King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 463 Ning Huanxiang

"Eunuch Deng, it's not that I won't let you go, it's just that the Sixth Master has said hello, does the Thirteenth Master know?" Luo Luo Qing reminded.

If possible, he still hopes not to release him now, or to report to Prince Rui's Mansion before releasing him.

"Okay...I'll go back and report to the prince. You should also find time to go to the prince's palace!" Deng An immediately darkened his face.

Since Luo Qing didn't know how to praise him, Deng An wouldn't talk nonsense to him, so he turned around and walked out of the house.

Luo Luoqing had no choice but to chase after him, and after stopping Deng An, he said, "Father... I'll let him go, I'll just let him go!"

After saying this, Luo Luo Qing winked at Shi Jin, and the latter could only arrange the matter according to his words.

At this point, Deng An finally looked better, and said to Luo Qing casually: "Since the prince has said that he will support you in this matter, you can rest assured!"

With a sneer, Deng An continued: "Luo Qianhu... If I had walked out of this door just now, then I would really be doomed!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The two talked like this, and Li Hui was taken out after a while.

His robes were dirty, his expression still looked frightened, and his whole person looked particularly decadent.

"Li Hui... our prince invites you to come to the palace!" Deng An said calmly.

"Can I leave here?" Li Hui was still in disbelief.

"That's right!" Deng An replied.

Without further words, Li Hui left with Deng An, and Luo Qing also went to Prince Rui's Mansion.

Prince Rui greeted him, but now that he was released without being retained, Luo Luoqing naturally had to come to apologize in person.

When he arrived at Prince Rui's Mansion, he waited for a full hour before he was able to meet Zhu Jingyuan and explain the situation truthfully.

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan's face looked particularly ugly, and he couldn't help but give Luo Qing a scolding.

But he also knew that with the nature of his brother, if Luo Qing disobeyed him, he might be beaten to death by Zhu Jinghong.

Therefore, Zhu Jingyuan understood Luo Qing's difficulties, and finally changed his attitude to appease this person.

After Luo Qing confessed his crime and left, Zhu Jingyuan immediately ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair. He wanted to go to Prince Xiang's Mansion in person to find out.

Li Hui was an important part of his plan. Now that he was let go, how could he remain indifferent, so he had to go to Prince Xiang's Mansion.

However, Zhu Jinghong could not let Prince Rui get his wish. For example, the news that he rescued Li Hui today was "accidentally" revealed to the East Palace.

So before Zhu Jingyuan arrived at Prince Xiang's Mansion, the prince himself had already arrived at Prince Xiang's Mansion and was currently walking with Zhu Jinghong in the palace grounds.

As for Li Hui and others, they had left half an hour ago, and they had already discussed how to transport the gold.

"Old Thirteen, you did a good job in this matter. Old Sixth is used to scheming and scheming, and all he wants to do is harm good people all day long!"

Seeing that the prince was about to "misunderstand", Zhu Jinghong immediately explained: "Fourth brother, I don't know anything about the court affairs. It's just that the North Koreans' bid was too high, so I couldn't help but take action!"

He wanted to avoid getting involved in the struggle as much as possible, so he had to package the matter as just a business.

"Prince Qi, the Sixth Master is here!"

"Oh? Brother Six came here in person?"

Pretending to show panic, Zhu Jinghong immediately looked at the prince beside him and asked in fear: "Fourth brother, sixth brother is not here to ask for guilt, right?"

It's finally time for me to show off, and let's see how my brother shows his authority... Zhu Jingyuan was overjoyed.

Then he said calmly: "Thirteenth brother, don't panic, if he dares to find trouble with you, I won't let him be arrogant!"

As the elder brother, Prince Rui certainly didn't have to wait outside, so when Zhu Jinghong walked to the gate of the school ground, this man had already come to him.

Zhu Jingyuan saw the Prince's bicycle frame, so he knew Zhu Jingyuan was here.

