There was an eerie silence in the originally festive lobby. Luo Junyao felt that even the golden longevity characters on the lobby had lost their luster.
Indescribable embarrassment spread on the faces of every Ruan family member. Even Ruan Yueli, who was as calm as Ruan Yueli, looked at Mr. Xueya blankly and was speechless.
"You...what are you talking nonsense about?!"
Ruan Fu finally understood the current situation belatedly, and pointed angrily at Mr. Xueya and said: "Asshole! Ruan...my eldest brother is gone a long time ago! Where did you come from as a liar and how dare you cheat in the Ruan family?! You guys
Why are you still standing outside? Why don't you come in and catch this liar and send him to the government!"
No one paid attention to him, and Master Xueya's eyes only stayed on him for a moment, and he said softly: "Father, do you also want to send me to the government?"
Ruan Ting stared at him solemnly and said nothing for a long time.
"Master?" Mrs. Ruan was also frightened. She turned to look at her husband at a loss. However, she saw that her husband was staring at the young man in white without speaking, so she had to turn to look at her son.
Ruan Yue took two steps forward and patted her mother's arm comfortingly, "Don't worry, mother, father will handle this matter."
However, Ruan Yuelou felt very heavy about this matter, and his expression was naturally not good.
It's no big deal that an eldest son suddenly appeared in the Ruan family, but this eldest son is still working as a piano player in a gold-selling cave like Mingyin Pavilion.
If this is just a little damage to the reputation of the Ruan family, and Mingyin Pavilion is not willing to offend the prime minister for Xue Ya, then once Xue Ya is really recognized, the Ruan family may not be in peace.
In this way, does Mr. Xueya really want to recognize his relatives?
Ruan Yuelou didn't want to think too badly about the matter, but he knew his father very well.
If my father didn't trust Mr. Xueya at all or didn't care, he would have controlled the situation as soon as possible instead of allowing such embarrassment to spread.
Ruan Yuelou glanced sideways at Ruan Ting, who was still silent, and his heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
At this point, it was obvious that the birthday banquet could no longer be held.
Xie Yan and Luo Yun were the first to say goodbye. After all, Ruan Ting still had to give him some face. It would be quite troublesome if he refused to give up too much face.
Seeing that the two most important people were about to leave, the others also breathed a sigh of relief and left one after another.
Some jokes are good to watch, and some are not so good. Although I don’t blame everyone, Ruan Ting is the head of Dasheng’s civil servants after all. If one day he suddenly remembers what happened today, he only needs to use his hands and feet a little.
It is enough to determine the future of many people and even families.
Bai Jingrong and Ji Rong didn't say much. Bai Jingrong just glanced at Master Xueya with interest, and then left with Ji Rong and others.
Ruan Yuelou and Ruan Fu personally sent Xie Yan and others out of the gate of the Ruan family. Ruan Yuelou bowed his hands and said: "I really made the prince, princess and everyone laugh tonight. My father will definitely hold another banquet to apologize someday. Please also ask me
Forgive me."
Xie Yan said calmly: "It's okay, Mr. Ruan can go and do his own business."
Ruan Yuelou's mood at this time was really not suitable for chatting here. He bowed deeply to several people again despite all the looks from around him, and then turned around with his younger brother to say goodbye to the others.
"Prince Regent, General Luo." Bai Jingrong followed Ji Rong with a smile and said, "Are you guys going back?"
Luo Yun glanced at Bai Jingrong but did not answer. Luo Yun's attitude towards Bai Jingrong had always been a bit disgusting and disdainful, but at this time it seemed that he didn't even want to say anything to her.
Bai Jingrong didn't care, "General, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same style. These two...are you Young Master Ling?"
Luo Yun said coldly: "Bai Jingrong, this general has no friendship with you. Your tricks are of no use to me."
Bai Jingrong smiled sweetly and said: "After so many years, the general's temper is still so hot."
Luo Yun snorted coldly and stepped onto the carriage without bothering to pay attention to Bai Jingrong.
Bai Jingrong was helpless and said: "General Luo is too vindictive."
Luo Jinyan said: "Isn't Mrs. Rong planning to reminisce at the gate of the Ruan family?"
Bai Jingrong then looked at Luo Jinyan and said with a smile: "I have also heard about the name of Mr. Luo."
"It's funny." Luo Jinyan said calmly.
Bai Jingrong said: "How could it be? The two young masters of the Luo family are the mainstays of the Dingguo Army. General Luo must be very happy to have a son. On the contrary, my Arong..."
