King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 353 Broken Leg
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Although they were afraid of the emperor's punishment, the two brothers felt that they could afford the consequences of displacing an official and noble person, so they were so loyal in order to "trap" the thirteenth brother in front of them.

At this time, Zhu Jinghao also interjected: "Brother Thirteen, I am venting my anger for you, not under your orders!"

"That's right, this younger brother is venting his anger on his elder brother!" Zhu Jingchun echoed.

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but smile and said, "I saw you right!"

Zhu Jingchun and both of them smiled, their joy was beyond words.

Although they are young, they actually have a thorough understanding of many issues.

As the emperor's biological son, as long as they don't think about the chair in the Qianqing Palace, and as long as they don't provoke the anger of heaven and people, it won't be a big problem for them to do whatever they want.

Whether they are grounded or beaten, they can bear these consequences.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong glanced at Jia Zhen again, just because this guy had raised his head.

Slowly walking down the steps, Zhu Jinghong stepped into the snow and finally stopped at Jia Zhen's step.

Looking at the white boot soles appearing in front of her, Jia Zhen used all her strength to hold herself up and endured the severe pain to salute Zhu Jinghong.

"Chen Jiazhen, kowtow to Lord Thirteen!"

"You know why you were called into the palace, why do you have to suffer this today?"

Jia Zhen replied very simply: "I am guilty!"

"Oh? What's your crime?"

"No matter what the Thirteenth Master decides, this is my crime. I will never dare to complain at all!"

I have to say that Jia Zhen is also wise. Although she was beaten, she is still rational.

Knowing that she couldn't afford to offend Zhu Jinghong, so no matter what the reason was, Jia Zhen could accept it calmly, and only hoped that the master in front of her could calm down.

"You……"

Walking to Jia Zhen's side with his hands behind his back, Zhu Jinghong looked up at the snow on the roof, and then said: "I don't even know what to say to you. You are obviously a smart person, why do you always do stupid things!"

"I told you about the Qin family's affairs. Have you forgotten the promise you made that day?"

When Zhu Jinghong mentioned the word "Qin family", Jia Zhen understood everything instantly.

What puzzled him was that now that the Qin family was in ruins, why this master still valued it so much, and he didn't know how close Qin Ye was to him.

That's right, even now Jia Zhen didn't expect that Zhu Jinghong was attacking him because of Qin Keqing.

After all, everyone knows that Zhu Jinghong likes martial artists, but he has never been known to be fond of beautiful women.

"Now you go to bully the Qin family and treat my words as farts. You are very powerful!"

"Thirteenth Lord, forgive me, Thirteenth Lord, forgive me!" Jia Zhen kept kowtowing.

"Where did you hide the Qin siblings?"

"Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, I found a place for them to live in the south of the city, but I did not hide them!"

"Did you arrange the Qin family's debt collector?"

"How dare I, Qin Zhong borrowed loan sharks to save his father, this matter has nothing to do with me!"

"Don't even think about lying to me. That group has been captured. You'll find out at the first trial!"

"I would never dare to lie to the Thirteenth Master, but I have nothing to do with this matter!"

Seeing Jia Zhen denying it so firmly, Zhu Jinghong reluctantly believed him, and then asked: "Then tell me... why did you provoke the Qin brothers and sisters this time?"

"The minister... the minister is guilty!"

Telling the true purpose would inevitably anger Zhu Jinghong again, so Jia Zhen simply confessed.

At this moment, his legs had been broken, and he was enduring severe pain when he kowtowed. Even the veins on his forehead bulged, but he endured it without saying a word.

"I'll reward you with another twenty lashes. Do you have any objection?"

"The minister is willing to accept the punishment!" Jia Zhen still replied decisively.

His life was in someone's hands, and he had no right to refuse.

Looking back, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Which one of you is coming?"

"I……"

"Brother Thirteen, let me come!"