"Brother Six, what happened today is a misunderstanding. I dare to guarantee with my life...that the North Korean prince is innocent!"

"If you offend Brother Six for this, you will hit me or scold me!"

He was about to fight to the death for his brother, so why did the wise brother surrender first... Hearing Zhu Jinghong's posture being so low, Zhu Jingyuan had such strange thoughts in his heart.

Zhu Jingyuan said on the spot: "Thirteenth brother, don't be disrespectful to him. Brother Wei will help you with this matter. I'll see what he can do to you!"

Sure enough, the fourth brother was still so simple and easy to be fooled... Zhu Jinghong was already happy.

"Fourth brother, why do you involve the thirteenth brother in the grudge between the two of us, and use people as weapons just to embarrass me? You are such a good brother!" Zhu Jingyuan asked suppressing his anger.

"Brother Six, don't be angry. Just scold me. It's just that I'm too short of money. Such a businessman is really..."

"Thirteenth brother, you are shallow-minded... but don't let some villains take advantage of you. Sometimes you make a mistake and you will be doomed!"

"Ah? So serious?" Zhu Jinghong looked frightened when he heard Lao Liusenhan's words.

This is a great test of acting skills. Fortunately, his acting skills are very good now, and his true feelings really emerge.

So in the end, things turned into a confrontation between Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jingyuan, and he himself became the peacemaker.

Here Zhu Jinghong tried to persuade the two to fight, but Baochai, who entered the palace to pay his respects to the queen, met the Xia family's mother and daughter "by chance".

In order to create a coincidence to meet her, the Xia family's mother and daughter waited for her for nearly two hours outside Dong'an Gate.

Although she is the so-called "Osmanthus Xia Family", her family does not even have a serious official status, so Wu Zhao cannot enter the imperial city at all, so she can only wait outside Dong'an Gate.

Of course they could also go to Prince Xiang's Mansion and wait, but it would be too deliberate to go directly to the door to ask for mercy.

So, they create a chance encounter.

After some pleasantries, Xia Yuegui tactfully expressed her sister's proposal to find a job for Sun Shaozu beside Zhu Jinghong.

Baochai didn't know this person well, so of course he couldn't promise anything on the spot. He just responded politely and mentioned the matter to Zhu Jinghong.

In fact, Baochai has no time to care about this now because she is worried about the situation in the palace.

After the palace's female official came to report that the two men had left, Baochai said goodbye to the Xia family's mother and daughter and returned.

She had been in the palace for so long today just to avoid this matter, which was what Zhu Jinghong meant.

She will soon be in charge of Prince Xiang's Mansion, so it would be best to have less involvement in this matter now.

Soon she returned to the palace and found Zhu Jinghong in the Yin'an Palace, who was wiping his sword at the moment.

After retreating to everyone in the room, Baochai got straight to the point and asked, "Is the matter settled?"

"It was smoother than I expected. They started yelling at each other as soon as they met, and I became the peacemaker!"

"Even so, I'm afraid I'm still jealous of others!" Baochai sat next to Zhu Jinghong.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I get the benefit. Let him hate it if he likes it!"

Sighing, Baochai suddenly remembered the Xia family's request, and said to Zhu Jinghong: "Oscarpival Xia family, please ask me to ask for a favor from you. The husband of her eldest daughter wants to go to the northwest with you to find a job!"

"Sun Shaozu?" Zhu Jinghong asked, he was a little unsure.

"It's this man!"

"I didn't expect that he would actually come here to ask for help!" Zhu Jinghong was deeply surprised.

"Although this person has some uses, he is too eager for quick success. Let's wait for him for a few days before talking!"

Zhu Jinghong didn't know how many more sins Xia Jingui would suffer just because he wanted to hang out with Sun Shaozu for a few more days. “I have something to tell you!”

"What's the matter?"

"Yinglian has been with me for so long, I still have to give her a status!"

"Okay... just leave this matter to me!"

