King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 537 The saliva on Deng An’s face

Let's say that the two brothers came to the back garden and sat down separately in an attic. In a pavilion next to them, several women were making tea.

With no one around, Zhu Jingyuan said: "Thirteenth brother, there is something I don't want to hide from you, and I hope you won't blame me!"

"Oh? What can fourth brother hide from me?"

"I heard from my mother today that you are interested in the Lin family girl. Is this true?"

"The Lin family girl is beautiful, skillful, knowledgeable and talented... I love her very much!" Zhu Jinghong replied without hesitation.

If the prince didn't know, Zhu Jinghong wouldn't be so resentful, so his tone was much gentler at this time.

Just listen to Zhu Jingyuan continue to say: "It's all because I didn't know the inside story. In the past two days, I pushed for a marriage between the Jia and Lin families. Now that I know your intentions... we must never mention the marriage again!"

"This is happening!"

Although he was surprised on the surface, Zhu Jinghong was actually relieved. At least this matter was not pushed by the emperor.

"Of course, you should be moved with emotion and reason. If there are still stubborn people who are unwilling to impeach you, the bachelors will also summon their colleagues to defend you!"

When negotiating terms, if you don't appear to be embarrassed, people will think you are taking advantage, so Zhu Jinghong still has to act.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong had figured everything out, but he still wondered why he chose Jia Huan.

"Thirteenth brother, how could I lie to you!"

"My father is worried that there will be criticism inside and outside the court. As long as no one talks about it... If you go to Jinling this time and make some achievements, I will ask my mother to beg for you, and the matter will be settled!"

To be honest, Zhu Jinghong was a little disappointed. After all, Daiyu's matter was with him and his priority was not yet ranked first.

"I wonder how Fourth Brother can help me?" Zhu Jingyuan looked confused, thinking that the prince was recommending him to go to the northwest. This was what he wanted to do most right now.

"Thirteenth brother, you are right. I can't even figure out my brother's preferences. This brother of mine is indeed incompetent!"

"In the past few years, Brother Thirteen has helped Brother Wei so much, and now you are in trouble... How can Brother Wei just sit back and watch!"

It turned out to be because of this...

"As long as you act according to the legal system, you will be blameless wherever you go, and even my father can't blame you!"

If I do this unruly thing again, the court officials won't kill me... Zhu Jinghong thought.

"You also know that Lao Liu has always been sinister. Now he has been ordered to go to Jinling. In the name of organizing smuggling... I don't know how many loyal people he will kill!"

After considering his words, Zhu Jingyuan said slowly: "Thirteenth brother, it's fine if you don't blame me, but brother feels guilty after all, so I want to help you!"

Rubbing his chin, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "They have never been happy with me, but now they are willing to help me regardless of the rules. How is this possible...unless there are conditions!"

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong suspected that the prince was talking nonsense. Many of the people who had impeached him in the past two years were from the East Palace family.

"Help me?"

But when he thought about it again, he felt that deliberately considering these things was not in line with the general situation.

"Fourth brother, this matter is very difficult to handle..." Zhu Jinghong looked embarrassed.

Standing up, Zhu Jinghong quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Fourth brother, I had no such intention just now. If you make false claims, the sky will strike you like thunder!"

He returned from the northwest some time ago. Even though he had made great contributions to stabilizing the border areas, there were countless memorials to impeach him.

"Although the matter between you and the Lin family girl is not in line with the rules, it is by no means insurmountable..."

Anyway, it's cheaper to have it delivered to your door, so don't give it up... Zhu Jinghong thought this way.

"Thirteenth Brother, I have discussed this matter with the bachelors and asked them to find a way to resolve the conflict!"

"How to resolve it?"

Zhu Jinghong still shied away: "Sixth brother is doing things according to orders, if I obstruct him... I'm afraid the old man will issue an order to punish me!"

Zhu Jinghong agreed in the following words that the key to the problem is how not to cause criticism.

"Fourth brother, are you kidding me?"

The prince continued to speak, and after careful consideration, Zhu Jinghong finally understood his intention.

Zhu Jinghong couldn't believe that these people were now trying to help him in spite of the rules.

"Thirteenth brother, you will also go to Jinling according to the order. If you can uphold justice and clarify the unjust case, rescue those who were framed..."

The fourth child didn't know my intentions and wanted to win over Lin Ruhai who was about to tour Jinling, so he arranged a marriage between the Jia and Lin families. It happened that a close branch of the Jia family had Jia Huan, so they became a couple...

The lie came as soon as he started speaking, Zhu Jinghong didn't feel any psychological burden at all, and the prince didn't think much about it.

Originally, he wanted to make Lao Liu fail, but now that the prince came to beg him specifically for this matter, Zhu Jinghong just did it as a favor, and at the same time, he got Zhu Jingyuan's help for nothing.

Now that the words were spoken so straightforwardly, Zhu Jingyuan stopped being secretive and said very directly: "They do have something serious and they need your help!"

