King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 534 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

Regarding the marriage between Jia Lin and his family, the scholars of the East Palace have considered it more carefully this time.

After formulating the plan, there was no rush to implement it. Instead, it was implemented after King Rui Zhu Jingyuan left Beijing.

This important matter was kept secret very well. Jia Zheng strictly ordered Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan to keep their mouths shut, while he quietly prepared in private.

When the time came on the 30th day of the first lunar month, King Rui Zhu Jingyuan entered the palace to pay an audience. He listened to the instructions and said goodbye to his father.

After being delayed in Qianqing Palace for a while, Zhu Jingyuan went to Kunning Palace for an audience.

The so-called mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles. Although the queen does not like the sixth child, she was born in ten months of pregnancy, so Yang Qingyin is still very sad.

After an audience, the prince led a group of princes and escorted Zhu Jingyuan all the way to Donghua Gate.

"Sixth brother, when you go to Jinling, you must act cautiously and don't act rashly!" Zhu Jingyuan warned in a low voice.

Zhu Jingyuan said very humbly: "With the help of my fourth brother, I will not be afraid of the job no matter how difficult it is!"

Knowing Zhu Jinghong's bad temper, seeing that he was not in a good mood now, Zhu Jingyuan didn't say much, fearing that he would make himself unhappy.

We have to find a way to get the queen to agree to the decree... Zhu Xianming thought secretly.

"So...the prince wants the Lin family and the Jia family to get married?"

"exist!"

For a moment, Zhu Xianming wanted to directly decree the marriage, but the next moment he gave up the idea.

"Thirteenth brother, you have to go to Jinling as soon as possible to keep an eye on your sixth brother!"

Seeing that his brother was not in high spirits, Zhu Jingyuan was afraid of going too far, so he didn't say any more.

"Is Baoyu here?"

It can also be seen that he has grown a lot in these two years.

After dismissing the eunuch from Dongchang, Zhu Xianming fell into deep thought again.

This time, in addition to hundreds of eunuchs and maids from the palace, he was accompanied by fifty Dragon Guards sergeants, three hundred Flag Bearer Guard sergeants, and a thousand guards drawn from the Beijing camp.

"That's true!"

Jia Huan, who had been intensively trained for several days, also took advantage of his free time to leave Rongguo Mansion and came to the residence of an old friend.

No matter how well the prince's information was kept secret, Dongchang still discovered it and reported it to the emperor.

Pacing back and forth, Zhu Xianming muttered in a low voice: "With this matter, it might be a good idea to let Old Thirteen stop thinking about it!"

Zhu Jingyuan has always hated this kind of behavior of speaking ill of people behind their backs, but today he had to violate his conscience.

"Huan San...Second Master!" The boy who opened the door almost shouted by mistake.

Asking the Queen to issue an edict can solve the criticism of civil and military marriages, but will the Queen issue an edict?
Zhu Xianming knew that of course not, because the queen knew Zhu Jinghong's intentions, so naturally she would not turn her two sons against each other because of this.

According to Zhu Jingyuan's immediate reaction, Zhu Xianming concluded that the sixth child did not know about the marriage, and that the thirteenth child had also been kept secret, which made the emperor think highly of the prince.

After hearing the question, he said: "Sixth brother, take a step first, and then I will follow... What's the point?"

First, Jia Zheng came to visit his brother-in-law and talked about many old affairs between the two families, but he did not directly propose the marriage, but just took a step forward.

It's just that the marriage of civil and military forces is somewhat inappropriate... Zhu Xianming thought to himself.

Not to mention Zhu Jingyuan who left with a bright future, the clan members and officials in Dong'an Gate dispersed, except for the prince who held Zhu Jinghong back.

Since Jia Baoyu was asked to come out of the family tree, Jia Huan ranked second in Jia Zheng's branch, so he should be called the second master Huan now.

At this moment, Zhu Jingyuan looked at Zhu Jinghong aside and asked, "Thirteenth brother, why didn't you say a word?"

In fact, Zhu Xianming was also very confused as to what means Lao Liu used to make Lin Ruhai alienate the prince. Logically speaking, Lin Ruhai should be biased towards the prince.

"He has always been sinister and vicious. I'm afraid he will cause trouble for the Xue family again..."

"Oh, I see!"

"I have something happy to tell him!"

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and after Zhu Jingyuan had walked hundreds of miles, the Jia family finally started to take action.

Of course, precisely because of this mutual incompatibility, it also indicates that when Zhu Jingyuan arrives in Jinling, the struggle will become particularly fierce.

So this matter still has to fall on the Queen!

The prince's majesty was really sufficient for Zhu Jingyuan.

"Exactly!"

The two brothers dispersed, but at this time in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was listening to the report of the eunuch of Dongchang.

Ignoring the boy who opened the door, Jia Huan and his men rushed in. They also noticed the outside movement inside, and soon Mingyan led the two of them out.

Marriage between civil and military affairs has messed up the rules after all, and it would be too bad to be influenced by his decree.

After some nonsense, Zhu Jingyuan got into the carriage and was escorted out of Donghua Gate by the guards.

