King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 352 I'll Take It
"Idiot...you are confused!"

In the room, Zhu Jinghong suddenly stood up, pointed at Hou Jing and cursed directly.

"Do you think... that just because you are the direct grandson of the Hou family, you can act unscrupulously?"

"Do you think the elders in your family will be able to protect you in the face of the wrath of the Holy Emperor?"

"Do you think that by uniting with the so-called Donghuamen heroes, you can intimidate the Holy Emperor with impunity?"

Zhu Jinghong's rapid-fire words completely revealed Hou Jing's plan, but at the same time, they also pointed out his huge crisis.

At this moment, Hou Jing realized that she had oversimplified things.

The Jia family and other nobles are promoted by the emperor. To embarrass them is to disobey the emperor. No one can afford such consequences.

Therefore, the heroes of Donghua Sect would not unite to support him as Hou Jing thought, because that would be tantamount to forcing the palace to rebel.

Looking at Zhu Jinghong who had already walked in front of him, Hou Jing felt like he was on fire for a moment. Only then did he realize that he was afraid.

The so-called wise man will make mistakes every time he thinks. People who think they have everything under control are often the stupidest ones.

"Master Thirteen, my minister..."

"That's why I said you were stupid!"

After scolding, Zhu Jinghong took advantage of the situation and kicked Hou Jing, causing Hou Jing to roll two meters away.

Behind the screen, Yang Jingting had covered her mouth. Apparently she was frightened by Zhu Jinghong's rough behavior again.

"Girl Ting, why don't you go back first!" Baochai couldn't help but persuade her.

Yang Jingting really wanted to leave, but seeing that Baochai had no intention of leaving, she naturally didn't want to leave first.

"I-I'm fine!"

Judging from the way she was holding on, Baochai actually understood it very well. After all, anyone who saw Zhu Jinghong's ruthless side would feel alienated due to fear.

Let's talk about the previous one. After Hou Jing was kicked over, he immediately resumed his kneeling posture.

"Thirteenth Master, I am a fool. Not only did I harm myself, I also harmed you..."

"Please give me a hard beating, Thirteenth Master. I deserve a beating... I don't deserve a beating!"

"Enough said?"

"It's time to yawn. If I hit you, the matter will be over? Will Jia Zhen not go to the imperial court to sue you?"

Going around behind Hou Jing, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Although Jia Zhen is bad, he is not stupid. Even if I beat him today, he would not dare to blame me, but he dares to file a lawsuit against you!"

"When the Jia family starts making trouble, how will you respond?"

Zhu Jinghong's words are inevitably alarmist. After all, he is the "mastermind" of this matter. Jia Zhen may not necessarily think of Hou Jing's purpose. He will only think that Hou Jing is acting under orders.

But as long as Hou Jing has the possibility of "failure", Zhu Jinghong can magnify this possibility and use it to manipulate Hou Jing.

"Although you have selfish motives for this matter, you still remember our past friendship, so I will take care of it for you!"

Although Zhu Jinghong sounds righteous, in fact he also has his own selfish motives.

The heroes of the Donghua Sect felt uncomfortable when the Jia family and other nobles were promoted, and they could have taken advantage of it.

If he comes to take charge of the matter and shows an image of not dealing with these old ministers, it will make the Donghuamen heroes close to him, and it is not impossible for him to be regarded as the spokesperson of their interests in the future.

Therefore, if this matter really gets serious, even if it means suffering a little grievance and punishment, it will be worth it in Zhu Jinghong's opinion.

After Da Yi said these words solemnly, Zhu Jinghong returned to his seat, picked up the table saber again, wiped it and said: "You can go..."

Thinking about the friendship in the past, I can leave. Does this mean that the friendship is over?
Thinking of this, Hou Jing looked up at Zhu Jinghong in front of him, only to see an indifferent and ruthless look on his face.

"Thirteenth Master, I won't leave... I don't want to leave Thirteenth Master!" Hou Jing kowtowed again.

If Zhu Jinghong breaks all ties with him, he will not be able to behave in the Long Imperial Guard in the future. It would be more uncomfortable for him to leave now than to kill him.

