King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 542 I want it too!
Although he felt awkward in his heart, Zhu Yunsheng finally accepted the reality and did not continue to have trouble with Daiyu.

"It doesn't matter if you go to Brother Thirteen's house, at least he won't let you be wronged. At least he can support you and let you do what you want to do!"

Zhu Yunsheng said this out of emotion, because she will also face the problem of choosing a son-in-law, and all of this is unknown.

Daiyu was very smart and immediately explained: "Princess, you will also find your right husband!"

Even if Zhu Yunsheng and Daiyu had a good relationship, she couldn't bear it at the moment.

"You're feeling young, but you're talking about me... It's really unreasonable!"

Seeing that Zhu Yunsheng refused to admit it, Dai Yufang smiled and said: "Of course I know what the princess is worried about!"

"I heard from people in the palace that the Fourteenth Master and the Fifteenth Master relied on Sister Bao to choose the princess of their choice according to her wishes. Since the princess has her own thoughts... why not tell Sister Bao?"

"Sister Bao has always been considerate in everything she does. All the nobles in the capital have a deep friendship with the princess. Isn't it easy to inquire about young talents from various provinces?"

"The princess confessed her feelings to Sister Bao and asked her and the prince to help you choose first. Wouldn't that..."

Cunxin Hall is the main hall of the palace and is rarely used on weekdays. Meeting Shi Guangzhu and two people here shows that Zhu Jinghong attaches great importance to them.

Before Shi Qian could reply, Shi Guangzhu continued: "That's because our Shi family is absolutely loyal to His Majesty. We will do whatever His Majesty needs!"

However, the mystery inside is the secret of Shi Guangzhu's keeping the holy family.

The two were led into Prince Xiang's Mansion through the side door, and then led by the eunuch to the side hall to wait.

This still did not convince Shi Qian, because the latter believed that since he was not sure about the matter, he should not go into this muddy water.

"Your Majesty Shi Guangzhu (Qian) comes to see the Thirteenth Master!"

At this time, Shi Guangzhu and his son Shi Qian appeared outside the gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion.

Daiyu had an unprecedented idea, but Zhu Yunsheng's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he secretly thought that this was indeed a good way to close the trap.

Taking the tea cup from Daiyu, Baochai smiled and asked, "You always want to go to the palace to play, don't you allow me to sit here with you?"

Shi Guangzhu is such a character. Normally, to avoid suspicion, he would not have any direct interaction with Zhu Jinghong.

Looking at his son, who was already forty-two years old, Shi Guangzhu interrupted him and said, "Do you know why my Shi family is so honored and favored?"

At this time, Xiangyun interjected from behind: "The Queen has rested. Sister Bao had nowhere to go, so she came to the princess. Now the princess is expelling guests... but she has hurt Sister Bao!"

However, because the situation in the northwest was so important, Emperor Zhu Xianming took the initiative to issue an order and asked Shi Guangzhu to come to Prince Xiang's Mansion to discuss the war situation.

There was a banquet in the evening, so he was not in a hurry to return to the palace, and the same was true for Baochai.

The two of them were chatting when they saw a eunuch enter the palace and said with a smile: "Two generals, the prince invites you to come to Cunxin Palace!"

Since Liu Fang, the current governor of the northwest, had no determination, Zhu Xianming demoted him to deputy governor and appointed Shi Guangzhu, the left governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, to take charge of military affairs in the northwest.

"How do you say help?"

"Damn girl, don't forget who you belong to?" Zhu Yunsheng scolded with a smile.

After being called twice in a row, Zhu Yunsheng came out of her fantasy, and then she said with a straight face: "That's nonsense!"

"Firstly, you are old and may not be able to withstand the bitter cold in the northwest. Secondly, the war situation is critical and unpredictable. If there is..."

As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp from the third rank, Shi Qian already belongs to the rank of senior generals, and he has his own opinions on the situation in the northwest.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and while the people in the capital were preparing for the next wedding of the county prince, a major event had been finalized in the court.

Several girls here were chatting and joking, while Zhu Jinghong was hanging out with the guards on duty. At this time, he had gone to Xiyuan Racecourse to practice riding and shooting.

"I'm just telling the truth, the princess has to be reasonable!" Xiangyun said with a playful smile, and then hid behind Baochai, as if seeking shelter.

"Sister-in-law, you are not at my mother's side, so why are you here with me?"

Shi Chong is Shi Qian's son and Shi Guangzhu's grandson.

There are hundreds of noble families in the capital, but they can always choose someone I like... Zhu Yunsheng thought.

That is, the Shi family can serve the emperor regardless of their own honor and disgrace, but it is not convenient for Shi Guangzhu to say more about these words at this time.

