King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 359
When he heard that he was going to be exiled, Keqing suddenly lost his composure.

In the eyes of her siblings, the most they could do was dismissal from office and repatriation. Who could have imagined that it would be exile.

According to the current system, people are exiled either to the northwest Gobi or to the wilderness of Annan. No matter which place they are, they will have a narrow escape, and many of the exiles will not make it there alive.

Even if he made it to the exile place alive, the hard life would be very grinding, and he would die within three to five to seven years at most.

Hearing this result, Baochai was also extremely horrified, so she then asked: "Is the whole family exiled?"

What she said was purely unnecessary. Nowadays, unless there is a special decree, the whole family is basically exiled.

Just because Northwest and Annan need people to enrich themselves in order to consolidate the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

"I guess so...but it's not too difficult to save her siblings!"

Not too difficult means that there is still some difficulty.

Because this matter is really difficult, Zhu Jinghong is telling the truth.

However, his words made Ke Qing think wrong again.

Anyway, she has come to this point, and she is willing to sacrifice herself as long as she can exonerate Daji's brother.

"Please save my brother, Master Thirteen. This little girl is willing to serve Master Thirteen for the rest of her life!"

Upon hearing this, Baochai immediately looked at Zhu Jinghong, with a look of scrutiny in his eyes, as if to say that you are such a person.

Zhu Jinghong was helpless about this situation. He looked at Keqing and said, "Miss Qin, we are just helping friends. Stop talking about serving!"

"I will find a way to deal with your family, you don't have to worry too much about it!"

Worrying about this situation is beyond human control, but you can't hide your worry at this time.

At this time, Baochai reminded from the side: "Miss Qin, why don't you thank Mr. San Shi quickly!"

"Thank you Thirteenth Master!" Ke Qing said quickly.

It seems that the words have been exhausted here, and the three of them are extremely awkward when they are together.

"that……"

"Deng An!" Zhu Jinghong shouted outside.

Deng An, who was guarding the door of the hall, trotted in after hearing this, stood outside the hall and asked respectfully: "What is the order from the Thirteenth Master?"

"Take Miss Qin back, be sure to arrange her properly!"

"Yes!"

Just when Zhu Jinghong was about to speak, he saw Baochai holding Ke Qing's arm and saying with a smile: "Let's go... I'll see Miss Qin off!"

Baochai's help made Keqing burst into tears of gratitude.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of the first time the two met. At that time, she said bad things to Baochai, but now she made Keqing feel deeply sorry.

"Let's go!"

Ignoring Zhu Jinghong in his seat, Baochai took Ke Qing and went out. The relationship between the two was particularly close.

Seeing these two people leaving, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but complain: "I am an outsider!"

When he was alone, Zhu Jinghong recalled the situation just now. The warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms really made him nostalgic.

"Come on!"

After a while, a young eunuch appeared in front of Zhu Jinghong.

"Go to Kunning Palace to send a message to Yinglian and tell her that I want to eat fish!"

Don't ask why you want to eat fish, anyway, this is the code word between Zhu Jinghong and Yinglian. The latter will really turn into a "mermaid" tonight and take a different kind of mandarin duck bath with him.

"Yes!"

After this person left, Zhu Jinghong shouted again: "Here comes another person!"

Another young eunuch appeared, looking respectful and listening to Zhu Jinghong's instructions.

"Go and ask Zhang Ping'an to come, I have something to give you!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Ping'an was the chief eunuch under him, and it was obvious that Zhu Jinghong had important business to ask for him.

The so-called official business was to move the craftsmen to Shanglin Garden. The emperor had already nodded to this matter, and Zhu Jinghong was very concerned about speeding up the progress.

Just yesterday, he ordered someone to send a letter to Jia Yun, asking him to prepare for "relocation".

Let Zhang Pingan go see the situation today. If he is ready, he will ask for the order, and then those foreigners will be brought into Shanglinyuan.

