Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 423 Who is the Commander-in-Chief?
Hou Fu,

Inside Dongyun Tower,

Zhang Jinyu had already eaten and drank with everyone in the east room. Then Mrs. Wang asked Qingwen to take the people to clean up, and everyone went back to the main room in the building. When they came back, they saw Xue Pan sitting there eating happily, with plates They fell down one level after another. When they saw everyone coming, they didn't know how to come out to greet them.

Aunt Xue looked a little ugly and cursed;

"Why haven't you eaten enough? I don't even have a look."

Xue Pan came back to his senses when he heard Aunt Xue's scolding. He looked over and saw that everyone was back. He knew something was wrong, so he quickly stuffed the buns in his hand into his mouth, drank the soup in the bowl, and finally swallowed it. Put food in your mouth.

Not embarrassed, he rubbed the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, touched the Jinyi casually with his hand, and stood up.

"Mom, haven't you finished eating?"

Seeing Xue Pan's ruinous look, Aunt Xue was furious.

"You bastard, you don't know what's good or bad. If you weren't in your Aunt Wang's house, you would have been kicked out a long time ago. Go out and wash yourself before coming back."

Xue Pan also knew what was going on, so he remained silent and followed the maid out to wash up. Xue Baochai didn't look very good either. Only Mrs. Wang was there to pull Aunt Xue and persuade her;

"Okay, come on, sit down and calm down. I think Pan'er is still the same as when he was a child. He is a tough and honest person and does not need to be punished."

Mrs. Wang coaxed Aunt Xue to sit down, and everyone followed her on two sides. There was a maid serving tea and water. Aunt Xue sat at the top with her and asked with some confusion,
"Master Marquis, I remember what you just said in the house, but I have never seen my sister's child Baoyu. I heard that when a child falls into the grass, it is born with a jade in its mouth, which is the destiny of wealth. How could this happen? In this way, I feel that it is much better than Pan'er."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Jinyu was a little confused. The two brothers were probably at odds with each other. However, Xue Pan still valued loyalty and could resist some things. However, Jia Baoyu couldn't even keep a maid, and he didn't know whether the two What happened to the maids around the wife? They really look down on him.

"Aunt Xue can't belittle herself. Although Brother Xue has bad habits, I still have the courage to do things. As for Baoyu, I am not biased. He is really no better than Xue Pan."

"The Marquis is too praised. How can Xue Pan be compared with the young master of the Duke's Mansion?"

Aunt Xue refused to admit it, but she was very happy in her heart. The smile on her face never broke. At this time, Xue Pan had already washed up, packed her clothes, and walked in.

Although the purple robe of the slut was a little damaged, it had a bit of a bohemian feel. She was not bad looking, and tidying it up would be quite attractive. As soon as she came in, she said;
"The Marquis is still open and bright. Although I am a little confused myself, but when it comes to loyalty, I, Xue Pan, am a well-known figure in Jinling City. When they see me, everyone has to call me Brother Xue, and I have never been stunned by my brother. I will definitely help him if I need to."

Seeing Xue Pan's arrogant look and talking nonsense, Aunt Xue's smile just stopped suddenly, and Xue Baochai also had a look of helplessness on her face.

Faint laughter came from the others, and Zhang Jinyu was also speechless. She didn't know whether Xue Dashou was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. It was all such stupid things. She didn't know whether it would be good to marry that person in the future. It seemed to be Xia Jingui. Some.

at this time,

Outside, Ning Bian came in with his bodyguards and bowed,
"Master Marquis, someone sent a message outside the mansion. It was Ji Yunhui from the Imperial City's Qianhu household. He sent Lu Suyun from the Hundred Household to report something outside the mansion. Also, as the Marquis told me, the furniture and other items brought from the Chamber of Commerce have been prepared. Do you want to go? Rongguo Mansion."

Zhang Jinyu was stunned. Someone from the Imperial City Department came, and it was Ji Yunhui's people. Could it be a matter in the palace? Could it be that the empress was impatient. Today she would prepare the palace for the three princes, so she kept her thoughts in mind.

She also knew that the room for Lin Daiyu was ready, so she could not delay, so she turned to look at Aunt Xue and asked;
"Aunt Xue, when will you go to Rongguo Mansion?"

