King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 470 Has Thirteen eaten?

"Princess, the news from Jinling is that Uncle Xue did have another reason for beating people!"

It turned out that more than a month ago, news came back from Jinling, saying that Xue Pan beat someone at the banquet, and beat him half to death.

This matter should be handled coldly by the Tianfu Yamen, and the matter calmed down at that time, and then Xue Pan sent the news back.

Xue Pan's theory at the time was that he took action because the other party was rude to him, but Baochai did not believe him and instead sent someone to investigate.

"What's the reason?"

"It's the young master from the same magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture. He said that the prince was arrogant and involved in military affairs. He also said... and said..."

"What else are you talking about!" Baochai put down the tea cup, his expression becoming more and more unkind.

"They also said that Princess, you were... lucky enough to be promoted to the throne, Huangtang..."

Deng An knelt on the ground again. He did not dare to continue talking. At this moment, he understood Xue Pan's mood very well.

Of course Baochai was very angry, but she suppressed her anger at the moment and was thinking about why the young master, who was a fellow intellectual, attacked Prince Xiang's Mansion in public.

People with a little bit of brains would not make such a mistake unless they had other purposes.

After thinking about it, Baochai ordered: "Go and find out... this fellow magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture, who is his mentor's friend in the same year, and who is standing behind these people!"

"Yes!"

Staring at Deng An, Baochai ordered softly: "Go and inquire quietly, don't make a big fuss, don't make people think that Prince Xiang's Mansion is intolerable!"

"Yes!"

Those people said that she was lucky enough to be promoted to the throne, but Baochai could actually tolerate it, but they pointed out that Zhu Jinghong was involved in military power, which touched her objections.

For the first time, she wanted to kill someone else's whole family, yes...she wanted to kill Suzhou Tongzhi's whole family.

However, the next moment, Baochai spoke again and said: "Give me the order again to send the guards to Jinling and give my brother twenty sticks to punish him for his reckless behavior!"

Of course this is done for outsiders to see, so as not to leave any excuse for others.

"Yes!"

"Go down!"

After Deng An left, Baochai was about to go back to the house to check the accounts. Later, she made an appointment with Yang Jingting to play chess.

When she returned to the house, someone came outside to report the arrival of the two princes, which surprised Baochai.

Naturally, it was Zhu Jingchun and his two men who came. After they came out of the palace, they came to Prince Xiang's Mansion without even going to the Prince's Mansion.

The purpose of coming to Prince Xiang's Mansion was to thank Zhu Jinghong and his wife.

Since the two of them were imprisoned in Shanglin Garden last year, not to mention that they relied on Baochai to eat and drink. Even after Zhu Jinghong came out, these two unlucky brothers were not forgotten.

On weekdays, they would send some delicious and fun things to Shanglinyuan, which not only improved the material life of these two guys, but also made them feel less caring.

To be more realistic, not even their respective mothers and concubines cared about them that much.

Now that they have regained their freedom, how can they not come to express their gratitude? It is also appropriate for Zhu Jinghong not to thank his sister-in-law.

After hearing the inside story from the maid, Baochai said: "Tell the two brothers that his thirteenth brother is not at home, so there is no need to thank him... It is only right to go back early to entertain the guests!"

Even though the two parties are already very familiar with each other, Baochai will not forget the rules that should be followed, so this arrangement is extremely normal.

"Yes!"

After the maid left, Baochai stood up and walked into the inner hall. There was a portrait hanging on it. The man in military uniform on it was none other than Zhu Jinghong.

After standing in front of the portrait and looking at it for a while, Baochai murmured to himself: "I don't know how your enemy is doing now. The night outside the Great Wall is bone-chilling. Can he sleep peacefully..."

Baochai missed her husband, but there was someone in the capital who missed her husband more than she did.

At this time, in the attic of the east hall of Kunning Palace, Daiyu was holding her hands on the window, looking at Tianbian following the group of Zhengyan.

"Girl, it's time to go have a meal!" Zijuan reminded her softly from behind.

"I'm not hungry!"

