Crush the Protagonist Into Slag

Tao Rui fell again, knocked on the table and said, "Brother Mingxian, you have lost again."

"What?" Qi Lang looked down and said angrily, "This can't be counted! I just got distracted to watch Qingsong go, and took a wrong step. Forget it, let's do another round!"

"No, I have something to do, you can go back first." Tao Rui got up and straightened his clothes and promised, "There will be more days to play chess together in the future, so don't worry about it today."

Qi Lang looked at his expression and felt that he didn't seem to be lying, so he stood up reluctantly and muttered: "Another day, wait for the young master to go back to find some endgames, the next time I test you, I will I don't believe you are so good at chess."

"Okay, I'll take you out."

Tao Rui accompanies him all the way to the door. The two chat and laugh. As soon as Qi Lang left, Tao Rui said to Qingsong, "Keep an eye on those people who spread rumors, and remember where they are spreading the word and who it is to. Now, I'll go and arrest people tomorrow."

Then he waved his hand: "Reward, everyone in the house today has a share. I won Mingxian, I'm happy! Qingsong, go and open my small warehouse."

Qingsong whispered anxiously: "Master Shizi, there is no silver in the small warehouse, it's all fabrics, ornaments and the like."

"Then pick gadgets to reward them, and tell them directly if you don't have any cash."

"Ah?" Qingsong was stunned, "Well, that's a bit embarrassing, isn't it? How about taking the lottery that won yesterday..."

"No, the color head can't be moved. Just reward the things in the small warehouse, open the warehouse and call someone to come over to receive the reward, and all of them will be celebrated for the Lord." , I gritted my teeth and did it.

He just opened the small warehouse and rewarded those things one by one, and it hurts to look at him.

But the servants who took the reward were all delighted. Before Tao Rui rewarded, many people didn't catch it, but today everyone has rewarded. If you are lucky, the small items you get are more expensive, and you can exchange more money!

After a while, the entire Duke Xuan Guo's mansion knew that Tao Rui had beaten Qi Lang at chess, and happily opened the storeroom reward.

Tao Qian's face darkened when he found out, and he was very dissatisfied, "It's too out of character."

When Tao Li heard the news from Tao Rui, his chest felt tight, and he looked at the ledger and snorted coldly, "No rules."

On the contrary, their servants took turns to receive the reward in Tao Rui's courtyard while they were not paying attention. The benefits given for nothing, who doesn't want it? It is very difficult for them to save some money as servants. Tao Wen and the others also jokingly urged the servants to collect the reward, telling them not to miss the big brother's wealth.

There are some good sons out there who are sending someone to inquire about the matter of the Duke Xuan's mansion. Some people pretended to meet the servants of the Duke Xuan Guo's residence and mentioned Tao Ruiwan as if they were chatting. The servant waved his hand and said, "Hey, what's this , there are people in other families who are rich and unkind, bullying men and women. My family's eldest son never does those dirty things, doesn't he just like to play a little bit, what's the point. Let me tell you, when the eldest son is in a good mood, he relaxes. , I have won three awards in the past few days!"

Someone heard about the reward from other servants, and asked curiously, "Your son-in-law has a lot of money on hand."

The servant smiled and said, "How can it be? Every time the prince made a mistake, the madam would deduct money from him haha. Today's reward is still some small things. Well, let's take a look at what I got. When I went to get it, I saw the little prince. The warehouse is over, tsk, I didn't say it, it's quite empty, not much stuff."

The little thing he showed to people was a very small pendant. It was used to decorate the fan. It was not an expensive one. It was worth two taels of silver. It was also very expensive for him. He was so happy that his whole body was light.

Someone else asked a servant who liked to gamble and got drunk, "Your son-in-law doesn't have anything in his small storeroom, so the Duke of Xuanguo's mansion can't do it, right?"

The servant had a sense of honor, and he immediately retorted, "Who said that? Our house is fine, Shizi doesn't want to see the old man and his wife, isn't it normal that there are few things? You go and see the third young master's small warehouse, then Guys! I took a look at the things I moved in during the New Year, and it was full of everything, and it blinded your eyes!"

"Oh? That doesn't make sense, right? Master Shizi is the future Duke Xuan, and he's not as good as the third master?"

"What do you know? The prince will inherit the duke's mansion in the future, so isn't that all his? It is precisely because the third young master can't get the title mansion that the old man and his wife feel sorry for him. If you can give more, hurry up and give more, my third young master. How arrogant, I was admitted as a scholar when I was only a teenager, and I have to take the exam this year, and I will be the master of the juren soon!

