"The second prince has been away from home for many years and has been caring about his loved ones, so he took the first step."
Qin Hao raised his hand to the second prince, mounted his horse again, passed Xie Bian directly and galloped towards the city.
Xie Bi'an's eyes were blazing as he stared at Qin Hao's back: "Your Highness, this boy is too presumptuous. He should be taught a lesson."
The second prince crossed his arms in front of his chest and smiled nonchalantly: "Those with special skills are often charming. If I don't have the capacity to accommodate others, how can I attract talents and make them available to me?"
Then he walked to Xie Bian and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, you have defected to me in the early years, and your status will definitely be above him in the future."
Xie Bi'an quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Highness has the kindness to know and meet the villain. This life has been entrusted to His Highness a long time ago. He has never had the intention to fight for power..."
"Look, you're serious again. I'm just kidding you. Let's go. There's nothing to see in this city gate."
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On the other side, Qin Hao rode his horse and asked passers-by before arriving at the door of a large house.
Next to the vermilion door, a young boy was sitting on a bench with his legs crossed and humming a vulgar tune. He was suddenly awakened by the sound of horse hooves. He raised his eyes and saw a young man, dressed in ordinary clothes, and became impatient.
The way.
"Where did you come from, you wild boy? This is where you ride your horse in front of the Minister of Justice's door. Why don't you get out of here quickly..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt an invisible giant hand pressing him to the ground, unable to move. The bench he was sitting on had already turned into sawdust.
The young man was used to being arrogant and indulgent. When he saw this, he not only refused to beg for mercy, but instead threatened him viciously: "How dare you do something to me, do you know who my father is..."
"Oh? Then tell me, who is your father?" Qin Hao sneered, and as he turned his palms, the boy's entire face was pressed to the ground. Not to mention he couldn't speak, he even found it difficult to breathe.
At this moment, the guards in the front yard seemed to have noticed the fluctuation of zhenqi, opened the door and rushed out, surrounding Qin Hao without saying a word.
"Who are you and why are you making trouble in front of the Vice Minister's Mansion?" The captain of the guard looked at Qin Hao warily, and then he was horrified to find that he could not see through the other party's cultivation. With his seventh-grade cultivation, could this young man be?
Not an eighth-grade master?
Qin Hao smiled when he saw the guard captain.
"We haven't seen you for many years, Qin Ming, don't you recognize me?"
The captain of the guard was stunned and walked around Qin Hao several times, and then asked cautiously: "Second Young Master, are you the Second Young Master?"
Qin Hao smiled and jumped off the horse: "How have you been living in the mansion these years?"
"I'm sorry to bother you, Second Young Master. I've treated you well. I've been lucky enough to be promoted to the seventh rank these years. Of course, I can't compare with Second Young Master. Second Young Master is already an eighth rank master at a young age. Ye Liuyun is worthy of being one of the four great masters."
Grandmaster, it is true that famous teachers produce great disciples." Qin Ming excitedly saluted Qin Hao.
Qin Hao did not explain that he was already at the ninth level, and helped Qin Ming up: "There is no need to be more polite. If we really talk about it, you are still my first teacher in martial arts. How can any teacher salute his disciples."
"Second Young Master, please don't say that. I only taught you a few superficial things back then. With Second Young Master's talent, only a great master is qualified to be your teacher."
Qin Hao did not force himself and patted Qin Ming on the shoulder: "Where is my dad?"
"Your Excellency should be at the Penal Department Yamen at this moment. Why don't you send someone to send a message?"
"No, I'll go back to the backyard to take a rest. It won't be too late to meet him after he goes to office."
"yes."
When Qin Hao passed by the vermilion gate, he raised his palm, and the porter was able to breathe and did not hold back his breath.
Qin Ming stepped forward, picked up his collar, and slapped him ten times in the face.
"How dare you neglect the second young master? I think you don't want to live anymore!"
The boy's mouth was bleeding and he didn't care to cry out in pain. He just kept kowtowing to Qin Hao and begging for mercy: "Second Young Master, this young one has no eyesight..."
"You haven't said yet, who is your father? Do you want me to learn more about him?"
The boy burst into tears and snot, and was so frightened that he could only kowtow and beg for mercy.
"Who is in charge of Qin Ming's affairs?"
"Usually it's the steward of the outer court."
"Then let him handle it. After it's done, you can tell me the result."
When the boy heard this, he rolled his eyes in fright and fainted.
.......
With Qin Ming leading the way, Qin Hao soon arrived at the corridor between the backyard and the front yard. It was indeed the palace of a minister. Along the way, there were soaring eaves, green bamboos, winding paths, garden rockeries, ponds and koi carps.
