latelenovela Chapter 294 Listening to gossip in a teahouse
Chapter 294 Listening to gossip in a teahouse
The sound of "Young Master Luo" made Wenwen tense.
Unexpectedly, I ran into a member of the Luo family here. It seems the Luo family is omnipresent, wandering all over the capital, as if they're afraid people won't know they exist.
Now that they've appeared, let's see what they're doing.
Wenwen's divine sense naturally followed Young Master Luo into the private room.
Inside the private room sat a group of young men, each dressed impeccably. Their understated yet luxurious robes made them appear as noblemen, with jade pendants and other ornaments adorning their waists. Their attire was quite refined. Without speaking, they all exuded the air of powerful and talented young men, but once they opened their mouths, their timidity became apparent. Among them were a few other young men whose attire was not so extravagant, who seemed to be their classmates.
"Hey, Luo Da's here."
"What, you've had enough of this past few days of revelry, and you're still able to go out today? Didn't your father break your third leg?"
"Bullshit! My third leg is incredibly precious."
Look, this is the dung beetle of the powerful and wealthy, never uttering a dirty word, unable to eat or sleep.
"Luo Da, have you heard the news yesterday?"
"Where would he hear anything? These past few days he's been staying in that enchanting place called Qiaomeng Pavilion every day. He has no time to care about news outside."
"Right, brother? Have a cup of tea to cool down." A slick-haired young man handed Luo Da a cup of tea.
Luo Da glanced at everyone, took a sip of tea, and slowly said, "Come on, brothers, let's talk about the news in the capital these past few days."
At his call, the young men in the room eagerly began to speak.
"A few days ago, in the inner quarters of the Ning family's eldest son..."
"And that pretty girl from the family on West Street at night..."
"..."
The handsome young man stopped talking, "Hey, hey, hey, say something my brother likes to hear, don't let these irrelevant people spoil his mood."
"Let's talk about yesterday's big news."
"Are you sure you want to hear this? It concerns your younger siblings!"
"Speak, let me hear what despicable things those good-for-nothings have done this time." Luo Da's eyes were gloomy.
"Hehe, that's really despicable, it almost caused a death."
Luo Da gritted his teeth: "Human life? Speak."
"Yesterday, your two cousins who came to stay with you, along with your two sisters, intercepted Miss Ren at the jewelry shop. When they couldn't harass her, they tried to take her back to the mansion. Liu Ershui's hands were broken in the street; both of his hands are broken."
"Who hit me?"
"That family claimed to be from the Hao family of Medicine King Valley."
Luo Da's pupils contracted. "Medicine King Valley? The Hao family?"
This is terrible.
Luo Da's older sister, Consort Luo, was able to conceive and give birth to a prince smoothly thanks to the Hao family's prescription. Her sister repeatedly told the family members that no one should offend the Hao family of Medicine King Valley, and no one should break this rule.
These two distant cousins are incredibly audacious.
Of course, Luo Meijiao and Luo Yingpei were more trouble than they were worth.
The old master of the Luo family followed the older generation of emperors in conquering the country, which is why the Luo family was granted the title of a king outside the imperial family. He passed away a few years ago, leaving behind only his wife, Madam Wang. The current head of the Luo family is the old master's eldest son, Luo Qianzuo.
The eldest patriarch of the Luo family, Luo Qianzuo, is the Minister of Personnel. His eldest son is Luo Damian (everyone likes to call him Luo Da), his eldest daughter is Consort Luo, and he has a large number of illegitimate sons and daughters.
The second master of the Luo family, Luo Qianyou, is the Minister of War. His legitimate son is Luo Er (the one who wants to buy horses), his legitimate daughter is Luo Meijiao and Luo Yingpei, and there are a lot of illegitimate sons and daughters.
Therefore, in Luo Da's eyes, among his many brothers and sisters, he only recognized his own sister, the Imperial Concubine, and his second uncle's son, Luo Er, and his two younger sisters. The others were all tools of the Luo family, and could be replaced when necessary.
Hearing that the severed hand belonged to his cousin Liu Ershui, he didn't care at all. "After the beating, did the Hao family pursue the matter further?"
"Then we don't know. You'll have to go back and ask Liu Ershui."
“Brother, there’s something else. Last night, the student next door came home and said that your son Luo Er was trying to force the Hao family to buy and sell two horses at the academy.”
Luo Da was taken aback. "The Hao family again? Two horses? Forced sale?"
"What is all this nonsense?" Luo Er couldn't help but ask himself.
The Hao family has been out of the public eye for many years, so why are they resurfacing now?
More than ten years ago, his grandmother went through many connections to get to know a member of the Hao family. From them, she obtained a secret recipe for conditioning the body and conceiving a child. Over the years, this recipe has been of great help to the Luo family. Therefore, the Luo family is grateful to the Hao family from the bottom of their hearts and warns their descendants to keep their distance from the Hao family and never to provoke them.
Although the old lady of the Luo family warned her descendants not to provoke the Hao family, the Hao family had disappeared from everyone's sight for eight or nine years. The younger generation of the Luo family had never encountered the Hao family before. Therefore, the sudden appearance of the Hao family in the capital caught the Luo family completely off guard.
In one day, the Luo family ran into the Hao family. It was the Luo family who started the trouble first, and Luo Da's bitterness was indescribable.
If their family makes a mistake at this critical juncture, everything they've done before will be for nothing. No, he can't let his good-for-nothing siblings ruin such an important family matter.
Luo Da pointed at a long-faced young man and said, "You, tell me about the academy in detail."
After saying that, she instructed the handsome young man, "Go to the jewelry shop and call the manager here. I need to know the whole story."
Then the long-faced young man began to speak at length. He was an excellent speaker, and the whole incident, as he described it, felt as if the audience were there.
Even Wenwen, who participated in the entire process from beginning to end, was full of admiration.
The long-faced young master was fairly objective, describing Luo Er's forced buying and selling in a vivid way, ending with Luo Er farting and filling his pockets with urine. He also talked about the Luo family steward in detail, and the final surprise was that the steward fell into a pit, and the entire back dormitory of the academy reeked.
The long-faced young man took a sip of tea and continued, "Then the academy is going to be reorganized these days. I heard, I heard, that Elder Ren was dismissed by the dean."
"Huh?" Apart from Luo Da, the other young masters all looked shocked.
Back then, so many academies were vying to have Master Ren teach there. Now, the Ren family's situation is... well, it's hard to describe. Although some people feel sorry for the Ren family, others still like to kick them when they're down. You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth.
"Sigh, Professor Ren is getting old. It's better not to attend his classes; they're too rigid and boring."
"Exactly, he walks so unsteadily, I'm really afraid he might accidentally trip in class, that would be bad luck."
"Brother, do you think the Ren family is finished, given what it's like?"
Luo Da crossed his legs, his gloomy face vanished, and his expression changed to a sly, sly smile. "Right? All the able-bodied men in the Ren family are useless, leaving only the kids and a few young women. They're no match for you."
A squinty-eyed young man asked ingratiatingly, "Brother, you don't care about that Miss Ren? Why don't you help us match them up? It's better for us to get a good deal than for Liu Ershui and his group, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wenwen flew into a rage and tightened her grip.
Click!
boom!
The teacup in her hand shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.