Aunt Xue still didn't understand. The Marquis was afraid that something might happen and he couldn't go, so he wanted to go to the house first. He patted his thigh and agreed,

"Without any further delay, of course we should go now. It's sooner rather than later. Xue Pan, please send someone to write a letter to the second wife of Rongguo Mansion to let you know. We will arrive shortly. Do you think it's okay, Mr. Marquis?" "

"Sure, Aunt Xue is happy. But Qing, thank you for your hard work today. You and Aunt Xue will bring something to Yu'er and go over to see how she was doing yesterday."

Qin Keqing blinked slightly, then vaguely pursed his lips and replied,
"Okay, let me go to Lang Jun to see how Xiao Yu'er is doing. Don't be bullied. Yue'er, Shu'er, you go with me."

"Yes, ma'am."

The two Yueshu girls nodded excitedly, thinking that they were going to Jia's house again. They didn't know what else they could see there. Thinking about Miss Lin's family that night, she didn't know whether she cried or not. Only Yang Hanyu At the very back, Zhang Jinyu looked at her somewhat sadly, like a resentful woman.

Zhang Jinyu didn't see the dowry. When he saw what was going on in the house, he didn't stay in the building. He took Ning Bian out to meet Lu Baihu to see what happened.

Out of the attic,

When we arrived at a small courtyard next to the gatekeeper, there was only one room that we entered. It was poorly furnished. There were only tables and chairs, a few flower pots placed here and there, and nothing else.

Lu Suyun, a member of the Imperial City Department, was already waiting inside. His maid served him tea. Lu Baihu thanked him and took a sip of tea. He was a little restless. Just now, Ji Qianhu asked him to hurry up. It was obvious that the steward Shi Chunhe, the palace maid of Kunning, was a little angry.

Afraid of causing trouble to the Marquis, I rushed here non-stop to give him a message. In my anxiety,

the door is opened,

Zhang Jinyu stepped in. Lu Baihu immediately stood up and knelt down.

"Lu Suyun, a member of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City, pays homage to the Marquis. I would like to thank you for your kindness to the brothers in Jiangnan. I will keep it in my heart."

Looking at the person coming, he is not tall but has a strong body, his eyes are capable, and he is neatly dressed in a black cloud suit. He is worthy of being an elite member of the Imperial City Division. He looks energetic. Zhang Jinyu stretched out his hand to support him.
"Good man, get up and answer the question."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Lu Baihu thanked him neatly and stood up.

Zhang Jinyu walked slowly to the main seat in front, turned around and sat down, and then asked,

"What brings you here?"

Lu Baihu replied with another fist,

"Master Marquis, it was Ji Qianhu who asked me to come here. Today, Kunning Palace ordered the three princes to settle down in the palace first. Because the notice was urgent, I just arranged for the brothers of the Imperial City Department to select people yesterday. It was too late. I didn't report to the Marquis. I thought I wouldn't bother the Marquis. In the morning, Ji Qianhu personally led people to wait at the palace gate. Because the Marquis didn't arrive, he was scolded by the steward Shi Chun, the palace maid of Kunning, so I hurriedly came to report to him. Lord Marquis."

Zhang Jinyu was also a little surprised. The house was opened today. It was so urgent. Didn’t it mean three days later?
"Now that the palace has been opened, when did the three princes move their palace?"

"Back to the Marquis, I didn't tell you, but the people from the imperial army have already entered the three princes' mansions first. I will be waiting behind to escort Ouchi's chamberlain and maids, followed closely behind."

Judging from what Lu Baihu said, the palace was arranged first, and then the palace was built. The empress was in a hurry, and she didn't even have time to rest, rushing to put it on the shelves. However, she still wanted to go and take a look.

The emperor was so anxious to let the three princes build their own palaces. Could it be because of the incident in Changle Palace? The Supreme Emperor took action and asked,

"Lu Baihu, you have returned to the capital, is there any trouble?"

Lu Suyun's heart was clear. He knew what the Marquis's question meant, and he didn't dare not to say it. Thinking carefully, after getting off the boat yesterday, most of the people went back to rest, and he also went back to the Imperial City Si Yamen to hand over. I have heard a lot of rumors, including many about courtiers.
"Returning to the Marquis, it's true. After I returned to the Yamen from my humble post, I heard that the courtiers had been discussing the matter of the crown prince for more than a month, and there was even a suggestion that the princes and princes of the princes should also be taken in. In the capital, there are more private discussions, and there are also rumors among the people that the emperor is not having enough heirs, and the princes and father-in-law have sent people to patrol secretly to find out who is behind the rumors."

