Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 420 I Hate It

"I know your character. Even if I don't help you and I'm not around, you won't make things difficult for the mother and daughter. Otherwise, you wouldn't have dared to look at me and say that just now." Gu Tingyu said.

Gu Tingye's anger rose when he heard this, and he said, "So you have been harming me unscrupulously all these years? Big brother, people change. I am no longer the person I used to be."

"Look, you're getting anxious again. I already said I'd help you, so there's no need to threaten me with this."

Gu Tingyu said calmly, "You were smart this time and didn't go to negotiate with our stepmother. I know her. Even if you went to her, she would only agree on the surface and would not let go of such a good opportunity. If you were married and your mistress made trouble, the Gu family would become a joke in Bianjing. My father has an old injury and has not been in good health for many years. If something like this happens, he might be mad at you. I agreed because of my father's health, not to help you."

Gu Tingye was silent for a while after hearing this and suddenly laughed.

"Brother, if you weren't trying to help me, you wouldn't have explained so much."

After saying that, Gu Tingye got up and left.

Gu Tingyu looked at Gu Tingye's back, shook his head, and murmured, "I am trying to cover up something that makes it more obvious."

"Sir, are you okay? What did my uncle want to talk to you about?"

Shao didn't leave and was hiding in the corner. When she saw Gu Tingye leave, she hurried over.

"I'm fine." Gu Tingyu shook his head slightly.

Just now he told Gu Tingye that he agreed not because of him, but because of his father's health.

This isn’t an excuse, but it’s not entirely true either.

I said this more because I don't want to bow to Gu Tingye.

And Gu Tingye’s last words were actually telling Gu Tingyu that he had already seen through it.

However, Gu Tingye did not point it out clearly, but said that Gu Tingyu was helping him, in order to save face for Gu Tingyu.

Secondly, it was also to tell Gu Tingyu that he would not do anything to the Shao mother and daughter.

……

Prince of Yan's Palace

Ever since Prince Yan decided to stay in his mansion, he has not even left the yard.

Although Prince Yan stayed indoors, he was always paying attention to the movements in the city of Bianjing.

When he learned that Rong Feiyan had been abducted, he quickly guessed that Prince Yong was involved.

A series of actions taken by the government made him accept his fate.

Unexpectedly, Prince Yong made such a stupid move and attacked Rong Feiyan.

That night, Prince Yan happily asked people to prepare a table of wine and food, and he got drunk.

In his opinion, if Prince Yong dared to attack the sister of the emperor's favorite concubine, it would be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face.

The government certainly cannot tolerate this, so his chance has come.

However, when he sobered up the next day, he woke up from his dream when he learned that the government had not punished Prince Yong and had no intention of pursuing the matter.

Prince Yan couldn't understand why the emperor could tolerate it, but at this point he had really accepted his fate.

I stayed in my room all day drinking to drown my sorrows.

"Father!"

Zhao Xian walked in hurriedly, but Prince Yan ignored him and continued drinking.

"Father, stop drinking!"

Zhao Xian snatched the wine glass from the King of Yan's hand and said, "Father, our chance has come."

"What chance do I have? I get drunk every day. Maybe King Yong will see how decadent I am and give my son and me a chance to live."

As Prince Yan said this, he was about to grab the wine glass.

"Father!"

Zhao Xian threw away his wine glass and said excitedly: "Rong Feiyan committed suicide! The government did not punish Prince Yong before because Rong Feiyan was fine. Now that Rong Feiyan is dead, the Rong family will definitely not give up. Our chance has come!"

"and many more!"

The King of Yan instantly sobered up after hearing this, and he grabbed Zhao Xian's arm and asked, "You said Rong Feiyan committed suicide?"

"That's right. Rong Feiyan was kidnapped and did not return for a night. There were all kinds of rumors outside. It was said that after she woke up and learned the news, she found an excuse to send the maid away and hanged herself." Zhao Xian said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Prince Yan was delighted at first, but then his eyes dimmed again. He took a big gulp from the wine pot and said, "It's useless. If the emperor wanted to punish Prince Yong, he would have done it before. It's just the death of Rong Feiyan. Why would the emperor care?"

"Father, this is at least an opportunity. Prince Yong sent people to kidnap Rong Feiyan just because she was quarreling with Princess Jiacheng. Does father think that he will let us father and son go if you indulge in wine and women every day? Prince Yong will surely lose the support of the people if he dares to do such a thing. Let's contact some court officials and make a memorial to the emperor, which may force the government to punish him." Zhao Xian said anxiously.

"It's useless. During this period of time, many ministers in the court have shown goodwill to Prince Yong. They will definitely protect Prince Yong now. No one will help us." Prince Yan shook his head.

