King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 476 The Xue family girl is unreliable

The people who had been so unruly just now were all transformed into well-behaved babies and behaved particularly obediently in front of the emperor.

Picking up the tea cup, Zhu Xianming blew in the hot air, and then said slowly: "This matter has been discussed for so long, and now it is time to have a result!"

After hearing this, everyone knew that the emperor had made up his mind, so they all listened carefully.

How this matter ends will determine the future direction of the court.

Everyone on the scene is involved and their interests are closely related. No one dares to take it lightly at this time.

"Corruption should still be investigated, but now that Gansu is involved in the war in the northwest, we must carefully consider how to deal with the cabinet!"

"How to investigate, who to send to investigate, and whether the person being investigated can be punished and serve meritoriously, all these must be carefully considered!"

After saying this, Zhu Xianming looked at Zhao Yushan who was kneeling in front of him, and said: "Zhao Qing, you are the chief minister, let you handle this matter!"

"I accept the decree!"

Glancing at Chen Jinyun next to Zhao Yushan, Zhu Xianming continued: "Chen Qing, please help me with the details. The two of you must come to an agreement on this matter today!"

"I accept the decree!" Chen Jinyun also replied.

At this point, the situation was already clear. Zhao Yushan ultimately won this duel.

However, in Chen Jinyun's opinion, this matter is not over yet. For him, it is just a temporary loss.

When the northwest war ends, or there is a major breakthrough, he, Chen Jinyun, will still make a comeback.

In the next dormant time, he will collect more evidence and come back to ensure that Zhao Yushan will fight back even more fiercely.

"This matter is over here, let's all be over!"

After saying this, Zhu Xianming stood up and left, and the sound of "Farewell Your Majesty" sounded in the hall.

…………

The results of the court discussion quickly spread throughout the country, and because of this, there was no thought of keeping it secret.

So even women like Chen Zhi learned the outcome of the matter in time.

This time Zhu Jingyuan helped Zhao Yushan, so Zhu Jingyuan was considered a winner this time, so Chen Zhi was in a particularly good mood after hearing the news.

From leaving the palace to returning home, Chen Zhi always had a smile on her face, and it remained like this until Zhu Jingyuan came back at noon.

"What's wrong? Making you so happy?" Zhu Jingyuan sat beside him and picked up the tea cup.

"Don't you know the latest news? My father asked Zhao Yushan to deal with the affairs in the northwest. This time you defeated the prince again!"

Of course Zhu Jingyuan knew the news, but he was not as happy as Chen Zhi.

The reason is actually very simple. Although he supported Zhao Yushan to win, he also offended many people in the court.

Whether it is a gain or a loss in the end is really hard to tell.

"That guy named Wang doesn't have enough money, but he listens to Old Thirteen's advice. It shows that he is not really without any scruples!"

After listening to Chen Zhi's nonsense, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but said: "I think this incident proves one more thing!"

"What's the matter?" Chen Zhi looked confused.

"The thirteenth brother is really under the control of his princess. He will do whatever the Xue family girl tells him to do!"

"It stands to reason that he wouldn't care about such trivial matters. I thought he wouldn't take it as an important matter after receiving the letter. Who would have thought that after the Xue family girl wrote the letter, he would actually get the matter done!"

"You thought it was Wang Pei'an who took the advice, but you never thought that it was Lao Shisan who used his heart!"

Hearing what Zhu Jingyuan said, Chen Zhi couldn't help but nodded and said: "It makes some sense!"

"So in the end, the girl from the Xue family is in charge of Prince Xiang's Mansion, and Old Thirteen is just a yes-man!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhi also said: "This girl is very smart. It is not unusual for the thirteenth brother to be controlled by her!"

Sighing, Zhu Jingyuan continued: "It's a pity... Even if you help the Xue family girl get into the princess's seat, she will still be related to her cousin's family. After all, blood is thicker than water!"

Baochai has her own thoughts, and Chen Zhi has always been aware of this situation.

"I think she doesn't want to offend both parties!" Chen Zhi replied, disagreeing with Zhu Jingyuan's judgment.

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and then said: "I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking on your part!"

Chen Zhi didn't speak anymore. Although she still didn't agree with her husband's point of view, she was also angry with Baochai at this moment.

To be precise, Chen Zhi has always been particularly dissatisfied with Baochai from the time she didn't want to repay her kindness.

Just because he didn't want to push her into the opposite direction, he never showed it openly, and even borrowed money to win over her.

Thinking of her money, Chen Zhi felt even more painful at this moment, and her hatred for Baochai became stronger and stronger.

Baochai is willing to help this time because Chen Zhi uses "human feelings" to suppress her, and she cannot guarantee that the oppression will be successful next time.

Even if it succeeds, there is no guarantee that it will succeed next time, and if it fails, they will have to break up.

In other words, breaking up with Baochai is the inevitable outcome.

Seeing the cold light in Chen Zhi's eyes, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but sigh: "If the thirteenth brother stands by my side, it will be a great help to me. It's a pity that I married such a daughter-in-law, but she still got caught!"