Zhang Jinyu suddenly understood, and then she understood why the emperor and the empress were anxious. It's just that those courtiers dared to make concessions like this. Aren't they afraid of settling the accounts in the future?

As for the princes and princes who came to the capital, Mr. Zui was not interested in drinking. He was afraid that he had other motives. He would first let his sons go to the capital to explore the way, and then see the reaction of the palace, or whether the Supreme Emperor and other princes would Also coming here, not only did the Holy Master pick up the throne for nothing, but he still ascended to the throne without any foundation, none of the other princes felt anxious, regretful, and heartbroken.Besides, Zhang Jinyu felt that although they were unwilling to give in, how could the emperor not fight back? Whose position would not be passed on to his own son, but to an outsider, unless he had no son.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jinyu was shocked. It was true that the emperor had few heirs. Apart from the three princes, he did not even have a princess. It would inevitably leave this impression on the courtiers. If something happened to the three princes, the court would probably There is turmoil, who wants anything more to happen to the Emperor?

Naturally, I can't help but think of all the princes. There are a lot of princes in Dawu. Not to mention Prince Zhongshun in the capital, King Zheng, King of Han, King of Song, King of Wu and King Chen, who have relatively strong fiefdoms, are not fuel-efficient lamps. If the kings The crown prince's visit to Beijing may cause another disturbance.

Zhang Jinyu was secretly annoyed, took the hot potato, and immediately ordered as a last resort,

"Ningbian, arrange for the brothers from the Pioneer Battalion to prepare and go with me to inspect the residences of the three princes. You stay, and you and your personal soldiers will escort my wife to Rongguo Mansion. Once there, I will listen to my wife's arrangements."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, don't worry,"

"As for Lu Baihu, take the people from the Imperial City Division and go to the palace to arrange sentries and lead the way."

Lu Baihu knelt down on one knee and responded.

"Yes, Commander."

After Zhang Jinyu went out with his soldiers, not long after, the Xue family accompanied Qin Keqing, the wife of the Hou Mansion, along with the soldiers and servants. Naturally, Yueshu and the two daughters also followed, and left the mansion in a carriage. The concierge had already entered the house. Opening the door wide, he led the door and waited outside the house, looking rather discerning.

After everyone left the house,
Xue Baochai helped Aunt Xue get into the carriage, and then, followed by carriages of various sizes, filled with loads of things, they headed to Rongguo Mansion.

In Rongguofu,

The steward of the concierge was directing the boys to clean the door outside the mansion. Suddenly he saw a boy in brocade clothes running over. He specifically looked at the door at the front, then went up the steps and asked,
"May I ask if this is the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion?"

The concierge looked at the person who came and realized that he was a boy running errands. He snorted.
"Well, yes, I am the concierge of Rongguo Mansion. What do you want?"

The visitor immediately took out a letter of greetings and handed it over.

"I have seen the steward. I am the long-term attendant of the master of the Xue family in Jinling. I am here today to deliver a message to the master. The master is coming to the capital today and will be arriving soon. He is here to visit the old lady and Mrs. Wang. I came here to inform you."

The steward's hands shook and he felt nervous. His proud look completely disappeared.
There was no one else in the house, Mrs. Wang, so she must be the second wife. Wasn’t the Jinling Xue family a relative of the second wife? She quickly took the invitations and letters, and then got a little flustered and spoke to the boy who was still cleaning outside the house. scold,
"What are you all so busy with? Hurry up and clean the floor inside and outside. If you can't finish it, I'll change people today. Don't come to the concierge in the future. I'll come as soon as I get there."

The steward collected the greeting cards, quickly entered the side door and rushed to the Rongxi Hall. When he arrived at the door of the courtyard, he saw Caifeng coming in from the outside carrying fruits. The steward hurriedly followed him up and arrived at the door inside and outside the hall.
"Miss Caifeng, this is a greeting card from the concierge. It is a letter from the head of the Xue family in Jinling. He has arrived in the capital and seems to be at home soon."

