Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 178
Yichun Courtyard,
Spring Building, [-]nd Floor,

People from the Taiping Sect had already come here, and they all went up to the second floor by coincidence. Chu Yiyue looked up, walked around, sat down at the table in the opposite corner, and didn't come over.

Bai Shuiyue also pretended to be casual and looked over, and when many unfamiliar faces went up to the second floor, she confirmed that they should be the other party's people.

Right protector Yingxian said in a low voice;
"Master, there are a lot of regular customers here. There are no more than 30 people on the second floor, and I don't know how many are on the first floor. What shall we do?"

"Don't ask, they do what they do, we do what we do, and we don't get involved with each other. At that time, each will rely on his own ability. Besides, the people from the Imperial City Department didn't come, they are just some palace guards, at most some hidden guards. If you don’t drop it, then God will take him.”

Bai Shuiyue didn't believe that people from the Taiping Sect didn't come to visit the place, but the place they chose was just right.

At this time, Miss Xiaohua brought the wine pot and brought the waiter here to serve the dishes one by one. After sending the waiter away, she took Xiaohua to sit down, and Bai Shuiyue asked;
"Everything is arranged?"

Xiaohua nodded, lifted her skirt to reveal her trousers, then covered it and said;

"Master has taken everything, and the jewelry has not been touched for fear of being found out. The rest is the savings accumulated by the servant's family over the years, which has long been exchanged for bank notes and brought with him."

Bai Shuiyue nodded her head to show that she understood, and said in a low voice;

"Watch the movie tonight with peace of mind, wait to come back and walk together, follow everything carefully."

The little flower girl nodded vigorously.

As for Zhang Jinyu on the fourth floor, looking down while eating melon seeds, there were more and more people, but she always felt that something was wrong.

So I called the three daughters of the Yang family,
"Come and see, is there anything wrong here?"

The third daughter who was eating cakes and drinking tea also walked over with fruits in her arms, looked down, and saw people coming and going, Lan Yueer said;

"Lang Jun, something is wrong, there are a lot more people."

Lan Shuer also said;

"Not only are there a lot of people, but I think there are also a lot of strong men."

"Yeah, how come there are so many servants with as many guards as us."

Yang Shi also interjected there.

Zhang Jinyu looked down again, and the people with the guards obviously went up to the fourth floor, they must be honorable and high-ranking officials, otherwise they couldn't come here, and the other groups were all distributed on the second and first floors.

Zhang Jinyu suddenly realized that it was easy to escape, those people must have some knowledge, tsk tsk, there is a good show to watch.

I just didn't know how the Zhongshun Palace was arranged, so I looked up and saw Zhou Yunzhen, the prince of Zhongshun, was still looking down there, holding a glass of sake there.

When Zhang Jinyu saw it, she thought to herself, you're going to cry if you're such a good boy.

Beijing Palace,

Beijing Jing Wang Shui Rong also took a bath and changed his clothes. He specially changed into a black mountain and river king suit and a white fox fur.

I met Princess Zhen in the backyard and said;
"Ma'am, I'm leaving now, you should rest at home."

"My lord is leaving now, and I need you to go out in person tonight for a while. What is the purpose of the loyal and obedient old man?"

"He, hmph, King Zhongshun will definitely not go."

Princess Zhen was surprised when she heard this, and asked in doubt;
"Why? Isn't this meeting held by his Zhou Jian'an Palace?"

Shui Rong smiled and said calmly;

"This is the key point. Although he is the emperor's younger brother, since he dares to take the lead in such a season, he must have a plan. This king guesses that at most the son of the loyal and obedient prince will come forward. He will not come. If the emperor has some criticisms, he will be fine." The evasion is just a joke made by the younger generation, and secondly, the old dukes of other duke mansions will not go, he invited those little generals."

Princess Zhen thought about it quickly, and it was true, she cursed secretly,
"Old fox, the prince must be careful."

Princess Zhen pursed her lips and said.

"I know, I'm going to see what's going on tonight, and then I'm going to see the current state of other people. It's best to have unexpected gains."

Shui Rong didn't know what to see when he got there, but his intuition was nothing more than his intuition.

Without thinking too much, he got up and walked out of the inner courtyard.

At this time, the guards of the Palace of the Inner Court were already ready to go, and the head of the guards, Sang Shouyi, ran over and gave a military salute and asked;

"My lord, the frame has been arranged and you can leave at any time."

Shui Rong nodded and replied;
"Okay, let's go."

"Yes, my lord."

Shui Rong took his confidant guards and swaggered out from the gate of the mansion, followed by many guards, and then deliberately stopped at the gate.

He finally boarded the carriage, and after the prince sat down, Sang Shouyi got on the horse and led the team forward.

The people in the tea shops and wine shops around the mansion of Prince Jing of Beijing.

After seeing the figure of Beijing Jing Wang Shui Rong, he also quietly disappeared, and he didn't know whose spy it was, and left quickly.

Shui Rong sat on the carriage and started driving towards the east city.

Not far away, the chief guard whispered to the inside of the carriage by the window,
"My lord, many spies outside have seen it."