Bai Jingrong pulled Ji Rong over, with a look of hatred on his face, "He has been in poor health since he was a child. I'm afraid he will have to live in Shangyong for a long time in the future. Please take good care of him from the future."
She seems to have a truly loving mother's heart.
"Madam, you are serious. How can we take care of the Ninth Prince?" Luo Jinyan said with some profound meaning.
Bai Jingrong said with a smile: "Young Master Luo is too modest. Although Ah Rong has some small thoughts, he is still a child after all. I'm afraid he will make Young Master Luo laugh."
Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "You're welcome, madam."
Xie Yan was too lazy to listen to their quarrel and pulled Luo Junyao into the car.
Luo Junyao also poked his head out of the car and smiled at Bai Jingrong: "Mrs. Rong, see you later."
Bai Jingrong smiled and nodded at her: "Princess, see you later."
While speaking, Bai Jingrong glanced at Princess Mu on the other side.
Princess Mu, who was about to get into the car, seemed to notice her gaze and turned around to look over. A mocking smile appeared on Bai Jingrong's lips, which made Princess Mu's beautiful face become a little gloomy.
After all, she didn't say anything. Princess Mu quickly turned around and got into Prince Mu'an's car.
In the carriage returning to the Regent's Palace, Xie Yan and Luo Junyao sat together, but sitting opposite them were Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan.
The carriage was farther away from Ruan Mansion, and it gradually became quiet outside.
Luo Yun said: "What do you think of what happened tonight?"
The other three people did not answer immediately. After pondering for a moment, Luo Jinyan finally said: "Your Majesty, who is the backer behind Mingyin Pavilion?" Mingyin Pavilion was too brave to dare to hit the Ruan family in the face like this.
Some.
There is indeed some neglect of Mingyin Pavilion and even the place where Mingyin Pavilion is located, but that is only when they have not touched the bottom line. If they offend the Prime Minister's Mansion, those people will soon know that this is in Yonghuang City.
, there is no place beyond the control of the imperial court.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xie Yan shook his head and said: "I don't know."
Meeting Luo Jinyan's eyes, Xie Yan said helplessly: "I really don't know."
You can't blame him. Speaking of it, Mingyin Pavilion has probably been around longer than Xie Yan. Xie Yan was a noble son of the royal family and a rising star general in the early years. He didn't even care about the affairs of the court. He became the regent.
After that, he was stationed at the border for a long time. He was too busy with matters on the court and battlefield. Where could he have time to take care of these shady places?
It will take time to investigate this kind of place that has been entrenched in darkness for many years.
Luo Jinyan nodded and frowned: "There shouldn't be many people who dare to offend the Prime Minister, right?"
Xie Yan said: "I'm afraid that the backers behind him may not dare to offend Ruan Ting, but Mingyin Pavilion does."
Luo Yun and Luo Jinyan were both startled. Luo Yun looked a little solemn, "What do you mean..."
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "It's not those backers who are supporting Mingyin Pavilion at all, but Mingyin Pavilion controlling those so-called backers?" It's better to say they are backers than puppets.
Xie Yan touched her hair and said with a smile: "Those...this word is used well."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "I have calculated it. If I say it is a single person... there should not be many people in the entire imperial city who dare to offend Ruan Ting like this. It must not be father and you. According to Prince Ning... he is related to the Ruan family. To hit Ruan Ting like this
What good does the Prime Minister's face do to him? It can't be the Su family, right? Not to mention that the Su family and the Ruan family have no enmity, I doubt that Mingyin Pavilion can control Old Master Su?"
Luo Yun was startled, and couldn't help but laugh: "Shao Yao has indeed grown up, and he is much smarter after getting married."
Luo Junyao said dissatisfiedly: "I am very smart to begin with."
"Yes, yes, Yaoyao is the smartest."
The atmosphere in the carriage also became more relaxed. Luo Jinyan said thoughtfully: "If that's the case, it's not difficult. The Ruan family will not let it go after being humiliated today. If Prime Minister Ruan wants to destroy Mingyin Pavilion, who will
You will know if you jump out and stop them." Although it may not be all of them, there will always be a few.
Then we'll follow the clues...
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "Mingyin Pavilion did not commit murder or arson. In the final analysis, what happened tonight is just a personal grudge. The Ruan family wants to use this reason to deal with Mingyin Pavilion. The reason itself is somewhat untenable. Some people will object and
Not surprisingly."
The court is complicated, and those who stand up to oppose may not be related to Mingyin Pavilion. There are also those who really feel that it is inappropriate for the Ruan family to take revenge, and there are also those who simply want to see Ruan Ting's jokes and make him unhappy.