Caifeng was also surprised. The Xue family naturally knew about it. The second wife’s natal family didn’t dare to take it carelessly, so they entered the hall and went to the east room.
into the house,
He walked forward slowly, first placed the fruit on the table in front of the second wife, then took the greeting card, leaned forward and said;
"Second Madam, the concierge took the greeting card and said that the head of the Xue family in Jinling has arrived in the capital and seems to be arriving at the mansion soon. He came here to report."

Mrs. Wang was just about to take the fruit. When she heard this, she immediately stopped her hand. She took the letter and looked at it. Sure enough, it was her sister's handwriting. When she opened it, she roughly meant that she wanted to join her. I think she came because of her sister's family. Being sued for life, etc.
However, this matter is a trivial matter. Xue Pan’s case has been informed to his brother Wang Ziteng a long time ago, and the Jia family has also greeted him. This visit to the capital must be for other matters.
But well,

My elder brother here in the capital was promoted to the governor of the capital camp and stayed there every day. He was worried that he would not have contact with his relatives from his mother's family, which made him even more lonely.

My sister came just in time, so she would have someone to talk to in the future. She received the letter and said to Caifeng,

"Caifeng, go and tell Second Grandma about this and ask her to treat her well. I'll go over there when they arrive."

"Yes, Second Wife."

Caifeng promised to go out, but she never thought that before she left the house, the concierge came back and shouted anxiously;
"Miss Caifeng, tell your wife quickly. My concubine has brought her brothers and sisters with her family to Beijing. They are getting off the car outside the door. Along with Mrs. Luo Yunhou, the Lord of Chang'an County has also brought people."

The tone was quite anxious and the voice was loud. Before Caifeng went to notify, the second wife in the house had already heard the noise outside and knew that her sister was coming. Mrs. Wang was so happy that she got up and was about to go out. Suddenly she felt something was wrong and said anxiously ;

"Cai Feng goes and calls the eldest grandma and the second grandma to pick them up at the door. Hurry up."

"Yes, ma'am."

Caifeng called the boy and ran to Grandma Li Wan's courtyard and Grandma Wang Xifeng's pear orchard.

It's quite a hurry,
When he arrived at Li Wan's courtyard, he opened the door and ran in, shouting,

"Grandma, Grandma, hurry up, the second wife wants you to go to the door of the house to greet the concubine."

Suyun opened the attic door and walked out. When she saw the panting boy, she asked,
"Where did the concubine come from?"

"Miss Hui Suyun is the concubine of the Xue family in Jinling."

Li Wan, who had just come out behind him, pulled Su Yun.
"I know, let's get over it,"

Without delay, he took the cloak and went out of the house with Suyun, but he was confused as to why they were here.

But Wang Xifeng,
He didn’t ask anyone to send a message. When he got up early in the morning, he took Ping’er around in the yard and looked around.
Then I just walked to the gate,

Hearing the squeak of the carriage outside, he pursed his lips and smiled.
"Ping'er, you see that the Marquis is in a hurry. I'm afraid he's worried. Listen, I'm sure it's Marquis Luo Yun who's coming. Hey, it's good if someone hurts."

Ping'er took a look at the second grandma's insincere expression, came over and joked,
"Didn't the second grandma go to listen to Mr. Hou's corner last night? Then she came back and spent the whole night being ridiculous with the second master. No one felt hurt."

"You're going to die, little hoof. It's outrageous to say such nonsense."

Wang Xifeng cursed and looked around nervously. Unhappily, she even pinched Ping'er's buttocks, making Ping'er blush.

"Grandma, why are you taking action?"

Ping'er touched the place where he was pinched, his face turned red and he muttered.

Wang Xifeng said brokenly,
"If I don't give you something powerful, you won't know what's good or bad. If you know some things, you will rot in your stomach until you die. If you don't say this, it won't happen, but remember."

"Yes, Grandma,"

Ping'er replied in a long tone.

Wang Xifeng then pinched her waist, walked to the concierge, and shouted,

"What are you still doing in a daze? You opened the middle door without even a wink."

"Yes, Second Grandma."

The concierge boy responded, and several people hurriedly opened the door. When they opened the door, they saw a mighty motorcade approaching.

Seeing that there were so many cars coming and the leader was unknown, Ping'er asked;
"Grandma, that's not right. Who is this person?"

(End of this chapter)