So a smile appeared on his face and he asked: "The old man doesn't allow me, the girl from the Nalin family, can the fourth brother do something about it?"

Thinking of Zhu Jingyuan's style of dealing with things, Zhu Jinghong knew that he did not do a background check. Not only did he not understand Jia Huan's virtues, but he also didn't know how much Lin Yushi cared about his precious daughter.

"Thirteenth brother, I will deal with things for you in court, so you can do it with confidence!"

"Fourth brother, you know that I am not very popular. I have offended many people inside and outside the court. They will not let me get what I want!"

"What's the matter?"

After all, nowadays, marriages between large families do not care about the friendship between men and women. It is not impossible to sacrifice the family's interests, not to mention the happiness of children, but also their lives.

The prince's words are also very strange. The subtext is that if things are done according to the law, the people he protects will not be able to do it.

Then he thought about the prince's family, who ignored the court's hundreds of years of rules and helped him recruit ladies and gentlemen... Zhu Jinghong found that the reality was more absurd than he imagined.

But when he thought about it again, the person who advocated etiquette, rules and systems the most was the one who launched the Jingnuan for decades, and the one who killed his brother and forced his father more than ten years ago.

"This...fourth brother, all I can say is do your best!"

Although Zhu Jinghong agreed, he himself would not really be used as a gunman. He would still try his best not to go to Jinling and work by saying hello to the place.

In fact, he did not expect that among the three brothers, he was the one with the deepest roots in Jinling, so he was spread all over the civil and military offices in Jinling.

"Thirteenth brother, as long as you are willing to help, this matter will be successful!" Zhu Jingyuan was overjoyed for a moment.

"Fourth brother, help me with the Nalin family's daughter, don't go back on your word!"

With a smile on his face, Zhu Jingyuan said calmly: "Thirteenth brother, have I ever deceived you? Don't worry about this!"

The two brothers were chatting happily, when a woman came in with tea. This person's simple clothes were very different from others, so Zhu Jinghong took a second look.

"Your Highnesses, please have some tea!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong staring at the girl, the prince introduced him: "This is Master Miaoyu. Her tea-making skills are excellent. She has been to your house several times before. Could it be that my thirteenth brother doesn't recognize her?"

Looking at Miaoyu's beautiful and refined face, Zhu Jinghong said to Zhu Jingyuan: "Fourth brother is really lucky to have such a beauty making tea and serving him!"

Miaoyu was not happy when she heard Zhu Jinghong's words, which hurt her self-esteem.

At this time, Zhu Jingyuan explained: "Thirteenth brother, Master Miaoyu is your sister-in-law's friend, not a slave who mixes tea and water in the East Palace!"

"I see, since you are my fourth sister-in-law's friend, you are my friend. Master Miaoyu has profound Buddhist teachings. I will ask you for more advice in the future!"

Zhu Jinghong was very clear about Miaoyu's details and her little moves behind the scenes.

So on the surface he was relaxed, but in fact he was very wary of the woman in front of him.

At this time, Miaoyu said, "The poor nun is also planning to visit the princess. I hope the prince will not turn me away!" Zhu Jinghong smiled and replied, "If I stop her, I'm afraid the princess won't be able to give up either!"

After chatting for a while, Miaoyu retreated, and then the two brothers started chatting again, mainly talking about the details of Jinling's affairs.

During this process, Zhu Jinghong did not confess to the prince, but the two still agreed on some things.

While the two of them were discussing, a sedan stopped in the alley near Ningrong Street at the other end, and Deng An was sitting in it.

His sedan was very ordinary, and the location was relatively secluded, so that no one would notice it.

Coming to Rongguo Mansion to inquire about information was an errand assigned by Zhu Jinghong himself. Deng An did not dare to neglect it at all, so he came in person as usual.

Along with him, in addition to the two eunuchs carrying the sedan, there were also three of his confidants, who were all out to find out the news.

Because King Rui had left Beijing for two days, he entered the Rongguo Mansion and released the news blockade, so now Deng An has a clear understanding of the situation.

Sure enough, the prince and Prince Rui are fighting, trying to mess up this matter. The relationship is really too big... Deng An thought.

But Zhu Jinghong pressed ahead with the task and already gave a guarantee. Deng An had to get things done even if he was worried.

There was only one way for him to mess up the matter, and that was to get rid of Jia Huan so that he would not be able to participate in the marriage.

"Beat half to death or..."

At this time, the servants were still out looking for news, and Deng An was already thinking about how to complete the task.

After sitting in the sedan for too long, he felt so bored that he couldn't think clearly, so Deng An got out of the sedan and walked outside.

Because he was specially dressed up, Deng An looked similar to a descendant of Luo Tuo Xungui, so he was inconspicuous near Ningrong Street.

Deng An was thinking about what to do next, so he paced back and forth in the alley, and finally walked from the beginning to the end of the alley.