At this moment, Hou Jing felt extremely regretful. How could she naively think that her little thoughts would not be discovered.

Behind the screen, the scene before her eyes only made Yang Jingting feel that her thoughts were messy.

Whether this person is mentally ill or not, Brother Thirteen is not going to investigate, yet he still clings to this place... Baochai, on the other hand, thought of the attack on the other courtyard outside Yingtian City, the so-called "never face each other" She still remembered the "negative" appointment, but she didn't expect that it would become like this in just over half a year.

"What do you mean by not leaving me? You are a standing guard selected by the imperial court, not my private soldier... You must clarify these boundaries!"

Zhu Jinghong's words were almost a severance of friendship. After hearing this, Hou Jing felt like her heart was cut by a knife.

If he walked away like this today, then he would really have no way to see anyone.

So he felt a sudden change in his heart and spoke again: "When I went to Jinling a few years ago, the Thirteenth Master once said that if I could escape, I would never let my ministers down. Could it be that the Thirteenth Master... forgot?"

When this matter was mentioned, Zhu Jinghong felt furious, so he slapped the table angrily and scolded: "I think you're the bastard who forgot!"

"I asked you to do something. Please think carefully. Should you betray me or should I betray you?"

"I am confused. The Thirteenth Master can punish me, but please give me another chance!" Hou Jing kowtowed again.

"Otherwise... I will keep kneeling here!"

Now that Zhu Jinghong was furious, Hou Jing was not sure that he could "get away with it", so he simply acted rogue.

In fact, Zhu Jinghong didn't really want to kick Hou Jing away. Now that he was beaten and scolded, the anger in his heart was actually gone.

Since Hou Jing was playing rogue, he just happened to borrow Po Xia's donkey.

"Then you kneel down!"

Although he had forgiven Hou Jing, he wanted to give him a longer memory, so Zhu Jinghong let him continue to kneel.

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong sheathed the sword, handed it to Yu Hai who was standing aside, then stood up and walked out.

Now that Zhu Jinghong had left, the two girls behind the screen didn't want to stay any longer, so they followed him out through the back hall, leaving Hou Jing alone in the room.

At the entrance of the main hall, looking at the two girls beside him, Zhu Jinghong looked warm and said with a smile: "You two, it's time to go back!"

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong returned to his normal personality and acted completely different from before, which made Yang Jingting feel a little dazed for a moment.

"Brother Thirteen, just now you..."

"Just now... I was joking with someone, do you think it was fun or not?" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

As soon as Zhu Jinghong finished speaking, he heard wailing from outside, which reminded him that Jia Zhen was still being beaten at this moment.

"Zhang Pingan, go see what's going on? Don't beat people to death!"

"Yes!"

For the sake of the girl from the Qin family, all the dignitaries ended up like this. Baochai couldn't help but feel scared when she thought that her own brother was also involved.

If she hadn't gone home, if she hadn't told the matter in advance, the same fate would have been waiting for Xue Pan, or even worse.

Soon Zhang Ping'an came back and reported: "Thirteenth Master, that Jia Zhen's legs were broken!"

"Bring people in!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that Jia Zhen was about to come in, Baochai couldn't find it easy to meet him, so he said to Yang Jingting, "We'd better avoid it!"

"Ok!"

When the two men retreated, they saw Jia Zhen being driven from left to right by two eunuchs and dragged into the courtyard like a dead dog.

"Brother Thirteen, how are we doing? We are not polite to this old thing!"

"My hands are so weak!"

Glancing at Jia Zhen, who was lying limply in the snow, Zhu Jinghong looked at the two younger brothers who were claiming credit, and said calmly: "Thank you for venting your anger on me. From now on, we will be good brothers. If you want to play, just come to me." !”

When they finally heard these words, Zhu Jingchun and his wife were overjoyed.

"If the Holy One comes to question you later, you can just push me!"

"This... I'm afraid it's not good!" Zhu Jingchun wanted to show his loyalty.

(End of this chapter)