King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 451 The bold Zhen Qin

After talking to Zhu Yunsheng for a while in Kunning Palace, Zhu Jinghong left without interest.

After returning to the house, he discussed with Baochai again, mainly to discuss how to deal with it next.

When the two of them were discussing, Baochai also mentioned Cui Xiuqing's matter, but Zhu Jinghong was not at all concerned about it because it was so trivial.

Two days passed quickly, and with Zhu Yunsheng's repeated prayers and Baochai's full guarantee, the queen finally agreed for her daughter to leave the palace.

But when parting, the queen repeatedly warned Zhu Yunsheng and asked her to persuade Zhu Jinghong to take the right path.

Obviously, the queen was particularly serious about opposing Zhu Jinghong's trip to the northwest.

On the ninth day of March, Zhu Yunsheng and his party left the palace for Prince Xiang's Mansion, while Cui Xiuqing formally bid farewell to Baochai.

Yesterday, news came from Yiyang Prefecture that the Xin'an County Magistrate's family was very sensible and listened to the advice and promised not to bother the Zhang family.

Cui Xiuqing originally wanted to leave yesterday, but Baochai forced her to stay one more night.

"When you go to North Korea, you have to take care of yourself. You can send letters when you have free time!"

In the carriage, Cui Xiuqing opened a corner of the curtain and looked at Prince Xiang's Mansion that was gradually going away, recalling Baochai's words when they parted in her mind.

Sister Bao, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you again in this life... Cui Xiuqing thought to herself.

"Sister, brother, I really didn't expect that you and Princess Xiang are so close. If we had known that we had such a relationship, why would our family have to go all the way to North Korea!"

Listening to the words of his brother outside the carriage, Cui Xiuqing replied: "Brother, the house and land at home have been sold, and the road ahead has been planned... I'm afraid it's too late if I don't say it now!"

The eldest brother of the Cui family knew it was too late, so he just talked.

Half an hour after the Cui brothers and sisters left, a large number of officers and soldiers appeared outside Prince Xiang's Mansion. This was when Zhu Yunsheng arrived with his attendants.

After dozens of feet in the area were cleared, Zhu Yunsheng's sedan appeared outside Prince Xiang's Mansion, followed by the sedans of Daiyu and three others.

The sedan was carried directly into the palace. After all the eunuchs and maids accompanying him entered, the guards retreated one after another.

Let's talk about Zhu Yunsheng and others. They were finally carried into Yin'an Gate. Baochai and Yang Jingting were already waiting outside Yin'an Hall.

Daiyu and others got out of the sedan first, and then came to the outside of Zhu Yunsheng's sedan. The three of them welcomed Zhu Yunsheng out.

After Zhu Yunsheng got out of the sedan, Baochai and others walked down the steps and came to Zhu Yunsheng with smiles.

"Third sister, you have been making noise for several months, and now you have entered your thirteenth brother's home. Are you feeling better now?"

Zhu Yunsheng first saluted Baochai, then greeted Yang Jingting, and then she looked around.

"Princess!" Yinglian greeted proactively.

"Ok!"

In response, Zhu Yunsheng's eyes fell on Ke Qing, and then he couldn't look away, all because Ke Qing was so beautiful.

At this time Baochai introduced: "This sister Keqing is your Thirteenth Brother's favorite!"

"Brother Thirteen is really good at finding beauties!"

After sighing with emotion, Zhu Yunsheng turned to Baochai and asked, "Sister-in-law, why haven't you seen Brother Thirteen?"

Baochai replied: "I went out to Brother Liu Liu's house. I told him that my third sister was coming today and you should stay at the house to welcome her. But he said why his sister should see anyone else, and then he went out..."

"What was he doing at Sixth Brother's house?" Zhu Yunsheng asked curiously.

"Please help Sixth Brother, I don't know much about him either!"

"Ask Brother Six for help? Why not ask Brother Four?"

Perhaps due to the influence of the queen, Zhu Yunsheng was estranged from Zhu Jingyuan. In comparison, she liked the prince and Zhu Jinghong more.

