King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 226 I'm Shameless
The time came to the second day. Although Zhu Jinghong lived in Chengming Courtyard, which was far away from the Hall of Martial Arts, he still felt that the outer court was much busier today.

Today, having agreed to the prince to attend the banquet, Zhu Jinghong had no intention of going to Linyuan, so he wandered around the outer court, planning to go to Kunning Palace for lunch later.

Walking outside the Wuying Hall, you can see hundreds of eunuchs and maids walking back and forth, holding various objects and setting up the scene.

"Master Thirteen..." The eunuch who was in charge of the arrangement greeted him.

"En!" Zhu Jinghong replied with his hands behind his back, without saying anything.

The prince just asked him to come to the banquet, but he didn't ask him to be responsible for anything. It is correct not to intervene casually.

Don't look at him getting close to the crown prince, but sometimes you still have to be careful, at least let Zhu Jingyuan see hope.

Looking at the cart passing by in front of me, dozens of potted plants were pulled on it, and the flowers inside were particularly bright.

"These flowers are blooming well!" Zhu Jinghong boasted casually.

The eunuch who was following on the side replied respectfully: "These are all sent by the Xia family. All kinds of flowers and plants have been cultivated in his farm, which are exclusively for our eunuchs to use!"

Zhu Jinghong immediately remembered who it was, but unfortunately he was not very interested in Xia Jingui, so he didn't ask further.

"You guys are busy, I'll go to Kunning Palace for a walk!"

"Master Thirteen, go slowly!"

Leaving the area of ​​Wuyingdian, Zhu Jinghong carefully bypassed Qianqing Palace, and then entered Kunning Palace.

Different from the past, today's Kunning Palace is extremely lively, nearly a hundred high-ranking wives came to pay their respects, and among them was the first-rank imperial mother Jia.

It was a rare opportunity to talk to the queen. When she received the summons notice at home, Mother Jia discussed with her nephews and wanted to restore the image of the Jia family.

Although she was well prepared, Mother Jia didn't even say a few words before being taken over by others.

There are many first-rank orders like her. At this time, everyone wants to please the queen with all their heart, how can they humbly let the old lady Jia Mu.

In the end, there wasn't even a place for Jia Mu to stand in the main hall of Kunning Palace, because other people squeezed her out.

Looking at the lively scene in the main hall, Mother Jia could not help but sigh, this result was really unexpected to her.

One must know how glorious and glorious his Jia family was when the Taishang Huang Yuji was ten years ago, there must be a place for her in Kunning Palace.

"Ancestor?"

Although the voice was calling for her, but now she was in the palace, Mother Jia didn't dare to consider herself an ancestor, so she just stood there in a daze.

"Old ancestor, why are you here?"

At this time, Baochai had already stepped up the steps and appeared in front of Jiamu.

"Baby girl, you... I'll take a breath outside!"

As the pampered "old ancestor" in the family, Jia's mother also wanted to protect her own face, so she lied in front of the younger generation.

Baochai glanced at the hall, and probably understood what was going on, but she just smiled and said: "The old ancestor likes to be quiet, and there are so many people, so naturally he is not used to it!"

"How is my mother?"

Jia Mu replied: "She and Aunt Ni are with each other every day, and there are endless things to talk about all day long. Life is going well!"

"By the way... someone sent a message back two days ago, saying that your brother will return to Beijing in a few days!"

Baochai nodded and said, "He's finally back, so my mother has someone to rely on!"

"How is Miss Lin recently? Is she still in good health?"

"Lin Yatou and Yingchun are with her, reading, writing, talking and laughing every day, she is not as sad as before..."

With a smile on her face, Mother Jia looked at Baochai and said, "It's just that she misses you all day long, and sometimes goes to Lixiangyuan to ask your mother when you will go back!"

As a princess attendant, she is equivalent to a female official in the palace, so she naturally has the right to ask for leave.

It's just that among the four attendants today, three are from remote hometowns and have no relatives in the capital, so naturally there is no need to ask for leave.

Only Baochai, although her family is in Jinling, has her mother and elder brother in Beijing, she can ask for leave to leave the palace.

"After two days for my brother to return to Beijing, I will ask the empress for leave..."

