King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 365: Difficult Factory Guard

Yinglian left with Zhu Jinghong, and the scene seemed to have returned to before.

But no matter Baochai, Yang Jingting or Zhen Qin, seeing Yinglian leaving with Zhu Jinghong, they all felt more or less sore in their hearts.

These delicate thoughts are difficult for others to detect, but together they finally change the atmosphere.

Although the girls continued to discuss knowledge, it was not as lively as before.

After a while, it was time to pass on the dinner. This was also the first time Daiyu had seen the daily meals of the royal family.

There is no doubt that the rules and regulations are more complicated than those of the Jia family. As for the food itself, it is not too novel.

After dinner, it was time for everyone to rest.

The queen originally arranged a place for Daiyu to live, but before leaving, Zhu Yunsheng saw that she was afraid, so he kept her again.

"It's pitiful for you to live alone. Why don't you stay here with me, squeeze in with one of them, or find another room to sleep in!" Zhu Yunsheng made the arrangements enthusiastically.

Just listen to Baochai answer: "Why don't you live with me? Anyway, I have room everywhere!"

"What do you think?" Zhu Yunsheng looked at Daiyu.

Although Daiyu was overjoyed, she still replied calmly: "That's fine!"

Everyone talked for a while, and then it was time to rest. Baochai led Daiyu to his room.

The palace maids had made the bed in advance and were getting hot water for them to wash up. After some busy work, the palace maids left, leaving only Chai and Dai in the room.

At this moment, Daiyu was sitting at the desk in the room, flipping through the books at random.

"Sister Bao, what is this?"

Baochai looked back and saw Daiyu taking out a sachet, which she had made for Zhu Jinghong. It would be completed in the next two days.

Baochai was no longer calm now. He didn't care about the lady's manners at this time. He rushed over in three steps and then took the sachet and put it away.

"It's just an ordinary sachet, there are many of them in the palace!" Baochai responded casually.

"Really? I saw two small characters on something, and one of them seemed to be..."

Before Daiyu could finish speaking, Baochai, who had hidden the sachet, returned and packed up the desk and said, "Stop thinking so wildly. It's cold now, so go to bed early!"

"Okay!" Daiyu nodded.

In fact, she saw the words on the sachet clearly, but this kind of thing was too outrageous, so she didn't say anything more to save Baochai's face.

The two of them didn't say anything else. They got into bed one after another and covered each other with a quilt, lying side by side like this.

Soon a palace maid came over and turned off the lights. In the end, only two candles were lit in the room, and the light suddenly dimmed.

Daiyu, who was lying on her back, turned sideways to face Baochai, and then said: "Sister Bao, it really surprises me that you and Thirteenth Master are so close!"

"He has a good relationship with everyone. He will work hard for unrelated people, but he has nothing to do with me!"

Baochai was talking about Keqing. Although Daiyu didn't understand the key, she still felt that Baochai's words were too modest.

"Sister Bao, words can deceive people... but eyes can't!"

After saying this, Daiyu tightened the quilt, then came close to Baochai, and whispered: "I just realized that the way Thirteenth Master looked at you just now was different from the way he looked at other people!"

"So what he said is right. You girl really kept staring at him and saying...what's your intention?" Baochai adjusted his answering strategy and became aggressive.

"Sister Bao, you are trying to inflict a crime!"

Daiyu didn't care about Baochai's accusation, just because she really had no idea about Zhu Jinghong, at least for now.

"I want to accuse him? Aren't you being far-fetched? You have to say that I have something to do with him. Is this what a sister should say?"

After saying this, Baochai reached out and pinched Daiyu's pretty face, but the latter tilted her head and dodged it.

"Sister Bao, let's stop joking, there is something serious... I want to ask you for advice!" Daiyu suppressed her smile and became relatively serious.

"What's the matter?" "The Thirteenth Master is going to make a king and open a palace. Are you going to run for his princess?"

Hearing this, Baochai suddenly became furious, so he put his hand into Daiyu's quilt, pinched her waist.

"You girl, what are you talking about? I won't teach you a lesson!"

"Ouch, Sister Bao, it hurts..."

"Do people care about you too? How can such a life-long event not be discussed!"

"How dare you talk nonsense..."

The two quarreled for a while, and finally settled down when they were tired. They talked for a while before falling asleep.

The next day came in a blink of an eye. Daiyu thought she could go back, but Zhu Yunsheng kept her for another day.

This also means that someone in the Jia family has to suffer for another day, which is not an ordinary day.

On the second day when Daiyu was in the palace, Zhu Jinghong happened to have some free time, so he went to the east hall of Kunning Palace and spent a lot of time. He also talked a lot with Daiyu, and the two of them got to know each other roughly.

On the third day, Daiyu was sent out of the palace according to the queen's wish, and Zhu Jinghong turned his attention to his career again.

In addition to the craftsmen of Shanglinyuan, the training of the Northern Four Guards is also about to officially begin.

Zhu Jinghong had to check and accept the preparations of each guard before reporting to the emperor.

When he was preparing to meet the emperor, Li Qingxiang, the commander of the Fusi Department in Beizhen, was meeting with the emperor in Qianqing Palace.

"A total of 37 White Lotus Sect rebels were found in each thousand households, and six of them have confessed, so they may rebel in the capital during the Lantern Festival!"

In the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Li Qingxiang knelt in front of the emperor's case and made a final summary of all the situations.

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak, he could only continue: "At that time, the lights were turned off in the capital and the people gathered together. There was a huge crowd of people and they could hide in it. If they were to commit murder... I'm afraid it would cause a catastrophe!"

"So I think the court still needs to make preparations early!"

After hearing this last sentence, Zhu Xianming finally raised his head and said in a dissatisfied tone: "So you Jin Yiwei can't catch the traitors who sneaked into the city?"

"I am incompetent, please convict your Majesty!" Li Qingxiang confessed his crime very simply. It was meaningless to argue at this time.

Throwing the report in his hand in front of Li Qingxiang, Zhu Xianming said angrily: "The capital is not big, but there are four thousand-household offices of Jinyiwei. However, people from the White Lotus Sect came one after another, and they almost took over the capital... …”

"Are you, thousands of people, all living on dry food?"

The more he talked about it, the angrier Zhu Xianming became. Li Qingxiang was frightened by the thunderous fury.

Li Qingxiang could only stand firm in place while thinking about his next response.

The best way to reduce pressure is to deflect conflicts, and it just so happens that he has a good card in his hand at this time.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report!" Li Qingxiang said bravely.

"Say!"

"The previous assassination of the Thirteenth Master was the work of the White Lotus Sect. Nancheng Qianhu Office took over the case, and after a rigorous investigation, it was discovered that..."

"What did you find?" Zhu Xianming asked in a deep voice. He hated others showing off.

"I discovered that there may be spies from the White Lotus Sect in the Imperial City!"

There was actually a White Lotus Sect spy in the palace. Hearing this, Zhu Xianming became furious and immediately shouted: "Come here, tell Dai Quan to get here!"

The eunuch Dai Quan and the eunuch Bingbi are in charge of the ceremony. Now he is in charge of the East Factory. If something like this happens in the palace, he will naturally be contacted.

There is no doubt that Li Qingxiang chose the right time to speak, and now all the pressure is on Dai Quan.

At this time, Dai Quan was reading the memorial in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. When he was summoned, he put down his errand and rushed to Qianqing Palace.

"Call Liu Zhong here too!"

(End of this chapter)