Our three young masters, we will definitely be able to be high officials on our own! "

This person was drunk, and after speaking with a big tongue, he fell asleep on the table, and the people who inquired next to him felt that they were digging the truth. Soon, many people knew that Duke Xuan and his wife disliked Tao Rui very much. What Tao Rui inherited was an empty shell of the duke!

At the same time, the news spread by Qin Ruo is also spreading rapidly. It turns out that Tao Rui is not from the blood of Xuan Guogong's mansion. He is a boy from a peasant family in a village in the suburbs. He looks exactly like that old uncle! And the girls in that family are also very similar to Mrs. Xuan Guo's wife. They made a mistake when they gave birth in the broken temple!

The two news are gossip that people love to join in the fun, and they are mixed together when they are passed on.

Some people say that it is no wonder that Tao Rui and Tao Bin are different at all. It turns out that Tao Rui is a farmer, and he is not as good as Tao Bin.

Others retorted that Tao Bin's learning to be rich in five cars was too flattering for him, right? Tao Rui's lack of learning and skills is a nonsense in the past. Someone has seen him mastering everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, okay? He was born unforgettable!

Some people say that it is no wonder that Duke Xuan and his wife dislike Tao Rui, and they love Tao Bin so much. It turns out that one is the wrong one, and the other is his own. This is the nature of blood.

Others retorted that if you have a kitten and a dog at home, you can be very close for more than ten years. What does this have to do with blood? That Tao Rui has great talent and is not a swindle. He said that he was a **** and he did not harm anyone. What normal parents would hate him? It is obvious that he is partial to the younger son, so don't make excuses.

Some people say that these two couples would not have known earlier, right? Boys and girls can hold wrong, blind eyes? If they had known, they would have treated Tao Rui and Tao Bin so differently.

No one refuted this, because no one dared to say it, and only a small number of people raised doubts.

No matter which dynasty, the power of the masses to supplement the brain is always infinite, but no one really goes to the bottom of the gossip after the gossip is over.

But just because Tu Yi was so happy, these news were fueled, passed on and passed, and later on, there were all versions.

Qingsong has been keeping his family members' attention. Seeing that this situation has exploded, he is in a hurry. But he told Tao Rui a few times, and Tao Rui said, "The rumors stop at the wise, let it go. If you don't kill people or set fires, what should I be worried about?"

Qingsong thought to himself, I'm in a hurry when it involves the position of the prince! This is really the emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuch.

At this time, the third princess in the palace finally found the opportunity to ask the emperor for someone. The emperor asked curiously, "I want a scout? What do you want to scout?"

The third princess asked someone to bring Tao Rui's poems and paintings, and smiled and leaned over to the emperor, "Father, look at this character? How about this painting? And this poem, I think it's very well written. It shows the longing of many people, and it has a special artistic conception.”

The emperor first praised a "good word", then took a closer look and admired it very much, "Which master did this come from? Why do you want to be a spy?"

The third princess smiled mysteriously: "Father, these are not the masters you know. You can't guess that this was made by Tao Rui, the son of Duke Xuan, who is only seventeen!"

"Oh?" The emperor was amazed at this moment, and after reading the calligraphy and painting poems again, he couldn't help sighing, "This son is really extraordinary, from the Duke Xuan family? Why have I never heard of it? Does his family have a son who is on a scientific examination?"

"It's not that, what's so strange about that? This Tao Rui is amazing. Over the years, he has been regarded as a dude and ridiculed often by the world, but he didn't care and laughed it off. If his daughter wasn't there before and asked him to compete, he might not have revealed it. "

The emperor laughed, "It's rare to see you compliment someone like this, so you just want to investigate him?"

The third princess nodded and shook her head again, "It's not about checking him, I'm just curious about what happened to him. Yesterday someone mentioned his fiancee, he didn't say anything, but he seemed a little disdainful. I heard that he used to value his fiancee very much. His fiancee, and his younger brother, who is said to be gentle and personable, but I heard that Duke Xuan and his wife were very partial to that younger brother. They didn't even know that Tao Rui was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Also, Tao Rui was very concerned about the lottery yesterday. Could it be that he was short of money? It feels like a mystery, and I just want to know what's going on here. Father, you will give me a spy, and I will return it to you after the investigation. "

The third princess grabbed the emperor's arm and shook it, and the emperor patted her hand helplessly, "It's alright, I'll give it to you, just don't be too playful and cause trouble."