Come out, the cheap dad must have lived a very relaxed life these years.
Just when Qin Hao was about to step into the backyard, a middle-aged woman in luxurious clothes walked over surrounded by a group of maids and maids.
"My son, I really miss my mother."
The middle-aged lady was about to hug Qin Hao and cry bitterly to show the deep love between mother and child. However, Qin Hao cleverly dodged her, causing her to almost hit the railing. However, the grandmother on the side quickly caught her with her quick eyes and hands.
She would definitely make a fool of herself otherwise.
A trace of anger flashed in the middle-aged lady's eyes, but soon changed to a loving and sobbing face.
"My son is suffering outside."
Qin Hao bowed deeply to this nominally cheap mother: "My child has been away from home for many years and has not been able to fulfill his filial piety in front of his mother. I hope my mother will show her kindness."
Qin Yang pretended to hold Qin Hao's arm: "What did my son say? It's because your mother didn't take good care of you."
This scene of a loving mother and a filial son made many maids who had just entered the house think that Qin Hao and this were really their biological mother and son who had been separated for many years. They were so moved that they almost cried. Only those maids who had been with Qin Yang all year round could
You know, when I heard the news that the second young master was coming back, the mother-in-law was so worried that she couldn't sleep for several nights.
"Mother, after the child received the letter from his father, he ran and killed several horses all the way to the capital. His body is covered with dirt and dust. Can you let the child wash up first?" Qin Hao was too lazy to cooperate with the other party's acting.
The smile faded.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qin Yang also went down the slope: "Look at me, I'm so old and confused, what are you doing? Why don't you go and boil hot water for the second young master, bathe and change clothes?
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The backyard is where the female family members live, so Qin Ming, the guard, didn't want to stay too long. He said hello to Qin Hao and continued to the front yard.
Qin Hao was led by the maid to the room that had been packed in advance.
"You all go down."
In the steamy room, Qin Hao waved away several maids in cool clothes. Several maids were obviously a little disappointed and turned around to leave and close the door.
Several people left the yard, and a nun glanced at them with a cold look.
"It's useless, get out of here."
The maids seemed to have been granted amnesty.
Grandma quickly returned to Qin Yang and shook her head gently.
Qin Yang glared at her with dissatisfaction: "Are those cheap guys you are looking for really as pretty as you said?"
"Madam, my figure and appearance are the best in the house." Mammy said quickly.
Qin Yang threw the tea cup on the table and said depressedly: "This boy has been in the mountains for so many years, but he is not moved at all when he sees this beautiful woman?"
"Perhaps the second young master is still too young and doesn't know how good women are?"
"Well, that makes sense. You can make arrangements later."
"yes."
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Qin Hao quickly took a hot bath and put on the clothes that had been prepared nearby. Not to mention that Qin Yang's appearance was good, they were all made of high-quality materials.
Just when Qin Hao was about to lie down on the bed and take a rest, there was another knock on the door.
"Second Young Master, have you finished washing? Aunt Zhou is here to see you."
Qin Hao's heart moved. According to the memory of the original owner, Aunt Zhou was the biological mother of the original owner. She was also a poor person. She was originally a young lady from an official family. Later, the owner of the family was involved in a lawsuit and was sentenced to confiscation of the house. She also ended up in a brothel. Later, she took advantage of her husband.
Her father, Qin Hui, fell in love with her in a brothel and redeemed her body. From then on, she became a concubine in the Qin Mansion.
"Please come in."
Hearing Qin Hao's words, Aunt Zhou gently opened the door and came in. The moment she saw Qin Hao, Aunt Zhou's eyes filled with tears, she stepped forward and hugged him, and started crying bitterly.
Qin Hao also let her vent. After all, she was the biological mother of the original owner. He had taken over the original owner's body, so he naturally had to bear his responsibilities.
"My son has suffered outside these years." Aunt Zhou finally stopped sobbing, and started to shed tears again as she spoke.
Qin Hao could only comfort him: "I have followed Grandmaster Ye all these years and I have never endured hardships. But how has my mother been doing these years? Madam, I have made things difficult for you, right?"
"My son has grown up and knows that he feels sorry for his mother..."
Seeing that Aunt Zhou was about to cry again, Qin Hao quickly made a joke: "Seeing that my mother is crying so sadly, she must be angry with the eldest lady. The child will seek justice for her mother."
"How can this be so? After all, she is the eldest lady. Besides, she has been protected by officials all these years, so she does not dare to go too far. Hao'er, please don't act out of anger." Aunt Zhou quickly grabbed Qin Hao's arm and persuaded her.
