You give back my mom! You give back my mom!”
Rong Han lay on the ground crying.
After he returned to his soul, he was told by the servants in the mansion that his own mother was sentenced to exile. In a state of shock and anger, he wanted to kill Rong Xi.
But he didn’t know where Rong Xi was. Fortunately, someone tipped him secretly, so he came to the grocery store to look for him.
When he saw Rong Xi, his anger burst out, and he slashed with his knife!
Rong Xi didn’t want to pay attention to him and said to shopkeeper Du: “Uncle Du, please get a rope.”
Shopkeeper Du obeyed the order and quickly took the rope and tied Rong Han tightly.
Rong Han struggled endlessly and cried loudly, looking quite pitiful.
However, he attacked his brother with a knife and could not be easily forgiven.
Rong Xi visited the county government office again, and the Shun’an County’s magistrate had a severe headache. When he heard that it was a vicious murder, his eyesight turned black.
This time it was big!
The fact that the Rong’s brothers killed each other attracted a crowd to surround the county government office.
Seeing the troubled expression on the face of the Shun’an County’s magistrate, Rong Xi suddenly sneered, “I am his brother and an official of the imperial court. Rong Han was trying to kill me with a knife in the street. According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, even a prison sentence is not excessive”
Although he was not injured, what Rong Han did was truly a great evil. Assassination of a court official would not be punished lightly.
The Shun’an County’s magistrate thought for a moment and said cautiously: “Rong Shaoqing, this matter is very important. Please report it to Jing Zhaoyin.”
The county government had insufficient authority.
After receiving the case, the governor of Jingzhao denounced the Shun’an County magistrate in his heart. This matter was said to be small if it was small, and it was big if it was said to be big. If relatives killed each other and the victim was not injured, if they could be reconciled, everyone would be happy. However, Rong Xi was a sixth-grade life officer, so he could not be careless.
“I wonder what Rong Shaoqing means?” Jingzhao Fu Yin asked Rong Xi privately.
Rong Xi couldn’t help but frown.
Rong Han was only thirteen years old. According to the criminal laws of later generations, he was still under the age of responsibility. However, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, one can bear the responsibility for murder at the age of twelve, but the sentence can be lighter.
“Just decide the case according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty.”
Because of Rong Zhou’s upbringing, Rong Han was full of malice towards Rong Xi, and he acted willfully under the pampering. If this matter was lightly revealed, it would encourage his viciousness.
Rong Xi’s expression was extremely grim.
Jing Zhaoyin then decided that Rong Han should be sentenced to thirty years of cane punishment and five years in prison, which was considered a light punishment.
Assassinating a court official could have been punished with beheaded, but because he was still young, he was exempted from the death penalty.
After Rong Weijing learned about this, he almost fainted in court.
No matter what, he always loved Rong Han the most.
He hurriedly asked Jing Zhaoyin to find out the reason and lighten the sentence.
Jing Zhaoyin looked troubled, “Rong Shangshu, I really have no choice. Everyone in the neighborhood saw your son stabbing Rong Shaoqing with a knife, so I have no choice but to sentence him according to the law.”
“He must have been bewitched by someone!” Rong Weijing didn’t believe it. “How could he kill someone at such a young age?”
Jing Zhaoyin’s temples were beating sharply, “Rong Shangshu, he has admitted it in court. The words are clear in black and white. It is really difficult for him to lower the sentence.”
Rong Weijing’s heart suddenly felt as cold as ice.
He suddenly felt a bit resentful towards Rong Xi.
Rong Xi didn’t know how worried Rong Weijing was, but he had already returned to the prince’s palace.
However, the County Prince’s mansion was somewhat different from usual.
“Uncle Zhao, what happened?” He couldn’t help but ask when he saw the damaged vegetation and rocks in the courtyard.
The housekeeper sighed sadly, “Report to the young master, after you left the mansion today, His Royal Highness King Shun came to see the prince to compete in martial arts. The courtyard became like this.”
They needed to find a craftsman to repair it later.
“Where is the prince?”
“The Prince should be in the study room.”
As soon as Uncle Zhao finished speaking, Qin Ke hurried over. He looked Rong Xi up and down for a moment before he made up his mind and said, “Today King Shun suddenly came to see me for a discussion. Only then did I listen to the guard’s report. I knew you were in danger today.”
The situation was critical at that time, and the guards had no time to react. If Rong Xi had not been practicing martial arts, he would have been seriously injured even if he did not die. When he thought about it, he was really scared. Luckily, Lanzhi was fine.
Rong Xi heard his trembling voice and knew that he was scared. He smiled reassuringly and said, “There was nothing serious. Let’s go to the study.”
The two of them walked to the study room. Qin Ke hugged him tightly and said unevenly: “Fortunately, you haven’t forgotten the moves. Fortunately, Rong Han is not good at martial arts.”
He just heard from the guards that his heart had stopped for a few breaths.
“Don’t worry.” Rong Xi reached out and patted his back slowly.
He actually broke out in a cold sweat at that time. He was afraid he could not see Qin Ke again.
The two hugged each other for a moment, and Rong Xi suddenly asked: “Why did King Shun come to you for a discussion today?”
“He will leave Shengjing tomorrow.” Qin Ke replied.
Seeing that Rong Xi’s expression was different, he couldn’t help but look inquiringly.
Rong Xi frowned and said: “As far as I know, Rong Han only woke up this morning. He must have been angry to kill me with a knife, but how did he know where I was?”
“Someone told him secretly?”
Qin Ke smelled something fishy.
It looked like King Shun was involved and knew about the attack. If not, it was quite a coincidence.
The author has something to say:
The age of criminal liability for intentional homicide is now fourteen, but it was different in ancient times. Naughty children still need social education.
Thanks for the chapter! How do you destroy a child? Raise him to be an arrogant fool… It’s a good thing that MC learned to defend himself.
So stressful
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😂The hidden villain boss alright
Thanks for the chapter!