King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 538 Sun Shaozu returns to Beijing

After Deng An saluted, Zhu Jinghong asked calmly: "Have you found out everything?"

"Reporting to the prince, after careful investigation by the slaves, it turns out that this marriage between Jia and Lin is actually..."

Deng An began to tell. Although Zhu Jinghong already knew the situation, he still listened very carefully. After all, he could not believe everything the prince said.

"This marriage has been put on hold. I don't know what the actual situation is..."

At this point, Deng An had finished talking about the situation that should be introduced, but the man continued: "Your Majesty, I have seen the second slave of the Jia family. He has a wretched appearance and is arrogant. How can such a person be worthy of Miss Lin!"

"This person is quite interesting. He always tells everyone he is the Lin family's uncle. If he marries a girl from the Lin family, he will definitely be able to..."

Deng An prepared a lot of yin and yang words, but at this moment he just made his opening remarks and was interrupted by Zhu Jinghong banging the table.

This made him very confused. He hadn't even said "harsh words" yet, so why did the prince get so angry?

As a eunuch, Deng An certainly could not understand how harsh the word "in the future" in his mouth sounded to Zhu Jinghong.

"This kid is talking nonsense and blaspheming the honor of the Lin family girl. He should be severely punished!"

As if she had seen a savior, Aunt Zhao immediately threw herself in front of Jia Zheng and cried: "Master, you have to make the decision for us..."

"Yes!"

Only three days later, Jia Huan got into an argument with someone in the downtown area of ​​Nancheng and was beaten up by a group of villains. Finally, he was carried back to his house by the servants.

He has always thought of passively avoiding the world, but since Yuanchun was granted the title of Crown Princess, he has looked away from it, knowing that his family is destined to be unable to escape from this torrent.

In this Ming Dynasty, he was the only one who could take care of his father at home.

He had just informed the boy about the situation and learned that there was a sudden conflict with a group of idle men, who pursued and beat them relentlessly.

After leaving Yin'an Palace, Deng An was in a slightly better mood and was already thinking about how to deal with Jia Huan.

At this time, Jia Zheng was sighing outside, listening to Jia Huan's wailing.

One for Aunt Zhao and one for Tanchun, and one for Jia Zheng.

If the previous operations were followed, Zhu Jinghong would definitely send someone to capture Jia Huan and teach him a lesson just like he did to Jia Zhen.

As they were talking inside, Jia Zheng came to the door and said, "Okay, let's go out first and let Huan'er have a good rest!"

"The younger brother said before that he knew a bunch of local gangsters and asked him to find these people to get things done!"

Therefore, Jia Zheng's words were just to appease the people in the family and put an end to the matter temporarily.

Jia Zheng helped him up and said helplessly: "I have already reported it to the official. There will be news in a few days!"

Beside him, Jia She also considered this, so his face was ugly at this time. He knew that his family was involved in a high-level struggle again.

But today's result was that Jia Huan was seriously injured, and all the accompanying boys were injured, two of them quite seriously.

"You should find a way to deal with this matter and let him lie down at home for a few months, so as not to come out and talk nonsense again!"

Jia Huan was beaten, and many people in the Rongguo Mansion were laughing at it, just because he had always had a bad reputation, and he had been showing off everywhere in the past two days.

At least on the surface, they have a very good relationship as sisters, and they always think of each other when good things come up.

In fact, he knew in his heart that even if there was a yamen, he would not dare to investigate, let alone there were no clues now.

As for Tanchun on the side, although she also felt that her brother was worried, hearing these sarcastic words from her aunt at the moment still made her feel desolate.

"Yes!"

After thinking for a while, Deng An made up his mind.

This is very abnormal. Normally, even if they resort to force, the name of Rongguo Mansion can scare them, at least these people dare not really make a killing move.

Everyone in the Jia family here had different reactions. Jia Baoyu, who had already left the house to live, was drinking with Xue Pan, Jiang Yuhan, Feng Ziying and others in a restaurant.

Yes, Feng Ziying is also here. Because his father is not in good health, he serves his father at home.

At this time, Mrs. Xing explained: "How can I blame you, only Huan'er..."

But at the moment, he still has to "cooperate" with the prince, so he can't make things too ugly.

"This...what the prince said is absolutely true!" Deng An responded quickly.

There are only two and a half people in the house who really care about Jia Huan.

Of course, even if he beat Jia Huan half to death, he would still be filled with hatred and would find ways to cause trouble for him in the future.

Of course, he was already familiar with this kind of thing, so he wasn't too worried.

The mistress is his confidant. Although this person is just an ordinary eunuch, there are many people outside who are fawning over him. It is very easy to find a few desperadoes to do things.

"It's all because of my lax teaching that he is in trouble today..." Mrs. Wang said hypocritically in the room.

"When something goes wrong...there must be a demon!" Jia Zheng thought to himself.

Mrs. Xing is still in charge of Rongguo Mansion now, but in the past two years she has clearly seen the general trend and knows that she cannot afford to offend the Crown Princess's mother, so she took the initiative to reconcile with Mrs. Wang.

