Chapter 1146 A reminder about Gu Tingye, the battle between the two kings
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a group of people finally came quickly towards this side.
When Zhou Chen saw the leader, he suddenly looked surprised.
"Zhonghuai, why are you here?"
Gu Tingye glanced at the scene and the thieves who were knocked unconscious by Zhou Chen.
"I happened to be patrolling around and saw the signal fireworks set off by my brother, so I led people over. Didn't my brother accompany my sister-in-law and children to the lantern festival? What is going on?"
"I met a boy from the Rong family on the way and said that their girl was missing and might have been kidnapped. I followed the traces and chased her. Then I saw these people sneaking around and preparing to escape in a car.
, took action to stop them, and there happened to be a girl who was knocked unconscious in the carriage, she must be from the Rong family."
These words were planned by Zhou Chen in advance, and the main theme was an accident.
After hearing this, Gu Tingye was very surprised: "Could it be that the girl who kidnapped the Rong family is the sister of Concubine Rong in the palace, Rong Feiyan?"
As a well-known libertine in Tokyo, he had heard a lot about Rong Feiyan, an extremely high-profile court lady.
"This group of people dared to kidnap Rong Feiyan, they are really brave."
Zhou Chen said: "It has nothing to do with us whether you are brave or not. You ask people to notify the people in Rong Mansion and ask them to pick her up. After all, she is a girl. If we keep watching her, her reputation will not be good."
"Brother is really compassionate and cherishes her."
Gu Tingye laughed and said, among the entire Ma Junsi, he was the only one who dared to joke like this with Zhou Chen.
However, he naturally would not neglect Zhou Chen's instructions. He called one of his subordinates over and asked him to find the Rong family members immediately.
He ordered his men to tie up all six thieves, and then Gu Tingye and Zhou Chen walked to the side.
"Brother, if these people dare to kidnap Rong Feiyan, it must be premeditated, and the mastermind behind it must not be simple. Do we want to follow this matter?"
Zhou Chen did not answer directly, but asked: "What do you think?"
Gu Tingye had no scruples and said directly: "According to my idea, when the people from Huirong Mansion arrive, I will hand over these thieves directly to them and let them interrogate them. We will stay out of the matter to avoid getting into trouble."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It seems that you have really improved a lot in the past six months. If it were before, with your character, you would definitely be straightforward and not think so much."
Gu Tingye chuckled and said, "I'm about to get married, so I definitely have to think more about it. Even if it's not for myself, I have to think about my family."
Zhou Chen praised: "This awareness is very good. Keep it up. Your thoughts are the same as mine. This kind of thing is very troublesome at first sight. When the people from Rong Mansion arrive, hand them over. As for how they deal with it, I don't know.
It’s none of our business.”
Looking at the carriage, Gu Tingye frowned: "But I'm quite curious, why are these people arresting Rong Feiyan?"
Suddenly he thought of a possibility and suddenly looked shocked. Zhou Chen didn't say anything and just patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't think deeply about some things. The person behind the scenes can even do this kind of thing. You know he is a person with no bottom line. Don't think about investigating further. Let the people in Rongfu fight with them.
Go ahead."
Gu Tingye looked confused. Zhou Chen's words gave him the feeling that he had already guessed the person behind the scenes, but it seemed that even Zhou Chen was deeply jealous and did not want to offend.
He thought to himself: 'It does seem like a big trouble.'
After a while, people from the Rong family finally arrived. The leader was a man in his thirties. This man was Rong Feiyan's brother Rong Yuan, who was also Concubine Rong's brother. He was also a concubine in the imperial court.
figure.
Rong Yuan brought people here in a hurry. Ever since he learned that his sister Rong Feiyan was missing and suspected to have been kidnapped, he immediately led people out to search for her.
Although Rong Feiyan is only a woman, she is the most favored daughter in the family and Concubine Rong's favorite sister. She has a high status in the Rong Mansion.
But after searching for a long time, he couldn't find it, which made him extremely frightened. But at this moment, someone came to inform him that they had found Rong Feiyan's whereabouts, and he rushed over as quickly as possible.
But when he came over, he saw Zhou Chen. He was even more surprised and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"Marquis of Zhou, Master Gu."