Seeing Daiyu getting more and more haggard, Zijuan was worried in her heart, and after thinking for a while, she said: "I heard the sister next to the princess saying that the queen saw that you were worried too much, and said that she wanted the girl to go home to reunite with her father! "

Daiyu's worries were too conspicuous, and the queen felt worried in her eyes, so she thought of giving Daiyu a holiday.

"Oh!" Daiyu was still not interested.

"Sister Lin?"

"Sister Lin?"

The voice came from downstairs. Only Zhu Yunsheng and Xiang Yun could do this shouting in the hall.

"I'm upstairs..." Daiyu responded feebly.

Xiangyun saw Daiyu's decadence. At this moment, she made a special trip upstairs to invite Daiyu down for dinner.

When Xiangyun came to La Daiyu for dinner, Zhu Xianming also quietly entered the Kunning Gate. He made a special trip to accompany the queen to have dinner.

They were an old couple, so Yang Qingyin didn't come out to greet them, she just waited at the door of the dining room.

When Zhu Xianming entered the palace, Yang Qingyin asked: "Why did your Majesty come to Kunning Palace again if you weren't going to see Concubine Liu?"

Sighing, Zhu Xianming went directly into the dining room, sat down and said, "Let's see you!"

Seeing the unhappy look on his eyebrows, Yang Qingyin stepped back and asked, "Is there any trouble again?"

"It's still about that mess in the northwest..."

After signaling the queen to sit down, Zhu Xianming began to talk on his own, while Yang Qingyin served him the dishes.

After some explanations, Zhu Xianming said: "Since I became emperor, I have often compared myself with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. I think that my achievements can be compared with those of ancient and modern emperors!"

"I didn't expect that now, I can't even manage my own slaves. If word spreads, it will be a joke!"

Obviously, what bothered Zhu Xianming was Jin Yiwei's inaction, even though he had issued an order to severely punish the Gansu Qianhu Office.

Yang Qingyin sighed and replied: "Although Jin Yiwei is a servant of the royal family, he is also in the officialdom after all... It is inevitable to be tied up by the world's sophistication!"

Staring at the queen, Zhu Xianming said slowly: "Having said that, such evil deeds... still need to be severely punished. I plan to ask the Nanzhen Fusi to inspect every thousand households in the Northern Division!"

Yang Qingyin replied: "Are all the people in Nanzhen Fusi so loyal? Don't forget that there have been frequent outflows of ordnance in Liaodong, and they are also to blame!"

This sentence choked Zhu Xianming, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

"We still have to investigate. If I don't wave my whip, these people will forget that they still have a master!"

As soon as Zhu Xianming finished speaking, a eunuch's report came from outside the hall, saying that the latest military report had been sent from the northwest.

"Bring it in!"

Although the military report was delivered at an expedited speed of 800 miles, it still took seven or eight days to get from the northwest to Beijing.

For example, today is June 24th, and the military report was sent from Zhangye Mansion by Ning Huanxiang on the afternoon of June 16th.

The emperor read the military report carefully, but Yang Qingyin picked up another package, which contained several letters from Zhu Jinghong.

That's right, this guy has always used the express channel of eight hundred miles to send letters, which is the same level as the military report in the Governor's Office.

"Send this to Sheng'er, and send this to Princess Xiang!"

Zhu Jinghong would write several copies at a time, and after sending away his letters to others, Yang Qingyin picked up her own copy.

Looking at the words "Mother and Queen" on the envelope, Yang Qingyin smiled unconsciously.

In the letter, Zhu Jinghong first talked about the trivial matters of his recent life, then talked about his latest experiences, and finally paid special attention to the queen's health.

Of course, Zhu Jinghong did not forget his father and asked Yang Qingyin to convey his respect.

After reading Ning Huanxiang's report, Zhu Xianming just sighed, and then looked at the letter in Yang Qingyin's hand.

The latter took the initiative to hand over the letter, and although Zhu Xianming accepted it indifferently, he looked at it extremely seriously.

In fact, this letter contained no more than fifty words about the emperor's greetings, but Zhu Xianming read it for a long time without leaving it.

