Shipin Dalizheng

In the afternoon, Rong Tang got the news and laughed out loud. The two troubles of the Yang family were eliminated. So what if Jin Shizhao was a third-rank minister? Neither of them was saved.

In the evening, Rong Zhan came to accompany Rong Tang with two mats. Rong Tang said that it was not necessary, so Rong Zhan said, "Chuncao came when I was not here."

Rong Tang shut up.

Butler Tao brought more food. As soon as he left, other mansions also sent mats and food, but it seemed as if no one intended to take any of it away.

Gu Zhongxun couldn't hold back his temper and asked the housekeeper who was delivering the meal, "What does my father mean? Does he no longer want his only son?"

The Gu Mansion's housekeeper complained bitterly, "That's not true. Lord Earl has arrived, and the prefect not only wants Lord Earl to sign a bail, but also to write a 2,000-word confession. You know Lord Earl's writing skills...and that's not the worst part. The worst part is that the article will be posted on the bulletin board for the people of Shangjing to see for half a month, and then finally sent to the palace for His Majesty to personally review. He said that this will have a deterrent effect."

The veins in Gu Zhongxun's head were throbbing. Not only him, but the others were also furious. "What does this mean? Is he not going to let us go?"

The housekeeper of the He Mansion said, "Young Master, please stay for a few days. The master said he can't afford to lose face. After tonight, he will go to His Royal Highness Prince Yong tomorrow to ask for mercy from His Majesty."

As soon as a few servants from the mansion left, the prison was in an uproar. Even the few who spoke cautiously started swearing and cursing that Nangong Jing's princess would wake up one night and turn into a Hedong Lion and slap him in the ears every day.

At this time, Nangong Jing had already returned to Prince Han's Mansion. He asked his subordinates who went to the palace to inquire about the news, and found out that Concubine Rong had been guarding the Lanyue Palace for most of the day and had just waited until His Majesty walked out of the Lanyue Palace.

"Her Majesty, please save Prince Rong and don't let him die at the hands of Minister Jin, so that there will be a place for Earl Jian'an to live."

As soon as Nangong Jing heard this, he knew that Rong Tang would most likely be alright. Rong Fei's plea for mercy was clever: "save" instead of "forgive."

"Save" means being in danger, being harmed by someone, while "forgive" means asking for a lighter sentence after making a mistake. The two are fundamentally different. Your Majesty has already made a preconceived notion and has already determined that Jin Shizhao still wants to eliminate Rong Tang for the sake of the Earl's wealth. For the sake of his reputation, he must also preserve the bloodline of the Earl of Jian'an.

"Jin Shizhao, it's time for you to experience the feeling of being deserted by your friends and family."

After changing out of his official uniform, he went to another courtyard and asked his father, who had not attended court for a long time due to leg problems, to come to court tomorrow.

Even in the middle of summer, the cold prince still had a blanket covering his legs. It was a cold leg he'd gotten from fighting in the northwest years before, and it was cold and painful. Seeing him coming, he said, "Are you being too serious today? A few playboys got together for a drink, and they didn't do anything serious. Why did you arrest them all? You could have just arrested them and given them a few lectures, but why did you let them stay the night? Their fathers even came to me to plead for mercy."

King Han knew his son Geng, but he was not a brainless Geng. If he did something that offended people for no reason, there must be a reason.

"It's nothing serious. He'll just be keeping Prince Rong company in jail. I'll need him in the future, and I don't want him to have a bad reputation. With six of us in jail together, fewer people will notice him, and he's not the worst one."

King Han didn't say anything. He wondered how those families felt when they knew that their sons were imprisoned with him.

"My father will go to court tomorrow. Jin Shizhao should go away."

Prince Han didn't object, rubbing his own frigid legs. Over a decade ago, he and Rong Zheng had been guarding the border together, his legs and penis frozen in the snowy northwest. Jing'er was the only child he had. That year, Rong Zheng was returning to the capital to report on his duties. During the Lantern Festival, a fire broke out in the Lantern Viewing Tower. It was Rong Zheng who risked his life to save Jing'er and the eldest son of the Zheng family.

"It's time for me to help you, old friend."