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After being rescued by Zhu Jinghong, the North Korean mission left the capital the next day, and that same day the North Four Guards set off to the northwest.

The emperor personally came to the expedition ceremony and encouraged the entire army to fulfill their duties and wipe out all the rebels on the northwest battlefield.

With the Northern Four Guards having such sophisticated and powerful equipment, as well as such high military discipline and combat literacy, Zhu Xianming was very confident in their combat effectiveness.

In order to avoid people's association, Zhu Jinghong did not appear at the ceremony, but went to Kunning Palace to talk to his old mother.

On the contrary, the prince and Prince Rui, two brothers who were at odds with each other, all attended the expedition ceremony.

The queen has been in poor health recently and seemed tired after chatting for a while, so she went to the small Buddhist hall to rest.

As usual, Zhu Jinghong came to the east hall of Kunning Palace and chatted with Zhu Yunsheng and Daiyu Xiangyun.

Zhu Yunsheng was currently very busy with his studies and had no time to talk to his elder brother. Instead, this pleased Zhu Jinghong, who made a special trip to flirt with Daiyu and Xiangyun.

Xiangyun was outspoken and asked Zhu Jinghong many questions, especially about the scenery outside the Great Wall in the northwest, and his words were full of yearning.

"It's a pity that I'm a girl and can't go to the northwest with Master Thirteen to see the scenery of the desert!"

This is Xiangyun's sincere sigh, which shows that she is different from ordinary women.

Compared to Xiangyun, Daiyu is much more silent, although she has a lot to say in her heart.

After staying in the East Hall for a while, Zhu Jinghong planned to go back to his home. After saying goodbye to Zhu Yunsheng, he left Kunning Gate and heard rapid footsteps from behind.

When he turned around and looked around, he was quite surprised to find that it was Daiyu who was following him. The strenuous exercise made him gasp.

"Girl Lin, why did you follow me out?"

Without answering the question, Daiyu asked: "Thirteenth Master, when do you plan to go to the northwest?"

"Ten more days!"

"The war is dangerous, do we have to go?" At this time, Daiyu's eyes were already moist.

I remember that this girl has become much brighter and cheerful since she entered the palace. It is rare that she has tears in her eyes. What happened today?
  "Now that the matter has been decided, I must go!" Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, hot tears rolled out of Daiyu's eyes, making Zhu Jinghong a little at a loss.

If word gets out that he bullies weak women, his reputation will be ruined!
  "When can I come back?"

Daiyu's question once again surprised Zhu Jinghong. At this time, he finally realized that this girl must be reluctant to leave him.

It's normal to be reluctant to let go, but it's really abnormal to be too reluctant!
  Could it be that this girl is also interested in me? Zhu Jinghong made a bold assumption.

"Girl Lin, why are you crying? Are you having trouble studying? Or is your father in trouble?"

"If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will solve them for you before I leave!" Zhu Jinghong gave a guarantee, which was actually to test Daiyu's thoughts.

"Who wants your help? Besides, I'm not in any trouble!"

Daiyu looked away, feeling increasingly sad. She was obviously sincerely concerned, but now it sounded like she was asking for something.

Walking behind Daiyu and smelling her faint fragrance, Zhu Jinghong put his head in her ear and said, "Ah? Are you really reluctant to let me go?"

"Of course I... I can't bear to leave you. I just can't bear to see the princess sad!" Daiyu changed her words in a panic and took a few steps forward.

Zhu Jinghong didn't criticize it either. He liked the feeling of this kind of window paper because he could always feel his heart beating.

Then he saw him smiling and said: "So that's it. Then tell Sheng'er that I will come back as soon as possible, and I will definitely return safely, and I will bring gifts to each of you!"

"Thirteenth brother, why are you standing outside? Is it possible that the queen mother is not in the palace?"

Zhu Jinghong followed the sound and looked, but it was Prince Zhu Jingyuan who came over. It was obvious that the expedition ceremony was completely over.