"I know, I will be careful to investigate, and I won't let others know!" The third princess saluted with a smile, "My son, thank the father and emperor! I won't bother you, my son will cook soup for you."

The third princess left happily, the emperor shook his head, and said to Gao Quan, the chief **** next to him, "You also pay attention to see what happened to Duke Xuan."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Quan immediately arranged for someone to investigate. If he did the investigation, it would not be a petty investigation, but he would have to dig three feet into the ground to find out the truth.

Xuan Guogong and his wife did not know that they had attracted the attention of the emperor. At this time, they were in a state of anger when they listened to the news that was going viral. Tao Qian was furious, "Who is talking nonsense? How dare you arrange the Guogong's mansion? Find the source. no?"

The next person was embarrassed, "No, the news spread very quickly. When our people went to investigate, it was impossible to investigate. Too many people were talking about this matter."

"How could it be?" Tao Li couldn't understand. "Even if someone said a few gossip, it shouldn't spread so quickly. How can it attract so many people's attention in less than a day?"

The servant bowed his head and replied, "Is it because Shi Ziye competed with others at the party before and showed his amazing talent, which subverted everyone's impression of Shi Ziye, so the news about Shi Ziye spread so quickly?"

"What? Amazing talent?" Tao Qian felt like a fantasy when he heard it. Does he not know what kind of virtue his son is? It's useless to beat and scold. Playing with things is frustrating, and he doesn't want to make progress. He was very smart when he was a child, but later he refused to study with Tao Bin.

He couldn't help but glared at Tao Li's, "A loving mother is such a loser! It's because you spoiled him too much before that you ruined a good seedling." Before Tao Li could refute, he asked the servant again, "Tell me What talent does he have, isn't he playing some tricks?"

The servant told the news one by one from the outside, and he himself thought it was amazing. Did he mean the son of his family? Five straight wins? Qin, chess, calligraphy and poetry? If this is true, it is more powerful than the third young master, right?

Tao Li had an ominous premonition in his heart, and immediately called for the four brothers and sisters of Tao Wen to ask them what happened at the party that day.

Of course they were telling the truth, Tao Qian and Tao Li looked at each other, wondering whether they should believe it or not. The impression of the past ten years is deeply ingrained, and this talent that I have not seen with my own eyes always feels very unreal. But with so many eyes, it's impossible to see them all wrong, right? Even if poetry can be cheated and others can do it, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can't do anything. They immediately asked Tao Rui to come over and ask, it was incredible, they had to figure out everything.

Unexpectedly, when the person sent arrived at Tao Rui's door, the door to the courtyard was locked. Qingsong said inside: "My eldest son has rested, and he can't do anything about these things outside, so he won't bother the grandfather and his wife."

Tao Qian and Tao Li didn't know how many times they were so angry that their chests became tight, Tao Li said: "Bring him over to me, he has nothing to do to open the warehouse to reward someone? It caused rumors outside that I and the grandfather were partial. , I don't like his position as the heir. The position of the heir is determined by the emperor, how can we not like it?"

But Qingsong didn't open the door, and he sent another message, "My eldest son said before going to bed, what's wrong with him being happy to reward his servants? If you want to care, you should tell your servants to shut up and don't say anything. If the grandfather and his wife feel that his reward is not right, then he will not reward him any more."

Tao Li was so blocked that he couldn't speak, and could only scolded "Nie Zhan" in a low voice. Asking people to punish a few servants who have left the house, and strictly ordering everyone to talk about the affairs of the house, making people feel uneasy and complaining at the same time.

What's the matter with them? It's not that they make up lies and deceive people. Originally, the old man and his wife were partial. It's good now, the grandfather has given them a few times, but because the old man and his wife have not dared to reward them, their benefits are gone, and they have to be punished.

Tao Li only focused on diverting Tao Qian's attention, but did not feel any complaints from the servants. Fortunately, when she interrupted like this, Tao Qianzhen was not too nervous to hold the wrong thing.

Tao Qian frowned and said, "The so-called farmer must have done this. They found two people who looked like Mrs. and Rui'er to make up such a nonsense. What are they trying to do?" .

Tao Li was trying to calm himself down, but in fact his heart skipped a beat, and he was so nervous that he was sweating all over his body.

