Chapter 263: Did you hit him?
Chapter 263: Did you hit him?
I remember when Wen Bing was a child, he was naughty and ignorant. Once, he broke the inkstone in Jin'er's study and was beaten by Jin'er. Another time, he accidentally tore Jin'er's book and was beaten by Jin'er again. From then on, Wen Bing was not allowed to step into his study.
The worst time was when Wen Bing was seven years old. He rode the pony that Grandfather Pei gave to Jin Er without her consent. Wen Bing wanted to ride the pony, but the pony refused to cooperate, so Wen Bing whipped it with a whip.
After Jin'er found out, she rushed out of the clan school, grabbed the horse whip and started to whip Wen Bing. No one could stop her, and she couldn't stop him. In the end, it was her mother-in-law who hurried away and stopped Jin'er. You know, Jin'er has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and her skills are very good. Wen Bing has no power to fight back in front of Rong Jin. Such trivial things can be said to be countless.
Unconsciously, Wen Bing began to fear Jin Er, and the relationship between the cousins has been indifferent since then. Could it be that Jin Er really did it? But Jin Er would not do it for no reason. When he was a child, he hit Wen Bing because he thought that Wen Bing touched something he shouldn't touch. Could it be... for Hua Yatou? Madam Han was startled.
Two days later, the Imperial College closed for the day. In Changfeng Garden.
"Jin'er, did you know that your cousin Wen Bing was beaten by thugs?" Madam Han asked Rong Jin.
"I know. I heard it from Zhenzhu." Rong Jin, who was sitting below, replied.
"Who beat you? Do you know?" Madam Han stared into Rong Jin's eyes and asked.
"Didn't mother say that she was beaten by thugs?" Rong Jin looked at Madam Han without changing his expression.
"Jin'er, tell me the truth, was it you who hit him?" Mrs. Han hit a straight ball.
"Why should I hit him?" Rong Jin asked back, with an incredible look on his face.
"You... ? Did you hit him?" Mrs. Han was a little suspicious.
"Mom, why are you angry? Are you doubting me?" Rong Jin's voice became a little higher.
"You, you have been protecting your food since you were young. When Wen Bing touched your things when he was a child, you always beat him." Madam Han said angrily.
"Mom, you also said that I beat him because he touched my things. What's wrong with that?" Rong Jin said calmly, "A guest staying in the Marquis' Mansion used the owner's things without the owner's consent. Shouldn't he be beaten?"
"He is your biological cousin, can't you just give in to him..." Madam Han said angrily.
"Mom, when Zhenzhu and cousin Qingge were quarreling, you said that the younger one should respect the older one. When my cousin and I were quarreling, you told me that the older one should give in to the younger one. What's the logic behind this?" Rong Jin's voice was still slow and steady.
"You..., they are all your uncle's children, and they are very close blood relatives to you. What's wrong with giving them some of your things? It's not like you are short of food or clothes." Madam Han was very angry.
"Rong Yu and Rong Jue are both children of my uncle and aunt's families, and they are more closely related to me by blood. Should I give them the title of crown prince of my eldest son in the marquis's mansion, and also give them the fields, shops, and money of our eldest house?" Rong Jin asked, looking at Madam Han.
"You..." Madam Han was so angry that she was speechless.
Rong Jin put down the teacup in his hand and said slowly, "When I was a kid, whenever my cousin touched my things without my permission, I would beat him. Do you know why?
Because I knew from a very young age that my mother always favored my uncle's children without any principles. As long as my cousin wanted something, you would ask me to give it to him directly. You told me that I had plenty of things and it was okay to give him some.
But why should I give my things to an outsider who is staying at the mansion? No matter how many things I have, they are mine. I can give them if I want to, and I won't give them if I don't want to. No one can force me to give them.
Since my mother won't help me, I will use force to solve the problem. I will beat him until it hurts, and he won't dare to do it next time. I want to let my cousin know what can be moved and what cannot be moved in the mansion. Since you and your uncle and aunt are reluctant to teach him, I will use force to teach him this truth. "
"You... don't talk about these irrelevant things. I just want to ask you, did you beat Wen Bing this time?" Madam Han was really angry. She couldn't understand her son anymore.
"Mom, didn't you just say that your cousin was beaten by thugs?" Rong Jin didn't do anything himself, so he said this without changing his expression.
"Did you instigate the thugs to fight?" Madam Han was furious. Pei Rongjin was just pretending to be confused and playing word games with her.
"Mom, since you suspect me of instigating this, you should just bring these hooligans back to confront me. You suspect me without any evidence. In your heart, your niece is more important than your daughter. Is your nephew more important than your son?" Rong Jin was also a little angry.
"This is not a question of who is more important than who. Do you know how sad and upset I will be if you do this? Wen Bing is your grandfather's eldest grandson. In the future, he will be the face of the second branch of the Han family." Madam Han said with great sorrow.
"Mom, have you ever thought about how sad and upset I was when you said and did that? I am the eldest grandson and eldest son of the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. I have to be the face of the Marquis's Mansion. How could you put the blame on me without any basis?" Rong Jin would never admit that he was the one who instigated the incident.
Madam Han looked at Rong Jin and began to be unsure whether her speculation was correct.
"Forget it, forget it. You have a day off today. Why don't you go to your uncle's house later? Give him a silver note of five hundred taels." Madam Han waved her hand and said weakly.
"Mother, it's okay to go, but there's no need to give 500 taels of silver. I'm just a junior, and it's not a festival, so why would I need to give silver to my uncle and his family? Besides, didn't you give it to them?"
What a joke. Originally, I instigated Han Wenbing to fight because I couldn't stand the fact that he, a toad, wanted to eat swan flesh and even dared to ask for Hua Meime's hand in marriage. Now, I am asked to pay for the high medical expenses. Am I being wronged?
"When did you become so stingy? Your cousin's leg is broken and he needs medicine, and your second uncle is unemployed and has no income. What do you want them to do?" Madam Han's mood, which had just calmed down, fell to the bottom again. "Besides, you are not without money. The majority of the winery is in your name."
"Mom, this has nothing to do with whether I have money or not. If I had to give money to anyone who needed it just because I had money, then no matter how much money I had, it would not be enough."
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