The man in the painting was the man who raided Rong’s house before and was shot through the chest by Rong Xi.
Even though Lady Xin quickly changed her expression, she could not hide her surprise.
She twitched the corners of her lips and whispered, “I don’t know him.”
She changed the way of speaking.
Rong Xi smiled and said nothing, then took another drawing and placed it in front of Lady Xin.
Madam Xin was already prepared, but she reflexively shrank her fingers and pretended to be calm: “This man is a good-looking man. Could it be that young master Rong wants to propose marriage for him?”
“You need to answer me, not ask me back.” Rong Xi stopped his smile and looked at her coldly and indifferently.
After spending time with Qin Ke, Rong Xi also developed some similar momentum.
His cold expression made Lady Xin even more uneasy.
“Report to the young master Rong, I really don’t know these two gentlemen.” She talked quickly, “I have answered two questions, but I don’t know if you…”
“Is your answer just now true or false?” Rong Xi casually dropped the third question.
Madam Xin was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly stood up and tried to turn around and leave, but was stopped by a guard.
“Lady Xin, if you tell the truth, I can protect your life.” Rong Xi said calmly.
The guards restrained Lady Xin, and Qin Ke walked into the courtyard.
“You knew this a long time ago and deliberately deceived me?” Lady Xin asked with a frown.
Rong Xi asked: “Do you really think Jili is stupid?”
“It is really lucky for you!” Lady Xin surprisedly stared at them, then sneered, “There is really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon in the Rong’s mansion.”
“Someone has maliciously broken into Rong’s house before. Do you think I will let an unknown person to enter?” Rong Xi stood up and came to her.
“Do you know what your companion looks like now?”
Lady Xin pursed her lips and said nothing.
Rong Xi smiled very gently, “Every day, needles are inserted into his body. After a few months, he has hundreds of needles in his body. He is in pain every time, but he just can’t die. You are so beautiful, do you want to be like him?”
The two guards’ eyelids trembled a few times, but they found that Lady Xin was shaking more violently than the two of them.
Qin Ke raised his eyes and glanced sideways at Rong Xi.
“There are rumors that young master Rong is kind, so I don’t believe you could be that vicious.” Lady Xin was strongly talking back.
Rong Xi suddenly chuckled, “Rumor? Rumors say that Rong Xi is stupid and not good at chess. Why did you lose to me?”
His eyes sharpened and he ordered: “Detain her. If she doesn’t want to say anything, then her appearance will be ruined and she will be stabbed with needles every day.”
The guards immediately dragged Lady Xin away.
She struggled hard until she was dragged away from the courtyard gate. She couldn’t hold it anymore, and shouted loudly: “I will say it!”
The guard paused and looked at Rong Xi.
Rong Xi looked uninterested, waved his sleeves and said: “I don’t want to listen to it anymore, drag it on.”
The guard’s adam’s apple rolled a few times, young master Rong was really scary!
Lady Xin called out “I say”, but no one paid any attention to her.
Everyone in the Rong’s mansion heard the exclamation and stuck their heads out to take a look, but no one showed sympathy. After all, the incident of the intruder trying to kl the young master last year was still fresh in their minds.
After a while, the mansion returned to calm.
Rong Xi turned to look at Qin Ke, his eyebrows curving. “How was my acting. Does it look alike?”
“It looks similar.” Qin Ke couldn’t help curling his lips.
In fact, it doesn’t look like him at all. With such an appearance, how can he pretend to be a vicious person?
“Now we don’t have anything to do, why don’t we go look at the house together?”
The new house was built not far from Rong’s ancestral house. The walls were made of green cement bricks and were quite stable. The skilled craftsmen all worked hard so the progress was very fast.
Feng Shan was also asked to make the wood furniture for their new home.
Before leaving the house, he asked Liu He to prepare some tea and snacks to bring with him. The craftsman saluted respectfully when they saw Rong Xi and Qin Ke come in. After received the snacks distributed by Liu He, they were so moved that their eyes shed tears. After eating to their heart content, they worked harder and harder.
On the way back to the house, Liu He asked cautiously: “Dare to ask, young master, after you move into your new house, can this old servant continue to serve you?”
Rong Xi smiled and said, “If grandpa Liu is willing, of course I will welcome you.”
When Liu He heard this, he immediately felt relieved and calmed down.
A few days later, Rong Mo made the bird with bamboo strips and sewed tung oil cloth on the wings.
He was not good at needlework, but fortunately he had someone else to help him make it.
“Not bad.” Rong Xi held up the bird and praised it.
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The flying wing of the bird was about the length of an adult’s arm and was made of bamboo strips. The wing shape was slightly curved and covered with a layer of cloth. The finished product looks good.
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As a result, only Liu He and some guards remained in Rong’s house.