Prince Yong's move will certainly arouse the disgust of many people.

After all, the Rong family also has a title. Although it is only a temporary title and cannot be inherited, it is not a small family.

The court officials were also afraid that Prince Yong was too violent. If they angered Prince Yong in any way, they would suffer a miserable end if they ascended the throne.

For court officials, it is natural to hope that the emperor will be as lenient and benevolent as the current official.

The current emperor is very tolerant towards court officials except for demoting some officials over the issue of appointing a crown prince.

Even if you contradict the government, it won't matter to you.

Who wants to serve under a moody emperor in the future?

If the two men were still undecided, the court officials would surely side with him.

However, now that the winner has been decided, many court officials want to show goodwill to Prince Yong.

If King Yong is punished at this time, he will definitely take the throne.

Those people were naturally afraid that he would settle accounts with them after he came to power.

In their eyes, it is uncertain whether Prince Yong would be moody.

However, Prince Yan must have had some grudges against those who were trying to show goodwill toward Prince Yong.

He could guess that it was Prince Yong who did Rong Feiyan being abducted. Couldn't those old foxes who had been in the officialdom for many years guess the same thing?

If he had petitioned the government to punish Prince Yong, he wouldn't have waited until now.

Therefore, King Yan did not think Zhao Xian’s proposal was of any use.

To put it bluntly, this matter depends on the attitude of the government.

But the emperor obviously had no intention of punishing Prince Yong.

"Father, you told me that I should not give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope. Why did you give up first?" Zhao Xian said disappointedly.

Prince Yan smiled bitterly: "That requires a glimmer of hope, but now there is no hope..."

As he was speaking, Prince Yan suddenly stopped, frowned, thought for a while, and then burst into laughter.

"Haha, Xian'er, you're right. We can't give up as long as there's a glimmer of hope!"

Seeing his father's renewed fighting spirit, Zhao Xian said happily, "Father, I will send someone to contact those officials who supported you in the past."

"No, don't be anxious. Sit down and listen to what your father has to say slowly." Prince Yan said.

"Father, time is running out. The emperor hasn't expressed his stance yet. If we are late, it will be too late by the time he expresses his stance." Zhao Xian said anxiously.

"Our life does not lie in whether the government punishes Prince Yong or not, but in the Rong family!" Prince Yan said.

"Rong family?"

Zhao Xian was stunned and said, "Father, do you mean to let the Rong family make trouble?" "No, no, no!"

Prince Yan shook his head and said, "If the emperor does not want to punish Prince Yong, then does the Rong family dare to continue making trouble?"

"What does father mean?" Zhao Xian asked puzzledly.

"If the government does not punish Prince Yong, will the Rong family let it go?" Prince Yan asked.

"Even if the Rong family is unwilling, they have no choice but to accept it. What else can they do?" Zhao Xian said.

"Yes, you are right. If Rong Feiyan had not died, the Rong family would have accepted it unwillingly. But it is different now, Rong Feiyan is dead. This is a mortal feud, even if the Rong family accepts it, Prince Yong will not believe it. When he really ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely take action against the Rong family. The Rong family also knows this. Whether it is for revenge for Rong Feiyan or for survival, the Rong family is in almost the same situation as our father and son. It has reached the point where we will die if we don't fight." Prince Yan said lightly.

Zhao Xian was startled and looked at King Yan in shock: "Father, you...you want to...you want to..."

"That's right!"

King Yan said ruthlessly, "Living towards death, hoping that others will be soft-hearted and spare our lives, I never want to experience this feeling again."

"But...but..."

Zhao Xian opened his mouth, thinking this was too crazy.

They have no military power. Although Rong Xian serves as the deputy commander of the Palace Front Department, will the Rong family really risk having their property confiscated and their family exterminated to cooperate with them in a rebellion?
Moreover, the imperial guards led by Rong Xian might not agree.

Once the news leaks out, he will surely die without a burial place.

"Why, are you scared?" Prince Yan said calmly, "Where is the energy that persuaded me just now?"

"Father, I'm not afraid, it's just that the chance of success is too small." Zhao Xian said.

"That's because you still have hope of survival, thinking that if you don't rebel you can just fight with Prince Yong. Even if you fail, you still have a chance to survive. But Prince Yong will never let us father and son go. For us father and son, there is actually no way out. Do you know why I drink to drown my sorrows? Because I don't see any hope. But Rong Feiyan's death has given me hope, and this is the only chance for our family to survive!" Prince Yan said.

Zhao Xian's face changed when he heard this. Just as Prince Yan said, he still had some hope.

At this time, Prince Yan broke his last bit of fantasy.

