King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 543 Leaving
Xia Jingui wanted to control the Sun family, so of course she wanted Baochai to give her this edict.

And she believed that if she really had this oracle, Sun Shaozu would really not dare to give a shit due to Sun Shaozu's nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

But Xia Jingui knew that she could not get this message because she was not familiar with the princess.

"Now that my wife is in the house, if I have something to do, I can just discuss it with her. Why does the empress need to issue an order in person!"

The reason why Xia Yuegui said this was actually for Baochai's sake. It was really inappropriate for the latter to do this.

Of course Baochai understood what she meant, so he said: "You don't have to use the warrant even if you get it, just in case of emergency!"

So what this means is that the so-called warrant will not be given to her in a big way, but it will be secretly granted and can only be taken out at a critical moment.

This is tantamount to saying that it gives housekeeper Xia Yuegui an insurance, so that even if the whole family objects, she will still have the confidence to make a comeback.

This shows how much Baochai trusts her.

Xia Yuegui could also feel this trust, so she didn't say anything more at this time, but responded: "Thank you for your consideration!"

"Fourth brother is talking about Jinling?"

"A loyal and virtuous man is now in danger. Fourth brother is extremely worried!"

As the housekeeper of Prince Xiang's Mansion, Baochai not only has to take care of her own home, but she also advises her subordinates on their household affairs.

The two entered Kunning Palace. Zhu Jingyuan patiently chatted for a while, and then motioned Zhu Jinghong to go out and talk.

Of course, these people dared to come to Prince Xiang's Mansion one after another because the Shi family father and son took the lead.

This is the case in the Tian family. Even a kind person like Zhu Jingyuan will inevitably have such suspicions.

Knowing that Zhu Jinghong was going to see the queen, Zhu Jingyuan took Yuan Chun there with him.

These people quickly came to Zhu Jingyuan, and after expounding their interests, they asked the prince to come forward and invited Zhu Jinghong to the East Palace to talk.

When Xia Jingui heard that the princess cared about him, he was deeply surprised. He also stood up and carefully replied: "Reporting to the queen, my husband has a violent personality, but he has made my wife suffer a lot!"

"I heard from your sister that you were wronged in the mansion?"

Although Zhu Jinghong had his own reasons, Zhu Jingyuan said bluntly: "Thirteenth brother, did you forget that you promised to be a brother?"

Judging by the time, Zhu Jingyuan is now approaching Yingtian. He will be able to figure out the situation in a month or two at most, and then he will vigorously eradicate his dissidents.

"I have made arrangements for this matter. Fourth brother, do you still remember the suppression of Japanese invaders in Jinling three years ago?"

"Fourth brother, the old man asked me to build a naval division. How can I not go to Liaodong to have a look? If I can't do the job, I won't get any good results!"

After achieving this goal, she would be able to "reach directly to Heaven" at any time, which would be enough to make Sun Shaozu jealous and not dare to attack her casually.

After Xia Yuegui finished talking, Baochai looked at Xia Jingui.

"Ok!"

When he said this, Zhu Jingyuan felt disgusted because he knew that the so-called loyal people were actually the worms of the imperial court.

At this time, I want to run to Liaodong. Is it possible that Lao Thirteen is unwilling to conflict with Lao Liu? Zhu Jingyuan had such doubts.

"That day, Zheng Xianlin, He Gujin and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot because of the shortfall, but our brothers saved them!"

They originally wanted to use King Xiang to check and balance King Rui, but now that Zhu Jinghong is not going to Jinling but to Liaodong, this so-called check and balance is out of the question.

The two chatted for a while. After walking out of Kunning Gate, Zhu Jingyuan finally couldn't help but ask: "Thirteenth brother... why are you going to Liaodong suddenly?"

The wedding process was peaceful and peaceful. Zhu Jinghong witnessed his younger brother's identity change, and it was time for him to leave.

"No matter what, the family should be more harmonious, which is good for you and him!"

Near noon, Sun Shaozu and Xue Pan left, and Zhu Jinghong had lunch with the women.

The emperor would definitely not mention this matter, so Zhu Jingyuan must have meant Zhu Jinghong.

In fact, these people were able to be pardoned, and the prince's family played a very important role in defending them in the court.

As her eyes glanced over, Xia Jingui lowered his head consciously, as if he was respectfully listening to the instructions.

In addition to the Xia sisters who came today, in the past, when Hou Jing and his wife came to pay homage, Baochai would also care and ask for advice.

Zhu Jingyuan also knew that the matter was urgent and quickly sent someone to Prince Xiang's Mansion to invite them. When the messenger arrived, he learned that Zhu Jinghong and his wife had entered the palace.

So Zhu Jinghong has been very busy in the next two days.

