King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 342 Qin Family Affairs 2
Speaking of this, Zhu Xianming warned solemnly: "I warn you, you must not interfere in this matter, otherwise... I will break your dog legs!"

This matter was unusual. Under the emperor's righteous warning, how could Zhu Jinghong dare to intervene as casually as usual? He had to make a decision before taking action.

In other words, he really didn't take the emperor's warning seriously.

The longer he travels, the more he understands a truth.

This world belongs to the emperor, and as the son of the emperor's direct relative, it's really nothing to intervene in such a case.

Whether it is the so-called law or morality, as long as it is decent, the restrictions will not have the slightest effect.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong replied righteously: "My son will never dare to interfere!"

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong's mind was undecided, Zhu Xianming warned again: "You'd better keep quiet, in two months or so, you will be crowned king and open the mansion, in the first lunar month... I don't want you to lose face!"

"Yes!"

"get out!"

"My son retire!"

After leaving the main hall and all the way out of the Qianqing Gate, Zhu Jinghong let go of his fear and his expression became gloomy.

The whole family must be exiled together, which means Qin Keqing's sister and brother will also go to the border.

There are too many people involved in this crisis, including many innocent people. It is unrealistic for Zhu Jinghong to rescue them all.

But he still decided to intervene in the Qin family's affairs, which can be regarded as doing what he could.

As long as he thought about it for a while, Zhu Jinghong knew that Qin Ye could not be saved, because this person was the so-called "bright face".

Rescuing him, as the emperor said, will make other punished officials dissatisfied, affecting the court's integrity and the emperor's face.

When he walked out, he met several eunuchs, all from Zhu Jinghong's palace.

Seeing that Deng An was the most sloppy, he first stepped forward to pass the stove, and then said: "Master Thirteen, your empress has sent a message to let you have dinner at Kunning Palace!"

"Go back and change first!" Zhu Jinghong replied.

Right now he is wearing the Prince's Crown Dress, which is really not suitable for eating, so he needs to change.

On the return journey, there was no one else around, Zhu Jinghong said, "Deng An..."

"The thirteenth master ordered!"

"The Qin family of the Ministry of Industry and Construction, do you still remember?"

Deng An had a bright idea. How could he forget such a thing? He immediately replied: "I remember!"

"Now that Qin Ye is imprisoned, I'm afraid his family will be implicated as well, so go and find out secretly!"

"Yes!"

"Remember, this is spying in secret!"

Now that Zhu Jinghong warned him again, Deng An knew that the matter was serious, so he solemnly replied: "I understand!"

Although it was already afternoon, since Zhu Jinghong gave such instructions, Deng An dared not to implement them with all his heart.

After sending Zhu Jinghong back to the bedroom, Deng An led his people out of the palace quickly and rushed all the way to Qin's house.

Half an hour later, Deng An came to the gate of Qin's house, but saw that the door was closed.

"Go knock on the door!"

As the "big eunuch" under Zhu Jinghong, Deng An was also a master in the palace, so naturally he would not knock on the door himself at this moment.

The eunuch who took the order stepped forward and pulled the door knocker, which made a "click-click" sound, which was particularly harsh in the quiet alley.

Da da da……

After knocking several times in a row, a voice came from the door: "Who?"

The eunuch who knocked on the door replied: "We are friends of your son, and we are here to visit you today!"

Immediately afterwards, the door was opened with a gap, and an old man poked his head out inside, but he was already the only old servant left in the Qin family.

Although this old servant is old, he has developed some eyesight after staying in the capital for so long.

Although Deng An and the others were young, one could tell by looking at their attire that they came from a wealthy family.

Just listen to the old servant say: "My master is not here, please come back another day!"

"Not here? Where did he go? When will he be back?" Deng An took the initiative to speak up.

"This... this old man really doesn't know!"

After straightening his sleeves, Deng An calmly said, "Since we have something to leave home, it doesn't matter if we wait a while!"

"This……"

How could an old servant be the master of this kind of matter, so they froze in place for a while.

Deng An would not wait for the old servant's approval, he saw him walking to the door, and naturally his eunuchs helped to open the door.

"Everyone...my master is not here, and there are many things going on in the house, it is really inconvenient to keep guests!"

However, no matter how much the old servant said, it was of no use. At this moment, he was pushed aside, and Deng An and others entered the courtyard smoothly.

After walking into the outer courtyard and looking around, Deng An said: "Your family is in trouble, we are here to help, how can we be turned away!"

There was no one in the courtyard, which really disappointed Deng An, secretly thinking that this time it might really be in vain.

"You are the only one in your family?"

"There is no one but the old man!" the old servant replied.

"Where did the other servants go?"

"They were all dismissed, only two girls were left, and they went out with Miss Gongzi!"

"Oh? Your lady has gone out too?" Deng An was a little surprised.

The old servant then replied: "Exactly... Miss also went out with the young master!"

Now the affairs of this family depend on the two siblings to discuss the countermeasures, so Qin Keqing will go together.

"Why did they go out?"

The old servant replied: "My master is now in prison, and the young master is working hard for it, hoping to rescue him!"

"We are here to rescue your family, you don't have to worry too much!"

Hearing this, the old servant smiled bitterly and said, "My master's crime is a crime condemned by the imperial court." It's not easy to rescue him! "

"It's up to people to do it!"

Deng An responded, and then lost the intention to continue talking. It was useless to talk to an old servant.

Everyone entered the living room, Deng An found a place to sit down, and he planned to wait here.

Sometimes, however, things go completely unexpected.

For example, outside the gate of the Qin family, a group of people numbered seven or eight appeared here. They looked so ruthless that passers-by were avoiding them.

"Let's go in and collect the bill!" The leading man laughed wildly.

Immediately afterwards, the group began to violently knock on the door, and a "pop-pop" sound was heard in the alley.

The old servant of the Qin family was pouring tea with Deng An and the others. When he heard the sound, he put down the teapot and went straight to the outside to open the door.

However, Deng An and the others hadn't had time to drink tea when they heard a noise coming from outside, and then saw a group of ruffians coming in bluffing.

"Old man, let me tell you, give the money quickly, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!"

"Uncle, please give me a few more days, our young master is raising money!" the old servant answered carefully.

The leading man sneered and said, "Graceful? I'm not lenient enough? I should have paid back the money five days ago, and I haven't given the lenient until now. It's no fault of us!"

While talking, these people found Deng An in the living room.

"So there are still guests!"

At this moment, under Deng An's instruction, a young eunuch walked out of the hall with his hips on his hips and scolded, "Who are you?"

This is the aura raised in the palace, even if there are more people on the opposite side, an eunuch is not afraid at all.

These ruffians are not stupid either. Seeing the extraordinary bearing of Deng An and others, I felt a little more fearful.

"Repaying debts is a matter of course. We are here to collect debts, and it has nothing to do with you!" the leading man said, neither humble nor arrogant.

It's true that Qin Zhong borrowed money, and this group of people is now here to collect the debt. Strictly speaking, this group of people is reasonable.

But the problem is that what Qin Zhong borrowed was a stupid debt, and the money he paid back was two or three times the principal, but it was compounded with interest and has not yet been repaid.

"How much does the Qin family owe you?"

(End of this chapter)