Chapter 33 Suspicion

  Doubt

  "Feier you..." Yin Haicheng asked hesitantly.

  "Son... willing." Yin Ruofei gritted his teeth in anger, but dared not show it on his face. Although he had agreed to be the reader, he never expected to be pushed forward in this situation.

  However, he also understood that this was his letter of recommendation to Rong Jingze. In his heart, he felt that this Prince Ze was not very old, but was surprisingly sinister.

  "Alright, the son of Yin Hou is indeed just like his father. Since that's the case, I'll agree." Rong Jing Ze let out a low chuckle, but his words nearly made the noses of the Yin family father and son crooked with anger.

  Just now, it was clearly him who stabilized the situation with General Jiang, but in this short period of time, it seems like he is the one from the Yin family who took the initiative to get closer.

  Although the three of them were unhappy in their hearts, they didn't say anything. Yin Ruofei knew that this matter had already been settled, but the father and son duo didn't think so.

  Yin Haicheng thought that this was probably the prince's drunken nonsense, and he might forget everything when he woke up, so there was no need to take it too seriously. He looked at the expression of the eldest son, then at the youngest son, and suddenly felt that the eldest son seemed not as calm as the youngest son.

  Jin Yuan's impression of Rong Jing Ze had changed from a benefactor to a shameless person. Although this prince was not old, but how could he bear listening to the frivolous and mocking words he said to his brother?

  His younger brother is handsome and looks like a golden boy beside Guanyin Bodhisattva, but he can't let others have any evil thoughts.

  Yin Haicheng personally escorted Rong Jingze to He Xiangyuan, and the 28 guards could only see seven of them. Although Yin Haicheng could hear that there were others hiding around him, he couldn't tell how many people there were. Sighing, he realized that he was no match for them after all, so he added more manpower to patrol around He Xiangyuan and protect Rong Jingze's safety.

  Yong Jingze had made the arrangements. Yin Haicheng arrived at the study with his two sons. As for reporting to His Majesty, it was naturally up to Yong Shi and the others to do so.

  Yin Ruofei was the first time in Yin Haicheng's study, this room has two rooms inside and outside. The outer room has a desk, chairs, bookshelves, which is where Yin Haicheng handles official documents. The inner room is where Yin Haicheng rests when he is tired of official business.

  "Fei'er, what's going on today?" Yin Haicheng closed the door and asked Yin Ruofei in detail.

  Yin Ruofei recounted everything that had happened to him in great detail, from the moment he was reborn. He spoke fluently and left out no details, including how someone had secretly hit his horse's head with an object, causing it to veer off the mountain path. He told of how he had rushed down the mountain, only to be met by more people who intended to harm him at the foot of the mountain. He recounted how he had burst through the city gate and sprinted wildly until he encountered Ze Zhenwang, who came to his aid. However, those few burly men ultimately took poison and killed themselves.

  Yin Haicheng furrowed his brow in contemplation for a long time, but still couldn't figure out where he had offended someone. If it was because of his youngest son, then why were the carriages of the ladies also ambushed? He took advantage of Prince Ze's bath and rest to carefully interrogate the family servants who followed him, as well as Jin Yuan and Yin Ruofei, but their accounts were basically the same.

  Moreover, several of the family servants were missing and only after a search was it discovered that they had all died from poisoning. Rong Jingze and Yin Ruofei both said that the killers had taken poison to kill themselves, and Yin Haicheng immediately thought that these few family servants must have been in cahoots with those who had tried to kill them.

  Yin Haicheng felt uneasy in his heart, although he thought he was innocent on his official career path, but he had blocked someone's interests and offended someone, which couldn't be counted with one hand.

  Yin Haicheng's mind was refreshed. "Fei'er, if not, you can follow Ze Qinyin as a reading companion first!"

  As soon as these words came out, Yin Jinyuan and Yin Ruofei were both stunned.