Although the back mountain was not high, it was quite laborious to climb up. The third son of the Rong’s family was out of breath after walking only a short distance. Compared to Rong Lian and Rong Mo, Rong Xi performed better.
Qin Ke supported Rong Xi’s arm and used some of his strength to massage Rong Xi’s muscles.
After more than an hour, the group reached the top of the mountain.
Jin Jili’s golden hair was fluttering in the wind, and he stretched his arms to feel the breeze of the mountains. He was so energetic that it seemed he had not climbed enough.
Rong Mo and Rong Lian were already sitting paralyzed on the ground.
The bird in Rong Mo’s hand was taken over by Liu Zishi as early as halfway up the mountain.
“Second brother, third brother, you two still need to strengthen your bodies.” Rong Xi said seriously.
Rong Lian nodded, “What my brother said is absolutely true.”
Rong Mo still lowered his head and said nothing, but everyone was used to it.
Liang Siwen untied the water bag from his waist, handed it to Rong Lian, and said energetically: “Take a sip to moisten your throat.”
The young man had rosy cheeks and no signs of fatigue, which made Rong Lian feel ashamed. He took the water bag and said firmly: “Siwen, how about you supervise me to exercise every day from now on?”
Although he had previously discussed with Rong Xi doing morning exercises together every day, the winter was really cold, so he did not insist on it.
it was summer season, he had no more excuses to skip the practice!
If he was too weak and Siwen despise him, what should he do…
“Young master, how do you use this thing?” Liu Zishi suddenly spoke, interrupting Rong Lian’s thoughts.
There was a flat area on the top of the mountain. Rong Xi took out a small pocket flag to measure the wind direction, and then replied: “You hold the bird high in this direction, run from here to there, and then follow the wind and throw it down the mountain with all your strength.”
Liu Zishi understood and did as he was told.
Everyone stood up and stared.
Liu Zishi ran with the bird held high. The wind blew by, fluttering up the wings as if trying to prop up.
Finally, he gathered all his strength and threw it down the mountain!
The tung oil cloth was blown up by the wind, and the bird swooped down, seemingly unable to take off. The anticipation in Rong Mo’s eyes gradually extinguished, and he lowered his head and stopped looking.
“Fly! It is flying!”
Xi Yan shouted excitedly.
Rong Mo immediately raised his eyes and saw that the bird was really rising in the wind, trembling slowly, smoothing in the air for a while, and then gradually landing.
Success!
He was breathing heavily with excitement. Although the effect was minimal, it was still able to fly in the air for a moment.
“Very good.” Rong Xi praised, with encouragement on his face.
Rong Mo turned his head, he was silent but his eyes filled with gratitude.
The rest of the people clapped and cheered in great admiration.
“I don’t know where the bird fell,” Liu Zishi said with a simple smile, “Young master, I’ll go find it.”
“Let’s go together!”
Everyone searched for the bird in the direction where it landed. After searching for a long time, they took it off from a tall tree. Unfortunately, the bird looked quite miserable because it had been somewhat damaged by the branches.
Everyone returned to the house in great excitement. As soon as they arrived in front of the house, they found something different than normal.
Qin Ke called for the guard, who appeared and replied: “Report to the Prince, the young master Rong’s biological father and uncle arrived.”
Rong Lian was stunned, “Father came?”
“You can leave.” Qin Ke ordered.
As the guards retreated, everyone looked at Rong Xi.
Rong Xi’s face remained as usual. He calmly walked into the main hall. Qin Ke could not interfere with the Rong family’s affairs, so he went back to his room.
In the main hall, a man was sitting on the main seat, his face looked a little haggard. When he saw Rong Xi, his eyes became complicated and unspeakable. A woman with a beautiful and gentle face stood beside him. She was none other than Aunt He, Rong Lian’s biological mom.
The second uncle, Rong Weiheng, immediately stood up and looked at Rong Mo with concern. Seeing that Rong Mo’s complexion was quite good and healthy, he couldn’t help but feel happy.
Rong Lian took a step forward and said, “Father, aunt, second uncle.”
Mrs. Rong He was a concubine, and according to the rules, he could not call his own biological mother as a mother. It didn’t matter what he called her in private. Now that they were in a public place, he had to abide by the rules.
Rong Weijing looked at him carefully for a moment and nodded kindly. Rong Lian seemed a little fatter, he couldn’t help but feel a little grateful to Rong Xi.
“Thank you, oldest son, for taking care of Ah Mo.” Rong Weiheng thanked him first.
Rong Xi smiled politely and said, “Second uncle, there is no hard work. Third brother is well-behaved and smart and helps me a lot.”
Hearing him praise his son, Rong Weiheng was so happy that the smile on his face never faded.
Suddenly he heard a cold snort from the hall, “You are such a insolent son, you who didn’t greet your elders are so ignorant of etiquette.”
