The boy in purple clothes was frightened by Lao Wangjue who rushed forward and took half a step back. After seeing clearly that Lao Wangjue was wearing a training robe, he still said no weakness: "Who are you, what little prince are you? If you accidentally hurt me,
If you lose Master Gong, you cannot afford it.
Just as the boy in blue shirt was about to speak, the girl in red shirt beside him had already reacted. She took his hand and walked under the bridge, waving to the boy in blue shirt.
The originally high-spirited young man in white now had an earthy face and asked stammeringly: "Xiao, Xiao, Xiao Hou, Mr. Hou, you, you, is that behind you, is it Prince Ding?"
"Exactly, he is my classmate Ding Kui, Ding Xiaohouye." Lao Wangjue raised his head very high, with a proud look on his face.
This time, almost all the children of the nobles in Heitu City came to the ten towns of Wanfangyuan, Xiaxi, Xiadong, Laowu, Fengtu, Shuichong, Greystone, Xikou, Shacheng, Xinxiang, and Shijue, except for Greystone
, the three towns of Shacheng and Shijue belonged to the Lei family. Only Lu Ying, who was too young and knew Ding Kui very well, did not come. All the noble children from the remaining six towns came.
Shi Heng also invited the children of the four officers of the Civil Welfare Department, the Taxation Department, the Public Security Department, and the City Defense Army, the son of the president of the Knights Guild, the daughter of Xie Hui, the big grain merchant, the son of Gao Li, the owner of the pawn shop, and the shopkeeper of Shaodianguo Bank.
Yu Ji's son was also invited.
The boy in white is Gong Lei, the son of the lord of Xinxiang Town, and the girl in red is Sun Ting, the daughter of the commander of the city defense army. These two people know who the protagonist is in Wanfang Garden today. When Lao Wangjue called out the young marquis, they
The two of them were stunned.
Now all the noble children in Pingzhong County have heard about the protector of the country, Prince Ding.
Sun Cai, the commander of the black earth city defense army, saw Lu Ji like a mouse to a cat. Lu Ji's disciple Ding Kui was one of the people who should not be provoked, and his daughter had already been influenced by it.
After receiving confirmation from Lao Wangjue, Gong Lei pulled the confused young man in purple, Gao Ce, the young owner of the pawn shop, and hurriedly retreated from the bridge. He bowed deeply to Ding Kui and said, "I'm here in Xinxiang Town.
Gong Lei pays homage to the Crown Prince, Lord Protector."
When his son went out, Baron Gong Yuan of Xinxiang Town had already given instructions on how to salute Ding Kui, how to address him, etc., for fear that the twelve-year-old Gong Lei would lose his etiquette.
At this time, Bu Dun, the boy in blue shirt and the son of the director of the Civil Welfare Department of Black Earth City, also reacted. He knelt on the ground with Sun Ting. When he saw Gao Ce still standing stupidly, he pulled him to the ground.
The guards of these young masters all knelt on the roadside.
In informal situations, civilians do not need to kneel when they meet nobles and officials. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome for nobles and officials to walk on the road and the street would be full of people kneeling.
But if nobles and officials ask you to formally pay homage, then civilians must kneel down and pay homage.
This group of people has already violated Ding Kui. If he waits for him to take the initiative to settle the score with you, it will not be settled by kneeling down.
Strictly speaking, Gong Lei also had to kneel. It was just an unspoken rule in the aristocratic circle that the heir to the title could be treated according to aristocratic etiquette.
Ding Kui walked down the small bridge and looked at Gong Lei who was standing with his hands lowered and the people kneeling on the ground. The fire in his chest had been half gone. He said to Gong Lei: "Ma Duping is my classmate and my friend. You
You can't bully him in the future, nor can you cause trouble to his family."
Ma Duping was from Xinxiang Town, and his family were all members of the Gong family. It was because of this that Gong Lei dared to ask people to attack him.
"Yes, yes, yes, I will never bully the Crown Prince's friends, let alone cause trouble for his family. My father asked me to tell the Crown Prince that Xinxiang Town is always waiting for the Crown Prince to visit us. I hope that the Crown Prince will come to our place when he is free.
Let’s go.” Gong Lei nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Gong Lei came with the mission of befriending Ding Kui this time. Unexpectedly, he offended him unintentionally. If he could not calm down Ding Kui's anger, Gong Lei would be in bad luck when he returned home.
All non-hereditary minor nobles were unwilling to offend Ding Kui, and could even be said to be afraid. After all, his grandfather was the third elder of the Senate. If he offended him, it was hard to say whether he could pass the Senate's assessment and keep his title.
"We'll talk about this later. Who are you?" Ding Kui walked up to Gao Ce.
At this time, Gao Ce already understood what was going on, and his followers had already told him Ding Kui's identity.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'd like to ask you a question. I'm a villain, Gao Ce. My father is the owner of a pawn shop in Heitu City. I don't know Hengduan Mountain. I've offended the Crown Prince. Please forgive me, Crown Prince. Please forgive me." Gao Ce kept insisting.
He was kowtowing and started to cry while talking.
Gao Ce was already frightened. He had completely offended Ding Kui.
Gao Li didn't think much of the Shi family at first. Although he was the largest silk merchant and owned some restaurants and inns, he had no foundation and no power. In addition to the pawn shop, the Gao family also controlled the underground casino in Black Earth City, handing over the money every year.
The city lord Lei Gai paid huge taxes.
But when he heard that Shi Heng had invited Ding Kui to visit Wanfang Garden this time, Gao Li couldn't sit still. Shi Li, Ding Kui, and Reid were classmates, and this was a relationship that money couldn't buy. He asked for his
In addition to making good friends with the children of other powerful people, the son must also find ways to please Ding Kui, and at least leave a good impression on Ding Kui.
As for the option of offending Ding Kui, Gao Ce couldn't even think about it.
"I'm blind. I don't know about pawn shops. When I have time, I would like to see how the people in the pawn shop teach me, a little right guard, a lesson." Ding Kui said coldly.
Bu Dun and Sun Ting, who were kneeling aside, quietly moved to the side, trying to stay as far away from Gao Ce as possible.
Ding Kui thought to himself: Pawn shop? Huh, this Gao family must not be a good bird. Just a little kid speaks so arrogantly. There is no need to guess what kind of moral character the adults in his family will have. Since they have turned against each other, they have to find a way.
Eradicate it.
After hearing what Ding Kui said, Gao Ce collapsed to the ground. The Gao family's entourage knelt behind and did not dare to come forward to help him, for fear of making Ding Kui even more dissatisfied.
It is probably difficult for Gao Ce to secure his position in the young master's family. Gao Li also has many sons. The young master's family must not cause any trouble to the family.
Ding Kui ignored Gao Ce and came to Bu Dun. Before he could speak, Bu Dun started to slap himself.
"I deserve to die! I deserve to die!" Bu Dun slapped himself in the face and said "Damn it," and he used a lot of force. After a few slaps, his face began to swell.
The Bu family belongs to the city lord Lei Ge. Normally, other nobles cannot punish his family directly, Lei Ge himself must do it.
But would Lei Gai offend Ding Kui for Bu Dun? Bu Dun didn't dare to think about this matter. He had to eliminate Ding Kui's resentment. There was already a demonstration that it was useless to just beg for mercy.