Only then did Zhu Yunsheng notice that her good sister-in-law had appeared at some point, followed by Xiang Yun who had just gone out.

The father and son entered the Cunxin Hall together. At this time, Zhu Jinghong had already sat on the throne, but he was wearing casual clothes for his cousin and him.

"Now that the decree has been issued, you and I, father and son, should work together to put an end to the chaos in the northwest!" Shi Guangzhu said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Baochai say from the side: "Who is talking nonsense!"

"Both of you, please wake up. Why do you have time to come to my house today!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

"Princess? Princess?"

"Today I, my father and my son, came here to seek help from His Highness!"

Shi Guangzhu was overjoyed about this, so he came with his son.

"Now that His Majesty needs people to fight, we will just charge and fight!"

"Dad, my son still disapproves of your going to the northwest to take charge!" Shi Qian said slowly.

Shi Qian sighed. He originally wanted to say something, but in the end he held it back.

In the current era, the second-grade Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion is already the highest official rank in the rank of military generals.

"By the way, I'm going to the northwest this time to see what Chong'er needs. Ask your family to prepare it!"

"The father and his son, under the orders of the emperor, went to the northwest..."

Following this topic, Shi Guangzhu and the two talked about the situation in the northwest, and asked Zhu Jinghong to give some opinions and views.

In this regard, Zhu Jinghong had no intention of hiding anything and expressed his views very frankly.

After talking for half an hour, Shi Guangzhu and the two were able to say goodbye and leave.

"Thirteenth Master also believes that the situation is serious. You and I, father and son, are going to the northwest... we must be cautious!"

Hearing this, Shi Qian couldn't help but think of Ning Huanxiang. This man was more cautious than anyone else, but now he couldn't even find a whole body.

Of course Shi Qian would not say these unlucky words, but his heavy heart was still seen by Shi Guangzhu.

"But what is the real situation? You and I will not be able to understand it until we take office. As a father, we do not seek merit but only seek no fault. It is not too difficult to think about it!"

After hearing what his father said, Shi Qian felt much more at ease. If he simply defended, he would indeed reduce the risk.

After Shi Guangzhu left, Xue Pan and his wife and Sun Shaozu also arrived at Prince Xiang's Mansion.

After being introduced to the palace, the Xia sisters went directly to the inner house, while Sun Shaozu took Xue Pan to see Zhu Jinghong.

"Brother, the prince doesn't eat people, why are you so afraid?" Sun Shaozu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Brother Sun, I don't want to be like this... but this body just won't obey my orders!" Xue Pan cried sadly.

Sun Shaozu has learned about Xue Pan in detail these days. He actually knows the quality of this guy.

"So you should make progress and stop doing those stupid things. The prince will naturally look up to you!" Sun Shaozu suggested. It would not hurt to have a good relationship with the Xue family, so he was also willing to give Xue Pan some advice.

"Brother Sun, the things I did are just human nature. How could I know that they were stupid things?" Xue Pan replied seriously.

"Although it is human nature, you must do it cleanly and leave others with excuses... It will not only cause trouble for you, but also bring trouble to the prince!"

"This...is also true!"

"Especially now in Jinling, the water is deep and there are many troubles... If you are not careful, you will be in big trouble. You should act more responsible when you go to Yingtian!"

Now that he is married, it is time for Xue Pan to return to his hometown. After all, there are still a lot of things waiting for him there.

Sun Shaozu and Sun Shaozu were chatting here, and the Xia sisters on the other side were also talking.

"Just now I saw that the boss of the Xue family was obedient to your orders...it seems that you have him under control!"

When she said this, Xia Jingui couldn't help but feel deeply envious. She knew how good this feeling was.

In contrast, in the Sun family, she could only stay low and be a coward, which made her feel particularly aggrieved.

Xia Yuegui looked calm and replied: "You can't control what my sister is saying. Husband and wife are one, and I only think about him. How could he disobey me?"

This is Xia Yuegui's sincere words. Not only does she think so, but she also practices it.

Because of this, she not only gained the respect of Xue Pan, but also the recognition of her mother-in-law and the servants in the house.

"To put it lightly, you have to compromise at every turn, how uncomfortable it feels!" Xia Jingui sneered.

She has always been strong, and she has learned a lot of tricks from the housekeeper over the years, so she wants to control the Sun family.

But she happened to meet Sun Shaozu, who regarded all rules and propriety as nothing, making Xia Jingui's methods useless.

This time she thought she could use the power of the Xue family to overpower Sun Shaozu, but she never thought that this plan would fail again.

"Sister, as the saying goes, the man is the master outside and the woman is the master at home, as long as you help your brother-in-law wholeheartedly, he will respect you and love you!"