"The most important thing is, what if Ruan Ting suffers this loss?"
Luo Yun frowned, "Ruan Ting can't be so tolerant, right?" No matter how much of a scholar Ruan Ting is, he is still the head of the officials of Dasheng. If he is so temperless, he will not be able to climb to this position.
"Then we have to see who Mr. Xueya is."
"Ruan Ting's first wife and eldest son were buried back then, right?" Luo Yundao said.
Luo Jinyan said: "That's the problem. How could Ruan Ting not know whether his eldest son was dead? If Mr. Xueya is fake, he should be beaten out or detained on the spot. If it is true, Ruan Ting's attitude is unavoidable.
It’s a bit ambiguous.”
Luo Jun shook his head and smiled: "Is it possible that Prime Minister Ruan is not sure whether it is true or not?"
Luo Jinyan shook his head and said: "Since the eldest son of the Ruan family has been buried back then, how could he not know whether it was true or false? Unless he knew or was not sure whether it was true or false when he was buried."
But at that time, Ruan Ting was just an ordinary local official with a low official position. His wife and son-in-law were killed by bandits. Could it be that the bandits kidnapped the real young master and left an unknown corpse as a substitute?
?
Not to mention whether ordinary bandits are so boring, doesn't Ruan Ting recognize his son?
In these years, Ruan Ting has been announcing to the outside world that his wife and children were killed by bandits, and he has never tried to find his son. As a result...
Is there some inside story about the banditry incident back then?
Luo Junyao said: "Why do I feel that... this Mr. Xueya really seems to be the eldest son of the Ruan family? Otherwise, why didn't Prime Minister Ruan deny it on the spot? With such an ambiguous attitude of his, the eldest son of the Ruan family will be in trouble."
It is not difficult for Ruan Ting to deny it. After all, an eldest son was really buried in the Ruan family's cemetery. As for the jade pendant, just insist that it was lost accidentally.
Xie Yan held her hand and said, "I'm afraid he can't deny it."
"Master Xueya has other chips in his hand, and Ruan Ting is very afraid of this chip?" Luo Junyao said: "However, the arrival of the people from Mingyin Pavilion tonight was obviously an accident, and Ruan Xiang did not know about it beforehand. How did he do it?
Know……"
Luo Junyao closed her eyes and recalled the scene in the lobby of the Ruan family just now. At that time, she just thought she was watching a show and eating melons and looking at the handsome man. She stared at Mr. Xueya for a long time.
"It's probably not his appearance. When he first saw Mr. Xueya, Mr. Ruan's expression did not change at all. The real change in his expression was after Mr. Xueya revealed his identity. It didn't seem to be anything special."
Luo Junyao was thinking, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "Master Xueya is wearing a gold bracelet on his wrist. What Ruan Ting is looking at is not the jade pendant but the gold bracelet."
During the whole process, Ruan Ting only glanced at the jade pendant in Ruan Fu's hand, and spent the rest of the time staring at Mr. Xueya.
To be precise, he was staring at Master Xueya's left hand.
"Bracelet?" Luo Jinyan didn't see any bracelet.
Young Master Xueya wore a wide robe and wide sleeves, and even when he played the piano before, he did not reveal the bracelet.
On the contrary, when he threw the jade pendant towards Ruan Fu, the golden bracelet at the bottom of his sleeve flashed past. But it was only for that moment, and it was quickly covered by the wide sleeves of his robe.
Luo Junyao also felt strange at the time, because the gorgeous golden color was very inconsistent with the fairy-like dress of Master Xueya. She didn't think much about it at the time, after all, who doesn't have some beloved things that they don't want to leave?
Xie Yan, on the other hand, nodded slightly and said, "Indeed." The couple sat together, and he naturally saw what he saw.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "It's a double dragon bracelet with pearls and shrimp whiskers. It doesn't look like a man's style." Xie Yan said solemnly.
Luo Yun disagreed: "Who wears a bracelet? Maybe it is a relic of the first wife of the Ruan family?"
Luo Jinyan shook his head, "It's not that simple. If what Yao Yao said is true, then there may be something behind the bracelet."
Luo Yun was a little impatient, "So, this Xueya is really Ruan Ting's eldest son? The child didn't die back then?"
Xie Yan said: "It's hard to say whether Mr. Xueya is the eldest son of the Ruan family. I'm afraid Ruan Ting can't say that he is not."
This statement is very interesting.
Xie Yan and Luo Jinyan looked at each other. Luo Jinyan nodded and said, "Let's see if Mr. Ruan recognizes this son."