Beijing Jing Wang Shuirong closed his eyes to rest his mind and immediately opened them, saying;
"Okay, just let them see, our plan can start, send someone to tell Leng Lao immediately, that's fine."

"Yes, my lord."

The chief guard also waved his hand, and an unremarkable young man in the motorcade immediately left the queue, and returned to the side door of the palace's backyard after a few spares.

Five taps on the deadbolt.

"Who!"

Seeing an old man wearing a brown cloak, this is Leng Shiwen, the Anbu military adviser under the command of the King of Beijing, this is the think tank of the palace, a capable general of the old prince, and now he is the mentor of the King of Beijing, and has been behind him all the time Make suggestions.

"Old Leng, he delivers food to the servants."

Hearing that the signal was matched, Mr. Leng signaled to open the door, and a spy behind him walked over and gently opened the door to let people in.

Elder Leng asked;
"Has the prince set off yet?"

The boy hurriedly replied;

"Hui Leng Lao, the prince has already set off, and asked the little one to inform you that you can act."

"Okay, go down and keep an eye on the gate and let me know if you have anything to do."

"It's Old Leng. The younger one will go now."

The boy also hurriedly got up and ran to the gatehouse, Leng Shiwen said to the shadow guard behind him after seeing the boy leave;
"Tonight is a test, adapt to the situation, everyone has to look at my gestures before they can act, if there is no order, they will stand still, if there is no order to act without authorization, they will know the consequences themselves."

A large group of disguised people around echoed in a low voice;
"Yes, old Leng."

"lets go."

Everyone dispersed, and Mr. Leng also tidied up a bit, then took a few people and changed their outfits and went straight to Yichun Courtyard.

Outside the mansion, some people pretend to be small merchants, some sell sugar, cook cakes and so on.

But a group of people who were staring outside the mansion left, and the rest could not be observed at any time, so he ignored most of them, and Mr. Leng pretended to be a peddler and walked out from the alley.

When you came to the street, you quickly turned to an alley. There was a courtyard here, which was also the dark spot of Beiwang Mansion. When everyone came here, they changed their outfits for the second time, divided the money, and arranged everything. Only then went out again.

As soon as he turned around, he became a wealthy businessman and landlord, leading his servants to swagger through the market, and everything went smoothly.

King's Mansion of Dongping County,

At this moment, Mu Shi also had a gloomy expression on his face,

Looking at the chief executive who was kneeling below, he asked coldly;
"There are so many things going on in the capital these days and you haven't reported them to the king?"

The steward was so frightened that he could speak incoherently, and said in a panic;

"My lord, these are all common things, I don't dare to disturb my lord's rest because of this little thing, my lord calm down."

Looking at the stewards who are so unbearable down below, and the house is so chaotic, and there are servants stealing money, is this king so weak that even the servants can ride on the king's head.

Mu Shi asked back,
"You mean it's my king's fault?"

Listening to the emotionless language, the manager was so frightened that he repeatedly begged for mercy,
"My lord, don't be angry, I won't dare next time, my little one?"

"Don't dare, you are also very courageous, and you have taken a lot of money from the family, I don't want it anymore, and there will be no next time."

Mu Shi wasn't in the mood to deal with this smug guy either. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding guards came up to take care of things.

"Pull it down and bury it."

"Yes, my lord."

When the steward saw that the prince asked for his name directly, he also yelled for injustice. He didn't make a sound until he dragged out of the door and heard a scream.

Then Gao Zhengyi, the head of the guard, walked in and cupped his fists and said;
"My lord, the steward has already obeyed the law."

"okay,"

Mu Shi was also in a daze, he hadn't experienced such a harsh side for a long time, and he didn't know if his father was disappointed in him, thinking of so many rats in the house, he also blamed himself for his depravity over the years.

That being the case, Mu Shi narrowed his eyes and asked coldly;

"How many people have been found stealing property?"

Gao Zheng, the head of the guard, replied;

"Go back to the prince, there are 40 men and women."

Mu Shi was a little relieved, he never thought that this was the only thing, and he was prepared for everyone in the family to take it.

Seeing that the prince was still in deep thought, Chief Guard Gao asked again;
"My lord, what about those people?"

"What can I do, find someone to escort out of the village outside the city, and do hard labor. They are all old people in the house, and this king can't bear to kill them."

"My lord is kind, my subordinates know what to do."

Gao Zhengyi also replied in admiration. He didn't expect the prince to still miss the old love. The sky outside was suddenly red. The time was almost up, so he asked,
"My lord, it's almost time, what do you think we need to prepare?"

Only then did Mu Shi wake up like a dream and looked outside. The sun was setting and the sky was dyed red by the sunset. It was indeed too late for such a beautiful scenery.

"Slow step by step, this time I can only go to the sidelines, or take a lively walk, it's okay to be blocked by King Zhongshun every day, there is no way to sing, but there are still people who can listen to the show. Lao Gao has brought enough people to watch the play tonight go."

"It's the lord, the people have already been arranged, lord, do you still need to send someone from the secret guard?"

"Just follow along and play by ear."

"Take orders."

After speaking, the chief guard went out to make arrangements, and Mu Shi, the king of Dongping County, also stood up and stretched himself.

(End of this chapter)