The honorable ministers who came to pay homage were all going to the northwest to lead troops, and they came to Prince Xiang's Mansion to ask about the situation because they were unsure.

The officials in the East Palace had been looking forward to Zhu Jinghong going to Jinling for a long time, but now Zhu Jinghong suddenly refused to go, which made them extremely anxious.

In fact, Xia Yuegui didn't mention it at all, but Baochai knew a lot about each family's affairs, so she knew a little about Xia Jingui's situation.

So Xia Jingui's excitement was completely in vain, because Baochai said these words in passing, and would not really intervene forcefully in the Sun family affairs.

Of course, this matter was still beneficial to Xia Jingui. At least in the following conversation, she obtained the grace to visit the princess from time to time.

He originally wanted to take a rest in the afternoon, but unexpectedly, another minister came to see him, forcing Zhu Jinghong to accept him again.

Since the Holy Will had been sought, the emperor issued a new edict on the seventh day of March, ordering Zhu Jinghong to go to Liaodong for "inspection" first.

The news spread, and everything was calm in the court, but there was an uproar in the East Palace.

Zhu Jingyuan responded. He didn't understand Zhu Jinghong's intention, nor did he know what the relationship between now and three years ago was.

In the blink of an eye, time came to the sixth day of March, which was the wedding day of King Jinghai Zhu Jinghao.

Logically speaking, these people should be grateful to the prince, but in reality that is not the case.

Because Zhu Jingyuan was hesitant at the time, and it was Zhu Jinghong who spoke out strongly, when the imperial edict of pardon arrived, it was Zhu Jinghong who the officials were most grateful to.

Three years have passed. Although Jinling has undergone large-scale personnel adjustments, some officials still stay in place, and among them, those who do well have been promoted.

"These people still remember our kindness. When I write a letter to my brother Xiu Xiu... and send a quick horse to Jinling, they will do their best to help my fourth brother!"

"At that time, Fourth Brother sent a close confidant to Jinling to coordinate all parties to fight against Lao Liu. I think this matter will be easy!"

Of course, Zhu Jinghong is trying to spread the pie. When it comes to favors and benefits, it is impossible to say which is more important. It is completely idiotic to think of kidnapping others and following along with him.

Even Zhu Jingyuan could see this, so he asked: "Thirteenth brother, although we were kind to everyone in what happened that day, not everyone repays the kindness, and they may not be willing to help!"

Zhu Jinghong replied: "Fourth brother, Zheng He, who is in charge of Jinling, and Jia Yucun, who is highly regarded by my father, have sent me things all the time in the past two years. At least the three of them are still reliable!"

Seeing that Zhu Jingyuan still had doubts, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Fourth brother, if they don't deal with the sixth brother, they will definitely be willing to help us!"

Back then, when Lao Liu failed to threaten Zheng He and the two of them, he was so angry that he really made a killing move in the court and wanted to kill these two bastards.

If it weren't for Zhu Jinghong's insistence that these two men be able to serve their crimes, they would have been dismissed from office or even imprisoned.

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan finally stopped asking questions, proving that he was convinced by Zhu Jinghong. "Then write a letter quickly and send it to Jinling as quickly as possible!"

After finally taking it out, Zhu Jinghong was in a particularly good mood. He smiled slightly and said, "Fourth brother, I have already made arrangements, so don't worry!"

To be sure, Zhu Jingyuan asked: "Then when will you return to Jinling!"

"I will arrive in Liaodong in early April. If everything goes well, I will rush to Jinling by the end of May!"

We set off at the end of May and arrived at Jinling around the end of June. Zhu Jingyuan had been in Jinling for three months.

In these three months, Zhu Jingyuan felt like he was running naked.

"Thirteenth brother, it's better not to delay too long and go to Jinling as soon as possible!"

"Fourth brother, don't worry, I will go there as soon as possible!"

"Um...when will you leave?"

"Let's go on the ninth day of the lunar month!"

Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, which is the day after tomorrow.

Patting Zhu Jinghong on the shoulder, Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile: "Come to my house tomorrow, and I will personally host a banquet to see you off!"

"Fourth brother, you and I, brothers, why are you so outspoken?" Zhu Jinghong didn't want to go because he didn't want to be tied too tightly to Dong Gong.

There is no way, now he also has a big family and a big business, and any gesture he shows to the outside world will be deeply interpreted by those who are returning to the military.

It would be extremely detrimental to Zhu Jinghong if these people thought that they were still the prince's followers.

Hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan said solemnly: "Thirteenth brother, I'm seeing you off, how can I say it's an outsider?"

"Thank you so much, Fourth Brother!" Zhu Jinghong could only agree.

Now that the prince was pushed forward by him and had a real fight with Lao Liu, Zhu Jinghong had to consider his feelings, so he couldn't flatter him too much.

