King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 126 Zhen Qin
After driving for ten days in a row, the team returning to Beijing arrived at Fengyang from Yingtian.

Passing through other prefectures and counties along the way, the prince did not enter the city to set up camp, but stayed overnight at the post station and accepted the pilgrimage of local officials.

But Fengyang is different, this is the ancestral land of the old Zhu family, and the descendants of the Zhu family will come to the city to pay their respects.

As early as half a month ago, Fengyang Palace was cleared out, and everything was arranged properly after entering the city.

All the civil and military officials from the entire Jiangbei Province came, and more than 200 people were waiting outside Fengyang City to welcome the arrival of Prince Zhu Jingyuan.

Regardless of whether the status is stable or not, at least Zhu Jingyuan is now the crown prince, so how could these local officials not come.

For most of them, the opportunity to meet the prince is a rare opportunity in this life.

After the welcoming ceremony, these officials followed Zhu Jingyuan into the city, and then they will formally worship in the main hall of the palace.

In other words, all Zhu Jingyuan's time in the afternoon will be occupied by these officials.

Of course, there were some people who came to courteous Zhu Jinghong, but in the end, Zhu Jingyuan was the main character.

"Thirteenth Lord, the bedroom has been arranged. According to your intention... there is a palace wall between the prince and the prince!" Deng An was full of joy and asked for credit.

"Fart, it's obviously your intention, it's like I don't want to live with the prince!" Zhu Jinghong said angrily.

"The slave is talking nonsense, the slave is talking nonsense!"

Deng An pleaded guilty again and again, and even started to slap his lips, which made Zhu Jinghong feel embarrassed.

"Okay, okay, who are you going to show it to, take me there to have a look!"

"Yes... Lord Thirteen, please!"

Compared with Yingtian, Fengyang Palace is smaller in scale, but it is still an extraordinary building.

Turning around casually, Zhu Jinghong was feeling bored, Deng An saw the right time and said: "Master Thirteen, why don't you call Miss Yinglian back?"

If there is a woman talking together, the time will undoubtedly be much better, after all, it is not tiring to work with a man and a woman!
Zhu Jinghong feels aggrieved every time he thinks of a dignified prince who doesn't even have a maid to serve him, and has to find it in private.

"Forget it, I'll be back in a while!"

Every day at noon, Yinglian would come back to serve Zhu Jinghong's meals.

Through these days of study, Yinglian's knowledge has really improved a lot, and her speech has become a little more verbal.

When Zhu Jinghong was bored, all members of the Xue family also entered the city, but they were still worrying about where to live.

Although there are many inns in the city, the mother and daughter of the Xue family don't want to be crowded with business travelers, they must find a clean and spacious place to live.

Such "high-end" places are really limited, and they are occupied by a large number of foreign officials who came here. As a result, they have been in the city for more than an hour, but they have not even found a place to live.

A group of house slaves have no opinions and have to ask Aunt Xue for instructions on everything, resulting in extremely low efficiency. If there are men like Xue Pan, they may have already found them.

It was nearly noon, Xue Baochai was still discussing knowledge with Yinglian, but he was obviously absent-minded.

"Miss Bao, you haven't found a good place to live yet, why don't you ask Lord Thirteen to find a way?" Seeing Baochai's worry, Yinglian offered a solution.

Xue Baochai smiled, straightened Yinglian's hair on her temples, and said, "Why bother Lord Thirteen with such trivial matters, we can take care of them!"

"Oh...then I'll go back first, and I'll come find you in the afternoon!"

Baochai nodded and said, "You've been in the palace for the past two days, and it's not very convenient to go in and out. Let's wait until we leave!"

"That's right, I'll come back in a few days!"

"Go!"

When Yinglian left, Xue Baochai suddenly looked sad, and she couldn't find a place to live. How could she not worry about it.

At this time, someone shouted outside: "But Xue's family in Jinling is here?"

Are there any acquaintances here?
Sitting in the carriage, Xue Baochai asked, "Yinger, who is calling outside?"

"I don't know, my wife has ordered someone to ask!"

After a while, the servants of the Xue family returned and led a man on horseback.

"Miss Qi, Mr. Zhen from the Zhen family in Tongzhou is here to pay respects!"

As an imperial merchant, the Xue family dealt with foreigners all the year round, and naturally had a lot of contacts with the Zhen family who promoted the shipping department.

In the past 30 or [-] years, the two of them have had a close relationship, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are family friends.

Zhen Qi is Zhen Mingcheng's eldest son, and this time he also brought his sister to Beijing, but it happened that he came to Fengyang today.

"Nephew Zhen Qi, meet Auntie!"

Inside the carriage, Aunt Xue raised the curtain a little, and seeing that it was really the boss of the Zhen family, she said, "So it's my nephew, why did you come to Fengyang?"

Zhen Qi replied: "The concubine of the capital has been summoned, and my father ordered me to take my sister to the capital to have an audience!"

"What a coincidence, we're on the way!"

"Auntie is going to Duzhong too?"

"Exactly, there are some matters in Beijing that need to be dealt with, and it has been delayed for a year or two!" Aunt Xue replied, but did not say what she would do in Beijing.

"Why didn't you see Brother Pan?" Zhen Qi was very curious.

"He is busy with something, he will come over in a few days!"

Zhen Qi asked again: "Auntie has just arrived in Fengyang, but has she found a place to live?"

"I'm looking for it. Although Fengyang City is big, it's not easy to find it!"

Zhen Qi smiled and said: "Since we haven't found it, why don't you and my family live together and take care of each other?"

"Have you found a place to live?" Aunt Xue's tone was filled with joy.

Zhen Qi looked embarrassed: "I haven't found it yet, my nephew is planning to bring someone to look for it!"

Aunt Xue said calmly: "So that's how it is. It's hard to find in the city now, so you need to work hard!"

"My nephew is going now, so let my younger sister stay here temporarily, and I hope my aunt will take care of her for you!"

Aunt Xue said with emotion: "Is it girl Qin? I haven't seen her for many years, and I'm afraid I don't even recognize her now!"

Zhen Qi beckoned back, and a carriage was brought over, in which was a girl from the Zhen family.

This time when they went to Beijing, the Zhen family also came with more than a dozen vehicles, and there were four to fifty servants and maidservants. At this moment, they gathered together with the members of the Xue family and directly surrounded the city wall.

"Second sister, come and meet Aunt Xue!"

Under the guidance of Zhen Qi, a girl with a veil was helped out of the carriage by the maid, and then went outside Aunt Xue's carriage.

If Zhu Jinghong can definitely recognize it, this is the girl from the Xue family who wants to bribe her with official position, gold and silver to escort her home.

"Meet Aunt Xue!"

Aunt Xue raised the curtain again, and said with a smile, "This is not a place to talk, you don't need to be polite, niece, go back to the car quickly..."

Zhen Qin returned to the carriage, and under the guidance of Xue's servants, she parked alongside Baochai's carriage.

After settling down her sister, Zhen Qi took her relatives and left, so that things would be convenient and quick.

The last time the Japanese pirates invaded, he lost his sister. He searched for it day and night for a few days, and the whole person almost went crazy.

Fortunately, the heavens have eyes, Zhen Qin was rescued by the officers and sent to Yixing, found an acquaintance and sent a letter to Zhen Ji, and then he took her back with his slaves.

Zhen Qin is a person who can't stay idle, and when she heard Baochai talking to Yinger, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you Baochai?"

The two were in their own carriages, and Zhen Qin was talking through two curtains at the moment.

While Baochai was wondering, Zhen Qin continued, "I heard my mother mention you!"

(End of this chapter)