Zhou Chen and Gu Tingye also greeted politely.
"Sir Rong, your sister is in the carriage. She is safe and sound. She just seemed to have been knocked unconscious. You should go and take a look first."
Rong Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thanked Zhou Chen, and got on the carriage, but soon got off the carriage again.
He gave a big salute to Zhou Chen: "Marquis Zhou, my sister-in-law is in trouble. Thank you so much for saving me. Such kindness will not be forgotten by anyone in the Rong family."
Zhou Chen said politely: "Master Rong, you don't have to be like this. This is my responsibility. These are the people who kidnapped your sister. I won't take them back and leave them all to Master Rong."
Rong Yuan understood the idea and said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Marquis Zhou."
Zhou Chen waved his hands, then took Gu Tingye and his men and left the place.
After seeing Zhou Chen off, Rong Yuan's face immediately became extremely gloomy.
"Send my sister back first. As for these few, keep an eye on them all. No one should be left behind. If one dies, I will take your life."
Although Rongfu has its current status thanks to Concubine Rong, he is still one of the most powerful people in Bianjing City. Now someone dares to bully Rongfu. Naturally, he will not let it go and must investigate thoroughly.
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On the way, Zhou Chen asked Gu Tingye: "You and the eldest daughter of the Yu family are going to get married soon. Let me ask one more question, after you get married, will you live in the Hou Mansion, or will you go out and live alone?"
Gu Tingye replied: "I actually want to come out and live alone. After all, the relationship between me, my father and my brother is not very good. I have also inquired about my unmarried wife, and she is a kind-hearted woman with no wealth."
Girl, if she is allowed to live in the Hou Mansion, I really won’t be at ease."
Originally these were private matters, but he had great trust in Zhou Chen and did not hesitate when answering, so he spoke directly.
"My father is okay. Although he doesn't like me, he will never embarrass my wife. But my eldest brother, haha, I am really afraid."
Zhou Chen chuckled and said: "I can understand your brother. He has been suffering from illness all year round and has no son, so..."
"Of course I understand, but I have never had any idea about that title. Why doesn't he believe it?"
"Not everyone thinks like you do."
Zhou Chen pondered for a while, Gu Tingye's future changed because of him, and Yu Yanran also wanted to marry Gu Tingye.
In the plot, a person as smart as Minglan was almost killed by Mrs. Qin. Yu Yanran was not as witty as Minglan. Gu Tingye still doesn’t know Mrs. Qin’s true face. If Mrs. Qin wants to deal with her, the couple will
Absolutely unstoppable.
Yu Yanran was a good girl, and he didn't want her to be killed by Mrs. Qin, so he made a decision in his heart and wanted to remind Gu Tingye.
"Zhong Huai, you also know that I value you as a younger brother, so you may not want to hear some unpleasant words, but for your own good, even if you are unhappy, I still have to give you a reminder."
Seeing Zhou Chen speaking so solemnly, Gu Tingye looked confused.
"Brother, tell me what you have to say. Don't hesitate to tell me. I definitely believe you."
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Then I'll be honest. In fact, I think you should be more careful about your stepmother, Mrs. Qin, than your eldest brother."
When Gu Tingye heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Zhou Chen in disbelief: "Brother, what do you mean by this? My mother treats me like her own son, is it possible that he will harm me again?"
Zhou Chen said: "I've heard that too, and you also know that my wife often gets together with the ladies of the noble houses. She once heard people talk in private that Mrs. Qin of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion is a woman who hides her sword in her smile and has a very deep palace.
people."
"Impossible, my mother is not that kind of person. She is a very kind person. She treats me better than her own son. Every time I get into trouble and my father wants to beat me and scold me, she will protect me. If Hou
Whoever treats me best is definitely her."
Gu Tingye didn't believe what Zhou Chen said at all. From childhood to adulthood, Mrs. Qin was the most respectable mother in his eyes, and she was the only one who made him feel affection and maternal love, so he never believed that his mother would be like that.
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Zhou Chen said: "Then let me ask, every time your father beats you, after she pleads for you, does your father hit you harder?"
"this?"
Gu Tingye's expression suddenly changed, because Zhou Chen was right. Every time his stepmother pleaded with him, his father would beat him harder.
