Chapter 154: Gossip
Under Qin Wanwan’s constant pleading, tantrums, and rolling on the ground, Rong Zhi agreed.
Rong Zhi had already intended to inquire about Little Chubby Cub’s condition from Shang Wuyang.
Upon arriving next door, the room where Shang Wuyang was currently located was in disarray.
He was wrapped up tightly in a fur cloak, and there were quite a few charcoal braziers in the room.
He displayed his fear of the cold to the fullest.
The man himself was sitting cross-legged on a cushion on the floor, fiddling with some metal objects in his hands.
To deal with Yu Wuyou, his hidden weapons were almost depleted, so he had to make more to carry on his person this time.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Shang Wuyang lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced over.
The exquisitely crafted sleeve darts wrapped around his arm were aimed at Rong Zhi, who stood at the doorway.
Seeing no change in his expression, she pouted.
Uninteresting.
“Daddy, what are you doing?”
The little milk bun ran in, avoiding the miscellaneous items on the floor and throwing herself into Shang Wuyang’s arms.
Shang Wuyang took out a hairpin and handed it to her.
“Your hairpin, I’ve added something to it.”
Apart from the butterfly pupa, everything else on the hairpin was meticulously designed by him.
“This part can open, and after pulling it, it becomes a sharp little knife.”
The handle of a child’s hairpin wasn’t long. Shang Wuyang gently twisted the two ends of the hairpin, and the seemingly seamless handle actually split open from the middle, instantly turning an exquisite little hairpin into a small knife with a sharp blade.
“And this part.”
He pointed his finger at the stamen of one of the crabapple flowers: “Press here, and a needle will fly out. Don’t press it randomly on normal days.”
He demonstrated, and pressing the tip of the hairpin caused a fine needle to fly out.
The force of the projectile was not small, directly piercing a grass target disk on the wall.
Qin Wanwan’s eyes widened.
She had only wanted to make a small hairpin out of a butterfly pupa, but Daddy had managed to make so many things for her!
However, she liked it, and from now on, if she met a bad person, she would turn them into a hedgehog!
“Daddy, you’re so powerful!”
The little seal clapped her hands.
The little fatty provided emotional value perfectly.
Shang Wuyang’s lips curled up: “It’s not suitable for you to wear too many ornaments on your body now. I’ll make more for you in the future.”
Rong Zhi saw the father and daughter interacting and didn’t go over to disturb them. Instead, he picked up a hand crossbow that was casually placed on the ground.
It was very light, and this hand crossbow was something he had never seen before.
He aimed it at the grass target on the wall and fired. The short arrow flew out with great speed, instantly piercing the grass target.
Astonishment flashed in his eyes.
It was rumored that Shang Wuyang was skilled in Mechanical Arts, and the weapons he wielded were extremely refined.
If Shang Wuyang were to antagonize someone, he would only need to cooperate and conduct transactions with the opponent of that person or country, providing them with refined weapons, money, and a lot of information; ultimately, the one who suffered would be the person opposing him or the Imperial Court.
It was time to eat, and the three of them sat at the table.
Qin Wanwan not only ate herself but also frequently fed Keke.
“Cub, give me more meatballs, I love those.”
Rong Zhi couldn’t help but look at Keke more.
This tiny bird actually liked to eat meat so much?
“Keke, don’t be a picky eater, eat more vegetables too.”
Keke spoke to Qin Wanwan while eating: “Cub, let me tell you, the male protagonist of the family opposite you was caught hiding private savings by his wife, and now he’s kneeling on a washboard in his room.”
Qin Wanwan: I want to see.
But it was someone else’s home, so she couldn’t go.
Rong Zhi: Opposite, the Marquis’s residence?
The image of the mighty Marquis, with his imposing and bear-like figure, kneeling on a washboard, involuntarily appeared in his mind.
Didn’t the Marquis of Wei Wu say that his wife listened to him about everything at home? It seemed that what he said in public was quite exaggerated.
“Also, the Second Daughter of Censor Cai’s family is so foolish, she was completely fooled by a scumbag. I heard they are eloping tomorrow night.
That man has a wife from his humble beginnings at home. Now that he’s cheated his way to becoming a Jinshi, he wants to freeload. He’s set his sights on the naive and easily deceived Cai Mingzhu.
To avoid any future trouble, he spent money to abduct his wife from his hometown and sell her to a brothel. He even planned to sell his own son and daughter, but the two children were smart and escaped from the human traffickers.
Pitifully, they are now begging their way to Shangjing to find their father.”
Qin Wanwan said indignantly: “That’s too much, what a bad person!”
The innocent Little Qilin didn’t know what a brothel was, but she knew that man was extremely bad.
Keke was a small parrot that loved gossip. When it wasn’t with Wanwan, it liked to go to other places to gossip. Moreover, it could see a person’s past destinies by looking at their face, so its gossip was particularly thorough, and it knew many people’s little secrets.
However, it wasn’t a gossipy parrot; it would only reveal secrets if provoked or if someone bothered “cub.”
Although Keke was sharing the gossip it had gathered with Qin Wanwan at the dinner table, more than just Qin Wanwan was listening.
Rong Zhi suddenly asked: “Cheated to become a Jinshi, what does that mean?”
Regarding the Imperial Examination, Rong Zhi couldn’t help but become serious.
This year’s Imperial Examination was the responsibility of the Second Prince.
Keke answered casually: “What else could it mean? Someone leaked the answers in advance.”
Rong Zhi frowned: “This year’s exam questions were set by the Minister of Rites.”
The Minister of Rites was a very old-fashioned and strict person, and Rong Zhi didn’t think he would intentionally leak the exam questions.
“Hehehe… Who knew he had a troublesome son and daughter?”
That daughter, of course, referred to Lin Wan’e.
As for the son, he was the pampered and lawless little overlord of the Minister of Rites’ household.
“The Minister of Rites, Lin Jin’s youngest son, got involved in gambling and lost a lot of money but didn’t dare tell his family. Lin Wan’e found him and told him she could help repay the money.
However, she asked him to go to the Minister of Rites’ study and find this year’s exam questions. That fool, for the sake of money, actually did it. Lin Jin’s study is not accessible to ordinary people.
But that little overlord was used to being overbearing and often broke in. Every time Lin Jin disciplined him, his mother and wife would stand up and cry and make a fuss to protect him. Gradually, he got used to it, so he easily found the exam questions that Lin Jin had prepared.”
Rong Zhi’s face carried a smile, but his eyes turned cold.
As a result, his smile looked somewhat chilling.
Shang Wuyang simply treated this as a joke.
“Tsk tsk tsk… this Minister of Rites is going to be ruined by his own son and daughter.”
He leaned lazily on his chair: “But since they cheated, didn’t the examiners find anything wrong?”
This was also what Rong Zhi wanted to know.
Keke: “What do they know? Lin Wan’e told the Third Prince the exam questions, and then inadvertently told the Second Prince. Those two princes, in order to place their own people, joined forces to cover up this matter completely.”
Rong Zhi never expected that coming to Shang Wuyang’s house for a meal would yield such a harvest.
He lowered his eyes in thought. While appearing calm, in this short period, countless thoughts had already flashed through his mind.
Keke no longer continued sharing the gossip it had gathered with Qin Wanwan.
Because both little ones were full.
Qin Wanwan also had a post-meal fruit, and her little belly was even more stuffed.