"Okay...it's time to eat!" the queen reminded, and reached out to take the letter away. Zhu Xianming was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "I don't know if Thirteen has eaten it!"

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Besides, in the east hall of Kunning Palace, while Zhu Yunsheng was eating, he received a letter from the maid.

"Brother Thirteen wrote again, but I don't know what new scenery he saw!"

Zhu Yunsheng was looking forward to receiving the letter, but she didn't find anyone more jealous than her. She was staring at his hand opening the envelope.

"Princess, I want to see it too!" Xiang Yun said cheerfully, squeezing directly next to Zhu Yunsheng.

Every time he wrote to Zhu Yunsheng, Zhu Jinghong would greet Daiyu Xiangyun, so the two of them were full of expectations.

But Zhu Yunsheng opened the envelope and found that there were three envelopes inside, only one of which was for her.

"There is still a letter for me!" Xiangyun shouted in surprise.

The next moment she said to Daiyu: "Sister Lin... I also have a letter for you!"

Although it was not allowed by etiquette in this era for a man to write a letter to a woman, as long as no one took it seriously, it was not really a big deal.

Xiangyun didn't need to remind her at this moment, Daiyu also consciously came over and saw her share in Zhu Yunsheng's hand.

"Since this is a letter for you, then you can each take it!" Zhu Yunsheng said with a smile, saying that his brother was very careful.

Why do I feel that the envelope given to them should be thicker... This was Zhu Yunsheng's idea after handing over the envelope.

Daiyu Xiangyun was busy opening the letter, but she didn't care what the princess was thinking, and the latter didn't think much about it.

When Daiyu opened the envelope, Zhu Jinghong's concern inside was much stronger than in the previous letters. Everything about eating, drinking, medicine, and sleeping was mentioned.

Even though Zhu Jinghong was far away, Daiyu felt loved and cared for, and her withered heart was immediately injected with spiritual spring, and she suddenly came back to life.

It was Zijuan who noticed the change in Daiyu's mentality. As a bystander, she had to marvel that His Highness Prince Xiang was indeed the girl's good medicine.

It would be nice if His Highness could send more letters... Zijuan thought.

But in an instant, she had a bold idea.

Why don't you quietly fill in another sentence when the girl replies, asking His Highness to write more letters of concern to the girl?

Before, everyone would reply, and Daiyu's letters were all sealed by Zijuan, so it was very easy for her to do anything.

Everyone here is looking at the letter. This matter is in Prince Xiang's Mansion. Baochai and others are also gathered in Yin'an Hall, each looking at Zhu Jinghong's letter.

"I really want to visit Gansu!" Zhen Qin was the first to read it and expressed the same emotion as before.

Zhu Jinghong wrote letters to several wives and concubines, and the style of each letter was different. For example, the letter in Baochai's hand was about business.

The guards sent by Zhu Jinghong to Wang Pei'an not only protected him but also monitored him.

Knowing that the former chief envoy of Gansu was a disciple of Zhao Yushan, and when Wang Pei'an brought the incident in Gansu to the court, Zhu Jinghong knew that it would cause waves in the court.

Although he was not involved, because Wang Pei'an was his teacher, he might still be involved, so Zhu Jinghong had to remind Baochai to pay attention.

After reading the letter, Baochai couldn't help but sigh, then she said goodbye to everyone, then got up and went into the back hall.

She needed to think carefully about how to deal with this matter before she wrote back to Zhu Jinghong.

The night passed quickly, and Baochai entered the palace the next day, taking everyone's replies with him.

This was also customary. Every time he replied to a letter, the emperor would use the 800-mile expedited channel, and sometimes it would even be sent to the front line together with the imperial edict.

In the Queen's words, these two men are equally ridiculous.

After sitting in Kunning Palace for a while, Baochai went to the East Palace to chat for a while, and then left to return to the palace at almost noon.

However, when she returned to the palace, she learned that Princess Rui Chen Zhi had arrived and was now accompanied by her concubine Yang Jingting.

What is she here to do? This was Baochai's first idea.

At this moment, Chen Zhi was chatting happily with Yang Jingting in her bedroom.