  Yin Ruofei blinked his eyes, it was really beyond expectation. He clearly felt that his father had called him over to tell him not to be a companion reader, so why did he suddenly agree after talking about the bandit assassin?

  Yin Jinyuan suppressed himself again and again, but still couldn't help it. He knelt down on both knees, "Father, can't let brother follow Wang Ye."

  "Why?" Yin Haicheng furrowed his brow. "Although I didn't originally want Fei to go, looking at the current situation, it's actually safer for him to go."

  "But father...that Prince Wang..." Jin Yuan wanted to retort, but stuttered and couldn't say anything.

  Yin Haicheng didn't want to listen to his nonsense, turned his head and looked at Yin Ruofei. "Ruofei, although it seems a bit unfair, but the inner courtyard of the imperial palace is much safer than the Hou Mansion. Even if you go out, with twenty-eight strong guards by the king's side, you will be safe with him."

  "Dad......" Yin Ruofei never thought that his father had agreed to let him be a reader for the sake of his safety, which made all the reasons he had racked his brains to think of useless.

  "Yi'er, bear with it for a little while longer. Once I find out who's behind the scenes pulling the strings, I'll ask His Majesty to let you return." Yin Haicheng thought his youngest son was unwilling and tried to soften his expression to comfort him, seeing what seemed like tears in Yin Fei's eyes, Yin Haicheng assumed it was because his son was sad about being pushed into someone else's hands.

  "Dad." Jin Yuan also understood at this time, although looking at Rong Jingze, the king, who was indeed lazy and not like a dignitary, but had to say that any guard by his side, he was no match. His younger brother was placed among these people to protect him, and he was indeed at ease.

  For now, he can only help his father work together to find the enemy's whereabouts and rescue his brother from Ze Qianwang as soon as possible!

  The three men, including the father and son, came out of the study and saw another guard standing under the tree waiting for them. Seeing them come out, this guard threw down the grass stick in his hand, walked over to the three men, and made a fist, "Lord Yin, it's Palace Nine. Our master invites Young Master to go over."

  "Ah, thank you, General." Yin Haicheng was also very polite. Although the twenty-eight guards were only responsible for Rong Jingze's safety, their official ranks were not low. Yin Haicheng, although a marquis, would not easily offend a close minister of the imperial family.

  But...

  Yin Haicheng watched as Gong Jiu left with Yin Ruofei and began to ponder the meaning behind his words.

  Young Master, the Marquis of Zhenjiang's son has not yet been asked to take a stand, what is this Prince Ze quietly implying?

  Yin Ruofei accelerated under his feet, just keeping up with Gongjiu's footsteps. Gongjiu nodded secretly, and would rather work hard to catch up with his footsteps than easily admit defeat and ask him to slow down.

  Thinking of Rong Shi's expression, Gong Jiu became even more curious about this child. When did the master ever have to coerce or entice someone to stay by his side? In the past, weren't those people all clamoring to get close to him? Not to mention others, just the other young masters in the Hou Manor had already experienced it that morning.

  "Master, someone has arrived." Gong Jiu said, and then he pushed Yin Ruofei into the house with a huff, while he himself turned around and hid his figure.

  "...... Isn't Prince Wang drunk?" Yin Ruofei saw Rong Jingze eating freely in the house, and suddenly felt a surge of anger.

  "Are you angry?" Yong Jingze smiled, "I knew you weren't full either, so I specifically called you over. Want to eat?"

  He didn't eat much, he just ate two mouthfuls of food and it was tasteless. Now seeing the person who stopped him from eating his fill enjoying their meal so much, why shouldn't he eat?

  Yin Ruofei didn't hesitate to pick up his chopsticks and started eating the good stuff he loved, stuffing himself until his belly was round. Rong Jingze, on the other hand, stopped using his chopsticks as soon as Yin started eating messily, simply watching him eat instead.

  After finishing dinner, Yin Ruofei threw down her chopsticks and walked out of the door.

  "Leave after eating?"