While the torture continued in Chengmingyuan, Cheng Ying hurried into Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, in the Nuan Pavilion, the emperor was summoning the great scholar Zhao Yushan alone. "At this point, you can stop and let the Sanfa Division close the case!"

"Yes!" Zhao Yushan replied respectfully.

On the throne, Zhu Xianming said with a serious expression: "I have already paved the road for you. How to implement it next, you must draw up a charter as soon as possible!"

Zhao Yushan should implement changes, which Zhu Xianming certainly supported, so he instructed the other party to use the imperial case to eradicate dissidents.

This is the emperor's extreme trust in Zhao Yushan and his full support for his reform plan.

The so-called scholar-officials died for their confidants, such as Zhao Yushan, a scholar-official who had great ambitions and pursued governing the country and bringing peace to the world. The emperor's support made him burst into tears.

"Wei Chen has a strategy. In the early stage..."

Zhao Yushan was well prepared, or in other words, he was always prepared.

Just as he was about to start explaining, Cheng Ying interrupted him.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Xianming looked unhappy.

Arriving at the emperor's side, Cheng Ying lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Master and the Fifteenth Master are outside Chengming Courtyard..."

After Cheng Ying finished explaining the situation, Zhu Xianming's face was extremely ugly, and his anger was about to burst out.

"Go...bring these three bastards to me!"

"Yes!"

After Cheng Ying withdrew, Zhu Xianming simply adjusted his mood, looked at Zhao Yushan and said, "Go on..."

"Yes!"

"My minister's idea is that the first step is to clear the land and acres, and then implement it from a certain place in advance, and accumulate experience to solve the problem!"

"It starts from here..."

While Zhao Yushan was talking eloquently, the eunuch who delivered the order had already rushed to Chengmingyuan, and Jia Zhen's whipping had come to an end.

At this moment, Jia Zhen's legs were broken and her body was covered with bruises. She really only had half her life left.

"The Thirteenth Master, the Fourteenth Master, the Fifteenth Master...the Lord summons you three to come to see me!"

"Ah? But I don't know why Father summoned us?"

Both Zhu Jingchun and Zhu Jingchun had no idea why they were summoned now, so asking this made them feel guilty.

No matter how good they were just now, they were still intimidated now that they were really in trouble.

"Yeah... Got it!" Zhu Jinghong looked indifferent.

"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. Since no one was killed...it's not a big deal!"

These words were not only for Zhu Jingchun, but also for Jia Zhen who was lying on the ground.

"Come here, take him out too, don't dirty my land!"

"Yes!"

Jia Zhen was really like a dead dog at this moment, being dragged out by two young eunuchs.

"Let's go!" Zhu Jinghong still didn't care.

Zhu Jinghong left first, and Zhu Jingchun had no choice but to follow. They had already figured out how to fight.

After the three of them left, Baochai and Yang Jingting also walked out. They walked out of Chengmingyuan with their own concerns and walked towards Kunning Palace without saying anything.

Let's talk about Zhu Jinghong and his party, when they came to Qianqing Palace, the emperor was still summoning Zhao Yushan, so they could only wait outside at this moment.

Of course, the usual treatment was to kneel down, but the feeling of kneeling in the snow really made Zhu Jingchun uncomfortable.

When Zhu Jinghong and the other three were waiting to be summoned, Zhu Jingyuan from the East Palace on the other side was also waiting for him, because it was time to set off in a quarter of an hour.

"Your Highness, the person who just went to inquire has received a letter, saying that the Thirteenth Master has been summoned by the Lord, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come today!"

After hearing the eunuch's report, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but feel curious, so he asked what the reason was.

In fact, Jia Zheng had already arrived at the East Palace at this moment, but he could not see Yuan Chun at all, so he could not pass the news to the prince.

It can also be seen here that Jia Zheng is pedantic. As long as he manages the eunuchs in the East Palace a little, it is not too difficult to spread the news.

"Reporting to Your Highness, it seems that...the Thirteenth Master summoned the Fourteenth Master and the Fifteenth Master and beat up Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion!"

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