Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"What's going on in the Jia Mansion?"

Chu Xuan stood in front of the window, watching the rain dripping from the eaves. The dripping sound seemed to flow into his heart. Time was running out.

Behind him was an old man, who was his think tank.

"Xiangxiang didn't get into the mansion. Jia Lian is a henpecked man, but I didn't expect him to be so henpecked. We can't get much useful information from just a few maids. There are several places in their mansion that ordinary people can't enter."

Chu Xuan's hand, which was about to be stretched out, stopped in mid-air. It was the lame old Taoist's idea to go to the Jia Mansion. The last time he went to the Xuanzhen Temple outside the city, he did not find any trace of Jia Hong. But this trip was not completely in vain. There was one thing he was sure of, Jia Hong was still alive and in the capital.

He had already searched other places, even the Daming Palace, and now there was only one place left, which was the two mansions of the Jia family. For some reason, he could not set foot in the two mansions in person, so he planned to use the Fifth Prince to investigate whether Jia Hong was really hiding there.

Of course, he did not explain the real reason. He only said that Jia Hong's prestige in the army was too high, which was an uncertain factor. In addition, Jia Hong's skills were extraordinary. If the other party was really still alive and carried out the assassination without regard for the consequences, then in the end even if Chu Xuan sat in that position, it would probably be of no avail. That was a sword hanging over the other party's head.

"Henophobic?"

Chu Xuan seemed unconvinced. Jia Lian usually had a lot of fun, and others might not know about it, but didn’t he know?
Then suddenly one day, someone came to him and told him that he was henpecked. Wasn’t this a joke?
"do not judge a book by it's cover."

The old man also sighed. He had never expected that Jia Lian was henpecked.

"Isn't it said that his wife is the niece of Lord Wang, who is beautiful and can manage household chores. She is a rare and wonderful person. Could it be that our information is wrong?"

Before implementing the plan, Chu Xuan had already roughly investigated the situation of the relevant personnel. As Jia Lian's wife, Wang Xifeng would naturally not be left behind.

"This"

He had also read this information after Chu Xuan had reviewed it, so he naturally knew whether it was true or false.

"The information has been verified and there will be no mistakes. Jia Lian's wife is Wang Xifeng. She is extremely beautiful and generous. She is also a good housekeeper. She usually takes care of all the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion. The mansion is in good order. She has made an indelible contribution."

"Everyone in the mansion should know that Mr. Lian hangs out in the mansion and Ningrong Street. And Mrs. Wang has never had any problems with Jia Lian because of these things."

Chu Xuan reached out and knocked on the window beside him. He had already reviewed these things. If he had known in advance that Jia Lian was a henpecked man, this matter would not have been arranged in this way.

"In that case, this move is useless. If we want to find out about the situation in the Jia Mansion, we have to make other arrangements."

If one route is blocked, then try another one. As for the situation at the Jia Mansion, if that lame old Taoist hadn't said there might be something wrong, he wouldn't have bothered to investigate.

"Your Highness, the Jia Mansion is not leaky at all, but it's almost the same. Even if we don't send people, if we want to know something, we just need to spend some money. Those servants often tell us what they know and never keep their mouths shut."

The old man shook his head. The implication was self-evident. What was there to investigate in a place like that? It might even be more useful to investigate the details of the Marquis' Mansion than the Jia Mansion.

Chu Xuan was speechless for a moment. He knew the situation. The information he had at hand was all obtained in this way. He asked several people and these people did not hide anything.

"If there really is a problem, given the situation in the Jia Mansion, it cannot be hidden even if we want to, so why should we bother?" The previous few times we targeted the Jia Mansion were just to see how those people behind the Jia Mansion would come forward and what their intentions were for the Jia Mansion, rather than just targeting the Duke's Mansion, which was already powerless.

After a moment's silence, Chu Xuan still did not give in. Firstly, the lame old Taoist was not a person who made trouble for no reason. Secondly, Jia Hong was of great importance to him, and he really did not want to be frightened all day long, fearing that the sword would fall on his head one day.

"Since Jia Lian's path doesn't work, let's find someone else. Don't we have several chefs in my palace?"

Chu Xuan thought about it and finally made up his mind. He thought that if Jia Hong was really hiding there, there must be food! A person's appetite is fixed, and it can be judged from the three meals whether there are any hidden people.

The old man pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, this is a very good idea. Man is made of iron and food is made of steel. If you don't eat for a meal, you will be hungry. If there is really something wrong, this aspect is probably the easiest to see. But as far as the Jia Mansion is concerned, there should be no shortage of cooks at the moment, right?"

Chu Xuan frowned. This was true. People never tire of fine food. The Jia family had been living a luxurious life for a long time. Sometimes, the food was even better than his. As far as cooks were concerned, there was no shortage of them.

"You take care of this, the cook and stuff. If something happens at home, isn't it normal for you to go back and take care of it for a few days?"

When the old man heard this, his eyes narrowed, he understood what Chu Xuan meant, and nodded in response.

"I'll make arrangements right away!"

"How's the second one doing?"

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During this period, the only relatively active princes were the three of them, his brothers. Apart from him, there were the second prince Chu Qian and the third prince Chu Ye.

Chu Ye was not that worried. After all, in his opinion, the path Chu Ye took was wrong from the beginning. If one wanted to control the court, one had to rely on force, not words.

Those civil servants are good at politics but not at military service. When the butcher's knife falls, how many of them are tough enough? How many of them will turn against their own side in the middle of the battle? The worst that can happen is that they can hold another imperial examination to recruit some obedient people.

But the path Chu Qian took was similar to his, except that the other party had not yet revealed his strength, and he had no idea how many people he had under his command.

"There hasn't been much movement in the past few days, but according to the news sent back by the spies, the Second Prince seems to be very wary of the Marquis of Guanjun Mansion, and he has sent quite a few people to get information."

Chu Xuan chuckled.

His second brother was not stupid. He knew who should be investigated most in the court. If Jia Hong had not disappeared, the three princes might not have dared to attack.

"We need to arrange things as soon as possible. Time waits for no one. If we wait until the capital is completely calm, we will lose the initiative. At the latest, the day after tomorrow, we need to confirm whether there is anything unusual in the Jia Mansion."

"Also send them a message and ask them to stand by. We will take action the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

(End of this chapter)