Baochai really couldn't answer the question Zhu Yunsheng asked, so she simply changed the subject and said, "Don't mention these disappointing things, I'll take you around the house!"

He was just here to relax, so Zhu Yunsheng didn't really care about these things, so he followed Baochai into the mansion.

Behind the two of them were Yang Jingting, Daiyu and others. As former "colleagues", they chatted with each other. It was absolutely impossible for them to stay silent.

After finally coming here, Zhu Yunsheng wanted to have a good look around, and the first place she visited was Yin'an Hall.

This is the place where Zhu Jinghong lives. The furnishings can only be described as simple and crude, which is in line with Zhu Yunsheng's expectations.

Of course, there are also people who are visiting seriously, such as Daiyu in the crowd, and Zhen Qin who is overflowing with love.

"These things are so scary in the house!" Zhen Qin muttered in a low voice.

Daiyu felt the same way, but as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but she thought it was a different story.

But in fact, beauty cannot be seen in the eye of the beholder, but love can be transformed into tolerance, or in other words, it can blind others and only see the good points.

So at this moment, Daiyu, who could only hold a pen, stretched out her hand to hold a sword, and then struggled to pull out a section of it.

The sword was unsheathed. Even though it was only a short length, it still gave off a cold light, making it particularly dazzling indoors.

Baochai looked over immediately, and she was shocked for a moment.

No matter Zhen Qin or Xiang Yun, she wouldn't be surprised if she drew the sword, but it couldn't be Daiyu.

"Girl Lin, don't move this thing around, or you may hurt yourself!" Baochai strolled over.

Daiyu quickly let go, and the sword fell into the sheath under the influence of gravity, making a "dang" sound immediately.

Pulling Daiyu aside, Baochai asked with a smile: "Girl, you usually only love poems and songs, why did you touch such vulgar things today!"

Yes, why is this?Why do I fall in love with such vulgar things?Daiyu also asked herself in her heart.

"I'm just curious!" Daiyu replied in a low voice.

Baochai tapped her finger on her forehead, and then said: "Don't move if you are curious, this is a murder weapon... not something you can play with!"

Yes, only Sister Bao can be worthy of a person like Thirteenth Master. How can I be worthy of him?

Being too smart is actually not a good thing. For example, at this moment, Daiyu over-understood every word of Baochai, and then developed self-denial.

"Let's go... let's go and have a look in the garden!" Baochai took Daiyu and walked towards Zhu Yunsheng in front.

Let's talk about Prince Rui's Mansion on the other side. At this moment, Zhu Jinghong has expressed his intention to Zhu Jingyuan and is waiting for his brother's response.

Zhu Jinghong wanted to go to the northwest and asked himself to help intercede with the queen. Zhu Jingyuan really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Zhu Jingyuan naturally knows very well how he will be treated by his old mother.

"Thirteenth brother, why don't you ask the prince for help!" Zhu Jingyuan asked with a smile.

"Sixth brother, fourth brother... let's forget it!"

Although Zhu Jinghong didn't say anything, it had shown that the prince was unreliable, which made Zhu Jingyuan very happy.

"Thirteenth brother, why do you have to go to the northwest? That place is bitterly cold and difficult, but it is not even half as comfortable as the capital!"

"Brother Six, I once told you that my ambition is to be a general. Now the Northwest War is about to begin. Even if I can't lead the troops to fight, I can always go over and take a look!"

Zhu Jinghong's ambition had indeed been mentioned to Zhu Jingyuan earlier, and now it was considered an old matter again.

Seeing that Zhu Jingyuan did not express his position, Zhu Jinghong stood up and said: "Sixth brother, if you are in trouble, then I won't bother you!"

"Look... why are you so anxious? I didn't say I wouldn't help!" Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Zhu Jingyuan replied.

"Thank you brother six!"

After thanking him for a while, Zhu Jinghong left happily, and Zhu Jingyuan sent him outside the gate of the palace.

When he returned to the dormitory, Chen Zhi was already waiting in the main hall.

"Do you really want to help Lao Shisan?"

