King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 320 You Are Getting Trapped

No matter which one it is given to, it will offend the other.

And no matter which family he offends, it will not be easy for him in the Beijing Palace, and if he doesn't handle it well, he may lose his title.

However, the responsibility for the whole matter still lies with their family, who asked them to promise one thing to the two families.

Mrs. Zhao was extremely smart, and at this moment, she also realized the seriousness of the problem, and felt restless for a while.

After pacing back and forth, Mrs. Zhao looked at Shui Rong who was thinking hard on the couch, and she had already thought of a way.

"My lord, why don't we... kill the best horse!"

"As long as the things are gone, they have nothing to fight for, and we can get away!"

At first glance, this method is indeed very good, but Shui Rong shook his head after thinking about it carefully.

"The crown prince and Prince Rui have never cared about good horses, but now they are both very concerned about this matter, obviously they are fighting over something!"

"They all know that I have a good horse, and we promised to give them the horse. If the horse dies suddenly at this time... what do you think they will think?"

Hearing Shui Rong's words, Zhao tentatively said, "They will guess that we killed the horse?"

Shui Rong said calmly: "It doesn't matter that the horse is dead, but if it makes them unable to do things because of it, both of them will blame us!"

"If we let them know that we deliberately killed the horse, then I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid that if the water solubility is not clearly stated, Mrs. Zhao can guess the result.

"How about... let's dedicate the horse to the Holy One?" Mrs. Zhao suggested another way.

Sighing, Shui Rong replied: "This is also my original intention, but now... alas!"

"So, we're in a dead end?" Zhao's face was terrified.

This is called the impermanence of life. Just now the mansion was full of excitement and celebrations, but now it is facing a situation of life and death.

"It's not necessarily a dead end, it's just extremely dangerous, we must be cautious!"

The water-soluble mask analyzed seriously: "The most urgent thing is, we need to find out why these two are looking for a good horse, and then we can make a decision based on the actual situation!"

"Ok!"

Faced with this kind of problem, Mrs. Zhao couldn't do anything to help, and her face was full of apology at the moment.

Fortunately, Shui Rong was tolerant enough and didn't mean to blame his wife.

In fear, Shui Rong first sent someone to inquire about the situation, and at the same time asked the old man in the mansion to inquire about the situation.

For him, time seemed extremely tight, he had to figure out what was going on and come up with a solution to the problem before the East Palace and Prince Rui's Mansion came.

In the torment, two days passed quickly.

Fortunately for Shui Rong, neither the East Palace nor Prince Rui's Mansion sent anyone to remind him, otherwise the problem would have been exposed in advance.

And the reason why these two didn't come was because something important happened in the imperial court right now.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry have been investigated one after another because of the early hanging of the plaque of Prince Xiang's Mansion, and some officials have been punished with varying degrees of severity.

However, what is even more terrible is that the three courts have repeatedly given the conclusion of the case, but they have all been rejected by the cabinet.

Moreover, on top of the rejected proposals, a few new ones are added each time, which further expands the scope of the investigation.

To put it simply, after the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, even the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households have been involved. Seeing this posture, more and more officials will be unlucky.

In the matter of repairing the palace, if something goes wrong, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs will be involved, which corresponds to the old saying... There is no excuse for the crime.

The drafting of the ticket is exclusive to the cabinet ministers, and the investigation and rectification on such an expanded scale, it is obvious that the matter has evolved from a simple investigation to a struggle between two factions.

What's even more strange is that, except for the emperor's request for a strict investigation at the beginning, and later when the case was handed over to the three courts, the emperor never interfered with the development of the case.

In other words, the emperor himself chose to let the factional strife in the imperial court go.

In this chaotic situation, both East Palace and Prince Rui's Mansion have their old pasts involved, and these two masters are busy with this matter now.

Of course, although Zhu Jinghong knew about these so-called chaos and difficulties, he didn't pay much attention to them.

For the time being, he really can't get involved in the affairs of civil servants.