As her younger sister, Xia Yuegui also heard about Xia Jingui's affairs in the Xia family. She knew that she was not doing well, so she persuaded her like this.

Xue Pan will leave Beijing in a few days, and it's not known how long it will be before the two sisters meet again, so Xia Yuegui wants to tell her sister this.

"I haven't helped him yet? How much money did I give him when we got married last year? What did he do after that?"

"If I weren't lucky, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to see me!"

Thinking of what happened last year, Xia Jingui still has lingering fears, so she has no trust in Sun Shaozu.

The two were said to be husband and wife, but in Xia Jingui's view, they were life-and-death enemies. However, they would still be entangled for the rest of their lives.

It is difficult for an upright official to stop family affairs. At this time, Xia Yuegui didn't know what to say.

When she looked up, she found that she had arrived outside the Tongxin Hall, and a woman was welcomed into the hall.

Xia Yuegui knew this person and knew that she was the maid beside the princess and was extremely trustworthy.

"Little red girl, your face is glowing today, it seems like something good is going to happen!"

The visitor was none other than Lin Hongyu, and she did have a good thing happen recently, that is, her lover was returning to Beijing.

Of course, Jia Yun did not come back to report on her work, but simply came back on "vacation".

He worked really hard on his errands, and even spent time at the New Year construction site during the Chinese New Year, just to complete the shipyard as soon as possible.

Now that the errand was progressing smoothly, Jia Yun took leave and returned to the capital after arranging everything. She should arrive in a few days.

"Grandma is so radiant that everything goes well!"

After replying, Lin Hongyu continued: "Princess and the others were playing in the back garden. When they learned that the two ladies were coming, they asked the servants to come and lead the way. Please..."

"please!"

At this time, spring was warm and flowers were blooming, and the scenery in the back garden of the palace was excellent, so Baochai summoned Keqing Yinglian and others to play.

They said they were playing together, but in fact Baochai didn't participate much, mainly because her belly was big.

So at the moment, Keqing, Zhenqin and others are mainly playing, and only Yinglian is accompanying Baochai, standing by the pond and throwing fish food into it.

"Mother, Grandma Xue and Grandma Sun are here!" Wen Xing reminded.

Baochai did not turn around, still throwing bait into the pond, while thinking about things inside and outside the house.

There are many things going on inside and outside such a large palace, and Baochai also has many things to worry about.

However, for the sake of child safety, she made Ke Qing and Nuo Min responsible for the housekeeping respectively, but she needed to make decisions on some major matters.

Even so, there were many things that troubled her.

"Greetings to the princess!"

Hearing the voice coming from behind, Baochai finally turned around, looked at the two worshipers in front of him, and said, "No courtesy!"

"Thank you, empress!"

Then Baochai sat on the chair, while Xia Yuegui and the others saluted Yinglian, who returned the salute to her humbly.

Signaling Xia Yuegui and the others to sit down, Baochai opened his mouth and said, "I heard that you have only been in Xue's house for ten days, and you are already respected from top to bottom, both inside and outside... I really saw you right!"

Xia Yuegui's performance actually exceeded Baochai's expectations. The latter originally thought that she needed time to straighten out the Xue family's affairs before she could restrain her brother.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yuegui took care of Xue Pan easily as if she had taken advantage of her. Xue Pan basically listened to what she said.

"This is all due to the grace of the empress, plus the love and care of my wife, so that my wife can achieve this!"

The king and his subjects come first, and then his father and his son, so even if she is Baochai's sister-in-law, Xia Yuegui has to call herself "the wife of a minister" at this moment.

Hearing her humble words, Baochai couldn't help but feel more satisfied, and then said: "My brother has a wild personality. It is extremely difficult to restrain him. You still can't take it lightly!"

"We are going to Jinling. If you are not careful, you may get involved in disputes. Since you are smart and wise... you must do your best to bring order to the whole family!"

The investigation of Xia Yuegui lasted for more than a year, and with her extraordinary performance now, Baochai believed in her ability very much.

"My wife accepts the order!"

"I will give you a warrant, allowing you to take charge of the Xue family, and no one can disobey it!"

Normally, even if you are a princess, you should not interfere in your mother's family's affairs, let alone interfere so blatantly.

But there is no way. Now Jinling has become a wrestling field, and the Xue family is very likely to be involved. Baochai is indeed very worried if he does not choose a wise person to take the helm.

If something happens to the Xue family, it will inevitably affect Prince Xiang's palace. Of course, Baochai must prevent such things from happening.

That's why she gave up her skin and gave Xia Yuegui this handwriting.

"I want it too!"

At this moment, Xia Jingui was shouting in his heart.

(End of this chapter)