"I'm just helping, and I didn't say I was going to help. I want to take action in the near future, but I don't dare to make the queen mother angry!" Zhu Jingyuan replied calmly.

"You just understand, this old Thirteen, look at the way he was jumping up and down just now, he doesn't have the dignity of a sect king, and he can't speak properly!"

Mentioning Zhu Jinghong, Chen Zhi felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly, and then complained: "Since I was a child, I have never been peaceful. I just like martial arts. I learned how to do business in the past, and I made 10 taels in one sale. It's really ..." She was among the 10 taels of silver, so Chen Zhi was particularly angry when she mentioned it. She had never been so wealthy in all the years she had been in charge of the palace.

"Now that he wants to go to the battlefield again, he really thinks about it all at once!"

Zhu Jingyuan took Chen Zhi's complaints seriously, but such an ineffective brother was exactly what he wanted to see.

However, the real purpose of Zhu Jinghong's trip was not to really want Lao Liu to help.

In addition to consolidating his character as a reckless lady, his trip was also to inoculate Lao Liu. Don't think too much about his expedition to the northwest.

"In two days, I have to go to the East Palace!" On the way back, Zhu Jinghong had a new plan.

But in fact, he had misjudged the situation. Now the prince and Prince Rui were gathering strength and planning to give each other a head-on blow, and they had no intention of causing trouble for him.

Of course, as the saying goes, nip problems in the bud. There is nothing wrong with Zhu Jinghong doing this. In short, consolidating his character will benefit him without any harm.

When Zhu Jinghong returned to the palace, Baochai and his party were taking a boat trip in the back garden. At this moment, everyone was talking and laughing.

The only thing missing from the scene was Zhen Qin, because when she was having fun with Xiangyun just now, she touched the tea cup and wet her clothes, so she left to change clothes.

But she didn't bring any extra clothes today, so Baochai asked her to wear her newly made clothes, so Zhen Qin came to Tongxin Hall at this time.

The west side hall of Tongxin Hall is where Baochai's clothes are stored. Zhen Qin is dazzled by the dazzling array of items.

But what attracted her attention the most was the super-grade uniform that represented the princess' identity.

Seeing Zhen Qin standing still, the maid on the side reminded: "Girl, here are the princess's newly made clothes. There are five sets of clothes that have not been worn yet. Girl, you can choose one of your own!"

"Okay, I get it now!"

Then Zhen Qin reminded again: "You guys go down, I can make my own choice!"

"This..." The maids were in a dilemma. Normally, they would have to wait here.

"There are so many of you, I don't like it very much!" Zhen Qin looked embarrassed.

Understanding Zhen Qin's unspeakable secret, the maids looked at each other and then left one after another.

"Close the door and wait outside the palace!"

"Yes!"

After confirming that everyone had exited, Zhen Qin went to the supply door and carefully bolted the door.

Then she came to the princess's uniform, stretched out her hand and carefully took it off, with a different kind of madness in her expression.

Originally she just wanted to take it off and take a look, but now she has a crazier idea.

Even if you can’t be a princess, you can just have fun for the time being!

So Zhen Qin took off her outer robe, picked up the princess's robe, and put it on herself.

It would be extremely troublesome to put this thing on without help.

It took a while for Zhen Qin to put on her robe, but before she could put on her coat, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Miss Zhen, why did you close the door? The princess ordered the slave to come and get the cloak. Miss Zhen, are you there?"

"Ah...I'm here...just wait...I'll open the door right away!"

The robe was troublesome to put on, and it was not easy to take it off. After a few seconds, no one came to open the door, and the maid outside said, "Then I came in through the side door!"

Zhen Qin never expected that this room actually had a side door. Once someone saw it, she would not be able to live anymore.

When the maid walked towards the side door, she had no time to change her clothes, so she fled towards the main door, quietly opened the door bolt and went out.

Even after leaving this door, Zhen Qin is still in the hall at this moment, and she absolutely dares not go out through this.

But when she looked left and right, she happened to see the ajar window on the north side, so she tiptoed over.