Unexpectedly, just after he finished his emotion, Chen Zhi said: "Such a situation may not be irreversible!"

"How to change?"

Chen Zhi said calmly: "It's enough to remove the Xue family girl from the position of princess!"

"How to bring her down?"

"Childless, jealous...Isn't it enough to just take two out of seven?" Chen Zhi said with a smile.

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly, and then asked, "What are your plans?"

"First find someone to spread the news, and then find someone to impeach. In addition, Old Thirteen has offended Qingliu this time, and many people will follow suit to impeach!"

In fact, Chen Zhi was wrong this time. Zhu Jinghong not only offended Qingliu this time, but also made Qingliu dissatisfied with all his previous actions.

The memorials to impeach him never stopped, but they were always suppressed by the emperor.

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's expression of thoughtfulness, Chen Zhi said again: "There is no rush in this matter. It won't be too late to do this again when we really break the relationship in the future!"

To put it simply, Chen Zhi felt that Baochai still had value to be exploited, so he was not in a hurry to oust her from the position of princess.

Of course, she also knew that Baochai was very popular with the queen, and it was not easy to get her off.

Even if this thing is to be done, it must be carefully planned and deployed, and it must be sure to kill in one blow without causing any consequences.

Baochai would never have thought that even though he helped King Rui and his wife this time, he would arouse such strong hostility from them.

It's fine that these two people are not grateful to her, but now they have the intention of deposing her.

"By the way, the White Lotus Sect rebel you mentioned before has entered the East Palace in the past two days!" Chen Zhi changed the subject.

"is it?"

Zhu Jingyuan was somewhat surprised. This was just a move that he paid attention to in his free time. He was busy these days and didn't pay much attention to it.

Chen Zhi replied: "The Crown Princess who entered the palace today is also here. She often made wonderful remarks when debating Buddhism with her mother. When her mother asked her why she was like this...she mentioned the girl named Miaoyu!"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded, but did not continue to speak.

"Tell me...what do the thieves from the White Lotus Sect want to do when they approach the East Palace?"

"Is it an assassination attempt? Or is he trying to gain access to the palace and then be detrimental to his father, the queen, and his mother?"

Chen Zhi thought of these possibilities, but she herself felt that it was unrealistic. It was absolutely impossible to assassinate the emperor under heavy protection.

"Hey...you should tell me!" Chen Zhi looked at Zhu Jingyuan.

"I don't know either!" Zhu Jingyuan replied calmly. What he said was indeed the truth.

…………   Let’s talk about the palace of Prince Xiang. Because Wang Xifeng led everyone from the Jia family into the palace, they were led to the back garden.

After Zhu Jinghong left, everyone from the Jia family came to Prince Xiang's Mansion frequently in order to help the East Palace maintain good relations with them.

Chen Zhi has seen all this, so it is not surprising that she has resentment towards Baochai.

"You guys are here, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhen Qin greeted her with a smile.

At this moment, she was standing under the shade of a tree by the pond in the back garden. Pastries and fruits had been laid out in the pavilion beside her, and a maid was setting up a flower stand on the spot.

Next to Zhen Qin is Yinglian, who now also has the status of concubine.

Since both of them had a surname of Zhen, to distinguish their identities, the government called Zhen Qin "Empress Zhen" and Yinglian "Empress Xiao Zhen".

"Empress Zhen, we wish you well!" Wang Xifeng stepped forward and saluted.

Zhen Qin has a shallow mind, so it is extremely easy to get close to her, so even though Wang Xifeng came to Prince Xiang's Mansion only a few times, she has now become Zhen Qin's best friend.

"No courtesy, no courtesy, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need for these false courtesy!" Zhen Qin said in a particularly grand manner.

After being polite, Wang Xifeng asked: "Why don't you see the princess?"

Although she and Zhen Qin are good friends, she is here to please Baochai after all, so of course she has to ask if the rightful owner is not around.

"Originally, she was going to come over, but someone from the Linxia family came to pay their respects, and she was held back again!"

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng asked: "Could it be... that the Osmanthus Xia family?"

"Exactly!"

Just as Zhen Qin finished speaking, she heard a voice coming from not far away: "What are you talking about? It's so lively!"

Everyone followed the sound and looked, but there was a woman in green clothes coming, it was Yang Jingting, the concubine.

This woman was not only a concubine, but also the queen's niece. Wang Xifeng did not dare to neglect her, so she led Sanchun to greet her.

Let's talk about Baochai talking to several members of the Xia family in Tongxin Hall.

This time, all three of the Xia family's mother and daughter came, including Xia Jingui.

Xia Jingui's life has been much better since Sun Shaozu left. Now she has regained her former prestige in the house and assumed the role of the mistress of the house.

She is a person who is unwilling to submit. Now that she is in a relationship with Princess Xiang, how can she not protect her carefully?

In her opinion, as long as she fawns over Baochai, the bastard surnamed Sun will respect her to some extent, or at least he will not dare to attack her casually anymore.

It was precisely because of the desire to curry favor that Xia Jingui overacted, which made Baochai feel a little uncomfortable, and finally asked her to go to the garden and have a look.