Now that the prince is here, some of the things Daiyu originally wanted to say can only be temporarily suppressed.

After greeting the prince, Daiyu stepped away knowingly. When she entered Kunning Gate, she found Zijuan waiting inside.

"Girl, do you feel more comfortable?" Zijuan asked with a smile.

"What are you talking about? It's getting more and more unruly!" Daiyu feigned anger.

Following Daiyu all the way to the palace, Zijuan whispered behind her: "I know what the girl is thinking. After seeing Master Thirteen talking like that today, I even understand what he is thinking!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm just worried about the princess!"

Even though she hadn't said anything yet, she was anxious to deny it. Zijuan wanted to laugh when she heard this. This is what is called asking for trouble!

"If the girl really likes it, why not express her feelings to Her Highness the Princess and let her talk to the Queen or the Princess?"

"The Queen and the Princess have always liked girls. If you are interested... they will..."

Seeing Zijuan speaking more and more bluntly, Daiyu stopped and said with a cold face: "I have already said...I can take care of my own affairs, so don't worry about it anymore!"

In fact, Zhu Yunsheng's daily chant of "good sisters for life" has put great moral pressure on Daiyu.

Many times Daiyu wanted to tell the princess that in fact, it is enough for us to be sisters when we are young. There is no need for this relationship to last a lifetime, or it can be in another form.

Of course, Daiyu couldn't say these words at all, so now she was under pressure from many aspects.

From a God's perspective, the pressure on Daiyu's heart now is greater than in the original timeline. It's no wonder she sheds more tears.

On the other side, the emperor, who had returned to the palace after the ceremony, was summoning a general.

Zhongyi Boning Huanxiang, the current governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Office, also has a legendary experience.

Twenty years ago, he was just an ordinary hereditary fifth-grade Jingwei commander, and his family's strength was similar to that of the Xu family who was bullied by the magistrate of Xin'an County.

The key to the problem is that he followed the right person. In the second year after he became an official, he was appointed as the general of the Beijing camp and was assigned to accompany the army on the Northern Expedition under the command of King Jing Zhu Xianming.

Two years later, he was promoted to the rank of fifth-ranking commander of the Beijing camp. A year later, he was appointed as the commander of the Beijing camp, and two years later, he was appointed as the commander of the Beijing camp.

Under the guidance of Zhu Xianming, Ning Huanxiang was indeed up to date. He was promoted almost immediately and became an upstart in the military general circle.

In the [-]th year of Taiping, Ning Huanxiang was promoted to deputy chief military officer of Yaowu Camp. This was the pinnacle of military service that only a noble man could achieve.

In the autumn of the [-]th year of Taiping, the Donghuamen Incident broke out. Ning Huanxiang accepted Zhu Xianming's order and launched a mutiny to control Yaowu Camp, which became a ballast stone to ensure the stability of Beijing Camp.

In the first year of Zhengtong, Ning Huanxiang was granted the title of Uncle Zhongyi and was promoted to the governor of the former military governor's office. In this capacity, he also served as the chief military officer of Yaowu Camp.

In the third year of Zhengtong, Ning Huanxiang was transferred to the commander-in-chief of the Anbei Xingdu Division. Five years later, he was promoted to the governor-general of the Chinese Army Dudufu due to his military merits.

It can be said that Ning Huanxiang is the best among the Donghuamen heroes, worse than those who committed suicide in the palace with Zhu Xianming, but in terms of merit alone, he is not weaker than these people.

Among the five military governors' offices, the governor generals mainly served as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp or the commander-in-chief of the Xingdu division. The governors were the emperor's own military advisory group. It was the governors and magistrates who were really responsible for the actual affairs of the governor's office.

Compared to leading troops outside, Ning Huanxiang's sense of presence became much weaker after becoming the Commander-in-Chief and Tongzhi. Of course, this was what he deliberately wanted.

(End of this chapter)