In the past few years, it was not impossible to suppress Jin Shizhao, but it was a fact that the Earl's Mansion had no heir. Once Jin Shizhao was curbed, the title of Earl of Jian'an would have been taken back by the emperor. In a sense, it was because Jin Shizhao was trying so hard to have the Jin family bloodline inherit the title that the title was retained until Rong Tang returned.

The young men in the prison didn't know that they were pitiful accompanying prisoners, but Rong Tang had a faint guess. He asked Rong Zhan in a low voice, "Are they here to divert the attention of the people and officials for me?"

With those people around, it’s no big deal for Prince Rong to spend a few days in jail.

"Shh... they didn't volunteer."

Rong Zhan was lying in the cage next to Rong Tang, separating him from the other five people.

"alright."

Rong Tang closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully. Since it was not voluntary, he didn't owe anyone any favors.

No matter how well-cleaned the prison was, it was still a prison cell, and no matter how thick the straw was, it was still not as comfortable as a soft bed at home. The young men tossed and turned in the middle of the night, finally falling asleep out of sheer drowsiness. Who would have thought that these normally handsome men would grind their teeth, fart, and snore in their sleep, looking ugly, smelly, and miserable, a disgrace to the eyes of their grandmas.

After one night, the young masters could not bear it anymore. It was not that the prison was really that hard, but they could not stand the ugly appearance of others sleeping, nor could they stand others knowing their ugly appearance when sleeping.

Gu Zhongxun shouted, "Where is Nangong Jing? Let him come over. This prince protested, let me out, I want to sleep in my own bed."

The final result was that the guards stopped guarding the house and locked the door. They only opened the door for a while when someone came to deliver something.

After a whole morning of noisy howling, no one paid any attention. The young men were tired of howling and leaned on the wooden railing to rest.

Rong Tang felt bad, so he asked Rong Zhan to go out and prepare a few decks of cardboard cards according to the method he taught him. Of course, there were no patterns on them, just pure number cards.

He taught them how to play Landlord with three people, Upgrade with four people, Royalist with five people, and Level Up with six people.

Rong Tang explained the rules of a few broken decks of cards to them. They were confused at first, but after a few rounds, they were deeply addicted to it. No matter which way they played, they couldn't stop.

Until several decks of cards were worn out, a few people became addicted and started yelling at Rong Zhan to get a few more good decks of cards. This was too much fun to play.

When they looked up again, they didn't realize that half a day had passed. They even kept postponing lunch and were reluctant to leave the card table.

They were having so much fun that they didn't realize that Jin Shizhao was being played down in the court.

He had been angry since he opened his eyes. Yesterday, someone from Jingzhao Prefecture came to inform him that Yang Lianye had been sentenced and would soon be escorted to the bitter cold northwest. However, the Yang family could not raise the money owed to the prince, so they hoped that he would advance the payment on their behalf.

Of course, if he didn't give it, the Yang family's house and land would be sold out to pay off the debt. If the property was not enough to pay, Yang Lianye's wife and children might even be sold to pay off the debt.

Why would Jin Shizhao advance the money for the Yang family? He had done enough for the Yang family, and had also been implicated enough by the Yang family. No matter how much Old Lady Jin cried and begged, he hardened his heart and said, "No."

He wants to cut ties with the Yang family.

He felt that without any burden, he was as strong as steel. Rong Tang could not threaten him with the Yang family. On the contrary, Rong Tang would always live in his shadow.

With this belief, he actually resisted the urge to kill the old men and women next door and fell asleep. He got up early in the morning and prepared to go to the government office. He had taken too many days off recently.

As soon as he walked out of the room, he was almost tripped by a turtle. He didn't know which damn servant from next door threw it over the wall in the middle of the night to disgust him. This kind of thing happened frequently recently.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, the Right Vice Minister and the Minister had both gone to court. He didn't know what to do, so he just sat in the office for a while.

Just before lunchtime, a group of runners from the Ministry of Justice suddenly rushed in, holding arrest warrants and shouting at him, "Sir Jin, you've accepted bribes, and the evidence is irrefutable. We are now detaining you in the Ministry of Justice's jail. Come with us!"

Kingston's mind buzzed.