Before Baochai finished speaking, he heard a voice shouting from a distance: "Miss Xue... I'm looking for you!"

Needless to say, the only one who shouted like this in Kunning Palace was the queen's precious son.

Baochai turned around quickly, and bowed to Zhu Jinghong who came over: "I have seen the Thirteenth Master!"

Beside her, Mother Jia also bowed down and saluted, while secretly looking at the young man in front of her who had a deep entanglement with her family.

Noticing Jia Mu's gaze, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Who is this?"

Baochai replied: "Back to Lord Thirteen, this is Mrs. Xianrong, the old lady of the Jia family!"

It turned out that this was the so-called Mother of Jia. Zhu Jinghong looked at the old woman in Xiapei in front of him, and turned his eyes to Baochai.

"Miss Xue... let's go play chess. I almost forgot the tricks you taught me a few days ago!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong approaching, Baochai was also afraid that he would act "extremely", so he quickly responded, "Okay... I will teach you again!"

"Father, farewell!"

Although Zhu Jinghong ignored him, Mother Jia still had a smile on her face and said quickly, "Congratulations to the Thirteenth Master!"

"En!" Responding, Zhu Jinghong walked towards the side hall on the east side, which was Zhu Yunsheng's bedroom.

"Master Thirteen, I heard from the old matriarch... my brother will be arriving in Beijing in a few days!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong immediately became interested, and said calmly, "It seems...your brother found him!"

"It's been almost three months, and it's been so long this time, I think he's done his job well!"

"This... I'm afraid I'm afraid, he let the Thirteenth Master down again!" Baochai said very cautiously.

"Let's not mention this for now, but what happened last night, I have to say no to you!"

Seeing Baochai's puzzled face, Zhu Jinghong said: "I had a few more drinks yesterday and pestered the girl to drink. It's really rude. I hope the girl will not blame me!"

Actually because of this matter, Baochai felt uncomfortable when he thought about it, but he still said: "Then...the Thirteenth Master should drink less!"

After saying this, the two walked into the east side hall, and this scene was watched by Jia Mu.

From the beginning to the end, she thought that Baochai had a bright mind, but she never thought that this girl would have such means and that she would have such a close relationship with the thirteenth master.

Thinking of this, Jia's mother couldn't help but think of Yuan Chun, it would be great if her granddaughter could be favored by the crown prince.

The main hall of Kunning Palace was very lively, while Zhu Jinghong was playing chess in the side hall, and time passed by like this.

At this moment, an eunuch came to Kunning Palace and found Zhu Jinghong who was playing chess.

"Sixth brother looking for me?"

The eunuch replied: "Exactly, the prince has prepared something good for you!"

Putting down the chess pieces, Zhu Jinghong asked, "What good thing?"

"The Thirteenth Lord likes armor. Our lord specially found a skilled craftsman to make heavy armor and two good weapons for you, the Thirteenth Lord!"

The last time the two elder brothers gave armor together, it has been half a month now, Zhu Jinghong accepted the prince's kindness, thought Zhu Jingyuan had skipped the matter.

Unexpectedly, this good sixth brother not only still remembers this matter, but actually forged the armor.

Such a brother who "emphasizes love and righteousness" showed such kindness, if he ignored it, wouldn't he be too ignorant of good and evil?
What's more, Zhu Jinghong didn't completely fall for the prince, he had to give the sixth son some hope.

After making up his mind, Zhu Jinghong immediately changed his expression, stood up and asked excitedly, "Is it really a good thing?"

Such a sudden change of mood was completely in line with his martial arts personality, and everyone present did not find it strange.

"Master Thirteen, how dare a slave lie to you, you will find out when you go and have a look!"

After gearing up, Zhu Jinghong then said to Baochai, "This sentence counts as a draw, let's come again next time!"

After saying that, ignoring Baochai's thoughts, Zhu Jinghong passed on the word to the eunuch and went out.

"Hey, hey... Thirteenth Master, be gentle, the servant's hand will be crushed!"

Here Zhu Jinghong went out, but Baochai shook his head helplessly, and then cleaned up the chessboard.

With her own chess skills, it is easy to play against Zhu Jinghong, and delaying for so long is entirely out of consideration for her face.

"It's a draw...how shameless!" Baochai muttered to herself.

(End of this chapter)