After a long while, Zhao Xian gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I will find a way to contact Rong Xian right now!"

"Don't worry!"

Prince Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "After all, this is a matter of exterminating nine clans. The Rong family is still pinning their hopes on the official family. Only when they are completely desperate will they agree. Moreover, now that the Rong family has such a big thing, I don't know how many people are watching them. After the Duan family, we will find a way to contact the Rong family."

"Father is wise." After Zhao heard this, he thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

"Remember, everything should remain normal these days. Don't contact anyone outside," said King Yan.

"Father, aren't you going to contact those people who supported us before? It would be good to have some more help." Zhao Xian said.

"Confused!"

King Yan scolded, "They are fence-sitters. Can we trust them? If we become father and son, they will naturally come over to us. If we contact them now, what if they get scared and report us?"

Although the rebellion was crazy, the more it happened, the more cautious Prince Yan became.

……

When Concubine Rong learned that her sister had committed suicide, she fainted from excessive grief.

After waking up, she went to ask to see the emperor, but the emperor allowed her to leave the palace on the grounds of poor health, but did not see her.

Rong Fei had already understood the emperor's intention. She was extremely angry, but there was nothing she could do.

After leaving the palace and returning to the Rong family, when she saw her sister's hideous appearance, she couldn't stop crying.

"Big sister, you can't let my sister die in vain. You must avenge him. My sister is so young..."

Rong Xian couldn't continue speaking here, his face filled with grief and anger.

"I also want to avenge my third sister, but when I went to ask for an audience with the emperor, he wouldn't even see me. How can I take revenge?" Rong Fei said in a hoarse voice.

"boom!"

Rong Xian opened his mouth, full of frustration, and kicked over a stool beside him.

"enough!"

Rong Fei saw this and scolded, "Let the third sister get closer, let's talk about it somewhere else."

Rong Xian nodded and walked out with Rong Fei.

"Lord."

As the two of them walked out, a servant hurried over and said, "It's rumored outside that Princess Jiacheng and the young master of Duke Qi's mansion are engaged."

"Well, Feiyan got into this trouble because of Qi Heng. As soon as Feiyan died, he immediately got engaged to the Princess of Jiacheng." Rong Xian said hatefully.

He now wished he could pick up a knife and rush to the Qi family to kill Qi Heng.

In his opinion, Qi Heng was also responsible for his sister's death.

"enough!"

Rong Fei shouted, "Follow me!"

The two came to the side hall, and Rong Fei drove away all the servants.

"The eunuchs and palace maids who followed me out of the palace just now are all here, and you dare to talk nonsense. Do you want the entire Rong family to be ruined because of your impulsiveness?" Rong Fei scolded.

"Did Feiyan die in vain?" Rong Xian said unwillingly.

"Do you think you can avenge Feiyan by shouting like this?" Rong Fei scolded.

"If Prince Yong can do it on the first day, I can do it on the fifteenth. As long as I find an opportunity, I will also kidnap the Princess of Jiacheng County and let..."

"Snapped!"

"idiot!"

Rong Fei was so angry that she slapped Rong Xian and said, "If you touch Princess Jiacheng, the entire Rong family will be exterminated!"

"I hate it!"

Rong Xian opened his mouth and shouted angrily.

"This revenge must be taken. Let me think about it carefully. Don't do anything stupid. Take care of Feiyan's future first. She likes pomp and circumstance, so give her a grand celebration." Rong Fei said.

……

Sheng family, Wei Rui Xuan.

Madam Liu walked into the hall, sent the servants away, and came to Madam Wang and whispered, "Madam, a maid in the courtyard accidentally heard the servants from Linqi Pavilion say that the fourth lady went to Sanqing Temple several times to meet Liang Liulang from the Earl of Yongchang's mansion."

"Okay, I said she would go to Sanqing Temple every fifteen or thirty days recently. It turns out she was having a secret meeting with someone."

Madam Wang sneered, "You're not that old, but you've learned all the tricks of that little girl."

"Madam, this is a good opportunity. As long as we get the evidence, no matter whether the fourth lady will betray Lin Xiaoniang or not, Lin Xiaoniang will not be able to escape the blame." Mother Liu said.

Mother Liu really cares about Madam Wang.

This is the best chance to get rid of Lin Xiaoniang.

"She got away with it last time, let's see how she can make excuses this time."

Madam Wang pondered for a while and said, "She will be thirty in a few days. If she goes to Sanqing Temple again, send a few smart ones to follow her."

"Yes!" Mother Liu responded and reminded: "Madam, you must not be anxious this time. You must get real evidence."

Mother Liu was worried that Madam Wang was too anxious and acted hastily without getting any actual evidence.

(End of this chapter)