But at this moment, a young man came in front of him, followed by seven or eight boys.

This person was Jia Huan, and he was in a very bad mood at this moment, because Jia Zheng suddenly told him that his marriage to the girl from the Lin family was over.

That's right, forget it.

Today, Aunt Zhao was showing off everywhere, telling everyone that Brother Huan had made a career and was going to marry a girl from the Lin family.

And Jia Huan also repeatedly showed off that his wife will be Lin Daiyu.

Precisely because of the high profile, once the marriage ends without any problem, both Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao will become the laughingstock of the family.

Just thinking of this, Jia Huan was in a bad mood at this time. He couldn't even do something as good as ridiculing Baoyu. He didn't want to listen to the ridicule, so he ran out.

Jia Huan was already in a bad mood, but there were still people who didn't give way to him, which made Jia Huan even more angry.

Seeing that this person was wearing ordinary clothes and didn't even have any followers, Jia Huan kicked him directly.

"Blind your dog eyes!"

Then, Deng An suffered a heavy blow and was kicked to the ground without paying attention.

Just when he was about to raise his head and rebuke angrily, Jia Huan spat on his face and scolded him at the same time: "What are you looking at? Is your skin itchy?"

Seeing these people leaving directly, Deng An asked angrily: "Who is so arrogant?"

"Rongguo Mansion, Second Master Huan!"

Rongguo Mansion, Second Master Huan... Deng An immediately understood the identity of this person, and a cold light appeared in his eyes.

Zhu Jinghong asked him to disrupt the marriage between Huang and Jia Lin. Before that, he was worried that Jia Huan was the younger brother of the crown prince, and was thinking hard about how to control the situation.

Being humiliated by Jia Huan today, his mentality changed in anger. At this time, he even wanted to kill Jia Huan.

Wiping the saliva on his face with his sleeve, Deng An looked at Jia Huanzi who had disappeared at the entrance of the alley, and murmured in a low voice: "The Crown Princess's brother Jia Zhen can be beaten to death, and her younger brother Jia Baoyu can also be deposed... "

"It doesn't matter if you kill a bastard!"

Just as he was thinking about this, the two eunuchs carrying the sedan chair who noticed something was wrong also rushed to Deng An.

"Father-in-law, are you okay?"

The two of them were chatting just now. They were seven or eight feet away from Deng An. It was normal that they didn't notice the situation. It was only because Deng An had gone too far.

Deng An was furious at this moment, and he didn't care about that, so he slapped him out with two hands.

"Trash, idiot!"

After being beaten, the two young eunuchs did not even dare to raise their heads. One of them quickly said: "Father-in-law, let's chase him now, otherwise the thief will escape!"

"How can you still catch up after this nonsense?" Deng An angrily scolded.

But in fact, he really could catch up, but Deng An didn't want to think of a head-on conflict. After all, for him, there were many ways to take revenge.

Trying to calm down as much as possible, Deng An returned to the sedan chair and sat there, waiting for his subordinates to come back to summarize the news, and then returned to the palace to deliver business.

It's a pity that he waited until he got a new message, that is, the marriage of Jia Lin's family was put on hold.

What was agreed upon in the afternoon has reached Jia's house before it gets dark, and even the servants know about it, which shows that Dong Palace's execution ability is pretty good.

This is good news for Zhu Jinghong, but not for Deng An.

Now that the marriage is gone, how can I deal with Jia Huan... Deng An felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Deng An did not dare to delay too much and urged the eunuchs to carry him to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Deng An didn't delay at all and hurried to Yin'an Palace.

At this time, in Yin'an Hall, Zhu Jinghong had just returned from the East Palace and explained to Baochai the whole story and the proposal from the East Palace.

Things have developed like this, which really makes Baochai dumbfounded.

This matter was over, so Baochai asked: "So Jinling, are you going or not?"

Zhu Jinghong replied: "If I can't go, I won't go!"

"If you don't go... can Zheng He and Jia Yucun obey your orders wholeheartedly?"

"Even if they don't obey orders wholeheartedly, with the support of the prince and me, they can always do something, so that the prince and I can work together!"

"If things don't go well, the prince will give you a hard time, and your hopes for a beautiful woman will be in vain!"

Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it fails. Anyway, Lin Yatou is not even fifteen, so I'm not too anxious!"

"There is always a time when a girl wants to marry someone!"

Zhu Jinghong said nonchalantly: "Then I will disturb her again!"

Baochai had nothing to say. At this time, he went outside to report to Deng An.

"I already know what I need to know, and I won't listen to you tell me again. It just so happens that I still have something to do over there!" Baochai looked tired.

Since becoming pregnant, she has had less energy, so she gets tired more easily than before.

"Don't be too tired!" Zhu Jinghong stood up to see him off.

"I know...the prince will stay!"

After Baochai left, Deng An walked in cautiously, already thinking about what to say.

(End of this chapter)