After picking up a lucky girl, all the beasts line up to come to your door

Cheng Zishi was also surprised by this. "Given Shangguan Quan's character, he probably wouldn't agree to split up the family."

"He knew very well that he had been able to do whatever he wanted over the years because of the Shangguan family and Doctor Deng, and most of the time he had relied on the Shangguan family."

Rong Jing leaned forward slightly and whispered, "I heard that it was Doctor Deng who took action."

"We outsiders don't know the specific details."

Cheng Zishi said "oh" and didn't care much about this matter. After all, it had little to do with him.

"By the way, Baobao's family is going to open a barbecue stall someday. You can go and take care of the business."

Rong Jing said no problem, "When and where?"

Cheng Zishi said, "I'll tell you when the time comes."

"The barbecue at Baobao's house is pretty good. The recipe was given by Prince Zheng."

Rong Jing groaned, "It's hard to imagine that Prince Zheng would do such a thing."

"You can tell he really treats the little girl differently."

Cheng Zishi smiled but said nothing.

"Sir, your dish is here." Several waiters came up with the dishes.

Just at this moment, someone who Rong Jing didn't get along with came.

"Oh, isn't this Prince Rong?" Hu Ying walked in with his cronies, without any intention of asking the owner of the private room for permission.

Rong Jing was about to scold.

Hu Ying pushed Mu Pingping away and cursed, "Where did you come from, you lowly thing? Not only do you not show courtesy to me, but you even dare to...ah!"

Cheng Zishi kicked him away, then helped Mu Pingping up and asked with concern, "Pingping, are you okay?"

Mu Pingping first checked to see if his clothes were dirty before saying, "Sir, I'm not hurt."

This dress was made by his grandmother years ago, and he usually doesn't want to wear it.

"Big brother!" Mu Baobao and his other younger brothers and sisters ran over and surrounded Mu Pingping.

Mu Pingping touched his brothers and sisters one by one and smiled, "Big brother is fine, you guys can play."

Mu Baobao and the others couldn't continue playing because they were all concerned about him.

"Which bastard dares to kick me!" Hu Ying stood up with the help of his friends and shouted angrily.

Cheng Zishi protected Mu Baobao and the other children behind him, and looked at Hu Ying with eyes as sharp as a knife, "I, Cheng Zishi!"

Hu Ying, who was about to act violently, instantly lost some momentum when he heard this. "It's Mr. Cheng."

"When did Mr. Cheng return to Rongdu?"

He dared to argue with Rong Jing because he was sure that Rong Jing would not dare to make a big fuss, fearing that the emperor would become suspicious of his family.

But Cheng Zishi is different. He has no family and is deeply loved by the emperor.

The key point is that I heard that Cheng Zishi has been appointed by the emperor as the director of the Imperial College.

Cheng Zishi looked at him as if he were an ant. "Hu Ying, it's been several years, and you're still looking for trouble with Prince Rong."

"Back then, you didn't have as much money as Prince Rong, and you lost in the battle for the most beautiful woman. It was because you were not as skilled as him, but you blamed it on Prince Rong."

This man was the only legitimate son of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was spoiled since childhood and grew up to be a well-known playboy in Rongdu.

He is a playboy who indulges in all the five vices of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

When the onlookers heard this, they all pointed at Hu Ying.

"I don't have enough money, and I lost the fight for the Oiran, yet I have the nerve to blame Prince Rong."

"Hu Ying is taking advantage of the fact that Prince Rong doesn't dare to make a big deal out of it, fearing that it will bring trouble to the family, so he dares to treat Prince Rong like this."

"Duke Dingguo holds military power, so he is indeed easily feared. As the heir to the Duke Dingguo Mansion, I must be more careful in my actions."

Hu Ying has always been very concerned about his reputation, but now that he has lost a lot of it, he hates Cheng Zishi, but he dare not confront him openly.

He stared at Cheng Zishi with a gloomy look in his eyes, and said in a bad tone, "Mr. Cheng is really impressive!"

Cheng Zishi could see that he was holding a grudge against him, so he said slowly, "I think I should suggest to the emperor that he investigate the Ministry of Revenue and its officials."

"I heard that the Hu family has been living an extremely extravagant lifestyle in recent years. Where did the Hu family get so much money?"

He is not lying, this is the truth.

The Hu family has lived an extravagant lifestyle at home in recent years, and they are a little more restrained outside.

Hu Ying's expression changed slightly, and he felt a pang in his heart. "Please don't talk nonsense, Mr. Cheng. My family has a lot of property, so we can live a good life."

Cheng Zishi looked him up and down and said, "Hu Ying, where did your family get so much money? You know it, I know it too, and the emperor knows it even better."

"Why do you think the emperor didn't clean up your family?"

“Is your family important?”

Hu Ying's mind buzzed with a terrible feeling. "What nonsense is Mr. Cheng talking about?"

His family did this so secretly that no one knew about it except a few people in the family.

Cheng Zishi didn't say anything else, but closed the door of the private room and took Mu Baobao and the others to eat.

It's no different from saying more to people like Hu Ying.

However, Hu Ying could no longer stay there, nor could he eat, drink and have fun in the restaurant, so he left in a hurry.

As soon as he left, the matter reached the ears of Emperor Sheng.

Then, Hu's father was summoned to the palace.

Yangxin Palace, a side hall.

Emperor Sheng dealt with the memorials without raising his head, not even glancing at Hu's father who was kneeling there: "I heard that your Hu family lives a very extravagant life?"

Hu's father was covered in cold sweat, his face pale. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't take care of the family affairs."

"My wife has a lot of property, so she lives a rather extravagant life."

Emperor Sheng snorted lightly and said in an ambiguous tone, "Really?"

Father Hu was almost crawling on the ground, his official uniform was soaked with cold sweat, but he didn't dare to move at all.

"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."

Emperor Sheng said, "Hu Wei, you don't think I know nothing, do you?"

Hu Wei felt dizzy and almost fainted, "Your Majesty..."

"Sir Hu, you have to say what you should say." Zhong Ling bent down slightly and said with a smile.

"Even in this situation, Lord Hu is still hiding it. Does he not want the lives of his family?"

Hu Wei shuddered a few times and didn't dare to explain.

He knew very well that once he confessed, death would be waiting for him.

Seeing that he was still determined to succeed, Zhong Ling sneered, "Sir Hu, the emperor has long known about what you did in secret."

"The Emperor didn't attack you because he just wanted to see which officials would get involved."

In fact, as long as it is within a certain range, the emperor will not get angry.

However, the Hu family became more and more excessive, treating the national treasury as their own silver bag and spending it however they wanted.

Suddenly, Hu Wei fell to the ground with a "thump", as if he had fainted from fright.

Zhong Ling went forward to check before returning to Emperor Sheng and saying, "Your Majesty, Lord Hu has fainted."

Emperor Sheng was still dealing with memorials. "Splash it on him to wake him up."

Zhong Ling replied "yes" and waved her hand for the eunuch to bring some water.

Soon, a bucket of water was poured on Hu Wei.