  "The king's redemption, I still have to go see my grandmother." Not having seen his grandmother for a day, today's prayer was also cut short, and he couldn't put it down in his heart.

  "Ah, go ahead and go." Yong Jingze rarely spoke so kindly, waving his hand at him, and shouting for someone to come and collect the bowls and plates.

  Yin Ruofei ran all the way to Fushouyuan and only after entering the courtyard did she discover that the atmosphere in Fushouyuan seemed somewhat different today.

  Just then, Zhang's mother happened to come out of the house and saw Yin Ruofei hurrying over.

  "Seventh Grandfather is back."

  "How's grandma?"

  "Old lady is much better." Zhang's mother helped to open the curtain and let Yin Ruofei in, "After Seventh Master left this morning, Marquis brought a divine doctor, I heard it was invited by Wang Ye."

  "Oh?" Yin Ruofei stopped in her tracks, "Which prince?"

  "He is the youngest brother of the current emperor." Zhang's mother had a hint of joy on her face, unaware of the ambush that Yin Ruofei and others encountered in the morning. The matter was suppressed by Yin Haicheng and did not spread to Fushouyuan, so as not to worry the old mother about her grandson and worsen her illness.

  When Zhang's mother mentioned that the king was indeed Rong Jingze, Yin Ruofei's expression became bewildered and astonished. When he went out this morning, the king had not arrived yet, but today's events were too coincidental.

  How he just left, and then this guy came, coincidentally after something happened to him, he was even rescued by this guy who had just left his own home.

  It's not that he is narrow-minded, but this matter is really too unbelievable.

  "What did the divine doctor say was wrong with Grandmother?"

  "That's not it." Zhang Mama shook her head.

  Yin Ruofei's face flashed a hint of disappointment.

  "But judging from the divine doctor's expression, he can cure this illness." Zhang's mother gestured with her hand, "The divine doctor even gave the old lady a few pushes and pulls, and the old lady's spirit was greatly lifted."

  "What? Really?" Yin Ruofei grabbed Zhang's mother's arm, "What about that divine doctor? Did he prescribe a prescription?"

  "This is not the case. The divine doctor said that this prescription is not good for matching, and he will bring the well-matched medicine tomorrow." Zhang's mother gently patted Yin Ruofei's hand, "Let Seventh Master go in to see Old Madam!"

  Yin Ruofei nodded and went in, and indeed saw that the old lady's spirit had improved a lot. When she saw him enter the room, her eyes immediately became moist, and she called out in a weak voice, "Fei'er..."

  "Grandmother." Yin Ruofei fell prostrate before the old lady's bed, "The unfilial son cannot dispel his grandmother's illness..."

  "What nonsense you're talking about." The old lady shook her head slightly, her voice barely above a whisper, but Yin Ruofei could still make out what she was saying.

  The old lady and her grandson only spoke a few words before she became tired. Yin Ruofei reminded Zhang Mama to take good care of the old lady, then turned around and headed towards He Xiang Garden again.

  The old lady's illness couldn't be cured by anyone, but the doctor brought by Rong Jingze could treat it, and there were also these strange and bizarre coincidences...

  Yin Ruofei sneered inwardly. He couldn't help but think that this guy was playing with his family's lives as if they were a joke.

  The author has something to say: That... many girls seem dissatisfied with Xiao Gong, thinking that he bullied Xiao Shou. Actually, it's not what you see...

  The little attacker, and the little receiver... will be mentioned later, but also involves a bit earlier, careful girls may find that the attacker is not unfamiliar with the receiver, I can't say more.

  In short, the little attacker is absolutely for the sake of the little receiver, getting him by his side, in order to maximize protection for him, teaching him how to protect himself and how to deal with others. At first, the little receiver may be a bit resistant, but will become more and more comfortable along this path~

  I'd better stop here or I'll give away the plot, hehe~ Today I ate a lot of fragrant flatbread and I feel like my cuteness is filled with positive energy~