"Go down!"

The only thing Deng An needed to consider was to keep this matter hidden.

A so-called marriage ended in vain. Even Lin Ruhai himself didn't know about it. It took many days before he heard about it.

The two of them were yin and yang, and Jia Huan's criticism was useless. Although Aunt Zhao on the side was angry, she could only endure it calmly.

Feng Ziying had known Jia Baoyu for a long time, but they had been on duty in the military for the past two years, and Jia Baoyu had suffered a series of "accidents", so this was the first time they met in three years.

Jia Baoyu offended Prince Xiang's Mansion, and Feng Ziying was a little cautious when meeting him, but when he arrived, he discovered that Xue Pan was also there.

Who is Xue Pan, Princess Xiang's biological brother? Feng Ziying doesn't have to worry about this person.

Xue Pan actually found him by himself. His original intention was to get close to Baoyu, but he didn't know that Jiang Yuhan was discovered again.

At this time, his eyes almost never moved away from Jiang Yuhan, just because this young man was so good-looking.

"Baoyu, I heard that you have been studying recently. Do you want to take the exam this autumn?" Feng Ziying asked, holding a wine glass.

This was a gathering of friends, so there weren't that many rules between them. Feng Ziying asked very casually at this moment.

"I want to try it!" Jia Baoyu replied.

In fact, until now, he has not completely given up on Daiyu, thinking that as long as he obtains the meritorious service, he can propose marriage to the Lin family on his own.

"You might as well give it a try, maybe you'll win!" Feng Ziying replied.

"It doesn't matter if he wins or not, if you have wine today, you will get drunk today. Let's be happy first!"

Xue Pan raised his voice and saw him stand up from his position, then walked around behind Jiang Yuhan, patted his shoulder and said, "Brother, do you think so?"

Jiang Yuhan naturally disliked such vulgar people, but Xue Pan's identity made him dare not act rashly.

Jiang Yuhan knew very well that even His Royal Highness King Zhongshun, whom he feared the most, had to give some face to the idiot Xue Pan.

"What Brother Xue said is absolutely true!" Jiang Yuhan said with a smile.

Sitting next to Jiang Yuhan, Xue Pan hugged his shoulders without anyone noticing, and then said: "Brother, I like you as soon as I see you. We are really destined... Come, you and I have a drink!"

"Brother Xue please!"

Seeing Jiang Yuhan's dilemma, Jia Baoyu said from the side: "Brother Xue, you can't treat one with favoritism. If we are still good brothers, we should have a few more drinks!" "I'll drink with Brother Jiang first!"

Because he had designs on Baoyu, Xue Pan ignored the grudges between the two families and came to find him. Now that he has seen someone he is more satisfied with, he no longer has many designs on Baoyu.

At this time, Jia Baoyu stood up with a cup, came to Xue Pan's side and said, "Brother Xue, you will get married in a few days. I should wish you a good wife!"

"Thank you, thank you!" Xue Pan drank a glass of wine and wanted to send Jia Baoyu away.

"They say good things come in pairs, you should have another drink!"

"Brother, you are trying to embarrass me..."

"You can't say that, I sincerely wish..."

Here, Jia Baoyu was talking nonsense to Xue Pan, but Mingyan quietly came outside the room and motioned for Jia Baoyu to go out and talk.

Originally, he wanted to rescue Jiang Yuhan, but when Ming Yan was in trouble, Jia Baoyu had no choice but to go out.

"What's the matter?"

"Second Master, Third Master Huan was beaten. I heard he was seriously injured!"

"Who was beaten?"

"I don't know. It's said that I had an argument with a street guy, and then they started fighting!"

"Idle man?"

Jia Baoyu was also from a noble family, so of course he knew that idle men were not so bold, so this matter seemed very abnormal.

At this moment, he was very keen to think that someone from Prince Xiang's Mansion might be the instigator behind this, because he had reported a letter there two days ago.

"The marriage has been abandoned. Logically speaking, Prince Xiang's Palace should not take action again..." Jia Baoyu thought to himself, but he was not sure at this time.

But when he thought about it again, he felt that this matter was not important. Marrying Daiyu was the most important thing. He couldn't really let Zhu Jinghong, the king of Xiang, succeed.

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu felt nervous again, and felt that the banquet in front of him was boring.

But since he had invited guests, Jia Baoyu couldn't just leave, so he could only continue to accompany everyone.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and on the tenth day of February, an uninvited guest came outside the west gate of the capital. This person was Sun Shaozu, who had returned from the northwest.

Looking at the tall city tower in front of him and the endless stream of business travelers around him, Sun Shaozu said with emotion: "The atmosphere of the divine capital is truly incomparable!"

This time he came back from the northwest, and he only brought ten soldiers with him. Even so, they were very conspicuous, and they were stopped and questioned by the gatekeepers just before entering the city.

Fortunately, Sun Shaozu completed all the procedures, so they were let into the city.

Then Sun Shaozu sent someone back to report the news, and he himself rushed towards the imperial city.