She gently pushed open the window and climbed out. There was a passage outside. Fortunately, no one was coming or going at the moment, which made Zhen Qin temporarily relieved.

At this time, someone was calling her in the palace, obviously curious as to why she was missing.

But if Zhen Qin dared to respond, she could only pretend to be an ostrich and huddle in the corner, and carefully peered inside through the cracks in the window.

By coincidence, Zhu Jinghong, who was returning home, was heading to the back garden, and he happened to pass this road alone.

Then he saw "Baochai" wearing a formal dress uncharacteristically, lying on the window and looking inside quietly.

Because Zhen Qin's back was to Zhu Jinghong, it was extremely normal that he didn't recognize him at this time.

Zhu Jinghong lifted the hem of his clothes and leaned over cautiously. Zhen Qin, who was so nervous, didn't even notice.

When they were a few steps away, Zhu Jinghong strode forward and picked up "Baochai" directly from behind.

With no one around, Zhu Jinghong started exploring as usual, but as soon as he got started, he found that the size was wrong.

Hearing Zhen Qin's exclamation in his ears, he put it down, and when he took a closer look, he almost fell over.

"You... why are you wearing Baochai's clothes?" Zhu Jinghong asked subconsciously.

However, before Zhen Qin could explain, someone in the hall rushed outside and shouted: "Who is behind? Is it Miss Zhen?"

Now Zhen Qin became more and more anxious. She quickly squatted down, hid under the window wall, and made a "shh" gesture to Zhu Jinghong.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong had roughly guessed what stupid thing this girl had done.

The next moment, the window was pushed open from the inside, and two maids appeared inside.

When they saw that it was Zhu Jinghong standing outside, the two of them were also startled, and then they quickly saluted him.

"There is no one here, please step back!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.

"Yes!"

Soon the two people left, and Zhen Qin breathed a sigh of relief, but then her face turned red again and she didn't dare to look at Zhu Jinghong in front of her.

"Tell me...what's going on?" Zhu Jinghong asked after approaching.

"I...I just want to give it a try!" Zhen Qin replied shamelessly. At this time, if she was too shameless, she should have been hit by a pillar.

Walking up to Zhen Qin, Zhu Jinghong leaned down and asked: "You dare to wear the princess's dress randomly, are you not afraid of being found out by her?"

"Thirteenth Master, you won't tell the princess, will you?" Zhen Qin said with fear, obviously she was still afraid of death.

But before Zhu Jinghong could answer, she just heard her continue: "As long as you don't tell anyone, I will agree to whatever you want me to do!"

Anyway, she was hugged and touched by him. Even if he wanted to give her body, he could only give him an advantage... Even at this time, Zhen Qin was still thinking about it.

Looking at Zhen Qin in her uniform, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but come up with a bold idea.

"Since we want to pursue excitement, why not follow through to the end?"

This sentence came out of his heart, so much so that his eyes changed when he looked at Zhen Qin.

Of course, Zhu Jinghong's so-called excitement is of course to cooperate with his big plan, and it is by no means really coveting Zhen Qin's body.

Zhu Jinghong's gaze was noticed by Zhen Qin, but he directly frightened her. At this time, Zhen Qin was like a little white rabbit encountering a wild beast.

"Hurry up and change your clothes, be careful if someone sees you!" Zhu Jinghong calmed down and said to himself that this matter is not urgent.

"Forehead!"

At this time, Zhen Qin was both relieved and disappointed, and her mood was extremely complicated.

She first leaned against the window and listened for a while, then opened the window again after confirming that no one was there, and then climbed inside while holding on to the wall.

People's self-control ability is actually unpredictable. For example, at this moment, Zhu Jinghong subconsciously stepped forward, held Zhen Qin's lower body and sent her in.

This move really shocked Zhen Qin, who was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth for fear that she would scream again.

After landing, Zhen Qin ran away and went into the inner room to change clothes.

Zhu Jinghong was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stood outside the window and waited for a while. He did not leave until Zhen Qin finished changing.

(End of this chapter)