Seeing that she finally stopped crying, Qin Hao also followed her words and asked about the situation of the cheap daddy.
According to Aunt Zhou, Qin Hui's official career has been prosperous in recent years. Within two years of Qin Hao's departure, he jumped from a prefect of a small local state to an official in the Ministry of Justice. Although his rank was not improved, he rose directly from a local small town.
The official became an official of the Six Ministries in Beijing.
After that, Qin Hui improved steadily at a rate of almost two years. He was promoted to Minister of Justice just last year, and his career was very prosperous.
It wasn't until dinner time that Aunt Zhou reluctantly left. Not long after she left, a maid came to invite her.
"Second Young Master, the master is back. Please go to the eldest lady's place for dinner."
"Well, you should lead the way."
Following the maid, Qin Hao came all the way to Qin Yang's yard, and finally met Qin Hui, the cheap dad.
"My son has grown taller and stronger."
Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this useless cliché. In his mind, this cheap dad was a very orthodox ancient scholar-bureaucrat. Everything he did was to gain more power and carry forward the family. In his eyes, family affection had no regard at all.
Not worth mentioning.
"Father is getting older, so he should take more care of himself."
Qin Hui patted Qin Hao on the back with satisfaction, then looked at his eldest son who was sitting next to the eldest lady and coughing continuously, with a trace of disgust in his eyes.
"This is your eldest brother. You were still young when you said goodbye. I'm afraid you don't know each other anymore, right?"
"But it's different from what I remember." Qin Hao said in a nonchalant manner. He could feel the jealousy hidden in his heart by his cheap brother.
"I haven't seen my second brother for many years. I heard from my father that you have been practicing martial arts with Grandmaster Ye all these years. Now that you have returned from training, you will probably have few rivals among the younger generation, right?" Qin Ying said intermittently while coughing.
Finished this sentence.
Qin Hui listened patiently, and then asked curiously: "Hao'er, when you left, you were already a sixth-grade warrior. Are you now an eighth-grade warrior?"
Qin Hao smiled lightly, and Qin Hui was overjoyed when he saw this: "Okay, as expected, famous teachers make great disciples. When my father asked you to follow Grandmaster Ye, you made the right choice."
Qin Hao rolled his eyes when he heard such self-proclaimed rhetoric. Who could refuse his son to become the disciple of the Grand Master? What's more, the reason why Ye Liuyun came to Danzhou to accept Qin Hao as his disciple was because of Emperor Qing's order, making it seem like he was the one who made Ye Liuyun his disciple.
The same thing as invited.
When Qin Yang and Qin Ying heard that Qin Hao was already an eighth-level warrior, the smiles on their faces became very forced.
At the banquet, Mrs. Qin Yang kept pouring wine into Qin Hao. Qin Hao pretended to be too drunk. After drinking a few drinks, he used his energy to make his face turn red and look drowsy.
"Hao'er is a dignified eighth-grade warrior, but his drinking capacity is a bit poor." Qin Hui was in a happy mood and naturally drank less. He was already tipsy at this moment.
Qin Yang took the opportunity to say: "Look at what you said, Hao'er is only sixteen years old now, and what's wrong with his drinking capacity."
"Here, send Haoer back to his room to rest."
Soon, Qin Hao was carried back to the room. Not long after he lay down, the door was gently pushed open again.
A maid with cool clothes and a hot figure walked in quietly.
"Who sent you?"
As soon as the maid closed the door, someone grabbed her neck, and she couldn't help but turn pale in shock.
"Second Young Master, are you not drunk?"
"I don't understand what you are talking about. I just took the wrong path for a moment..."
Qin Hao's fingers exerted slight force, and the maid felt suffocated. The key point was that her hands and feet seemed to be held down by an invisible force, making her unable to even struggle.
"Let me guess, it's the arrangement of the eldest lady, right?"
Qin Hao loosened his fingers, and the maid breathed in the air greedily, with a look of horror covering her face.
"When did you come to Qin's house?"
"This slave has been born in the Qin Mansion since childhood."
"In other words, the family has children. No wonder the eldest lady chose you to come here. Your parents, brothers and sisters are all in the hands of the eldest lady, so you have to listen to her, right?"
The maid was sobbing, but she still didn't dare to say a word.
Qin Hao put her down: "I'll give you two choices. One is that I send you to your father. What to do with you then depends on his mood. The other is that I ask your father to deed your entire family over.
From now on, you will work as an errand in my yard."
"If the Second Young Master can save my family, I am willing to work as an ox or a horse for the Second Young Master."
"Okay, then it's settled, you can stay in my room tonight."
"Second Young Master, can my servant warm your bed?"