He was appointed by the emperor as the commander-in-chief of the Anxi capital. This time he returned to Beijing in the name of thanking him. Naturally, the first thing he wanted to do was to enter the palace to thank the emperor.

But he himself also knew that he was most likely kowtowing outside the Qianqing Gate today, and the possibility of being received by the emperor was extremely slim.

After all, Po Tian, ​​whom he regards as a treasure, is only a fourth-grade military attaché.

However, Sun Shaozu thought wrong. Not long after he entered the palace to await the call, he was led into the Qianqing Palace by the eunuchs. The emperor wanted to ask him about the situation in the northwest.

Although the Junggar people were severely damaged, now the Rakshasa people have sent troops to intervene, and the situation is not easy for the Ming Dynasty, which is struggling with its expedition.

Compared with reading the report, the explanation from the frontline generals was undoubtedly more comprehensive and thorough for the emperor.

Therefore, when meeting Sun Shaozu, Zhu Xianming also summoned two governors, Hou Xiaokang and Shi Guangzhu, who were also popular candidates for governor of the northwest.

But until now, Zhu Xianming has not made up his mind, so Liu Fang is still in charge of the northwest.

In fact, Liu Fang was a serious governor of the northwest. He was originally supposed to succeed Ning Huanxiang in commanding operations, but it was only with Zhu Jinghong that he became the commander-in-chief.

However, Liu Fang himself was not absolutely sure that the current situation in the northwest would be settled, so he repeatedly reported to the emperor in the past two months, hoping to send Zhu Jinghong back to take charge of the situation as soon as possible.

It's just that Zhu Xianming ignored this matter. After all, he couldn't just rely on children for the conquest, even if Zhu Jinghong did have divine help in fighting.

This also shows that the emperor is still on guard against his most trusted younger son subconsciously, which he just doesn't want to admit.

Sun Shaozu entered the palace in the morning and came out of Qianqing Palace just before noon. Inside, the emperor and the two governors were still discussing matters.

After walking out of the palace, Sun Shaozu murmured in a low voice: "Looking at this, Master Thirteen will not be able to return to the northwest for the time being!"

But he knew very well that if he wanted to clean up the mess in the northwest, the emperor really couldn't do it without Zhu Jinghong.

And this is what Zhu Jinghong said. He doesn't need to be absolutely sure of pacifying the northwest, he just needs to make others believe that he has the ability.

Obviously Sun Shaozu believed that Liu Fang believed it, and the soldiers in the northwest believed it, but the emperor was unwilling to believe it.

After leaving the palace, Sun Shaozu did not return immediately, but rushed towards Prince Xiang's Mansion. He planned to pay a visit to his benefactor first.

However, he didn't know until he arrived that Zhu Jinghong had gone to Qingyang Palace for a banquet at noon and would not be back for a while.

"You'd better go back first. The prince and generals are all here today, and our prince may not be back until very late!"

Because Sun Shaozu had spent money, the eunuch on duty at the gate said a few more words, which saved Sun Shaozu the trouble of waiting.

Since he couldn't see him today, Sun Shaozu decided to come back tomorrow, so he hurried to his house.

Because this master was back, the whole family went out to welcome him, and a large number of people stood outside the gate of the Sun family.

As the hostess, Xia Jingui was waiting at the gate of the inner courtyard, feeling somewhat uneasy.

In the six months since Sun Shaozu left, she could be called a local emperor in the house, and her life was extremely happy and carefree.

But after such a long time, Xia Jingui still couldn't get out of the shadow of domestic violence. At this moment, thinking that Sun Shaozu was about to arrive, she instinctively felt anxious and restless.

"My sister is about to join the Xue family and has a close relationship with the princess. With this kind of relationship, even if her surname is Sun, she doesn't dare to mess around!" Xia Jingui comforted herself.

Just as she was thinking about this, the sound of worshiping could be heard outside, indicating that Sun Shaozu had entered the gate.

For a moment, Xia Jingui's heart was in her throat, and her whole body was trembling.

Time seemed to pass very slowly, but it also seemed to pass so fast that Xia Jingui didn't even remember how Sun Shaozu walked up to him.

"Madam, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you?"

Sun Shaozu was smiling. Although Xia Jingui was still frightened by what he saw, the fear in her heart was reduced a lot.

"Everything...everything is fine!"

After answering this sentence, Xia Jingui added another sentence and said: "How is your husband?"

"I'm fine too, now I've been promoted!"

Seeing that Sun Shaozu was still peaceful, Xia Jingui slowly let down her guard. She knew that this marriage had an effect.

Sure enough, the next moment, Sun Shaozu said: "I finally got back in time, otherwise I won't be able to enjoy your sister's wedding wine!"

After confirming his suspicion, Xia Jingui's fear slowly disappeared, so much so that the way he looked at Sun Shaozu changed.

She wanted to be strong, so how could she be willing to be suppressed by Sun Shaozu.

"Come on, come and help me wash up!"

(End of this chapter)