At this moment, he is practicing martial arts in Chengming Courtyard, dancing a set of sword skills like a tiger and a tiger.

At this moment, Xiangyun appeared at the gate of the courtyard and explained the purpose of coming to the little eunuch on duty outside.

"Girl, you'd better go in by yourself, Master Thirteen is practicing martial arts...how dare we interfere!"

It is definitely not polite to let in directly, but Zhu Jinghong has already said that the princess attendant can enter at will.

"Okay then... I'll go in and have a look!"

It wasn't the first time Xiangyun came to Zhu Jinghong's yard, but it was the first time to watch him practice martial arts.

As a top martial arts family, the younger generation of historians are all proficient in bow and horse, and Xiang Yun, who has seen his elder brothers practice martial arts, can be regarded as half an expert.

Because of this, seeing Zhu Jinghong's posture at this moment, she suddenly felt that the elder brothers in the family were completely ostentatious.

Ever since, Xiangyun stood on the porch watching, and chatted with Deng An who greeted him.

Zhu Jinghong also noticed Xiangyun, but he was very self-disciplined, and he had to finish a set of saber techniques before stopping.

A few minutes later, when Zhu Jinghong put the knife back into its sheath, he heard Xiangyun clapping his hands and cheering: "Today I can see the power of the thirteenth master, so I know that the number one in the world is definitely not a lie!"

Throwing the knife to the little eunuch next to him, Zhu Jinghong glanced at Xiang Yun who was approaching, and said, "Just playing casually, it can't be called a supernatural power!"

"The Thirteenth Master is too modest, and those elder brothers in my family pride themselves on being heroic, but in my opinion... he is far behind the Thirteenth Master!"

Xiangyun spoke with great interest, which surprised Zhu Jinghong.

There are many girls who like him, but Xiangyun is the only one who likes his martial arts skills.

Girl, I'm afraid you're going to fall into it too... Zhu Jinghong secretly sighed.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong staring at him and not speaking, Xiangyun asked puzzledly, "Master Thirteen, did I say something wrong?"

"No...you are right, I may really be number one in the world!"

Although it seems pretentious, adding the word "maybe" makes it seem a lot more humble.

Sure enough, I only heard Xiangyun say: "The bravery of the Thirteenth Lord is unknown to everyone inside and outside Shenjing, so don't be too humble!"

"Sister Yun's words, I will remember... From now on, I will definitely tell everyone that I am the most brave person in the world!"

"Master Thirteen, I didn't say that!" Xiang Yun quickly denied it, knowing in his heart that Zhu Jinghong was joking.

"It's cold outside, let's go in and talk!"

"Master Thirteen, please!"

When the two entered the hall, it became much warmer inside.

"Yun girl, tell me... why are you here looking for me?"

"Master Thirteen, the princess called me here, and she said she wanted to ask you for a favor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinghong immediately became alert and asked, "What can I help you with?"

"The princess said... she wants to go sledding in Xiyuan, and Master Thirteen will arrange it!"

"I knew it, it's no good for her to find me, and the sled is so dangerous... I think it's better to forget it!"

"Master Thirteen, the princess said that if you don't agree, you'd better tell her face to face, otherwise..."

Seeing Xiangyun's blunt speech, Zhu Jinghong asked curiously, "Otherwise what?"

Xiangyun replied: "The princess didn't make it clear, she just said that you will know when you go!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong's expressionless face, Xiangyun couldn't hold back his blunt temper, and said, "If you think the princess has something to do with you, it's better for Master Thirteen to go!"

"What do you mean? Girl Yun...what do you know?"

"Master Thirteen, I don't know anything, what I just said is nonsense!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Jinghong knew that things were not easy.

"Am I still afraid to see her?"

"No matter what she says, the sledding is out of the question!"

No matter how powerful Zhu Jinghong said, Xiangyun didn't care about it.

Compared with sledging, the horse riding last time was even more outrageous, and this master also arranged for it.

Princess, the handle you hold must be useful, I also want to go sledding... Xiangyun secretly shouted in his heart.

(End of this chapter)