It was clearly aimed at Rong Xi.
Rong Xi raised his eyes and met Rong Weijing’s directly. He ignored him, looked at Aunt He, and said: “Aunt He, the main room has been prepared. You have been tired from traveling, so you might as well go and rest first.”
There were not enough rooms in the house, so Liu Zishi shared a room with Liu He, Xi Yan lived with Jin Jili, Rong Lian shared the bed with Liang Siwen, and Rong Xi slept with Qin Ke.
The second uncle, Rong Weiheng, happened to be able to share the same room with Rong Mo, leaving the main courtyard for Rong Weijing and Aunt He.
Rong Weijing was so angry that his breath was fast and his face turned red.
Aunt He smiled softly, “Thank you, oldest son.”
After she finished speaking, she secretly poked Rong Weijing’s shoulder and comforted him softly: “Master, I will help you go to the room.”
Rong Weijing suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up, tossed his sleeves and left the main hall.
In order to celebrate the successful step of flying bird, Rong Xi wanted to cook delicious food in person to praise Rong Mo. But today was not the right time, so he had no choice but to give up.
The kitchen was handed over to the ladies.
When dinner arrived, all the Rong family members were in the same room. Rong Weijing wanted to show off his authority and sit on the main chair, but when he saw Qin Ke was there, he couldn’t help but give up.
The dining hall was extremely quiet, anyone could hear a pin drop, and everyone had different thoughts.
After dinner, everyone was about to go back to their rooms, but Rong Xi called Rong Lian to stay.
“Please ask Aunt He to dine together with us in the future.”
The concubines of the Wei Dynasty had a low status and could not eat with the master’s family. Aunt He always followed the rules.
But in Rong Xi’s opinion, Aunt He could be the mistress of Rong’s house in the future, and she would take care of the house. Why couldn’t they eat together?
When Rong Lian heard this, his eyes and nose felt extremely sour. He was stunned for a few breaths and solemnly said in a low voice: “Thank you so much, brother!”
Who didn’t want their biological mother to be respected?
Now everyone in Rong’s house listened to Rong Xi’s words. If he respected his mother, others would follow him.
At this moment, Aunt He came out and lightly said with a gentle smile, “Young master, I have something for you.”
Rong Xi had already guessed what it was, bowed and said, “Thank you Aunt He.”
Aunt He hurriedly returned the courtesy and said, “Young master, don’t do this. I don’t dare to receive it.”
The two of them went to the main courtyard together, and Rong Xi stood outside the courtyard.
After a moment, Aunt He came over holding something and handed it to Rong Xi’s hand.
The object was wrapped in cloth, but Rong Xi knew it was the spiritual tablet of his original body’s mother.
“Aunt He, you will take care of everything in the house from now on. If you need anything, you can contact grandpa Liu.”
She nodded, “Thank you, young master.”
Seeing that Rong Xi was about to leave, she couldn’t help but blurt out: “I heard that there is also a female student in your school, is that true?”
Rong Xi replied in surprise: “That’s true.”
She smiled sincerely and said, “Young master has a broad mind, and I admire it.”
“Thank you for your compliment,” Rong Xi smiled faintly, “Get some rest early.”
She returned to her room after seeing him left. Seeing that Rong Weijing was still sulking, she couldn’t help but comfort him a few times.
“What do you, a woman, know?” Rong Weijing scolded.
She lowered his head and frowned, and replied calmly while tidying up the bed: “Although I have never been to school, I still know a few words and understand the principles of the world. Is it possible that all scholars are transparent and righteous, and will not do evil?”
“Are you talking back to me?” Rong Weijing asked with a frown.
He found that Aunt He was quite different from usual these days.
“When will you take a bath?” She turned around and asked, “I will prepare some water.”
Rong Weijing waved his hand and said, “You leave and don’t disturb me.”
At the same time, Rong Xi went to the ancestral hall, wrapped the nameless tablet in cloth, put it together with Rong Zhang’s spiritual tablet, and took it away from the ancestral hall.
After moving into the new house, he would worship again.
After returning to the house, Qin Ke was sitting on a chair, reading a book. When he saw Rong Xi holding something in his hand, he did not ask, but said, “Do you want to take a bath? I’ll ask someone to prepare water.”
Rong Xi placed the tablets into the box and replied, “You take a bath first, and I’ll rest for a while.”
Qin Ke didn’t refuse. He packed up his clean clothes and walked to the ear room. Not long after, he finished bathing and went in wearing only his middle coat and wet hair. He saw Rong Xi falling asleep on the chair. He felt cute with a bit of doting in his eyes.
“Lanzhi, wake up.”
Rong Xi woke up, and after coming back to his senses, he heard Qin Ke’s soft voice: “Go take a bath and then rest.”
“Good.”