Tao Qian is still saying: "At the time, although the wife was giving birth outside, there were many people accompanying her, and it was her own mother who delivered the birth. There is no wrong reason. This matter is easy to solve, just say it to the outside world."

Tao Li swallowed his saliva quietly, "Master said, I will handle this matter."

"Well, deal with it as soon as possible." Tao Qian ordered and left. Except for the initial anger, he didn't take it seriously, because no matter how he thought about it, he felt that this was impossible, and the government would not lose anything.

But he still couldn't help thinking, if this is really not bad, the throne can be given to Tao Bin. Tao Bin is his most outstanding son, even if the servants say that Tao Rui shines at the party and is good at playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, what's the use? It's all just for fun, it can't help the family at all, Tao Bin is his best heir.

After Tao Li told everyone to go out, his body softened and he slumped on the chair, gasping for breath. The maids and maids who participated in this incident were all dealt with by her, so no one should know about it, why did they suddenly come out? Does that girl look like her? Tao Rui looks like that old man?

Is this true?

She poured a big cup of cold tea and told herself to calm down and think carefully about the pros and cons of this. She actually has a plan to pretend to discover the truth by accident and drive Tao Rui out of the house next year or the year after. That was her son's throne, of course it couldn't be called Tao Rui.

But before that, she must first build momentum for Tao Bin, let Tao Rui set off Tao Bin, let Tao Bin be admitted to the top and become famous. As long as Tao Rui is always by Tao Bin's side, Tao Bin's three points are good and he can make eight points. But what if we admit the truth now?

Tao Li found that she could not admit it if she wanted to, because once she denied it at this time, she would never have the chance to say that Tao Rui was wrong in the future. But if things go well, investigate and then pretend to be unbelievable and recognize her daughter...

Tao Li thought that he could keep Tao Rui generously and be an adopted son, then Tao Rui's temperament would definitely be unwilling, and when there was trouble, it would still be able to set off how good Tao Bin was. She has been playing with this trick for more than ten years, and she is already familiar with it, and she has come up with many ways in just one night.

What kind of banquet is drunk, bullying men and women, abusing elders, and being ungrateful. She has a way to let outsiders see Tao Rui's badness, highlighting Tao Bin's excellence and the tolerance and helplessness of the government, and finally sweeping Tao Rui out of the house, no one is there. I will sympathize with Tao Rui.

When it was dawn, Mrs. Tao Li took a deep breath and put on a calm and calm look. With a cold face, he asked people to check the rumors and also check the farmers in Naxishan Village.

Tao Rui ate a delicious breakfast comfortably in the morning, stretched out and took Qingsong out.

Liu Nian reminded: [Tao Li didn't sleep all night, I don't know what's wrong with holding back, Brother Rui be careful. 】

Tao Rui smiled: [It doesn't matter, just catch them off guard and let them make moves. Qin Ruo and Tao Li still think that I am the person from the past, and it is the biggest variable that I pass through, so it is useless for them to use any tricks. 】

Liu Nian also laughed, [What he said is that Qin Ruo's move would be done if he replaced it with the original owner. I have to say, the trick is bad, but it does work. She can get her wish by damaging a little reputation. In the past year and a half, who still remembers the reputation she damaged? 】

[Similarly, if the original owner was here, he would be provoked by Tao Li to make a fuss. So no matter what others said before that she was biased, in the end, she would only say that the original owner deserved it. No wonder Tao Li didn't like him. Too bad it's me now. Now it's my turn to perform. 】

Liu Nian silently connected everything in series, and admired it. This time difference really caught them off guard.

Tao Rui called a few sturdy servants to tie the rumormongers and threw them directly to the gate of the yamen.

A lot of people came to watch, Qingsong said loudly: "My eldest son is going to sue these people! These people started making things up at noon yesterday, saying that my eldest son was the wrong one in a broken temple, and it was a farmhouse in Xishan Village. Son. It's extremely absurd, please see it clearly!"

The arrested people were stunned. They thought that Tao Rui had found out that they were going to beat them up, but they never expected to enter the yamen! When they saw the yamen, they shivered with fright, and hurriedly shouted, "You are wronged, you are wronged, my lord!"

Qingsong's younger brother stood up and said angrily: "I saw what you said with my own eyes! And you! I remember who you said to the first, and who you said to the second. I'll ask them to testify, you can't even think about it. quibble!"

Qingsong said angrily: "Come on! Who asked you to arrange my son-in-law?"