The two talked for a while and then returned to Kunning Palace. At this time, Yuan Chun was discussing the Shangyi Bureau affairs with the queen, while Baochai was chatting quietly with Zhu Yunsheng who entered the palace.

When the two of them entered the palace, the queen inevitably asked a few more questions. When Zhu Jingyuan replied, she said that she would put it into practice for Zhu Jinghong.

As soon as he heard that a banquet was going to be held, Zhu Yunsheng jumped out before the queen could respond.

"Fourth Brother, you are so kind to Thirteenth Brother. I also want to say goodbye to him...but it's a pity that I don't have my own mansion!"

"It just so happens that you are going to hold a banquet to say goodbye to him, so my little sister should go to the party with you, and give Brother Thirteen a glass of wine when the time comes!"

Seeing the lively look of his little sister, Zhu Jingyuan smiled unconsciously, and then said dotingly: "If you want to go out to play in the palace, just say it, why bother talking about it!"

"Fourth brother, you are slandering!"

After saying this, Zhu Yunsheng turned to look at Feng Wei, and then said: "Mother... the fourth brother is slandering, the daughter and the thirteenth brother have a deep friendship, just like..."

"Okay, you can go if you want!" The queen made a decision directly.

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

"Third sister, you will be satisfied with this!" Baochai said with a smile.

Zhu Yunsheng smiled sincerely, and everyone present laughed, but everyone had different thoughts.

After another chat, everyone had lunch at the queen's place, and then they dispersed.

After leaving Donghua Gate, Zhu Jinghong saw off the prince and his wife, and then personally helped Baochai get into the carriage.

Just as he was about to follow him, he heard a voice coming from behind: "Master Thirteen, this is the oriole you wanted to punish in the past two days. The little one was caught for you!"

At this time, a man from a household stood behind Zhu Jinghong. He was tall and tall with a simple and honest smile on his face. However, this man was holding a birdcage in his hand, which did not match his heavy attire. Zhu Jinghong couldn't help laughing when he saw it.

"You idiot, I just mentioned it casually two days ago, but who told you to actually catch the bird?"

This person's name is Xu Guangfu, and he is the boss of the Xu family that Zhu Jinghong helped before. Now he has been promoted to 100 households.

Two days ago, when Zhu Jinghong was out of the palace, a bird passed by and dropped bird droppings, which almost landed on Zhu Jinghong. At that time, he pointed at the bird and said he wanted to arrest it.

It was a casual joke, but Zhu Jinghong never thought that the Xu family boss would take it seriously.

"Besides, if you just catch a few birds to take the blame, wouldn't you be framing a good bird!"

Xu Guangfu replied with great sincerity: "Thirteenth Master, these are really the ones from that day. They were written under the eaves of the tower on the south side of Donghua Gate. The younger ones have overturned their nests!"

Looking at the birdcage carried by the eldest son of the Xu family, Zhu Jinghong shook his head first, and then said, "It's really hard for you!"

"Their crimes are not worthy of death. Since you have confiscated their property, let them go now!"

After hearing this, Xu Guangfu did not hesitate and immediately opened the cage and let a few birds inside fly out.

"Let's go back!"

"Yes!"

After getting on the carriage, looking at Baochai who looked suspicious, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "This guy is really interesting!"

The eldest son of the Xu family is an honest man. He has always remembered Zhu Jinghong's kindness, so Xu Guangfu has done this seven or eight times to find ways to repay his kindness today.

Every time, Zhu Jinghong was made to laugh or cry, but he gradually recognized this guy.

So on some appropriate occasions, Zhu Jinghong, Xu Guangfu's boss's boss, and higher bosses praised him, so this guy was promoted to 100 households.

"Interesting? You are so eager to please me, do you like it?" Baochai was very surprised.

Zhu Jinghong smiled and replied: "He is a straight person, different from ordinary people, he doesn't have so many thoughts!"

Baochai didn't care about Xu Guangfu's thoughts. In her opinion, a small hundred households were insignificant, and what she should be most concerned about right now was the matter of seizing the heir.

Lowering his voice, Baochai asked, "How did the prince react to your plan to get out of trouble?"

"I'm barely convinced, but if Zheng He and the others don't do their job well, I'm afraid the prince will complain!"

Zhu Jinghong knew very well that he was drawing cakes for the prince, and whether Zheng and He would be willing to contribute was something he could not guarantee at all.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong frowning, Baochai joked even though it was a formal occasion: "Are you afraid that the prince will be dissatisfied and won't you help you take in Lin Yatou?"

"You..." Zhu Jinghong choked for a moment. In fact, he really didn't think so.

Baochai smiled broadly, and then said: "Soldiers are coming to block it, water is coming to cover it up with earth...it's useless to worry, just wait and see what happens!"

"Yeah!" Zhu Jinghong nodded.

(End of this chapter)