Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Who means that?"

At the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion, Cai Luan rubbed her forehead, having not slept all night. She had just received news from the spy in the morning that the prince had framed the Marquis of Guanjun, and the royal family had abandoned him after he had done his work. This had directly made her feel overwhelmed. During the time when Jia Hong disappeared, the Marquis' Mansion had always kept a low profile.

Now that such news has suddenly been spread, even she can see that it is a plot to sow discord. It is still impossible to judge what the royal family means. However, after the Marquis' Mansion lost its greatest support, the Great Snow Dragon Riders, the power of the Marquis' Mansion has been invisibly weakened a lot, and there is no need for the court to keep targeting it.

Now that such news has been revealed, the royal family can be said to be in a very dangerous situation. If it is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, the situation will likely get out of control.

"It is still unclear who leaked the news, but it is certain that it was not leaked from our mansion."

One incident may affect many forces, just like the current incident. As the wronged Marquis of Guanjun Mansion, can't they spread the news themselves?
Other forces in the capital may have spread this matter with the intention of sowing discord, but can't rumors like this be spread in the palace? If the palace really wants to deal with the Marquis of Guanjun Mansion, then this move is forcing the Marquis of Guanjun Mansion to rebel, so that they have an excuse to take action.

And if this news was spread by the Marquis' Mansion, its purpose would not be so simple. From different perspectives, the conclusions drawn would be different.

"Does Miss Miaoyu know?"

Cai Luan couldn't figure out all these things for a while. After what happened last night, she realized one thing clearly: when it comes to intrigue, she is ultimately a layman.

"Ms. Miaoyu just went to bed, and we haven't had time to report yet!"

The visitor paused and spoke hesitantly.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal. Let's tell Miss Miaoyu after she wakes up!"

Cai Luan sighed quietly, as if she had forgotten that Jia Hong was in the capital now. Why was she worrying about this for nothing?

"This"

Hearing Cai Luan's words, the visitor was stunned. Isn't this a big deal?
Cai Luan waved her hand and said no more. When she learned that Jia Hong was in the capital, she had actually put most of the burden in her heart down.

Plus what happened last night
At the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai had just returned to the mansion when he heard the housekeeper report something that was the subject of widespread gossip in the capital.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Ruhai frowned.

There are many forces involved in this matter, one is the Daming Palace, another is the Fifth Prince, there is also the Guanjun Marquis Mansion, the Lin Mansion, and the Prince of Dongping.

Unlike the people in the Jia family, he is considering who will benefit from this matter?
When the ins and outs of an incident cannot be sorted out, you can try to consider who the ultimate beneficiary of this incident is. Although it seems that this person is unlikely to take action, the truth is often unexpected.

First of all, it should not be the intention of the palace. Provoking hatred between the prince and the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion and himself would not benefit Emperor Ming Kangdi much, especially at the moment, all parts of the country are in ruins and need a lot of people to govern.

However, he did not have many confidants in the court, and even if Emperor Ming Kang really intended to deal with him, he would not choose this time. As for the Guanjun Marquisate, if the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry was still there, perhaps Emperor Ming Kang would target one or two of them, but now the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had perished together with the rebels, and Jia Hong had been missing for a long time. There were only a few girls left in the huge Marquisate, so how much trouble could it cause?

As for the Fifth Prince, it is even more impossible. These princes would never throw such dirty water on themselves, which would offend others.

As for the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion, Lin Ruhai also thought it was unlikely because there was no need. During the period when Jia Hong was missing, the Marquis' Mansion had always kept a low profile. In fact, this strategy was correct. Without Jia Hong, the backbone, many things in the mansion would become difficult.

The loss of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry was equivalent to the loss of an arm for the Marquisate. Jumping out to stir up trouble at this time was not in line with the Marquisate's usual style.

As for other forces, it is hard to say.

Firstly, the news was blocked by Emperor Ming Kang himself, so it was unlikely that people outside the palace would know about it; secondly, even if it really got out, it shouldn't have been today, after all, it was only one night and the time was too short.

After much calculation, Lin Ruhai finally thought of the other princes. The position of the crown prince is not yet decided. If something happens to Chu Xuan, the ones who will be most affected will be the other princes.

The lack of a competitor is undoubtedly great news for them.

The princes who are still possible candidates are the second prince Chu Qian and the third prince Chu Ye. As for the other princes, the forces behind them are too weak or they are too young, so they are not very competitive for that position.

But as to which prince did it, he had no way of judging. Originally, Chu Qian was implicated in some things and was directly imprisoned by Emperor Ming Kang, but later many things happened one after another and Chu Qian was released again.

With some of his past connections, he also gained the support of many people. Of course, these forces could not be compared with those standing behind the Fifth Prince. But after all, he had the power to compete.

The third prince, Chu Ye, and Chu Xuan are brothers from the same mother, and their relationship should have been very good. But later, for some unknown reason, the fifth prince parted ways with Chu Ye. However, Chu Ye has a gentle temperament, is well-educated, and has a very high prestige among the literati. In other words, he is very close to the civil service group, and is a strong contender for the crown prince.

If it were before, the chance of the third prince Chu Ye could be ruled out, but now he was not sure. After all, what did that position mean? Not to mention those princes, even he knew that supreme power, wealth, beauties, everything, as long as they could sit in that position, they would be the winners.

"understood!"

Lin Ruhai put his hands behind his back and walked towards the study.

The Lin family was powerless to change this matter. Besides, he had already met the Fifth Prince when he submitted the letter, and the other party had long known that he was the one who did it. The matter had become a foregone conclusion. All he could do was to prepare himself mentally and see how the Fifth Prince would handle the matter. He might even take action against the Lin family afterwards, so he needed to respond accordingly.

"Oh, Master, there is one more thing. Someone from the Jia Mansion came to report that the old lady has something to discuss. When is she free?"

"Let's talk about it in two days." (End of this chapter)