When Zhu Jinghong arranged this matter, Baochai sent Keqing to Donghua Gate. "Miss Xue, thank you very much!" Ke Qing saluted solemnly.

Baochai couldn't help but smile and said: "You have thanked the wrong person. If I want to thank you, I should also thank Master Thirteen!"

"The Thirteenth Master wants to thank you, and the girl also wants to thank you. Thank you for helping me speak just now!"

"You don't have to worry about what you can do, but it's a pity that I'm so soft-spoken that I can't help you much!"

Keqing agreed with everything else, but she didn't agree with Baochai's last sentence.

If he was really soft-spoken, how could he speak like that in front of Zhu Jinghong?
The two talked for a while, and then Deng An took Keqing out of the palace, and Baochai turned around and returned to Chengmingyuan.

Just as Zhu Jinghong finished giving instructions to Zhang Ping'an, the latter left the hall and left.

"Baby girl, come in and sit down!"

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was about to take action, Baochai took two steps back, and then said: "Master Thirteen, this little girl came here specifically to apologize!"

"apologize?"

"I just ruined your good deeds. Isn't this a big crime?"

Although Baochai was only half-joking, she was also exploring Zhu Jinghong's intentions, and she was really worried about offending him.

Walking around behind Baochai, Zhu Jinghong suddenly reached into her ear and asked, "Then how are you going to compensate me?"

Seeing that he was still thinking about joking, Baochai knew that Zhu Jinghong was not angry.

Turning around, Baochai said full of resentment: "Is it possible? You want me to be like that Miss Qin, forced to pledge myself to you?"

"You girl, don't talk nonsense. I never forced her. It was a complete misunderstanding!"

"Really? I made the mistake of taking off my clothes and then sitting on your lap?"

"She took the initiative in this matter and it really has nothing to do with me!"

"How could a young lady from a scholarly family, who has not yet left the court, be so unruly and disrespectful?"

Such questioning was very much like a wife questioning her husband. Baochai became so angry that he didn't realize that he had mistaken his identity.

Zhu Jinghong knew it well, so he asked with a smile: "Girl...you are not jealous, are you?"

"Who is jealous..."

Being touched, even with Baochai's calm wisdom, she felt extremely shy at this moment.

Then she was about to turn around and leave. This time, Zhu Jinghong had quick hands and eyes and grabbed her directly.

"Don't go... let's talk slowly if you have anything to say!"

Although Baochai wanted to break free, there was nothing she could do if Zhu Jinghong refused to let go.

"For bullying a weak woman like me, Master Thirteen is truly a hero!"

"What did you say? Why should I bully you? Come on, come on... let's sit down and talk!"

When he said this, Zhu Jinghong pulled Baochai inside, but someone behind him exclaimed.

"You...you..."

The two looked back, only to see Zhen Qin covering her mouth at the door, obviously shocked by the scene in front of her.

"Sister Bao, you..."

How can you be so close?Baochai, don’t you know?Is Master Thirteen my future husband?Friends and husbands should not be bullied...

Zhen Qin was furious, and her face instantly turned ugly. She seemed to have been betrayed at this moment.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinghong said at this time: "Girl Qin, you came at the right time!"

"Bao Yatou fainted just now. Fortunately, I was able to help her with my hands and eyes, otherwise I might have been injured!"

"Come here quickly and help me hold her up!"

"Really?" Zhen Qin looked suspicious.

Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "You girl, I can still lie to you, come here and help!"

At this moment, Baochai also pretended to be dizzy and cooperated with Zhu Jinghong to hide it from Zhen Qin. Otherwise, if the girl goes back and talks nonsense, she will be embarrassed to see others.

"Sister Bao, the princess asked me to come over and take a look when she saw you coming here for so long. It turns out you are not feeling well!"

While talking, Zhen Qin stepped forward to help, and helped Baochai sit down together with Zhu Jinghong. Apparently she had been deceived.

(End of this chapter)