Xia Jingui was also very sensible. After agreeing, he said goodbye and left.

But as soon as she walked out of the door, she almost bumped into someone, so she quickly apologized.

The person she almost hit was Yinglian, who is now called "Empress Xiao Zhen" in the house.

Although she has become the "empress", Yinglian's temperament is no different from before, and she also apologized to Xia Jingui in return.

"Dare I ask who the girl is?" Xia Jingui asked carefully. She was also afraid of offending the wrong people.

There was no way, in this dignified prince's palace, even if it was just a female official, she was someone she didn't dare to mess with.

Just because these people may not be able to accomplish anything, but they are definitely good at bad things, and it is easy to stumble her secretly.

Just as Yinglian was about to speak, the girl following her replied coldly: "This is the little Empress Zhen of our palace!"

Now Yinglian also has a girl of her own. Because she is always kind to others, she is respected and cherished by the girls, and they will support her when trouble comes.

Hearing the word "empress", Xia Jingui was shocked. The unhappiness in her heart was immediately wiped out, and then she stood in front of Yinglian with a respectful look on her face.

"It turns out to be Miss Zhen. I'm so blind that I almost hit you... Damn it, damn it!"

Yinglian had always been kind enough to outsiders, but Xia Jingui's change of being "arrogant at first and respectful at the end" really made her uncomfortable.

"It doesn't matter... just go slower!" Yinglian smiled and then stepped into the hall.

She came to invite Baochai over. After all, everyone in the garden was here, except for the princess who was the core.

After hearing Yinglian's intention, Baochai didn't want to keep everyone waiting, so he asked Xia Yuegui and her daughter to go with them.

Seeing that Baochai said this out of politeness, Xia Yuegui declined Baochai's invitation because of family matters.

During this period, Xia Yuegui's speech and behavior were all thoughtful and appropriate, which really satisfied Baochai.

As for Xia Jingui, who left first, she was also taken away by the Xia family's mother and daughter.

On the path to the back garden, Baochai walked in front and asked, "What do you think... of this second girl of the Xia family?"

"The Xia family girl is gentle and virtuous, has a quiet demeanor, is wise and alert, and has fluent responses... She is really admirable!"

Yinglian always said what she wanted, so when she praised her sincerely, Baochai felt much more at ease.

Now she has decided to let the second girl of the Xia family marry into the Xue family and restrain her brother.

Baochai and Yinglian chatted a few more words on the way, and soon they appeared at the banquet venue.

Everyone was chatting happily, but they stopped when they heard that Baochai appeared, and then everyone came out of the pavilion.

"Meet my sister (Princess)..."

With a smile on his face, Baochai stepped forward to help everyone up and said: "There is no need to be polite, and we are not in the front hall, so we can skip these false gifts!"

Wang Xifeng behaved the most boldly. When she came to Baochai, she turned around and said to everyone: "Your Majesty is finally here. The sisters have been waiting for you for a long time and said that you, the master, won't come... No matter how rich the things are here, We can’t make it to the table!”

"I heard that they were complaining that I was late. Well...I'll apologize to you all!"

Although Baochai was joking, everyone still bent over and said "dare not".

"Let's go... everyone take a seat!"

When Baochai walked in, everyone stepped aside, except Tanchun who walked in front of her.

"Mother, we just said that although it is busy here today, there is still a distinguished guest missing!"

"Oh?"

Tan Chun said with a smile: "In the past two years, when the princess stayed in Rongguo Mansion, she became close friends with Sister Lin. We often got together to talk about knowledge. I still remember it fresh when I think about it now!"

"It would be a pity that Sister Lin is missing from such a grand event today!"

Tanchun's words touched Baochai's heart, which shows that she really used her brain.

At this time, Yang Jingting said: "I went into the palace this morning and learned that Daiyu took leave and returned home the day before yesterday. Why don't you send someone to invite her over?"

Logically speaking, the prince's concubines are not allowed to enter the palace unless summoned, but Yang Jingting is the queen's niece and is not subject to this restriction.

Tanchun immediately answered: "If sister Lin comes here, the princess will be even happier today. After all, only she can understand the princess's mind!"

After walking to the seat and sitting down, Baochai looked at Tanchun who was serving tea to him. Baochai laughed and said, "You keep talking about me and Lin Yatou. I think it's you who wants to see her!"

Tanchun smiled and said, "That's what it means!"

After taking the tea cup from her, Baochai said to Wen Xing who was standing on the other side: "Go out and tell Dong Fang that she should go to the Lin Mansion in person and invite my sister here!"

Dong Fang is one of the four female officials in the royal palace. Although she is a slave, she is still an important figure outside. The low-ranking wife is not even qualified to answer her.

"Yes!"

Wen Xing just went out, and soon someone came to report that Mrs. Beijing was here to pay her respects.

It is normal for people to come to the palace to pay a visit. Baochai receives at least seven or eight family members every day.

And this is already considered a low level. For example, Prince Rui's Mansion is really lively. At least twenty or thirty families come to visit every day. Chen Zhi is very busy most of the time.

(End of this chapter)