Ruan Ting is by no means a fatherly person. With his personality, no matter whether Master Xueya is real or fake, he would never recognize him again after what happened today. If Ruan Ting recognized him like this, he might really be
What clues have people got, or is there something fishy about the deaths of the Ruan family's mother and son.
Luo Junyao looked at the two of them: So you two don't believe that Master Xueya is the eldest son of Prime Minister Ruan, right?
Xie Yan seemed to see what Luo Junyao was thinking, squeezed her palm and smiled: "It doesn't matter whether this snow cliff is real or fake. What matters is that he comes with bad intentions. We can all see it, and it is impossible for Mr. Ruan to see it."
Not coming out. The eldest son of the Ruan family has already been buried, so there is no need for him to cause this trouble for himself."
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "That's right. Today's battle doesn't look like he wants to properly recognize his father."
In the Ruan family lobby, the guests had already dispersed, and even Ruan Fu and Ruan Yueli were kicked out together.
The lobby, which was filled with people singing and dancing just now, became empty and quiet, and the large golden and red colors that caught the eye made the atmosphere in the lobby even more weird and tense.
Mrs. Ruan stood beside her eldest son, looking at her husband and Mr. Xueya, who claimed to be the eldest son of the Ruan family, with complicated expressions.
The noble ladies in Shangyong City all said that she had a good fortune. Although she was married to a step-wife, her husband was outstanding in ability and respected her very much. The original wife did not leave any children, so even if she was a step-wife, she was almost the same as the original wife.
If she had married someone else back then, it would have been her first marriage, so how could she have the honor of becoming the prime minister's wife?
She never imagined that one day a young man would suddenly appear and say that he was the eldest son of the Ruan family's original wife.
Mrs. Ruan secretly hates her husband. Why doesn't he deny it immediately? Is this young man really his eldest son? It was clearly said that his wife and children were dead back then, but what does it mean now? What if this young man is his eldest son?
, then what is her son?
"Who are you?" Ruan Ting finally spoke, he stared at Mr. Xueya and said in a deep voice.
Mr. Xueya smiled calmly, "My former name was Ruan Shuo."
"You lied!" Ruan Ting stood up and shouted angrily.
Mr. Xueya said calmly: "If you think I lied, why didn't you say it in front of everyone just now?"
Mrs. Ruan, who had not had time to be happy because of Ruan Ting's words, also froze.
If Ruan Ting believed that this young man was lying, why didn't he explain it in public? With such an attitude, even if they deny it afterwards, others will inevitably discuss it.
Ruan Ting stared at Mr. Xueya and said: "A Shuo, he has died a long time ago. The Prime Minister personally buried him. Who sent you here? Who asked you to humiliate the Prime Minister's son like this!"
"Humiliation?" Young Master Xueya tilted his head, thought for a moment and then smiled: "Does Mr. Ruan feel that...Xueya's status has humiliated his status as the eldest son of the Ruan family?"
He raised his hand, and his wide sleeves slid back, exposing his arms.
Just looking at Master Xueya's appearance, everyone would think that his body must be as flawless as his appearance.
But that arm is not perfect. There is a hideous old wound on the arm. It looks like it has been there for a long time and is as big as a woman’s hand. It’s hard to tell what caused it. In addition, there are also other wounds on the arm.
There are many other vague scars, all of which are old and look a bit scary.
There is also a gold bracelet on that wrist that is very inconsistent with his temperament. The gorgeous bracelet combined with the somewhat ferocious arms and Mr. Xueya's appearance and temperament like the cold snow in the mountains really makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
Mrs. Ruan could not help but turn her face away after just one glance.
Ruan Ting couldn't help but shrink his eyes, staring intently at the scars on Master Xueya's arm.
Mr. Xueya smiled and said: "Father, do you still remember? This was a burn when I was five years old. I still remember... it was the first time in my life that I was injured so seriously, but it almost cost me my life."
Ruan Ting didn't know what he thought of, and his expression changed. He just stared at Mr. Xueya but was speechless.
Ruan Yuelou sighed in his heart, he already knew the result.
Ruan Yuelou supported her and whispered: "Mom, let me take you back to rest. I'm afraid I still have some things to say about my father and...this one."
"Lou'er..."
Ruan Yuelou shook his head and signaled his mother to stop talking.
"Father, my son has resigned first."
Ruan Ting glanced at his son, nodded and said, "Go, Madam, go to bed early."
Mrs. Ruan did not answer, but smiled bitterly in her heart: After such a thing, who can still sleep?