Because of the queen's deliberate arrangement, Daiyu did not appear in Kunning Palace today. Zhu Jinghong was certainly unhappy not to see his sweetheart.

But this matter has slowly spread within the Jia family, and the servants and maids are preparing for the engagement.

Zhu Jingyuan was afraid of Lao Liu, fearing that he would harm his own people at will, but the reverse was also true. Lao Liu was also afraid that the prince would collude with his subordinates to cause trouble, making it difficult for his emperor to move forward.

"Second Master Huan, what are you..."

Jia Huan put his hands behind his back and said, "Come see Baoyu and tell him the good news!"

"Second Master, I'll show you the villain later!" Mingyan replied with a smile.

"We are all members of our own family, why are we so heretical? I will just go in!"

Jia Huan was about to walk in, but his unreasonable behavior made Mingyan feel angry, so she stretched out her hand to stop him.

With him taking the lead, several other boys also came forward and actually stopped Jia Huan.

Jia Baoyu was indeed expelled from the Jia family, but he was still the son of Mrs. Wang and the younger brother of the same mother as the princess, so Jia Huan did not dare to use force here.

Let me make you majestic, and in a moment your life will be worse than death...

Thinking secretly, Jia Huan said slowly: "Then go and report it!"

In fact, Jia Baoyu already knew that it was Jia Huan who was coming at the hanging flower door, so he waited in the living room.

When Ming Yan came to report, he let Jia Huan in.

A few breaths later, the former and current "Second Master" met again after several months.

"Third brother, what are you doing here?"

Jia Baoyu's first words made Jia Huan feel very unhappy.

"Second brother, I came here to tell you the good news, I'm getting engaged!"

Hearing that Jia Huan came to announce the good news, Baoyu felt somewhat guilty and secretly thought that he was too stingy.

After signaling Jia Huan to sit down and ordering the attackers to serve tea, Jia Baoyu asked, "Congratulations to my third brother on marrying a lady, but I don't know whose daughter she is?"

"That's Sister Lin from Uncle Lin's house!" Jia Huan smiled brightly.

"Who?"

"Who?"

When asked for the second time, Jia Baoyu yelled out, which shows the huge ups and downs in his heart.

"I said... the lady I want to get engaged to is Sister Lin who lived in our house!"

"Second brother had a lot of contact with her before. How long has it been since he left home...could he not remember?"

Every word in Jia Huan's words was like a sharp knife piercing Baoyu's heart. The pain was so heartbreaking that he could not restrain himself.

"You...you're talking nonsense!"

Jia Baoyu wanted to step forward and grab Jia Huan, but because he was too excited, his legs and feet did not obey his orders and he fell to the ground.

Seeing him in such a miserable state, Jia Huan felt extremely happy in his heart. He secretly reported his old sorrows over the years and let out the long-suppressed evil spirit in his heart.

"Second brother, I'm not talking nonsense... His Highness the Prince is the one who strongly advocated this matter. Otherwise, with my background, how could I be worthy of Sister Lin!" Jia Huan teased himself, but when Jia Baoyu heard these words, he felt even more sad. He gave him another heavy blow, making him so angry that he couldn't even speak.

Why does he Jia Huan? Why is he, Jia Huan, a bastard?
"It's just that because the matter is so important, His Highness the Crown Prince won't let it be publicized, so the second brother doesn't know about it for the time being!"

After saying this, Jia Huan said calmly: "If second brother doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the house to ask!"

"Concubine, you..."

"The eldest brother is dead, the second brother is in such a situation, and the younger brother is naughty and has an unknown background...but he still has to take on this important responsibility!"

"Alas...why am I saying this? Anyway, second brother, you have no hope!"

At this moment, Baoyu finally understood that this boy was here just to disgust him. In anger, he took a tea cup and threw it at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan easily dodged it and laughed out loud.

"Second brother, what are you doing? Are you still unable to let go of Sister Lin?"

"you……"

Jia Baoyu was about to scold him, but Jia Huan didn't give him a chance at all, said "goodbye" and turned around to leave.

"You bastard, bastard..."

Jia Baoyu wanted to drive him out, but Jia Huan ran faster because he knew that the beating would be in vain.

Jia Huan left with a great victory, while Baoyu who stayed in the house was in a state of despair and fell into a trance.

"No...impossible...Uncle Lin will not agree to this!"

But thinking that the prince was the one taking the initiative, he knew that it would be difficult for Lin Ruhai to stop him.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Jia Baoyu was already incoherent.

For a moment, everyone in the hospital was anxious, and they could not persuade Jia Baoyu, who was going crazy with lust.

"Baoyu, I have a way to solve this problem!"

The voice was gentle but firm. Everyone subconsciously followed the sound and saw the attacker standing tall.

Jia Baoyu became clear in an instant, rolled and crawled towards the attacker, pulled her sleeves and asked urgently: "What can I do? What can I do?"

After taking a look at Ming Yan and the others, Xiren said, "You all go out first, I'll take the second master in to rest!"

"Say it quickly, say it quickly..."

"What's the rush? Let's talk after we get in!"