"Let me guess again, every time you get into trouble, she never says anything bad about you. She always finds various reasons to defend you. Every time you go to Goulanwashe, she never says anything.
You, on the contrary, will give you more money, and even when someone frames you, she won’t ask anything. When people come to ask for money, she will give them as much money as they want?”
"Have you ever been more sincere to you since you were promoted? She puts you first in everything. She also takes the initiative to organize your wedding at her own expense, and the standards will be very high, so that you can be as beautiful as you want.
, and even had a dispute with your father?"
Gu Tingye frowned: "Isn't this what we should do? Is there anything wrong with it?"
Zhou Chen smiled: "Zhong Huai, maybe you haven't had a mother since you were a child, so you don't know what true maternal love is like. A mother who really loves you will teach you a lesson when you get into trouble, instead of
Defend you; she will consider everything for you and will not let your reputation be tarnished. She will not be willing to give you money to spend in a place like Goulanwashe. If someone frames you, she will be more anxious and anxious than anyone else.
They all want to find out the truth and make people understand that their son is not that kind of person."
"Compare her attitude towards you and her own son. You are so smart. After listening to what I said, you should have already made a guess in your mind."
Gu Tingye's voice became hoarse: "Brother, you mean that her kindness to me is just an act?"
"I didn't say that, I was just analyzing it with you. Now that you are a father, you can think about it, if your son was as messy as you were when you were a child, how would you treat him? I think the reason why you are willing to find the Yu family
The eldest girl is just because of her good temperament, but do you think that after marrying her, it would be enough for her not to treat your children badly? Do you have the luxury to expect the eldest girl of the Yu family to treat Brother Chang and the others?
Do you want to raise them as your biological children?"
Gu Tingye's face became increasingly gloomy. Although he still didn't want to believe it, for some reason, he had begun to waver.
Zhou Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I will give you two final words, praise and praise."
"Praise to kill?"
When Gu Tingye came back to his senses, he found that Zhou Chen had already left, with a gloomy expression on his face.
He didn't completely believe Zhou Chen's words, but he had decided that he needed to take a closer look at his stepmother.
At the first court meeting after the Lantern Festival, a major incident occurred in the court that shocked the court.
Concubine Rong went to the imperial court in person to complain, accusing King Yong of sending someone to kidnap her sister Rong Feiyan. There were witnesses, and she asked the officials to make the decision for her sister.
When the officials heard about this, they were also very shocked. Rong Feiyan was a noble daughter, and the nature of kidnapping a noble daughter in Bianjing City was extremely bad.
He immediately called King Yong over and confronted him face to face.
King Yong had obviously been prepared for it. He very calmly defended himself in front of the officials, saying that he was wronged. Someone must have wanted to frame him and implicitly targeted King Yan.
Chai pointed at King Yan and said that King Yan had framed him.
Such a result naturally did not satisfy the official, but he was also suspicious in his heart. No one believed it completely, but no one did not believe it.
Finally, he called Zhou Chen, who had rescued Rong Feiyan, to the imperial court and asked him personally.
Faced with the official's inquiry, Zhou Chen naturally prepared his plan a long time ago and told him that he met him by chance and happened to save the person. After handing the person over to the Rong family, he didn't know the rest.
The officials could not make a decision. Faced with Concubine Rong's cries and King Yong's sophistry, even King Yan joined in and began to criticize King Yong.
This gave the officials a headache.
King Yong and King Yan, who were already at odds with each other because of the crown prince, now became more fierce in their fight, even involving Concubine Rong and the Rong Mansion.
Although the official didn't know the truth, what he knew was that King Yong must not be dealt with at this time, otherwise it would only benefit King Yan.
In fact, for the position of crown prince, his heart had gradually turned towards King Yong, because he was very dissatisfied with King Yan's wanton wooing of courtiers.
But after this incident, the balance in his heart began to shift again. Although he did not favor King Yan, he no longer valued King Yong as much as before.
Once the matter of Rong Feiyan's kidnapping was involved with the position of crown prince, the truth would naturally become less important, and the officials were prepared to play it off.
If we want to say who is the most dissatisfied, it must be Concubine Rong and the Rong family, but the officials are unwilling to investigate thoroughly, and there is nothing they can do.