This was his original plan, but after taking a bath, he suddenly became energetic and lay on the couch without feeling sleepy. Feeling bored, he lightly poked Qin’s arm. Qin Ke turned over, put his left arm around Rong Xi’s waist, and said in a hoarse voice, “Huh?”
“I don’t know what brother Chen is doing. He said he went to look for medicine.”
Qin Ke hugged him tighter.
Rong Xi continued: “What did you tell him to do?”
After he copied the prescription from his mother, he handed it to Chen Chuangu, who was very interested in this. Since some of the medicinal materials in the prescription were hard to find, he volunteered to pick them up himself. Naturally, Qin Ke would not tell Rong Xi about this.
“I can’t sleep.” Rong Xi whispered, unaware that his tone was a bit coquettish.
Qin Ke opened his eyes. The tenderness in his eyes was so rich and mellow that it seemed like it could drown someone. He leaned close to Rong Xi’s ear and smiled softly, “How about I take you to the rooftop to watch the stars?”
Rong Xi nodded immediately.
Qin Ke raised his lips and smiled softly. They put on their coats and went to the courtyard together.
Rong Xi slowly climbed up to the roof using the ladder, when Qin Ke had already used his strength to jump directly to the roof.
Martial arts was truly amazing!
Rong Xi felt envious. After reaching the roof, he laid down directly on the tiles.
There was no obstruction by high-rise buildings, and the stars in the night sky were clearly visible.
Qin Ke sat next to him. With a very gentle look on his face, he was waving a cattail leaf fan to repel mosquitoes for him.
“Brother Si, do you know what the stars are?” Rong Xi asked.
Qin Ke replied with a smile: “When I was young, I heard from my mother that after death, people will turn into stars and hang in the night sky to guide the world.”
“Your Highness is right, the stars can indeed guide people.”
Rong Xi stared quietly for a long time, then smiled and said: “Brother Si, do you believe that the ground you and I step on are actually a star?”
“Could it be that you and I are both dead people. Our souls gather together and become stars?” Qin Ke asked pretending to be surprised.
Rong Xi couldn’t help but laugh loudly and say, “Yes, I died once, but I didn’t drink Meng Po soup. I still remember what happened during my lifetime, but you and others have forgotten their past.”
“Dare I ask Rong Shaoqing, do you and I know each other in the past?” Qin Ke asked with a smile.
Rong Xi suddenly stopped smiling, looked into his eyes seriously, and said softly: “In the past, you were also the God of War, respected by thousands of people. I know you, but you don’t know me.”
“But you didn’t recognize me when we first met.” Qin Ke asked back.
Rong Xi smiled and replied: “I’m just an ordinary person, how can I meet the God of War? I just heard the name and never met you once.”
“That’s it, I believe you.”
Qin Ke stopped teasing him and kissed him directly.
His Lanzhi’s love words were so touching that he was really intoxicated.
The secret guard was shocked and hurriedly covered his face and turned away, not daring to look any further.
Rong Xi closed his eyes and immersed himself in the entanglement of lips and tongue. Heat seemed to gradually rise in his body. He tightened his arms around Qin Ke’s neck, and his breath became heavier and heavier.
He reacted.
Qin Ke was not much calmer than him. He hugged the person directly and rubbed his back with his hands through the clothes.
He was even eager to put his hand in and touch the silky skin.
“Snapped!”
The courtyard became quiet.
Qin Ke helplessly and slowly let go of Rong Xi. His eyes were burning from the complicated emotions.
Rong Xi’s face burned red. He stretched out his white and tender palms and said with a flattering smile: “Look, it’s just mosquitoes that are causing trouble. It’s not my intention.”
There was literally a dead mosquito in the palm of his hand.
He put on a posture of begging for mercy, with a pitiful face, and Qin Ke’s lust was extinguished.
“Does it hurt?”
Qin Ke moved his chin slightly and looked at Rong Xi’s left cheek.
“It doesn’t hurt.” Rong Xi shook his head obediently.
Qin Ke picked him up and jumped off the roof.
“Go back to your room and take medicine.”
The author has something to say:
Don’t worry, Dad Rong will kill himself! I can’t just ask the Emperor to give him the death penalty, hahahaha
Wtf, ahahah, author’s note was so unexpected
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Thanks for the chapter! That pompous fool is so so useless. I pity the wife he still has, having to put up with his childish temper tantrums & narrow mindedness. I feel like she’s either had some education before being restricted as a concubine or she aspired for knowledge & raised her kid that way. In any case, she seems to be a smart & classy person who deserves better. This is not a hidden daggers type of story, so she’s in the good guys category until proven otherwise (I reserve judgement because those CN backyard scenes can be scarier than horror movies, lol)
Thank you for the update!
The shadow guard suddenly eating dog food is so funny 🤣