After pulling Jia Baoyu into the house, Xiren closed the door smoothly.

This scene was seen by Qingwen and others, and everyone felt unhappy, thinking that she was just being mysterious.

When Jia Baoyu entered the house, he couldn't help but ask questions. Xi Renyou took the opportunity to figure it out, and then revealed his plan in his entreaty.

"I heard from the Second Master before that the current Prince Xiang is interested in Miss Lin. Is this true?"

"So what?" Jia Baoyu asked.

The attacker asked extremely cautiously: "His Royal Highness Prince Xiang acts domineeringly. What will he do if he learns that Third Master Huan wants to marry Miss Lin?"

After thinking for a while, Jia Baoyu replied: "You are killing someone with a borrowed knife!"

The attacker did not respond, but said: "This...may prevent this marriage!"

"I'm afraid someone will die!" Jia Baoyu hesitated.

"That's him looking for death!" Xiren said angrily.

But seeing Jia Baoyu frowning, Xiren continued: "I don't think it will be so serious. The marriage between two families has nothing to do with others, so at most it won't be possible!"

In Jia Baoyu's heart, using the power of his enemy Zhu Jinghong to protect Daiyu made him feel very repelled.

But when he thought of Jia Huan's face, Jia Baoyu became furious and immediately asked, "How can I let Prince Xiang know about this?"

"Get some money, send someone to find the palace servants, and ask them to deliver a message!"

"What if they don't do anything after taking the money?"

Xiren continued: "Then find a few more people, there will always be someone who can help!"

Jia Baoyu was still very repulsive, so he was still hesitating.

But it's the lesser of two evils. Although he hates Zhu Jinghong, he hates Jia Huan even more at this moment.

"Okay... let's do this!"

After making the decision, Jia Baoyu didn't want to wait any longer, so he immediately gave Mingyan a few banknotes and asked him to get the matter done.

Before leaving, Jia Baoyu asked Mingyan to go to Rongguo Mansion first to confirm the matter before going to Prince Xiang's Mansion.

After Mingyan left, Jia Baoyu ordered Xiren to prepare banknotes. If he couldn't do it today, he would continue to spend money tomorrow.

Half an hour later, Mingyan arrived near Prince Xiang's Mansion, waiting for an opportunity to contact the servants who were coming in and out of the Prince's Mansion.

In less than an hour, he spent more than four hundred taels of silver and managed more than a dozen eunuchs.

These people agreed with their mouths, but each of them tacitly agreed and had no intention of reporting.

Just kidding, how can these people be qualified to make snitches?

What's more, in the eyes of these people, the Jia family's poor family is not worthy of ordering them.

Although these were managed separately, but after getting dozens of taels of silver for nothing, I couldn't help but show off to the people around me, and then I discovered that other people were also managed.

So, these people gathered together and discussed the matter.

This behavior happened to be learned by the eunuch in charge. After dismissing everyone, he felt that something was abnormal, so he reported it to his superior, the eunuch in charge.

As a result, the situation was reported to Zhang Ping'an because the eunuch in charge who discovered the situation was one of his.

Compared to Deng An, who was jumping up and down, Zhang Pingan, who was also the eunuch in charge, was much calmer.

But his ability to observe people's thoughts and words is no worse than Deng An's.

So Zhang Pingan knew what his prince felt about Miss Lin, so he immediately rushed to Yin'an Palace.

At this time, in Yin'an Hall, Zhu Jinghong was practicing his sword, dancing like a tiger in the cold wind.

Zhang Pingan was not in a hurry, and just waited quietly where he was. Half a moment passed.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong stop, Zhang Ping'an and Yu Hai came forward with towels and tea.

After wiping his sweat, Zhu Jinghong took the teacup and asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Your Majesty Mingjian, I have indeed received some news. I don't know the seriousness... so I came here to report it!"

After taking a sip of tea and handing the cup to Zhang Ping'an, Zhu Jinghong walked to the chair beside him.

"Say it!"

Passing the tea cup to the young eunuch on the side, Zhang Pingan followed and said, "Today, outside the palace, someone used money to reward the slaves in the palace and asked them to bring a message to the prince!"

Sitting on the chair, Zhu Jinghong asked: "Who will send someone to take care of it? What message will they bring?"

"It's Baoyu, the abandoned son of the Jia family. He sent someone to send a message to the prince, saying that the Jia family wants to marry the Lin family, and that Jia Huan is engaged to a girl from the Lin family!"

Jia Baoyu had reservations here. He was afraid that Zhu Jinghong would be wary of the prince's will, so he did not let the prince take the lead in bringing up the matter.

After listening to Zhang Pingan's account, Zhu Jinghong's face suddenly turned ugly.

The scene suddenly felt chilly, Zhang Ping'an trembled directly, and then lowered his head.

The dozen or so eunuchs serving at the scene also felt the same way as Zhang Pingan, they felt that every moment was torture.

The few seconds of silence were extremely long for everyone.

"Call Deng An!"

Hearing this cold voice, Zhang Ping'an was the first to respond, then turned around and sent the message.

(End of this chapter)