When he learned that Baochai had returned home, Chen Zhi said, "Okay sister, I have something else to do... I'll take my leave now!"

"Sister-in-law, go slowly!" Yang Jingting stood up and saw her off.

When Baochai entered Yin'an Gate, he saw Chen Zhi waiting in the courtyard. When he saw her arrival, he came over to greet her.

"Baochai, you're back, it's really not easy to see you!"

"I went to the palace to meet my mother today, and I chatted with Sheng'er for a while, making my sister-in-law wait for a long time!"

Seeing Baochai bend down to apologize, Chen Zhi quickly stepped forward to support her and said with a smile: "Why are you doing this? We sisters don't need these false gifts!"

"Come on, let's go in and talk!"

Chen Zhi didn't see anyone outside at all, and took Baochai and walked into the palace. From the outside, they seemed to have a very good relationship.

After the two sat down, Chen Zhi said with a smile: "Thirteenth brother, my heart is not above worldly things. Thanks to you, this house is always safe and sound!"

"Sister-in-law is joking. This is all my duty. We women can't just take our time off and let men take care of these trivial matters!"

"Well said... Baochai!"

After finishing the compliment, Chen Zhi immediately asked: "But I don't know what big things the thirteenth brother is busy with now?"

A woman's sixth sense always makes her feel that Zhu Jinghong is dangerous, even if the other person is a fool.

"His main thing is to play around. My sister-in-law has watched him grow up, and she knows it better than me!" Baochai looked helpless.

"This is also..."

The two of them talked nonsense for a while before Chen Zhi got to the point and said, "Baochai, the chief historian of your palace, has caused a lot of trouble recently!"

"I heard from your sixth brother that this person ignores the overall situation and interferes in the local area without authorization..."

Chen Zhi said righteously. If Baochai hadn't already understood the situation, she would have really thought that Wang Pei'an had made a big mistake.

Listening to Chen Zhi's denunciation of Wang Pei'an, Baochai guessed Chen Zhi's intention and analyzed and judged his position based on Zhu Jinghong's letter.

"Your sixth brother is worried about the overall situation of countering the rebellion in the northwest, so you asked me to come here to ask you for a favor!"

Baochai said with a smile: "Sister-in-law said this, we sisters just say what we have to say directly, why do we need to say a word of begging!"

"Then let me tell you straight. What your sixth brother means is to ask the thirteenth brother to say hello to Wang Pei'an and tell him to put the overall situation first... and stop investigating cases randomly!"

Lao Liu wanted to show goodwill to Zhao Yushan, which was in line with this guy's position as a speculator. This was Zhu Jinghong's judgment of Lao Liu in his letter. Baochai thought it was appropriate when he thought of it at this time.

Baochai sighed and said: "So that's the case... But I'm afraid that the prince may not listen to my words, and even if he listens, he may not be able to persuade Wang Changshi!"

Chen Zhi said calmly: "You want the thirteenth brother to tell Wang Changshi and ask him to think more about his own future and his family!"

"Sister-in-law... I can only write one letter to the prince. I won't be sure whether he will listen or not!"

Hearing Baochai's words, Chen Zhi looked at her with a smile and said, "Baochai... I know you are very clever. How can my thirteenth brother not listen to you, unless you don't want to help my sister-in-law? "

This is the end of the story. If Zhu Jinghong doesn't help, then Baochai doesn't help.

"Being a princess for you, my sister-in-law has helped a lot in order to meet your family's expenses!"

Looking at Baochai solemnly, Chen Zhi said solemnly: "From the beginning to the end, my sister-in-law has never spoken to you. Now that I am so busy... you must help me!"

To be honest, Baochai did owe Chen Zhi a lot of favors.

If Zhu Jinghong hadn't been ambitious, she should have helped Wang Rui's family from an emotional and profit perspective.

It's a pity that Zhu Jinghong is restless.

"I will do my best to get it done!" Baochai promised.

She had to say this at this time, otherwise she would completely offend Chen Zhi to death.

Baochai is not afraid of offending others, but the problem is that now is not the time, so she still has to stabilize Prince Rui's palace.

(End of this chapter)